Willians Astudillo goes deep in a loss. A good game for Sean Poppen in a loss. Tyler Wells has an excellent game in a win. Jose Miranda and Edwar Colina lead the Kernels to victory. Michael Helman has no problem handling the Appalachian League. Donny Breek leads the GCL Twins to a win. A big inning sinks the DSL Twins.
INDIANAPOLIS 3, ROCHESTER 1 IN INDIANAPOLIS
The Indians went up 2-1 on a Jose Osuna single and got an insurance run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly. The Red Wings had two men on in the seventh but did not threaten after that.
LaMonte Wade was 2-for-4. Willians Astudillo was 1-for-4 with a home run, his eighth.
Gabriel Moya was the opener and pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one. Kohl Stewart pitched five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks and striking out three. Tyler Duffey pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one. His ERA is 2.38. John Curtiss pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
PENSACOLA 5, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN CHATTANOOGA
The Blue Wahoos led 5-0 after five. The Lookouts came back with three in the sixth and one in the ninth and had the bases loaded when the game ended.
Mitchell Kranson was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks and is batting .309. Brian Navarreto was 2-for-4 with a double. Chris Paul was 2-for-5 with a double. Zander Wiel was 2-for-5 with a double and is batting .311.
Using an opener did not pay off, as Paco Rodriguez pitched the first innings and allowed three runs on two hits and two walks and struck out one. Sean Poppen then came in and struck out seven in seven innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk. Ryan Eades pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
FORT MYERS 2, JUPITER 1 IN JUPITER
The Miracle scored both of their runs in the fourth, with Taylor Grzelakowski bringing home one with a double and scoring on an Alex Kirilloff single. The lone Hammerheads run came in the seventh.
Kirilloff was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .374.
Tyler Wells struck out ten in eight innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk. His ERA is 2.80. Jovani Moran struck out two in a perfect ninth. His ERA is 1.69.
CEDAR RAPIDS 7, CLINTON 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Leading 3-0, the Kernels scored four in the seventh to put the game out of reach. The two Lumber Kings runs came in the eighth.
Jose Miranda was 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Akil Baddoo was 2-for-3 with a home run (his ninth) and a walk, scoring three times. Michael Davis was 2-for-4 with a home run, scoring twice. He is batting .360. Robby Rinn was 1-for-4 with two RBIs and is batting .312.
Edwar Colina struck out nine in seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks. Rickey Ramirez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
ELIZABETHTON 6, BURLINGTON 5 IN BURLINGTON
The Twins led 4-1 through four, but the Royals scored four in the fifth to go up 5-4. Lean Marrero doubled home a run in the sixth to tie it and Robert Molina singled one home in the seventh to put the Twins in front. The Royals put the tying run on second in the seventh but did not do so again.
Michael Helman was 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs and is batting .423. Alex Robles was 3-for-5 and is batting .342. Robert Molina was 2-for-5 and is batting .375. Trevor Larnach was 0-for-4 and is batting .375. Trevor Casanova was 0-for-5 and is batting .301.
Tyler Palm pitched four innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks and striking out three. Johan Quezada struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up two hits. Zach Neff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
GCL TWINS 3, GCL RAYS 0 AT RAYS
The Twins scored two in the second and one in the ninth. The Rays had just two hits.
Kidany Salva was 2-for-3. Erick Rivera was 2-for-5.
Donny Breek struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. His ERA is 2.05. Dylan Stowell struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk. Erik Cha struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. His ERA is 1.35.
DSL YANKEES 11, DSL TWINS 2 AT YANKEES
It was already 6-2 when the Yankees scored five in the seventh to put it out of reach. Angel Rojas hit a three-run homer in the inning.
Ruben Santana was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk and is batting .312. Luis Milla was 1-for-4 and is batting .304. Brahiap Carrillo was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .301.
Yordin Mateo struck out two in 1.2 innings but allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk. Fernando Sanchez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:30 DSL Yankees at DSL Twins
11:00 GCL Rays at GCL Twins
6:00 Elizabethton at Burlington (Yerelmy Garcia, 1-1, 5.40)
6:05 Fort Myers (Griffin Jax, 1-1, 3.08) at Daytona
6:05 Rochester (Fernando Romero, 2-2, 2.66) at Indianapolis (Clay Holmes, 6-3, 3.68)
6:15 Pensacola at Chattanooga
6:35 Clinton (Clay Chandler, 6-1, 3.16) at Cedar Rapids (Tyler Watson, 3-4, 4.80)