The Red Wings take the lead, then stand Pat. Late wins by the Kernels and the GCL Twins.
ROCHESTER 3, PAWTUCKET 2 IN ROCHESTER
A walk, a stolen base-plus-error, and a ground out made it 3-2 Red Wings in the second inning, and the pitching did the rest. Pat Dean gave up two in the first but pitched really well after that, going 6.2 innings and allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Pat Light made his Rochester debut with a scoreless inning. The Red Wings were out-hit eleven to five. The only Red Wing with two hits was Reynaldo Rodriguez, who was 2-for-3 with a walk. Trevor Plouffe was 0-for-3 with a walk in a rehab appearance.
MOBILE 4, CHATTANOOGA 3 IN MOBILE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
The Lookouts scored two in the seventh and had the tying run on first with two out, but that was as close as they could get. David Hurlbut struck out six in a six-inning complete game, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks. He also allowed three home runs, which accounted for all of the BayBears runs. Engelb Vielma was 2-for-2 with a walk. Ryan Walker was 2-for-3 with a walk. Niko Goodrum hit a two-run homer, his second).
MOBILE 5, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN MOBILE (GAME 2--11 INNINGS)
It was supposed to go seven, but Ronnie Freeman's RBI single tied it 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh. A run-scoring passed ball put the Lookouts ahead 4-3 in the top of the eleventh, but the BayBears (who are cool) scored twice in the bottom of the eleventh to win it. Felix Jorge pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Zack Jones struck out five in two shutout innings. His ERA is 1.56, his WHIP is 0.98, and he has struck out 23 while walking 6 in 17.1 innings. Niko Goodrum was 2-for-5. Zach Granite was 2-for-6.
BRADENTON 9, FORT MYERS 5 IN BRADENTON
Already leading 5-3, the Marauders scored four in the seventh to put the game out of reach. Randy LeBlanc lasted only three innings, giving up five runs on nine hits and a walk with no strikeouts. Cam Booser made his Fort Myers debut with a scoreless inning. LaMonte Wade was 2-for-3 with a double and is batting .347. T. J. White was 2-for-4 with a double. Joe Maloney was also 2-for-4. Nick Gordon was 0-for-5 and is now batting .300.
CEDAR RAPIDS 4, CLINTON 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Back-to-back doubles by Sean Miller and Kevin Garcia produced the go-ahead run in the eighth. Brady Anderson made his Class A debut and pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Williams Ramirez and Max Cordy each pitched two shutout innings, with Ramirez striking out four. Zander Weil was 2-for-3 with a triple. Miller was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) as well as his double. Garcia was also 2-for-4. Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 and is batting .334.
ELIZABETHTON TWINS
No game scheduled.
GCL TWINS 3, GCL RAYS 2 AT TWINS
Trailing 2-0 after seven, the Twins scored two in the eighth and plated the winning run on a passed ball in the ninth. Jordan Balazovic pitched three innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks to make his ERA 1.13. Callan Pearce pitched two shutout innings to lower his ERA to 0.51 with 19 strikeouts in 17.2 innings. Dominic Blanco was 1-for-2 and is batting .400 (2-for-5). Justin Hazard is 1-for-3 with a double and is batting .364. Tanner English was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .333 (3-for-9). Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-4 and is batting .323.
DSL TWINS 11, DSL CUBS2 2 AT CUBS2
The Twins scored five in the fourth to go up 7-1 and the outcome was never in doubt. Carlos Suniaga struck out six in six innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits and a walk. Jorge Parra was 3-for-5 with a triple and a walk and is batting .304. Victor Tademo was 3-for-6 with a double and is batting .316. Yeison Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third), a double, and a walk. Darling Cuesto was 2-for-5 with a double. Antonio Tovar was 2-for-6.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Cubs2 at DSL Twins
11:00 GCL Twins at GCL Rays
12:35 Pawtucket (Brian Johnson, 3-4, 4.50) at Rochester (Adalberto Mejia, no record)
5:35 Fort Myers (Sam Clay, 1-1, 3.43) at Bradenton (Buddy Borden, 0-3, 8.06)
6:00 Elizabethton (Ryan Mason, 0-2, 6.08) at Johnson City (Daniel Castano, 0-2, 4.62)
6:35 Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, (4-1, 2.79) at Mobile (Josh Taylor, 3-0, 1.72)
6:35 Clinton (Pedro Vasquez, 1-2, 2.37) at Cedar Rapids (Eduardo Del Rosario, 3-2, 4.61)