Pat Dean pitches well as Aaron Hicks starts his rehab.  Miguel Sano has the Biscuits seeing double.  Granite is rock-solid.  Ethan Mildren has a strong start.  Tyler Kuresa hits a three-run homer.  Cabbage patches together the only GCL Twins run.  A good start for Danny Feliz.

CHARLOTTE 3, ROCHESTER 1 IN CHARLOTTE

Batting stars:  Carlos Paulino was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Ryan Wheeler was 1-for-3 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Pat Dean pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Lester Oliveros struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Kevan Smith was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Micah Johnson was 1-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Erik Johnson struck out eight in seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk.

The game:  Johnson had an RBI double and Jason Coats a run-scoring single to give the Knights a 2-0 lead in the third.  Paulino doubled in a run in the fifth to cut the lead to 2-1.  The Red Wings had men on second and third with two out in that inning but left them there.  They had men on first and second with none out in the seventh, but a double play took them out of the inning and they did not get a man on base again.  The Knights added an insurance run in the eighth.

Of note:  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-4.  James Beresford was 1-for-4.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-4.  Danny Ortiz was 0-for-4.  Oswaldo Arcia was 1-for-4.

MONTGOMERY 7, CHATTANOOGA 6 IN MONTGOMERY

Batting stars:  Miguel Sano was 4-for-5 with four doubles, scoring once and driving in two.  Levi Michael was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Max Kepler was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.

Pitching star:  Brandon Peterson retired all seven batters he faced, striking out three.

Opposition stars:  Joey Rickard was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, a triple, and a walk, scoring twice.  Justin O'Conner was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Cameron Seitzer was 2-for-3 with a run.

The game:  Sano doubled in a run in a two-run first and Kepler singled one home in the third to give the Lookouts a 3-0 lead.  The Biscuits tied it with three in the fifth.  Sano again doubled in a run in a two-run seventh and Michael singled one home in the eighth to give the Lookouts a 6-3 lead.  In the bottom of the eighth, Thomas Coyle singled in a run and Rickard hit a three-run homer to put the BIscuits in front 7-6.  Sano doubled to lead off the ninth and the Lookouts loaded the bases with two out, but a pickoff at first base ended the game.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-5 with a run.  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-4 with a walk.  Alex Wimmers pitched well for four innings but fell apart in the fifth.  His line reads 4.2 innings and three runs on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

FORT MYERS 5, CHARLOTTE 4 IN FORT MYERS (15 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Zach Granite was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-3 with a double and three RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Chih-Wei Hu struck out ten in six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and no walks.  Alex Muren struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks.  Matt Summers pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Grady Sizemore was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Braxton Lee was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Eduar Quinones struck out four in four shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks.

The game:  Garver hit a three-run double in the first inning, giving the Miracle a 3-0 lead.  Mike Marjama homered in the fourth to put the Stone Crabs on the board, a two-run fifth tied it 3-3, and Sizemore doubled in a run in the seventh to give them a 4-3 advantage.  Meanwhile, the Miracle did very little offensively until the ninth, when a hit batsman, a single, and an error loaded the bases with none out.  A pair of ground balls to second resulted in two force outs and home, but Granite delivered a single to tie it 4-4.  There was no more scoring until the fifteenth.  Granite led off with a single and an error put men on second and third.  An intentional walk filled the bases and an accidental walk brought home the winning run.

Of note:  Alex Swim was 1-for-5 with two RBIs.  Marcus Knecht was 0-for-5 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.

QUAD CITIES 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  T. J. White was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Edgar Corcino was 0-for-2 with three walks and a run.  Alex Real was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching star:  Ethan Mildren pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Bobby Boyd was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  Jason Martin was 3-for-5 with a run.  Ramon Laureano was 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.

The game:  The Kernels opened their first inning with two walks and two singles, resulting in two runs.  It stayed 2-0 until the seventh, when each team scored once.  In the eighth, Boyd delivered a two-out two-run single to tie the score 3-3.  In the tenth, Laureano tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly to put the River Bandits up 4-3.  The Kernels put men on first and second with one out in the bottom of the tenth but stranded them there.

Of note:  Nick Gordon was 0-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Zack Larson was 1-for-4 with a walk.  Max Murphy was 0-for-4.

ELIZABETHTON 4, PULASKI 1 IN ELIZABETHTON

Batting stars:  Tyler Kuresa was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second.  A. J. Murray was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.  Kamran Young was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Andro Cutura struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Anthony Mciver struck out two in two perfect innings.  Jose Abreu struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Jose Javier was 1-for-2 with a walk.  David Sosebee pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a wakl with one strikeout.

The game:  Kuresa hit a three-run homer in the first inning to give the Twins a 3-0 lead.  It stayed 3-0 until the seventh, when Young singled in a run.  The lone Yankees run came in the eighth on a hit batsman, two walks, and another hit batsman.  The Yankees did not get a hit after the fourth inning.

Of note:  Sean Miller was 1-for-4.  Rainis Silva was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-4.  Austin Diemer was 1-for-4.

GCL RED SOX 6, GCL TWINS 1 AT RED SOX

Batting stars:  Trey Cabbage was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Brian Olson was 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.  Luis Martinez was 1-for-3 with a double.

Pitching stars:  Moises Gomez pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk with one strikeout.  Callan Pearce pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits with one strikeout.  Brandon Poulson struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Roldani Baldwin was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, scoring twice.  Yoan Aybar was 2-for-4 with a double, driving in two.  Henry Ramos was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.

The game:  Baldwin hit a two-run homer in the first and Aybar had a two-run double in a four-run fourth to give the Red Sox a 6-0 lead.  The Twins did not score, and really did not even threaten, until the ninth, when Olson tripled with two out and scored on a Cabbage single.

Of note:  Luis Arraez was 0-for-4.  Luis Hernandez pitched 2.1 innings, giving up six runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

DSL ROCKIES 2, DSL TWINS 1 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Francisco Hernandez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Edgar Herrera was 1-for-2 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Danny Feliz pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks with one strikeout.  Carlos Suniaga pitched three innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Manuel Melendez was 3-for-3 with two walks and two RBIs.  Pedro Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a triple.  Jorge Oviedo struck out eight in seven innings, allowing one run on two hits and a walk.

The game:  Melendez singled in a run in the fifth to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead.  The Twins did not get a hit until the fifth and did not score until the seventh, when a hit batsman, a double, and a wild pitch produced a run.  In the ninth, Melendez singled in another run to put the Rockies ahead 2-1.  The Twins loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but a pair of strikeouts ended the game.

Of note:  Emmanuel Morel was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Antonio Tovar was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Darling Cuesto was 1-for-4.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Yankees1 at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
5:00  Pulaski (TBA) at Elizabethton (Cody Stashak, no record)
5:30  Fort Myers (Ryan Eades, 4-1, 3.09) at Dunedin (Jeff Hoffman, 1-2, 4.28)
6:35  Chattanooga (Brett Lee, 0-1, 5.09) at Montgomery (Jacob Faria, no record)
6:35  Quad Cities (Brock Dykxhoorn, 4-3, 4.12) at Cedar Rapids (Keaton Steele, 2-2, 3.16)
Charlotte at Rochester--already postponed.