Tyler Duffey has an outstanding game and Oswaldo Arcia gets it going for the Red Wings. Max Kepler continues to tear up the Southern League. Two four-run innings carry the Miracle. A shutout for the Kernels. A tough game for the DSL Twins.
ROCHESTER 7, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 1 IN ROCHESTER
Batting stars: James Beresford was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two. Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Danny Santana was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.
Pitching star: Tyler Duffey struck out nine in eight shutout innings, giving up six hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Gregorio Petit was 2-for-3 with a double. Cole Figueroa was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Ben Gamel was 2-for-5 with a double.
The game: It was scoreless through three, but a six-run fourth pretty much settled things. The runs scored on a single, a double, and five more singles. Two of the last three singles were infield singles.
Of note: Eric Fryer was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Danny Ortiz was 1-for-4 with a run.
JACKSONVILLE 8, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN CHATTANOOGA
Batting stars: Max Kepler was 4-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two. Niko Goodrum was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Travis Harrison was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Pitching stars: Brett Lee pitched 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Brandon Peterson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk with one strikeout. Tim Shibuya pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit with one strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Matt Juengel was 2-for-4 with a grand slam (his twelfth homer) and a walk, scoring twice. Austin Nola was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Terrence Dayleg was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.
The game: The Lookouts scored two in the second and one in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. It held until the seventh, when the Suns put together an eight-run inning. Dayleg had a two-run double and Juengel capped the inning with a grand slam.
Of note: Jorge Polanco was 0-for-5. Miguel Sano was 0-for-5. Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
FORT MYERS 9, DAYTONA 5 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Logan Wade was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice. Jason Kanzler was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs. Zach Granite was 0-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Todd Van Steensel pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout. Luke Westphal struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.
Opposition stars: Alex Blandino was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once. Sebastian Elizalde was 1-for-2 with a run and two RBIs. Jon Matthews was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
The game: It was scoreless through three. Each team scored four in the fourth. The Tortugas took a 5-4 lead in the fifth, but Wade homered in the sixth to tie it 5-5. Wade also had a two-run single in a four-run seventh that put the Miracle in control of the game.
Of note: Alex Swim was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run. Chad Christensen was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run. Kohl Stewart pitched four innings, giving up four runs on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
CEDAR RAPIDS 2, BURLINGTON 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Nick Gordon was 3-for-4 with a double. Edgar Corcino was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Alex Real was 2-for-3 with a run.
Pitching stars: Ethan Mildren struck out eight in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks. Randy LeBlanc struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Cameron Booser struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition stars: Wade Wass was 2-for-4 with a double. Michael Bolaski pitched six innings, allowing two runs on seventh hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
The game: With two out and none on in the first, Zack Larson and Alex Real singled and Corcino delivered a two-run double. The Bees best scoring chance came in the seventh, when with two out they got two singles and a walk to load the bases, but a ground out ended the inning.
Of note: Tanner English was 1-for-4. Larson was 1-for-3 with a run.
DSL DODGERS 6, DSL TWINS 1 AT DODGERS
Batting stars: Francisco Hernandez was 1-for-3 with a home run. Gorge Munoz was 2-for-4. Jose Bermudez was 2-for-4.
Pitching star: Jadison Jimenez struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits with no walks.
Opposition stars: Daniel Padilla was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, scoring three times and driving in three. Romer Cuadrado was 1-for-5 with a home run. Leonardo Crawford struck out seven in five innings, allowing four hits and two walks.
The game: The Dodgers got one in the third, Cuadrado homered in the sixth, and Padilla hit a two-run homer in the seventh to put the Dodgers up 4-0. Hernandez homered in the eighth to get the Twins on the board, but the Dodgers added two more in the ninth.
Of note: Edwin Franco was 0-for-2 with two walks. Antonio Munoz was 1-for-4. Darling Cuesto was 0-for-4. Jorge Parra was 0-for-4.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Rojos at DSL Twins
6:05 Daytona (Barrett Astin, 4-1, 2.19) at Fort Myers (Aaron Slegers, 3-4, 3.94)
6:05 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Esmil Rogers, no record) at Rochester (TBA)
6:15 Jacksonville (Jake Esch, 5-3, 2.71) at Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 2-5, 5.14)
6:35 Burlington (Jake Jewell, 3-2, 4.39) at Cedar Rapids (Keaton Steele, 2-2, 4.18)