A pair of three-run innings carry the Red Wings. No Miracle in Fort Myers. Edgar Corcino continues to hit in a losing effort for the Kernels. An eight-run inning sinks the E-Twins.
ROCHESTER 6, LEHIGH VALLEY 2 IN ROCHESTER
Batting stars: Carlos Paulino was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in three. Argenis Diaz was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two. Eric Farris was 2-for-4 with two runs.
Pitching stars: Greg Peavey pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts. Michael Tonkin pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout. Logan Darnell pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Chris McGuiness was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second. Russ Canzler was 2-for-4 with a double. Devin Lohman was 1-for-2 with a double.
The game: McGuiness hit a two-run homer in the second to put the IronPigs up 2-0. It held until the fifth, when Diaz had a two-run double as part of a three-run inning that gave the Red Wings a 3-2 lead. In the seventh, Paulino had a two-run double as part of another three-run inning that put the Red Wings in control of the game.
Of note: Jorge Polanco was 1-for-3 with a walk. James Beresford was 0-for-3 with an RBI. Chris Herrmann was 0-for-4. Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-3 with a walk.
CHATTANOOGA AT BILOXI
Rained out.
JUPITER 3, FORT MYERS 2 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Mitch Garver was 1-for-4 with a home run. T. J. White was 2-for-4. Alex Swim was 1-for-1 with a double.
Pitching stars: Stephen Gonsalves pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Brian Gilbert pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Harold Riggins was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth. Justin Bohn was 1-for-2 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Chipper Smith pitched five innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
The game: Avery Romero singled in a run in the first for the Hammerheads, but the Miracle scored without a hit in the fourth to tie it 1-1. Riggins homered in the sixth and the Hammerheads scored again in the seventh to make it 3-1. Garver homered in the bottom of the seventh to cut the lead to 3-2. Swim led off the ninth with a pinch-hit double and went to third on a bunt, but the last two Miracle batters struck out.
Of note: Zach Granite was 1-for-4 with a walk. Brett Doe was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.
QUAD CITIES 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN QUAD CITIES
Batting stars: Edgar Corcino was 2-for-3 with a walk. Pat Kelly was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk. Tyler Kuresa was 1-for-3 with a run.
Pitching star: Luke Westphal pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Alex Bregman was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in one. Kristian Trompiz was 2-for-2 with a triple and two runs. David Paulino struck out seven in seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks.
The game: The River Bandits scored once without a hit in the second and Trompiz singled and scored in the sixth for a 2-0 lead. The Kernels got on the board in the eighth on a single, two walks, and a wild pitch, but they had men on second and third with one out and could do no more. In the bottom of the eighth, the River Bandits put together a two-out rally, getting two singles, a walk, and a bases-clearing double by Nick Tanielu to put the game out of reach.
Of note: Tanner English was 1-for-4. Nick Gordon was 0-for-4. Zack Larson was 0-for-3 with a walk. Austin Diemer, making his Class A debut, was 0-for-2 with a walk.
BURLINGTON 13, ELIZABETHTON 3 IN BURLINGTON
Batting stars: Amuarys Minier was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Daniel Kihle was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once. LaMonte Wade was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.
Pitching star: Cody Stashak pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Brandon Dulin was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth), a triple, and a walk, scoring three times. Riley King was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and two walks, scoring twice. Colton Frabasilio was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.
The game: It was actually close most of the way. Each team scored once in the second and once in the sixth, leaving the score tied 2-2. Kamran Young's single-plus-error gave the Twins a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh, however, the Royals put together an eight-run inning. Jose Martinez had a two-run double, but there were also two walks, two errors, and a hit batsman. King hit a three-run homer in the eighth just to put some icing on the cake.
Of note: Manuel Guzman was 2-for-5. Zander Weil, making his professional debut, was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run. Chris Paul, making his professional debut, was 0-for-4.
GCL TWINS
No game scheduled.
DSL Twins
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