The Red Wings lead is cut to a game.  Kohl Stewart shines in his Appy League debut.  Deolis Guerra begins a rehab assignment.

LOUISVILLE 5, ROCHESTER 1 IN LOUISVILLE

Batting stars:  None.

Pitching stars:  Edgar Ibarra pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Virgil Vasquez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Greg Reynolds pitched a complete game, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Mike Hessman was 2-for-4 with a walk and two doubles, scoring once.  Billy Hamilton was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Key inning:  The sixth.  The Bats already led 2-1.  Starter P. J. Walters opened the inning with two walks and was replaced by Cody Eppley.  With two out, the runners had only advanced to second and third.  Then, however, Jason Donald tripled in both runners and scored on a Hamilton single to make it 5-1.

Prospect watch:  Eduardo Escobar was 1-for-4.  Chris Parmelee was 1-for-4.  Chris Colabello was 0-for-4.  Josmil Pinto was 1-for-2 with an RBI.  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-3.  P. J. Walters struck out five in five innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on tw0 hits and four walks.

Pennant race update:  Rochester leads Pawtucket by one game in the International League North.  They are three games ahead of Norfolk should they be forced into the wild card race.

NEW BRITAIN 6, TRENTON 4 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Brad Boyer, making his Twins debut, was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Evan Bigley was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Trevor May pitched six innings, giving up two runs on two hits and four walks with four strikeouts.  Dakota Watts pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Kyle Roller was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, scoring twice.  Ramon Flores was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double.  Mason Williams was 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI.

Key inning:  The first.  With two out in the top of the inning, Gary Sanchez walked and Roller hit a two-run homer to put the Thunder ahead.  In the bottom of the inning, with one out, Boyer got an infield single, Nate Hanson and Miguel Sano hit back-to-back doubles to tie the score, Eddie Rosario singled, and Bigley hit a sacrifice fly to put the Twins ahead.

Prospect watch:  Sano was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Rosario was 1-for-4.

Pennant race update:  New Britain's elimination number remains eight.

CHARLOTTE 1, FORT MYERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Batting star:  Byron Buxton was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching stars:  Taylor Rogers pitched eight innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts.  Zach Jones pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Ryan Carpenter pitched four innings, allowing up three hits and no walks.  Lenny Linsky struck out four in three innings, allowing one hit and two walks.  Andrew Bellatti pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.

Key inning:  The seventh.  In a scoreless tie, Richie Schaffer led off with a home run for the only run of the game.

Prospect watch:  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-3 with a double.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3.  Mike Kvasnicka was 0-for-3.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, PEORIA 3 IN PEORIA

Batting stars:  Max Kepler was 2-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-5 and scored twice.  Bo Altobelli was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Brett Lee pitched a perfect inning.  Brandon Bixler struck out two in a perfect inning.  Dallas Gallant struck out three in a perfect perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Brady Adamek struck out two in 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks.

Key inning:  The third.  The Kernels trailed 2-0.  A walk and an error put runners on the corners with one out.  Kepler hit an RBI double, Adam Brett Walker II drove in II with a single, a walk and an error brought home one more, and Altobelli singled to bring in the fifth run of the inning.

Prospect watch:  Walker II was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in II.  Tim Atherton pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

ELIZABETHTON 10, GREENEVILLE 8 IN ELIZABETHTON

Batting stars:  Bryan Haar was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run (his fifth), scoring twice and driving in three.  Logan Wade was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Kohl Stewart, in his Appalachian League debut, struck out eight in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.  Austin Malinowski struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Mark Wilk was 1-for-3 with two walks, scoring once and driving in two.  Brian Holberton was 1-for-3 with two walks, scoring once.  Ariel Ovando was 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.  The Astros had only four hits but drew eleven walks.

Key inning:  The sixth.  Trailing 8-0, the Astros got back into the game with six runs.  Tanner Mendonca opened the inning with three walks and was replaced by Andre Martinez.  A force out, a walk, and an error brought home two.  With two out, the fifth walk of the inning forced home the third run, and Josh Burris came in.  A sixth walk brought home the fourth run, and Wilk singled home two more.  In the bottom of the inning, though, Kelvin Ortiz hit a one-out single and Haar hit a two-run homer to make the score 10-6.

Prospect watch:  Zach Granite was 1-for-5 with two RBIs.  Zach Larson was 1-for-3 with a walk and scored twice.

Pennant race update:  Elizabethton continues to trail Kingsport by 1.5 games for the last playoff spot.

GCL RAYS 4, GCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, his second.  Brian Navaretto was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, and an RBI.  Engelb Vielma was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring twice.

Pitching stars:  Chih-Wei Hu struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  Tyler Stirewalt struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk.  Deolis Guerra, in his first outing of the year on a rehab assignment, pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Andres Gonzalez pitched four shutout innings of relief, giving up three hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Cristian Toribio was 1-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch, scoring once.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The Rays trailed 3-0.  Reyson Zoquiel came in to pitch.  He retired two of the first three batters on ground outs, hitting the other.  Jeremy Hadley then singled in one run and a hit batsman and a walk loaded the bases.  Stirewalt came in to pitch, walked in a run, then allowed a two-run single to Nick Ciuffo to put the Rays ahead 4-3.

Prospect watch:  Alex Swim was 0-for-4.  Adonis Pacheco was 0-for-4.

Pennant race update:  The GCL Twins are three games behind the Orioles and Red Sox in the GCL South.  Their elimination number is six.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Giants at DSL Twins

11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Orioles

4:00  Fort Myers at Charlotte

Game 2  Fort Myers at Charlotte

6:05  Trenton (Shane Greene, 6-3, 3.45) at New Britain (Cole DeVries, 0-2, 2.70)

7:00  Cedar Rapids (Miguel Sulbaran, 6-4, 3.26) at Quad Cities (Daniel Minor, 7-2, 3.47)