Portland turns the tables on the Rock Cats.  A home run explosion for the Miracle.  A strong outing from D. J. Baxendale.

PAWTUCKET AT ROCHESTER

Rained out.

PORTLAND 12, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN PORTLAND

Batting star:  Daniel Ortiz hit a home run, his third.

Pitching star:  Jose Gonzalez struck out four in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Matt Barnes struck out seven in six innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk.  Michael Almanzar was 3-for-5 with a home run and scored twice.  Heiker Meneses was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.

Key inning:  The fifth.  Leading 4-1, the SeaDogs scored six time to put the game away.  They batted ten, getting four singles, a double, and two walks.  Christian Vazquez had a two-run double in the inning.  The runs came off reliever Marty Popham.

FORT MYERS 14, ST. LUCIE 2 IN ST. LUCIE

Batting stars:  Eddie Rosario was 4-for-5 with a home run (his second) and four RBIs.  Michael Gonzales was 3-for-4 with two two-run homers (his third and fourth) and a walk, scoring three times.  Adam Pettersen was 3-for-5 with a home run (his first) and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.

Pitching stars:  D. J. Baxendale pitched seven innings, giving up a run on four hits and no walks while striking out four.  Cole Johnson pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Travis Taijeron was 2-for-3 with a home run.  T. J. Rivera was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Key inning:  The fourth.  Leading 2-1, the Miracle scored nine runs.  They batted twelve, getting four singles, a walk, and four home runs.  Matt Koch led off the inning with a home run, Kennys Vargas hit a two-run homer, Rosario hit a three-run shot, and Gonzales capped off the inning with a two-run homer.

PEORIA 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN PEORIA

Batting star:  Byron Buxton tripled and drove in the only Kernel run.

Pitching stars:  David Hurlbut hurled two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tim Atherton gave up three hits and a walk but no runs in 1.2 innings.

Opposition stars:  Kurt Heyer struck out eight in seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and no walks.  Alex Mejia was 2-for-2 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jordan Walton was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in two.

Key inning:  The fifth.  Leading 2-1, the Chiefs put together a single, a walk, and two more singles to score twice.  Most of the damage was done off starter Hudson Boyd.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:00  New Britain (Logan Darnell, 1-0, 1.17) at Portland (Anthony Ranaudo, 1-0, 0.90)

12:05  Pawtucket (Charlie Haeger, no record) at Rochester (Andrew Albers, 0-0, 0.93)

1:00  Cedar Rapids (Mason Melotakis, 1-1, 2.89) at Peoria (Dail Villaneuva, 0-1, 5.14)

5:30  Fort Myers (Tom Stuifbergen, 1-0, 2.41) at St. Lucie (Domingo Tapia, 1-1, 3.55)