A Park Bang carries the Red Wings. Cody Stashak does well in his Fort Myers debut. An offensive explosion for Elizabethton.
ROCHESTER 3, LEHIGH VALLEY 2 IN LEHIGH VALLEY
Byungho Park hit his tenth homer of the season with two out in the eighth to provide the go-ahead run. Nick Greenwood pitched seven strong innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and no walks with two strikeouts. Ryan O'Rourke and Pat Light each pitched a perfect inning of relief. Park was 2-for-4 including the home run. Adam Brett Walker II also hit a home run, his twenty-second. Trevor Plouffe was 1-for-4 with a double on his rehab assignment.
JACKSONVILLE 7, CHATTANOOGA 3 IN CHATTANOOGA
Three walks and a two-run single by Cam Maron in the sixth inning put the Suns up 6-3 and put them in control of the game. Aaron Slegers pitched five innings and gave up four unearned runs (thanks to two errors) on six hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Ryan Walker was 3-for-4. Niko Goodrum was 2-for-2 with a home run (his third) and two walks. Zach Granite was 2-for-3 with a walk.
FORT MYERS 5, CHARLOTTE 1 IN CHARLOTTE
The Miracle scored two in the first and Chris Paul hit a three-run homer in the third. Cody Stashak made a very successful high-A debut, allowing just one run on six hits and one walk with four strikeouts. Joe Maloney was 2-for-3. Paul was 2-for-4 including the home run. Tanner English was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double. Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 and is batting .303.
CLINTON 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)
It was 3-3 after seven, but Gus Craig hit a two-run homer in the eighth and Dalton Kelly delivered a two-run single-plus-error in the ninth to seal the victory for the LumberKings. Eduardo Del Rosario started and pitched four innings before the rain came; he struck out seven, but allowed three runs on four hits and two walks. Andrew Vasquez started the second part of the game and struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Zander Weil was 2-for-4 with a home run, his thirteenth. Chris Ibarra was 2-for-4 with a double. Nelson Molina was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk. Luis Arraez was 1-for-2 and is batting .335.
CLINTON 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS--(7 INNINGS--SCHEDULED GAME)
The LumberKings scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth to go up 5-1. Miles Nordgren pitched five innings and gave up five runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Rainis Silva was 2-for-3. Christian Ibarra was 2-for-4 with two doubles. Luis Arraez has a bruised wrist and did not play.
ELIZABETHTON 14, JOHNSON CITY 1 IN JOHNSON CITY
The Twins scored in every inning but the fifth, which was when the Cardinals got their lone run. Alex Schick pitched 5.1 innings, giving up just one run on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Six Twins had multi-hit games. Travis Blankenhorn was 3-for-6 with a home run (his ninth) and a double and is batting .300. Brandon Lopez was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk and is batting .357. Lewin Diaz was 3-for-6. Shane Carrier was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth. Trey Cabbage was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-6 and is batting .360.
GCL RED SOX 2, GCL TWINS 1 AT RED SOX
Trailing 2-0, the Twins got their lone run in the seventh on two doubles but did not get a hit after that. The two doubles were their only two hits of the game. Taylor Clemensia pitched five innings and allowed two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Tyler Fox pitched three shutout innings of relief. Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .324. Justin Hazard was 0-for-3 and is batting .320. Roni Tapia was 0-for-3 and is batting .075.
DSL TWINS 7, DSL DIAMONDBACKS2 4 AT TWINS
The Twins scored four in the second to go up 4-0 and never trailed. Pedro Garcia pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Danny Feliz pitched two shutout innings to drop his ERA to 0.93 with eight strikeouts (and eight walks) in 9.2 innings. Agustin Marte was 3-for-5. Antonio Tovar was 2-for-4. Ruben Santana was 2-for-4. Edgar Herrera was 1-for-4 and is batting .333.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL Diamondbacks2
5:05 Fort Myers (Fernando Romero, 3-1, 2.31) at Charlotte (TBA)
5:05 Peoria (Jorge L. Rodriguez, 2-1, 2.79) at Cedar Rapids (Lachlan Wells, 3-3, 2.23)
5:35 Rochester (Andrew Albers, 9-4, 3.23) at Lehigh Valley (Adam Morgan, 5-1, 3.24)
6:00 Elizabethton (Sean Poppen, 2-2, 2.63) at Johnson City (Ian Oxnevad, 3-2, 3.05)
6:15 Jacksonville (TBA) at Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 5-5, 3.19)