Stephen Gonsalves pitches very well again. A big home run by Caleb Hamilton. Walks again sink the E-Twins. Tyler Benninghoff makes his professional debut. Junior Navas remains unscored upon.
ROCHESTER 6, COLUMBUS 2 IN COLUMBUS
The Red Wings scored single runs in six of the nine innings. Matt Hague had an RBI single in the first to give Rochester a lead it would not give up. It was 2-1 through three, with the Red Wings having compiled eight hits, all singles. Niko Goodrum put an end to that with a home run in the fourth to make it 3-1 and Kennys Vargas homered in the fifth to make it 4-1. The lead was never less than three after that.
Stephen Gonsalves struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks. His ERA is 2.08 with a WHIP of 0.77 and 15 strikeouts in 13 innings. John Curtiss pitched a perfect inning to drop his ERA to 2.18 with a WHIP of 0.92 and 29 strikeouts in 20.2 innings. Michael Tonkin struck out two in a scoreless inning to lower his ERA to 2.06 with 52 strikeouts in 35 innings. Hague was 3-for-5 with three RBIs. J. B. Shuck was 2-for-3 with a double. Vargas was 2-for-4 with his ninth home run. Mitch Garver was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Daniel Palka was 2-for-5. Zack Granite was 1-for-3 and is batting .337.
CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS
No game scheduled.
LAKELAND AT FORT MYERS
Rained out.
CEDAR RAPIDS 5, BURLINGTON 2 IN BURLINGTON
Caleb Hamilton hit a two-run homer and Trey Cabbage followed with an RBI single to put the Kernels up 3-0 in the first. It was 4-1 after two and stayed there until the fifth, when John Schuknecht homered to make it 4-2. The Bees never got more than one man on base after that, though, and a sacrifice fly gave Cedar Rapids an insurance run in the ninth.
Bryan Sammons struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk. Ryan Mason pitched two shutout innings to make his ERA 1.76. Colton Davis had a perfect inning. Hector Lujan struck out two in a perfect inning to drop his ERA to 1.53 with a WHIP of 0.89 and 48 strikeouts in 47 innings. Cabbage was 2-for-4. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk. Hamilton' home run was his ninth and he had three RBIs.
JOHNSON CITY 11, ELIZABETHTON 4 IN JOHNSON CITY
The Twins led 3-1, but a six-run fourth put the Cardinals in front to stay. All the damage came after two were out and none on, and once again the base on balls was the culprit. Two singles were followed by four walks before Julio Rodriguez swatted a bases-clearing double. Elizabethton never got closer than three runs after that. The Twins issued nine walks in the game.
Edwar Colina pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts. Gorge Munoz was 2-for-3. Rainis Silva was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .329. Carson Crites was 1-for-4 and is batting .327.
GCL RAYS 4, GCL TWINS 1 AT RAYS
Yerson Santana doubled home a run in the second and the Rays added two more in the third to take a 3-0 lead. Benjamin Rodriguez homered in the sixth to get the Twins on the board, but the Rays got the run back in the bottom of the sixth when Sabriel Polanco tripled and scored. The Twins got the tying run up to bat with one out in the eighth but could only get a fly out and a strikeout.
Tyler Benninghoff made his professional debut, striking out two in a scoreless inning while issuing one walk. Tyler Wells then pitched five innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Cody Stashak struck out two in two shutout innings on a rehab assignment. Rodriguez' home run was his second. Shane Kennedy made his GCL debut and was 1-for-2 with a triple and two walks. Alex Robles was 0-for-4 and is batting .320. Kerby Camacho was 1-for-4 and is batting .316.
DSL NATIONALS 5, DSL TWINS 4 AT NATIONALS
The Twins scored two in the fifth to tie it 3-3. It stayed tied until the seventh, when an error brought home the go-ahead run for the Nationals. Ronaldy Sosa doubled home a Nationals insurance run in the eighth and they needed it, as the Twins put men on second and third with one out. All they could manage, though, was a sacrifice fly and a strikeout.
Prelander Berroa struck out two in two innings but allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk. Junior Navas struck out three in two shutout innings to keep his ERA at zero through 13.2 innings. Osiris German struck out two in a scoreless inning to lower his ERA to 2.36. Darling Cuesto was 2-for-5 with a double and is batting .300. Alberoni Nunez was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .350. Ruben Santana was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .348. Estamy Urena was 1-for-4 and is batting .329. Agustin Marte was 0-for-3 with two walks and is batting .311.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
Rochester leads Lehigh Valley by one game in the wild card race.
Chattanooga won the first half and is in first place by four games over Montgomery in the second half.
Fort Myers is in first place by four games over Charlotte.
Cedar Rapids is in the playoffs by finishing second in the first half.
Elizabethton is in first place by 2.5 games over Johnson City.
The GCL Twins lead the GCL Orioles by two games.
The DSL Twins lead the DSL Mets1 by 6.5 games.