Randy Dobnak and Devin Smeltzer are pitching really well.

PAWTUCKET 5, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER

Juan Centeno hit a three-run homer in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.

Batting stars:  Luke Raley was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Jordany Valdespin was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Justin Nicolino pitched 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks and striking out two.

Opposition star:  Centeno was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer.

Stats:  Tomas Telis was 0-for-3 and is batting .302.  Mike Morin pitched 2.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk and striking out three, to make his ERA 2.25.

Record:  The Red Wings are 8-14, fifth in the International League North, eight games behind Lehigh Valley.

PENSACOLA 8, JACKSON 3 IN JACKSON

The Blue Wahoos scored two in the fifth and three in the sixth to build a 5-0 lead.

Batting stars:  Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Taylor Grzelakowski was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs.

Pitching star:  Devin Smeltzer pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks and striking out three.

Opposition star:  Dominic Miroglio was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.

Stats:  Blankenhorn is batting .333.  Jaylin Davis was 1-for-5 and is batting .333.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-2 with three walks and is batting .315.  Smeltzer has an ERA of 0.60.  Cody Stashak pitched an inning, giving up one run on one hit and has an ERA of 2.53.

Record:  The Blue Wahoos are 17-7, first in the Southern League South, six games ahead of Biloxi.

FORT MYERS 2, PALM BEACH 1 IN FORT MYERS

A sacrifice fly in the fifth gave the Miracle a 2-1 lead.

Batting star:  Jose Miranda was 3-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Randy Dobnak struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.  Hector Lujan pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.  Alex Phillips struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition star:  Justin Toerner was 3-for-4.

Stats:  Lewin Diaz was 1-for-4 and is batting .323.  Dobnak has an ERA of 0.40.  Phillips has an ERA of zero.

Record:  The Miracle is 15-9, third in the Florida State League South, one game behind Bradenton and Palm Beach.

KANE COUNTY 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN KANE COUNTY (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Buddy Kennedy singled home the deciding run in the bottom of the seventh.

Batting star:  Chris Williams was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching star:  Cole Sands pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks and striking out four.

Stats:  Gabe Snyder is batting .347.  Sands has an ERA of 2.47.

Record:  The Kernels are 10-12.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, KANE COUNTY 2 IN KANE COUNTY (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Chris Williams hit a three-run homer in the fifth and the Kernels held off a Cougar rally in the seventh.

Batting star:  Williams was 1-for-2 with a three-run homer, his fourth.

Pitching stars:  Josh Winder pitched 6.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and one walk and striking out five.

Opposition star:  Justin Lewis struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and four walks.

Stats:  Gabe Snyder was 0-for-3 and is batting .327.  Gabriel Maciel was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .324.  Winder has an ERA of 2.54.

Record:  The Kernels are 11-12, fifth in the Midwest League Western, 2.5 games behind Burlington and Kane County.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Pensacola (Griffin Jax1-0, 0.41) at Jackson (Matt Peacock, 1-1.76)
5:35  Rochester (Lewis Thorpe, 1-2, 7.25) at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Chad Green, no record)