Big home runs lead the Twins to four wins out of five.
ROCHESTER 4, LEHIGH VALLEY 1 IN LEHIGH VALLEY
Zander Weil hit a three-run homer in the fourth to give the Red Wings a 4-0 lead.
Batting stars: Weil was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his fourth) and two runs. Adam Rosales was 2-for-4 with a double.
Pitching stars: Zack Littell struck out nine in 5.2 innings, giving up six hits and a walk. Mike Morin pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Matt Magill pitched a perfect inning and struck out one. Preston Guilmet struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.
Opposition star: Sean Rodriguez was 4-for-4.
Stats: Morin and Magill each have an ERA of zero.
Record: The Red Wings are 4-10, in fifth place in the International League North, six games behind Lehigh Valley.
PENSACOLA 9, BILOXI 1 IN BILOXI (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Brian Schales hit a three-run homer in a four-run third and the Blue Wahoos led the rest of the way.
Batting stars: Brian Navarreto was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, scoring twice and driving in three. Mark Contreras was 2-for-3 with a walk. Schales was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his fifth.
Pitching stars: Griffin Jax pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks and striking out five. Gabriel Moya struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.
Opposition star: Trent Grisham was 2-for-4.
Stats: Luis Arraez was 0-for-5 and is batting .321. Contreras is batting .300. Jax has an ERA of 0.54. Moya has an ERA of zero.
Record: The Blue Wahoos are 10-4.
BILOXI 4, PENSACOLA 3 IN BILOXI (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
Michael O'Neill's RBI single in the fourth broke a 3-3 tie.
Batting stars: None.
Pitching star: Ryan Mason struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition star: O'Neill was 2-for-3 with two runs.
Stats: Luis Arraez was 1-for-3 and is batting .322. Mason's ERA remains at zero.
Record: The Blue Wahoos are 10-5, in first place in the Southern League South, two games ahead of Mississippi.
FORT MYERS 3, CHARLOTTE 1 IN FORT MYERS
Michael Helman hit a two-run homer with two out in the bottom of the ninth for the walkoff win.
Batting stars: Trevor Larnach was 3-for-4. Helman was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.
Pitching stars: Bailey Ober struck out six in six innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and a walk. Hector Lujan struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.
Opposition star: Riley O'Brien pitched seven shutout innings, giving up four hits and three walks and striking out five.
Stats: Lewin Diaz was 1-for-4 and is batting .381. Ober has an ERA of zero. Johan Quezada retired the only man he faced and has an ERA of 1.35.
Record: The Miracle is 10-6, in third place in the Florida State League South, 1.5 games behind Palm Beach.
CEDAR RAPIDS 4, BELOIT 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Trey Cabbage and Chris Williams hit back-to-back homers in the seventh to break a scoreless tie.
Batting stars: Williams was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double, driving in three. Gabriel Maciel was 2-for-4. Cabbage was 1-for-3 with a home run (his fifth), a walk, and two runs.
Pitching stars: Cole Sands struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks. Austin Schulfer struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.
Opposition star: Joe DeMers struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.
Stats: Maciel is batting .500. Cabbage is batting .347. Sands' ERA is 1.93. Schulfer has an ERA of 2.31.
Record: The Kernels are 7-8, in fifth place in the Midwest League Western, 3.5 games behind Burlington.
TODAY'S TILTS
2:05 Beloit (Chase Cohen, 2-1, 1.17) at Cedar Rapids (Josh Winder, 0-0, 2.70)
5:00 Charlotte (Tommy Romero, 0-0, 1.98) at Fort Myers (Charlie Barnes, 1-1, 7.36)
5:35 Rochester (Chase De Jong, 0-0, 4.96) at Lehigh Valley
6:05 Mobile (Matt Ball, 0-0, 1.93) at Pensacola (Sean Poppen, 1-0, 0.00)