The Red Wings are blanked in consecutive games. Byron Buxton leads Fort Myers to victory. The Kernels win their tenth straight.
SYRACUSE 2, ROCHESTER 0 IN SYRACUSE
Batting stars: Drew Butera was 2-for-4 with a double. Doug Bernier was 1-for-3 with a walk.
Pitching stars: Liam Hendriks took a complete game loss, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out four.
Opposition stars: Caleb Clay pitched six innings, allowing three hits and three walks. Zach Walters was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Chris Rahl was 2-for-4 and scored once.
Key inning: The third. In a scoreless tie, Brian Jeroloman led off with a double, was bunted to third, and scored on a single by Will Rhymes to give the Chiefs the lead.
Prospect watch: Chris Colabello was 0-for-2 with two walks. Aaron Hicks was 1-for-4.
READING 8, NEW BRITAIN 2 IN NEW BRITAIN
Batting stars: Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a double. Josmil Pinto was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored once.
Pitching stars: Dakota Watts struck out two in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and one walk. Edgar Ibarra pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Brody Colvin pitched eight innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks. Maikel Franco was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. Jim Murphy was 2-for-2 with a double and three walks, scoring once and driving in one.
Key inning: The second. Leading 1-0, the Fightin Phils scored four times. A walk, a single, and a hit batsman loaded the bases. An error scored one, a Franco single brought home two, and Tommy Mendonca singled to make the score 5-0.
Prospect watch: Eddie Rosario was 1-for-4 with a double and scored once. Miguel Sano was 0-for-3 with a walk.
FORT MYERS 4, ST. LUCIE 1 IN FORT MYERS (6 INNINGS--RAIN)
Batting stars: Byron Buxton was 3-for-3 with a double and scored three times. Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Jason Wheeler gave up one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 5.1 innings. Ryan O'Rourke struck out both men he faced.
Opposition star: T. J. Rivera was 2-for-3 with a double and scored once.
Key inning: The third. The Miracle led 1-0. In the top of the inning, the Mets tied the score on back-to-back doubles by Rivera and Matt Den Dekker. In the bottom half, Buxton singled, took second on a bunt, and scored on a two-out single by Vargas to put Fort Myers back in the lead.
Prospect watch: Aderlin Mejia was 0-for-1 with two sacrifice bunts.
CEDAR RAPIDS 6, PEORIA 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored twice. Travis Harrison was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.
Pitching stars: Alex Muren struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and no walks. Tyler Jones struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Nick Martini was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Jeremy Schaffer was 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice.
Key inning: The ninth. The Kernels trailed 5-4. A hit batsman and two walks loaded the bases with one out. Harrison walked to force in the tying run and Max Kepler singled in the winning run.
Prospect watch: Dalton Hicks was 1-for-4 with a walk. Kepler was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.
ELIZABETHTON 5, KINGSPORT 1 IN KINGSPORT
Batting stars: Dereck Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with two doubles and scored once. Romy Jimenez was 2-for-4 with a home run, his first. Mitch Garver was 1-for-3 with a home run, his first.
Pitching stars: Randy Rosario struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks. Brandon Peterson struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Austin Malinowski pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition star: Alberto Baldonado pitched three shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk.
Key inning: The fourth. The Twins led 3-0. Rodriguez doubled, went to third on a single by Javier Pimentel, and scored on a ground out. Pimentel took second on that ground out, went to third on another ground out, and scored on a wild pitch to make it 5-0. The Mets got one in the bottom of the fourth, but that was it.
Prospect watch: Rory Rhodes was 0-for-2. Kelvin Ortiz was 1-for-5.
DSL GIANTS 2, DSL TWINS 1 AT GIANTS
Batting stars: None.
Pitching stars: Starter Alex Tapia pitched four perfect innings. Wilfredy Loranzo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and on walk.
Opposition stars: Olbis Parra pitched six innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk. Carlos Cartagena was 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run homer.
Key inning: The seventh. The Giants led 1-0. Gustavo Cabrera led off with a single and Cartagena hit a one-out two-run homer to put the Giants ahead.
Prospect watch: Joel Ramirez was 0-for-3. Dubal Baez was 1-for-3 and scored once.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 GCL Orioles at GCL Twins
6:00 Elizabethton (TBA) at Kingsport (TBA)
6:05 New Hampshire (Marcus Stroman, 4-1, 3.15) at New Britain (Tom Stuifbergen, 2-1, 9.87)
6:05 St. Lucie at Fort Myers (Tyler Duffey, 0-3, 6.65)
6:05 Syracuse (Yunesky Maya, 3-5, 4.58) at Rochester (Cole DeVries, 3-3, 8.60)
6:35 Peoria (Brad Watson, 0-1, 9.00) at Cedar Rapids (Mike Pelfrey, no record)