Twins affiliates sweep for the second consecutive day! A huge day for Adam Walker! Miguel Sano hits his ninth!
ROCHESTER 4, SYRACUSE 2 IN SYRACUSE
Batting stars: Joe Benson was 2-for-4 with a triple and a home run, scoring twice. Eric Farris was 2-for-5 with a double. Chris Herrmann was 2-for-5, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching star: P. J. Walters pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.
Opposition stars: Ryan Perry pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and four walks.
Key inning: The eighth. The Chiefs had scored in the seventh to cut the Red Wings lead to 2-1. Herrmann singled to lead off the eighth and scored on a Chris Colabello double to restore the two-run lead.
NEW BRITAIN 7, RICHMOND 4 IN NEW BRITAIN
Batting stars: Josmil Pinto was 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in one. Dan Rohlfing was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Antoan Richardson was 1-for-3 with two walks and scored three times.
Pitching star: A. J. Achter struck out the side in the ninth.
Opposition stars: Jarrett Parker was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored twice. Andrew Susac was 2-for-4.
Key inning: The sixth. The Rock Cats trailed 3-1. Richardson walked, took second on a bunt, stole third, and scored on a Mark Sobolewski single. A single by Pinto, an error, and a Rohlfing single scored two more runs to give New Britain a 4-3 lead.
FORT MYERS 10, CHARLOTTE 4 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Andy Leer was 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run, his second. Miguel Sano was 1-for-4 with a walk and a three-run homer (his ninth), scoring twice. Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.
Pitching star: Nelvin Fuentes retired all four batters he faced.
Opposition stars: Alejandro Segovia was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, scoring three times. Shay Crawford allowed one hit in two shutout innings.
Key inning: The third. Leading 1-0, the Miracle put together a five-run rally. The first five batters reached base: Angel Morales walked, Adam Pettersen singled, Levi Michael doubled, Rosario singled, and Sano killed the rally with a home run.
CEDAR RAPIDS 13, GREAT LAKES 8 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Adam Walker was 3-for-4 with a walk and his first two home runs of the year, a three-run shot and a grand slam. Jorge Polanco was 3-for-4 with a walk and scored three times. Candido Pimentel was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching star: David Hurlbut struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Jesmuel Valentin was 3-for-5 with a double and a triple, scoring twice and driving in two. Pat Stover was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one. James Baldwin was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in two.
Key inning: The fourth. Great Lakes scored twice in the top of the inning on three doubles and a single to cut the Kernels lead to 5-4. Cedar Rapids came back with six in the bottom of the inning. J. D. Williams led off the inning with a home run. Three walks followed, then Walker hit a grand slam. Two singles and a hit batsman re-loaded the bases with two out, and a walk to Byron Buxton forced in the sixth run of the inning.
TODAY'S TILTS
12;05 Buffalo (Justin Germano, 3-1, 6.65) at Rochester (Kyle Gibson, 0-3, 4.43)
5:05 Great Lakes (Ralston Cash, 2-0, 1.23) at Cedar Rapids (Mason Melotakis, 1-1, 2.84)
5:05 Charlotte (Felipe Rivero, 1-3, 6.43) at Fort Myers (Jason Wheeler, 2-0, 5.84)
5:35 Richmond (Craig Westcott, 1-1, 3.63) at New Britain (B. J. Hermsen, 0-1, 9.64)