Games of May 2

Luis Perdomo saves the day for Rochester.  A walk-off walk for Fort Myers.  Byron Buxton hits his fifth homer.

ROCHESTER 7, COLUMBUS 6 IN COLUMBUS

Batting stars:  Nathan Hanson was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second), scoring twice and driving in three.  Clete Thomas was 2-for-3 with two walks, scoring twice.  Ray Olmedo was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Matt LaPorta was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Omir Santos was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Juan Diaz was 2-for-5 with a double and scored once.

Key inning:  The ninth.  Rochester led 7-4, but a walk and a two-run homer by Jeremy Hermida made it 7-6 with none out.  An error and a two-out single put the tying run on third and the winning run on first.  Luis Perdomo then relieved Tim Wood and retired Diaz on a fly out to end the game.

HARRISBURG 6, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Antoan Richardson was 2-for-3 with a walk.  James Beresford was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitching stars:  Bobby Lanigan pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Michael Tonkin gave up two hits but struck out three in a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Nate Karns pitched 6.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks.  Jerad Head was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Destin Hood was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk and scored twice.

Key inning:  The fifth.  Trailing 4-1, Harrisburg scored four times.  The Rock Cats made two errors in the inning.  Josh Johnson delivered a bases-loaded two-run single with two out.

FORT MYERS 3, ST. LUCIE 2 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Stephen Wickens was 3-for-3 with a walk and scored once.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run, his fourth.

Pitching stars:  Jason Wheeler pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks.  Cole Johnson struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Dakota Watts gave up one hit and two walks in two shutout innings.

Opposition stars:  Alex Panteliodis allowed one run on four hits and a walk in five innings.  Travis Taijeron was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Key inning:  The ninth.  The score was tied at two.  Kyle Knudson singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Drew Leachman, who was bunted to second and took third on a single by Wickens.  Adam Pettersen was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Levi Michael was accidentally walked to bring in the winning run.

WEST MICHIGAN 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN WEST MICHIGAN (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Byron Buxton was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Dalton Hicks was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Hudson Boyd struck out four in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks.  Steven Gruver struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Jeff Holm was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Adolfo Reina was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.  David Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored once.

Key inning:  The tenth.  The score was tied at three.  Tyler Jones entered the game and walked two of the first three batters he faced, putting runners on first and second with one out.  Danry Vasquez then singled to center to win the game.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  Cedar Rapids (Mason Melotakis, 1-1, 4.08) at West Michigan (Endrys Bricino, 0-1, 5.48)

5:00  New Britain (Pat Dean, 0-3, 4.56) at Portland (Drake Britton, 2-2, 4.44)

6:05  St. Lucie (Noah Syndergaard, 1-0, 3.24) at Fort Myers (Matthew Summers, 1-1, 3.86)

6:15  Rochester (Kyle Gibson, 1-3, 3.33) at Columbus (Joe Martinez, 0-2, 3.25)