Minor Details: Games of August 26

LaMonte Wade gets a big hit for Pensacola.  A tremendous game by Cody Laweryson leads the E-Twins.

BUFFALO 5, ROCHESTER 4 IN ROCHESTER

The Bisons scored three in the third to take a 5-1 lead, then held on.  Zander Weil was 2-for-4 with a double.  He is batting .256.  Drew Maggi was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  He is batting .263.  Mike Miller was 2-for-4.  He is batting .251.  Fernando Romero struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.  His ERA is 4.70.  Jake Reed pitched a scoreless inning and struck out one.  His ERA is 5.68.  Sam Clay pitched a scoreless inning and struck out one.  His ERA is 2.37.  The Red Wings are 66-67, in fourth place, five games back.  Their elimination number is three.

PENSACOLA 4, JACKSON 2 IN PENSACOLA

LaMonte Wade's ground-rule double drove in the go-ahead run in a three-run eighth.  Anthony Vizcaya pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.  His ERA is 0.82.  Jovani Moran struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  His ERA is 5.46.  Jonathan Cheshire struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  His ERA remains zero.  The Blue Wahoos are 35-28, in third place, 3.5 games back.  Their elimination number for the second half is four.  However, Biloxi, the winner of the first half, leads the second half by two games.  If Biloxi wins both halves, the team with the second-best overall record will be in the playoffs.  Pensacola has already clinched second-best record.

FORT MYERS AT DUNEDIN

A doubleheader was rained out.  The Miracle is 34-28, in second place, nine games back.  They have been eliminated in the second half, but are in the playoffs because they won the first half.

PEORIA 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (11 INNINGS)

Jonatan Machado singled home the deciding run in the top of the eleventh.  Wander Javier was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.  He is batting .181.  Spencer Steer was 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and three RBIs.  He is batting .260.  Gabe Snyder was 2-for-6.  He is batting .256.  Nate Hadley pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.  His ERA is 2.01.  The Kernels are 33-30, in fifth place, seven games back.  Their second-half elimination number is two, but Cedar Rapids is in the playoffs because they finished second in the first half.

ELIZABETHTON 1, GREENEVILLE 0 IN ELIZABETHTON

Janigson Villalobos doubled home the game's lone run in the fifth inning.  Will Holland was 2-for-3.  He is batting .182.  Cody Laweryson struck out fifteen in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  His ERA is 1.76.  Owen Griffith struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  His ERA is 0.77.  The Twins are 32-33, in fourth place, 1.5 games back.  Their elimination number is two.

GCL RAYS AT GCL TWINS

The game was suspended with the Twins batting in the fourth inning and leading 2-0.  It will be completed today.  The Twins are 28-21, in second place, eight games back.  They are second in the wild card race, one game back.  Their elimination number is two.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  GCL Rays at GCL Twins (completion of suspended game)
Game 2  GCL Twins at GCL Rays
1:00  Fort Myers at Dunedin
Game 2  Fort Myers at Dunedin
5:30  Greeneville at Elizabethton
6:05  Rochester at Buffalo
6:35  Jackson at Pensacola
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids

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