Pat Dean shines as the Red Wings take it to the last day.  The Rock Cats and Miracle take walk-off wins.  The minor league regular season ends today.

ROCHESTER 3, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Chris Parmelee was 2-for-4 with a triple and scored once.  Jeff Clement was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Pat Dean struck out six in seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.  A. J. Achter pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Ronnier Mustelier was 3-for-4.  Sam Demel struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks.

Key inning #1:  The fourth.  The Red Wings trailed 1-0.  With one out, Clement singled and Hicks tripled to tie it up.  Ray Olmedo hit a two-out single to put Rochester ahead.

Key inning #2:  The ninth.  The RailRiders trailed 3-1.  Michael Tonkin came in to pitch.  With one out, Brent Lillibridge walked and Mustelier singled to put runners on the corners.  Following a strikeout, Neil Medchill singled to make the score 3-2 and keep runners on the corners.  Bobby Wilson was called out on strikes to end the game.

Prospect watch:  Eduardo Escobar was 1-for-4.

Pennant race update:  Rochester trails Norfolk by one game.  The Red Wings hold the tiebreaker.

NEW BRITAIN 5, READING 4 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Kyle Knudson was 2-for-2 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, scoring once.  Angel Morales was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBIs.  Danny Santana was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Cole Johnson struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.  Dakota Watts struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Mario Hollands pitched 6.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Maikel Franco was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Albert Cartwright was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.

Key inning:  The ninth.  The Rock Cats trailed 4-2.  With one out, Knudson and Brad Boyer singled to put runners on the corners.  Angel Morales then singled to make it 4-3 and the runners moved up on the throw home, putting runners on second and third.  A fielder's choice tied the score and a sacrifice fly by Eddie Rosario brought in the winning run.

Prospect watch:  Rosario was 0-for-4 with an RBI.  Miguel Sano was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Kyle Davies pitched three innings, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

FORT MYERS 3, BRADENTON 2 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Kennys Vargas was 3-for-4 with a walk and a home run (his nineteenth), driving in two.  Levi Michael was 2-for-2 with two walks and a double.  Adam Pettersen was 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Matt Tomshaw pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Adrian Salcedo struck out three in two perfect innings.  Luke Bard struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Joan Montero pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk with two strikeouts.  Junior Sosa was 2-for-4 with a double.

Key inning:  The tenth.  The score was tied at two.  Andy Leer led off with a bunt single.  Jhon Goncalves and Dalton Hicks were hit by a pitch (not the same pitch, of course), loading the bases.  Vargas then singled in the winning run.

Prospect watch:  Byron Buxton was 0-for-3.  Hicks was 1-for-4.  Mike Kvasnicka was 1-for-4 and scored once.

The Florida State League regular season is over.  The Miracle ends the second half 34-34, fourth in the Florida State League South, 5.5 games behind Charlotte.  Overall, Fort Myers was 79-56, first in the Florida State League South, six games better than St. Lucie.  Fort Myers will play Charlotte in the first round of the playoffs, beginning Tuesday.

CLINTON 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN CLINTON

Batting stars:  Tyler Grimes was 1-for-3 with a walk, a double, and an RBI.  Jonathan Murphy was 1-for-3 with a double and a hit-by-pitch, scoring once.

Pitching stars:  Tim Atherton struck out five in six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks.  Alex Muren pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Blake Holovach struck out nine in 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk.  Mark Bordonaro struck out six in 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and two walks.  Tyler Marlette was 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in one.

Key inning:  The eighth.  The Kernels trailed 2-0.  Murphy doubled and Niko Goodrum singled to put runners on the corners with none out.  A force out scored one run, but Cedar Rapids could do no more.  In the bottom of the inning, Dario Pizzano hit a one-out double and scored on a Marlette single to restore the two-run LumberKings lead.

Prospect watch:  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-4.  Bo Altobelli was 0-for-4.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Caleb Cotham, 6-5, 4.66) at Rochester (Scott Diamond, 3-0, 2.12)

12:35  Reading (Jesse Biddle, 5-14, 3.64) at New Britain (D. J. Baxendale, 5-6, 5.80)

2:00  Cedar Rapids (Miguel Sulbaran, 2-0, 2.64) at Clinton (Victor Sanchez, 6-6, 2.78)