Matt Carson makes the Twins pay.  Good starting pitching throughout the Twins affiliates.  A grand slam for James Beresford.

COLUMBUS 6, ROCHESTER 4 IN COLUMBUS

Batting stars:  James Beresford was 3-for-4 with a grand slam.  Eric Fryer was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.

Pitching star:  Brooks Raley, normally a reliever, made the start and struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

Opposition stars:  Ex-Twin Matt Carson was 3-for-3 with a double, a home run (his second), and a walk, scoring twice and driving in four.  Giovanny Urshela was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring twice.  Ryan Rohlinger was 1-for-1 with a double and a walk, scoring once.

The game:  Carson's two-run double led to a three-run fourth to give Columbus a 3-0 lead.  Rochester came right back in the fifth, as two walks, an error and a Beresford grand slam gave the Red Wings a 4-3 lead.  The Clippers tied it with one in the sixth.  In the eighth, Carson came back to haunt his old team again, delivering a two-run homer to give Columbus the 6-4 win.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 0-for-5 with a run.  Chris Parmelee was 0-for-2 with two walks.  Chris Rahl was 1-for-4.  Oswaldo Arcia was 1-for-4 with a double.  Doug Bernier was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Eduardo Nunez was 1-for-4 with a run.

NEW BRITAIN 3, TRENTON 2 IN NEW BRITAIN (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Corey Wimberley was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Matthew Summers pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Daniel Turpen retired all six men he faced, four by strikeout.  Ryan O'Rourke retired all three men he faced, two by strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Taylor Dugas was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Mason Williams was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Caleb Cotham pitched six shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Gary Sanchez singled in Williams with two out in the first inning, and for a long time it looked like that would be the only run of the game.  It was until the bottom of the ninth, when a two-out Nate Hanson double brought Wimberley home with the tying run.  Trenton regained the lead in the tenth when Williams singled in Dugas.  In the bottom of the tenth, a double, a single, and a walk loaded the bases with none out.  A bases-loaded walk tied the score and Wimberley then singled home the winning run.

Of note:  Hanson was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4.  Matt Koch was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

FORT MYERS 3, BRADENTON 2 IN FORT MYERS

Batting star:  Mike Gonzales was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitching star:  Matt Tomshaw pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Jonathan Schwind was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Jeff Roy was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Jhondaniel Mendina struck out two in two perfect innings.

The game:  Gonzales delievered a two-out two-run double in the first inning to give Fort Myers a 2-0 lead.  A pair of errors made it 3-0 after three.  Bradenton got on the board in the fourth, but it stayed 3-1 until the ninth, when a double, a walk, and an infield single loaded the bases with one out.  A short fly made it two down, but a walk cut the lead to 3-2.  A ground out then ended the game.

Of note:  Levi Michael was 1-for-4 with a run.  Byron Buxton was 0-for-3.  Travis Harrison was 0-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-3.  Max Kepler was 0-for-3.

CEDAR RAPIDS 5, QUAD CITIES 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Batting stars:  Zach Larson was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Ivory Thomas was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Ethan Mildren pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Brandon Bixler pitched two shutout innings, giving up three walks with one strikeout.  Hudson Boyd pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Opposition star:  Chase McDonald was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

The game:  A single, a double, and a walk loaded the bases, and Larson delivered a two-out single to give Cedar Rapids a 2-0 lead.  McDonald's homer in the fifth got Quad Cities on the board, and a run scored in the sixth on a ground out to tie it up.  It stayed tied until the eighth, when an infield single, a walk, and another infield single loaded the bases with one out.  Bryan Santy delivered a two-run double to give the Kernels a 4-2 lead and a sacrifice fly made it 5-2.  The River Bandits went down in order in the ninth.

Of note:  J. D. Williams was 0-for-4 with a walk.  Chad Christensen was 1-for-5.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-4 with a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Cedar Rapids (Josue Montanez, 0-0, 5.06) at Quad Cities (Jandel Gustave, 1-2, 4.91)

5:35  Rochester (Kris Johnson, 2-2, 2.86) at Columbus (TBA)

5:35  Trenton (Matt Tracy, 3-1, 5.26) at New Britain (Taylor Rogers, 1-3, 8.14)

6:05  Bradenton (Chad Kuhl, 3-2, 5.08) at Fort Myers (Brett Lee, 3-1, 2.93)