Mike Pelfrey leads Cedar Rapids to its eleventh straight win. A good day for Max Kepler. Apparently there are places in the country where it rains.
SYRACUSE AT ROCHESTER
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NEW HAMPSHIRE AT NEW BRITAIN
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ST. LUCIE AT FORT MYERS
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CEDAR RAPIDS 6, PEORIA 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Max Kepler was 2-for-4 with a triple and a home run, scoring twice and driving in two. Travis Harrison was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.
Pitching stars: Mike Pelfrey pitched six innings, giving up two runs on two hits and no walks while striking out six. Mason Melotakis gave up one run on four hits and no walks in three innings.
Opposition star: Patrick Wisdom was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Key inning: The first. Jacob Wilson hit a two-out homer in the top of the inning to give the Chiefs a 1-0 lead. In the bottom, Niko Goodrum led off with a triple. An error tied the score. Harrison hit an RBI single, another error put runners on first and third, and a sacrifice fly made it 3-1 Kernels.
Prospect watch: Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4 and scored once. Dalton Hicks was 0-for-4.
ELIZABETHTON 8, KINGSPORT 4 IN KINGSPORT
Batting stars: Dereck Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in two. Kelvin Ortiz was 2-for-5 and scored twice. Mitch Garver was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Tim Shibuya gave up a run on four hits and no walks in three innings. Brian Gilbert struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk.
Opposition stars: Jonathan Leroux was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Joe Tuschak was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Victor Cruzado was 2-for-5 with an RBI.
Key inning: The sixth. The Twins already led 6-2. With one out, Zach Granite walked and Ortiz singled. Garver hit an RBI single and a sacrifice fly scored a second run to put the game out of reach.
Prospect watch: Granite was 0-for-2 with four walks and scored three times. Rory Rhodes was 0-for-3 with two walks and scored once.
GCL ORIOLES AT GCL TWINS
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TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL Giants
10:00 GCL Twins at GCL Orioles
Game 2 GCL Orioles at GCL Twins
4:05 Syracuse (Yunesky Maya, 3-5, 4.58) at Rochester (Cole DeVries, 3-3, 8.60)
Game 2 Syracuse (Ryan Tatusko, 1-2, 3.79) at Rochester (Vance Worley, 4-3, 3.47)
5:30 Fort Myers (Tyler Duffey, 0-3, 6.65) at Bradenton (Joely Rodriguez, 0-1, 4.35)
6:05 New Hampshire (Marcus Stroman, 4-1, 3.25) at New Britain (Tom Stuifbergen, 2-1, 9.87)
7:00 Cedar Rapids (Jose Berrios, 5-3, 3.09) at Beloit (Derek De Young, 4-3, 4.26)