Stephen Gonsalves pitches well in a loss. Brian Navarreto comes through twice for the Lookouts. A big day for Alex Kirilloff. Edwar Colina and Jacob Pearson lead the Kernels. Ryan Jeffers wins it for the E-Twins. Alberoni Nunez has a good day for the GCL Twins.
LOUISVILLE 2, ROCHESTER 0 IN ROCHESTER
There was no scoring until the seventh, when Phillip Ervin singled home a run. Ervin had another RBI single in the ninth.
LaMonte Wade was 2-for-3 with a walk. Gregorio Petit was 2-for-4 with a double. Andy Wilkins was 1-for-4 and is batting .333. Alex Perez was 0-for-2 with a walk in his AAA debut.
Stephen Gonsalves pitched six shutout innings, giving up three hits and five walks and striking out three.
CHATTANOOGA 4, MOBILE 2 IN MOBILE
Brian Navarreto homered leading off the seventh to break a 2-2 tie. Navarreto singled home an insurance run in the eighth.
Navarreto was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and two RBIs. Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 with two runs. Jimmy Kerrigan was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk. Jaylin Davis was 0-for-4 and is batting .309. Zander Wiel was 1-for-5 and is batting .304.
Paco Rodriguez, normally a reliever, started and struck out two in a scoreless inning. Anthony Marzi, normally a starter, then came in and struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks. Andrew Vasquez struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. His ERA is 1.13. Cody Stashak struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
FORT MYERS 13, ST. LUCIE 7 IN FORT MYERS
The Miracle scored four in the first and led all the way. It stayed close, though, with Fort Myers having leads of 4-2, 5-4, 6-5, and 8-7 before scoring five in the eighth.
Alex Kirilloff was 4-for-5 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in three. He is batting .323. Joe Cronin was 3-for-4 with a walk and scored three times. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second), scoring three times. Shane Carrier was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Royce Lewis was 2-for-5 with a double and is batting .400.
Tyler Wells struck out four in three innings but allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and no walks. His ERA is 2.97. Hector Lujan pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Alex Robinson struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.
CEDAR RAPIDS 2, GREAT LAKES 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Brayan Morales doubled home a run in the seventh to give the Loons a 1-0 lead. In the ninth, however, Jacob Pearson delivered a two-run single to put the Kernels in front to stay.
Ariel Montesino was 2-for-3 and is batting .333. Jose Miranda was 2-for-4. Robby Rinn was 1-for-4 and is batting .320.
Edwar Colina struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up five hits and three walks. Kevin Marnon struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk. His ERA is 1.17.
ELIZABETHTON 6, GREENEVILLE 5 IN ELIZABETHTON
The Twins led 5-1 through six but needed a run in the eighth to break a 5-5 tie. Ryan Jeffers doubled and later scored on an error for the deciding run.
Lean Marrero was 2-for-4. Trevor Casanova was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk and is batting .319. Jeffers was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring twice and driving in two. He is batting .404. Michael Helman was 0-for-4 and is batting .357. Alex Robles was 0-for-4 and is batting .333.
Tyler Palm pitched five innings, giving up a run on six hits and no walks and striking out three. Derek Molina struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk. His ERA is 2.70.
GCL TWINS 8, GCL ORIOLES 7 AT TWINS
The Twins scored six in the second and the Orioles scored five in the fourth, leaving the Twins up 6-5. It was 7-5, 7-6, 8-6, and 8-7, with the Orioles last scoring in the eighth. They had the tying run on third in both the eighth and the ninth.
Alberoni Nunez was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in three. Agustin Marte was 2-for-4 with a double. Charles Mack was 2-for-4 with a walk. Janigson Villalobos was 1-for-4 and is batting .347. Kidany Salva was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .315.
Michael Montero struck out four in three innings but allowed four runs on two hits and three walks. He pitched well for three innings before falling apart in the fourth. Erik Cha struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. His ERA remains zero through 7.1 innings. Denny Bentley pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
DSL TWINS
No game scheduled.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Twins at DSL Angels
Game 2 DSL Angels at DSL Twins
11:00 GCL Twins at GCL Orioles
4:05 Norfolk (John Means, 4-1, 3.36) at Rochester (Kohl Stewart, 0-1, 5.82)
Game 2 Rochester at Norfolk (Sean Gilmartin, 4-2, 5.10)
6:00 Greeneville (Alexis Diaz, 2-0, 3.00) at Elizabethton
6:00 Lakeland (Matt Manning, 2-0, 1.80) at Fort Myers (Griffin Jax, 1-1, 3.38)
6:05 Cedar Rapids (Tyler Watson, 2-4, 5.44) at Great Lakes
6:35 Chattanooga (Omar Bencomo, 5-4, 3.42) at Mobile (Jason Alexander, 0-3, 3.71)