Pat Dean's pitching leads the Red Wings.  A big comeback, led by Max Kepler and Adam Brett Walker II, carries the Lookouts.  Trevor Hildenberger makes his Fort Myers debut.  A big inning is enough for Cedar Rapids.  The E-Twins and the GCL Twins are both blanked.  A seven-run seventh carries the DSL Twins.

ROCHESTER 4, GWINNETT 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Chris Herrmann was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Eric Farris was 1-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Argenis Diaz was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Pat Dean pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks with one strikeout.  Michael Tonkin struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Todd Cunningham was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.  Sean Kazmar was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.

The game:  Gwinnett got single runs in the second and fourth to take a 2-0 lead.  In the fifth, however, Farris had an RBI double and Diaz a run-scoring single in a three-run inning that put the Red Wings in front 3-2.  Herrmann singled home an insurance run in the sixth.  The Braves had two on in both the eighth and the ninth but did not score.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4.  Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-4.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-4.  The top five batters in the Red Wings order were 1-for-19 with a walk, but they won the game anyway.

CHATTANOOGA 8, TENNESSEE 7 IN CHATTANOOGA

Batting stars:  Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-4 with a home run (his twenty-sixth) and three RBIs.  Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.  Heiker Meneses was 2-for-4 with a two runs and an RBI.

Pitching star:  Alex Muren retired all four batters he faced, striking out one.

Opposition stars:  Stephen Bruno was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.  Jacob Hannemann was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Pierce Johnson struck out eight in 6.1 innings, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks.

The game:  Two errors and three singles led to four first-inning runs for the Smokies.  Walker II singled in a run in the bottom of the first, but the Smokies got single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth to take a 7-1 lead.  In the bottom of the seventh, however, a walk, a single, another walk, and a hit batsman made it 7-2 with the bases loaded.  Kepler hit a bases-clearing double to make it 7-5, Kennys Vargas singled him home to make it 7-6, and Walker II hit a two-run homer to give the Lookouts an 8-7 lead.  The last eight Smokies batters were retired.

Of note:  Levi Michael was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Vargas was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Brett Lee pitched five innings, giving up six runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

TAMPA 6, FORT MYERS 2 IN TAMPA

Batting stars:  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4 with a double.  Ryan Walker was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.  Logan Wade was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Pitching star:  Trevor Hildenberger, making his high-A debut, struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition stars:  Dante Bichette was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Mike Ford was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs.  Jake Skole was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

The game:  Bichette doubled in two in a three-run Yankee first that put them ahead 3-0.  The Miracle scored single runs in the third and fourth to cut the lead to 3-2, but that was as close as they would come.  A walk, an error, and two singles produced three more runs for the Yankees in the sixth.  The Miracle loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, bringing the tying run up to bat, but a double play ended the threat.

Of note:  Mitch Garver was 1-for-4.  T. J. White was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Ryan Eades pitched six innings, giving up six runs on nine hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

CEDAR RAPIDS 5, WISCONSIN 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in three.  Sean Miller was 2-for-3 with a run.  Tyler Kuresa was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

Pitching star:  Yorman Landa struck out two in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up only a walk.

Opposition stars:  Blake Allemand was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Luis Aviles was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Carlos Leal was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

The game:  The Kernels opened the third with two singles and a walk, loading the bases.  Corcino then delivered a bases-clearing triple to put the Kernels up 3-0.  He scored on a Kuresa single, and later in the inning a ground out brought Kuresa home to make it 5-0.  That was all the Kernels would need, but just barely.  Aviles homered in the fifth and the Timber Rattlers scored two in the sixth to make it 5-3.  In the ninth, two walks and two wild pitches made it 5-4 and put the tying run on third with one out, but a popup and a strikeout ended the game.

Of note:  Tanner English was 1-for-4 with a run.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Zack Larson was 1-for-4.  Ethan Mildren pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

PRINCETON 3, ELIZABETHTON 0 IN ELIZABETHTON

Batting stars:  Chris Paul was 2-for-4.  A. J. Murray was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Miles Nordgren pitched 6.2 innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  Logan Lombana pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Zacrey Law was 2-for-4 with a double.  Landon Cray was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Brock Burke struck out five in four shutout innings, allowing five hits and no walks.

The game:  An error brought home a run in the third, Brett Sullivan singled one home in the sixth, and another error led to a run in the seventh for the Rays.  The Twins only once got a man past first base.

Of note:  Manuel Guzman was 1-for-4.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-4.  Travis Blankenhorn was 0-for-3.

GCL ORIOLES 12, GCL TWINS 0 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Lewin Diaz was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.  Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-2.

Pitching star:  Callan Pearce pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Jomar Reyes was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in four.  Ryan Mountcastle was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Daniel Franco was 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs.

The game:  Reyes had a two-run double in the first and another in the third, leading to a 6-0 Orioles lead.  The game was gone at that point, but the Orioles added five in the seventh and one in the ninth.  The Twins did not get a man past second, and got one that far only twice.

Of note:  Luis Arraez was 0-for-3.  Brian Olson was 0-for-4.  Matz Schutte pitched two innings, giving up four runs on four hits and a walk with one strikeout.

DSL TWINS 9, DSL METS1 7 AT METS1

Batting stars:  Francisco Hernandez was 3-for-6 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Edgar Herrera was 2-for-2 with three walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Jean Carlos Arias was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.

Pitching star:  Jadison Jimenez pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Edgardo Fermin was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and four RBIs.  Ysidro Pierre was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.  Kenny Hernandez was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

The game:  Herrera singled in a run in the third that put the Twins up 2-1.  It stayed 2-1 through six.  The Twins then scored seven times in the seventh, an inning which featured six singles, two walks, and two errors.  The Mets1 came back with four in the bottom of the seventh, getting three walks and three singles to make the score 9-5.  Fermin hit a two-run homer in the ninth to cut the lead to 9-7.  The Mets1 brought the tying run to the plate with two out, but a ground out ended the game.

Of note:  Emmanuel Morel was 1-for-4 with two walks and a run.  Jorge Acosta was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.