Minor Details: Games of May 23

A comeback for Pensacola, a pitchers' duel for Fort Myers.

BUFFALO 4, ROCHESTER 3 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings had the tying run on third when the game ended.

Batting stars:  Wilin Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth) and three RBIs.  Jordany Valdespin was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Devin Smeltzer pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and four walks and striking out three.  Jake Reed struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition star:  Andy Burns was 3-for-3 with two walks and three RBIs.

Stats:  Valdespin is batting .346.  Smeltzer has an ERA of 1.82.

Record:  The Red Wings are 16-26, seventh in the International League North, 7.5 games behind Lehigh Valley.

PENSACOLA 10, TENNESSEE 5 IN TENNESSEE

The Blue Wahoos overcame a 3-0 deficit with four in the second and put it out of reach with three in the sixth.

Batting stars:  Jaylin Davis was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and a walk, scoring twice.  Travis Blankenhorn was 3-for-5 with a double, three runs, and three RBIs.  Taylor Grzelakowski was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Pitching stars:  Williams Ramirez struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Ryan Mason struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Cody Stashak pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition star:  Gioskar Amaya was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Stats:  Blankenhorn is batting .305.  Ramirez has an ERA of zero.  Mason's ERA is 1.21.  Stashak has an ERA of 1.96.

Record:  The Blue Wahoos are 29-18, first in the Southern League South, four games ahead of Biloxi.

FORT MYERS 3, DAYTONA 0 IN DAYTONA

Lewin Diaz hit a two-run double in a three-run ninth.

Batting stars:  None.  The Miracle had just three hits.

Pitching stars:  Charlie Barnes pitched eight shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out five.  Anthony Vizcaya struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition star:  Reiver Sanmartin struck out nine in eight shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Stats:  Diaz is batting .314.  Vizcaya has an ERA of 2.49.

Record:  The Miracle is 27-19, second in the Florida State League South, two games behind Palm Beach.

CEDAR RAPIDS 2, BURLINGTON 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Estamy Urena had an RBI single to break a 1-1 tie in the seventh.

Batting stars:  Jared Akins was 3-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Yeltsin Encarnacion was 2-for-4.

PItching stars:  Blayne Enlow struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and four walks.  Moises Gomez struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Derek Molina struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opposition star:  Cole Duensing pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out four.

Stats:  Akins is batting .382.

Record:  The Kernels are 23-24, fifth in the Midwest League Western, eight games behind Quad Cities.

TODAY'S TILTS

4:05  Pawtucket (Teddy Stankiewicz, 1-3, 3.81) at Rochester (Lewis Thorpe, 3-2, 6.70)
Game 2  Pawtucket at Rochester
6:00  Pensacola (Jorge Alcala, 5-1, 4.09) at Tennessee (Justin Steele, 0-4, 9.33)
6:05  Fort Myers (Tyler Watson, 1-4, 4.66) at Daytona (Ryan Lillie, 1-3, 3.81)
6:35  Peoria (Cole Aker, 0-2, 7.24) at Cedar Rapids (Tyler Palm, 1-3, 4.44)