Byron Buxton gets hurt.  A big day for Josmil Pinto.  The DSL Twins go sixteen innings.

DURHAM 8, ROCHESTER 7 IN ROCHESTER  (11 INNINGS--COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Batting stars:  Chris Rahl was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh) and a double, scoring twice.  Chris Colabello was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Josmil Pinto was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one.

Pitching star:  Stephen Pryor struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Mike Fontenot was 4-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in four.  Tim Beckham was 4-for-6 with three runs and an RBI.  Ray Olmedo was 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.

The game:  A lot of fence posts early, as Durham scored one in the first and one in the fourth while Rochester got one in each of the second, third, and fourth to take a 3-2 lead.  A pair of errors led to two Bulls runs in the sixth to put Durham in front 4-3.  Olmedo hit a two-run triple in a three-run seventh to make the lead 7-3.  In the bottom of the seventh, a sacrifice fly brought in one and Colabello delivered a three-run, two-out double to tie the score at seven.  With two out in the top of the eleventh, Vince Belnome walked and scored from first on a Fontenot double to put the Bulls in the lead.  The Red Wings went down in order in the bottom of the eleventh.

Of note:  Doug Bernier was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Chris Herrmann was 1-for-5.  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Starter Sean Gilmartin struck out four in two innings before the game was suspended, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

ROCHESTER 4, DURHAM 2 (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Dan Rohlfing was 1-for-2 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Josmil Pinto was 2-for-3 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Tyler Duffey struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks.  Lester Oliveros struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Nick Franklin was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his second.  Mike Fontenot was 2-for-3 with a triple.  Cory Burns struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.

The game:  Chris Herrmann doubled in a run in the second.  In the third, RBI singles by James Beresford, Daniel Ortiz, and Rohlfing made it 4-0.  Durham's only runs came on Franklin's two-run homer in the sixth.  The Bulls put the first two men on base in the seventh, but a pair of strikeouts and a liner back to the pitcher ended the game.

Of note:  Doug Bernier was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Chris Colabello was 0-for-3.  Herrmann was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-2.

NEW BRITAIN 8, BOWIE 5 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs.  Levi Michael was 2-for-3 with two runs.  Mike Gonzales was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Cole Johnson started and struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and one walk.  Jim Fuller struck out two in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.

Opposition stars:  David Adams was 1-for-3 with a home run (his eighth) and a walk, scoring twice.  Glynn Davis was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Chris Marrero was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.

The game:  There was no scoring until the fourth, when RBI singles by Tony Thomas and Gonzales highlighted a four-run inning for New Britain.  A two-run single by Mike Yastrzemski capped a three-run fifth for Bowie, cutting the margin to 4-3, but New Britain got four more in the fifth, getting a run-scoring single by Matt Koch, scoring once on a wild pitch, and getting a pair of bases-loaded hit batsmen.  the BaySox scored single runs in the sixth and seventh and had the tying run at bat with two out in the seventh, but that was as close as they would come.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 0-for-3.  Nate Hanson was 0-for-2 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, scoring twice.

Buxton:  The big news of the game, of course, is that Buxton was injured in a collision with Mike Kvasnicka while chasing a fly ball.  The diagnosis is a concussion, so only time will tell whether this will be a serious setback for him.  Kvasnicka was down for a while as well, but appears to not be seriously injured.  One oddity resulting from the play is that Kvasnicka did catch the ball, but since he was injured, David Adams, who was on first, was able to tag up and come all the way around to score.  This means Michael Ohlman, who hit the ball, was credited with a sacrifice fly.  It's the right scoring ruling, but I don't know that I've ever heard of a sacrifice fly with a runner only on first base.

ST. LUCIE 6, FORT MYERS 1 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Aderlin Mejia was 1-for-2 with two walks.

Pitching star:  Madison Boer pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Michael Fulmer pitched six innings, allowing one run on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Jared King was 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Gavin Cecchini was 1-for-1 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.

The game:  Philip Evans singled in a run in the first and St. Lucie got two in the second to make the score 3-0.  The Mets got two more in the fourth and an additional run in the sixth to make it 6-0.  Goodrum homered in the bottom of the sixth for the only Fort Myers run.

Of note:  Travis Harrison was 1-for-3.  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-3.  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-3.  Max Kepler was 0-for-3.  Starter Brett Lee pitched 3.1 innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and three walks with one strikeout.

FORT MYERS 7, ST. LUCIE 3 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Dalton Hicks was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eleventh) and two runs.  Tyler Grimes was 1-for-1 with two walks and a run.  Aderlin Mejia was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Alex Muren pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  Nick Burdi struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Maikis De La Cruz was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Cam Maron was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

The game:  Hicks homered in the second to give Fort Myers a 1-0 lead.  St. Lucie got RBI singles from De La Cruz and Maron in the third to take a 2-1 advantage, but the Miracle took control with six in the bottom of the third.  The first two batters went out, but then came two singles, two walks, another single, another walk, and two more singles.  The score stayed 7-2 until the seventh, when the Mets scored once but did not threaten to get back into the game.

Of note:  Travis Harrison was 0-for-4.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-4.  Max Kepler was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Starter Brandon Peterson pitched 2.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

CEDAR RAPIDS 6, BELOIT 1 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  J. D. Williams was 2-for-2 with a home run (his eighth), a double, and two walks.  Max Murphy was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and a double, scoring twice.  Jonatan Hinojosa was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once.

Pitching stars:  Starter Kohl Stewart struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Chih-Wei Hu pitched five shutout innings of relief, giving up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Opposition star:  Michael Soto was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.

The game:  Chad Christensen had an RBI triple and scored on a Mitch Garver single to give Cedar Rapids a 2-0 first-inning lead.  Williams homered leading off the second to make it 3-0.  Beloit scored in the third on Chih Fang Pan's RBI double, but the Kernels got the run back in the fourth when Murphy doubled and scored.  It stayed 4-1 until the eighth, when Murphy hit a two-run homer to put the game out of reach.

Of note:  Christensen was 1-for-3 with a triple and a hit-by-pitch, scoring once and driving in one.  Garver was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Alex Swim was 0-for-4.

ELIZABETHTON 4, GREENEVILLE 0 IN ELIZABETHTON

Batting stars:  Trey Vavra was 1-for-1 with a double, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jorge Fernandez was 2-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Jeremias Pineda was 2-for-3 with a run.

Pitching stars:  John Curtiss struck out ten in six innings, giving up two hits and no walks.  Samuel Clay struck out two in two innings, giving up two walks.  C. K. Irby struck out two in one inning, giving up no hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Joshua James struck out five in five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk.

The game:  Elizabethton did not get a hit to drive in any of their runs.  They scored in the first on a sacrifice fly, scored one in the fourth on a wild pitch, and scored two in the sixth on both a sacrifice fly and a wild pitch.  Curtiss was in complete control in his six innings, striking out the side in the first and again in the third.  Greeneville did not advance a man past second base.

Of note:  Nick Gordon was 0-for-4.  Tanner English was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.

GCL TWINS 9, GCL RAYS 1 AT RAYS

Batting stars:  Zack Larson was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Amaurys Minier was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Joel Polanco was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Brandon Easton struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk.  Leonel Zazueta struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and a walk.  Zack Jones struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition star:  Zacrey Law was 2-for-3 with a run.

The game:  Errors allowed two runs to score in the first and Larson singled one home in the second to give the Twins a 3-0 lead.  The Rays opened the fourth with three singles to get on the board, but the Twins took control with a three-run fifth.  Minier tripled in one and Polanco and T. J. White each contributed an RBI single.  The Twins added one in the sixth and two in the ninth.

Of note:  Manuel Guzman was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Rainis Silva was 1-for-5 with a run.

DSL TWINS 3, DSL WHITE SOX 2 AT WHITE SOX (16 INNINGS)

Batting star:  Edgar Herrera was 4-for-5 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Juan Herrera pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit with two strikeouts.  Robener Cabrera struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Daulin Ramirez struck out five in three perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Jaider Rocha struck out seven in five innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and three walks.  Carlos Perez was 2-for-6 with a walk and an RBI.

The game:  Perez singled in a run in the third to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead.  The Twins tied it in the fifth on an RBI single by Luis Martinez.  An error, a passed ball, and a sacrifice fly put the White Sox back in front 2-1 in the seventh.  In the ninth, Herrera singled in a run to tie it at two.  The White Sox put a man on third in the tenth and the Twins did the same in the twelfth.  In the sixteenth, Junior Amarante singled, took second on a wild pitch, and scored on an error to give the Twins their first lead of the game at 3-2.  The White Sox went down in order in the bottom of the sixteenth.

Of note:  Martinez was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Jorge Andrade was 1-for-2.  Jermaine Palacios was 1-for-7.  Lewin Diaz was 0-for-1 with a walk.  Starter Jose Ramirez struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL White Sox at DSL Twins

11:00  GCL Rays at GCL Twins

6:00  Greeneville (TBA) at Elizabethton (Michael Cederoth, 3-2, 3.28)

6:05  Bowie (Anthony Vasquez, 6-7, 5.00 at New Britain (Pat Dean, 7-8, 5.11)

6:05  Durham (Merrill Kelly, 6-4, 3.25) at Rochester (Alex Meyer, 6-5, 3.32)

6:05  St. Lucie (Luis Cessa, 6-7, 4.69) at Fort Myers (Steven Gruver, 3-6, 2.83)

7:00  Cedar Rapids (Matt Batts, 0-0, 2.45) at Beloit (Matt Stalcup, 4-3, 4.50)