Not much offense for either Rochester or Chattanooga.  Kohl Stewart and Alex Swim lead the Miracle.  The Kernels take control early and hang on.  Cody Stashak and Austin Diemer lead the E-Twins.  We finally get a report on Saturday's DSL game.

LEHIGH VALLEY 4, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Jose Martinez was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a double.

Pitching stars:  Mark Hamburger retired all five men he faced, striking out one.  Caleb Thielbar pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

Opposition stars:  Chase d'Arnaud was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and a double, scoring twice.  Tyler Henson was 1-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Jason Berken pitched 8.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Henson had a two-run double in a three-run third that gave the IronPigs a 3-0 lead.  d'Arnaud homered in the seventh to make it 4-0.  The Red Wings left the bases loaded in the seventh but did not score until the ninth, when Martinez hit a two-run homer.  The Red Wings did not get the tying run up to bat.

Of note:  James Beresford was 0-for-4.  Oswaldo Arcia was 1-for-3.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Danny Ortiz was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Taylor Rogers struck out six in 6.1 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on nine hits and no walks.

JACKSONVILLE 3, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN JACKSONVILLE

Batting stars:  Stephen Wickens was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-4 with a home run, his second.

Pitching stars:  D. J. Baxendale struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk.  Madison Boer pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks with one strikeout.  J. T. Chargois pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.

Opposition stars:  Carlos Lopez was 1-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk, scoring twice.  Ryan Rieger was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk.  Austin Brice struck out eight in four shutout innings, allowing a hit and a walk.

The game:  A Lopez homer and an untimely error (is there such a thing as a timely error?) produced two runs for the Suns in the first inning.  It stayed 2-0 through five.  Walker II doubled in a run in the sixth and Goodrum homered in the seventh to tie it 2-2.  In the bottom of the seventh, however, David Adams singled in Lopez to give the Suns a 3-2 lead.  The Lookouts got a man to second base in the eighth and ninth but could do no more.

Of note:  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Max Kepler was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.

FORT MYERS 5, ST. LUCIE 4 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Alex Swim was 2-for-3 with two runs.  Marcus Knecht was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-1 with three walks.

Pitching stars:  Kohl Stewart pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts.  Brian Gilbert gave up an unearned run in one inning, giving up only a walk.  Nick Burdi pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Victor Cruzado was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his third) and a walk, scoring twice.  Champ Stuart was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.  Mickey Jannis pitched seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Sacrifice flies in the first and third put the Miracle up 2-0.  Cruzado hit a two-run homer in the fourth to tie it.  It stayed tied through sixth.  The Mets got sacrifice flies in the seventh and eighth to go ahead 4-2.  In the bottom of the eighth, a single and two walks loaded the bases, Knecht's two-run single tied it 4-4, and a wild pitch brought home the go-ahead run.  The Mets put men on second and third with one out in the ninth but could not tie the score.

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

CEDAR RAPIDS 9, BURLINGTON 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Jorge Fernandez was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in four.  Brian Navaretto was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Pitching star:  Randy Rosario struck out five in 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits.

Opposition stars:  Wade Wass was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Nick Flair, who must get called Ric all the time, was 2-for-5 with a home run.  Michael Bolaski pitched six innings, allowing two unearned runs on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  The Kernels took control early.  Fernandez delivered a three-run double in the first, three singles, a walk, a wild pitch, and a double steal produced two in the second, and a Brett Doe homer and Navaretto's RBI single resulted in two more in the third, giving the Kernels a 7-0 lead.  The Bees got one in the seventh, but the Kernels got RBI doubles by Fernandez and Navaretto in the bottom of the seventh to make it 9-1.  It looked like it was over, but the Bees came up with five runs in the ninth.  They did not, however, bring the tying run up to bat.

Of note:  Nick Gordon was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Zack Larson was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Max Murphy was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.

ELIZABETHTON 5, PRINCETON 2 IN PRINCETON

Batting stars:  Austin Diemer was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and two runs.  Nelson Molina was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Sean Miller was 2-for-5 with a run.

Pitching star:  Cody Stashak struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Landon Cray was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, driving in one.  Peter Maris was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Jose Mujica struck out six in five shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk.

The game:  It was scoreless through five.  In the sixth, the Twins opened the inning with three singles, got an error and another single, and took a 3-0 lead.  Diemer hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make it 5-0.  The Rays got one in the seventh and in the ninth scored once and brought the tying run up to bat with one out.  A pair of strikeouts ended the game.

Of note:  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-4.  Amaurys Minier was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

GCL TWINS

No game scheduled

DSL TWINS

No game scheduled.

DSL TWINS 5, DSL ORIOLES2 3 AT ORIOLES2 (GAME OF JULY 4)

Batting stars:  Junior Amarante was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Gorge Munoz was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Emmanuel Morel was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.

Pitching stars:  Miguel De Jesus struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks.  Randolph Perez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Johnny Dixon was 2-for-3 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Miguel De Los Santos was 2-for-4 with a double.  Jhon Peluffo struck out five in five innings, allowing two hits and three walks.

The game:  The Orioles2 scored two in the fourth and Dixon tripled in a run in the fifth for a 3-0 lead.  The Twins got on the board in the seventh as Amarante delivered a two-run single to cap a four-run inning and put the Twins ahead 4-3.  They added a run in the eighth on two walks, a hit batsman, and an error.  The Orioles2 did not get a man past first base after the fifth inning.

Of note:  Jean Carlos Arias was 0-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Jorge Parra was 1-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Francisco Hernandez was 1-for-4 with a walk.  Jadison Jimenez struck out five in five innings, giving up three runs on ten hits.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Orioles2 at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Orioles
6:00  Elizabethton (Dereck Rodriguez, 2-0, 1.46) at Princeton (Jose Alvarado, 0-1, 15.00)
6:05  Chattanooga (Jason Wheeler, 0-1, 6.35) at Jacksonville (Jake Esch, 6-4, 3.57)
6:05  Lehigh Valley (Anthony Vasquez, 4-3, 4.96) at Rochester (Pat Dean, 6-7, 3.11)
6:05  St. Lucie (Miller Diaz, 4-5, 3.68) at Fort Myers (Stephen Gonsalves, 2-0, 3.79)
6:35  Beloit (Junior Mendez, 2-6, 4.61) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Gibbons, 2-2, 4.85)