Home runs by Kennys Vargas and Byron Buxton lead the Red Wings. Brent Rooker goes deep again as the Lookouts lose. Alex Kirilloff leads the Miracle. A big inning sinks the Kernels. Janigson Villalobos keeps hitting for the GCL Twins. The DSL Twins win on walks and errors.
ROCHESTER 6, PAWTUCKET 2 IN PAWTUCKET
Byron Buxton led off the game with a home run and Kennys Vargas hit a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Red Wings a 3-0 lead. Mike Ohlman doubled home two in the bottom of the first, but Rochester got single runs in the second, third, and fifth.
Vargas was 2-for-5 with a double in addition to the home run, his tenth. He had three RBIs. Edgar Corcino was 2-for-4 with a home run. Gregorio Petit was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs. Buxton was 1-for-4 with a walk in addition to his second home run. He is batting .217.
I don't know if it counts as a bullpen game when D. J. Baxendale starts or not. It's his sixth start, but he always goes two or three innings. In this one, he pitched three, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk and striking out three. Luke Bard pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one. Jake Reed pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk and striking out one. His ERA is 2.28. John Curtiss pitched a scoreless innings, giving up a walk and striking out one. His ERA is 2.56.
TENNESSEE 5, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN CHATTANOOGA (10 INNINGS)
It was 3-3 through nine. Alex Perez delivered an RBI single in the top of the tenth. In the bottom half, Chancer Burks drove in the tying run with a double and scored on a two-out single by Zack Short.
Brent Rooker was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his fourteenth) and a double. Tanner English was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second. Perez was 2-for-5. Andy Wilkins was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .333.
Lewis Thorpe struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk. Andrew Vasquez struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. His ERA remains zero in eight innings. Cody Stashak struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
FORT MYERS 11, CHARLOTTE 3 IN CHARLOTTE
The Miracle scored four in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie. They then scored two in the sixth and four in the seventh.
Alex Kirilloff was 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs. He is batting .367. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Miguel Sano was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs. He is batting .364. Mark Contreras was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring three times. Ben Rortvedt was 2-for-5. Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-6 with a double and two RBIs.
Andro Cutura pitched just three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk. Hector Lujan pitched three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out one. His ERA is 2.95.
WISCONSIN 9, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN WISCONSIN
The Kernels had a 2-0 lead, but the Timber Rattlers scored six in the third. K. J. Harrison hit a grand slam in the inning.
Jacob Pearson was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third) and two RBIs. Royce Lewis was 2-for-5 and is batting .320. Robby Rinn was 1-for-4 and is batting .320. Jordan Gore was 0-for-2 with a walk and is batting .301. Jared Akins was 0-for-4 and is now 0-for-16 in Class A.
Tyler Watson pitched just 2.2 innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks and striking out two. Melvi Acosta struck out six in 3.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits. His ERA is 2.16.
ELIZABETHTON AT PRINCETON
Rained out.
GCL TWINS 12, GCL ORIOLES 2 AT ORIOLES
Leading 4-1, the Twins scored five in the fifth to put the game out of reach. Estamy Urena had a two-run double in the inning.
Janigson Villalobos was 2-for-4 with a double and two walks. He is batting .381. Tyler Webb was 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs. He is batting .394. Edgar Herrera was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in two. Urena was 2-for-5 with two doubles and is batting .346. Yeltsin Encarnacion was 2-for-5 with a walk and is batting .314. Victor Tademo was 2-for-6 with a walk. Samuel Vasquez was 0-for-2 and is batting .316.
Zach Featherstone started and pitched a perfect inning. Dylan Stowell pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. His ERA is zero in 6.2 innings. Osiris German struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk. His ERA is 1.29.
DSL TWINS 5, DSL ANGELS 1 AT ANGELS
Wander Valdez singled home a run in the third to break a scoreless tie. The Twins added two in the fifth and two in the sixth.
The Twins had only two hits, but the Angels made three errors and gave them nine walks. Jeferson Morales was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .359. Luis Milla was 0-for-2 with a walk and is batting .304. Brahiap Carrillo was 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs and is batting .300. Francisco Martinez was 0-for-2 with two walks and is batting .300.
Anthony Escobar struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks. His ERA is 1.56 with only five walks in 34.2 innings. Jose Guevera struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk. His ERA is 0.57.
NEXT DAY'S GAMES
Rochester at Pawtucket
Chattanooga at Tennessee
Fort Myers at Charlotte
Cedar Rapids at Wisconsin
Elizabethton at Princeton (2)
GCL Orioles at GCL Twins
DSL Twins at DSL Nationals