Zach Granite and Mitch Garver have big days for the Lookouts. A big comeback for the Kernels.
BUFFALO 5, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER
The Bisons scored one in the first and led all the way. Ex-Twin Scott Diamond held the Red Wings in check, giving up just one run on four hits and two walks in seven innings. Red Wings starter Logan Darnell struck out five in 5.2 innings, but he also walked five and gave up four runs and six hits. D. J. Baxendale pitched 1.1 scoreless innings. He allowed a walk, which is the first baserunner he's allowed in 5.2 innings at AAA. Jorge Polanco was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Byung Ho Park was 2-for-4 and is now batting .400 (4-for-10).
CHATTANOOGA 11, BIRMINGHAM 5 IN CHATTANOOGA
The Lookouts got three in the first and scored in six of the eight innings they batted. Zach Granite was 4-for-5 and raised his average to .302. Mitch Garver was 3-for-3 with a home run (his eighth), and double, and two walks. Niko Goodrum was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .417 (5-for-12). David Hurlbut got the benefit of all the runs, striking out six in 5.2 innings but allowing five runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk. Zack Jones struck out four in two shutout innings. In three AA appearances (four innings), he is unscored upon and has given up one hit and two walks with seven strikeouts.
ST. LUCIE 3, FORT MYERS 1 IN ST. LUCIE
Back-to-back RBI doubles by Jhoan Urean and Champ Stuart broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh and gave the Mets the win. Fernando Romero struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks. Tanner Witt was 2-for-3 and Joe Maloney was 2-for-4 with a double. Luis Martinez made his Class A debut and went 1-for-3. T. J. White was 1-for-4 and is batting .307. LaMonte Wade was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter and is batting .364 (4-for-11).
CEDAR RAPIDS 6, WISCONSIN 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The Kernels got down 5-0 after three, but cut it to 5-4 after five and took the lead on a two-out two-run double by Brian Olson in the eighth. The Kernels overcame four errors in getting the win. Sam Clay struck out seven in five innings but allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks. Sam Gibbons struck out three in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up only a walk. J. J. Fernandez was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk. Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 with a triple and is batting .325.
BLUEFIELD 10, ELIZABETHTON 5 IN ELIZABETHTON
The Blue Jays broke a 4-4 tie with a four-run seventh. They had two doubles, a hit batsman, and a two-run homer by Matt Morgan in the inning. Jose Martinez allowed three runs in the first inning but then settled down, going five innings and giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Brandon Lopez was 3-for-5 and is batting .353. Trey Cabbage was 2-for-4 with two doubles and is batting .475 (3-for-8). Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .300. Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-4 and is batting .421.
GCL RAYS 4, GCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (11 INNINGS)
Kolton Kendrick hit a walkoff homer leading off the bottom of the eleventh. He was the only Twin to get more than one hit, going 2-for-4. Starter Brady Anderson pitched three innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with one strikeouts. Three of the Twins relievers continue to have ERAs of zero: Moises Gomez, 3.1 innings, 3 games; Patrick McGuff, 5.2 innings, 4 games, 9 strikeouts with no walks; and Callan Pearce, 4 innings, 3 games, 4 strikeouts with 2 walks.
DSL DIAMONDBACKS2 9, DSL TWINS 7 AT TWINS (10 INNINGS)
Osvaldo Santilien's two-run double with two out in the ninth tied the score 7-7 and Jonathan Bueno's home run in the tenth put the Diamondbacks2 in the lead to stay. Starter Pedro Garcia struck out nine in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk. His ERA in 1.80 with an 0.88 WHIP and 24 strikeouts in 25 innings. Yeremi De La Cruz was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Agustin Marte was 2-for-4 with a walk and is batting .395. Jorge Parra was 2-for-4 with a walk and is batting .356. Mariano Calcano hit a home run, his third.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Dodgers1 at DSL Twins
11:00 GCL Twins at GCL Rays
5:30 Fort Myers (Felix Jorge, 8-3, 1.67) at St. Lucie (Chris Flexen, 5-7, 3.39)
6:00 Elizabethton (TBA) at Johnson City (David Oca, 1-0, 4.50)
6:05 Buffalo (Casey Lawrence, 0-2, 9.24) at Rochester (Andrew Albers, 6-2, 3.27)
6:15 Birmingham (TBA) at Chattanooga (Ryan Eades, 5-3, 4.11)
6:35 Wisconsin (Marcos Diplan, 5-2, 1.94) at Cedar Rapids (Miles Nordgren, 3-4, 2.93)