Fort Myers jumps out early.  A big home run for Josmil Pinto.  Yes, these are Sunday's games--if nothing unexpected happens, we'll have Monday's games later today.

ROCHESTER 6, CHARLOTTE 5, IN CHARLOTTE

Batting stars:  Antoan Richardson was 2-for-2 with two walks and scored twice.  Deibinson Romero was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored once.

Pitching star:  Tyler Robertson struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up only a walk.

Opposition stars:  Brent Morel was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.  Carlos Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice.  Angel Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer.

Key inning:  The sixth.  The Red Wings led 4-3.  Doug Bernier and Richardson led off with singles.  A double steal put runners on second and third, a ground out scored Bernier, and a wild pitch scored Richardson.  They needed both runs, because the Knights got back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the sixth to make it 6-4 and scored one in the eighth to make it 6-5.

NEW BRITAIN 5, BOWIE 4 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting star:  Nate Hanson was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Pitching stars:  Daniel Turpen struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Henry Urrutia was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Caleb Joseph was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.

Key inning:  The sixth.  The Rock Cats trailed 3-2.  Danny Santana started the inning with a walk.  Hanson singled with one out and Josmil Pinto followed with a three-run homer to give New Brtiain all the runs they needed.

FORT MYERS 8, PALM BEACH 1 (6 INNINGS--RAIN)

Batting stars:  Matt Koch was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in three.  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Taylor Rogers pitched a "complete game", going 5.2 innings and giving up one run on six hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Nick Longmire was 2-for-2 with a home run.  Stephen Piscotty was 2-for-3 with a double.

Key inning:  The first.  Aderlin Mejia and Jhon Goncalves opened the inning with walks and went to second and third on a wild pitch.  Rosario singled in one, Vargas doubled in two, and Koch hit a two-run homer.  The score was 5-0 not only before Palm Beach came to bat, but before Palm Beach recorded an out.

KANE COUNTY 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN KANE COUNTY (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Michael Quesada was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Tyler Grimes was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored once.  Dalton Hicks was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching stars:  Hudson Boyd struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.  Josue Montanez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Steve Perakslis struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk.  Albert Almora was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Dan Vogelbach was 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, and a home run, scoring twice.

Key inning:  The tenth.  Almora hit a one-out double.  An intentional walk put runners on first and second, Jeimer Candelario singled to load the bases, and Rock Shoulders walked to end the game.  The run scored off Tyler Jones in his second inning of work.

DSL TWINS AT DSL REDS

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