Minor Details: Games of July 9

A big day for Mitch Garver, as Justin Haley and Craig Breslow make rehab appearances. Kohl Stewart has another fine game. A big day for Tanner English, too. Anthony Marzi and Aaron Whitefield lead the Kernels. We came really close to a sweep, but a late rally wasted a fine start by Edwar Colina for the E-Twins.

ROCHESTER 8, SYRACUSE 2 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings went ahead 1-0 in the first and then scored four in the second to take control of the game. Consecutive doubles by Bengie Gonzalez, Ryan Strausborger, and Engelb Vielma made it 3-0 and a two-run homer by Mitch Garver made it 5-0. The Chiefs never got closer than four runs.

Justin Haley made another rehab start and pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk with no strikeouts. Craig Breslow, also on rehab, pitched one inning and gave up one run on one hit and one walk with one strikeout. Nik Turley struck out two in two shutout innings to make his ERA 2.68 with 50 strikeouts in 40.1 innings. Michael Tonkin pitched a perfect inning to make his ERA 2.01 with 30 strikeouts in 22.1 innings. Gonzalez was 3-for-3 with two doubles. Garver was 3-for-5 with three home runs (his tenth, eleventh, and twelfth). Edgar Corcino was 0-for-4 and is hitless in seven Rochester at-bats.

CHATTANOOGA 5, PENSACOLA 1 IN PENSACOLA&

Doubles by LaMonte Wade and Andy Wilkins led to a two-run third for the Lookouts. The Blue Wahoos got one back in the fifth, but Chattanooga loaded the bases in the eighth and then scored on a walk and a wild pitch to take control of the game. Max Murphy doubled home an insurance run in the ninth.

Kohl Stewart struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk. Todd Van Steensel pitched two shutout innings to make his ERA 1.82 with 38 strikeouts in 34.2 innings. Nick Anderson pitched a scoreless inning to make his ERA 1.32 with 16 strikeouts in 13.2 innings. Jonathan Rodriguez was 4-for-5 with a double and is batting .305. Murphy was 2-for-5 with a double. Alex Perez was 1-for-5 and is batting .393.

FORT MYERS 4, PALM BEACH 2 IN FORT MYERS

Shane Kennedy singled in a run in the fifth and Tanner English homered in the sixth to give the Miracle a 2-0 lead. The Cardinals tied it in the seventh on a two-run homer by Danny Diekroeger. led off the eighth with another home run to put Fort Myers in the lead to stay. Jaylin Davis singled home an insurance run later in the inning.

Cody Stashak pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Andrew Vasquez pitched a scoreless inning to keep his ERA at zero through 14.2 innings. His WHIP is 0.75 and he has 24 strikeouts. Tom Hackimer struck out two in two perfect innings to make his ERA 1.06. English was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his fourth and fifth) and a walk. Mitchell Kranson was 2-for-4 and is batting .300. Nelson Molina was 2-for-4. Jermaine Palacios was 0-for-4 and is batting .323. Brandon Lopez was 0-for-4 and is batting .318.

CEDAR RAPIDS 2, PEORIA 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Chiefs scored in the second on a sacrifice fly to go ahead 1-0. Aaron Whitefield homered in the third to make it 1-1. There things stood until the seventh. A strikeout/wild pitch and an error put men on first and third with none out and Whitefield's sacrifice fly gave the Kernels the lead. Peoria did not get a man past first base after the second inning.

Anthony Marzi pitched seven innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk with six strikeouts. His ERA is 0.66 with a WHIP of 0.51 and 14 strikeouts in 13.2 innings. Ryan Mason pitched a scoreless inning to make his ERA 1.50. Colton Davis pitched a scoreless inning to make his ERA 1.96 with a WHIP of 0.99 and 41 strikeouts in 41.1 innings. Whitefield's home run was his tenth.

JOHNSON CITY 2, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN ELIZABETHTON

It was scoreless until the seventh, when an error put the Twins up 1-0. They had men on first and third with one out, but could not score again. It cost them, as the Cardinals scored two in the eighth on a Wadye Ynfante single to take the lead and eventually the win.

Edwar Colina struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. His ERA is now 2.01 with a WHIP of 0.99 and 23 strikeouts in 22.1 innings. Rickey Ramirez pitched a scoreless inning. Jordan Gore was 0-for-3 and is batting .429. Mark Contreras was 0-for-3 and is batting .343. Rainis Silva was 1-for-4 and is batting .318.

GCL TWINS

No game scheduled.

DSL Twins