Max Kepler was grand for Fort Myers. A brilliant start for Sam Gibbons. Jonatan Hinojosa leads Cedar Rapids.
ROCHESTER AT SYRACUSE
The game was suspended in the bottom of the first inning due to rain, which leads one to believe that someone messed up the forecast. It's tied 1-1.
RICHMOND 10, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN RICHMOND
Batting stars: Mike Gonzales was 2-for-3.
Pitching stars: None.
Opposition stars: Ty Blach pitched 6.2 innings, allowing one run on seven hits and no walks with five strikeouts. Blake Miller was 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs. Ricky Oropesa was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs.
The game: Richmond opened the scoring with two in the fourth. The lead went to 4-0 on Angel Villalona's two-run single in the sixth. New Britain got its run in the seventh when Tony Thomas and Brandon Waring opened the inning with back-to-back singles, but the Flying Squirrels got three in the bottom of the seventh, two on Miller's triple, to put the game out of reach. Richmond added three more in the eighth. The Rock Cats made five errors in the game.
Of note: Levi Michael was 0-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch. Nate Hanson was 1-for-4. Starter Jose Berrios pitched 5.2 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
FORT MYERS 5, BRADENTON 2 IN BRADENTON
Batting stars: Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a grand slam, his fifth homer. Niko Goodrum was 0-for-1 with three walks and a run.
Pitching stars: Starter Madison Boer pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks with one strikeout. Todd Van Steensel struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk. D. J. Johnson struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Opposition stars: Chad Kuhl pitched six innings, allowing an unearned run on one hit and three walks with five strikeouts. Max Moroff was 2-for-4.
The game: Fort Myers got on the board in the third, but Bradenton scored two in the sixth on RBI singles by Jordan Steranka and Eric Wood to go up 2-1. It looked like the lead might hold up, as there was no more scoring until the ninth. A walk, a single, and a walk loaded the bases with one out and Kepler then delivered a grand slam to give the Miracle a 5-2 advantage. The Marauders did not get the tying run up to bat in the bottom of the ninth.
Of note: Aderlin Mejia was 0-for-3 with an RBI. Travis Harrison was 1-for-4 with a run. Dalton Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk. Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.
CEDAR RAPIDS 6, BURLINGTON 5 IN BURLINGTON
Batting stars: Jonatan Hinojosa was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in four. Ryan Walker was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Mitch Garver was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double.
Pitching stars: Brandon Bixler pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout. Dallas Gallant retired all five men he faced, striking out three. Jake Reed pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Bo Way was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Ismail Dionicio was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
The game: There was no way for a shutout when Bo Way tripled and scored in the first inning. Three singles and an error in the second made gave Burlington a 3-0 lead. RBI singles by Walker and Hinojosa cut the lead to 3-2 in the top of the fifth, but the Bees got both runs back in the bottom of the fifth on two doubles and another error. In the seventh, a single, a walk, and a single loaded the bases for Cedar Rapids with one out. Hinojosa then hit a three-run triple to tie the score, and a passed ball brought him home with the go-ahead run. The last nine Burlington batters were retired.
Of note: Chad Christensen was 0-for-4. Alex Swim was 1-for-4. Max Murphy was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run. Starter Lewis Thorpe struck out seven in 4.2 innings, giving up five runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk.
ELIZABETHTON 7, PULASKI 1 IN PULASKI
Batting stars: Tyler Kuresa was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in three. Brian Navarreto was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in two. Nick Gordon was 2-for-5 with two runs.
Pitching stars: Sam Gibbons struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Kuo Hua Lo pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Spencer Herrmann struck out six in 5.2 scoreless innings of relief, allowing two hits and a walk. Taylor Zeutenhorst was 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk.
The game: Elizabethton put this one out of reach early, scoring three times in each of the first two innings. In the first, Trey Vavra had an RBI single and Navarreto had a two-run double. In the second, Kuresa knocked in three with a bases-clearing double. Pulaski did not get a hit until the sixth and scored its only run in the eighth.
Of note: Jeremias Pineda was 0-for-5 with a run. Tanner English was 0-for-3 with a run. Vavra was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
GCL ORIOLES 7, GCL TWINS 4 AT TWINS
Batting stars: Manuel Guzman was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring once. Joel Polanco was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Dubal Baez was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Pitching star: Callan Pearce pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits with three strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Jemile Weeks was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs. Derek Peterson was 2-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two. Ademar Rifaela was 1-for-2 with three walks and a run.
The game: Three walks and two singles produced two Twins runs in the first. Peterson's two-run double tied it in the third. The Orioles took the lead to stay in the fourth, with a two-run Weeks double capping the inning. The Twins got a run on a passed ball in the fifth and Ariel Montesino doubled in a run in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-4. The Twins had men on first and third with two out, but could not tie it up. In the ninth, Peterson's RBI double and a run-scoring single by Gerrion Grim gave the Orioles a 7-4 advantage. The last seven Twins batters were retired.
Of note: Nelson Molina was 0-for-5. Amaurys Minier was 0-for-1 with a walk. Starter Michael Theofanopolous struck out three in three innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.
DSL DIAMONDBACKS 5, DSL TWINS 3 AT DIAMONDBACKS
Batting stars: Roni Tapia was 2-for-4 with a double and a run. Gabriel A. Ynfante was 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring once. Jorge Parra was 2-for-4 with a run.
Pitching stars: Williams Ramirez pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks with three strikeouts. Carlos Aponte pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Yeison Santana pitched five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Melvin Mezquita was 2-for-4 with a run.
The game: Emmanuel Morel singled in a run in the second and one scored on a wild pitch in the third to put the Twins up 2-0. The lead held until the sixth, when a walk, three singles, and a sacrifice fly produced three Diamondbacks runs and a 3-2 lead. The Twins tied it in the seventh on two walks and two wild pitches, but the Diamondbacks scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to take a 5-3 lead. Two singles and an error produced the runs. The Twins brought the tying run to the plate with two out in the ninth, but could not do any more.
Of note: Jermaine Palacios was 0-for-4.
TODAY'S TILTS
9;30 DSL Twins at DSL Orioles1
10:00 GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
Game 2 GCL Twins at GCL Red Sos
3:05 Rochester at Syracuse--completion of suspended game
Game 2 Rochester (Sean Gilmartin, 2-4, 4.36) at Syracuse (Taylor Hill, 10-6, 2.96)
5:30 Fort Myers (Matt Tomshaw, 10-5, 3.47) at Charlotte (TBA)
6:00 Elizabethton (Felix Jorge, 4-2, 2.08) at Pulaski (TBA)
6:00 New Britain (TBA) at Altoona (Joely Rodriguez, 4-11, 4.59)
6:30 Cedar Rapids (Ryan Eades, 8-11, 5.68) at Burlington (Sean Newcomb, 0-0, 7.50)