Some good pitching gets wasted.  New Britain and Cedar Rapids get shut out.  The bats come alive for Fort Myers.

LEHIGH VALLEY 3, ROCHESTER 2 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

Batting star:  Jeff Clement was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Chris Herrmann was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring once.

Pitching star:  P. J. Walters struck out seven in seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Starter Raul Valdes struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.  Cesar Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Jermaine Mitchell was 2-for-4 and scored twice.

Key inning:  The eighth.  With the score tied at two, Caleb Thielbar came in to pitch.  Mitchell led off with a single.  The next batter grounded to third, but Ray Olmedo threw the ball into right-center field, allowing Mitchell to come all the way around to score the go-ahead run.

NEW HAMPSHIRE 5, NEW BRITAIN 0 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting star:  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4.

Pitching star:  Logan Darnell struck out six in seven innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Sean Nolin struck out five in six innings, allowing four hits and two walks.  Sean Ochinko was 2-for-4 with a double.  Kevin Pillar was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Key inning:  The eighth.  The Fisher Cats led 1-0.  Bruce Pugh came in to pitch.  He walked the first batter and John Tolisano followed with a two-run homer.  After a Pillar single, the next two batters struck out, but Clint Robinson delivered an RBI double to make the score 4-0.

FORT MYERS 9, CHARLOTTE 2 IN CHARLOTTE

Batting stars:  Miguel Sano was 2-for-5 with a double and a triple, scoring twice and driving in two.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Matt Koch was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored once.

Pitching stars:  Jason Wheeler gave up two runs on six hits and no walks in seven innings.  Adrian Salcedo struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition star:  Ryan Brett was 2-for-4.

Key inning:  The fourth.  The Miracle led 2-0.  With one out, Vargas walked and Koch singled.  A wild pitch put them on second and third and Angel Morales doubled them both home.  Morales stole third and scored on a single by Jonathan Murphy.

KANE COUNTY 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Travis Harrison was 2-for-4.  Jhonatan Arias was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-2 with two walks.  The Kernels stranded ten runners and were 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position.

Pitching star:  Jose Berrios pitched 6.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and no walks while striking out five.

Opposition stars:  Pierce Johnson struck out nine in six shutout innings, giving up six hits and a walk.  Oliver Zapata was 3-for-4 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in two.  Rock Shoulders (given name:  Roderick) was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Key inning:  The seventh.  In a scoreless tie, the first to Cougars went out.  Gioskar Amaya was hit by a pitch and stole second.  Zapata singled him home.  Following a pitching change, Pin-Chieh Chen doubled to send Zapata to third and an error brought him home to make the score 2-0.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:35  Rochester (Kyle Gibson, 2-5, 3.92) at Lehigh Valley (Tom Cochran, 0-1, 5.65)

12:35  New Hampshire (Marcus Walden, 2-4, 2.96) at New Britain (B. J. Hermsen, 1-3, 4.21)

2:05  Kane County (Jose Rosario, no record) at Cedar Rapids (Matt Tomshaw, 2-0, 4.70)

4:30  Fort Myers (Matthew Summers, 1-3, 4.35) at Charlotte (Felipe Rivero, 2-3, 4.58)