No joy from the Twins affiliates.  Good games for Daniel Ortiz and Matt Koch.  A Cedar Rapids rally falls short.

BINGHAMTON 8, NEW BRITAIN 3 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Daniel Ortiz was 3-for-4 two doubles and scored once.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Josh Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Allan Dykstra was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Darrell Ceciliani was 2-for-4 and scored twice.

Key inning:  The fourth.  The Mets trailed 2-0.  A walk and two singles loaded the bases with none out.  A sacrifice fly and an error tied the score.  RBI singles by Wilfredo Tovar and Rodriguez put Binghamton ahead 4-2.  The runs came off Alex Meyer, who struck out seven in 6.2 innings but gave up five runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks.

LAKELAND 4, FORT MYERS 1 IN LAKELAND

Batting star:  Matt Koch was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Pitching stars: Taylor Rogers pitched five innings, giving up one run despite nine hits and a walk.  Zach Jones struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Jeff Ferrell pitched six innings, allowing an unearned run on five hits and a walk.  Dixon Machado was 3-for-5 with an RBI.  Steven Moya was 3-for-5 and scored once.

Key inning:  The sixth.  The score was tied at one.  Brandon Loy led off with a walk, was bunted to second, and scored on a single by Machado.  A force out made Jeff McVaney the baserunner.  McVaney stole second and scored on an Aaron Westlake double to make the score 3-1.  The runs came off Adrian Salcedo, who pitched two innings and gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk.

BELOIT 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 6 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  Travis Harrison was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk and was hit by a pitch, scoring once.  J. D. Williams was 0-for-1 with three walks and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Josue Montanez retired all five batters he faced, striking out two.  Manuel Soliman gave up one hit in a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Nick Rickles was 2-for-4 with a pair of two-run homers.  Chris Bostick was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  John Wooten was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Key inning:  The sixth.  The Kernels had cut a 5-1 deficit to 5-3.  With one out in the sixth, Bostick walked and Rickles hit a two-run homer.  The Kernels scored two in the ninth to cut the lead to 7-6 but did not get the tying run on base.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:35  Binghamton (Mark Cohoon, 3-1, 3.96) at New Britain (Logan Darnell, 3-3, 2.83)

11:00  Cedar Rapids (Mason Melotakis, 3-1, 3.09) at Beloit (Seth Streich, 4-2, 6.63)

5:30  Fort Myers (D. J. Baxendale, 6-0, 1.07) at Lakeland (TBA)

6:05  Charlotte (Jason Berken, 3-3, 3.26) at Rochester (Andrew Albers, 1-2, 2.34)