Jose Berrios was very good. Kohl Stewart was even better. A bad inning sinks Trevor May.
PAWTUCKET 6, ROCHESTER 2 IN PAWTUCKET
Batting stars: Dan Rohlfing was 1=for-2 with a double and two walks. Eric Farris was 2-for-4.
PItching stars: Brooks Raley struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk. Aaron Thompson struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.
Opposition stars: Christian Vazquez was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one. Corey Brown was 1-for-4 with a home run. Matt Barnes pitched five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
The game: Chris Parmelee singled in a run in the third to put Rochester up 1-0, but Pawtucket roared back with five in the bottom of the third. Brown's homer led off the inning and tied the score. A walk, a double, two more walks, a two-run double by Bryce Brentz, and a sacrifice fly made it 5-1. The Red Wings put men on second and third with none out in the fifth, but could only score once, a run the Red Sox promptly got back in the bottom of the fifth. The only other Rochester threat came when they got a pair of two-out singles in the sixth.
Of note: Danny Santana was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run. Doug Bernier was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Parmelee was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-4. Deibinson Romero was 1-for-3 with a walk. Starter Trevor May struck out four in three innings, but surrendered five runs on three hits and four walks.
NEW BRITAIN AT RICHMOND
Rained out.
FORT MYERS 5, PALM BEACH 1 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Jorge Polanco was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and three runs. Dalton Hicks was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Max Kepler was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Jose Berrios struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on eight hits and two walks. Mason Melotakis struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Tyler Jones pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Charlie Tilson was 3-for-5 with a run. Dixon Llornes retired all seven men he faced, striking out three.
The game: Palm Beach got its run in the first on two singles, a walk, and a ground out. Polanco homered in the bottom of the first to tie the score. In the fourth, a one-out Polanco single was followed by a Hicks double to give Fort Myers a 2-1 lead. In the sixth, two singles, a walk, a sacrifice fly, and a two-run double by Kepler put the Miracle in control at 5-1. The Cardinals had a couple of two-out threats, getting a pair of two-out singles in the second and a trio of two-out singles in the sixth, but did not score again.
Of note: Levi Michael was 0-for-4. Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-3 with a walk and scored once.
CEDAR RAPIDS 6, CLINTON 1 IN CLINTON
Batting stars: Mitch Garver was 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs. Tanner Vavra was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. Engelb Vielma was 3-for-4 with two runs.
Pitching stars: Kohl Stewart struck out six in six innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and one walk. Yorman Landa struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk. Brandon Peterson struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition star: Jake Zokan pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
The game: An error and a pair of singles put Cedar Rapids on the board in the first. Clinton tied in on a walk and an error in the fourth. The Kernels got the lead back on a single, a hit batsman, a walk, and a ground out in the fifth. Cedar Rapids scored twice in the seventh, as three singles produced one run and a double steal of second and home plated another. Other than the gift run in the fourth, the LumberKings only put one man past first base. That came in the eighth on a two-out walk and a stolen base.
Of note: Jason Kanzler was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs. Chad Christensen was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Bryan Haar was 0-for-5. Zach Larson was 0-for-3 with a walk.