A late rally falls short for the Red Wings. Not much hitting for the Lookouts. Zach Granite and Chad Christensen lead the Miracle. Nick Gordon gets a couple of hits for the Kernels.
PAWTUCKET 5, ROCHESTER 4 IN PAWTUCKET
Batting stars: Reynaldo Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a home run (his sixteenth) and a walk, scoring twice. James Beresford was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Carlos Paulino was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.
Pitching stars: Logan Darnell pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and no walks with three strikeouts. Aaron Thompson pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Jonathan Roof was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second. Deven Marrero was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run. Humberto Quintero was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
The game: Three singles and an error enabled the Red Sox to tie the score 2-2 in the fifth. Roof hit a two-run homer in the sixth and Quintero singled in a run in the seventh to put the Red Sox in front 5-2. Doug Bernier and Beresford each had an RBI single in the ninth to cut the lead to 5-4. The Red Wings had men on first and second with one out, but a pair of fly outs ended the game.
Of note: Jose Martinez was 1-for-5. Danny Ortiz was 2-for-4. Josmil Pinto was 0-for-3 with a walk. Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-3 with a walk.
JACKSON 5, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN CHATTANOOGA
Batting stars: Max Kepler was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, driving in one. Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a double and a run. Stephen Wickens was 1-for-3 with a run.
Pitching stars: D. J. Johnson retired all four batters he faced, striking out three of them. Brandon Peterson struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.
Opposition stars: Stephen Landazuri pitched six innings, allowing one run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Jordy Lara was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh) and two runs. Ian Miller was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
The game: Lara homered in the second to put the Generals up 1-0 and Aderlin Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to make it 3-0. Kepler tripled in a run in the seventh and a run scored on a ground out in the eighth to cut the lead to 3-2, but the tying run was stranded on third base. Miller doubled in two runs in the ninth to put the game out of reach.
Of note: Shannon Wilkerson was 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Travis Harrison was 0-for-2. Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-4. D. J. Hicks was 0-for-4. Jason Wheeler struck out six in 5.2 innings but gave up three runs on four hits and three walks.
FORT MYERS 9, CHARLOTTE 5 IN CHARLOTTE
Batting stars: Zach Granite was 3-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two. Chad Christensen was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two. Bryan Haar was 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring once and driving in three.
Pitching stars: Tyler Jay pitched a scoreless inning, giving up only a walk. Todd Van Steensel pitched two scoreless innings, giving up a walk with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Hector Guevera was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs. Braxton Lee was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Justin Williams was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
The game: Guevera's two-run single capped a four-run inning that put the Stone Crabs ahead 2-0 in the second. The Miracle came back with a four-run inning of their own in the third, which included a three-run triple by Haar. An error allowed the Stone Crabs to take a 5-4 lead in the fifth, but the Miracle scored three in the sixth to go in front to stay and added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh on Granite's two-run single to take control of the game.
Of note: Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Aderlin Mejia was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Mitch Garver was 1-for-5 with a run. Logan Wade was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run. Mat Batts pitched six innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
WISCONSIN 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 0 IN WISCONSIN
Batting stars: Nick Gordon was 2-for-3 with a double. Brett Doe was 2-for-4. Chris Paul was 1-for-3 with a double.
Pitching stars: Luke Bard pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts. Nick Anderson pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Zach Cooper struck out five in three shutout innings, allowing one hit. Josh Uhen pitched six shutout innings, allowing four hits and three walks with five strikeouts. Luis Aviles was 2-for-3 with a triple and a double, scoring twice.
The game: The Timber Rattlers scored three in the third and one in the fifth. The Kernels' biggest threat came in the sixth, when they loaded the bases with one out. A strikeout and a popup ended the threat.
Of note: Sean Miller was 0-for-5. Rafael P. Valera was 0-for-3 with a walk. Max Murphy was 0-for-3 with a walk. Michael Theofanopoulos, normally a reliever, pitched well for two innings before running into trouble in the third. His line was three innings, three runs, three hits, two walks, three strikeouts.