An excellent game by Taylor Rogers. Not much offense for the Lookouts. A rare bad game for Kohl Stewart. Dereck Rodriguez makes his Kernels debut. The DSL Twins win in extras.
ROCHESTER 4, PAWTUCKET 1 IN PAWTUCKET
Batting stars: Eric Fryer was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Doug Bernier was 1-for-1 with three walks and a run. Reynaldo Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching stars: Taylor Rogers pitched eight innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Michael Tonkin pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Allen Craig was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jonathan Aro struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing three hits. Noe Ramirez pitched a perfect perfect inning, striking out all three batters he faced.
The game: Craig singled in Devin Marrero in the first inning to give the PawSox a 1-0 lead. In the third, RBI doubles by Fryer and Rodriguez highlighted a four-run inning that put the Red Wings ahead 4-1. And that was it for the scoring. The PawSox never got a man past first base until the ninth, and then it was just a man on second.
Of note: Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-4. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 with an RBI, dropping his average to .326 and probably leading the Twins to believe he needs another month at AAA "for more seasoning". Josmil Pinto was 0-for-4. Danny Ortiz was 1-for-4.
TENNESSEE 6, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN CHATTANOOGA
Batting stars: Mike Gonzales was 1-for-3 with a home run, his third. Travis Harrison was 1-for-2 with a walk. Stephen Wickens was 1-for-3 with a double.
Pitching star: Greg Peavey pitched 6.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and no walks with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Chris Denorfia was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. Kyle Schwarber was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Felix Pena struck out seven in seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk.
The game: Gonzales' home run in the fifth tied it 1-1. In the seventh, two errors, a hit batsman, and a walk helped lead to four Smokies' runs. The Lookouts never got back into the game, as their last eight batters were retired.
Of note: Byron Buxton was 0-for-4. Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4. Max Kepler was 0-for-4. Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-4.
BRADENTON 7, FORT MYERS 3 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Marcus Knecht was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Mitch Garver was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run. Engelb Vielma was 2-for-5 with a double.
Pitching star: Brian Gilbert pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Barrett Barnes was 3-for-5 with two runs. Chris Diaz was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Edwin Espinal was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
The game: The Marauders never had a big inning, but they just kept builing the lead. It was 3-0, 4-1, 5-2, and finally 7-3. After the third inning, when the Marauders took a 3-0 lead, the Miracle never got closer than two runs.
Of note: Zach Granite was 1-for-5 with a run. Alex Swim was 0-for-4. Kohl Stewart pitched five innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on ten hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
SOUTH BEND 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN SOUTH BEND
Batting stars: Jorge Fernandez was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one. Edgar Corcino was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk, driving in three. Nick Gordon was 2-for-3 with a run.
Pitching stars: Michael Cederoth pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout. Cameron Booser pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Cael Brockmeier was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a triple, scoring once and driving in two. Rashad Crawford was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one. Brad Markey struck out five in three innings, allowing one run on two hits.
The game: The Cubs hit three doubles in the first inning, leading to a 4-0 lead. The Kernels fought back, scoring once in the second and getting a two-run homer from Corcino in the fourth to cut the margin to 4-3. But Brockmeier tripled in a run in the fifth and Crawford had an RBI double in the sixth to make it 6-3. The Kernels got a run in the eighth but never got the tying run up to bat.
Of note: Tanner English was 1-for-4 with a double. Zack Larson was 0-for-4. Max Murphy was used as a pinch-hitter and was 0-for-1. Dereck Rodriguez made his first appearance of the season, pitching three innings and giving up four runs on five hits and four walks with one strikeout.
DSL TWINS 3, DSL ROCKIES 2 AT ROCKIES (12 INNINGS)
Batting stars: Emmanuel Morel was 2-for-4 with two walks and an RBI. Darling Cuesto was 2-for-5 with a walk and an RBI. Jorge Acosta was 0-for-3 with three walks and a run.
Pitching stars: Huascar Ynoa pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and no walks with two strikeouts. Luis Bellorin struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit. Miguel De Jesus struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks.
Opposition stars: Luis Brito was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Joel Diaz was 2-for-4 with a double. Yohander Quintana pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
The game: The Rockies scored single runs in the second and sixth to take a 2-0 lead. A Francisco Hernandez RBI single got the Twins on the board in the seventh and they tied it in the ninth on a Morel RBI single. In the twelfth, two walks preceded Cuesto's run-scoring single to put the Twins ahead. The Rockies got the tying run on in the bottom of the twelfth on a two-out hit batsman, but did not advance him.
Of note: Jean Carlos Arias was 0-for-5. Jose Parra was 0-for-5 with a walk and a run. Edgar Herrera was 1-for-4.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Rockies at DSL Twins
5:30 Fort Myers (TBA) at Bradenton
6:05 Chattanooga (Brett Lee, no record) at Tennessee (Ivan Pineyro, 4-3, 3.36)
6:05 Pawtucket (Zeke Spruill, 3-1, 4.03) at Rochester (Pat Dean, 5-3, 2.36)
6:35 Cedar Rapids (Keaton Steele, 2-0, 2.70) at South Bend (Jake Stinnett, 2-1, 6.27)