Fine pitching by Fernando Romero and Tyler Duffey. Brent Rooker and Royce Lewis are doubles machines. Clark Beeker pitches well in a loss. Randy Dobnak has an excellent game. The E-Twins have an eight-run inning with two hits. Yeltsin Encarnacion and Andriu Marin lead the GCL Twins. A comeback for the DSL Twins falls short.
ROCHESTER 2, PAWTUCKET 1 IN PAWTUCKET
An RBI single by Gregorio Petit in the first and by Leonardo Reginnato in the second gave the Red Wings all the runs they needed. The Red Sox got a home run in the ninth but did not put the tying run on base.
Petit was 3-for-5 with a double. Edgar Corcino was 2-for-4 and is batting .313. Reginnato was 2-for-4.
Fernando Romero struck out eight in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and five walks. His ERA is 1.93. Tyler Duffey pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one. His ERA is 1.60.
TENNESSEE 5, CHATTANOOGA 3 IN TENNESSEE
Yasiel Balaguert hit a two-run double in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie. The Lookouts did not get a hit after that.
Brent Rooker was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Mitchell Kranson was 2-for-4 with a double. Alex Perez was 2-for-5. Andy Wilkins was 0-for-4 and is batting .309.
Omar Bencomo pitched six innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and two walks and striking out three.
CHARLOTTE 1, FORT MYERS 0 IN CHARLOTTE
Josh Lowe's two-out RBI double in the fifth produced the game's only run. The Lookouts had just two hits.
Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-3 and is batting .365. Miguel Sano was 0-for-3 and is batting .333. Luis Arraez walked in his only plate appearance and was removed from the game. He is batting .320. Apparently, he was removed because he was being called up to Chattanooga.
Clark Beeker pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk and striking out one. Alex Robinson struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
CEDAR RAPIDS 4, WISCONSIN 0 IN WISCONSIN
Jordan Gore had a two-run double in a three-run second. They added a run in the seventh.
Robby Rinn was 3-for-4 with two doubles and is batting .336. Jordan Gore was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in two. He is batting .307. Royce Lewis was 2-for-5 with a double and is batting .322. He has 22 doubles, tied for third in the league.
Randy Dobnak pitched 7.2 scoreless innings, giving up six hits and no walks and striking out seven. Jovani Moran struck out all four batters he faced. He has 65 strikeouts in 41.1 innings and has an ERA of 2.16.
PRINCETON 5, ELIZABETHTON 4 IN PRINCETON (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
With the score tied 4-4, Jonathan Aranda hit a one-out double in the sixth. He was wild pitched to third and a passed ball allowed him to score the lead run.
Trevor Casanova was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk and is batting .400. Colton Burns was 1-for-3 with a home run. Ryan Jeffers was 1-for-2 with a walk and is batting .419. Lean Marrero was 1-for-4 and is batting .333. Ricky De La Torre was 0-for-3 and is batting .306. Hunter Lee was 0-for-3 and is 0-for-14 in his professional career.
ELIZABETHTON 10, PRINCETON 6 IN PRINCETON (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
The Twins trailed 6-2 through six and scored eight in the seventh. The had only two hits in the eight-run inning, both singles. The Rays made five errors in the inning, walked five, hit one, and also had a wild pitch and a passed ball.
The Twins had five hits for the game. DaShawn Keirsey had three of them, going 3-for-4. He is batting .302. Ryan Jeffers was 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs. He is batting .400. Andrew Cosgrove was 0-for-1 with three walks and is batting .357. Yunior Severino was 0-for-3 and is batting .344. Ariel Montesino was 1-for-4 with a double and two runs and is batting .321.
Pedro Garcia pitched just two innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on three hits and three walks and striking out three. Moises Gomez pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out two. Zach Neff got the win in his professional debut, striking out two in two shutout innings and giving up only a walk.
GCL TWINS 4, GCL ORIOLES 0 AT TWINS
The Twins scored two in the first and two in the fifth. The Orioles had just two hits.
Yeltsin Encarncaion was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs. He is batting .345. Gabe Snyder was 2-for-4 and is batting .316. Tyler Webb was 1-for-3 and is batting .389. Austin Hale was 1-for-2 and is batting .364. Estamy Urena was 1-for-4 and is batting .333.
Andriu Marin struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks. Tanner Howell pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. His ERA is 1.45. Petru Balan pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one. His ERA remains zero in 5.2 innings. Frandy Torres pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one. His ERA is 2.45.
DSL NATIONALS 8, DSL TWINS 7 AT NATIONALS
It was 8-1 through seven, but the Twins scored four in the eighth and two in the ninth to make a game of it. The Twins hit three triples in the ninth, putting the tying run on third with one out, but the last two Twins batters were called out on strikes.
Victor Heredia was 4-for-5 with a triple, a double, and three RBIs. He is batting .333. Carlos Aguilar was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice. Jesus Feliz was 2-for-4. Ruben Santana was 1-for-1 and then was removed from the game. He is batting .357. Jeferson Morales was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .338.
Jose Bermudez pitched only two innings, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks and striking out one. Yeremi Garcia pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two. His ERA remains zero through 5.1 innings.
NEXT DAY'S GAMES
Pawtucket at Rochester
Birmingham at Chattanooga
Dunedin at Fort Myers
Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids
Kingsport at Elizabethton
GCL Twins at GCL Orioles
DSL Nationals at DSL Twins