Stephen Gonsalves pitches six no-hit innings. Eduardo Del Rosario pitches six shutout innings. Pedro Garcia pitches six shutout innings. Andrew Albers pitches six innings.
BUFFALO 4, ROCHESTER 3 AT BUFFALO
The Bisons scored two runs in the fourth on four consecutive singles to take a 4-3 lead. The Red Wings got only one hit after that. Andrew Albers pitched six innings, allowing four runs on eleven hits and a walk with five strikeouts. Jake Reed retired all four batters he faced, giving him 2.1 scoreless innings since his promotion to Rochester. James Beresford was 2-for-4. Adam Brett Walker II hit a two-run homer, his twenty-fifth. Daniel Palka hit a home run, his tenth.
CHATTANOOGA 6, MONTGOMERY 3 IN CHATTANOOGA
The Lookouts scored two in the first and Stephen Gonsalves took it from there. He threw six no-hit innings, walking two and striking out nine, before being removed due to pitch count (105). Gonsalves lowered his ERA to 1.84. His WHIP is 1.04 and he has 72 strikeouts in 59.2 innings (ten starts). It was 5-0 when he came out. The Biscuits scored three in the seventh to get back into it but did not get a hit the rest of the game. Ryan Walker and T. J. White were each 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
ST. LUCIE 6, FORT MYERS 3 IN ST. LUCIE
Already leading 3-1, the Mets put together three consecutive doubles in a three-run fifth to take control of the game. Miles Nordgren struck out five in 5.2 innings but allowed six runs (four earned) on nine hits and two walks. Daniel Kihle was 2-for-3. Tanner English was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a triple. Nick Gordon was 0-for-3 and is batting .300.
CEDAR RAPIDS 4, PEORIA 1 IN PEORIA
A three-run third put the Kernels up 4-0. Eduardo Del Rosario took care of things after that, striking out six in six shutout innings and giving up just four hits and a walk. Kevin Garcia was 2-for-4 with a double. Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 and is batting .347. He's nineteen, but that's no reason to hold him in low-A all year when he's clearly too good for that league. Nelson Molina was 1-for-5 with a double and is batting .302.
ELIZABETHTON TWINS
No game scheduled.
GCL RAYS 4, GCL TWINS 2 AT RAYS
The Rays scored two in the seventh on just one hit to take a 4-2 lead. Starter Taylor Clemensia pitched 3.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts. Zach Featherstone was 2-for-3 to lead the offense. Justin Hazard was 1-for-4 and is batting .321. Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-4 and is batting .309. Kolton Kendrick was 0-for-2 and is now 3-for-34 (.088).
DSL TWINS 5, DSL ROJOS 4 AT TWINS
The Twins led 5-0 after eight, but the Rojos scored four in the ninth and had the tying run on second with none out. A fly out, a strikeout, and another fly out ended the game. Pedro Garcia struck out nine in six shutout innings, giving up just two hits and a walk. Edgar Herrera was 3-for-4 with a triple and is batting .324. Juan Martinez was 2-for-2 with a double and two walks. Ruben Santana was 2-for-4 with a double. Victor Tademo was 2-for-4 and is batting .323.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 GCL Rays at GCL Twins
Game 2 GCL Rays at GCL Twins
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL Rojos
5:30 Fort Myers (Fernando Romero, 3-2, 2.39) at St. Lucie (Andrew Barbosa, 0-0, 0.00)
6:00 Elizabethton (TBA) at Burlington (TBA)
6:05 Buffalo (Jason Berken, 0-0, 4.91) at Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 9-4, 3.34)
6:15 Montgomery (Chih-Wei Hu, 5-8, 2.79) at Chattanooga (Aaron Slegers, 9-6, 3.46)
7:00 Cedar Rapids (Sean Poppen, no record) at Peoria (Jorge L. Rodriguez, 2-1, 2.47)
Heh, nice lede.
Thank you.