ByungHo Park is hitting some home runs, although his average is still poor. Extra innings are unkind to Twins affiliates. So are early leads. Falling behind early didn't seem to help, either, as the Twins get swept.
SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 5, ROCHESTER 4 IN SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE (11 INNINGS)
No, it's not a reprint from yesterday. Same score, same number of innings, same result. The Red Wings scored four in the third, highlighted by back-to-back home runs by ByungHo Park and Tommy Field, to take a 4-3 lead. The RailRiders tied it with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Neither team threatened until the bottom of the eleventh. With one out, a walk and a single put men on first and third and a squeeze bunt brought home the winning run.
Nik Turley allowed three runs in the first two innings but pitched well after that. For the game he went five innings, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Alan Busenitz struck out two in two shutout innings, lowering his ERA to 2.00. Drew Rucinski struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, dropping his ERA to 2.40. Field was 3-for-5 with his fourth homer. Park's homer was his third. He is batting .226.
BILOXI 5, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN BILOXI (10 INNINGS)
The Lookouts led 4-0 after five. They did very little on offense after that, however, and the Shuckers scored once in the sixth and got three in the seventh to tie it 4-4. With one out in the tenth, two singles and a hit batsman loaded the bases and Angel Ortega singled home the winning run.
Matt Tracy pitched well for six innings, but his line is 6.2 innings, four runs, seven hits, and one walk with five strikeouts. Nick Burdi pitched 1.1 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to 0.53. Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk and is batting .305. Edgar Corcino was 2-for-5 and is batting .307. LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk and is batting .312.
BRADENTON 6, FORT MYERS 5 IN FORT MYERS
Another blown lead, as the Miracle led 5-1 after two. They put a man on third in the fourth, fifth, and seventh, but never scored again. The Marauders got one in the third and scored three in the fourth to tie it, with the final two runs scoring on a triple by Ke'Bryan Hayes. There was no more scoring until the eighth when Hayes struck again, singling home the go-ahead run. Fort Myers did not get a man past first base after that.
Cody Stashak, who had pitched well in his last three starts, did not do so this day, going four innings and allowing five runs on eight hits and a walk with one strikeout. Anthony McIver pitched two shutout innings to drop his ERA to 2.52. Williams Ramirez struck out two in a scoreless inning to make his ERA 1.61. He has 26 strikeouts in 22.1 innings. Chris Paul was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), a double, and a walk and is batting .341. Bradley Strong was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second. Zander Weil was 2-for-5 with a double.
WISCONSIN 12, CEDAR RAPIDS 7 IN WISCONSIN
It wasn't as close as it sounds. The Timber Rattlers led 6-0 after three and 12-2 after five. The Kernels got one in the sixth and four in the seventh but never really got back into the game.
Tyler Beardsley pitched four innings, allowing nine runs on twelve hits and no walks with one strikeout. Zach Tillery made his 2017 debut and may have wished he hadn't--he pitched one-third of an inning and allowed three runs on one hit and five walks. Hector Lujan pitched 1.2 perfect innings with two strikeouts to drop his ERA to 2.41. Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), a double, and three RBIs. Jaylin Davis was 2-for-4 with a double. Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-4 and is batting .329. Lewin Diaz was 1-for-2 with a home run (his sixth) and two walks.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:30 Fort Myers (David Fischer, 2-2, 3.58) at Dunedin
6:35 Chattanooga at Biloxi (Aaron Wilkerson, 3-2, 3.47)
6:35 Clinton at Cedar Rapids (Sean Poppen, 2-1, 2.38)
Rochester Red Wings--no game scheduled.