Samuel Deduno is back in mid-season form.  Another good day for Sano and Rosario.  We may soon be saying the Jose Berrios has nothing to learn in Cedar Rapids.

COLUMBUS 3, ROCHESTER 2 IN COLUMBUS

Batting stars: Jeff Clement was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Chris Colabello was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and scored once.

Pitching star: Samuel Deduno struck out four in five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and four walks.

Opposition stars: Carlos Carrasco struck out seven in six innings, allowing one run on four hits and no walks. Juan Diaz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one. Tim Fedroff was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk and scored once.

Key inning: The eighth. The Clippers had just scored to take a 3-1 lead. Doug Bernier walked and went to second on a single by Ray Olmedo. A strikeout and a force out put runners on first and third with two down. Colabello walked to load the bases and Clement walked to force in a run and make the score 3-2. Evan Bigley then popped up to end the threat. The Red Wings went down in order in the ninth.

NEW BRITAIN 6, PORTLAND 5 IN PORTLAND

Batting stars: Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, his third. Mark Sobolewski was 2-for-4 with a double. Josmil Pinto was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.

Pitching stars: Bobby Lanigan struck out one and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings. Blake Martin struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Aaron Thompson struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars: Chris Martin struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing two hits.

Key inning: The eighth. The Rock Cats trailed 5-4. With runners on first and third and two out, Antoan Richardson delivered a two-run double to put New Britain in front.

TAMPA 8, FORT MYERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars: Miguel Sano was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Eddie Rosario was 2-for-4 with a triple and scored once.

Pitching stars: Cole Johnson struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars: Jose Toussen was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice. Gary Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Fu-Lin Kuo was 2-for-3 with two walks and scored once.

Key inning: The seventh. The Miracle had just tied the score at two when the Yankees responded with three runs. A single and an error put runners on first and second with none out. The next two batters fanned, and it appeared that Taylor Rogers, in his third inning of relief, might get out of the inning. Instead, Tampa got a pair of RBI singles and a steal of home by Robert Refsnyder to take a 5-2 lead. Three more Yankee runs in the eighth put the game out of reach. Fort Myers made five errors in the game.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, SOUTH BEND 4 IN SOUTH BEND

Batting stars: Travis Harrison was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), driving in three. Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-5 and scored twice. Niko Goodrum was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice.

Pitching stars: Jose Berrios struck out eight in six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks. Steven Gruver struck out seven in three innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk.

Opposition stars: Ryan Court was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

Key inning: The first. Byron Buxton opened the game with a single, followed by a Goodrum double. A passed ball produced the first run and a Dalton Hicks single produced the second. A Walker single and a walk to Tyler Grimes loaded the bases with two out. Jairo Rodriguez then came through with a two-run single to give the Kernels a 4-0 lead before the Silver Hawks had even come to bat. South Bend never got closer than three runs.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30 Rochester (Andrew Albers, 0-1, 4.18) at Toledo (Jose Alvarez, 1-2, 1.61)

5:35 New Britain (Logan Darnell, 3-1, 2.16) at New Hampshire (Ryan Tepera, 4-1, 2.78)

6:05 Tampa (TBA) at Fort Myers (D. J. Baxendale, 4-0, 1.84)

6:05 Cedar Rapids (Matt Tomshaw, 1-0, 4.91) at South Bend (Jesse Darrah, 2-1, 2.45)