Minor Details: Games of May 30

Tommy Milone has a bad game, giving up two runs.  The Lookouts keep fighting but come up short.  A walkoff sinks the Miracle.  A big seventh carries the Kernels.  The DSL Twins still have no record.

BUFFALO 3, ROCHESTER 2 IN BUFFALO

Batting stars:  Jose Martinez was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Josmil Pinto was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Pitching star:  Tommy Milone pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Brad Glenn was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fifth) and a walk.  Dioner Navarro was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Felix Doubront pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  Navarro hit a two-run homer in the first inning.  Martinez singled in a run as part of a two-run second to tie the score 2-2.  And there things stood until the ninth.  The first two Bisons were retired, but Glenn hit a home run to end the game.

Of note:  Argenis Diaz was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 with a run.  Danny Ortiz was 0-for-4.

BILOXI 11, CHATTANOOGA 8 IN CHATTANOOGA

Batting stars:  Jorge Polanco was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Travis Harrison was 1-for-4 with a grand slam, his third homer.  Max Kepler was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Pitching star:  Nick Burdi struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Michael Reed was 4-for-6 with a home run (his fourth) and a triple, scoring twice and driving in four.  Orlando Arcia was 3-for-6 with two doubles, scoring three times and driving in one.  Nathan Orf was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

The game:  Reed hit a three-run homer in a four-run third that put the Shuckers up 7-0.  Harrison hit a grand slam in the bottom of the third that got the Lookouts back in the game at 7-4.  Orf's RBI double in the sixth made it 10-4 and it was 11-5 going to the bottom of the ninth.  The Lookouts battled back for three in the ninth and actually got the tying run up to bat before a popup ended the game.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 0-for-3 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Miguel Sano was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-3 with a run.  D. J. Baxendale pitched only two innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

ST. LUCIE 4, FORT MYERS 2 IN ST. LUCIE (11 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Bryan Haar was 3-for-5 with a home run.  Ryan Walker was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Chih-Wei Hu pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Tood Van Steensel pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.  Brandon Peterson struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Matt Oberste was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  Dominic Smith was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer.  John Gant struck out eight in six innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks.

The game:  Haar homered in the second.  In the bottom of the second, Oberste homered and a run scored on a balk to give the Mets a 2-1 lead.  It stayed 2-1 until the eighth, when Goodrum singled in the tying run.  In the eleventh, Smith hit a two-run homer to end the game.

Of note:  Zach Granite was 0-for-4 with a walk.  Alex Swim was 0-for-5.

CEDAR RAPIDS 5, CLINTON 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Brett Doe was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Zach Tillery pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Jose Velez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Luke Bard struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Arby Fields was 1-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Chantz Mack was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Lukas Schiraldi pitched six innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Each team scored once in the first and that was it through six.  In the seventh, Doe doubled in two and Corcino and Gordon each had an RBI single to put the Kernels up 5-1.  The LumberKings did not threaten to get back into the game after that.

Of note:  Tanner English was 0-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Zack Larson was 1-for-4 with a run.  Max Murphy was 0-for-3 with a walk.

DSL TWINS AT DSL GIANTS

The game was suspended after eight and a half innings with the Twins leading 3-1.  The Twins scored all their runs in the ninth on only one hit, getting two walks, a passed ball, and an error.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:00  Fort Myers (Aaron Slegers, 3-2, 2.59) at St. Lucie (Miller Diaz, 2-3, 3.32)
12:05  Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 1-3, 6.02) at Buffalo (TBA)
1:15    Biloxi (Hobbs Johnson, 3-1, 2.81) at Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 0-1, 21.00)
2:05    Clinton (Zack Littell, 1-0, 2.87) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Gibbons, no record)