Another excellent game for Aaron Slegers. A big game for Chris Paul. Home runs by Mark Contreras and Jaylin Davis lead the Miracle. The Kernels blow a big lead.
ROCHESTER 2, BUFFALO 1 IN BUFFALO
James Ramsey doubled home a run in the fifth to give the Red Wings a 2-1 lead. The Bisons got only one hit after the fourth inning.
Jimmy Kerrigan was 1-for-3 and is batting .300. Aaron Slegers had another fine game, going seven innings and giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out five. His ERA is 2.41. Tyler Duffey pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one. His ERA is 1.88. John Curtiss pitched a perfect inning, striking out one. His ERA is 2.38.
CHATTANOOGA 9, JACKSON 8 IN CHATTANOOGA (10 INNINGS)
The Lookouts had leads of 5-3 and 8-4, but the Generals tied it in the ninth inning, bringing the Manfred Rule into play. Jackson did not score. In the bottom of the tenth, a line out and a ground out put a man on third with two out. Two intentional walks loaded the bases and an error brought home the winning run.
Chris Paul was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a walk, scoring three times. T. J. White was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his fourth) and a double, scoring twice. Brian Navarreto was 2-for-5. Nick Gordon was 2-for-6 and is batting .325. Alex Perez was 1-for-3 with three walks and is batting .368. Zander Weil was 1-for-5 with a walk and is batting .320. Kohl Stewart struck out six in six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on ten hits and no walks.
FORT MYERS 6, CHARLOTTE 3 IN FORT MYERS
Jaylin Davis hit a two-run homer in the sixth to give the Miracle a 4-3 lead and Fort Myers scored two more in the eighth.
Taylor Grezelakowski (which according to the Miracle broadcaster is pronounced "JEL-a-KOW-ski") was 3-for-4 with two doubles and is batting .316. Mark Contreras was 2-for-4 with two home runs. Lewin Diaz was 2-for-4. Joe Cronin was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice. He is batting .310. Davis was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk. Tyler Wells struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk. His ERA is 2.96. Ryan Mason pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out three.
DAYTON 8, CEDAR RAPIDS 6 IN DAYTON
The Kernels led 6-0 after three and a half, but the Dragons scored four in the fourth and four in the seventh. Narciso Crook hit a three-run double-plus-error in the seventh to bring home the go-ahead runs.
Akil Baddoo was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice. Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Royce Lewis was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice. He is batting .373. Jordan Gore was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks and is batting .333. Tyler Watson pitched five innings, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks and striking out three. Moises Gomez pitched a perfect inning.
TODAY'S TILTS
12:05 Rochester (Dietrich Enns, 1-3, 4.50) at Buffalo (Deck McGuire, 2-1, 3.68)
6:00 Cedar Rapids (Bailey Ober, 0-1, 19.29) at Dayton (Adrian Rodriguez, 1-0, 0.00)
6:00 Charlotte (Brock Burke, 1-3, 6.15) at Fort Myers (Charlie Barnes, 0-3, 5.14)
6:15 Jackson (Taylor Widener, 0-1, 3.42) at Chattanooga (Omar Bencomo, 1-0, 2.01)