A Red Wings rally falls short as Taylor Rogers stumbles. The Lookouts offense comes alive. "Swim" and "Granite" may not seem to go together, but it was a winning combination for the Miracle. Consistent offense leads to lots of Kernel runs.
INDIANAPOLIS 6, ROCHESTER 5 IN INDIANAPOLIS
Batting stars: Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice. Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Josmil Pinto was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching star: Logan Darnell pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Elias Diaz was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three. Mel Rojas, Jr. was 3-for-3 with a walk and a run. Gustavo Nunez was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
The game: Diaz had a two-run double in a three-run third that put the Indians up 4-0. Pinto's RBI double in the fifth cut the lead to 4-3, but the Indians scored single runs in the fifth and eighth to build it back to 6-3. In the ninth, Rodriguez doubled in one and Danny Ortiz singled home another, making it 6-5 with men on first and third with two out, but a fly out ended the game.
Of note: Taylor Rogers struck out five in four innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and three walks.
CHATTANOOGA 10, JACKSON 4 IN CHATTANOOGA
Batting stars: Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his seventh) and a walk, scoring twice. Heiker Meneses was 2-for-3 with a run and three RBIs. Stuart Turner was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.
Pitching stars: Tyler Duffey struck out seven in six innings, giving up four unearned runs on eight hits and a walk. Jake Reed struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Nick Burdi pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Jabari Henry was 1-for-4 with two RBIs. D. J. Peterson was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
The game: A pair of errors and Henry's two-run double led to a four-run first for the Generals. The Lookouts tied it with a four-run second, getting a two-run single from Meneses and a two-run triple from Byron Buxton. The Lookouts took the lead in the fourth as Stephen Wickens had an RBI triple and later scored. Walker II's two-run homer came in a three-run seventh that put the game out of reach.
Of note: Buxton was 1-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs. Jorge Polanco was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Miguel Sano was 3-for-5 with a run. Max Kepler was 2-for-4 with a run.
FORT MYERS 9, JUPITER 6 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Alex Swim was 3-for-5 with an RBI, scoring three times and driving in one. Zach Granite was 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs. Mitch Garver was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching star: Ethan Mildren pitched six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Austin Dean was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in three. Kentrell Dewitt was 3-for-3 with a walk and a run. Yefri Perez was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.
The game: A two-run fifth left the Hammerheads up 3-0. Three two-out RBI hits in the sixth by the Miracle tied it 3-3. Granite led off the seventh to make it 4-3 and two errors led to two more runs in the inning. It was 6-4 going to the bottom of the eighth when the Miracle had their third three-run inning, aided by a wild pitch and another error.
Of note: Bryan Haar was 3-for-5.
CEDAR RAPIDS 11, BELOIT 1 IN BELOIT
Batting stars: Pat Kelly was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two doubles, scoring twice and driving in three. Zack Larson was 2-for-3 with two walks, scoring once and driving in three. Trey Vavra was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching stars: Stephen Gonsalves struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and four walks. Samuel Clay struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks. Michael Theofanopoulos struck out two in a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Shawn Duinkerk was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.
The game: An unusual score by innings for the Kernels: 1-1-1-2-2-2-2. The lone Snappers run came in the second. The two teams combined for sixteen walks.
Of note: Tanner English was 0-for-3 with three walks and a run. Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 with a walk and three runs. Max Murphy was 1-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
TODAY'S TILTS
6:05 Jupiter (TBA) at Fort Myers (Ryan Eades, 1-0, 2.35)
6:05 Rochester (Tommy Milone, no record) at Louisville (Rafael Iglesias, 1-1, 3.31)
6:15 Jackson (Stephen Landazurri, 0-1, 2.66) at Chattanooga (Jose Berrios, 3-1, 3.54)
6:30 Cedar Rapids (Michael Cederoth, 0-2, 4.00) at Beloit (Kevin Johnson, 1-1, 5.17)