Oswaldo Arcia and Andrew Albers lead Rochester to victory in the first game of a four-game battle with Norfolk for the final wild card spot. Byron Buxton is starting to figure out the FSL. Miguel Sano remains benched.
ROCHESTER 5, NORFOLK 2 IN NORFOLK
Batting Stars: Oswaldo Arcia had a home run, a single and 2 RBIs; Eduardo Escobar had a double, a single and 2 RBIs; Deibinson Romero was 3-for-4.
Pitching Star: Andrew Albers tossed a 3-hitter. He gave up 2 ER while walking 2 and striking out 7.
Key Inning: The seventh. Leading 2-0, the Red Wings broke it open with 3 runs in the seventh. Eric Fryer had an RBI single and Escobar had a 2-run ground-rule double.
"Prospect" watch: Chris Parmelee was 1-for-4 with 2 strikeouts.
READING 7, NEW BRITAIN 2 IN READING
Batting Stars: Adam Pettersen was 2-for-2 with 2 walks; Eddie Rosario had 2 hits and an RBI.
Pitching Stars: None.
Key Inning: The sixth. Trailing 3-1, the Rock Cats got an RBI single from Dan Rohlfing to make it 3-2 and had two on with two outs when Jordan Parraz hit into an inning-ending forceout. In the bottom of the inning, the first three batters singled to make it 4-2.
"Prospect" Watch: Miguel Sano sat out his third straight game for disciplinary reasons; Danny Santana was 1-for-5 with a triple; Josmil Pinto was 1-for-3 with a walk.
FT. MYERS 7, CLEARWATER 3 IN FT. MYERS
Batting Stars: Byron Buxton was 2-for-3 with 2 triples, 2 walks and 2 RBIs; J.D. Williams had a double and an RBI.
Pitching Stars: Nelvin Fuentes pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief with 1 hit and no walks allowed and 3 strikeouts; Tyler Jones pitched 2 hitless and scoreless innings with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.
Key Inning: The second. The Miracle scored the first 3 runs of the game. Levi Michael had a 2-out RBI single and Buxton followed with a two-run triple.
"Prospect" Watch: Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 with a walk.
CEDAR RAPIDS 6, PEORIA 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting Stars: None.
Pitching Stars: Brett Lee gave up 2 runs, 1 earned, in 5 innings along with 6 hits and a walk; Tim Shibuya and David Hurlbut each pitched 2 scoreless innings with 1 base runner allowed.
Key Inning: The seventh. Trailing 2-0, the Kernels scored all 6 of their runs. Jorge Polanco had an RBI double; Adam Brett Walker II had a sacrifice fly to tie the score; Joel Licon had a two-out 2-run double to put the Kernels ahead; Jonathan Murphy had a 2-run single to cap off the scoring.
"Prospect" Watch: Max Kepler was 1-for-4; Travis Harrison was 1-for-3 with a walk; Walker was 1-for-3.
JOHNSON CITY 3, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN JOHNSON CITY
Batting Stars: Rory Rhodes was 2-for-4.
Pitching Star: Hein Robb gave up 3 ER in 7 1/3 innings. He allowed 8 hits and a walk and struck out 8.
Key Inning: The fourth. Ronnierd Garcia hit a two-run homer to give Johnson City a 3-0 lead.
"Prospect" Watch: Zach Granite (just because I love that name) was 0-for-4; Stuart Turner was 1-for-4.
GCL RED SOX 7, GCL TWINS 3 AT GCL TWINS
Batting Stars: Jonatan Hinojosa was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs; Engelb Vielma was 1-for-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored.
Pitching Stars: Leonel Zazueta gave up 1 run on 3 hits and a walk in 3 innings; Miguel Gonzalez pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings with just 1 walk allowed.
Key Inning: The sixth. The Red Sox scored 3 runs to break open a 1-run game. Aneudis Peralta had an RBI double and Bryan Hudson had a 2-run single.
"Prospect" Watch: Luke Bard pitched two-thirds of an inning without allowing a run. He gave up a hit and a walk with no strikeouts.