An excellent outing by Trevor May. A big game for Matt Koch. Twins affiliates sweep!
ROCHESTER 4, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 3 IN SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE
Batting stars: Doug Bernier was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple, scoring once. Antoan Richardson was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one. Chris Herrmann was 2-for-5 with a rrunn annd ann RRBI.
Pitching star: Andrew Albers pitched 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.
Opposition star: Francisco Rondon pitched three shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk.
Key inning: The first. Richardson doubled, went to third on a Herrmann sinngle, and scored on a single by Chris Colabello. A ground out put runners on second and third and a sacrrifice fly scored Herrmann to make it 2-0. The Red Wings built a 4-0 lead after two and held on from there.
NEW BRITAIN 8, ERIE 0 IN ERIE
Batting stars: Danny Santana was 4-for-5 with a double and scored twice. Nate Hanson was 3-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in three. Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a home run (his eighth) and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Trevor May struck out nine in 7.2 innings, giving up four hits and a walk. Cole Johnson pitched one inning, giving up only a walk.
Opposition stars: None.
Key inning: The fifth. It was a scoreless tie. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with one out. Hanson delivered a two-run single to put the Rock Cats on the board. Another single loaded the bases. Miguel Sano hit a sacrifice fly, and an error on the play scored a second run to make the score 4-0.
Prospect watch: Sano was 0-for-4 with an RBI. Eddie Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored twice.
FORT MYERS 15, PALM BEACH 6 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Matt Koch was 4-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, and a home run (his fourth), scoring four times and driving in three. Jhon Goncalves was 3-for-4 with a walk, a home run (his second), and three RBIs. Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, and a home run (his thirteenth), scoring four times and driving in two.
Pitching star: Matt Tomshaw pitched six innings, giving up three runs on ten hits and no walks.
Opposition stars: Stephen Piscotty was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two homers, driving in four. Nick Longmire was 3-for-4 with a double and scored once. Juan Castillo was 3-for-4.
Key inning: The third. Trailing 3-1, the Cardinals got a home run from Piscotty to make it 3-2. In the bottom of the inning, Stephen Wickens doubled, Vargas walked, and Koch hit a two-run double. With one out, Mike Kvasnicka doubled to make it 6-2.
Prospect watch: Aderlin Mejia was 0-for-4 with a walk.
MIDWEST LEAGUE EAST 6, MIDWEST LEAGUE WEST 5 IN DAYTON
Twins: Byron Buxton was 0-for-3. Niko Goodrum was 1-for-1 with a walk and two RBIs. Dalton Hicks was 1-for-3. Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-3 and scored once. Jorge Polanco was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. Jose Berrios pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on a hit and a walk and striking out one. Steven Gruver retired both batters he faced, striking out one.
West stars: Dan Vogelbach was 2-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one. Carlos Correa was 2-for-3. Renato Nunez was 2-for-3.
East star: Devon Travis was 2-for-2 with a triple and three RBIs.
Key inning: The ninth. Trailing 5-2, the West scored three times to tie it up. A walk, a single, and another walk loaded the bases. Goodrum delivered a two-run single and a wild pitch scored the third run. In the bottom of the inning, Brandon Drury hit a lead-off double followed by a walk. The runners had advanced to second and third with two out. Dalton Pompey then singled in the winning run.
DSL TWINS 4, DSL GIANTS 1 AT GIANTS
Batting stars: Jorge Parra was 1-for-3 with a walk and scored twice. Jet Hernandez was 0-for-2 with two walks and scored once.
Pitching stars: Starter Alexis Tapia pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and a walk while striking out three. Ramses Herrera struck out four in four innings, giving up one hit. Jadison Jimenez pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Michael Santos struck out four in five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks. Jose Morles was 1-for-2 with a walk and the only Giants hit, a double.
Key inning: The fourth. The Twins trailed 1-0. A pair of walks put runners on first and second with two out. Jhonathan Alvarez singled in the tying run and Antonio Tovar singled in the go-ahead run.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL White Sox
6:06 New Britain (Pat Dean, 3-7, 5.06) at Erie (Ramon Garcia, 0-1, 5.06)
6:05 Palm Beach (TBA) at Fort Myers (Jason Wheeler, 6-1, 3.96)
6:05 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (David Huff, 0-0, 1.59) at Rochester (TBA)
Nice work on the Herrmann stats.
But is it RRBI or RrBI?
I always had this problem with the letters "LL" and "RR" in Spanish (although "RR" never starts a word -- that I know of).