A Walker II walkoff gives the Red Wings a split. Daniel Palka leads the Lookouts to a win. Keaton Steele and Dominick Carlini had strong outings.
ROCHESTER 5, SYRACUSE 1 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 1--8 INNINGS)
Adam Brett Walker II hit a two-out walkoff grand slam, his fifteenth homer of the season. Andrew Albers again pitched well, going seven innings and giving up just one run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts. J. T. Chargois struck out two in a perfect inning to get the save. In 21.1 AAA innings (18 games) he has an ERA of 0.84, a WHIP of 0.94, and 28 strikeouts with just 5 walks. James Beresford was 2-for-4 with a double. Eddie Rosario was 1-for-3 and is now batting .307. Miguel Sano was 0-for-3 with a walk.
SYRACUSE 6, ROCHESTER 1 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
The Chiefs scored two in the second to take the lead and three in the sixth to put it out of reach. Nick Greenwood had his first poor game since being brought up to Rochester, yielding four runs on seven hits and no walks with four strikeouts in 5.1 innings. Eddie Rosario was 2-for-3 with a double, raising his average to .314. Stephen Wickens was 2-for-3. Miguel Sano was 1-for-3 with a double and is 4-for-25 in his rehab stint.
CHATTANOOGA 7, PENSACOLA 3 IN PENSACOLA
Daniel Palka's twentieth homer put the Lookouts ahead in the fourth and RBI singles by Ryan Walker and Palka highlighted a three-run seventh that put the Lookouts in control. Ryan Eades bounced back from a bad outing by striking out six in six innings while allowing just one run on four hits and three walks. Shannon Wilkerson was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a double. Walker was 2-for-4 and Palka 2-for-5. D. J. Hicks was 2-for-4 with a double.
FORT MYERS 2, PALM BEACH 0 IN PALM BEACH
An unearned run in the first put the Miracle in the lead to stay. Keaton Steele took it from there, pitching 6.2 scoreless innings and giving up just four hits and two walks with two strikeouts. He has made four consecutive good starts and has shaved more than a run from his ERA. Joe Maloney led the offense, going 2-for-4. A. J. Murray had the only Miracle extra-base hit, a double, while going 1-for-4.
QUAD CITIES 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN QUAD CITIES
Osavaldo Duarte's two-run double in the second put the River Bandits up 4-1. The Kernels closed to 4-3 in the top of the sixth, but back-to-back homers by Connor Goedert and Pat Porter put the lead back up to three and that's where it stayed. Eduardo Del Rosario continued to pitch poorly, going six innings but surrendering six runs on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 and raised his average to .331. Nelson Molina was 2-for-4 with a double. LaMonte Wade was apparently promoted to Fort Myers while we were away, but he has not played for them and is on the disabled list.
PULASKI 3, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN ELIZABETHTON
Travis Blankenhorn's third homer put the Twins up 1-0 in the first, but Tim Lynch had a two-run double in the fourth to give the Yankees a lead they would not relinquish. That was the only hit Twins starter Domenick Carlini would give up in six innings. His line was six innings, two runs (none earned), on one hit and two walks with one strikeout. In two starts (twelve innings), he has an ERA of 0.75 and a WHIP of 0.67. The Twins had only five hits. Brandon Lopez made his major league debut and was 1-for-3. Jaylin Davis was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .321. Lewin Diaz was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .313. Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-4.
GCL TWINS 2, GCL ORIOLES 0 AT TWINS
Jose Miranda's two-run single in the first provided all the runs of the game. Bo Hellquist had a successful professional debut, striking out five in 4.1 scoreless innings while giving up three hits and no walks. Callan Pearce kept his season ERA at 0.00 with two shutout innings, striking out three while giving up two hits. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4 and is batting .333 (3-for-9). MIranda was 2-for-3 with a walk.
DSL CUBS2 6, DSL TWINS 4 AT CUBS2
Trailing 6-0 after six, the Twins scored four in the seventh but could not get the tying run on base. Starter Juan Mojica struck out four in four innings but gave up three runs on four hits and a walk. Samuel Vasquez was 3-for-5. Yeison Perez was 2-for-4. Victor Tademo was 1-for-4 and is batting .356. Jose Parra was 1-for-4 and is batting .341. Edgar Herrera was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .324. Antonio Tovar was 0-for-4 and is batting .313.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Cubs2 at DSL Twins
11:00 GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
6:00 Pulaski at Elizabethton
6:05 Jupiter at Fort Myers
6:05 Syracuse (A. J. Cole, 6-4, 4.35) at Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 6-1, 2.64)
6:30 Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, 1-0, 3.60) at Pensacola (Jackson Stephens, 5-6, 3.19)
7:00 Cedar Rapids (Cody Stashak, 4-5, 3.42) at Beloit (Boomer Biegalski, 4-4, 3.18)