Lots of debuts due to promotions. John Curtiss made his AAA debut and didn't miss a beat. Stephen Gonsalves has not been promoted yet, but probably should be. Jaylin Davis, Jermaine Palacios, Mitchell Kranson, and Brandon Lopez all made their debuts at Fort Myers. Amaurys Minier, Lean Marrero, and Joe Cronin all made their debuts at Cedar Rapids. Big days for Kolton Kendrick and Matt Albanese lead the E-Twins on their season debut. A rare loss for the DSL Twins.
LEHIGH VALLEY 4, ROCHESTER 3 IN ROCHESTER
The IronPigs scored three in the top of the third to take a 4-0 lead. In the bottom of the third, ByungHo Park had a two-run single and John Ryan Murphy had an RBI single to make the score 4-3. And that was where it stayed the rest of the game. The Red Wings stranded men on first and second in the third inning, had a man on third with none out in the fifth, and got a man into scoring position in the eighth and ninth, but could not get the tying run across.
Matt Tracy struck out seven in 4.2 innings, but allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks. John Curtiss made his AAA debut by retiring all seven batters he faced, three by strikeout. Jake Reed pitched two perfect innings, keeping his ERA at zero through 3.1 innings. He has allowed one hit and no walks. Zack Granite was 3-for-5 and is batting .359. Tommy Field was 2-for-4 with a double.
CHATTANOOGA 6, PENSACOLA 1 IN CHATTANOOGA
Two runs scored on an error in the first inning and Levi Michael hit a three-run homer in the fourth to give the Lookouts a 5-0 lead. The lone Blue Wahoo run came in the fifth on a home run by Gavin LaValley. Chattanooga got the run back in the seventh on Edgar Corcino's RBI single.
Stephen Gonsalves struck out nine in seven innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk. His ERA drops to 2.85 with a WHIP of 0.85 and he has 51 strikeouts with 9 walks in 41 innings. Nick Anderson struck out two in a scoreless inning to drop his ERA to 1.85. Alex Muren pitched a scoreless inning. Corcino was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .304. Jonathan Rodriguez was also 2-for-4 with a double. T. J. White was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .313. Nick Gordon was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .311.
FORT MYERS 2, FLORIDA 1 IN FLORIDA
Ray-Patrick Didder tripled and scored in the first to give the Fire Frogs a 1-0 lead. In the fourth, Jaylin Davis had an RBI double and later scored on a wild pitch to put the Miracle up 2-1. And that was it for the scoring. Florida had only two hits after the fourth inning.
Lewis Thorpe pitched five innings, giving up a run on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts to drop his ERA to 2.05. He threw sixty pitches, so he apparently is still on a pitch count. Tom Hackimer and Sam Clay each struck out two in two shutout innings, making their ERAs 1.74 and 2.00, respectively. Max Murphy was 3-for-4 and had three of the four Fort Myers hits. Jermaine Palacios, Mitchell Kranson, Davis, and Brandon Lopez all made their high-A debuts in this game. Davis was the only one to get a hit, going 1-for-4, but as you can see his hit was a big one. Palacios and Lopez were each 0-for-3 and Kranson was 0-for-4.
QUAD CITIES 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 6 IN QUAD CITIES
The Kernels scored in the first on a Lewin Diaz single, but then the River Bandits took control. The scored one in the second, three in the fourth, and two in the sixth to go ahead 6-1. It was 7-2 going to the ninth, when Cedar Rapids made its comeback. A single, two walks, and a sacrifice fly made it 7-3 and Caleb Hamilton hit a three-run homer to cut the margin to one. The home run killed the rally, however, as the next two batters grounded out to end the game.
Sean Poppen pitched six innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits and no walks with five strikeouts. Logan Lombana pitched a scoreless inning. Aaron Whitefield was 3-for-5 with a double. Hank Morrison was 2-for-4 with a walk. Amaurys Minier, Lean Marrero, and Joe Cronin each made their Class A debut. Cronin was 1-for-4, Minier was 0-for-3 with two walks, and Marrero was 0-for-3 with a walk.
ELIZABETHTON 7, DANVILLE 6 IN ELIZABETHTON (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
The Braves had a 6-0 lead half-way through. The Twins got on the board in the fourth on a two-run double by Kolton Kendrick. Kendrick struck again in the sixth, hitting a three-run homer to make it 6-5. In the seventh, a single and a single-plus-error put men on first and third. A sacrifice fly tied the game and, following an intentional walk, Matt Albanese singled home the winning run.
Edwar Colina pitched 4.1 innings, allowing six runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Taylor Clemensia retired all eight batters he faced, striking out one. Albanese was 3-for-4. Kendrick was 2-for-2 with a home run, a double, and a walk, driving in five. His slash line after the game was 1.000/1.000/3.000. Jose Miranda was 1-for-1 with two walks.
DANVILLE 2, ELIZABETHTON 0 IN ELIZABETHTON (GAME 2--5 INNINGS--RAIN)
Three consecutive doubles with one out in the first gave the Braves two runs and that was all they needed. The Twins had only two hits, a two-out single in the third by Rainis Silva and a one out double in the fifth by Matt Albanese.
Huascar Ynoa struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk. Silva was 1-for-1 and is batting 1.000.
DSL METS1 8, DSL TWINS 3 AT TWINS
Wander Valdez had an RBI double in the fourth and Juan Martinez had a two-run triple later in the inning to give the Twins a 3-1 lead. It was all Mets1 after that, though. They scored three in the fifth to get the lead back and added four in the sixth to take control of the game.
Luis Gil pitched two innings, giving up a run on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts. His ERA is 1.64. Yeremi Garcia pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, keeping his ERA at zero with a WHIP of 0.97 in 10.1 innings. Steven Cruz made his debut with a scoreless inning. Martinez was 2-for-4 with a triple and is batting .343. Davinson Pimentel was 2-for-4 and is batting .316. Yeltsin Encarnacion was 1-for-3 and is batting .412. Estamy Urena was 0-for-4 and is batting .408. Valdez was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .349. Agustin Marte was 1-for-4 and is batting .345.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Nationals at DSL Twins
5:00 Danville (Kyle Muller, no record) at Elizabethton (Moises Gomez, no record)
6:05 Fort Myers (Brady Anderson, 3-2, 3.81) at Florida (Touki Toussaint, 1-8, 5.74)
6:05 Lehigh Valley (Mark Appel, 5-3, 5.05) at Rochester (Chris Heston, 0-1, 8.53)
6:15 Pensacola (Deck McGuire, 6-5, 3.50) at Chattanooga (Felix Jorge, 8-1, 3.35)
6:35 Cedar Rapids (Domenick Carlini, 3-5, 5.47) at Quad Cities (Carson LaRue, 7-2, 2.64)