Another poor offensive day for the Red Wings. A walkoff grand slam sinks the Lookouts. Brusdar Graterol has a fine game for the Miracle. Derek Molina pitches well in a Kernels loss. Josh Winder has an excellent game for the E-Twins. Alberoni Nunez has a big day for the GCL Twins. Home runs power a DSL Twins comeback.
LOUISVILLE 5, ROCHESTER 2 IN LOUISVILLE
A sacrifice fly in the seventh put the Bats up 3-2 and they got two insurance runs in the eighth. Gregorio Petit brought home both Red Wings runs with a single in the sixth.
Rochester had just four hits.
D. J. Baxendale struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks. Trevor May struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
TENNESSEE 4, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN TENNESSEE
Chris Paul homered leading off the fourth, and for a long time it looked like the 1-0 lead would hold up. In the bottom of the ninth, a walk, a single, and a walk loaded the bases, and Wynton Bernard hit a two-out walkoff grand slam for the Smokies.
Paul was 3-for-4 with a double in addition to the home run, which was his sixth. Zander Wiel was 2-for-4 and is batting .307.
Ryan Eades pitched two perfect innings, striking out one. Anthony Marzi pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out four. Williams Ramirez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks and striking out one.
FORT MYERS 5, DAYTONA 1 IN DAYTONA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Royce Lewis had a two-run single in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie. The Miracle added another run in the fifth and one more in the seventh.
Lewis was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. He is batting .309. Taylor Grzelakowski was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .382. Victor Tademo was 0-for-2 with a walk and is 0-for-5 since his promotion to Fort Myers.
Brusdar Graterol had his best game since his promotion to high-A. He struck out ten in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks. Jovani Moran retired all four men he faced, striking out two.
DAYTONA 5, FORT MYERS 4 IN DAYTONA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
The Tortugas built a 5-0 lead through five. The Miracle scored all four runs in the sixth, with three of them coming when Ernie De La Trinidad circled the bases on a single-plus-error. They did not get the tying run on base.
Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-3 with a double and is batting .381. De La Trinidad was 1-for-3 with two RBIs in his Twins organization debut.
Andro Cutura pitched 5.1 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and two walks and striking out four.
QUAD CITIES 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The River Bandits scored two in the third to take a 3-1 lead and held on. The Kernels made it 3-2 in the fourth.
Trey Cabbage was 2-for-4. Jose Miranda was 2-for-5. Michael Davis was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .314.
Blayne Enlow pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and one walk and striking out one. Derek Molina struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up three walks. His ERA is 2.89. Rickey Ramirez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
ELIZABETHTON 5, BRISTOL 0 IN ELIZABETHTON
The Twins scored two in the third, two in the fourth, and one in the seventh. The lone Pirates hit came with one out in the fifth.
Michael Helman was 3-for-4 and is batting .412. Yeltsin Encarnacion was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .350. DaShawn Keirsey was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. He is batting .338. Alex Robles was 1-for-4 and is batting .328.
Josh Winder struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk. Juan Gamez struck out two in two perfect innings. Pedro Garcia pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
GCL TWINS 5, GCL RED SOX 4 AT TWINS
The Twins led 3-0 and 4-2 but needed a run in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie. Alberoni Nunez doubled home the lead run.
Nunez was 3-for-4 with a double. Estamy Urena was 2-for-4. Austin Hale was 2-for-4. Hunter Lee was 1-for-3 with two walks and a home run, scoring twice. He is batting .316.
Andriu Marin struck out seven in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits. Steven Cruz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one. Petru Balan struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. His ERA is 1.15. Osiris German struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk. His ERA is 2.51.
DSL TWINS 8, DSL ROCKIES 6 AT TWINS
The Twins trailed 4-0 and 5-1, but scored two in the second and three in the third to go ahead 6-5. They then scored two more in the fourth. Wander Valdez homered to tie it and Jim Caceras homered to put the Twins in front to stay.
Caceras was 2-for-3 and the home run was his third. Nomar Urdaneta was 2-for-3 with a triple and is batting .303. Valdez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and the home run was his third. Victor Heredia was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer (his sixth) and scored twice. He is batting .361. Jesus Feliz was 1-for-3 and is batting .317. Jeferson Morales was 1-for-2 with a triple and two walks and is batting .307. Felix Reyes was 0-for-4 and is batting .077.
Alex Banks pitched just two-thirds of an inning, allowing four runs on three hits and two walks. Cristian Castro struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Yolby Guzman struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
NEXT DAY'S GAMES
Rochester at Louisville
Chattanooga at Tennessee
Fort Myers at Daytona
Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids
Bristol at Elizabethton