Three extra innings games, all won by Twins affiliates.  Unfortunately, Rochester could not force extra innings.  A big day for Jorge Polanco.

SYRACUSE 4, ROCHESTER 3 IN SYRACUSE

Batting star:  Chris Herrmann was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fourth.

Pitching star:  Kris Johnson pitched six innings, giving up two runs on two hits and four walks with five strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Steven Souza, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Jeff Kobernus was 2-for-3 with a run.  Aaron Laffey pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

The game:  In the first, Herrmann hit a two-run homer and another run scored later in the inning to give Rochester a 3-0 lead.  That was all the offense for the Red Wings.  For a while it looked like it might be all they would need, as it was still 3-0 after six.  In the seventh, two walks and two singles produced two runs to cut the lead to 3-2.  In the eighth, Souza, Jr. doubled in the tying run and Brandon Laird singled in the go-ahead run, giving Syracuse their first lead at 4-3.  Rochester did not get a hit in either of the last two innings.

Of note:  James Beresford was 0-for-4.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Josmil Pinto was 1-for-4 with a run.  Chris Colabello was 1-for-4.  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk.

Pennant race update:  Rochester has fallen to third in the wild card race, two games behind Pawtucket and a half game behind Buffalo, with four games remaining.  There's still a chance, but it's not looking good.

NEW BRITAIN 11, BINGHAMTON 7 IN BINGHAMTON (11 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Jorge Polanco was 3-for-6 with a home run and three RBIs.  Kyle Knudson was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.  Corey Wimberly was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.

Pitching stars:  Jim Fuller pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits with one strikeout.  Mason Melotakis pitched 1.1 scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars;  Jayce Boyd was 3-for-5 with a triple and a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Brandon Nimmo was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Travis Taijeron was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.

The game:  RBI doubles by Boyd and Taijeron put Binghamton ahead 2-0 in the first.  Two out doubles by Knudson and Wimberly put New Britain on the board in the second, but Boyd tripled in one, Taijeron singled in another, and Juan Centino singled in a third to give the Mets a 5-1 lead after three.  Polanco homered leading off the fourth, but Nimmo got the run back with an RBI double in the sixth, making it 6-2 after six.  The Rock Cats cut the lead to 6-4 in the seventh.  In the ninth, Tony Thomas homered and another run scored on an infield out to tie it at six.  In the eleventh, New Britain batted around, scoring five runs.  Eddie Rosario singled in the go-ahead run, Mike Gonzales doubled in two, and Polanco hit a two-run single.  A walk and three singles scored one for Binghamton in the bottom of the eleventh and brought the tying run up to bat with two out, but a grounder to short ended the game.

Of note:  Rosario was 1-for-6 with a run and three RBIs.  Nate Hanson was 1-for-6.  Gonzales was 2-for-6 with a double and two RBIs.  Starter Cole Johnson pitched three innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

BRADENTON 8, FORT MYERS 1 IN BRADENTON

Batting stars:  Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-4 with a double.  Stuart Turner was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Pitching star:  B. J. Hermsen pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Tyler Sample struck out nine in four perfect innings of relief.  Eric Wood was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double, scoring three times.  Jose Osuna was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

The game:  Fort Myers got a run in the top of the second, but it was all Bradenton after that.  Wood tripled and scored in the bottom of the second to tie it up.  A four-run fourth on two singles, a walk, another single, and a two-run error put the Marauders up 5-1 and gave them control of the game.  Bradenton added two in the sixth and one in the seventh.  The Miracle loaded the bases with one out in the third, but did not threaten again until the eighth, when they put men on first and third with two out.

Of note:  Aderlin Mejia was 0-for-2 with two walks.  Dalton Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Max Kepler was 0-for-4.  Starter Matt Tomshaw struck out five in five innings, giving up five runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk.

Pennant race update:  Fort Myers remains in third place, one game behind Bradenton and Palm Beach.  The Miracle has already qualified for the playoffs by winning the first half.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, KANE COUNTY 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (11 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Jonatan Hinojosa was 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs.  Zack Larson was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching stars:  Ryan Eades struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  Brandon Bixler struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.  Jake Reed struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Jen-Ho Tseng pitched six innings, allowing one run on two hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Trey Martin was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.  Jeimer Candelario was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, driving in one.

The game:  Candelario doubled in a run in the top of the first, but Hinojosa tied it up with a homer in the bottom of the first.  It stayed 1-1 until the sixth, when Mark Zagunis doubled and scored to give Kane County the lead.  Two singles and two wild pitches tied the score in the seventh.  Cedar Rapids had an excellent chance to take the lead, loading the bases with one out, but could not get the job done.  No matter.  Tanner Vavra led off the eleventh with a single, went to second on a bunt, and scored on a two-out single by Hinojosa to win the game.

Of note:  Chad Christensen was 0-for-4 with a walk.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-2 with two walks and a hit-by-pitch.  Alex Swim was 1-for-5 with a run.  Max Murphy was 1-for-5.

Pennant race update:  Cedar Rapids has clinched second place in the second half, which gives the Kernels a spot in the playoffs.  They are two games behind Kane County.

ELIZABETHTON 9, KINGSPORT 8 IN ELIZABETHTON (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Tyler Kuresa was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jorge Fernandez was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Trey Vavra was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching star:  C. K. Irby struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Wuilmer Becerra was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in four.  Jean Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Oswald Caraballo was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

The game:  Kingsport scored one in the second and three in the third to go up 4-0.  With two out and none on in the bottom of the fourth, Nick Gordon singled, Vavra doubled, Kuresa singled, Fernandez tripled, and T. J. White singled to tie the score at four.  Elizabethton took a 7-4 lead in the sixth on RBI singles by Pat Kelly and Gordon and a run-scoring wild pitch.  Jeremias Pineda singled in a run in the seventh to make it 8-4 and the game appeared to be well in hand.  In the top of the ninth, though, a single, an error, another single, a hit batsman, and Becerra's triple tied the score 8-8.  No worries.  In the tenth, an infield single, a bunt single, a sacrifice bunt, and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out.  An error then brought home the winning run.

Of note:  Tanner English was 0-for-5.  Gordon was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Starter Felix Jorge struck out three in five innings but gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk.

Pennant race update:  Elizabethton has clinched a spot in the playoffs.  The Twins lead Johnson City by two games for the division championship.

GCL RAYS 5, GCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  None.

Pitching star:  Jhon Silva pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  David Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a triple and a double, scoring three times.  Isias Alcantar was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Bill Pujols was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

The game:  Christian Knott tripled in a run in the second and RBI singles by Pujos and Alcantar plated two in the fourth to give the Rays a 3-0 lead.  The Twins got a run in the fourth and Dubal Baez singled in a run in the seventh to cut the lead to 3-2.  They loaded the bases with two out in that inning and got a man to third with two out in the eighth, but could not tie the score.  In the ninth, Alcantar delivered a two-run single and the Twins did not threaten to tie it again.

Of note:  Manuel Guzman was 0-for-4.  Amaurys Minier was 0-for-0 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch.  Rainis Silva was 0-for-3 with an RBI.  Starter Michael Theofanopolous struck out five in five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  GCL Twins at GCL Rays

5:35  New Britain (Jason Wheeler, 5-4, 2.94) at Binghamton (Tyler Pill, 9-5, 3.83)

6:00  Kingsport (Jimmy Duff, 3-1, 2.15) at Elizabethton (Derrick Penilla, 5-4, 3.88)

6:00  Rochester (Virgil Vasquez, 1-1, 4.50) at Syracuse (Taylor Hill, 11-6, 2.81)

6:05  Jupiter (Matt Milroy, 1-9, 7.47) at Fort Myers (TBA)

6:35  Kane County (Tyler Ihrig, 2-1, 2.53) at Cedar Rapids (Chih-Wei Hu, 7-1, 1.94)