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Players of the Month: May

ROCHESTER

Position player:  Chris Colabello hit .425/.477/.800 in 80 at-bats, hitting 12 doubles and 6 home runs.  For the season at Rochester, he is hitting .358/.417/.659 in 176 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Andrew Albers was 2-1, 2.48 with 25 strikeouts in 29 innings.  For the season, he is 2-2, 3.25, 1.41 WHIP with 49 strikeouts in 52.2 innings.

NEW BRITAIN

Position player:  Josmil Pinto hit .333/.441/.495 with 19 walks, 7 doubles, and 3 home runs in 99 at-bats.  For the season, he is hitting .333/.427/.528 in 195 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Logan Darnell was 2-3, 2.38, 1.13 WHIP with 33 strikeouts in 41.2 innings.  For the season, he is 4-4, 2.51, 1.28 WHIP with 54 strikeouts in 68 innings.  Michael Tonkin was 0-2, 0.00, with three saves, a 1.05 WHIP, and 20 striekouts in 12.1 innings.  For the season, he is 1-2, 2.22 with 7 saves, a 1.19 WHIP and 30 strikeouts in 24.1 innings.

FORT MYERS

Position player:  Kennys Vargas hit .298/.387/.606 with eight doubles and eight homers in 104 at-bats.  For the season, he is hitting .280/.358/.545 in 189 at-bats.  Miguel Sano hit .318/.485/.574 with nine doubles, a triple, and four homers in 97 at-bats.  For the season, he is hitting .339/.429/.645 in 186 at-bats.  Aderlin Mejia hit .378/.440/.432 in 74 at-bats.  Those are also his season totals.

Pitcher:  D. J. Baxendale was 4-0, 0.82, 0.73 WHIP with 25 strikeouts in 33 innings.  For the season at Fort Myers, he is 7-0, 1.10, 0.78 WHIP with 48 strikeouts in 57.1 innings.  Nelvin Fuentes was 0-0, 1.26, 0.63 WHIP with 22 strikeouts in 14.1 innings.  For the season, he is 0-1, 1.86, 0.67 WHIP with 28 strikeouts in 19.1 innings.

CEDAR RAPIDS

Position player:  Adam Brett Walker II hit .280/.300/.551 with 8 doubles, 3 triples, and 4 home runs in 107 at-bats.  For the season, he is hitting .282/.330/.553 in 188 at-bats.  Dalton Hicks hit .296/.367/.398 in 108 at-bats.  For the season, he is hitting .286/.362/.448 in 192 at-bats.  Byron Buxton hit .294/.382/.454 in 119 at-bats with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs, 17 walks, and 17 stolen bases in 119 at-bats.  For the season, he is hitting .333/.435/.545 in 198 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Jose Berrios was 2-2, 2.63, 1.35 WHIP with 31 strikeouts and 6 walks in 27.1 innings.  For the season, he is 4-2, 2.54, 1.28 WHIP with 8 walks and 44 strikeouts in 39 innings.  Tyler Duffey was 0-1, 2.93, 1.11 WHIP with 3 walks and 26 strikeouts in 30.2 innings.  For the season, he is 3-2, 2.78, 0.94 WHIP with 6 walks and 47 strikeouts in 58.1 innings.

Where They Stand

Rochester is 23-30, fifth in the International League North, nine games behind Pawtucket.  The Red Wings have won three consecutive games and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 24-29, fifth in the Eastern League Eastern, six games behind Portland and Binghamton.  The Rock Cats had lost three consecutive games and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

Fort Myers is 37-14, first in the Florida State League South, 7.5 games ahead of St. Lucie.  The Miracle has won two consecutive games and is 6-4 in its last ten games.

Cedar Rapids is 31-19, first in the Midwest League Western, one game ahead of Beloit.  The Kernels won their most recent game and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Players of the Week

Rochester:  Kyle Gibson pitched eight shutout innings and is working on a streak of eighteen scoreless innings.  For the season, he is 4-5, 2.82, 1.07 WHIP.  He has struck out 53 and walked 17 in 60.2 innings (ten starts).

New Britain:  Danny Santana was 11-for-25 with two doubles, a triple, and a stolen base.  For the season, he is hitting .296/.310/.378 with eight stolen bases in 96 at-bats.

Fort Myers:  Aderlin Mejia was 11-for-26 with four stolen bases.  For the season, he is hitting .390/.439/.441 in 59 at-bats.

Cedar Rapids:  Travis Harrison was 5-for-13 with a double, a home run, and five walks.  For the season, he is hitting .280/.355/.503 with fifteen doubles, seven home runs, and fourteen walks in 161 at-bats.