Minor Details: Games of August 16

Kohl Stewart has a good game.  A-Stud is doing well in rehab and Bailey Ober makes a strong AA debut.  Yunior Severino's big hit and strong pitching lead the Kernels.

ROCHESTER 5, LOUISVILLE 2 IN LOUISVILLE

The Red Wings scored two in the second to go up 3-2.  All the runs were scored by the third inning.  Wilin Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .307.  Kohl Stewart struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on one hit and three walks.  D. J. Baxendale struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Fernando Romero pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.  The Red Wings are 62-61, in third place, three games back.

PENSACOLA 4, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN PENSACOLA

The Blue Wahoos scored single runs in the first, second, seventh, and eighth.  Caleb Hamilton was 2-for-3 with two runs.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 2-for-3.  Willians Astudillo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and is batting .500.  Bailey Ober struck out eight in seven innings in his AA debut, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  His ERA is 1.29.  Jonathan Cheshire struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  His ERA is zero.  The Blue Wahoos are 28-24, in third place, 6.5 games back.

JUPITER 4, FORT MYERS 2 IN JUPITER

The Hammerheads scored two in the second to take a 2-1 lead and never trailed after that.  Calvin Faucher pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  The Miracle is 28-27, in fourth place, eleven games back.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, WISCONSIN 0 IN WISCONSIN

Yunior Severino had a two-run double in a three-run first.  Wander Javier was 4-for-5 with two doubles.  Spencer Steer was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Matt Canterino struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  His ERA is 0.90.  J. T. Perez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  His ERA is 2.84.  Erik Cha struck out three in two perfect innings.  His ERA is zero.  The Kernels are 31-22, tied for second, four games back.

DANVILLE 2, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN DANVILLE

Willie Carter's two-run double in the first inning gave the Braves all the runs they would need.  Ryley Widell pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk and striking out three.  Owen Griffith pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up three walks and striking out one.  His ERA is 1.93.  Tyler Beck pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.  His ERA is 0.79.  The Twins are 27-28, tied for second, one game back.

GCL RED SOX AT GCL TWINS

Rained out.

DSL NATIONALS 8, DSL TWINS 4 AT NATIONALS

The Nationals scored two in the first and never trailed, taking leads of 5-1 and 8-2.  Rhodery Diaz was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Hector Acevedo was 2-for-2 with a double.  Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-5.  The Twins are 21-37, tied for seventh, nineteen games back.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  GCL Twins at GCL Red Sox
Game 2  GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
9:00  DSL Mets1 at DSL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers at Jupiter
5:30  Rochester at Louisville
5:30  Elizabethton at Danville
6:05  Chattanooga at Pensacola
6:35  Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities