Twins affiliates go 0-for-3. The Miracle is inoffensive. The GCL season gets underway.
DURHAM 6, ROCHESTER 1 IN ROCHESTER
Batting stars: Sean Burroughs was 2-for-4. Rene Rivera hit a home run, his fourth.
Pitching star: Carlos Gutierrez retired all six batters he faced, striking out three of them.
Opposition stars: Reid Brignac was 3-for-5 with a double and drove in three. Leslie Anderson and Brandon Allen were each 3-for-5 with a double.
Key inning: The third. Leading 1-0 with two out and a runner on first, the Bulls put together two singles and two doubles. Brignac capped off the rally with a two-run double.
Other: Evan Longoria is playing for Durham on a rehab assignment. He went 0-for-1, then was removed from the game.
JUPITER 2, FORT MYERS 1 IN JUPITER
Batting stars: None. The Miracle had only two hits, both singles.
Pitching star: Cole Nelson went 6.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks.
Opposition star: Rob Rasmussen struck out seven in six innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits and three walks.
Key inning: The fifth. With the score tied at one, the Hammerheads had two out and none on. A walk, a single, and an error by Daniel Santana allowed the go-ahead run to score for Jupiter.
Other: Each team made two errors.
GCL ORIOLES 5, TWINS 3 AT ORIOLES
Batting stars: Logan Wade was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk. Aderlin Mejia was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Pitching star: Kua Hua Lo struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.
Opposition stars: Gregory Lorenzo was 2-for-3 with a double and a triple. Michael Ohlman was 2-for-4 with a double. Jason McCracken struck out four in 3.2 innings, allowing an unearned run on no hits and three walks.
Key inning: The eighth. With the score tied at three, the Orioles had a runner on third with two out. Adrian Marin singled in the go-ahead run and Ohlman doubled him home for an insurance run.
DSL TWINS AT PADRES
Rained out.
TODAY’S TILTS
9:30 DSL Orioles at Twins
11:00 GCL Orioles at Twins
5:35 Fort Myers at Jupiter Tom Stuifbergen v. Chad James
6:00 New Britain at Altoona TBA v. Jeff Karstens
6:00 Elizabethton at Danville Hudson Boyd v. Mauricio Cabrera
6:05 Durham at Rochester Chris Archer v. Luke French
It sounds like Buxton isn't goint to play till at least this weekend.
He's going to be playing on my friend's team. I'm excited to hear some scouting reports.