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A big day for James Beresford wasn't enough. Neither was a good day for Shannon Wilkerson. The Kernels lose by a touchdown. Still no offense for the E-Twins. The DSL Twins lose also. The best news is that two games got rained out.
COLUMBUS 8, ROCHESTER 4 IN COLUMBUS
Batting stars: James Beresford was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Eric Farris was 3-for-4 with a run.
Pitching star: Logan Darnell pitched 4.1 scoreless innings of relief, giving up five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Jerry Sands was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. Jose Ramirez was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice. Adam Moore was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fifth.
The game: The Red Wings got on the board in the first on a Rodriguez RBI single, but the Clippers got a two-run homer from Moore in a three-run second. Beresford homered to cut the lead to 3-2 in the third, but the Clippers got two in the bottom of the third and three in the fourth to go up 8-3.
Of note: Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-4. Greg Peavey pitched 3.2 innings, giving up eight runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
TENNESSEE 8, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN TENNESSEE
Batting stars: Shannon Wilkerson was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice. Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Heiker Meneses was 2-for-5 with a run.
Pitching stars: None.
Opposition stars: Jacob Hannemann was 4-for-5 with two triples and a double, scoring three times and driving in two. Albert Almora was 1-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and three RBIs. Willson Contreras was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
The game: Walker II had a two-run double in the top of the third to put the Lookouts up 2-1, but the Smokies got both runs back in the bottom of the third to take the lead back at 3-2. It stayed 3-2 until the sixth, when Hannemann had a two-run triple and later came around to score and make it 6-2. The Lookouts never got closer than three after that. They brought the tying run to the plate in the seventh and eighth, but that was it.
Of note: Levi Michael was 0-for-3 with two walks and an RBI. Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a walk. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 with two walks. Jason Wheeler pitched six innings, giving up six runs on ten hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
TAMPA AT FORT MYERS
Rained out. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.
BELOIT 13, CEDAR RAPIDS 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Brian Navaretto was 2-for-5 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in two. Tyler Kuresa was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Tanner English was 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Luke Bard struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Rafael P. Valera pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Tim Proudfoot was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in four. Max Kuhn was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and a walk, scoring three times and driving in three. Argenis Raga was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.
The game: The first two Snappers went out in the first inning, but they still went on to score five runs, aided by an error and two walks. It stayed 5-0 until the fourth, when English's triple capped a five-run Kernels inning to tie it 5-5. Kuhn hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Snappers a 7-5 lead. It was 8-6 after six, but the Snappers scored five in the seventh to put the game out of reach. Proudfoot had a two-run double in the inning and Yairo Munoz contributed a two-run single-plus-error.
Of note: Nick Gordon was 1-for-5. Edgar Corcino was 0-for-4 with a walk. Zack Larson was 1-for-4 with a run. Sean Miller was 2-for-4 with a run. Starter Randy Rosario pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up five unearned runs on four hits and two walks with no strikeouts.
KINGSPORT 5, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN KINGSPORT
Batting stars: None.
Pitching stars: Nate Gercken struck out five in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and no walks. Tyler Stirewalt pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Ivan Wilson was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Patrick Mazeika was 1-for-3 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Aurdy German pitched seven innings, allowing one run on two hits and three walks with one strikeout.
The game: The Mets got three in the first and added Wilson's two-run homer in the third to go ahead 5-0. The Twins got their lone run in the fourth on two walks and a Travis Blankenhorn single. They did not threaten after that.
Of note: Daniel Kihle was 1-for-4. LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4. Chris Paul was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run. Samuel Clay struck out seven in 3.1 innings, giving up five runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks.
GCL TWINS AT GCL RED SOX
Rained out. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.
DSL REDSOX1 6, DLS TWINS 2 AT TWINS
Batting stars: Antonio Tovar was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Edgar Herrera was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Junior Amarante was 2-for-4 with a double.
Pitching stars: Luis Gil struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three walks. Jose Ramirez pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Elwin Tejeda was 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, and two walks, driving in one. Eddy Reynoso was 1-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice. Roniel Raudes struck out six in five innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk.
The game: The RedSox1 got a triple, two doubles, and a single in the first inning, yet only scored twice. The Twins got on the board in the bottom of the first on Tovar's RBI single. Reynoso homered in the third to make it 3-1 and in the fifth the RedSox1 got two runs on one hit, helped by three walks, a hit batsman, and two wild pitches. Each team scored once in the ninth.
Of note: Emmanuel Morel was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run. Jorge Acosta was 0-for-3 with a walk. Huascar Ynoa struck out eight in four innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
Game 2 GCL Twins at GCL Red Sox
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL Red Sox
4:05 Tampa (Dietrick Enns, 0-0, 1.13) at Fort Myers (Kohl Stewart, 4-5, 3.26)
Game 2 Tampa (Vicente Campos, 1-3, 8.04 at Fort Myers (TBA)
6:00 Elizabethton (Cody Stashak, 2-0, 1.29) at Kingsport (Darwin Ramos, 2-1, 3.67)
6:05 Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 6-4, 4.25) at Tennessee (Andres Santiago, 1-3, 4.42)
6:15 Rochester (TBA) at Columbus (Jarrett Grube, 4-0, 3.81)
6:35 Beloit (Heath Fillmyer, 1-9, 6.49) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Gibbons, 3-2, 4.25)