Another sweep for Twins affiliates!  Two monster innings in New Britain!  Jose  Berrios shines in Cedar Rapids!

ROCHESTER 4, BUFFALO 3 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Ray Olmedo was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored once.  Chris Herrmann and Doug Bernier were each 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Virgil Vasquez pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk.  Luis Perdomo pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Luis Jimenez was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  Moises Sierra was 2-for-4 and scored once.  Andy LaRoche was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Key inning:  The eighth.  The score was tied at three.  With out out Nathan Hanson doubled and was replaced by pinch-runner Eric Farris.  Brandon Boggs singled Farris home with the go-ahead run.

NEW BRITAIN 16, HARRISBURG 8 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Daniel Ortiz was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in three.  Josmil Pinto was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring three times and driving in two.  Antoan Richardson was 3-for-6 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two.

Pitching stars:  Blake Martin pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Bruce Pugh pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Edgar Ibarra pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Brian Goodwin was 3-for-5 with a double and a triple and scored once.  Justin Bloxom was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Jerad Head was 2-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.

Key inning #1:  The fourth.  Trailing 5-0, the Rock Cats scored ten runs.  They got eleven hits, four doubles and seven singles.  Key hits included a two-run double by Richardson and a two-run single by James Beresford.  Fifteen men batted in the inning.

Key inning #2:  The seventh.  Harrisburg had come back to cut the lead to 10-8 when New Britain scored six more.  The Rock Cats got two walks, an error, and five hits, three of them doubles.  Key hits included a two-run single by Danny Santana and a two-run double by Pinto.

FORT MYERS 5, CLEARWATER 4 IN CLEARWATER

Batting stars:  Stephen Wickens was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple, driving in two.  Miguel Sano was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Pitching stars:  Tom Stuifbergen pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit, before leaving with what appeared to be an injury to his right leg.  Reliever Nelvin Fuentes retired all ten men he faced, striking out five.

Opposition stars:  Gabriel Arias struck out four in five shutout innings, allowing two hits and two walks.  Cameron Perkins was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.

Key inning:  The ninth.  The Miracle trailed 4-2.  Eddie Rosario led off the inning with a walk and Sano doubled to put the tying run into scoring position with none out.  The next two batters struck out and it appeared the chance might be lost.  Matt Koch then reached on an error, plating one run, and Wickens delivered a two-run triple to give Fort Myers the lead.

CEDAR RAPIDS 9, LANSING 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Jorge Polanco was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in three.  Byron Buxton was 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring three times and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Jose Berrios struck out eight in 6.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.  Josh Burris struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk.

Opposition stars:  Dalton Pompey tripled and scored the lone Lugnut run.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Kernels led 2-0 after three, but Lansing scored to make it 2-1.  Cedar Rapids responded with a five-run fifth.  Buxton drew a one-out walk.  Then, with two out, the Kernels hit for the cycle in order.  Polanco singled, Dalton Hicks doubled, Adam Walker tripled, and Travis Harrison homered, giving Cedar Rapids a 7-1 lead.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:35  Buffalo (Dave Bush, 2-1, 1.65) at Rochester (Andrew Albers, 0-0, 4.58)

12:05  Lansing (Roberto Osuna, 1-1, 2.95) at Cedar Rapids (Matt Tomshaw, 0-0, 9.00)

5:35  Harrisburg (Clay Caleb, 2-0, 2.70) at New Britain (Alex Meyer, 2-0, 1.64)

6:00  Fort Myers (D. J. Baxendale, 3-0, 1.54) at Clearwater (Nick Hernandez, 2-0, 3.60)