Games of June 29

A complete game for Logan Darnell.  Another fine start for Jose Berrios.  Cedar Rapids gives one away.

ROCHESTER 8, NORFOLK 1 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Daniel Ortiz  was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and a walk, scoring twice.  James Beresford was 3-for-4 with two runs.  Chris Colabello was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching star:  Logan Darnell pitched a complete game, giving up one run on nine hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Michael Almanzar was 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk.  Francisco Peguero was 2-for-4 with a triple.

The game:  Ortiz opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the third.  It did not kill the rally, as it was followed by a single, a walk, and doubles by Colabello and Chris Herrmann, giving Rochester a 5-0 lead and control of the game.  Almanzar homered for the lone Norfolk run in the fifth, but the Red Wings got one in the seventh and two in the eighth.  Despite getting nine hits, the Tides got only one man to third base other than the home run.  That was when Peguero tripled with one out in the fourth.  Darnell then struck out the next two batters, two of the three strikeouts he got in the game.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Deibinson Romero was 0-for-2 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Herrmann was 1-forr-4 with a double annd two RRBIs.

NEW HAMPSHIRE 3, NEW BRITAIN 2 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Batting star:  Aaron Hicks was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.

Pitching stars:  Pat Dean pitched 6.1 innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  Cole Johnson struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Daniel Norris struck out six in five innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks.  Mike Crouse was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Andy Burns was 3-for-4 with a run.

The game:  Crouse doubled in a run in the fourth to give New Hampshire a 1-0 lead.  New Britain tied it in the fifth on back-to-back two-out doubles by Tony Thomas and Mike Kvasnicka.  It stayed tied until the seventh, when the Fisher Cats opened the inning with five consecutive singles, scoring two runs.  In the ninth, the Rock Cats got two singles and a sacrifice fly, cutting the margin to 3-2 and putting the tying run on second with two out, but a strikeout ended the game.

Of note:  Stephen Wickens was 1-for-4.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-3 with an RBI.  After winning eleven in a row and thirteen out of fourteen, New Britain has now lost five consecutive games.

PALM BEACH 5, FORT MYERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Tyler Grimes was 1-for-1 with a double and three walks.  Lance Ray was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Jose Berrios struck out seven in seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.  Tyler Jones pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Tyrell Jenkins pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and four walks with one strikeout.  Bruce Caldwell was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and three RBIs.

The game:  Caldwell homered in the first inning to give Palm Beach a 1-0 lead.  Nick Martini singled in a run in the fourth to make it 2-0.  The Cardinals put it out of reach in the eighth, going up 5-0 on a solo homer by Charlie Tilson and a two-run shot by Caldwell.  Fort Myers got single runs in the eighth and ninth but did not bring the tying run up to bat.

Of note:  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-5 with a run.  Nate Roberts was 0-for-3 with two walks.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-5.

CLINTON 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Bryan Haar was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his eleventh.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Jon Murphy was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitching stars:  Ethan Mildren pitched seven shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk with six strikeouts.  Dallas Gallant struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Christian Carmichael was 2-for-4 with a grand slam (his second homer) and a double.  Edwin Diaz pitched six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  It looked good for eight innings.  A walk, a double, two hit batsmen, and a ground out gave Cedar Rapids a 2-0 lead in the first.  It stayed 2-0 until the eighth, when Haar hit a two-run homer to make it 4-0.  In the ninth, however, the roof fell in.  Four consecutive walks opened the inning to make it 4-1, a single and a walk made it 4-3, and Carmichael's grand slam put Clinton ahead 7-4, all with none out.  The Kernels did not get the tying run up to bat in the bottom of the ninth.

Of note:  Zack Granite was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Chad Christensen was 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.

BRISTOL AT ELIZABETHTON

The game was suspended in the bottom of the first with the score tied at zero.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Reds

11:00  GCL Rays at GCL Twins

12:05  Clinton (Jose Flores, 2-0, 4.50) at Cedar Rapids (Kohl Stewart. 1-4, 2.53)

4:00  Bristol at Elizabethton (completion of suspended game)

Game 2  Bristol (Omar Basulto, 1-0, 0.90) at Elizabethton (Michael Cederoth, 0-0, 0.00)

6:05  Binghamton (Rainy Lara, 4-2, 4.74) at New Britain (TBA)

6:05  Norfolk (Nick Additon, 3-3, 4.21) at Rochester (TBA)

6:05  Palm Beach (Joe Cuda, 5-5, 5.56) at Fort Myers (D. J. Baxendale, 1-1, 5.23)