Lots of blowouts, including an eight-run inning. Johan Quezada extends his hitless inning streak to nine.
BUFFALO 8, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER
Four walks contributed to a four-run Bisons third that put them in the lead to stay. Andrew Albers had pitched well before losing control, but lasted only two innings and allowed four runs on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts. Darin Mastroianni was 3-for-4. Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-4 with a double.
BIRMINGHAM 9, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN CHATTANOOGA
The Barons opened the second with three singles and eventually scored four runs to take a 5-0 lead. Ryan Eades, who had been pitching well after a poor start to the season, surrendered six runs on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts in just four innings. Corey Williams threw three shutout innings of relief. D. J. Hicks had two of the Lookouts' five hits, going 2-for-4.
FORT MYERS 14, ST. LUCIE 0 IN ST. LUCIE
An eight-run third put this game out of reach early. The Miracle batted twelve in the inning, getting four singles, three doubles, a hit batsman, and an error. Felix Jorge again pitched well, throwing seven shutout innings, giving up six hits and no walks with three strikeouts. In fourteen starts, his ERA is 1.55 and his WHIP is 0.94 with 77 strikeouts and 11 walks in 93 innings. LaMonte Wade was 3-for-6, raising his average to .412. Nick Gordon was also 3-for-6. Alex Perez was 3-for-4 and is batting .309. Brad Hartong made his high-A debut and was 2-for-2. T. J. White was 2-for-6 with a double and is batting .308.
WISCONSIN 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
It was 4-2 after seven, but the Timber Rattlers scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to pull away. Miles Nordgren pitched seven innings but gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and no walks with six strikeouts. Nelson Molina led the offense, going 3-for-3 with a walk. Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-4. Zander Wiel accounted for both Kernels runs with a two-run homer, his sixth. Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .324.
ELIZABETHTON 6, JOHNSON CITY 4 IN JOHNSON CITY
The Twins led 5-2 going to the bottom of the seventh and hung on to win. Tyler Beardsley pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Andrew Vasquez gave up his first earned run in ten innings, making his ERA 0.90. Johan Quezada struck out three in two perfect innings and continues to be unscored upon, having allowed no hits and five walks with eleven strikeouts in nine innings. Travis Blankenhorn was 3-for-5 with a double and is batting .333. Brandon Lopez was 2-for-3 with a double and is batting .400. Ariel Montesino was 2-for-5 with a double and is batting .400. Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .391.
GCL TWINS 4, GCL RAYS 3 AT RAYS
Zach Featherstone hit a two-run triple in the eighth to tie the score and scored on a passed ball to give the Twins a lead they would not relinquish. Featherstone also drew a walk in a 1-for-3 day that made his average .313. Jean Carlos Arias was 2-for-5 with a triple and a double. Starter Taylor Clemensia pitched 4.1 innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on two hits and four walks with two strikeouts. Clark Beeker followed with 3.2 scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing just one hit and one walk. Onas Farfan pitched a scoreless inning, increasing his season-starting scoreless streak to 7.2 innings. He has allowed just two hits and three walks with eleven strikeouts.
DSL TWINS 7, DSL DODGERS1 1 AT TWINS
Humberto Maldonado had a two-run single in a five-run third that gave the Twins more than enough runs. Melvi Acosta struck out nine in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks. Ruben Santana was 3-for-4 with a double. Samuel Vasquez was 2-for-4 with a walk. Zaino Henriquez was 2-for-4. Victor Tademo was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk and is batting .333. Darling Cuesto was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .311. Edgar Herrera was 0-for-4 and is batting .307.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL Dodgers1
10:15 Birmingham (Carson Fulmer, 4-8, 4.83) at Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, 1-1, 8.31)
11:00 GCL Rays at GCL Twins
5:30 Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 4-6, 3.66) at St. Lucie (Scarlyn Reyes, 5-8, 6.63)
6:00 Elizabethton (Domenick Carlini, 1-1, 0.75) at Bristol (TBA)
6:05 Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 6-1, 2.79) at Lehigh Valley (Jake Thompson, 6-5, 2.76)
6:35 Wisconsin (Devin Williams, 4-2, 3.83) at Cedar Rapids (Eduardo Del Rosario, 0-2, 6.58)