An excellent AAA debut for Devin Smeltzer!
ROCHESTER 7, PAWTUCKET 1 IN PAWTUCKET
The Red Wings scored six in the ninth to break a 1-1 tie.
Batting stars: Zander Weil was 3-for-4. Luke Raley was 2-for-3 with a walk. Randy Cesar was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Pitching stars: Devin Smeltzer made his AAA debut in style, pitching seven innings and giving up an unearned run on three hits and no walks and striking out three. Gabriel Moya struck out two in a perfect inning. Tyler Duffey pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Opposition star: Mike Shawaryn pitched eight innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and one walk and struck out three.
Stats: Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 and is batting .400. Cesar is batting .311. Smeltzer has an ERA of zero. Duffey has an ERA of 1.54.
Record: The Red Wings are 11-16, tied for fourth in the International League North, seven games behind Lehigh Valley.
PENSACOLA 10, BILOXI 8 IN PENSACOLA
The Blue Wahoos led 10-1 through four and held on.
Batting stars: Luis Arraez was 3-for-4 with a walk. Ernie De La Trinidad was 3-for-4 with a walk. Taylor Grzelakowski was 2-for-5 with two runs. Tanner English was 1-for-4 with a grand slam (his second homer) and a walk. Joe Cronin was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer.
Pitching stars: Brusdar Graterol struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks. Alex Phillips pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one. Sam Clay pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition star: Trent Grisham was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third), scoring twice and driving in two.
Stats: Arraez is batting .324. Jaylin Davis was 0-for-4 with a walk and is batting .309. Graterol has an ERA of 2.23. Phillips has an ERA of zero.
Record: The Blue Wahoos are 18-10, first in the Southern League South, four games ahead of Biloxi and Mississippi.
FORT MYERS 7, PALM BEACH 4 IN PALM BEACH
Ryan Jeffers' two-run single in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie.
Batting stars: Jeffers was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Michael Helman was 2-for-4 with a double. Trey Cabbage was 2-for-5 with a double. Akil Baddoo was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and two walks. Ryan Costello was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.
Pitching stars: Tom Hackimer struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Joe Record pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and striking out one.
Opposition star: Chase Pinder was 2-for-4.
Stats: Cabbage is batting .300. Hackimer has an ERA of 0.59. Record has an ERA of zero.
Record: The Miracle is 18-10, first in the Florida State League South, a half game ahead of Bradenton and Palm Beach.
DAYTON 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The Kernels came back from down 4-1 to make it 4-3 but could not get a key hit in the seventh or ninth.
Batting stars: Gabe Snyder was 2-for-4. Chris Williams was 1-for-4 with a home run (his sixth), a walk, and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Zach Neff struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Derek Molina struck out two in a perfect inning.
Opposition star: Miguel Hernandez was 2-for-4.
Stats: Snyder is batting .339.
Record: The Kernels are 12-15, seventh in the Midwest League Western, 4.5 games behind Quad Cities.
TODAY'S TILTS
4:30 Fort Myers (Charlie Barnes, 2-2, 7.85) at Palm Beach
5:15 Rochester (Lewis Thorpe, 2-2, 6.91) at Pawtucket (Chandler Shepherd, 0-4, 8.53)
6:05 Biloxi (Bowden Francis, 0-1, 8.10) at Pensacola (Randy Dobnak, no record)
6:35 Dayton (Jhon De Jesus, 1-2, 4.50) at Cedar Rapids (Tyler Palm, 1-2, 2.84)