I'll be out of the office for a lot of today, too, so we'll start getting serious about catching up tomorrow.
Pat Dean pitches a complete game shutout. Max Kepler and Brett Lee have big days. Jason Kanzler gets three hits. Felix Jorge pitches well. Roberto Gonzalez has a good game. The DSL Twins are nearly no-hit.
ROCHESTER 6, BUFFALO 0 IN ROCHESTER
Batting stars: Doug Bernier was 2-for-2 with two walks and two runs. James Beresford was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two. Byron Buxton was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching star: Pat Dean pitched a complete game shutout, giving up six hits and no walks with six strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Dalton Pompey was 2-for-4. Greg Burke pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit with one strikeout.
The game: Danny Santana singled home two runs in the first and the Red Wings added two in the second to go ahead 4-0. The Red Wings drew six walks in the first two innings. It stayed 4-0 until the sixth, when Rochester scored two more. The biggest Bisons threat came in the third, when they opened the inning with three consecutive singles to load the bases. A strikeout and a double play turned the threat aside.
Of note: Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-3 with two walks and a run. Kennys Vargas was 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI. Santana was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-4.
CHATTANOOGA 11, PENSACOLA 0 IN PENSACOLA
Batting stars: Max Kepler was 4-for-5 with a two-run homer (his ninth) and a walk, scoring twice. Jorge Polanco was 2-for-5 with a home run (his sixth), a double, and a walk, scoring three times and driving in two. Stuart Turner was 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.
Pitching stars: Brett Lee pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and four walks with four strikeouts. Corey Williams pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout. Alex Muren pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Alex Blandino was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk. Yovan Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with a walk. Joel Bender struck out six in four shutout innings, allowing four hits and one walk.
The game: Niko Goodrum had a two-run double in a five-run first. Kepler hit a two-run homer and Turner a two-run double in a four-run second, and the rout was on. Blandino reached third base in the first and again in the sixth, but no other Blue Wahoo did.
Of note: Stephen Wickens was 1-for-5 with a double and a walk. D. J. Hicks was 0-for-5. Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
FORT MYERS 6, CHARLOTTE 4 IN CHARLOTTE
Batting stars: Jason Kanzler was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Mitch Garver was 2-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one. Logan Wade was 3-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Pitching stars: Luke Westphal struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks. Trevor Hildenberger retired all five batters he faced with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Hector Guevera was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs. Mike Marjama was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Jordan Harrison pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks with one strikeout.
The game: Marcus Knecht had a two-run single in a three-run third that put the Miracle ahead 4-0. Single runs in the fifth and sixth made it 6-0. The Stone Crabs got two in the sixth and two in the eighth to cut the lead to 6-4. They brought the tying run up to bat with one out in the eighth but their last five batters were retired.
Of note: Engelb Vielma was 0-for-5. Aderlin Mejia was 0-for-3 with two walks and a run. Josmil Pinto was 1-for-3 with a run.
CEDAR RAPIDS 4, KANE COUNTY 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Rafael P. Valera was 1-for-1 with three walks and two runs. Edgar Corcino was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. T. J. White was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.
Pitching stars: Felix Jorge pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Jared Wilson pitched a perfect inning. Nick Anderson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Chuck Taylor was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Victor Reyes was 2-for-3 with a double. Nick Baker pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing only a walk.
The game: RBI singles by Taylor and Henry Castillo put the Cougars up 2-1 in the top of the third. In the bottom of the third, Corcino singled in the tying run and two more runs scored on an error to put the Kernels up 4-2. And that was the end of the scoring. The Cougars put the tying run on base in the fifth but never did so again.
Of note: Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 with a run.
ELIZABETHTON TWINS
No game scheduled.
GCL ORIOLES 6, GCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS
Batting stars: Roberto Gonzalez was 2-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. Rowan Ebersohn was 2-for-4 with a run. Ariel Montesino was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.
Pitching star: Moises Gomez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.
Opposition stars: Daniel Fajardo was 2-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two. Jaylen Ferguson was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double, scoring once and driving in one. Kirvin Moesquit was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring once.
The game: Gonzalez singled in a run in the first and Luis Arraez did the same in the second to put the Twins ahead 2-0, but it was all Orioles after that. Branden Becker had a two-run single in a three-run fourth that put the Orioles in the lead 3-2. Jason Heinrich doubled home a run in the seventh and Fajardo doubled in two in the ninth to make it 6-2. The Twins loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, bringing the tying run to the plate, but a double play ended the game.
Of note: Arraez was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Robert Molina was 0-for-3. Jose Martinez pitched five innings, giving up three runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
DSL DODGERS 6, DSL TWINS 1 AT DODGERS
Batting stars: Antonio Tovar was 1-for-3 with a walk. Jose Bermudez was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Those were the only two hits the Twins had.
Pitching star: Carlos Suniaga struck out two in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.
Opposition stars: Adalberto Pena struck out eight in six perfect innings. Luis Paz was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in two. Jhoan Calderon was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
The game: Paz tripled in a run and later scored in the first inning to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Daniel Padilla had a two-run single in a four-run fourth that made it 6-0. The Twins did not get a hit until the seventh and scored their lone run in the eighth on two walks and a Bermudez single.
Of note: Yeltsin Encarnacion was 0-for-4. Gorge Munoz was 0-for-2 with two walks. Junior Amarante was 0-for-4. Danny Feliz pitched 5.1 innings, giving up six runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
And I see now I messed up and forgot about August 18. Well, we'll get that next time.