The Red Wings stay alive.  Three out of four games were decided by one run.  A complete game shutout by Tim Shibuya.

ROCHESTER 6, BUFFALO 5 IN BUFFALO

Batting stars:  Aaron Hicks was 3-for-4 with two doubles and scored once.  Eric Fryer was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) scoring twice.  Ray Olmedo was 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching star:  P. J. Walters pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Jim Negrych was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Mauro Gomez was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Ryan Langerhans was 0-for-1 with three walks and scored twice.

Key inning:  The ninth.  The Bisons trailed 6-3.  Shairon Martis, who had come in with two out in the seventh, was still pitching.  He issued a one-out walk to Langerhans and with two out gave up singles to Mike McCoy, Negrych, and Gomez, making the score 6-5.  An error advanced the runners to second and third, and Michael Tonkin came in to pitch.  He intentionally walked Luis Jimenez and then retired Andy LaRoche on a fly out to save the game.

Prospect watch:  Eduardo Escobar was 1-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Chris Parmelee was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Pennant race update:  Rochester trails Norfolk by one game in the wild card race.  The Red Wings' elimination number is two.

READING 5, NEW BRITAIN 4 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.  Stuart Turner was 2-for-4 and scored once.  Angel Morales was 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer (his fifth), scoring twice.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Troy Hanzawa was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in four.  Anthony Hewitt was 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice.

Key inning:  The ninth.  The score was tied at four.  With two out and none on, Hanzawa singled and scored on a double by Edgar Duran to give the Fightin Phils the lead.

Prospect watch:  Miguel Sano was 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.  Trevor May struck out ten in seven innings but gave up four runs on six hits and a walk.

BRADENTON 3, FORT MYERS 2 IN BRADENTON

Batting stars:  None.

Pitching star:  David Hurlbut struck out six in 7.1 innings, giving up two runs on nine hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Matt Benedict pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks and struck out one.  Willy Garcia was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Devin Ivany was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Key inning:  The eighth.  The Marauders trailed 2-0.  A walk, a single, and a bunt put runners on second and third with one out.  Tyler Jones came in to pitch.  A sacrifice fly scored one run and Garcia singled in a second to tie the score.  Two more singles loaded the bases and Ivany was hit by a pitch to bring in the go-ahead run.

Prospect watch:  Byron Buxton was 1-for-4 and scored once.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Mike Kvasnicka was 1-for-4 and scored once.

CEDAR RAPIDS 5, CLINTON 0 IN CLINTON

Batting stars:  Mike Gonzales was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.  Jonathan Murphy was 2-for-5 with a triple and scored twice.  Bo Altobelli was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching star:  Tim Shibuya pitched a complete game, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out six.

Opposition stars:  Zach Shank was 2-for-4.

Key inning:  The first.  Murphy opened the game with a single, went to second on a Tyler Grimes single, took third on a ground out, and scored on a sacrifice fly.  The Kernels scored single runs in five innings.

Prospect watch:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 and scored once.  Max Kepler was 0-for-3 with an RBI.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Bradenton at Fort Myers

2:00  Cedar Rapids (Tim Atherton, 8-4, 2.61) at Clinton (Steven Ewing, 1-1, 4.91)

5:05  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Graham Stoneburner, 4-5, 4.65) at Rochester (Pat Dean, 2-2, 2.18)

5:35  Reading (Mario Hollands, 3-2, 4.63) at New Britain (Kyle Davies, 3-0, 3.20)