A complete game for Virgil Vasquez. A rough outing for Jose Berrios. The E-Twins get swept.
SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 6, ROCHESTER 3 IN SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE
Batting stars: Eric Farris was 3-for-4 with a double and scored once. Deibinson Romero was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Antoan Richardson was 2-for-4 with a triple.
Pitching star: Luis Perdomo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out one.
Opposition stars: J. R. Murphy was 3-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once. Josh Bell was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Thomas Neal was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.
Key inning: The fifth. The RailRiders trailed 3-1 but came up with four big runs. A double and a single put runners on first and third with one out. A ground out brought in one run, a Dan Johnson RBI single tied the score, Thomas Neal doubled, and Bell hit a two-run single to put Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in front.
Prospect watch: Andrew Albers pitched five innings, giving up five runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out five.
"Prospect" watch: Chris Colabello was 1-for-4.
NEW BRITAIN 2, PORTLAND 1 IN PORTLAND
Batting stars: Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a home run. Jordan Parraz was 2-for-4 with a home run. Josmil Pinto was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Pitching star: Virgil Vasquez struck out nine in a complete game, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Terry Doyle pitched eight innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five. Derrik Gibson was 2-for-3 and scored once.
Key inning: The ninth. The SeaDogs trailed 2-0, but three singles made it 2-1 with runners on first and third with one out. Vasquez rallied to get a strikeout and a fly out to end the game.
Prospect watch: Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 with a walk. Miguel Sano dropped back below the Mendoza line with an 0-for-4.
ST. LUCIE 5, FORT MYERS 3 IN ST. LUCIE
Batting stars: Matt Koch was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Aderlin Mejia was 2-for-5 and scored twice. Jhon Goncalves was 1-for-2 with two walks.
Pitching stars: None.
Opposition stars: Kyle Johnson was 3-for-4 with a walk and scored three times. Robbie Shields was 2-for-4 with a double. Dustin Lawley was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Key inning: The seventh. The Mets trailed 3-2. An error, a single, and a walk led to the bases being loaded with two out. Kevin Plawecki then singled in two to give the Mets the lead.
Prospect watch: Byron Buxton was 0-for-3 with a walk. Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Mike Kvasnicka was 0-for-4.
CEDAR RAPIDS 5, CLINTON 3 IN CLINTON
Batting stars: Dalton Hicks was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-3 with a walk and scored once.
Pitching stars: Steven Gruver struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Tyler Jones retired all six men he faced, four by strikeout.
Opposition stars: Tyler Pike struck out five in five innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and four walks. Jordy Lara was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Tyler Marlette was 2-for-3, was hit by a pitch, and scored once.
Key inning: The sixth. The Kernels trailed 3-1. Two walks and a pickoff error put runners on second and third with one out, and another walk loaded the bases. The next batter grounded into a force out, but a throwing error allowed two runs to score and tied the game. In the seventh, the Kernels took the lead on a walk, an error, and a ground out, giving Cedar Rapids three runs in two innings with no hits.
Prospect watch: Jorge Polanco was 1-for-3 with a walk. Max Kepler was 0-for-4 and scored once. Jose Berrios pitched four innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and four walks with one strikeout.
BURLINGTON 4, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN ELIZABETHTON (GAME 1--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)
Batting star: Ryan Walker was 2-for-2 with a walk and scored once.
Pitching stars: Brandon Bixler struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and one walk. Dallas Gallant pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Jake Newberry pitched five innings, allowing one run on two hits and three walks while striking out four. Kevin Kuntz was 2-for-2 and was hit by a pitch, scoring once. Desmond Henry was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.
Key inning: The fifth. The score was tied at one. A pair of singles and a bunt gave the Royals runners on second and third with one out, and Ramon Torres singled them both in. A Mauricio Ramos single put runners on first and third, and a sacrifice fly scored a third run in the inning.
Prospect watch: Romy Jimenez was 0-for-3. Javier Pimentel was 1-for-3.
BURLINGTON 2, ELIZABETHTON 0 IN ELIZABETHTON (GAME 2--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)
Batting star: Romy Jimenez was 2-for-3 with a double.
Pitching stars: Randy Rosario struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks. C. K. Irby struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and one walk. Andrew Ferreira struck out the side in his only inning.
Opposition stars: Luis Santos struck out six in a complete game, allowing five hits and no walks. Ramon Torres was 1-for-1 with two sacrifices.
Key inning: The third. It was a scoreless tie. The Royals had two out and none on. A single, a balk, an error, and an RBI single by Sam Bates brought in the first run of the game.
Prospect watch: Zach Granite was 0-for-3. Kelvin Ortiz was 0-for-3. Logan Wade was 1-for-2.
GCL TWINS 11, GCL RAYS 4 AT TWINS
Batting stars: Jonatan Hinojosa was 3-for-4 with two triples, scoring three times and driving in four. Amaurys Minier was 2-for-4 with a walk and two home runs, his second and third. Zach Larson was 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four.
Pitching stars: Nick Blackburn struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks. Chih-Wei Hu pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks while striking out one.
Opposition stars: Jose Paez was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Cristian Toribio was 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Key inning: The sixth. The Rays trailed 3-2 when Paez doubled in the tying run and a wild pitch gave the Rays a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the inning, a walk and a single put two on with one out. Hinojosa singled in the tying run and Larson doubled in two to put the Twins up 6-4. Adonis Pacheco hit a two-out double to make it 7-4.
Prospect watch: Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4. Pacheco was 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Jorge Fernandez was 3-for-5 and scored twice.
DSL TWINS 2, DSL DIAMONDBACKS 0 AT DIAMONDBACKS
Batting stars: Carlos Martinez was 2-for-4 with a double. Joel Ramirez was 2-for-4 and scored once. Gabriel A. Ynfante was 2-for-5 with an RBI.
Pitching stars: Starter Onesimo Hernandez pitched three innings, giving up two hits. Jadison Jimenez pitched two innings, giving up one hit. Carlos Aponte struck out one in a scoreless, hitless inning.
Opposition stars: Jose Gonzalez struck out five in five innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk. Vicson Graciano was 2-for-4 with a triple.
Key inning: The third. It was a scoreless tie. Ramirez and Dubal Baez opened the inning with singles. A ground out scored the first run of the game.
Prospect watch: Frank Encarnacion was 0-for-4 with a walk. Baez was 2-for-5. Jhon Silva pitched a scoreless inning with two walks.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 GCL Twins at GCL Rays
11:05 Rochester (Pedro Hernandez, 2-2, 3.60) at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Brett Marshall, 4-6, 5.83)
6:00 Burlington (Andres Machado, 0-2, 8.10) at Elizabethton (TBA)
6:05 Jupiter (Jake Esch, 1-4, 3.48) at Fort Myers (TBA)