Games of August 11

ROCHESTER 5, PAWTUCKET 3 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Clete Thomas was 2-for-4.  Chris Parmelee was 1-for-3 with a walk and a double.

Pitching stars:  Pedro Hernandez threw six solid innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks.  Bobby Lanigan worked two shutout innings, walking one and striking out two.

Opposition stars:  Che-Hsuan Lin was 3-for-3.  Josh Fields struck out three in two perfect innings.

Key inning:  The eighth.  The score was tied at two.  A single and a walk put two on with one out.  Thomas singled to give the Red Wings the lead.  A hit batsman loaded the bases and Wilkin Ramirez drove in an insurance run.  A ground out scored another to put Rochester ahead 5-2.

Other:  Trevor Plouffe! made his first rehab start, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts…The Red Wings released pitcher Eric Hurley and placed Sean Burroughs on the disabled list with an back injury.

NEW BRITAIN 10, READING 6 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Oswaldo Arcia was 3-for-3 with two walks, a double, and a home run (his seventh).  He drove in four.  Chris Herrmann was 2-for-3 with two walks and a three-run homer, his ninth.  James Beresford was 2-for-3 with a double.

Pitching star:  Blake Martin gave up two runs on five hits and two walks.  He struck out five.

Opposition stars:  Miguel Abreu was 3-for-4.  Darin Ruf was 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run.  Brandon Tripp was 2-for-4 with a double.

Key inning:  The third.  The Rock Cats led 4-2.  A hit batsman and a single put runners on first and second.  Beresford hit a one-out double to score one.  A walk loaded the bases with two out.  Arcia singled in two and Chris Colabello singled in one to put New Britain comfortably ahead.

ST. LUCIE 3, FORT MYERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Lance Ray and Josmil Pinto were each 1-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching star:  Ricky Bowen struck out four in three shutout innings, allowing three hits.

Opposition star:  Jacob DeGrom worked seven strong innings, striking out eight while giving up one hit and three walks.  John Church struck out three in two innings.

Key inning:  The first.  An error, a single, and a walk loaded the bases for the Mets.  A sacrifice fly scored the first run of the game, and Rafael Fernandez singled to score another.  That turned out to be as many runs as he needed.

Other:  The Miracle had only four hits in the game.

PEORIA 5, BELOIT 3 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  Miguel Sano was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles.  JaDamion Williams was 1-for-3 with two walks.

Pitching star:  Steven Gruver gave up one run on two hits and a walk while striking out three in 3.1 innings.

Opposition stars:  Wes Darvill was 3-for-4 with a double.  Jorge Soler hit a grand slam.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The Chiefs had led 4-3 since the third, but the Snappers had threatened a couple of times.  Dustin Geiger led off the inning with a double, took third on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Darvill to give Peoria an insurance run.

ELIZABETHTON 8, BRISTOL 0 IN BRISTOL

Batting stars:  Max Kepler was 3-for-5 with a double.  Jhonatan Arias was 3-for-5.  Candido Pimentel was 2-for-4 with a walk and two doubles.

Pitching stars:  Jose Berrios struck out five in four innings, allowing a hit and a walk.  Travis Huber struck out two in two innings, giving up one hit.  Luis Nunez struck out three in two perfect innings.

Opposition star:  Jefferson Olacio allowed one run on three hits and three walks while striking out five in five innings.

Key inning:  The fourth.  In a scoreless tie, Niko Goodrum walked and scored on Kepler’s double to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the inning, a single and a walk put two on with two out before a fly out ended the inning.  That was the only inning in which the White Sox threatened.

Other:  Four Elizabethton pitchers held Bristol to two hits.

GCL RED SOX 6, TWINS 3 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Bryan Santy was 2-for-3.  Javier Pimentel was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Melciades De La Cruz struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing one hit.  Alexander Muren worked two shutout innings, yielding only a walk.

Opposition stars:  Mike Meyers was 2-for-3 with a walk and two doubles.  Nick Moore was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run.  Francellis Montas struck out five in four shutout innings.

Key inning:  The second.  Trailing 1-0, the Red Sox scored four times.  Meyers delivered a two-run double, one run scored on a ground out, and a Moore single drove in the fourth run of the inning.

DSL TWINS 8, CUBS1 5 AT CUBS1

Batting star:  Dubal Baez was 2-for-2 with three walks and a double.

Pitching star:  Jadison Jimenez threw two shutout innings, allowing one hit.

Opposition stars:  Arnaldo Calero was 3-for-4.  Miguel Rico was 3-for-5 with a double.  Francisco Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run.

Key inning:  The seventh.  After leading 5-2 and 6-4, the Twins lead had fallen to 6-5.  Francis Mateo hit a two-out homer to make it 7-5.  The lead was never seriously threatened again.