Jeff Clement leads the Red Wings to victory. Christian Powell has a fine game for Cedar Rapids. Elizabethton wins its sixth straight.
ROCHESTER 8, INDIANAPOLIS 4 IN INDIANAPOLIS
Batting stars: Jeff Clement was 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer (his thirteenth), scoring twice. Antoan Richardson was 2-for-5 and scored once. Eric Fryer was 1-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching star: Luis Perdomo struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.
Opposition stars: Andrew Lambo was 3-for-3 with a walk and a double, driving in two. Ivan De Jesus was 2-for-4 with a double. Jared Goedert was 2-for-4 and scored once.
Key inning: The fifth. The score was tied at one. With one out in the top of the inning, Fryer doubled and went to third on a single by Richardson, who stole second. Aaron Hicks was intentionally walked to load the bases. Chris Colabello delivered a two-run single and Clement hit a three-run homer to put the Red Wings ahead 6-1. The Indians came back with three runs in the bottom of the inning on three singles and a two-run double by Lambo, but got no closer the rest of the game.
Prospect watch: Aaron Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk and scored once. Vance Worley struck out six in six innings but gave up four runs on ten hits and a walk.
READING 9, NEW BRITAIN 2 IN NEW BRITAIN
Batting stars: Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once. Jordan Parraz was 2-for-4 with a double. Angel Morales was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double.
Pitching stars: Cole Johnson struck out two in a perfect inning. B. J. Hermsen struck out one in a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Austin Wright pitched eight innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks. Tyson Gilles was 3-for-4 with two doubles and scored three times. Maikel Franco was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring three times and driving in one.
Key inning: The fourth. The Phillies led 3-1. Albert Cartwright hit a one-out homer, followed by a Gilles double. With two out, Franco hit an RBI triple and scored on a wild pitch to make the score 6-1. The runs came off starter Virgil Vasquez, who gave up seven runs (three earned) on ten hits and a walk in six innings while striking out five.
Prospect watch: Miguel Sano was 1-for-4 with his fourth home run. Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4. Josmil Pinto was 1-for-4.
JUPITER 11, FORT MYERS 2 IN JUPITER
Batting stars: Jhon Goncalves was 2-for-4 with two doubles. Jonathan Murphy was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored once. Candido Pimentel was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
Pitching stars: None.
Opposition stars: Jose Urenz struck out six in six innings, allowing an unearned run on five hits and three walks. Brent Keys was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs. Austin Barnes was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.
Key inning: The fourth. Jupiter led 2-1. A single, an error, and a walk filled the bases with Hammerheads with one out. Josh Adams singled in one and Ryan Goetz singled in two. An error moved runners to second and third and Keys hit another two-run single to give Jupiter a 7-1 lead.
Prospect watch: Byron Buxton was 0-for-4 with a walk. Aderlin Mejia was 0-for-4. Taylor Rogers had a rare bad game, giving up seven runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks in four innings.
CEDAR RAPIDS 9, BURLINGTON 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Jorge Polanco was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third), scoring twice and driving in four. J. D. Williams was 3-for-5 with two triples and scored three times. Niko Goodrum was 1-for-1 with four walks and scored three times.
Pitching stars: Christian Powell pitched six innings, giving up only one hit but five walks while striking out four. Tyler Jones struck out two in three perfect innings.
Opposition stars: Chevy Clarke was 1-for-2 with a walk. He had the only Bees hit of the game.
Key inning: The second. The Kernels led 1-0. A single and a walk put two on with two out and Polanco hit a three-run homer to give Cedar Rapids a 4-0 lead.
Prospect watch: Dalton Hicks was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.
ELIZABETHTON 6, PRINCETON 3 IN ELIZABETHTON
Batting stars: Javier Pimentel was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Zach Granite was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Dereck Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Pitching stars: Andrew Ferreira struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Luis Nunez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Ethan Mildren gave up one hit in a scoreless inning.
Opposition stars: Bralin Jackson was 2-for-5 with a home run. Coty Blanchard was 1-for-3 with two walks and a double, scoring once.
Key inning: The fifth. The score was tied at three. With two out and none on, Bryan Haar hit a home run to give the Twins the lead. Elizabethton also scored single runs in the sixth and seventh to take control of the game.
Prospect watch: Rory Rhodes was 0-for-3 with an RBI.
GCL ORIOLES 7, GCL TWINS 4 AT TWINS
Batting stars: Zach Larson was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and scored twice. Alex Swim was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.
Pitching stars: Lewis Thorpe struck out eight in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk. Jose Abreu struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Sam Gibbons pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk while striking out two.
Opposition stars: Jesus Martinez was 2-for-4 with a grand slam. Oswill Lartiguez was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
Key inning: The seventh. Trailing 3-0, the Orioles scored all seven of their runs. A single, an error, and a walk loaded the bases with none out. Justin Viele and Lartiguez each hit an RBI single to make it 3-2. With one out, a hit batsman forced in a run to tie it and Martinez hit a grand slam to give the Orioles the lead. The damage came off Josh Guyer, who was charged with all seven runs (six earned) on four hits and a walk in a third of an inning.
Prospect watch: Engelb Vielma was 1-for-4. Lance Ray was 1-for-4. Amaurys Minier was 1-for-4.
DSL TWINS 11, DSL PADRES 1 AT PADRES
Batting stars: Jhonathan Alvarez was 2-for-3 with two walks and a home run (his first), scoring three times and driving in two. Francis Mateo was 2-for-6 with a double and scored once. Joel Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching stars: Onesimo Hernandez struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Wilfredy Liranzo retired all six batters he faced, three by strikeout. Carlos Aponte pitched three innings, giving up a run on four hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Luis Barahona was 3-for-4. Jhonatan Pena was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Key inning: The sixth. The Twins led 3-1. The Twins started the inning with four walks, plating one and leaving the bases loaded. With one out, another walk brought in a second run. A sacrifice fly then scored a third, giving the Twins three runs without a hit to take a 6-1 lead.
Prospect watch: Dubal Baez was 0-for-4.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL Orioles1
11:00 GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
5:35 Fort Myers (Manuel Soliman, 1-1, 7.11) at Jupiter (Jake Esch, 1-4, 3.47)
5:35 Reading (Seth Rosin, 5-4, 4.07) at New Britain (Trevor May, 6-4, 3.64)
6:00 Princeton (Jacob Faria, 0-0, 0.00) at Elizabethton (Yorman Landa, 1-0, 1.80)
6:15 Rochester (Andrew Albers, 7-2, 2.93) at Indianapolis (Graham Godfrey, 1-1, 9.45)
6:35 Burlington (Ryan Crowley, 6-2, 3.09) at Cedar Rapids (Josue Montanez, 1-1, 5.24)