Every game was decided by one run. I don't remember that ever happening before. Phil Hughes continues his comeback. A walkoff hit batsman carries the Lookouts as Felix Jorge pitches well. A big day for Brent Rooker leads the E-Twins to victory. A fine game for Jesus Toledo for the DSL Twins.
ROCHESTER 5, LEHIGH VALLEY 4 IN ROCHESTER
The Red Wings were down 4-2 when Leonardo Reginatto delivered an RBI single in the seventh to make it 4-3. Matt Hague led off the ninth with a single. It was followed by three consecutive walks to tie the score. Reginatto then delivered another RBI single to win the game for Rochester.
Chris Heston pitched 4.1 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits and three walks with two strikeouts. D. J. Baxendale pitched 1.2 scoreless innings. Phil Hughes pitched a scoreless inning. Ryan Pressly struck out three in two perfect innings to keep his ERA at zero. He has struck out twelve in eight innings while giving up two hits and three walks. Reginatto was 3-for-5. Hague was 2-for-3 with two walks. Mitch Garver, Tommy Field, and Niko Goodrum were each 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Zack Granite was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .357.
CHATTANOOGA 3, PENSACOLA 2 IN CHATTANOOGA
It was scoreless until the eighth, when Gavin LaValley hit a two-run double to put the Blue Wahoos in front. In the ninth, a walk and a single were followed by RBI singles by Jonathan Rodriguez and Andy Wilkins to tie the score. An intentional walk loaded the bases and a hit batsman brought home the winning run.
Felix Jorge struck out seven in 7.2 innings. He gave up two runs on eleven hits but no walks. Randy Rosario struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings to make his ERA 2.33. Rodriguez was 2-for-4. Nick Gordon was 0-for-4 and is batting .307. Edgar Corcino was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .305. T. J. White was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .305.
FLORIDA 4, FORT MYERS 3 IN FLORIDA
Austin Riley hit a two-run homer in the first and the Fire Frogs led all the way. The Miracle closed to 2-1, 3-2, and 4-3, but could never tie it up. They did not get a man past first base after the fifth inning.
Brady Anderson pitched 5.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts. Michael Theofanopoulos struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings. Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-4.
QUAD CITIES 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN QUAD CITIES
The Kernels led 2-0 early, but Ronnie Dawson hit a two-run homer in the fourth to tie it 2-2. Daz Cameron homered in the fifth to make it 3-2 River Bandits, and the lead held up. Cedar Rapids put men on first and second with one out in the ninth and eventually loaded the bases with two out, but could not get the tying run across.
Domenick Carlini struck out five in five innings but gave up three runs on five hits and a walk. Ryan Mason struck out three in two shutout innings to drop his ERA to 1.76. He has 15 strikeouts in 15.1 innings. Alex Robinson struck out two in a scoreless inning. Amaurys Minier was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double. Gorge Munoz made his Class A debut and was 0-for-4.
ELIZABETHTON 8, DANVILLE 7 IN ELIZABETHTON
The Braves led 6-3 after two and 7-4 after six. Brent Rooker's RBI double in the seventh made it 7-5. A double steal of second and home in the eighth made it 7-6. In the ninth, a walk and a single put men on first and third with two out and Matt Albanese hit a game-winning double, scoring both runners.
Moises Gomez lasted only 1.2 innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks with one strikeout. Carlos Suniaga struck out four in 3.1 scoreless innings. Calvin Faucher struck out three in a scoreless inning. Rooker was 4-for-5 with a home run as well as the double. Albanese was 3-for-3 with two walks and is 7-for-9 so far. Kolton Kendrick was 2-for-4 with a double.
DSL TWINS 3, DSL NATIONALS 2 AT TWINS
Ruben Santana tripled home a run in the third. It was still 1-0 until the seventh, when a wild pitch and an Estamy Urena RBI single made it 3-0. The Nationals got two in the eighth to get within one. They had the tying run on second in the eighth and loaded the bases with two out in the ninth, but could not tie the score.
Jesus Toledo (that would appear to be a Holy Toledo) struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk. His ERA remains zero in 16.2 innings. He has a WHIP of 0.90 and 14 strikeouts with three walks. Frandy Torres pitched a scoreless inning to keep his ERA at zero through 9.1 innings. Santana was 2-for-4 with a triple and is batting .395. Urena was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .404. Juan Martinez was 0-for-4 and is batting .308. Agustin Marte was 0-for-3 and is batting .328. Samuel Vasquez was 1-for-4 and is batting .321.