Games of May 10

PAWTUCKET 7, ROCHESTER 6 IN PAWTUCKET

Batting stars:  Ben Revere was 3-for-5.  Pedro Florimon was 2-for-5 with a home run, his second.

Pitching star:  Esmerling Vasquez worked 1.2 innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits.

Opposition stars:  Nate Spears was 3-for-3 with two doubles.  Mauro Gomez was 2-for-4 with a double.

Key inning:  The eighth.  Trailing 6-5, the Red Sox had two out and none on.  A single and an error put runners on second and third.  Anthony Slamacame in and gave up a double to Gomez to give Pawtucket the lead the would never relinquish.

READING 10, NEW BRITAIN 3 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Wilkin Ramirez was 3-for-4 with a home run.  Chris Herrmann was 3-for-5 with a double.

Pitching star:  Bobby Lanigan struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing one hit.

Opposition stars:  Steve Susdorf was 3-for-5.  Darin Ruf was 2-for-4 with a double and a grand slam, driving in six.

Key inning:  The third.  In a scoreless tie, the Phillies loaded the bases on a walk and two singles.  Ruf then hit his slam to put Reading ahead 4-0.  The game was never again any closer than that.

FORT MYERS 12, DUNEDIN 11 IN DUNEDIN

Batting stars:  Oswaldo Arcia was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a home run, his second.  He drove in four. Lance Ray was 3-for-4 with two doubles. Daniel Ortiz was 3-for-5 with three runs scored.  Daniel Santana and Michael Gonzales each homered.

Pitching star:  Bruce Pugh struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing two hits.

Opposition stars:  Kevin Nolan was 3-for-5 with two doubles.  Jake Marisnick was 2-for-6 with a double and a triple.  Boomer Potts struck out three in two shutout innings.

Key inning:  The third.  Trailing 7-3, the Miracle struck for seven runs.  They opened the inning with a single, a double, and Arcia’s three run homer.  The rally was not killed, as with one out, a double, a single, and a Gonzales three run homer gave Fort Myers the lead.  The rally still was not dead, asSantana followed with a two out homer to give the Miracle a 10-7 lead.

BELOIT 6, PEORIA 5 IN PEORIA

Batting stars:  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with his second home run of the year, driving in three.  Adam Pettersen was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Pitching star:  Tim Shibuya gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks in five innings.

Opposition stars:  Rafael Lopez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Marco Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a double.

Key inning:  The ninth.  Leading 5-4, the Snappers put together three singles to make the score 6-4.  The Chiefs opened the bottom of the inning with a pair of singles.  A sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly made it 6-5 with the tying run on third with two out.  Clint Dempster entered the game and fanned Ryan Cuneo to end it.