Andrew Albers was awesome. Liam Hendriks was awesomer. A typical game in the DSL.
ROCHESTER 2, INDIANAPOLIS 0 IN INDIANAPOLIS
Batting stars: Clete Thomas was 2-for-4 with a triple. Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-2 with two walks.
Pitching star: Liam Hendriks struck out ten in 8.2 innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Opposition stars: Starling Marte was 2-for-4. Daniel Cabrera allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in 6.1 innings.
Key inning: The seventh. Two walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases. An infield out scored one run, and a single by Rene Rivera scored another.
NEW BRITAIN 6, ERIE 0 IN ERIE
Batting stars: Chris Herrmann was 4-for-5 with a double. Chris Colabello was 3-for-5 with a home run, his tenth. Evan Bigley was 3-for-5 with two doubles.
Pitching stars: Andrew Albers struck out four in six innings, surrendering five hits and no walks. Caleb Thielbar worked two no hit, no run innings.
Opposition stars: Brandon Douglas was 2-for-4. Kevin De La Cruz struck out five in five innings, allowing a run on seven hits and two walks.
Key inning: The seventh. Leading 1-0, the Rock Cats scored twice when Colabello homered and Herrmann doubled and scored on a wild pitch-plus-error. In the bottom of the inning, the SeaWolves put runners on second and third with two out but could not score.
PALM BEACH 3, FORT MYERS 2 IN PALM BEACH
Batting stars: Josmil Pinto was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk. Oswaldo Arcia was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.
Pitching star: Pat Dean worked four shutout innings, giving up just two hits.
Opposition stars: Starlin Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double. Ryan Sherriff struck out six in six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk.
Key inning: The fifth. Trailing 2-0 with two out and none on and with the Miracle appearing to be in control of the game, the Cardinals put together four consecutive singles to tie the game.
Other: Arcia left the game in the fifth inning for no apparent reason.
WISCONSIN 4, BELOIT 0 IN WISCONSIN
Batting stars: Drew Leachman was 2-for-4 with a double. Nate Roberts was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars: None.
Opposition stars: Gregory Hopkins was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run. Drew Gagnon struck out eight in 6.1 innings, surrendering five hits and a walk. Tommy Toledo retired all eight batters he faced, striking out four of them.
Key inning: The second. In a scoreless tie, Hopkins hit a solo homer. It was followed by two singles, two walks, and a hit batsman, forcing in two more runs for a 3-0 Timber Rattlers lead.
DSL TWINS 7, REDS 4 AT TWINS
Batting star: Junior Boni was 1-for-3 with a double, driving in three.
Pitching stars: Argenis Silva struck out four in three shutout innings, yielding only a walk. Edgar Martinez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition star: Rusbel Farinez was 2-for-4 with a double, driving in two.
Key inning: The second. Leading 2-0, the Reds scored to stretch the lead to three. In the bottom of the inning, a walk, a strikeout/wild pitch, and a single loaded the bases. Jonatan Ynojoso walked to force in a run, and Boni doubled to score three and put the Twins ahead.
Other: The Twins scored seven runs on three hits. There were seven errors in the game, four by the Reds and three by the Twins.