Oswaldo Arcia is coming around. No offense for Fort Myers. Strong pitching by Ethan Mildren. Alex Robinson strikes out all six men he faces. Trey Cabbage delivers a walkoff single, Danny Feliz goes five hitless innings.
LEHIGH VALLEY 7, ROCHESTER 1 IN LEHIGH VALLEY
Batting stars: Aaron Hicks was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-5 with a double. Doug Bernier was 1-for-3 with a walk.
Pitching star: Greg Peavey struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks.
Opposition stars: Chase d'Arnaud was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in three. Jordan Danks was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. David Buchanan pitched 6.1 innings, allowing one run on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
The game: It was scoreless until the fifth, when a single a double, and a single produced two IronPigs runs. In the sixth, d'Arnaud hit a three-run double to cap a four-run inning that gave the IronPigs a 6-0 lead and put the game out of reach. The lone Red Wings run came in the seventh on a Hicks single. The Red Wings had the bases loaded with one out, but a double play ended the inning. They again loaded the bases in the eighth, but again did not score.
Of note: James Beresford was 0-for-5. Reynaldo Rodriguez was 1-for-4. Danny Ortiz was 0-for-3.
BIRMINGHAM AT CHATTANOOGA
A doubleheader was rained out. The teams will try to play two games today.
PALM BEACH 1, FORT MYERS 0 IN PALM BEACH
Batting stars: Aderlin Mejia was 1-for-3 with a double. Engelb Vielma was 1-for-4 with a double.
Pitching stars: Chih-Wei Hu pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts. Nick Burdi retired all six men he faced, striking out four. Dallas Gallant pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Corey Littrell pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks with three strikeouts. Derek Gibson was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The game: The Miracle got a one-out double in each of the first two innings but did not advance either man past second. The game's lone run came in the fourth when Collin Radack led off with a walk, took second on a ground out, and scored on Gibson's double. The Miracle did not advance a man past first after the second.
Of note: Zach Granite was 0-for-4. Alex Swim was 1-for-3. Marcus Knecht was 1-for-3.
CEDAR RAPIDS 8, BURLINGTON 2 IN BURLINGTON
Batting stars: Max Murphy was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring three times and driving in one. Rafael P. Valera was 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Jorge Fernandez was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching star: Ethan Mildren pitched seven innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Zachary Houchins was 3-for-4 with a home run (his seventh) and two runs. Alex Klonowski struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
The game: Doubles by Alex Real and Fernandez keyed a three-run second that put the Kernels up 3-0. Valera's two-run single capped a three-run second that made it 6-0. The lead was never less than six after that.
Of note: Tanner English was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run. Edgar Corcino was 2-for-4 with a double. Real was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.
GREENEVILLE 8, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN GREENEVILLE
Batting stars: Manuel Guzman was 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI. LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 with a walk.
Pitching star: Alex Robinson pitched two perfect perfect innings, striking out all six men he faced.
Opposition stars: Osvaldo Duarte was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice. Randy Cesar was 1-for-4 with a run and three RBIs. Alex Winkelman struck out six in three shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk.
The game: Three Twins errors in the first inning led to three Astros runs and a 3-0 lead. The Twins chipped away, getting a run in the third and another in the fourth, but left the bases loaded in both innings as well as in the fifth, when they did not score. It remained 3-2 until the eighth, when a five-run inning put the game out of reach. Cesar and Rodrigo Ayarza each had a two-run single in the inning. The Twins stranded eleven and went 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.
Of note: Amaurys Minier was 0-for-5. Austin Diemer was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run. Andro Cutera pitched four innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
GCL TWINS 2, GCL RAYS 1 AT TWINS (10 INNINGS)
Batting stars: Lean Marrero was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Trey Cabbage was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Kerby Camacho was 1-for-2 with two walks.
Pitching stars: Lachlan Wells struck out five in four innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and two walks. Moises Gomez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two walks with one strikeout. Matz Schutte pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Jaime Ayende was 2-for-4. Orlando Romero pitched five innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
The game: There was no score until the fifth, when the Rays got on the board on a walk, a passed ball, and two wild pitches. The Twins evened the score in the seventh on a hit batsman, a bunt, a wild pitch, and Marrero's RBI single. In the tenth, two singles and a double steal put men on second and third and Cabbage didn't leaf them there, singling to bring home the winning run.
Of note: Jorge Andrade was 1-for-4 with a walk. Brian Olson was 0-for-3 with a run.
DSL TWINS 3, DSL RED SOX1 1 AT TWINS
Batting stars: Gorge Munoz was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once. Edwin Franco was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. Jean Carlos Arias was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI.
Pitching stars: Danny Feliz pitched five hitless, scoreless innings, giving up two walks with three strikeouts. Randolph Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up three hits. Luis Gil struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up three walks.
Opposition stars: Luis Colmenares pitched four shutout innings, giving up no hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Willis Figueroa was 0-for-1 with three walks. Eddy Reynoso was 1-for-3 with a walk.
The game: Munoz tripled and scored in the first, Franco singled in a run in the second, and a wild pitch brought home a run in the third. That would be all the Twins would need, as the Red Sox1 did not get a hit until the seventh and did not score until the ninth, when a single-plus-error put a man on third and a ground out scored him. They did not get the tying run on base.
Of note: Emmanuel Morel was 0-for-4. Jorge Parra was 1-for-4. Edgar Herrera was 0-for-1 with two walks.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL Red Sox1
11:00 GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
4:15 Birmingham (Miles Jaye, 6-3, 2.93) at Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 3-3, 6.53)
Game 2 Birmingham (Tim Crabbe, 0-0, 4.50) at Chattanooga (Alex Wimmers, 5-1, 4.41)
5:05 Fort Myers (Ryan Eades, 5-1, 2.92) at Palm Beach (Nick Petree, 0-1, 1.74)
6:00 Greeneville (Junior Garcia, 0-0, 0.00) at Elizabethton (Brandon Easton, 0-1, 15.43)
6:05 Rochester (Jose Berrios, no record) at Lehigh Valley (Severino Gonzalez, 1-4, 4.06)
6:30 Cedar Rapids (Jared Wilson, 5-2, 3.41) at Burlington (Justin Anderson, 4-6, 3.09)