An outstanding game for P. J. Walters. Kyle Gibson pitches very well before tiring. Jose Berrios makes his Midwest League debut tonight!
ROCHESTER 2, PAWTUCKET 0 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 1--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)
Batting stars: Evan Bigley was 1-for-2 with a walk and scored once.
Pitching stars: P. J. Walters pitched a complete game, giving up only two hits and a walk and striking out five. both hits were singles.
Opposition stars: Chris Hernandez allowed two runs on six hits and three walks in five innings.
Key inning: The fourth. In a scoreless tie, with runners on first and third and one out, Ray Olmedo delivered a two-run double for the only runs of the game.
PAWTUCKET 8, ROCHESTER 1 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 2--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)
Batting stars: Clete Thomas was 1-for-2 with two walks.
Pitching stars: Daniel Turpen gave up one hit in a scoreless inning. Kyle Gibson pitched five innings of one-hit, shutout ball before tiring in the sixth. His numbers for the game are three runs on three hits and four walks in five-plus innings.
Opposition stars: Jeremy Hazelbaker with a double, a walk, and two RBIs. Graham Godfrey allowed one run on three hits and four walks in three innings.
Key inning: The sixth. Trailing 1-0, the Red Sox scored five times. They loaded the bases on a walk and two singles off Gibson. A walk, a single, a two-run double by Jose Iglacias, and a ground out made it 5-1. The walk, single, and double came off Luis Perdomo.
PORTLAND 8, NEW BRITAIN 7 IN PORTLAND
Batting stars: Nathan Hanson was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Josmil Pinto was 2-for-4 with two walks and an RBI.
Pitching stars: Edgar Ibarra struck out three and walked one in 1.2 scoreless, hitless innings. Michael Tonkin pitched a scoreless inning.
Opposition stars: Michael Almanzar was 2-for-4 with two doubles and scored twice. Shannon Wilkerson was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Alberto Rosario was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Key inning: The eighth. Trailing 8-5, the Rock Cats mounted a comeback. Two walks, a ground out, and a wild pitch plated one run, and a Hanson single scored another. A walk put runners on first and second with two out, but Daniel Ortiz lined out to short to end the threat.
PALM BEACH 6, FORT MYERS 5 (10 INNINGS)
Batting stars: Lance Ray was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Kyle Knudson was 2-for-3 with two walks and a two-run homer. Michael Gonzales was 2-for-5 with a walk and scored once.
Pitching stars: Miguel Munoz gave up three hits in three shutout innings. Corey Williams gave up two hits in two shutout innings.
Opposition stars: Jonathan Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, scoring twice. Colin Walsh was 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Matt Williams was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.
Key inning: The tenth. With the score tied at five, Rodriguez led off the inning with a walk-off home run off Nelvin Fuentes.
CEDAR RAPIDS 3, BURLINGTON 2 IN BURLINGTON
Batting stars: Drew Leachman was 3-for-3 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one. Travis Harrison was 2-for-4 with a double.
Pitching stars: Tyler Duffey struck out six in seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk. David Hurlbut struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Brandon Love pitched 5.1 innings, allowing an unearned run on six hits and a walk.
Key inning: The seventh. The Kernels trailed 2-1. Leachman led off with a triple, but the next two men struck out. Byron Buxton then walked and stole second and Niko Goodrum came through with a two-run single to give Cedar Rapids the lead.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:35 Fort Myers (Matthew Summers, 1-1, 4.30) at Palm Beach (Kyle Hald, 1-0, 2.12)
6:05 Pawtucket (Terry Doyle, 2-0, 0.98) at Rochester (Liam Hendriks, 0-1, 6.00)
6:30 Cedar Rapids (Jose Berrios, no record) at Burlington (Reid Scoggins, 0-0, 1.00)
poor Rochester. Thought they might have turned a corner last year, but now sit at 5-12 and already -7.5 games in the standings.
plus, you know, Clete Thomas