Homers for Danny Ortiz and Byron Buxton.  A strong outing by Andrew Albers.  The Red Wings continue to struggle.

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 4, ROCHESTER 2 AT SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE

Batting stars:  Oswaldo Arcia was 3-for-4 and scored twice.  Clete Thomas was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Ray Olmedo was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Andrew Albers struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Tyler Robertson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up only a walk.

Opposition stars:  Chris Bootcheck pitched five shutout innings, allowing five hits and no walks while striking out four.  Melky Mesa was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Key inning:  The sixth.  With the RailRiders leading 1-0, Arcia singled, stole second, and scored on a Thomas single to tie the game.  In the bottom of the inning, S/W-B loaded the bases with one out and Thomas Neal delivered a two-run single off Luis Perdomo to give the RailRiders a 3-1 lead.

NEW BRITAIN 9, HARRISBURG 2 IN HARRISBURG

Batting stars:  Danny Santana was 3-for-5 with a run scored.  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk.  Harold Garcia was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Pitching stars:  Marty Popham struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Edgar Ibarra pitched two shutout innings, giving up one walk and striking out one.

Opposition stars:  Brian Goodwin was 2-for-5 with a triple and scored once.  Josh Johnson was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.  Marcos Frias struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing one hit.

Key inning:  The third.  New Britain broke a 1-1 tie with six runs.  Josmil Pinto hit a three-run triple and Garcia hit a two-run homer.

CEDAR RAPIDS 10, WISCONSIN 2 IN WISCONSIN

Batting stars:  Adam Walker was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.  Dalton Hicks was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Romy Jimenez was 2-for-5 with a double and scored twice.

Pitching stars:  David Hurlbut struck out five in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks.  Tyler Jones struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Mitch Haniger was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Clint Coulter hit a two-run homer.

Key inning:  The second.  Cedar Rapids already led 3-0.  The Kernels started the second with two walks and Byron Buxton then launched a three-run homer to give Cedar Rapids a 6-0 lead.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:35 Rochester (P. J. Walters, 0-1, 11.25) at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Vidal Nuno, 0-0, 3.86)

6:00 New Britain (Logan Darnell, 0-0, 0.00) at Harrisburg (TBA)

6:05 Jupiter (Jose Urena, 0-0, 16.20) at Fort Myers (D. J. Baxendale, no record)

6:35 Cedar Rapids (Brett Lee, 1-0, 0.00) at Wisconsin (Tyler Wagner, 0-0, 1.80)