Brian Navaretto hits a walkoff homer for a Miracle win. Aaron Whitefield and Lewin Diaz lead the Kernels to victory. Another two-game sweep!
ROCHESTER AT BUFFALO
Rained out.
CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS
No game scheduled.
FORT MYERS 2, DAYTONA 1 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)
The Miracle scored in the first and last innings to win the game. The two runs scored in about as opposite ways as they could. The first inning run scored on a passed ball, and the tenth inning run scored on a home run by Brian Navaretto, his second.
Fort Myers pitching was obviously excellent. Cody Stashak struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on six hits with no walks. Michael Theofanopoulos struck out five in three shutout innings. Jonny Drozd pitched a shutout inning to lower his ERA to 1.50 in 12 innings. Zack Granite was 3-for-3 with a walk to raise his average to .364. Chris Paul was 2-for-4 to raise his average to .327. Navaretto was 2-for-4 and had a double in addition to his home run. Max Murphy was 0-for-4 to drop his average to .305.
CEDAR RAPIDS 7, LAKE COUNTY 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The Captains scored three in the fifth, aided by an error and a passed ball, to take a 3-2 lead. Aaron Whitefield homered (his fifth) in the bottom of the fifth to tie it 3-3. In the seventh, Lewin Diaz hit a two-out three-run double to put the Kernels up 6-3. Lake County brought the tying run up to bat with one out in the eighth, but a ground out and a strikeout ended the inning. Cedar Rapids added an insurance run in the ninth.
Eduardo Del Rosario had pitched four shutout innings before weakening in the fifth, but his line is four innings, three runs (two earned), five hits, three walks, and four strikeouts. Hector Lujan picked him up, throwing three shutout innings and giving up only a walk. His ERA is now 2.79 in 9.2 innings. Colton Davis and Tom Hackimer each pitched a scoreless inning. Whitefield was 3-for-4 with a double in addition to his home run and is batting .313 with an OPS of .950. He usually bats ninth. Diaz was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third) along with a double and had five RBIs. Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .398. Brandon Lopez was 2-for-4. Mitchell Kranson was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .320. Ariel Montesino was 0-for-4 and dropped his average back to double digits at .098.
TODAY'S TILTS
3:15 Rochester (David Hurlbut, 1-2, 1.04) at Buffalo (Jarrett Grube, 2-1, 4.05)
Game 2 Rochester (Nik Turley) at Buffalo (Casey Lawrence, 0-0, 1.80)
5:35 Daytona (Vladimir Gutierrez, 1-2, 4.66) at Fort Myers (David Fischer, 2-0, 0.95)
6:15 Pensacola (Tyler Mahle, 4-0, 0.55) at Chattanooga (Paul Clemens, 1-0, 2.70)
6:35 Lake County (Micah Miniard, 1-0, 3.13) at Cedar Rapids (Tyler Beardsley, 2-1, 3.94)