A big game for P. J. Walters.  A solid outing for Kuo Hua Lo.  Miguel Sulbaran makes his Kernels debut.

ROCHESTER 4, BUFFALO 2 IN BUFFALO

Batting star:  Eduardo Escobar was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  P. J. Walters pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Edgar Ibarra pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.  Michael Tonkin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Justin Germano pitched a complete game, allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts.  Ryan Goins was 3-for-4.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Red Wings trailed 2-0.  A single and a walk put runners on first and second with two out.  Escobar hit a single-and-error with plated two runs to tie the score.  Chris Parmelee then reached on an error to bring home the go-ahead run.

Prospect watch:  Darin Mastroianni was 1-for-4 with a walk and scored once.  Chris Parmelee was 0-for-4.

Pennant race update:  Rochester leads Pawtucket by two games.

NEW HAMPSHIRE 9, NEW BRITAIN 3 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Danny Santana was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Jordan Parraz was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching star:  Jose Gonzalez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Chad Jenkins pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  Gabe Jacobo was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  A. J. Jimenez was 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs.

Key inning:  The seventh.  Already leading 4-0, the Fisher Cats scored five times to put the game away.  Jacobo had an RBI double, Jimenez an RBI single, and Ryan Schimpf hit a three-run homer.  The runs came off Blake Martin, who had come in with two out in the sixth.

Prospect watch:  Miguel Sano was 0-for-4.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4.  Trevor May struck out nine in 5.2 innings, but gave up four runs on ten hits and a walk.

FORT MYERS 5, ST. LUCIE 3 IN ST. LUCIE

Batting stars:  Dalton Hicks was 2-for-3 with two walks and a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Jhon Goncalves was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.

Pitching stars:  Tyler Duffey pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Adrian Salcedo pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk with one strikeout.  Zach Jones struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Robbie Shields was 3-for-3 with a walk and two doubles, scoring once.  Charley Thurber was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  T. J. Rivera was 2-for-5 and scored once.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Miracle trailed 3-1.  Byron Buxton walked, Goncalves hit a ground-rule double, and Stephen Wickens walked to load the bases with none out.  Hicks singled in two runs to tie the score, a wild pitch moved runners to second and third, a ground out put Fort Myers ahead, and a triple by Levi Michael made it 5-3.

Prospect watch:  Buxton was 1-for-4 with a walk and scored twice.

CEDAR RAPIDS 6, BELOIT 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Joel Licon was 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer, his first.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with a walk and a triple and scored twice.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-4 and scored twice.

Pitching stars:  Brandon Bixler struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and one walk.  Brian Gilbert pitched two shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks with one strikeout.  Tim Shibuya struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Chris Bostick was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one.

Key inning #1:  The sixth.  The Kernels trailed 5-1.  Singles by Goodrum and Polanco put runners on the corners with none out.  A force out plated the first run.  With two out, Licon hit a three-run homer to tie the score.

Key inning #2:  The ninth.  It was still tied 5-5.  Jonathan Murphy led off with a single and advanced to second when Goodrum was hit by a pitch.  With one out, Adam Brett Walker II doubled to bring in the winning run.

Prospect watch:  Walker was 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI.  Max Kepler was 1-for-4, scoring once and driving in two.  Miguel Sulbaran made his Kernels debut and pitched four innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks with one strikeout.

ELIZABETHTON 4, JOHNSON CITY 0 IN ELIZABETHTON

Batting star:  Rory Rhodes was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored once.

Pitching stars:  Kuo Hua Lo struck out five in five innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Austin Malinowski retired all nine batters he faced, six of them by strikeout.  Luke Bard struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Blake McKnight pitched five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Key inning:  The first.  It was a scoreless tie.  Zach Granite led off with a walk.  He was still on first with two out.  Rhodes got a single-and-error to put runners on second and third.  Stuart Turner then singled in two runs to give the Twins the early lead.

Prospect watch:  Granite was 0-for-3 with a walk and scored once.  Zach Larson was 1-for-3 and scored once.  Romy Jimenez was 0-for-3 and scored once.

Pennant race update:  Elizabethton is tied for second in the race for the last playoff spot, 2.5 games behind Kingsport.

GCL RAYS 4, GCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Ryan Tufts was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-4 with a triple and scored once.  Ivory Thomas was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Jose Abreu struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  Reyson Zoquiel pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Clayton Henning was 2-for-4 and scored once.  Nick Ciuffo was 1-for-3 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The score was tied at three.  Ryan Henley led off the inning with a triple and scored on a wild pitch.  A pair of walks and a wild pitch put runners on second and third with two out.  Adderly Rosa then singled in two runs to make the score 6-3.  The runs came off Derrick Penilla, who had come in with two out in the sixth.

Prospect watch:  Adonis Pacheco was 2-for-4.  Kohl Stewart struck out five in four innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk.

DSL TWINS 8, DSL WHITE SOX 5 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Ariel Montesino was 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Dubal Baez was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring twice.  Jorge Parra was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Gabriel Rosario pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks with one strikeout.  Elias Villasana pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Leonardo De La Cruz struck out three in three innings, allowing one run on two hits and a walk.

Key inning:  The second.  The Twins trailed 3-1.  They led off with two walks, a hit batsman, and another walk to make the score 3-2.  Following a pop-up, Montesino hit a two-run single to put the Twins ahead.  Frank Encarnacion f0llowed with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-3 Twins.

Prospect watch:  Encarnacion was 1-for-3 with a run and a sacrifice fly.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Reds

11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Red Sox

5:30  Fort Myers (TBA) at Bradenton (Zack Dodson, 5-8, 4.67)

6:00  Johnson City (Michael Holback, 2-0, 2.33) at Elizabethton (Felix Jorge, 2-2, 3.27)

6:05  New Britain (Cole DeVries, no record) at Binghamton (Noah Syndergaard 5-0, 1.76)

6:05  Rochester (Pat Dean, 1-0, 1.23) at Buffalo (Chien-Ming Wang, 3-3, 3.20)

6:35  Beloit (Dakota Bacus, 9-4, 3.78) at Cedar Rapids (Brett Lee, 7-4, 3.14)