A brilliant game by Pat Dean.  Adam Brett Walker II hits his IXth home run.  A bad inning costs the Miracle.  We're still waiting for the Kernels to use Trevor Hildenberger and Michael Theofanopoulos in the same game.

ROCHESTER 4, TOLEDO 0 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Danny Ortiz was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in three.  Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Brock Peterson was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitching star:  Pat Dean threw a complete game shutout, giving up three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Opposition star:  Xavier Avery was 2-for-4 with a double.

The game:  Each team had only two hits through the first five innings.  In the sixth, Ortiz hit a three-run double to put the Red Wings up 3-0.  Hicks doubled in a run in the seventh to make it 4-0.  The last eleven Mud Hens were retired.

Of note:  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Josmil Pinto was 0-for-4.

CHATTANOOGA 6, BIRMINGHAM 2 IN BIRMINGHAM

Batting stars:  Adam Brett Walker II was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer (his ninth) and two runs.  Byron Buxton was 1-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and two RBIs.  Travis Harrison was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once.

Pitching stars:  Alex Wimmers struck out nine in six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and four walks.  Jake Reed struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tim Shibuya pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Christian Marrero was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, driving in two.  Tim Anderson was 2-for-5 with a run.  Tony Bucciferro pitched six innings, allowing one run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Marrero doubled in a run in the fifth to give the Barons a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh, Max Kepler tied it with an RBI double and a sacrifice fly put the Lookouts up 3-2.  Walker II hit a two-run homer in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4.  Miguel Sano was 1-for-4.  Kepler was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

DUNEDIN 5, FORT MYERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Marcus Knecht was 2-for-3.  Zach Granite was 2-for-4.

Pitching star:  David Hurlbut pitched six innings of relief, giving up an unearned run on two hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  L. B. Dantzler was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Murphy Smith pitched five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Alberto Tirado pitched three shutout innings, allowing three hits with two strikeouts.

The game:  A walk, a hit batsman, a wild pitch, and an error allowed the Blue Jays to score four runs on two hits in the third, giving them a 4-1 lead.  The Miracle cut it to 4-2 in the bottom of the third but got no closer.

Of note:  Alex Swim was 1-for-4.  Bryan Haar was 0-for-4.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-2 with an RBI.  Starter Kohl Stewart, in his first start off the disabled list, pitched 2.1 innings, giving up four runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, PEORIA 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Jorge Fernandez was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Trey Vavra was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Jared Wilson pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and three walks with two strikeouts.  Trevor Hildenberger pitched two shutout innings with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Steve Bean was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Luis Perdomo pitched five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Max Murphy singled in a run in the first and Fernandez homered in the fourth to give the Kernels a 2-0 lead.  Bean had an RBI single in the sixth to make it 2-1, but the Kernels got the run back in the seventh on Vavra's run-scoring double.  The Chiefs left the bases loaded in the seventh and did not have a man reach base after that.

Of note:  Tanner English was 0-for-2 with two walks.  Murphy was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Zack Larson was 0-for-4.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Chattanooga (TBA) at Birmingham (TBA)
Game 2  Chattanooga (Tyler Duffey, 2-2, 2.79) at Birmingham (Mark Blackmar, 0-2, 4.50)
6:05  Dunedin (Jeremy Gabryszwski, 1-1, 4.50) at Fort Myers (Aaron Slegers, 1-2, 3.64)
6:05  Toledo (TBA) at Rochester (Taylor Rogers, 2-1, 2.84)
6:35  Peoria (Austin Gomber, 2-3, 3.52) at Cedar Rapids (Mat Batts, 3-1, 2.05)