A brilliant performance by Jose Berrios. Adam Brett Walker II hits his twenty-ninth homer. A big day for Edgar Corcino. A pair of two-run homers sinks the E-Twins. Rich Condeelis pitches well.
ROCHESTER 6, SYRACUSE 0 IN SYRACUSE
Batting stars: Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and a walk, driving in two. Xavier Avery was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. James Beresford was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.
Pitching stars: Jose Berrios struck out twelve in seven shutout innings, giving up three hits and one walk. Michael Tonkin struck out two in a perfect inning. A. J. Achter pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Matt Skole was 2-for-4. Matt den Dekker was 1-for-4 with a double. Ex-Twin P. J. Walters struck out four in three innings, allowing one run on two hits.
The game: Josmil Pinto singled in two runs in the first to put the Red Wings up 2-0. Vargas homered in the third, Avery doubled home a run in the fifth, Oswaldo Arcia homered in the sixth, and the Red Wings added a run in the eighth. The Chiefs' biggest threat came in the second, when they put men on second and third with none out. A line out and two strikeouts ended the inning.
Of note: Danny Santana was 3-for-5 with a run. Pinto was 1-for-5 with two RBIs. Arcia was 1-for-4 with a home run, his twelfth.
TENNESSEE 8, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN CHATTANOOGA
Batting stars: Travis Harrison was 1-for-2 with a home run (his fifth) and two walks, scoring twice. Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-4 with a home run, his twenty-ninth. Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Pitching star: Nick Burdi struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Albert Almore was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth) and a double, scoring twice and driving in four. Dan Vogelbach was 2-for-4 with a home run (his seventh), a double, and a walk, scoring twice. Ryan Williams pitched six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
The game: It was 1-1 after three, but the Smokies scored five in the fourth to take control of the game. Almora had a three-run double in the inning. The Lookouts never got closer than four runs the rest of the game.
Of note: Stephen Wickens was 1-for-4. Max Kepler was 0-for-3 with a walk. D. J. Hicks was 1-for-4. Aaron Slegers pitched four innings, giving up six runs on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts.
FORT MYERS MIRACLE
No game scheduled.
PEORIA 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Edgar Corcino was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Rafael P. Valera was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs. Austin Diemer was 1-for-3 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.
Pitching star: Michael Theofanopoulos pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Harrison Bader was 4-for-4 with two triples, scoring once and driving in three. Oscar Mercado was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs. Darren Seferina was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.
The game: The Kernels led 2-0 after three, but the Chiefs scored three in the top of the fourth to go up 3-2. The Kernels came right back in the bottom of the fourth, as Diemer's RBI double and Sean Miller's run-scoring single made it 4-3 Cedar Rapids. The Chiefs went into the lead to stay in the fifth, though, as Bader's two-run triple capped another three-run inning and make the score 6-4. The Kernels were never closer than two again and never got the tying run on base.
Of note: Miller was 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI. T. J. White was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Sam Clay pitched five innings, giving up six runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
JOHNSON CITY 4, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN JOHNSON CITY
Batting stars: Kamran Young was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Amaurys Minier was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run. LaMonte Wade was 2-for-4.
Pitching star: Anthony Mciver struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition stars: Allen Staton was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth) and four RBIs. Chandler Hawkins struck out four in three shutout innings, allowing one hit. Magnueris Sierra was 2-for-4 with a run.
The game: Staton hit a two-run homer to put the Cardinals up 2-0 in the first. Four singles produced two Twins runs in the second to tie the score. There was no more scoring until the sixth when Staton struck again, hitting another two-run homer to give the Cardinals a 4-2 advantage. The Twins put two men on in the eighth but could do nothing with them.
Of note: Jermaine Palacios was 1-for-5. Manuel Guzman was 0-for-3. Lewin Diaz was 0-for-2. Brian Olson was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Dereck Rodriguez pitched six innings, giving up four runs on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
GCL RAYS 6, GCL TWINS 2 AT RAYS (7 INNINGS)
Batting stars: Bryant Hayman was 2-for-3 with a double and a run. Ariel Montesino was 1-for-2 with an RBI. Roberto Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Pitching stars: Rich Condeelis struck out four in three innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk. Vadim Balan struck out four in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and no walks.
Opposition stars: Miguel Hernandez was 2-for-3 with a triple and a double, scoring once and driving in two. Oscar Rojas was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs. Rafelin Lorenzo was 1-for-1 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.
The game: Gonzalez singled in a run in the fourth to tie it 1-1, but the Rays got three in the bottom of the fourth to take control of the game. Hernandez had a two-run triple in the inning. Montesino singled in a run in the fifth to cut the margin to 4-2, but the Rays got two more in the bottom of the fifth on Lorenzo's two-run single and the Twins could not get back into the game.
Of note: Christian Cavaness was 0-for-3. Luis Arraez was 0-for-2 with a walk and a run. Bryan Haar was 1-for-3. The game went seven innings because of the completion of another game, which was recapped with the August 25 games.