A bad day for Twins' playoff hopes:  The Red Wings blow a big lead late.  Elizabethton drops a game in extra innings.  The GCL Twins are on the brink of elimination.

INDIANAPOLIS 7, ROCHESTER 6 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Eric Farris was 3-for-4 and scored once.  James Beresford was 3-for-5 and scored once.  Jeff Clement was 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer, his sixteenth.

Pitching star:  Scott Diamond pitched eight innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Alex Presley was 3-for-5 and scored twice.  Lucas May was 2-for-4 with a grand slam.  Matt Hague was 2-for-5 and scored once.

Key inning:  The ninth.  The Indians trailed 6-1.  Edgar Ibarra came in to start the inning.  Hague led off with a single and Jared Goedert hit a one-out single.  Jerry Sands walked to load the bases and Shairon Martis came in to pitch.  Chase D'Arnaud singled in one run and May hit a grand slam to tie the score.  Unfortunately, that did not kill the rally.  Presley and Robert Andino singled to put runners on the corners and a sacrifice fly score the go-ahead run.  In the bottom of the inning, Beresford led off with a single.  They tying run got as far as third with two out, but there he stayed.

Prospect watch:  Eduardo Escobar was 1-for-5 with a walk and an RBI.  Chris Parmelee was 3-for-5 and scored once.  Josmil Pinto was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.

Pennant race update:  The Red Wings remain a half-game behind Pawtucket.  Their lead over Norfolk in the wild card race is down to one and a half games.

BOWIE 7, NEW BRITAIN 6 IN BOWIE

Batting stars:  Eddie Rosario was 5-for-5 with two doubles and a home run, (his fourth) driving in five.  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-5 with a home run (his twelfth), scoring twice.  Danny Santana was 2-for-5.

Pitching star:  Daniel Turpen pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Seth Loman was 2-for-4 and scored once.  Mike Wright pitched six innings, allowing two runs on nine hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Key inning:  The ninth.  The score was tied at six, as the Baysox' 6-1 lead had been eliminated.  Matt Hauser, in his second inning of work, issued a walk to Brandon Waring, who was sacrificed to second.  Ryan O'Rourke came in and issued a walk, a wild pitch, and an intentional walk to load the bases.  A force at home made it two out and brought in Dakota Watts.  He issued the fourth walk of the inning to end the game.

Prospect watch:  Miguel Sano was 1-for-5.

Pennant race update:  The Rock Cats are 8.5 games behind in the wild card race.  Their elimination number is three.

FORT MYERS 9, ST. LUCIE 8 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 1--9 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Mike Kvasnicka was 3-for-4 with a walk and a home run (his eighth), driving in three.  Levi Michael was 3-for-4 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in two.  Byron Buxton was 2-for-3 with two walks and a triple, scoring twice.

Pitching star:  Tyler Jones pitched a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and two walks with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Ryan Sandoval was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Charley Thurber was 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.  Kyle Johnson was 2-for-5 and scored once.

Key inning:  The ninth.  It had been tied 5-5 after six, 7-7 after seven, and 8-8 after eight.  In the top of the ninth, the Mets had runners on second and third with one out and did not score.  In the bottom of the inning, Kennys Vargas doubled and was bunted to third.  Kvasnicka was intentionally walked.  Jhon Goncalves hit a grounder to third.  St. Lucie tried to turn a double play, but the throw to first was too late and the winning run scored.

Prospect watch:  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-3 with a walk and a double, driving in one.  Vargas was 1-for-5 with a double and scored once.

FORT MYERS 3, ST. LUCIE 2 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 2--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Byron Buxton was 1-for-1 with two walks and scored once.  Matt Koch was 0-for-1 with two walks.  Adam Pettersen was 0-for-1 with two hit-by-pitches.  The Miracle had only three hits.

Pitching stars:  Matthew Summers struck out five in six innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks.  Zach Jones pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Yucary De La Cruz was 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Mets trailed 3-0 and had two out with none on.  A pair of walks and a two-run double by De La Cruz made it 3-2 with the tying run on second.  Summers settled down to strike out Kyle Johnson and end the threat.  St. Lucie did not get another man on base.

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

QUAD CITIES 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Batting star:  Adam Brett Walker II was 3-for-4 and scored once.

Pitching stars:  Hudson Boyd pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Brian Gilbert pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Andrew Walter struck out five in 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks.  Teoscar Hernandez was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The score was tied at two.  With one out, Austin Elkins was hit by a pitch, took second on a ground out, and scored on a Jordan Scott single to put the River Bandits in the lead to stay.

Prospect watch:  Max Kepler was 0-for-4 with an RBI.

PULASKI 3, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN PULASKI (11 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Stuart Turner was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-5.

Pitching stars:  Felix Jorge struck out eleven in six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.  Ethan Mildren struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Leoncio Munoz struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing no hits and no walks.  Jeffrey Zimmerman was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Aaron Barbosa was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored once.

Key inning:  The eleventh.  The score was tied at two.  Luke Guarnaccia got a one-out single and took second on an error.  Following an intentional walk, Gabrial Franca singled to end the game.

Prospect watch:  Zach Larson was 0-for-4 with a walk and scored once.  Zach Granite was 0-for-5.

Pennant race update:  The Twins trail Greeneville by two games for the last playoff spot.  Their elimination number is six.

GCL RED SOX 2, GCL TWINS 0 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  None.  The Twins had only three hits, all singles.

Pitching stars:  Jared Wilson pitched four innings, giving up one run on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts.  Deolis Guerra pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.  Jose Abreu pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Jake Drehoff started and pitched three perfect innings with three strikeouts.  Pat Goetze pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.  Alixon Suarez was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one.

Key inning:  The fourth.  It was a scoreless tie.  Jordan Austin and Wendell Rijo opened the inning with singles.  They were still on first and second with two out, but Suarez hit an RBI double to give the Red Sox the only run they would need.

Prospect watch:  Alex Swim was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Adonis Pacheco was 1-for-3.

Pennant race update:  The GCL Twins dropped to four games behind the Red Sox.  Their elimination number is two.

DSL PADRES 2, DSL TWINS 1 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  None.  The Twins had only two hits.

Pitching stars:  Eduardo Del Rosario pitched four shutout innings, giving up no hits and four walks with one strikeout.  Sebastian Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk with one strikeout.  Randolph Perez pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Emmanuel Ramos struck out four in four shutout innings, allowing one hit and on e walk.  Jhonathan Carillo pitched four innings, allowing one run on one hit and two walks with three strikeouts.  Wilfri De La Cruz was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Key inning:  The eighth.  The Padres trailed 1-0.  With two out and none on, De La Cruz singled, Ronaldo Contreras walked, and Cristian Munoz drove them both home with a double.  The runs came off Williams Ramirez in his second inning.

Prospect watch:  Ariel Montesino was 0-for-3 with a walk.

Pennant race update:  The DSL season is concluded.  The Twins finished with a record of 36-33.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins

5:05  St. Lucie (Octavio Acosta, no record) at Fort Myers (David Hurlbut, 0-0, 6.75)

5:35  New Britain (TBA) at Bowie (Jake Pettit, 6-5, 4.69)

6:00  Elizabethton (Yorman Landa, 3-4, 2.68) at Pulaski (Noel De La Cruz, 3-3, 4.50)

6:05  Indianapolis (Andy Oliver, 5-4, 3.99) at Rochester (Logan Darnell, 4-3, 4.33)

6:35  Peoria (Kyle Helisek, 7-5, 3.28) at Cedar Rapids (Josue Montanez, 5-5, 4.46)