SYRACUSE 3, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER

All the runs were scored in the sixth inning.  In the top of the inning, Pedro Severino hit a two-run double and scored on an Irving Falu single.  The Red Wings got two of them back on a pair of singles, a sacrifice fly, and two wild pitches.  That was as close as they came, though.  They got men to second and third with one out in the eighth, but could not score.

Aaron Slegers pitched 6.2 innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Michael Tonkin pitched 1.1 scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 2.45.  Ryan Pressly struck out three in a scoreless inning.  Zack Granite was 3-for-4 with a double, his seventh consecutive multi-hit game, raising his average to .307.  Engelb Vielma was 3-for-3.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-4.

JACKSON 3, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Lookouts led 2-0 after five, but the Generals scored three in the sixth to get the win.  Kevin Cron's two-run single brought home the tying and go-ahead runs.  Chattanooga had the tying run on third with two out in the ninth, but a ground out ended the game.

Ryan Eades pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks with three strikeouts.  Todd Van Steensel struck out two in a scoreless inning to lower his ERA to 1.96.  Jake Reed pitched two shutout innings of relief.  Jonathan Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks.  Ryan Walker was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Ryan Strausborger was 2-for-4 with a double.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-5 with his fifth home run to raise his average to .307.  Edgar Corcino was 1-for-5 and is batting .303.

TAMPA 2, FORT MYERS 1 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Max Murphy led off the bottom of the first with a home run, but it was the only run the Miracle got.  Francisco Diaz hit a two-run homer in the third and that was it for the scoring.  Fort Myers got a man in scoring position in five of the other six innings, but went 0-for-9 with men in scoring position.

Brady Anderson pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Williams Ramirez pitched a scoreless inning to make his ERA 2.15.  Max Murphy was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in addition to the home run, his fourth.

FORT MYERS 2, TAMPA 1 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

This time it was the Yankees who scored on in the first, and the Miracle came back with two in the fourth.  Max Murphy tripled and scored on an Alex Perez single.  Two walks followed, and a double play brought home what would turn out to be the winning run.  Tampa only had one hit after the first inning.

Dereck Rodriguez struck out ten in a complete game, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  The Miracle had three hits in the game.

DSL TWINS 17, DSL NATIONALS 3 AT TWINS

The Twins led 3-0 after three.  They then scored three in the fifth, five in the sixth, and five in the seventh to blow out the Nationals.  The Nationals scored all three of their runs in the eighth inning.

Michael Montero pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  In nine innings so far he has an ERA of zero and has given up three hits and one walk with nine strikeouts.  Cristian Castro struck out two in two shutout innings.  Robert Gutierrez struck out two in a scoreless inning.  Juan Martinez was 4-for-5 with a walk.  Yeison Perez was 3-for-4 with five RBIs.  Alberoni Nunez was 3-for-5 with two triples and five RBIs.  Estamy Urena was 3-for-6 with a triple.  Wander Valdez was 2-for-4 with a triple and two walks.  Ruben Santana was 2-for-5.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Nationals
6:05  Syracuse (Sean O'Sullivan, 0-0, 0.00) at Rochester (Adam Wilk, 0-0, 4.26)
6:05  Tampa (Zack Littell, 7-1, 1.94) at Fort Myers
6:35  Burlington at Cedar Rapids (Clark Beeker, 5-2, 2.51)
7:05  Chattanooga (Fernando Romero, 4-5, 3.51) at Montgomery