Another sweep by Twins affiliates! Lots of free baseball for the Red Wings! An excellent start by Jason Wheeler!
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Minor Details: Games of 5/6
D. J. Baxendale strikes out ten. A grand slam for Adam Brett Walker II. New Britain pulls away late.
Players of the Week
Rochester: Chris Colabello was 11-for-24 with two doubles, a home run, and three walks. Clete Thomas was 9-for-21 with two doubles, three homers, and two walks.
New Britain: Antoan Richardson was 9-for-25 with three doubles, three walks, and three stolen bases.
Fort Myers: Miguel Sano was 10-for-20 with four doubles, a home run, and four walks.
Cedar Rapids: Byron Buxton was 9-for-26 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, five walks, and four stolen bases. Jose Berrios was 2-0, giving up three runs on ten hits, striking out sixteen and walking none in 12.2 innings.
Minor Details: Games of 5/5
Samuel Deduno is back in mid-season form. Another good day for Sano and Rosario. We may soon be saying the Jose Berrios has nothing to learn in Cedar Rapids.
Minor Details: Games of 5/4
Five homers for the Red Wings. Walks cost the Rock Cats and the Kernels. The Miracle has a nine-game winning streak ended.
Minor Details: Games of 5/3
A rough game for Kyle Gibson. New Britain dies with a boot. A big game for Jorge Polanco.
Minor Details: Games of 5/2
Luis Perdomo saves the day for Rochester. A walk-off walk for Fort Myers. Byron Buxton hits his fifth homer.
Where They Stand
Rochester is 10-16, fifth in the International League North, eight games behind Buffalo. The Red Wings are 6-4 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.
New Britain is 14-12, tied for second in the Eastern League Eastern, two games behind Portland. The Rock Cats are 6-4 in their last ten games and won their most recent game.
Fort Myers is 21-4, first in the Florida State League South, five games ahead of St. Lucie. The Miracle is 7-3 in its last ten games and has won seven consecutive games.
Cedar Rapids is 18-6, first in the Midwest League Western, three games ahead of Quad Cities. The Kernels are 9-1 in their last ten games lost their most recent game.
Players of the Month: April
ROCHESTER
Position player: Clete Thomas is hitting .362/.456/.621 with four homers and ten walks in 58 at-bats. Honorable mention goes to Chris Colabello, who's hitting .302/.358/.542 with six homers and nineteen RBIs in 96 at-bats.
Pitcher: Kyle Gibson is 1-3, but with a 3.33 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. He has struck out 26 in 27 innings (five starts). Honorable mention goes to P. J. Walters, who's 2-2 3.72 with a 1.34 WHIP. He's struck out 22 in 29 innings (five starts).
NEW BRITAIN
Position player: Josmil Pinto is hitting .333/.413/.563 with five home runs, twenty-one RBIs, and twelve walks in 96 at-bats. Honorable mention goes to Daniel Ortiz, who's hitting .293/.347/.500 with eight doubles and eight walks in 92 at-bats.
Pitcher: Alex Meyer is 2-1, 2.57, 1.32 WHIP with 34 strikeouts in 28 innings (five starts). Honorable mention goes to A. J. Achter, who is 0-0, 3.68, 1.36 WHIP with one save and 16 strikeouts in 14.2 innings.
FORT MYERS
Position player: Miguel Sano is hitting .368/.435/.747 with nine home runs, seven doubles, and eleven walks in 95 at-bats. He also stole two bases. Honorable mention goes to Eddie Rosario, who is hitting .346/..386/.538 with seven doubles, two triples, three home runs, and seven walks in 104 at-bats.
Pitcher: D. J. Baxendale is 4-0, 1.84, 0.92 WHIP. He has struck out 25 and walked six in 29.1 innings (five starts). Honorable mention goes to Zach Jones, who is 1-0, 1.64, 0.73 WHIP with five saves. He struck out thirteen and walked three in eleven innings (eight appearances)
CEDAR RAPIDS
Position player: Byron Buxton is hitting .392/.510/.684 with five doubles, three triples, four home runs, nineteen walks, and nine stolen bases in 79 at-bats. Honorable mention goes to Adam Walker, who's hitting .284/.356/.593 with three doubles, two triples, six home runs, and eight walks in 81 at-bats.
Pitcher: Tyler Duffey was 2-1, 2.60, o.76 WHIP. He struck out 21 and walked 3 in 27.2 innings (four starts). Honorable mention goes to Steven Gruver, who was 2-0, 1.08, 0.84 WHIP with 22 strikeouts and 3 walks in 16.2 innings (five appearances, one start).
Minor Details: Games of 4/30
Cedar Rapids wins its ninth straight! Another solid outing for D. J. Baxendale. Byron Buxton goes deep.