A Rochester rally gets killed too soon. A super outing by Sean Gilmartin. Comeback wins for Fort Myers and the DSL Twins.
CHARLOTTE 7, ROCHESTER 6 IN CHARLOTTE
Batting stars: Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run homer, his second. Brad Nelson was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching star: Trevor May struck out nine in six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks.
Opposition stars: Charlie Leesman pitched eight shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. Marcus Semien was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Jordan Danks was 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer, his sixth.
The game: There was no score until the fifth, when Charlotte scored three times. In the eighth, Danks hit a two-run homer and Blake Tekotte hit a two-run double to make it 7-0 Knights. Rochester mounted a ninth-inning comeback. They started the inning with six hits, as James Beresford and Deibinson Romero singled, Chris Colabello doubled, Nelson and Ramirez singled, and Ortiz hit a three-run homer. Unfortunately, that killed the rally, as the next three batters went out in order to end the game.
Of note: Eric Farris was 0-for-5. Romero was 1-for-4 with a run. Colabello was 1-for-4 with a run, scoring once and driving in one. Pedro Florimon was 0-for-4.
NEW BRITAIN 1, AKRON 0 IN NEW BRITAIN
Batting stars: Brad Boyer was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Tony Thomas was 1-for-3 with a home run, his fifth.
Pitching stars: Sean Gilmartin struck out eight in 7.1 innings, giving up five hits and no walks. Cole Johnson pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Jordan Smith was 2-for-3. Cody Anderson pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
The game: The only run of the game came on the home run by Thomas in the seventh. Akron's biggest threat came in the fourth, when Francisco Lindor led off with a single, stole second, went to third on a bunt, but was thrown out at the plate on a ground ball to first. A single by Ronny Rodriguez put men on first and third, but the Rubber Ducks did not score.
Of note: Corey Wimberly was 0-for-3. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3. Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-3.
FORT MYERS 4, LAKELAND 3 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Travis Harrison was 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs. Dalton Hicks was 2-for-4 with a run. Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Pitching stars: Tim Shibuya pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks with two strikeouts. Brandon Peterson pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit with one strikeout. Tyler Jones struck out two in a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: James Robbins was 2-for-4 with a double and a run. Brennan Smith struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks.
The game: Lakeland opened the game with three singles and took a 2-0 lead. Fort Myers tied it with single runs in the fourth and fifth. The Flying Tigers got a run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly to take a 3-2 lead. The Miracle opened the seventh with three singles to tie the score and later in the inning got a sacrifice fly to take the lead. Lakeland went down in order in each of the last two innings.
Of note: Jorge Polanco was 1-for-5. Stephen Wickens was 1-for-5 with a run. Eddie Rosario was 1-for-4 with a run. Lance Ray was 1-for-3 with a walk.
WISCONSIN 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN WISCONSIN
Batting stars: Bryan Haar was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Bo Altobelli was 2-for-4 with a run. Michael Quesada was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars: Fernando Romero struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk. Alex Muren struck out two in two perfect innings.
Opposition stars: Michael Ratterree was 2-forr-3 witth a walk and a homee rrun. Johnny Davis was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs. Angel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.
The game: Three singles and a wild pitch resulted in two Cedar Rapids runs in the third to take a 2-1 lead. Ratterree homeerreed in the fifth to tie it up. Wisconsin put the game away with a five-run sixth highlighted by a two-run single by Davis. The Kernels got two in the eighth but did not bring the tying run up to bat.
Of note: Jon Murphy was 0-for-5. Chad Christensen was 0-for-3 with an RBI. Mitch Garver was 0-for-2 with a walk and a run.
DSL TWINS 5, DSL REDS 3 AT TWINS
Batting stars: Antonio Tovar was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Roni Tapia was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, driving in one.
Pitching stars: Jose Martinez pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit with one strikeout. Argenis Silva struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Erick Gabo was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Tomas De Los Santos was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Franklin Montilla pitched five innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
The game: Gabo hit a two-run double in the first to give the Reds a 2-0 lead. Sucre Doval tripled and scored to make it 3-0 in the fifth. The Twins got one back in the bottom of the fifth, but it was still 3-1 through seven. In the eighth, two errors led to four Twins runs to give them a 5-3 lead. Tapia tripled in a run in the inning. The Reds went down in order in the ninth.
Of note: Emmanuel Morel was 1-for-4. Lewin Diaz was 0-for-4. Eugenio Diaz was 0-for-4. Junior Amarante was 0-for-4 with a run. Starter Jadison Jimenez struck out seven in five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and no walks.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL Reds
6:05 Lakeland (Josh Turley, 5-0, 1.85 at Fort Myers (Jose Berrios, 5-2, 2.24)
6:05 New Britain (TBA) at Binhamton (Matthew Bowman, 3-3, 4.18)
6:05 Rochester (Yohan Pino, 7-1, 1.65 at Charlotte (Erik Johnson, 1-2, 5.54)
7:05 Cedar Rapids (Ryan Eades, 3-6, 5.66) at Wisconsin (Zach Quintana, 0-4, 6.09)