Games of July 19

A pair of three-run innings carry the Red Wings.  No Miracle in Fort Myers.  Edgar Corcino continues to hit in a losing effort for the Kernels.  An eight-run inning sinks the E-Twins.

ROCHESTER 6, LEHIGH VALLEY 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Carlos Paulino was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.  Argenis Diaz was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Eric Farris was 2-for-4 with two runs.

Pitching stars:  Greg Peavey pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts.  Michael Tonkin pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.  Logan Darnell pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Chris McGuiness was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Russ Canzler was 2-for-4 with a double.  Devin Lohman was 1-for-2 with a double.

The game:  McGuiness hit a two-run homer in the second to put the IronPigs up 2-0.  It held until the fifth, when Diaz had a two-run double as part of a three-run inning that gave the Red Wings a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh, Paulino had a two-run double as part of another three-run inning that put the Red Wings in control of the game.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-3 with a walk.  James Beresford was 0-for-3 with an RBI.  Chris Herrmann was 0-for-4.  Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-3 with a walk.

CHATTANOOGA AT BILOXI

Rained out.

JUPITER 3, FORT MYERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Mitch Garver was 1-for-4 with a home run.  T. J. White was 2-for-4.  Alex Swim was 1-for-1 with a double.

Pitching stars:  Stephen Gonsalves pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Brian Gilbert pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Harold Riggins was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Justin Bohn was 1-for-2 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Chipper Smith pitched five innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Avery Romero singled in a run in the first for the Hammerheads, but the Miracle scored without a hit in the fourth to tie it 1-1.  Riggins homered in the sixth and the Hammerheads scored again in the seventh to make it 3-1.  Garver homered in the bottom of the seventh to cut the lead to 3-2.  Swim led off the ninth with a pinch-hit double and went to third on a bunt, but the last two Miracle batters struck out.

Of note:  Zach Granite was 1-for-4 with a walk.  Brett Doe was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.

QUAD CITIES 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN QUAD CITIES

Batting stars:  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Pat Kelly was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.  Tyler Kuresa was 1-for-3 with a run.

Pitching star:  Luke Westphal pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Alex Bregman was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Kristian Trompiz was 2-for-2 with a triple and two runs.  David Paulino struck out seven in seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks.

The game:  The River Bandits scored once without a hit in the second and Trompiz singled and scored in the sixth for a 2-0 lead.  The Kernels got on the board in the eighth on a single, two walks, and a wild pitch, but they had men on second and third with one out and could do no more.  In the bottom of the eighth, the River Bandits put together a two-out rally, getting two singles, a walk, and a bases-clearing double by Nick Tanielu to put the game out of reach.

Of note:  Tanner English was 1-for-4.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-4.  Zack Larson was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Austin Diemer, making his Class A debut, was 0-for-2 with a walk.

BURLINGTON 13, ELIZABETHTON 3 IN BURLINGTON

Batting stars:  Amuarys Minier was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Daniel Kihle was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.

Pitching star:  Cody Stashak pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Brandon Dulin was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth), a triple, and a walk, scoring three times.  Riley King was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and two walks, scoring twice.  Colton Frabasilio was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.

The game:  It was actually close most of the way.  Each team scored once in the second and once in the sixth, leaving the score tied 2-2.  Kamran Young's single-plus-error gave the Twins a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh.  In the bottom of the seventh, however, the Royals put together an eight-run inning.  Jose Martinez had a two-run double, but there were also two walks, two errors, and a hit batsman.  King hit a three-run homer in the eighth just to put some icing on the cake.

Of note:  Manuel Guzman was 2-for-5.  Zander Weil, making his professional debut, was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Chris Paul, making his professional debut, was 0-for-4.

GCL TWINS

No game scheduled.

DSL Twins

No game scheduled.