Minor Details: Games of 7/29

P. J. Walters and Oswaldo Arcia lead the Red Wings into first place.  Matt Tomshaw shines for Fort Myers.  Brian Navarreto's grand slam leads the GCL Twins to victory.

ROCHESTER 5, NORFOLK 3 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Antoan Richardson was 3-for-4 with a double and scored three times.  Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and a three-run homer, his tenth.  Eduardo Escobar was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  P. J. Walters pitched seven innings, giving up one run on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts.  Michael Tonkin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Jonathan Schoop was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.  Eric Thames was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double.  Luis Exposito was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Key inning:  The third.  It was a scoreless tie.  With one out, Richardson singled and Escobar doubled.  With two out, Arcia hit a three-run homer to put the Red Wings in the lead.

Prospect watch:  Chris Parmelee was 0-for-3 with a walk.

FORT MYERS 5, DAYTONA 0 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Stephen Wickens was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Dalton Hicks was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored once.  Byron Buxton was 2-for-5 and scored once.

Pitching stars:  Matt Tomshaw pitched eight innings, giving up four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Nelvin Fuentes pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Ex-Twin Scott Baker pitched 3.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Zeke DeVoss was 3-for-4 with two doubles.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Miracle led 2-0.  Hicks led off with a single and Matt Koch was hit by a pitch with one out.  Mike Kvasnicka and Wickens followed with back-to-back doubles to score three runs and make the score 5-0.

Prospect watch:  Aderlin Mejia was 1-for-5.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-5 with a double.  Kvasnicka was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, CLINTON 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Jeremias Pineda was 2-for-4 with a double.  Travis Harrison was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Pitching stars:  Jose Berrios pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts.  Alex Muren pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Brian Gilbert pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Marcus Littlewood was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple.  George Mieses struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk.

Key inning:  The eighth.  The Kernels trailed 3-2.  Max Kepler reached on an error, Harrison singled, and a bunt put runners on second and third with one out.  A wild pitch scored the tying run and a fielder's choice scored the go-ahead run.

Prospect watch:  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-2 with two walks and scored once.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-4 with a double.  Kepler was 1-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in two.

KINGSPORT 4, ELIZABETHTON 0 IN ELIZABETHTON

Batting star:  Carlos Avila was 1-for-1 with two walks.

Pitching star:  Austin Malinowski struck out four in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk.

Opposition stars:  Martires Arias struck out seven in seven innings, allowing four hits and two walks.  Jeff McNeil was 3-for-3 with two hit-by-pitches and a double.  Yeixon Ruiz was 2-for-5 and scored three times.

Key inning:  The first.  It was a scoreless tie.  Two singles and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for the Mets with none out.  With one down, Joe Tuschak singled to give Kingsport the early lead.  The Mets scored single runs in each of the first three innings and added one in the sixth.

Prospect watch:  Zach Granite was 1-for-4.  Dereck Rodriguez was 0-for-4.

GCL TWINS 9, GCL ORIOLES 4 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Jorge Fernandez was 3-for-4 with an RBI.  Brian Navarreto was 1-for-4 with a walk and a grand slam, his third homer.

Pitching stars:  Alex Wimmers struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Tyler Stirewalt pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and no walks with one strikeout.  Zach Hayden pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Chance Sisco was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.  Jesus Martinez was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The Twins trailed 3-2.  Jonatan Hinojosa led off the inning with a walk.  The next two batters went out, but a pair of hit batsmen loaded the bases.  Navarreto then hit a grand slam to give the Twins a 6-3 lead.

Prospect watch:  Wilkin Ramirez, on a rehab assignment, was 1-for-2 with a double.  Darin Mastroianni, on a rehab assignment, was 1-for-3 with a run and two RBIs.  Adonis Pacheco was 1-for-3 with a triple and scored once.  Zach Larson was 1-for-4 and scored twice.

DSL DIAMONDBACKS 15, DSL TWINS 5 AT DIAMONBACKS

Batting star:  Rafael P. Valera was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in three.

Pitching star:  Jhon Silva pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Eudy Ramos was 2-for-3 with a walk and two doubles, scoring twice and driving in three.  Luis Veras was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Fernery Ozuna was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring three times and driving in two.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Diamondbacks trailed 5-4 when they scored seven times.  They drew four walks in the inning and took advantage of two Twins errors (the Twins walked nine and made five errors in the game).  Key hits included a two-run double by Ramos and a two-run single by Ozuna.

Prospect watch:  Dubal Baez was 1-for-4 and scored once.  Joel Ramirez was 0-for-2 and scored once.  Frank Encarnacion was 1-for-3.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Orioles

6:00  Kingsport (Persio Reyes, 3-1, 3.21) at Elizabethton (Josh Burris, 0-1, 4.98)

6:05  Akron (Toru Murata, 4-5, 3.90) at New Britain (TBA)

6:05  Daytona (Zach Cates, 8-8, 4.33) at Fort Myers (Matthew Summers, 4-5, 2.59)

6:05  Rochester (Liam Hendriks, 3-7, 4.95) at Lehigh Valley (Zach Miner, 5-6, 4.15)

6:30  Cedar Rapids (Christian Powell, 2-3, 6.53) at Burlington (Tyler DeLoach, 5-2, 2.49)