Kennys Vargas stays hot.  Randy LeBlanc throws the blanks.  Williams Ramirez makes a fine Class A debut.

ROCHESTER 7, CHARLOTTE 6 IN CHARLOTTE (10 INNINGS)

The Red Wings lost leads of 3-1 and 6-3 but ultimately prevailed.  Max Kepler was 3-for-5.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-5 with a home run, his sixth.  Over his last five games, he is 11-for-22 with four home runs and has raised his average from .211 to .257.  Buck Britton hit a home run, his second.  James Beresford was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .312.  David Martinez struck out eight in 6.2 innings but allowed four runs on five hits and two walks.

BILOXI 5, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN CHATTANOOGA

Kyle Wren's two-run single in the seventh broke a 3-3 tie and put the Shuckers in the lead to stay.  The Lookouts had the bases loaded with one out in the seventh and put men on second and third with two out in the ninth, but could not tie the score.  D. J. Hicks went 4-for-5 and Joe Maloney was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Ryan Walker was 1-for-4 and is batting .361 in 36 at-bats since being called up from Fort Myers.  Ryan Eades struck out six in six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and no walks.

DUNEDIN 5, FORT MYERS 3 IN DUNEDIN

The Blue Jays scored four in the sixth, turning a 3-0 deficit into a 4-3 lead and eventually into victory.  Keaton Steele had pitched five shutout innings and had retired eight in a row going into the sixth, but allowed a walk, two doubles, and three singles in the sixth inning.  The Miracle had the bases loaded with one out in the ninth and could not score.  Steele's line was six innings, four runs, ten hits, one walk, and two strikeouts.  Brian Navaretto was 3-for-4, boosting his average into triple digits at .148 in 54 at-bats.  Max Murphy was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 and is now batting .328.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, BELOIT 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels scored two in the second and four in the third and Randy LeBlanc took it from there, throwing six shutout innings while giving up four hits and three walks with one strikeout.  He now has an ERA of 0.78 and a WHIP of 0.87 in 46 innings (7 starts).  Williams Ramirez made his Class A debut and pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.  Daniel Kihle was 3-for-4 and raised his average to .313.  J. J. Fernandez was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-5 and is now batting .331.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 with a double and is now batting .310.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Felix Jorge, 2-3, 1.80) at Dunedin (Justin Shafer, 0-1, 3.77)
6:05  Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 1-0, 2.08) at Durham (Justin Marks, 1-3, 3.52)
6:35  Beloit (Kyle Friedrichs, 2-2, 1.73) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Clay, 3-1, 1.06)
7:05  Chattanooga (D. J. Baxendale, 3-4, 2.88) at Jackson (Brett Ash, 4-1, 3.58)