Minor Details: Games of July 28

Jose Berrios and Danny Ortiz carry the Red Wings.  Shannon Wilkerson has a big game for the Lookouts.  Garver and Granite drive in key runs for the Miracle.  An extra-inning win for the Kernels.  A late rally falls short for the E-Twins.  The GCL Twins sweep a doubleheader.  A strong performance by Jadison Jimenez leads the DSL Twins.

ROCHESTER 13, TOLEDO 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Danny Ortiz was 3-for-5 with three doubles, scoring three times and driving in three.  Doug Bernier was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his second) and a double, scoring twice.  Carlos Paulino was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Jose Berrios struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks.  Michael Tonkin pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Marc Krauss was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double, scoring twice.  Trayvon Robinson was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one.  Corey Jones was 1-for-2 with two walks.

The game:  There was no score through five.  The first two Red Wings went out in the sixth, followed by two walks, a two-run triple by Reynaldo Rodriguez, an Ortiz double, and an Argenis Diaz single, making the score 4-0.  The Mud Hens got one back in the bottom of the sixth, but Ortiz hit a two-run double in a four-run seventh that put the game out of reach.

Of note:  Xavier Avery was 1-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  James Beresford was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Rodriguez was 1-for-5 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in three.

CHATTANOOGA 8, PENSACOLA 3 IN CHATTANOOGA

Batting stars:  Shannon Wilkerson was 3-for-4 with two walks and a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Stuart Turner was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Levi Michael was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Jake Reed pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.  D. J. Johnson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.  J. T. Chargois pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Seth Mejias-Brean was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Juan Duran was 2-for-4 with a run.  Wandy Peralta pitched three innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Mejias-Brean had a two-run double in a three-run second that put the Blue Wahoos up 3-0.  The Lookouts came back with a seven-run fourth that put them in control of the game.  Six of the runs scored after two were out.  The Lookouts had a triple, a double, four singles, and two walks.  The Blue Wahoos loaded the bases in the fifth and put two on in the seventh and eighth but could not score again.

Of note:  Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Brett Lee pitched five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits and three walks with one strikeout.

FORT MYERS 4, LAKELAND 3 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Mitch Garver was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.  Zach Granite was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Ryan Eades pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and four walks with three strikeouts.  Nick Burdi struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition stars:  Jiwan James was 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.  Grayson Greiner was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

The game:  T. J. White singled in a run in the first.  It stayed 1-0 until the fifth, when James' two-run triple made it 2-1 Flying Tigers.  The Miracle got the lead back in the sixth on Garver's two-run homer.  Two walks and two wild pitches allowed the Flying Tigers to even the score in the seventh.  In the ninth, Granite delivered an RBI single to win the game.

Of note:  Engelb Vielma was 0-for-4.  D. J. Hicks was 1-for-4.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, CLINTON 3 IN CLINTON (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Brian Navaretto was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Rafael P. Valera was 2-for-5 with a run.  Edgar Corcino was 0-for-2 with three walks.

Pitching stars:  Keaton Steele pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and three walks with one strikeout.  Cameron Booser struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Gianfranco Wawoe was 2-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in two.  Arby Fields was 3-for-5 with a double.  Osmer Morales struck out four in four shutout innings, allowing only a walk.

The game:  The Kernels got on the board without a hit in the third inning.  The made it 3-0 after four on a run-scoring double by Navaretto and an RBI single by Pat Kelly.  It stayed 3-0 until the seventh, when a sacrifice fly scored the first LumberKings run.  Wawoe's two-run double in the eighth tied it 3-3.  Zack Larson delivered a run-scoring double in the tenth to give the Kernels a 4-3 lead.  The LumberKings got a leadoff walk in the bottom of the tenth but could do nothing with it.

Of note:  Tanner English was 0-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Larson was 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI.

JOHNSON CITY 8, ELIZABETHTON 4 IN ELIZABETHTON

Batting stars:  Kamran Young was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, driving in one.  Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.  Manuel Guzman was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitching star:  Miles Nordgren pitched six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Chris Rivera was 1-for-2 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and two walks, scoring twice.  Eliezer Alvarez was 1-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.  Edmundo Sosa was 3-for-5 with two runs.

The game:  The Twins had leads of 1-0 and 2-1 and it was still tied 3-3 after six.  From there, though, it was almost all Cardinals.  Rivera hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make it 5-3, Allen Staton homered and Luke Doyle had an RBI double in the eighth to make it 7-3, and they added one more in the ninth.  The Twins scored one in the ninth and loaded the bases with two out, bringing the tying run to the plate, but a fly out ended the game.

Of note:  Daniel Kihle was 0-for-3 with two walks.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-5 with a walk.  Chris Paul was 1-for-5.

GCL TWINS 4, GCL RAYS 1 AT TWINS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-3 with a home run and a double, driving in three.  Lewin Diaz was 1-for-2 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Brian Olson was 2-for-2 with a walk and a run.

Pitching star:  Lachlan Wells struck out six in five shutout innings of relief, giving up two hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Juan Carlos Arias was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Joseph Astacio was 2-for-3.

The game:  RBI doubles by Diaz and Palacios put the Twins ahead 2-0 in the first.  The Rays got one back in the second and it stayed 2-1 through five.  In the sixth Palacios hit a two-run homer to put the Twins in control of the game.  The last seven Rays and fifteen of the last sixteen were retired.

Of note:  Luis Arraez was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Jose Martinez struck out three in two innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

GCL TWINS 2, GCL RAYS 0 AT TWINS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Rowan Ebersohn was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Trey Cabbage was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-3 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Eduardo Del Rosario struck out nine in four shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  John Curtiss struck out three in two perfect innings.  Johan Quezada pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Miguel Hernandez was 1-for-3 with a double.  Orlando Romero pitched 3.2 innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Ebersohn's double in the fourth put the Twins ahead 1-0.  Bryant Hayman singled in a run in the fifth.  That was all the Twins needed.  The Rays got leadoff double in the second but stranded him on third and did not get a hit after that.

Of note:  Luis Martinez was 0-for-3.  Hayman was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.  Jermaine Palacios was 1-for-3.

DSL TWINS 5, DSL ORIOLES2 2 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Jose Bermudez was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his second.  Jorge Parra was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Jean Carlos Arias was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Jadison Jimenez struck out ten in six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and one walk.  Andriu Marin struck out six in three perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Carlos Jean was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Pedro Flores was 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.  Jose Diaz pitched five innings, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Flores tripled and scored in the first, but the Twins took the lead in the third on Bermudez' two-run homer.  The Orioles2 tied it in the fourth, but the Twins took the lead to stay in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk and added two in the eighth to take control of the game.

Of note:  Yeltsin Encarnacion was 0-for-4.  Junior Amarante was 1-for-3 with a run.  Antonio Tovar was 2-for-3.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Dodgers
11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Rays
11:00  Rochester (Michael Bowden, no record) at Toledo (Mike Belfiore, 4-9, 5.45)
6:00  Johnson City (Ramon Santos, 0-3, 9.78) at Elizabethton (Andro Cutura, 1-1, 0.96)
6:05  Lakeland (Trent Szkutnik, 0-4, 6.75) at Fort Myers (Mat Batts, 4-2, 1.96)
6:15  Pensacola (Timothy Adleman, 6-8, 2.41) at Chattanooga (D. J. Baxendale, 4-2, 3.79)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Felix Jorge, 5-3, 2.10) at Clinton (Zack Littell, 2-6, 3.88)