Lewis Thorpe stars.  Luis Arraez keeps hitting.

ROCHESTER 5, SYRACUSE 4 IN ROCHESTER

Lewis Thorpe struck out the first seven batters and Wilin Rosario produced the deciding run with an eighth-inning homer.

Batting stars:  Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and two runs.  Luke Raley was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.

Pitching stars:  Thorpe struck out twelve in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  Preston Guilmet pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.

Opposition star:  Adeiny Hechavarria was 3-for-5.

Stats:  Randy Cesar was 1-for-4 with two RBIs and is batting .314.

Record:  The Red Wings are 4-9, tied for fifth in the International League North, six games behind Lehigh Valley.

PENSACOLA 5, BILOXI 2 IN BILOXI

The Blue Wahoos scored two in the sixth to stretch the lead to 5-2.

Batting stars:  Jordan Gore was 2-for-3 with three walks and two runs.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-6 with two runs.

Pitching stars:  Devin Smeltzer struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk.  Adam Bray struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Sam Clay struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition star:  Michael O'Neill was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Stats:  Arraez is batting .353.  Smeltzer's ERA is 0.50.  Bray has an ERA of 2.16.

Record:  The Blue Wahoos are 9-4, in first place in the Southern League South, two games ahead of Mississippi.

ST. LUCIE 7, FORT MYERS 2 IN ST. LUCIE

The Mets scored all seven of their runs in the fourth inning.

Batting star:  Ryan Costello was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.

Pitching star:  Jacob Blank struck out the side in a perfect inning.

Opposition star:  Kyle Wilson struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Stats:  With his blank inning, Blank continues to have a blank (zero) ERA.

Record:  The Miracle is 9-5, tied for second with Bradenton in the Florida State League South, one game behind Palm Beach.

CEDAR RAPIDS AT QUAD CITIES

Rained out.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Charlotte (Paul Campbell, 0-2, 11.88) at Fort Myers (Tyler Watson, 0-1, 4.09)
6:05  Rochester (Zack Littell, 0-2, 7.71) at Lehigh Valley (Enyel De Los Santos (2-0, 0.75)
6:35  Beloit (Daniel Martinez, 1-0, 3.86) at Cedar Rapids (Jordan Balazovic, 1-1, 2.79)
6:35  Pensacola (Griffin Jax, 0-0, 0.00) at Biloxi (Thomas Jankins, 1-0, 2.25)