Jose Berrios was terrific. Kohl Stewart was even better. Seven-run innings make the difference for the Miracle and the Kernels.
ROCHESTER 5, SYRACUSE 2 IN SYRACUSE
Back-to-back homers by Tommy Field (his fifth) and Adam Brett Walker II (his sixteenth) gave the Red Wings the lead in the fifth inning, and Jose Berrios made sure that lead stood up. Berrios needed only eighty-seven pitches to throw a complete game, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks with seven strikeouts. Over his last four games he has an ERA of 0.60 and a WHIP of 0.57 in 30 innings. Kennys Vargas also hit a home run, his fourteenth. Logan Schafer was 2-for-5. Byung-Ho Park was 0-for-3 and is now batting .333 (2-for-6).
CHATTANOOGA 5, PENSACOLA 0 IN PENSACOLA
Kohl Stewart struck out seven in seven shutout innings, allowing just four hits and two walks. Ryan Walker and D. J. Hicks were each 2-for-5 with a double. Engelb Vielma was 1-for-4 and is now batting .304.
FORT MYERS 7, JUPITER 0 IN FORT MYERS
It was scoreless through seven, but the Miracle had a seven-run eighth to take the win. The first batter of the inning went out, but then a strikeout/wild pitch, a single, and an error opened the door to the inning. Tyler Jay pitched four shutout innings and then was removed for no reason that's obvious from the box score or the recap. Brandon Peterson, Luke Bard, and Todd Van Steensel maintained the shutout the rest of the way. T. J. White was 2-for-4 and is batting .309. Trey Vavra was also 2-for-4. LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 with a double and is now batting .400 (4-for-10).
BELOIT 8, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN BELOIT
A seven-run Snappers seventh snapped a 1-1 tie. Beloit got five singles, a double, and three walks in the inning. Dereck Rodriguez had pitched six strong innings before being left in too long--his line reads 6.1 innings, four runs, four hits, two walks, and ten strikeouts. Williams Ramirez had a rare bad relief outing, allowing four runs on three hits and three walks in just two-thirds of an inning. J. J. Fernandez was 2-for-3 with a double.
BLUEFIELD 8, ELIZABETHTON 6 IN ELIZABETHTON (11 INNINGS)
Travis Blankenhorn's two-out two-run single in the ninth tied it 6-6, but Juandy Mendoza's two-run double in the eleventh carried the Blue Jays to the win. Starter Sean Poppen struck out four in four innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks. Blankenhorn was 2-for-6 with a home run, his fourth. Caleb Hamilton was 2-for-5 with a double. Ariel Montesino was 1-for-6, dropping his average to .400. Jaylin Davis was 0-for-5 and is batting .302.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 GCL Rays at GCL Twins
9:30 DSL Diamondbacks2 at DSL Twins
5:05 Wisconsin (Miguel Diaz, 1-7, 3.90) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Clay, 5-4, 3.12)
5:15 Birmingham (Jordan Guerrero, 4-3, 4.07) at Chattanooga (TBA)
5:30 Fort Myers (Fernando Romero, 1-0, 3.00) at St. Lucie (TBA)
6:00 Bluefield ( at Elizabethton (Jose Martinez, 0-1, 9.53)
6:05 Buffalo (Scott Diamond, 5-7, 3.48) at Rochester (TBA)