Alex Meyer doesn't walk anybody, but it doesn't do him much good.  Miguel Sano makes an unsuccessful return to the lineup.  No clutch hitting for the Miracle.  Cedar Rapids provides the only joy, winning a pitchers' duel in eleven innings.

COLUMBUS 5, ROCHESTER 3 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Danny Ortiz was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk.

Pitching stars:  Ryan Pressly struck out four in two perfect innings.  Stephen Pryor struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Logan Darnell pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Tyler Holt was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Nick Swisher, on a rehab assignment, was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Shaun Marcum pitched six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Swisher doubled in two runs in the third to put the Clippers up 2-0.  In the fourth, the Clippers went double, single, double, single to plate three runs and make it 5-0.  Homers by Rosario and Ortiz made it 5-2 in the sixth and the Red Wings added another run in the seventh, but they did not get the tying run on base.

Of note:  Aaron Hicks was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-4.  Josmil Pinto was 1-for-4.  Alex Meyer pitched five innings, giving up five runs on nine hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

TENNESSEE 7, CHATTANOOGA 6 IN TENNESSEE

Batting stars:  Dalton Hicks was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk, driving in four.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-1 with a double and four walks, scoring twice.  Mike Gonzales was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and a double.

Pitching star:  Cole Johnson struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.

Opposition stars:  Kyle Schwarber was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourth) and a double, driving in three.  Jacob Hanneman was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Bijan Rademacher was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.

The game:  Trailing 5-3, the Lookouts scored three times in the sixth to take a 6-5 lead.  Gonzales led off the inning with a home run, a double and two walks loaded the bases, and a two-run single by Hicks put the Lookouts in front.  Schwarber doubled in a run to tie it 6-6 in the seventh.  In the eighth, Rademacher led off the inning with a single-plus-error, reaching third, and scored on Elliot Soto's RBI single.  The Lookouts left the bases loaded in the seventh but did not get a hit after that.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 1-for-3 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a walk.  Miguel Sano was 0-for-5.  Greg Peavey lasted four innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and a walk with one strikeout.

PALM BEACH 3, FORT MYERS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Bryan Haar was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Logan Wade was 2-for-4 with a double.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Aaron Slegers pitched eight innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Alexis Tapia pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Luke Voit was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Rob Kaminsky pitched five innings, allowing one run on four hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  With two out in the first, a walk, a double, and an error put the Cardinals ahead 2-0.  The Miracle got one back in the bottom of the first, but had the bases loaded with none out and did not score.  Voit homered in the third to make it 3-1 and that was it for the scoring.  The Miracle stranded men in scoring position in the third, fourth, fifth, and eighth, going 1-for-10 with men in scoring position for the game.

Of note:  Niko Goodrum was 0-for-2 with two walks and a run.

CEDAR RAPIDS 1, QUAD CITIES 0 IN QUAD CITIES (11 INNINGS)

Batting star:  Zack Larson was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Pitching stars:  Jared Wilson pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and four walks with two strikeouts.  Randy LeBlanc struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Cameron Booser struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Mott Hyde was 3-for-5 with a double.  Starter Brian Radziewski pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Joe Musgrove pitched six innings of relief, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Each team missed a good chance in the first inning, as the Kernels left the bases loaded and the River Bandits stranded men on second and third.  The River Bandits also left men on second and third in the third and fourth innings, while the Kernels got a man to third in the seventh and eighth.  Finally, in the eleventh, Larson led off with a single, went to second on a bunt, took third on an error and scored on T. J. White's sacrifice fly.  The River Bandits got a man on with one out in the bottom of the eleventh, but a double play ended the game.

Of note:  Zach Granite was 1-for-5.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-5.  Trey Vavra was 0-for-4.  Max Murphy was 0-for-4.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Chattanooga (D. J. Baxendale, 2-0, 0.95) at Tennessee (Felix Pena, 2-0, 1.53)
5:35  Columbus (Toru Murata, 0-0, 4.00) at Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 0-1, 6.19)
7:00  Cedar Rapids (Mat Batts, 2-0, 1.47) at Quad Cities (Daniel Mengden, 1-1, 2.84)
Fort Myers has no game scheduled.