A good performance for Alex Meyer. Aaron Hicks gets all the New Britain hits. Max Murphy makes his Class A debut.
ROCHESTER 6, LEHIGH VALLEY 1 IN ROCHESTER
Batting star: Reynaldo Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.
Pitching stars: Alex Meyer struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and five walks. Lester Oliveros struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Stephen Pryor struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
Opposition star: Clete Thomas was 0-for-1 with three walks and a run.
The game: A walk, a single, and a sacrifice fly put Rochester up 1-0 in the second. In the fourth, Thomas walked, stole second, and scored on a Cam Perkins single to tie it at one. The Red Wings opened the fifth with a walk, a hit batsman, and a three-run homer by Rodriguez to go ahead 4-1. James Beresford doubled in a run later in the inning to make it 5-1. The last twelve Lehigh Valley batters were retired.
Of note: Doug Bernier was 1-for-4 with a run. Beresford was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Josmil Pinto was 0-for-2 with two walks.
TRENTON 4, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN TRENTON
Batting star: Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run. Those are the only two hits New Britain had.
Pitching stars: Jim Fuller struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and four walks. Matthew Summers pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts. Mason Melotakis struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars; Luis Severino struck out seven in 5.2 innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits and two walks. Tyler Austin was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs. Ali Castillo was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
The game: Casey Stevenson doubled in a run, Castillo singled in another, and a third scored on an infield out to give Trenton a 3-0 lead in the second. New Britain got on the board in the sixth when Hicks hit a two-out triple and scored on an error, but never threatened to tie the score. The Thunder added a run in the seventh on a Mason Williams RBI single.
Of note: Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4. Starter Jose Berrios pitched 1.2 innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks with no strikeouts, before being removed due to injury.
CLEARWATER 5, FORT MYERS 3 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Jason Kanzler was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run. Max Kepler was 2-for-3 with a walk. Stuart Turner was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.
Pitching stars: D. J. Johnson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout. Todd Van Steensel pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Colin Kleven pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Roman Quinn was 4-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Brandon Short was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.
The game: Short singled in a run in the first and Quinn had an RBI single in the second to give Clearwater a 2-0 lead. Fort Myers answered with single runs in the second and fourth to tie the score at two. In the sixth, Gabriel Lino's run-scoring single capped a two-run inning to give the Threshers a 4-2 advantage. The Miracle got one back in the eighth and put the tying run on third with two out, but a ground out ended the inning. Brian Pointer singled home a run in the ninth to push the Clearwater lead back to two. A walk and two singles loaded the bases with two out in the ninth for Fort Myers, but a strikeout ended the game.
Of note: Byron Buxton was 0-for-5. Levi Michael was 2-for-4. Dalton Hicks was 0-for-4 with an RBI. Travis Harrison was 0-for-2 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, scoring twice. Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-4. Starter Steven Gruver, a reliever most of the year, struck out three in three innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.
CEDAR RAPIDS 6, BURLINGTON 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Bryan Haar was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Alex Swim was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice. Michael Quesada was 1-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs.
PItching stars: Lewis Thorpe struck out ten in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk. Chris Mazza pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit with one strikeout. Jake Reed pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Angel Rosa was 1-for-3 with a home run (his seventh) and a walk, scoring twice. Mike Fish was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Greg Mahle struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing a walk.
The game: Rosa homered in the first inning to give Burlington a 1-0 lead. Quesada delivered a two-out two-run single in the fourth to put Cedar Rapids up 2-1. Haar had an RBI double in a two-run fifth to make it 4-1. Fish doubled in a run in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-2 and the Bees had men on first and third with two out, but a fly ball ended the inning. The Kernels added two in the eighth to put the game out of reach. The last eight Burlington batters were retired.
Of note: Ryan Walker was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Max Murphy, in his Class A debut, was 0-for-4. Chad Christensen was 0-for-4. Mitch Garver was 2-for-4 with a run.
GREENEVILLE 4, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN ELIZABETHTON
Batting stars: None.
Pitching stars: Felix Jorge pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts. Randy LeBlanc struck out four in two innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Antonio Nunez was 1-for-2 with three walks and a run. Kristian Trompiz was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Starter Brock Dykxhoorn pitched three shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts.
The game; Trompiz doubled in a run in the fourth to open the scoring for Greeneville. Elizabethton had only three hits in the first six innings, but took the lead in the seventh on two singles and a two-run double by Dutch Deol. Luis Reynoso singled in a run in the eighth to tie the score at two. In the ninth, a walk, an single, and a walk loaded the bases for the Astros with two out. A wild pitch-plus-error brought home two runs for Greeneville to give the Astros a 4-2 lead. The Twins went down in order in the ninth.
Of note: Tanner English was 1-for-3 with a walk. Nick Gordon was 1-for-4. Austin Diemer was 0-for-4. Tyler Kuresa was 1-for-4. Jorge Fernandez was 1-for-3.
GCL RAYS 7, GCL TWINS 6 AT RAYS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Batting stars: Amaurys Minier was 1-for-4 with a grand slam, his third homer. Rainis Silva was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Pitching stars: None.
Opposition stars: Christian Knott was 3-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Matt Reida was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.
The game: Cade Gotta's two-run single capped a five-run second to give the Rays a 5-0 lead. The Twins came back with four in the third, as three two-out walks were followed by a Minier grand slam. The Rays got two back in the bottom of the third to go ahead 7-4. The Twins scored one in the fourth, but still trailed 7-5 going to the seventh. A strikeout-plus-passed-ball and three singles cut the lead to 7-6 and loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but a double play ended the game.
Of note: Corey Wimberley was 0-for-1 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Starter Zack Jones faced only three batters, striking out two and giving up a hit before being replaced.
GCL TWINS 4, GCL RAYS 2 AT TWINS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS--GAME PLAYED IN RAYS PARK WITH TWINS DESIGNATED HOME TEAM)
Batting stars: Amaurys Minier was 1-for-2 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and a walk. Ruar Verkerk was 1-for-2 with two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Alexis Tapia pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Trevor Hildenberger pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Blake Bivens struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two walks. Bill Pujols was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.
The game: Minier hit a two-run homer in the first to give the Twins a 2-0 lead. Josh Rapacz had an RBI single in a two-run second for the Rays to tie it up. In the bottom of the second Verkerk had a two-run single to put the Twins back in front 4-2. And that was it for the scoring. The Rays did not even get anyone on base until the seventh, when a walk and a two-out double put the tying run in scoring position. A ground out ended the game.
Of note: Manuel Guzman was 1-for-2 with a walk. Rainis Silva was 0-for-3 with a run.
DSL DIAMONDBACKS 4, DSL TWINS 3 AT DIAMONDBACKS
Batting stars: Lewin Diaz was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Junior Amarante was 3-for-5 with a run. Antonio Tovar was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk.
Pitching star: Williams Ramirez pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Emilio Vargas struck out seven in six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks. Yan Sanchez was 1-for-3 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.
The game: Diaz doubled in a run in the first to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. Diaz singled in another run in the sixth to make it 2-0. An error put the Diamondbacks on the board in the bottom of the sixth. In the seventh, Sanchez tripled in a run and scored on a Adony Ovalles single to give the Diamondbacks a 3-2 lead. Roni Tapia doubled in a run in the eighth to tie it up, but in the ninth, Jose De Leon walked, went to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a two-out single by Jose Ordaz to win the game.
Of note: Jorge Andrade was 0-for-4 with a walk. Jermaine Palacios was 1-for-4 with a run.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Orioles1 at DSL Twins
10:05 Lehigh Valley (Greg Smith, 7-8, 4.41) at Rochester (Trevor May, 8-5, 2.94)
11:00 GCL Rays at GCL Twins
11:05 New Britain (TBA) at Trenton (Dan Camarena, 0-4, 7.85)
6:00 Greeneville (Devonte German, 0-1, 4.15) at Elizabethton (Derrick Penilla, 3-1, 2.74)
6:05 Clearwater (Miguel Nunez, 4-7, 5.44) at Fort Myers (Tim Shibuya, 7-3, 2.98)
6:35 Burlington (TBA) at Cedar Rapids (Ryan Eades, 6-11, 6.35)