Fine pitching all around (except for Rochester).  Buxton, Sano, and Rosario all have solid games.  A pair of two-run homers lead Cedar Rapids.

LEHIGH VALLEY AT ROCHESTER

Lehigh Valley led 6-5 when the game was suspended with one out in the top of the fifth.  Jeff Clement hit a home run, his fifth.  Andrew Albers has done all the pitching for the Red Wings.  The game will be finished today prior to the regularly scheduled game.

RICHMOND 2, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting star:  Jordan Parraz hit a home run, his second.

Pitching stars:  Logan Darnell struck out five in six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks.  Cole Johnson pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up two hits and a walk.  He struck out one.  Michael Tonkin struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up only a hit batsman.

Opposition stars:  Chris Gloor pitched eight innings, allowing one run on two hits and no walks.

Key inning:  The ninth.  Trailing 2-1, Reynaldo Rodriguez led off the bottom of the ninth with a double and was bunted to third with one out.  Danny Santana struck out and Chris Pettit popped up to end the game.

FORT MYERS 5, BRADENTON 0 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Aderlin Mejia was 2-for-2 with a double and three walks, scoring once.  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice.  Miguel Sano was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Taylor Rogers struck out seven in seven shutout innings, giving up seven hits but no walks.  Ryan O'Rourke struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.  Matt Hauser struck out the side in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Dan Gamache was 2-for-3.  Alex Hanson was 2-for-4.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Miracle led 1-0.  With two out, Rosario doubled and Sano was hit by a pitch.  Kennys Vargas then delivered a two-run double to make the score 3-0.

CEDAR RAPIDS 9, CLINTON 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  J. D. Williams was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fifth), scoring twice.  Byron Buxton was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Mason Melotakis pitched seven innnings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.  Steven Gruver struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Guillermo Pimentel was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Janelfry Zorrilla was 2-for-5 with a double.

Key inning:  The sixth.  Leading 2-0, the Kernels scored five times.  Adam Brett Walker II was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, followed by a two-run homer by Travis Harrison.  Tyler Grimes walked and with one out, Williams hit a two-run homer.  Buxton then singled, took second on a passed ball, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a passed ball to make the score 7-0.

TODAY'S TILTS

4:05  Lehigh Valley at Rochester--Completion of suspended game

Game 2  Lehigh Valley (Raul Valdes, 0-0, 0.00) at Rochester (Pedro Hernandez, 0-1, 4.05)

5:30  Fort Myers (Matt Tomshaw, no record) at Bradenton (Adrian Sampson, 2-1, 6.10)

5:35  Richmond (Craig Westcott, 2-5, 3.80) at New Britain (B. J. Hermsen, 1-5, 4.81)

6:35  Clinton (Dylan Unsworth, 4-0, 2.25) at Cedar Rapids (Tyler Duffey, 3-2, 2.98)