Miguel Sano looks ready, but Willians Asutdillo out-did him.  Ervin Santana does not look ready.  A Miracle comeback falls short.  Another big day for Jordan Gore.

ROCHESTER 3, LEHIGH VALLEY 2 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

The Red Wings trailed 2-0 through seven and did not get a hit through six.  Willians Astudillo led off the eighth with a home run.  In the ninth Miguel Sano and Astudillo each homered to give Rochester the lead.  I guess solo home runs can hurt you if you give up enough of them.  The IronPigs had the tying run on second with one out in the ninth but could not advance him.

Astudillo was 2-for-4 and the home runs were his fourth and fifth.  Sano was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and is batting .375.  Nick Buss was 2-for-4.

Zack Littell struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.  His ERA is 2.05.  Nick Anderson struck out all three men he faced.  His ERA is 1.40 with 30 strikeouts in 19.1 innings.  John Curtiss pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

MONTGOMERY 8, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

Already up 2-0, the Biscuits scored three in the fourth to take control of the game.  Edgar Corcino singled home the only Lookouts run in the fourth.

Chattanooga had just three hits.  James Ramsey was 1-for-1 with three walks and is batting .375.  Zander Weil was 0-for-4 and is batting .316.  Alex Perez was 0-for-4 and is batting .304.

Ervin Santana, on a rehab assignment, pitched just two innings, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks and striking out one.  He threw just forty-five pitches.  Lewis Thorpe pitched 5.2 innings, allowing five unearned runs on four hits and two walks and striking out five.  The Lookouts made three errors.  Having your hits and errors be the same number is usually not a good sign.

BRADENTON 7, FORT MYERS 6 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

The Miracle scored two in the ninth to tie it 5-5 and bring the Manfred Rule into play.  The Marauders scored two in the top of the tenth.  Fort Myers got one back in the bottom of the tenth but did not get the tying run on base.

Caleb Hamilton was 2-for-3 with a double.  Brandon Lopez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Jaylin Davis was 2-for-4.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 2-for-5 and is batting .302.  Mark Contreras was 2-for-5.

Charlie Barnes pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and no walks and striking out five.  Paco Rodriguez struck out two in 1.1 perfect innings.  His ERA is zero through 5.2 innings.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, KANE COUNTY 7 IN KANE COUNTY

The Kernels led 2-0, fell behind 3-2, went up 4-2, and led 8-5 going to the bottom of the ninth.  The Cougars scored twice in the ninth and had the tying run on second when a strikeout ended the game.

Jordan Gore was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs.  He is batting .337.  Shane Carrier was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and four RBIs.  Jacob Pearson made his Class A debut and went 2-for-5.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-5.

Bailey Ober could not follow up his good outing last time.  He pitched five innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and no walks and striking out two.  He did, however, pitch well after the first inning, when he gave up three of the runs.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:35  Fort Myers (Andro Cutera, 2-0, 4.28) at Charlotte
6:05  Rochester (Stephen Gonsalves, 3-1, 2.95) at Lehigh Valley (Ben Lively, 1-0, 2.82)
6:15  Montgomery (Genesis Cabrera, 4-3, 3.12 at Chattanooga
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Blayne Enlow, 0-1, 4.34) at Kane County (Brian Shaffer, 2-2, 2.53)