Xavier Avery and Pat Dean lead the Red Wings to  a spit.  Adam Brett Walker II and Brett Lee shine in a Lookouts victory.  The Miracle wastes a good performance by Luke Westphal.  The Kernels hang on for a victory.  Travis Blankenhorn hits a big homer for the E-Twins.  The GCL Twins and the DSL Twins are both blown out.

ROCHESTER 3, BUFFALO 0 IN BUFFALO (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Xavier Avery was 3-for-3 with a home run (his fifth) and three RBIs.  James Beresford was 2-for-4 with a run.  Eric Fryer was 2-for-3.

Pitching star:  Pat Dean pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Andy Burns was 1-for-2.  Jeff Francis pitched six innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  Avery singled in a run in the third and hit a two-run homer in the fifth.  He was not in the starting lineup--he replaced Oswaldo Arcia, who was hit in the right knee by a pitch in the first inning and immediately removed from the game.  I don't know any more about it than that.  The Bisons did not get a man past second base.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 1-for-4 with a run.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 1-for-4.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-2 with two walks.

BUFFALO 2, ROCHESTER 1 IN BUFFALO (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Doug Bernier was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Byron Buxton was 2-for-4.

Pitching star:  Logan Darnell struck out five in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk.

Opposition stars:  Chris Heisey was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Dalton Pompey was 1-for-3 with a run.  Phillippe Aumont struck out eight in six innings, allowing one run on three hits and four walks.

The game:  The Red Wings loaded the bases with none out in the third, but a double play scored their only run.  The Bisons tied it in the fourth when Pompey singled, stole second, stole third, and scored on a sacrifice fly.  With two out and none on in the seventh, Heisey hit a walkoff home run.

Of note:  James Beresford was 0-for-3.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-2 with a walk.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-2 with a walk.  Xavier Avery was 0-for-3.

CHATTANOOGA 4, TENNESSEE 3 IN CHATTANOOGA

Batting stars:  Adam Brett Walker II was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  D. J. Hicks was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

Pitching star:  Brett Lee pitched 7.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Albert Almora was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Jacob Hannemann was 2-for-5.  Pierce Johnson pitched seven innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

The game:  The Smokies got one in the top of the fourth, but RBI singles by Hicks and Niko Goodrum in the bottom of the fourth put the Lookouts ahead 2-1.  Walker II singled home a run in the sixth and Heiker Meneses did the same in the eighth to make it 4-1.  The Smokies got four singles in the ninth, scoring two and eventually putting men on second and third with two out, but a strikeout ended the game.

Of note:  Levi Michael was 0-for-4.  Stephen Wickens was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.

PALM BEACH 1, FORT MYERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Engelb Vielma was 3-for-4.  Logan Wade was 1-for-3 with a double.

Pitching stars:  Luke Westphal pitched seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  Todd Van Steensel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Brett Wiley was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Carson Kelly was 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.  Corey Littrell pitched eight shutout innings, allowing five hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

The game:  With two out and none on in the second, Kelly tripled and Wiley doubled for the game's lone run.  The Miracle did not get a man past second base.

Of note:  Aderlin Mejia was 0-for-3.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-4.  Marcus Knecht was 0-for-3.

CEDAR RAPIDS 7, LAKE COUNTY 6 IN LAKE COUNTY

Batting stars:  Rafael P. Valera was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  T. J. White was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Edgar Corcino was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Yorman Landa struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  John Curtiss struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Anthony Santander was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and a double, scoring three times and driving in three.  Yonathan Mendoza was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Thomas Pannone retired all thirteen men he faced with five strikeouts.

The game:  The Captains had leads of 2-0 and 5-3, but a four-run fifth put the Kernels in front to stay.  RBI singles by Corcino and White tied the score at 5-5 and a throwing error brought in the other two runs.  Santander homered in the sixth to cut the lead to 7-6.  Neither team got a hit after that, with the Captains drawing two walks and the Kernels not even getting a baserunner.

Of note:  Tanner English was 1-for-5 with a double and a run.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-5 with a run.  Zach Tillery pitched four innings, giving up five runs on eleven hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

ELIZABETHTON 5, BRISTOL 4 IN BRISTOL

Batting stars:  Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and four RBIs.  Brad Hartong was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Lewin Diaz was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Pitching star:  Kuo Hua Lo struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Jordan George was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Trae Arbet was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Neil Kozikowski struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Sandy Santos homered in the third to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.  It stayed there until the sixth, when Blankenhorn hit a three-run homer.  The Twins added two in the seventh to go up 5-1 and they needed all of those runs, as Bristol came back to score three in the bottom of the seventh.  George had a two-run double and Edgar Figueroa provided an RBI single to make it 5-4.  The Pirates loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but a strikeout and a ground out ended the game.

Of note:  Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-5 with a double.  Daniel Kihle was 2-for-4 with a run.  Brian Olson was 1-for-4 with a double.  Dereck Rodriguez struck out eight in seven innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and no walks.

GCL RAYS 10, GCL TWINS 3 AT RAYS

Batting stars:  Blake Schmit was 2-for-4 with a home run and a triple, driving in two.  Kerby Camacho was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run.  Christian Cavaness was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

Pitching star:  Moises Gomez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up no runs and no hits.

Opposition stars:  Garrett Whitley was 3-for-3 with a three-run homer (his second), a double, and two walks, scoring three times and driving in three.  Joseph Astacio was 2-for-3 with two walks and three runs.  John Williams struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Cavaness singled in a run and Schmit tripled home another to give the Twins a 3-2 lead in the top of the second.  In the bottom of the second, however, Whitley hit a three-run homer in a four-run frame that put the Rays up 6-3.  It was still 6-3 through six, but the Rays got two in the seventh and two in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

Of note:  Luis Arraez was 1-for-4.  Roberto Gonzalez was 1-for-4.  Jose Martinez pitched five innings, giving up six runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

DSL METS1 9, DSL TWINS 1 AT TWINS

Batting star:  Jhonathan Alvarez was 1-for-3 with a home run, his third.

Pitching star:  Fredderi Soto struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Anthony Dirocie was 1-for-2 with three walks, scoring twice and driving in one.  Miguel Patino was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Gregori Advincola pitched six shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  The Mets1 scored three times in the second to take a 3-0 lead.  They added one in the sixth and two in the eighth before the Twins finally scored in the bottom of the eighth on the Alvarez homer.  The Mets1 scored three in the ninth to put the game out of reach, if it wasn't already.

Of note:  Yeltsin Encarnacion was 1-for-4.  Junior Amarante was 0-for-3.  Gorge Munoz was 1-for-4.  Antonio Tovar was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Danny Feliz pitched 5.1 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Red Sox at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
6:00  Elizabethton (Onesimo Hernandez, 4-0, 4.18) at Bristol (TBA)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Randy Rosario, 1-3, 3.21) at Fort Wayne (Ernesto Montas, 9-6, 3.48)
6:05  Palm Beach (Daniel Poncedeleon, 5-0, 1.17) at Fort Myers (Omar Bencomo, 0-1, 3.60)
6:05  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Brady Lail, 1-1, 5.23) at Rochester (Jose Berrios, 3-1, 3.02)
6:15  Tennessee (Rob Zastryzny, 2-3, 4.58) at Chattanooga (Aaron Slegers, 0-1, 3.86)