A complete game shutout for Kyle Gibson!  A big game for Daniel Ortiz!  The Sano-less and Rosario-less Miracle lose.

ROCHESTER 3, TOLEDO 0 IN TOLEDO

Batting stars:  Doug Bernier was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.  Evan Bigley hit a two-run homer in his only at-bat of the game.  He left the game in the bottom of the first after what appeared to be a wrist injury incurred while making a diving catch.

Pitching star:  Kyle Gibson struck out eight in a complete game shutout, giving up four hits and two walks and throwing 114 pitches.

Opposition stars:  Ramon Garcia allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in six innings.  Kenny Faulk struck out three in three innings, allowing one run on one hit.

Key inning:  The first.  Bigley hit a two-out two-run homer to give the Red Wings the early lead.

NEW BRITAIN 5, NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Batting stars:  Daniel Ortiz was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, his fifth, scoring twice and driving in three.  Curt Smith was 2-for-4 with a double.  Danny Santana was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Bobby Lanigan pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Michael Tonkin struck out one in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Jack Murphy was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  John Tolisano was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Austin Bibens-Dirkx struck out four in 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The Rock Cats led 5-2.  Starter Pat Dean retired the first batter, but then Murphy doubled and Amadeo Zazueta singled to make it 5-3.  Lanigan came in and retired the first man he faced before giving up a double to Tolisano to make the score 5-4.  He then struck out Ryan Schimpf to end the inning.  The Mud Hens did not get a man past first the rest of the game.

TAMPA 8, FORT MYERS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Stephen Wickens was 2-for-4.  Kennys Vargas hit a home run, his fifth.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars :  Shane Greene struck out twelve in 8.1 innings, allowing one run on five hits and no walks.  Robert Refsnyder was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two.  Ben Gamel was 3-for-4 with a walk and scored four times.

Key inning:  The third.  The Miracle had just tied the game at one in the second.  Refsnyder hit a one-out RBI double to put the Yankees ahead and scored on a two-out single by Anderson Feliz to make the score 3-1.  Tampa scored three in the fifth to put it away.

QUAD CITIES 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Batting stars:  Tyler Grimes was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run, his fifth.

Pitching stars:  Brett Lee pitched six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks.  David Hurlbut struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Starter Brian Holmes struck out eight in 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks.  Brian Blasik was 3-for-4 with a double and scored once.

Key inning:  The sixth.  The Kernels trailed 2-0 when Hicks hit a one-out homer to cut the margin in half.  The River Bandits came right back in the bottom of the inning, scoring on a walk, an error, and an infield out to regain a two-run lead.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Rochester (Liam Hendriks, 1-2, 4.37) at Toledo (Jose Alvarez, 1-2, 1.29)

5:35  Fort Myers (TBA) at Jupiter (TBA)

5:35  Portland (Charlie Haeger, 0-0, 0.00) at New Britain (Trevor May, 1-1, 3.90)

7:00 Cedar Rapids (Hudson Boyd, 1-1, 5.48) at Quad Cities (Vincent Velasquez, 3-0, 3.03)