The Red Wings lose on unearned runs.  The Kernels are swept out of the playoffs.

PAWTUCKET 7, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Ray Olmedo was 3-for-4 with an RBI.  Eduardo Escobar was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Edgar Ibarra struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  Shairon Martis pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.  Five of the seven Pawtucket runs were unearned.

Opposition stars:  Jackie Bradley, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring twice.  Heiker Meneses was 2-for-4 and scored twice.  Brock Holt was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Key inning:  The fourth.  The PawSox led 2-0.  An error, a ground out, and a sacrifice fly gave Pawtucket a 3-0 lead.  With two out and none on, Meneses singled, Bradley, Jr. doubled, and Brock Holt hit a two-run single to make it 5-0.  The Red Wings came back some in the bottom half.  Chris Parmelee walked and scored on a double by Deibinson Romero, who came around to score on a two-out single by Olmedo to make the score 5-2.  However, that was as much as Rochester could do.  Neither starter pitched all that well.  P. J. Walters gave up five runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 3.2 innings.  Clay Buchholz allowed two runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

Prospect watch:  Parmelee was 1-for-3 with a walk and scored once.  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-2 with two walks.

QUAD CITIES 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting star:  Jonathan Murphy hit a home run.  The Kernels had only four hits.

Pitching stars:  Mason Melotakis pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks with one strikeout.  Brian Gilbert pitched a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Joe Bircher pitched five innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Patrick Christensen retired all seven men he faced, striking out four of them.  Rio Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run, scoring twice.

Key inning:  The fourth.  The score was tied at one.  Ruiz led off with a homer to give the River Bandits the lead.  Singles by Roberto Pena and Jordan Scott were followed by a sacrifice bunt, putting runners on second and third.  With two out, Teoscar Hernandez delivered a two-run single to make the score 4-1.

Prospect watch:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Max Kepler was 0-for-4 with an RBI.  Tim Shibuya pitched six innings, giving up four runs on nine hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

This ends the Cedar Rapids season, as the Kernels are swept, two games to none.

TODAY'S TILT

6:00  Rochester (Pat Dean, 3-2, 2.03) at Pawtucket (Steven Wright, 8-7, 3.46)