Dominican Summer League Preview

The Dominican Summer League is kind of a strange creature.   The teams are based in the Dominican Republic.  Each team plays seventy-two games.  Team are allowed to have thirty-five players active and in uniform for each game.  No player may have four or more prior years of minor league service.  No draft-eligible player from the United States or Canada (other than Puerto Rico) can play.

There are five divisions, with no attempt made to equalize them.  There are ten teams in the Boca Chica North, ten in the Boca Chica South, six in the Boca Chica Northwest, six in the Boca Chica Baseball City, and four in the San Pedro de Macoris.  There are playoffs, but I was unable to find out how many teams qualify or what the procedures are.  Perhaps this will become clear as the season progresses.

Teams do not have individual nicknames of their own, but take the names of their parent club, e.g. DSL Twins, DSL Dodgers, etc.  A few teams have two entries in the league.  Usually these entries are differentiated by a number, e.g. DSL Yankees1 and DSL Yankees2.  However, the Astros teams seem to be differentiated by color (DSL Astros Orange and DSL Astros Blue.

The DSL Twins play in the Boca Chica Baseball City division.  They are managed by Jimmy Alvarez.  Coaches are Ramon Nivar and pitching coach Manny Santana.

There's really no point in going through the rosters, because there are no players whose names we'll recognize unless we happen to remember them from last year.  I had thought perhaps there would be some managers and coaches whose names were recognizable, but that does not seem to be the case, either.

The level of play is pretty uneven.  I have always suspected that watching a DSL game would be sort of like watching a good-but-not great high school game.  There are lots of good athletes, but also plenty of mistakes, especially walks and errors.

Still, it's baseball, it has a Twins connection, and it starts today, so we'll have some fun keeping track of it.  Go DSL Twins!

Games of May 30

A sweep for Twins affiliates, with two shutouts!  Adam Brett Walker II hits II home runs!  We find a player with more double letters than Chris Herrmann!

ROCHESTER 7, GWINNETT O IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Wilkin Ramirez was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two.  Eric Farris was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk, driving in two.  Brad Nelson was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.

Pitching stars:  Kris Johnson pitched seven innings, giving up four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Ryan Pressly struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Tyler Pastornicky was 2-for-4.  Joey Terdoslavich was 1-for-2 with a walk.

The game:  A double, a single, a double, and two more singles produced four runs in the fourth, which was all Rochester needed.  They added one in the sixth and two in the seventh.  Gwinnett's only real threat was in the fifth, when they opened the inning with a single and a walk, however, the runners did not advance any farther.

Of note:  Deibinson Romero was 0-for-5.  Chris Colabello was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Pedro Florimon was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.

NEW BRITAIN 4, BINGHAMTON 0 IN BINGHAMTON

Batting stars:  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Mike Kvasnicka was 1-for-3 with  a double and three RBIs.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Pitching stars:  Sean Gilmartin struck out nine in six innings, giving up five hits and two walks.  D. J. Baxendale retired all five men he faced, two by strikeout.  Matthew Summers struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Brian Burgamy was 2-for-4.  Jayce Boyd was 1-for-3 with a walk.

The game:  New Britain scored all their runs in the fourth.  A sacrifice fly brought home the first, and a bases-clearing double by Kvasnicka produced three more.  Binghamton put two men on in the second, third, and ninth, but was never able to advance a man to third base.

Of note:  Corey Wimberly was 1-for-4.  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-4 with a run.

FORT MYERS 7, CLEARWATER 4 IN CLEARWATER

Batting stars:  Adam Brett Walker II was 3-for-5 with a double and two home runs, his eleventh and twelfth.  Mike Gonzales was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  Tyler Grimes was 1-for-3 with two walks and a run.

Pitching stars:  Alex Wimmers struck out four in three innings of relief, giving up one run on three hits.  Mason Melotakis pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk with one strikeout.  Tim Shibuya struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Brian Pointer was 2-for-3 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two.  K. C. Serna was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Gabriel Lino was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice.

The game:  Clearwater led early, getting two in the second, one in the third, and one in the fourth to go up 4-0.  Three walks and a single by Eddie Rosario got Fort Myers on the board in the fifth, making it 4-1.  It stayed there until the eighth.  Walker II led off the inning with a rally-igniting home run.  Two walks and an error loaded the bases.  Gonzales then hit a bases-clearing double to put the Miracle ahead 5-4.  He later scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 6-4.  Walker II led off the ninth with another home run to close out the scoring.  The Threshers did not get a hit after the fourth inning.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Rosario was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Max Kepler was 0-for-4 with a run.

CEDAR RAPIDS 10, WISCONSIN 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Engelb Vielma was 4-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in four.  Michael Quesada was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second.  Ryan Walker was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run.

Pitching stars:  Brandon Bixler struck out two in two perfect innings.  Hudson Boyd pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Michael Ratterree was 2-forr-4 witth a doublee and a ttwo-rrun homeerr, his ninth.  Omar Garcia was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Jose Pena was 1-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.

The game:  Pena had a two-run single and Ratterree a ttwo-rrun homeerr in the third to put Wisconsin up 4-0.  In the fourth, and RBI single by Jason Kanzler and a Quesada three-run homer tied it at four.  A sacrifice fly put the Kernels ahead 5-4 after five, and a two-run single by Vielma made it 7-4 after six.  The Timber Rattlers scored one in the seventh, but Cedar Rapids got three in the eighth to put the game away.

Of note:  Mitch Garver was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Bryan Haar was 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI.  Kanzler was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Ivory Thomas was 0-for-1 with three walks and a run.  He now has 34 walks and 12 hits in 105 plate appearances and has a slash line of .179/.462/.284.  Starter Ethan Mildren pitched six innings, giving up five runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Orioles at DSL Twins

5:05  Burlington (Ryan Etsell, 3-1, 4.37) at Cedar Rapids (Josue Montanez, 1-2, 8.27)

5:05  Tampa (TBA) at Fort Myers (Jose Berrios, 4-2, 2.55)

5:35  Binghamton (Matthew Bowman, 3-2, 4.24) at New Britain (Virgil Vasquez, 2-2, 3.40)

6:05  Gwinnett (Hector Daniel Rodriguez, 4-5, 3.20) at Rochester (Trevor May, 4-3, 3.00)

Where They Stand

A regular Thursday feature, except for when I forget until Friday.

Minnesota is 24-27, tied for third in the American League Central, 6.5 games behind Detroit.  The Twins are 3-7 in their last ten games and have lost two consecutive games.

Rochester is 28-24, tied for second in the International League North, a half game behind Syracuse.  The Red Wings are 6-4 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.

New Britain is 22-29, fifth in the Eastern League Eastern, 12 games behind Portland.  The Rock Cats are 4-6 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.

Fort Myers is 30-22, second in the Florida State League South, a half game behind St. Lucie.  The Miracle are 6-4 in their last ten games and won their most recent game.

Cedar Rapids is 25-29, seventh in the Midwest League Western, 11 games behind Kane County.  The Kernels are 4-6 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.

Games of May 29

Four teams combine for ten runs, half of them coming from Cedar Rapids in a loss.  Jason Wheeler dominates for Fort Myers.  Eddie Rosario makes his season debut.

SYRACUSE 5, ROCHESTER 1 IN ROCHESTER

Batting star:  James Beresford was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.

Pitching stars:  Deolis Guerra struck out three in two perfect innings.  A. J. Achter struck out three in two perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Emmaunel Burriss was 3-for-5 with a double and three runs.  Steven Souza, Jr. was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Taylor Hill pitched eight innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  An error, two singles, a double, and another single plated three runs for Syracuse in the first inning.  The game was basically over at that point.  Rochester did not get a hit until the fifth and did not bat more than three in an inning until the sixth.  Burriss doubled and scored in the seventh to make it 4-0.  The Red Wings got their only run in the bottom of the seventh, as Beresford opened the inning with a double and scored on a pair of productive outs.  The Chiefs added one more run in the ninth.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 1-for-4.  Chris Herrmann was 0-forr-1 and was removed from the game in the fourth for no apparrennt rreasonn.  Deibinson Romero was 0-for-3 with an RBI.  Chris Colabello was 0-for-3.  Starter Logan Darnell was removed from the game after two innings, also for no apparent reason.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

PORTLAND 2, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN PORTLAND

Batting star:  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.

Pitching stars:  Tyler Duffey pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Jim Fuller struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and no walks.  Adrian Salcedo pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Stefan Welch was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Henry Owens pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on two hits with five strikeouts.

The game:  With one out in the first, Portland went single, double, single, double to score two runs and take a 2-0 lead.  That was all the runs they needed.  New Britain did not get a man to third base in the first eight innings.  They threatened to come back in the ninth, though.  With one out, Ortiz doubled and Kennys Vargas singled him home to make it 2-1.  A. J. Pettersen ran for Vargas.  Reynaldo Rodriguez doubled to left, but Pettersen was thrown out trying to score from first and Rodriguez was thrown out trying to go to third on the throw, meaning the game ended on an odd 7-6-2-5-3 double play.

Of note:  Brad Boyer was 0-for-4.  Vargas was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

FORT MYERS 3, CLEARWATER 0 IN CLEARWATER

Batting stars:  Mike Gonzales was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.

Pitching stars:  Jason Wheeler pitched eight innings, giving up two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts.  Madison Boer pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition star:  Jeb Stefan pitched six innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Fort Myers scored in the fourth "without the benefit of a base hit", as a walk, a wild pitch, a ground out, and an error made it 1-0.  In the seventh, a pair of walks preceded a Gonzales double that made it 3-0.  That was more than enough.  The closest Clearwater came to getting anything going on offense was the third, which was also the only time the Threshers sent more than three batters to the plate.  A leadoff single and a two-out bunt single put men on first and second, the only time Clearwater got a man to second base.  A fly out ended the inning.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4 with a walk.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 with two walks.  Travis Harrison was 0-for-3 with two walks.  Max Kepler was 0-for-2 with two walks and a run.

WISCONSIN 8, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Michael Quesada was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Jason Kanzler was 1-for-2 with two hit-by-pitches and two runs.

Pitching stars:  Ryan Eades pitched five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Felix Jorge pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Taylor Brennan was 3-for-4 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in two.  Steven Halcomb was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Tyler Alexander struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Cedar Rapids led most of the way.  Mitch Garver doubled in a run in the first to give the Kernels a 1-0 lead.  A two-run single by Engelb Vielma made it 3-0 after two.  Wisconsin came back, as Brennan doubled in a run in the fourth and Jose Pena delivered a two-run single in the fifth to tie the score.  Quesada doubled in two in the sixth to put Cedar Rapids up 5-3, but the seventh decided the game.  A walk was followed by four singles to give the Timber Rattlers a 6-5 lead, and Halcomb's two-run double put the game away.  The Kernels managed only one single in the last three innings.

Of note:  Ryan Walker was 1-for-5.  Chad Christensen was 0-for-4.  Garver was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Brett Lee, 5-1, 2.11) at Clearwater (TBA)

5:35  Binghamton (Angel Cuan, 1-1, 9.00) at New Britain (Sean Gilmartin, 4-3, 3.52)

6:05  Gwinnett (Cody Martin, 3-3, 2.89) at Rochester (Kris Johnson, 4-2, 2.11)

6:35  Wisconsin (Barrett Astin, 5-2, 3.64) at Cedar Rapids (Ethan Mildren, 0-3, 4.35)

Games of May 28

A near-sweep by Twins affiliates.  Dominant starts by Alex Meyer and David Hurlbut.  A big day for Daniel Ortiz.

ROCHESTER 4, SYRACUSE 3 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Eric Fryer was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Deibinson Romero was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Pedro Florimon was 3-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Alex Meyer struck out eight in six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks.  Aaron Thompson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition star:  Steven Souza, Jr. was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.

The game:  An RBI single by Romero and a Chris Colabello sacrifice fly gave Rochester a 2-0 lead in the first.  A run scored on a ground out n the second and Fryer tripled in a run in the third to make it 4-0.  From there it was a matter of holding on.  Syracuse got on the board in the fifth, scored in the sixth on a passed ball, and put together three one-out singles in the eight to cut the lead to 4-3.  A double play ended that inning, and another double play in the ninth kept the Red Wings out of trouble and helped them hang on for the win.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Colabello was 0-for-3 with an RBI.  Left fielder Chris Herrmann was 1-forr-4 with a rrunn.

NEW BRITAIN 9, PORTLAND 8 IN PORTLAND (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Batting stars:  Daniel Ortiz was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his eighth) and two runs.  Nate Hanson was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Cole Johnson struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Lester Oliveros struck out four in two innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Bo Greenwell was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Blake Swihart was 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Stefan Welch was 1-for-3 with two walks, scoring once and driving in two.

The game:  When we left this game yesterday, it was tied at five with Portland batting in the bottom of the second.  Swihart doubled in two more runs in that inning to put the SeaDogs ahead 7-5.  Kennys Vargas singled in a run in the fourth to cut the lead to 7-6, but Portland got the run back in the seventh to go up 8-6.  Ortiz singled in a run in the eighth to make it 8-7.  In the ninth, Rodriguez singled and scored on a Hanson double to tie the score.  Hanson took third on a bunt.  Following a walk, a force out allowed him to score the go-ahead run.  Oliveros struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth to preserve the victory.

Of note:  Corey Wimberly was 1-for-5 with a run.  Vargas was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Starter Pat Dean pitched 1.1 innings, giving up six runs on six hits and a walk with one strikeout.

NEW BRITAIN 4, PORTLAND 2 (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs.  Corey Wimberly was 3-for-4 with three runs.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double.

PItching star:  Taylor Rogers pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts.

The game:  Ortiz singled in a run in the first, doubled in two in the third, and drove in another on a sacrifice fly in the fifth to give New Britain a 4-0 lead.  Portland did not get on the board until the seventh, when they went double, single, single, double to start the inning, making the score 4-2 with men on second and third with none out.  Matthew Summers came in and retired both batters he faced, one on a popup and the other on a strikeout.  Ryan O'Rourke then came in and struck out the last batter of the game.

Of note:  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3.

CLEARWATER 5, FORT MYERS 4 IN CLEARWATER (11 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-4 with a home run, his tenth.  Jairo Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching star:  David Hurlbut struck out ten in eight innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Art Charles was 1-for-4 with a walk and a three-run homer, his third.  Chris Swauger was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  K. C. Serna was 2-for-5 with a run.

The game:  Fort Myers let this one get away.  Polanco tripled and scored in the first to take a 1-0 lead.  They added two in the fifth to make it 3-0 and a home run by Walker II made it 4-0 in the top of the seventh.  Clearwater got an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh, but the Miracle still led 4-1 going to the bottom of the ninth.  The first two batters went out.  Then came catcher's interference, a single, and a three-run homer by Charles to tie the game.  Fort Myers got three singles in the eleventh, but could not score.  In the bottom of the eleventh, two walks preceded a Logan Moore game-winning single.

Of note:  Travis Harrison was 1-for-5.  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-5.

CEDAR RAPIDS 5, WISCONSIN 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  Michael Quesada was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Bryan Haar was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.

Pitching stars:  Aaron Slegers pitched six innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Alex Muren struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition star:  Jose Pena was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and two runs.

The game:  Francisco Castillo tripled in a run for Wisconsin in the top of the second, but Cedar Rapids came right back with two in the bottom of the second to take the lead.  Kanzler doubled in a run in the third to make it 3-1.  Quesada doubled in a run in the sixth and came around to score to make it 5-1.  The Kernels were in control the rest of the way, with only a Pena ninth-inning homer changing the score.

Of note:  Ryan Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Chad Christensen was 1-for-4.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  New Britain (Tyler Duffey, 1-0, 4.40) at Portland (Henry Owens, 5-3, 2.83)

10:05  Syracuse (Taylor Hill, 6-1, 1.63) at Rochester (Logan Darnell, 1-2, 2.43)

6:00  Fort Myers (Jason Wheeler, 3-4, 3.35) at Clearwater (Jeb Stefan, 2-4, 5.45)

6:35  Wisconsin (TBA) at Cedar Rapids (Ryan Eades, 3-6, 6.12)

Games of May 27

Three games were lopsided, one was suspended.  Scott Diamond was pounded again.  A good day for Max Kepler.

SYRACUSE 10, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Chris Rahl was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Catcherr Chris Herrmann was 2-forr-4 with a rrunn.  Doug Bernier was 0-for-2 with two walks and a run.

Pitching star:  Deolis Guerra pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Zach Walters was 2-for-5 with a three-run homer.  Ex-Twin Brock Peterson was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run (his sixth), driving in two.  Brandon Laird was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.

The game:  Laird's two-run double and a two-run single by John Johnson gave Syracuse a 4-0 lead after two.  Peterson doubled in a run in the third and Walters hit a three-run homer in the fourth to make it 8-0.  Both Rochester runs scored in the seventh on a double by Rahl.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 0-for-3.  Deibinson Romero was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Chris Colabello was 1-for-4.  Starter Scott Diamond pitched 3.1 innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

NEW BRITAIN AT PORTLAND

The game was suspended with one out in the bottom of the second with the score tied 5-5.  Reynaldo Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in a five-run first for New Britain.  Portland came back with one in the first and four in the second.  They have a man on first with one out.  Daniel Ortiz is 2-for-2 with a triple.  Pat Dean starter for the Rock Cats and has been charged with five earned runs so far.

FORT MYERS 11, CLEARWATER 0 IN CLEARWATER

Batting stars:  Stuart Turner was 4-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in four.  Max Kepler was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring three times and driving in one.  Tyler Grimes was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs.

Pitching stars:  Matt Tomshaw pitched eight innings, giving up three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Brandon Peterson pitched one inning, giving up a hit with one strikeout.

Opposition star:  Art Charles was 2-for-3 with a double.

The game:  Turner had a two-run single in a three-run second.  Fort Myers got one  in the third, two in the fourth, two more in the sixth, and three in the ninth.  Clearwater did not get a hit until the fifth.  That was their best scoring chance.  Charles led off with a double and took third on a ground out.  He then tried to score on a fly ball to right field, but Adam Brett Walker II gunned him down at the plate.

Of note:  Aderlin Mejia was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Travis Harrison was 0-for-1 with an RBI.  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-4 with an RBI.  Walker II was 0-for-4 with a walk.  Mike Gonzales was 2-for-5 with two runs.

CEDAR RAPIDS 16, BELOIT 5 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  Ryan Walker was 2-for-4 with three walks and four runs.  Mitch Garver was 3-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in four.  Chad Christensen was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring three times and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Starter Derrick Penilla, normally a reliever, pitched four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks with two strikeouts.  Hudson Boyd pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Ryan Mathews was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Melvin Mercedes was 1-for-2 with three walks and two runs.  Jaycob Brugman was 1-for-2 with three walks and an RBI.

The game:  It was scoreless until the fifth.  Cedar Rapids opened the inning with four singles, followed by a hit batsman, followed by three more singles.  The result was six runs and men on first and third before anyone was retired.  The Kernels got seven runs in the entire inning.  Beloit tried to stay in the game with three in the bottom of the fifth, but Cedar Rapids got three more in the sixth, another three in the seventh, and three more in the eighth.

Of note:  Ivory Thomas was 1-for-1 with a three-run homer, his second.  Tanner Vavra was 3-for-6 with a run and an RBI.  Brandon Bixler got the win despite giving up all five runs on four hits and three walks in 2.2 innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:00  Fort Myers (David Hurlbut, 3-2, 2.20) at Clearwater (Colin Kleven, 1-6, 5.24)

3:00  New Britain at Portland--completion of suspended game

5:00 New Britain (Taylor Rogers, 4-3, 4.89) at Portland (Mike Aguilera, 3-4, 4.99)

6:05  Syracuse (Taylor Hill, 6-1, 1.63) at Rochester (TBA)

6:35  Wisconsin (Preston Gainey, 1-2, 2.93) at Cedar Rapids (Aaron Slegers, 4-2, 5.36)

Games of May 26

The new recruits hadn't arrived in Rochester, but that was no problem for the Red Wings.  The Rock Cats are blanked.  A Kernel comeback falls short.

ROCHESTER 10, SYRACUSE 5 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Doug Bernier was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Deibinson Romero was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Chris Rahl was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his second) and two runs.

Pitching star:  Trevor May pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Steven Souza, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Destin Hood was 2-for-5 with two homers, his third and fourth.  Ex-Twin Brock Peterson was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.

The game:  This game was basically decided in the fourth inning.  It was tied 1-1 after three.  Two singles and an error gave Rochester a 2-1 lead.  Bernier singled in a run and Rahl hit a two-run homer to make it 5-1.  Surprisingly, the rally continued, as a walk and two singles produced another run and Romero doubled in the sixth run of the inning to make it 7-1.  It was a bunch of fence posts after that, as the Red Wings scored single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh and Syracuse scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Brad Nelson was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice.

BINGHAMTON 5, NEW BRITAIN 0 IN BINGHAMTON

Batting stars:  Corey Wimberly was 1-for-4 with a double.  Brad Boyer was 1-for-2 with a walk.

PItching star:  Virgil Vasquez pitched six innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Dustin Lawley was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Kevin Plawecki was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Darin Gorski pitched a complete game, giving up two hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

The game:  Two errors in the first gave Binghamton a 2-0 lead.  Lawley hit a two-run homer in the fourth.  That was way more runs than the Mets needed.  The only time New Britain had anything resembling a threat was in the first, when Wimberly led off with a double.  He never moved past second, as a strikeout, a fly out, and a ground out ended the inning.

Of note:  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4.  Matt Koch was 0-for-3.  Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-3.

FORT MYERS

No game scheduled.

BELOIT 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  Mitch Garver was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth) and two runs.  Bryan Haar was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his eighth.  Chad Christensen was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.

Pitching stars:  Chris Mazza struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.  Alex Muren pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit.

Opposition stars:  Tyler Marincov was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring twice and driving in two.  B. A. Vollmuth was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Kyle Finnegan pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Beloit tried to put it away early.  In the third, a single, a walk, a single, and a sacrifice fly preceded a three-run homer by B. J. Boyd to give the Snappers a 4-0 lead.  Haar hit a two-run homer in the fourth to cut the lead to 4-2, but Beloit got both runs back in the bottom of the fourth on a two-ouw walk, a double, and a single to go in front 6-2.  It stayed 6-2 until the eighth, when Christensen hit a two-run homer and Garver hit a solo shot to cut the lead to 6-5.  There was still only one out in the inning when Haar singled, but that was the end of the line for Cedar Rapids, as their final five batters went out to end the game.

Of note:  Ryan Walker was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Jason Kanzler was 0-for-4.  Starter Kohl Stewart lasted only 2.1 innings, giving up four runs on five hits and four walks.  He did have three strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Cedar Rapids (Derrick Penilla, 2-3, 5.40) at Beloit (Dylan Covey, 3-2, 3.17)

5:00  New Britain (TBA) at Portland (Miguel Pena, 2-0, 4.98)

6:00  Fort Myers (Matt Tomshaw, 3-1, 2.37) at Clearwater (TBA)

6:05  Syracuse (Ryan Tatusko, 2-5, 2.22) at Rochester (Scott Diamond, 2-5, 6.70)

Players of the Week: May 19-25, 2014

ROCHESTER

Position player:  Oswaldo Arcia was 6-for-20 with a double,  two home runs, and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .312/.365/.597 in 57 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Trevor May made one start, pitching eight shutout innings.  He gave up four hits and four walks with six strikeouts.  For the season he is 3-3, 3.35, 1.09 WHIP with 47 strikeouts in 43 innings.

NEW BRITAIN

Position player:  Daniel Ortiz was 12-for-25 with four doubles, a triple, and two home runs.  For the season he is hitting .301/.319/.474 in 156 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Sean Gilmartin made two starts, pitching fourteen innings.  He gave up five runs on eleven hits and two walks with fourteen strikeouts.  For the season he is 4-3, 3.52, 1.29 WHIP with 51 strikeouts in 53.2 innings.

FORT MYERS

Position player:  Travis Harrison was 10-for-24 with four doubles, three walks, and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .287/.371/.407 in 167 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Jose Berrios made two starts, pitching thirteen innings.  He gave up three runs on twelve hits and four walks with seventeen strikeouts.  For the season he is 4-2, 2.55, 1.32 WHIP with 52 strikeouts in 49.1 innings.

CEDAR RAPIDS

Position player:  Jason Kanzler was 9-for-20 with a double and three home runs.  For the season he is hitting .311/.348/.500 in 132 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Todd Van Steensel made three appearances, pitching five innings.  He gave up no runs on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  For the season he is 0-0, 3 saves, 1.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP with 24 strikeouts in 18 innings.

Games of May 25

A good start for Kris Johnson.  Kennys Vargas continues to hit.  Another fine outing for Jose Berrios.

ROCHESTER 6, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 2 IN SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE

Batting stars:  Dan Rohlfing was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Doug Bernier was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.  Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

Pitching stars:  Kris Johnson pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts.  A. J. Achter pitched a scoreless inning with a walk.

Opposition stars:  Jose Pirela was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Russ Canzler was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.

The game:  Two singles, an error, and two walks only scored one run for S/WB in the first inning, as they left the bases loaded.  They got another in the second on a double and a single to go up 2-0.  Rochester got on the board with one in the third.  In the fifth, an RBI single by Rohlfing tied it, a sacrifice fly put the Red Wings ahead, and an error made it 4-2.  In the sixth, doubles by Ramirez and Rohlfing and a single by Bernier made it 6-2.  The Railriders did not get a hit after the second inning.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 0-for-5.  Deibinson Romero was 0-for-5.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.

BINGHAMTON 3, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN BINGHAMTON

Batting stars:  Kennys Vargas was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Nate Hanson was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Pitching stars:  Sean Gilmartin pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Jim Fuller struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and two walks.  Matthew Summers pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Kyle Johnson was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Travis d'Arnaud was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.  Angel Cuan pitched five innings, allowing one run on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  Vargas doubled in a run in the first.  Johnson doubled and scored in the bottom of the first to tie it at one.  d'Arnaud hit a two-run homer in the third.  And that was it for scoring.  New Britain got eight hits, three of them doubles, but couldn't do anything with them, going 0-for-6 with men in scoring position.

Of note:  Corey Wimberly was 1-for-4.  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-4 with a double.

FORT MYERS 6, JUPITER 1 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Max Kepler was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Dalton Hicks was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Travis Harrison was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Jose Berrios struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk.  Mason Melotakis pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Tyler Jones pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Austin Barnes was 2-for-2 with a double and two walks.  Viosergy Rosa was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

The game:  Jupiter scored in the first inning, but Fort Myers gradually took control after that.  An error and a wild pitch led to the tying run in the second.  In the third, Harrison doubled in one run and Hicks singled in another to put the Miracle ahead 3-1.  It stayed 3-1 until the eighth, when two singles and a hit batsman loaded the bases and Kepler delivered a bases-clearing double to put the game away.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-5.  Mike Gonzales was 1-for-4.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-4 with two runs.

CEDAR RAPIDS 6, BELOIT 5 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  J. D. Williams was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and two runs.  Bryan Haar was 1-for-4 with a home run, his seventh.

Pitching stars:  Jared Wilson struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.  Todd Van Steensel pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Chih Fang Pan was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Herschel Powell was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Melvin Mercedes was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

The game:  It was 3-3 after two innings.  An RBI double by Engelb Vielma put Cedar Rapids ahead 4-3 in the fourth, but Pan's two-run single in the fifth made it 5-4 Beloit.  Two singles and an error tied it in the seventh, and Haar led off the eighth with a home run to put the Kernels ahead.  The Snappers got a pair of two-out singles in the ninth, but Pan lined out to short to end the game.

Of note:  Chad Christensen was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-5.  Starter Josue Montanez pitched five innings, giving up five runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  New Britain (TBA) at Binghamton (Darin Gorksi, 3-2, 2.68)

12:05  Syracuse (Taylor Jordan, 0-0, 1.93) at Rochester (Trevor May. 3-3, 3.35)

2:00  Cedar Rapids (Kohl Stewart, 1-1, 2.21) at Beloit (Kyle Finnegan, 4-1, 2.61)

Games of May 24

Nuding gives the Red Wings nothing.  Fort Myers survives five errors.  Home runs sink the Kernels.

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 2, ROCHESTER 0 IN SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE

Batting star:  James Beresford was 3-for-4 with a double.

Pitching stars:  Logan Darnell pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Ryan Pressly struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Scott Sizemore was 2-for-3 with a home run.  Austin Romine was 0-for-1 with two walks and a run.  Zach Nuding pitched eight innings, allowing three hits and no walks with six strikeouts.

The game:  Jose Pirela had an RBI double in the third.  Sizemore homered in the sixth.  That was it for the scoring.  For Rochester, Beresford led off the game with a single.  The next seventeen batters went out until Beresford led off the seventh with a double.  The seventh was the best Red Wing scoring chance, as Oswaldo Arcia followed with a single to put men on first and third with none out.  A short fly ball and a double play ended the threat.  Rochester also threatened in the ninth, as a leadoff single, a one-out single, and a two-out walk loaded the bases.

Of note:  Arcia was 1-for-4.  Deibinson Romero was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Josh Willingham was 0-for-3.

BINGHAMTON 8, NEW BRITAIN 6 IN BINGHAMTON

Batting stars:  Corey Wimberly was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.  Tony Thomas was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Nate Hanson was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run.

Pitching star:  Lester Oliveros struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Kevin Plawecki was 3-for-3 with a double, a home run (his fourth), and two walks, driving in two.  Kyle Johnson was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Travis Taijeron was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.

The game:  Wimberly singled in a run in the second and Thomas hit a three-run double in the third to put New Britain ahead 4-0.  Plawekci homered in the third and Johnson's two-run double highlighted a three-run fourth that tied the game at four.  The Rock Cats got single runs in the fifth and sixth to go up 6-4, but Binghamton came back with two in the bottom of the sixth to tie it.  In the seventh, Darrell Ceciliani's two-run single gave the Mets their first lead at 8-6.  New Britain got two men on in the eighth and had a leadoff double in the ninth, but could not score again.

Of note:  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a run.  Starter Tyler Duffey pitched four innings, giving up four runs on nine hits and a walk with one strikeout.

FORT MYERS 6, JUPITER 5 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Travis Harrison was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Mike Gonzales was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

Pitching stars:  Brett Lee pitched six innings, giving up four runs (all unearned) on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Steven Gruver pitched a perfect inning.  Madison Boer struck out both men he faced.

Opposition stars:  Terrence Dayleg was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Matt Juengel was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Casey McCarthy pitched three shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Goodrum homered in the second, but a pair of errors in the top of the third tied the game at one.  In the third, Gonzales hit a two-run homer to highlight a four-run inning that gave Fort Myers a 5-1 lead.  Jupiter came right back with three in the fourth, aided by two more Miracle errors, to cut the lead to 5-4.  Max Kepler doubled in an insurance run in the fifth and Fort Myers needed it, because a double and a pair of singles made it 6-5 in the eighth.  The Hammerheads had the bases loaded with one out, but a popup and a ground out ended the threat.  Jupiter went down in order in the ninth.

Of note:  Aderlin Mejia was 1-for-5.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Kepler was 1-for-4 with a double.

QUAD CITIES 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Batting stars:  Ryan Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Brandon Bixler pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit with one strikeout.  Hudson Boyd pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Conrad Gregor was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer.  Tyler White was 1-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Jandel Gustave struck out eight in 6.2 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks.

The game:  A walk, an error, and a passed ball put Quad Cities on the board in the first inning.  Cedar Rapids came back with two in the second to take a 2-1 lead.  It held up until the sixth, when the River Bandits tallied four times on back-to-back homers, a three-run shot by Gregor and a solo homer by White.  The Kernels did not get a man past first base after the fourth inning.

Of note:  Chad Christensen was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Starter Ethan Mildren pitched 5.1 innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks with one strikeout.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Rochester (Kris Johnson, 3-2, 2.08) at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Joel De La Cruz, 1-1, 1.90)

3:05  Jupiter (Jake Esch, 2-1, 5.70) at Fort Myers (Jose Berrios, 3-2, 2.70)

4:00  Cedar Rapids (Josue Montanez, 1-2, 8.13) at Beloit (Lou Trivino, 3-3, 3.72)

5:35  New Britain (TBA) at Binghamton (Angel Cuan, 0-1, 18.00)

Games of May 23

A split for Twins affiliates.  Familiar names lead Rochester.  Solo homers decide two of the four games.

ROCHESTER 7, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 1 IN SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE

Batting stars:  Oswaldo Arcia was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run (his fifth), scoring twice and driving in four.  Josh Willingham was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, scoring twice.  Eric Farris was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.

Pitching stars:  Mike Pelfrey pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks with no strikeouts.  Deolis Guerra struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Ramon Flores was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Ex-Twin Antoan Richardson was 2-for-2 with a walk.

The game:  A double, a single, and two walks put Rochester on the board in the second.  Willingham hit a two-run homer in the third to make it 3-0 and Arcia hit a three-run homer in the fourth to make it 6-0 and put the game away.

Of note:  Deibinson Romero was 1-for-4 with a walk.  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-4 with a walk.

BINGHAMTON 3, NEW BRITAIN 2 IN BINGHAMTON

Batting stars:  Corey Wimberly was 2-for-4 with a run.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching star:  Taylor Rogers pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Kevin Plawecki was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run (his third), driving in two.  Travis Taijeron was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Tyler Pill pitched six innings, giving up one run on six hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  After each team scored once in the fourth, Kyle Johnson singled in a run in the fifth to give Binghamton a 2-1 lead.  Brad Boyer doubled in a run in the eighth to tie it, but Plawecki homered in the bottom of the eighth to put the Mets up 3-2.  New Britain went down in order in the ninth.

Of note:  Nate Hanson was 1-for-4 with a run.

FORT MYERS 4, DUNEDIN 2 IN DUNEDIN

Batting stars:  Aderlin Mejia was 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-5 with a home run, his third.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-4 with a home run, his ninth.

Pitching stars:  Jason Wheeler pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Brian Gilbert pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk.  Tyler Jones pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition star:  Marcus Knecht was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.

The game:  Walker II homered to put Fort Myers on the board in the second.  Mejia singled in a run in the third to make it 2-0.  Dunedin got single runs in the fourth and fifth to tie it at two.  Polanco homered in the sixth to put the Miracle back in front and two singles, a walk, and a hit batsman, all coming with two out in the seventh, gave Fort Myers and insurance run.  The Blue Jays did not get a hit after the fifth inning.

Of note:  Travis Harrison was 1-for-4.  Dalton Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Max Kepler was 1-for-3 with a walk.

QUAD CITIES 9, CEDAR RAPIDS 0 IN QUAD CITIES

Batting stars:  Jason Kanzler was 1-for-4 with a double.  Joel Licon was 1-for-2 with a walk.

Pitching stars:  Alex Muren pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Todd Van Steensel pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Brett Phillips was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run (his third), scoring twice and driving in four.  Brian Holberton was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in three.  Thomas Lindauer was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.

The game:  All the runs were scored in two innings, a five-run third and a four-run fourth.  In the third, Phillips had a two-run single and Holberton had a two-run double.  Phillips hit a two-run homer in the fourth.  Cedar Rapids did not get a hit until the fourth.  Their best scoring chance came in the fifth, when Licon led off with a single, Ivory Thomas drew a one-out walk, and Engelb Vielma was hit by a pitch with two down to load the bases.  A strikeout ended the inning.

Of note:  Ryan Walker was 0-for-4.  Chad Christensen was 0-for-4.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-4.  Starter Ryan Eades pitched 3.2 innings, giving up nine runs on ten hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:05  Jupiter (Scott Lyman, 3-3, 1.61) at Fort Myers (Brett Lee, 4-1, 2.45)

6:00  Cedar Rapids (Ethan Mildren, 0-2, 3.97) at Quad Cities (TBA)

6:05  New Britain (TBA) at Binghamton (Hansel Robles, 2-2, 4.46)

6:05  Rochester (Logan Darnell, 1-1, 2.32) at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Zach Nuding, 1-2, 8.83)

Games of May 22

Rochester wins a pitcher's duel.  Poor starting pitching in the rest of the games.  Adam Brett Walker II hits his eight homer.

ROCHESTER 2, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 1 IN SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE

Batting stars:  Brad Nelson was 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk.  Eric Fryer was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.

Pitching stars:  Alex Meyer struck out five in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks.  Yohan Pino struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits.  Michael Tonkin pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Zelous Wheeler was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a walk.  Ramon Flores was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Matt Tracy pitched eight innings, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Rochester did not have a hit until the fifth and there was no score until the sixth, when Eric Fryer doubled and scored on an Oswaldo Arcia single.  S/WB got the run back in the bottom of the sixth, but Nelson homered in the seventh to make it 2-1 Red Wings.  The RailRiders opened the seventh with two singles, opened the eighth with a single and a double, and got a two-out double in the ninth, but did not score.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 1-for-4.  Arcia was 1-for-4 with an RBI.  Deibinson Romero was 1-for-4 with a double.  Josh Willingham was 1-for-4, raising his average to .150 (3-for-20).

RICHMOND AT NEW BRITAIN

The game was suspended in the bottom of the second with no score.  Virgil Vasquez has struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

DUNEDIN 7, FORT MYERS 5 IN DUNEDIN

Batting stars:  Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his eighth.  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Mike Gonzales was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.

Pitching stars:  Mason Melotakis pitched three innings, giving up a run on two hits and a walk.  Steven Gruver pitched a scoreless inning with a walk.

Opposition stars:  Derrick Chung was 2-for-2 with two walks and a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Dalton Pompey was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Emilio Guerrero was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

The game:  Dunedin got one in the first and two in the second to go up 3-0.  An error put Fort Myers on the board in the fourth, but the Blue Jays got three in the bottom of the fourth on Chung's RBI double and a two-run single by Guerrero to make the score 6-1.  It went to 7-1 after five, but the Miracle got back into the game with a four-run sixth.  Walker II had a two-run homer and Gonzales a solo shot in the inning.  That was where the good news ended, though, as Fort Myers only got one man on base in the final three innings.

Of note:  Aderlin Mejia was 1-for-4.  Travis Harrison was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Starter Alex Wimmers pitched four innings, surrendering six runs on seven hits and five walks with four strikeouts.

QUAD CITIES 11, CEDAR RAPIDS 6, IN QUAD CITIES

Batting stars:  Mitch Garver was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and two runs.  Bryan Haar was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching star:  Jared Wilson struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up only a walk.

Opposition stars:  Brett Phllips was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Conrad Gregor was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.  Tyler White was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring three times and driving in one.

The game:  Each team scored once in the second.  With two out in the top of the third, Chad Christensen singled and Garver and Haar hit back-to-back RBI doubles to put Cedar Rapids ahead 3-1.  Quad Cities roared back with six in the bottom of the third to take control of the game.  Gregor hit a two-run double and Ronnie Mitchell had a three-run homer in the inning.  They added three more in the fourth, getting two doubles, a triple, and a single, to go ahead 10-3.  The Kernels never got closer than five runs after that.

Of note:  Ryan Walker was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Christensen was 1-for-5 with a run.  Starter Aaron Slegers pitched three innings, surrendering ten runs on fourteen hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (TBA) at Dunedin (Taylor Cole, 3-1, 2.39)

6:05  New Britain (Taylor Rogers, 4-3, 5.36) at Binghamton (TBA)

6:05  Rochester (Mike Pelfrey, 0-0, 1.80) at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Brian Gordon, 2-4, 4.26)

7:00  Cedar Rapids (Ryan Eades, 3-5, 4.26) at Quad Cities (Michael Feliz, 1-1, 5.06)