There is no joy in Rochester, as the Red Wings fall in the decisive fifth game.

PAWTUCKET 3, ROCHESTER 0 IN PAWTUCKET

Batting stars:  None.  The Red Wings had four hits, all singles.  They also drew four walks.

Pitching stars:  Logan Darnell struck out three in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and no walks.  Shairon Martis pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and one walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Charlie Haeger pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Justin Henry was 2-for-3 with a double and scored once.  Dan Butler was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.

Key inning #1:  The second.  It was a scoreless tie.  With two out and none on, Jeremy Hazelbaker tripled, Butler hit an RBI single, Henry doubled, and Heiker Meneses hit a two-run single for all the runs of the game.

Key inning #2:  The sixth.  The Red Wings trailed 3-0.  Antoan Richardson led off with a single, James Beresford was hit by a pitch, and Eduardo Escobar got an infield single to load the bases with none out.  Jeff Clement struck out, pinch-hitter Chris Parmelee struck out, and Aaron Hicks flied to left to end the inning.

Prospect watch:  Escobar was 1-for-4.  Parmelee was 0-for-2.  Hicks was 0-for-4.

Rochester loses the series, three games to two.  This concludes our game reports for the 2013 minor league season.  Tomorrow, God willing, we'll name our minor league players of the year.  That will be followed by some concluding thoughts on the Twins' minor league seasons.  After that, we'll take a little break until October 8, when the Arizona Fall League starts.  Hope you've enjoyed these game reports, and we thank you for your support.