Games of June 29

No attempt will be made to recap all that's happened in the minors in the last couple of weeks, but I will include some standings information at the end of this post.

PAWTUCKET 3, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER

Chris Dominguez' RBI single in the sixth put the Red Sox up 3-2 and the last fifteen Red Wings were retired for the Pawtucket victory.  Logan Darnell pitched 5.2 innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and two walks with one strikeout.  The Red Wings had only three hits, two of them by Adam Brett Walker II, who was 2-for-4 with a double.  Eddie Rosario was used as a pinch-hitter and was 0-for-1, dropping his average to .307.  Miguel Sano, on a rehab assignment, was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .158.  He's 3-for-19, with two of his hits being home runs.

PENSACOLA 3, CHATTANOOGA 0 IN PENSACOLA

Zach Vincej put the Blue Wahoos in the lead with an RBI double in the second and it was all they needed.  The Lookouts had six hits and four walks, but they stranded ten and went 1-for-8 with men in scoring position.  David Hurlbut pitched six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on nine hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Stuart Turner was 1-for-3 with a double, the only extra base hit Chattanooga had.  Engelb Vielma was 1-for-3 and is batting .307.  Leonardo Reginatto was 1-for-2 with a double and is batting .300.

FORT MYERS 5, PALM BEACH 3 IN PALM BEACH

The Miracle led 5-0 after six, then held on to win.  Felix Jorge struck out ten in 6.1 innings.  He held the Cardinals scoreless for six innings before tiring in the seventh.  For the game he allowed two runs on eight hits and a walk.  Edgar Corcino and Trey Vavra were each 2-for-4 with a double.  A. J. Murray was 2-for-4 and is now batting .300.

QUAD CITIES 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Anthony Hermelyn's RBI single in the third put the River Bandits up 2-1 and they would never lose the lead.  Hermelyn was 3-for-3 and scored the other three Quad Cities runs.  The Kernels were in the game all the way, never trailing by more than two, but their last seven batters were retired.  Miles Nordgren pitched a complete game, striking out nine but allowing four runs on eleven hits and one walk.  He threw one hundred seven pitches.  Luis Arraez was 3-for-4 and is batting .328.  Daniel Kihle was 2-for-4.

PULASKI 6, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN ELIZABETHTON

Kevin Cornelius hit a two-run homer in a three-run first that gave the Yankees all the runs they needed.  Starter Alex Robinson had a rough game, lasting only 2.1 innings and surrendering three runs on four hits and five walks with no strikeouts.  Ariel Montesino was 2-for-3 with a walk and is now batting .480 (12-for-25).  Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-4.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-3 in his professional debut.  Jaylin Davis was 0-for-4 and is batting .320.

GCL ORIOLES 3, GCL TWINS 0 AT ORIOLES

During our break, the Gulf Coast League started.  Tristan Graham's two-run ground-rule double in the fourth gave the Orioles a lead they would hold the rest of the game.  Tyler Fox started for the Twins and pitched 3.2 innings, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Zach Featherstone was 2-for-3 with a walk and is batting .333.  Joe Cronin was 1-for-4 and is batting .353.  Luis Martinez was 0-for-4 and is batting .364.

DSL ROJOS 13, DSL TWINS 6 AT ROJOS

It was tied at six through seven and a half, but the Rojos scored seven in the eighth to blow the game open.  They had only four hits in the big inning, as they were aided by three walks, a hit batsman, four wild pitches, and an error.  Melvi Acosta struck out seven in five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk.  Jorge Parra was 3-for-4 and is batting .351.  Edgar Herrera was 2-for-4 and is batting .338.  Wander Javier was 0-for-1 with a walk and is batting .320.  Darling Cuesto was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .316.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Cubs2
11:00  GCL Orioles at GCL Twins
11:00  Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 3-6, 4.04) at Palm Beach (Jack Flaherty, 2-4, 3.70)
5:05  Syracuse (Reynaldo Lopez, no record) at Rochester (TBA)
Game 2  Syracuse (Paolo Espino, 4-7, 3.31) at Rochester (TBA)
6:00  Pulaski at Elizabethton
6:30  Chattanooga (Ryan Eades, 4-3, 4.36) at Pensacola (Rookie Davis, 6-1, 2.64)
7:00  Cedar Rapids (Eduardo Del Rosario, 0-1, 5.85) at Quad Cities (Yoanis Quiala, 0-5, 4.45)

STANDINGS INFORMATION

Rochester is 46-34, tied for second, two games out of first, and is 4-6 in its last ten games.  They are tied for first with Buffalo in the wild card standings.

Chattanooga finished the first half with a 36-34 record, good for second place.  They are 3-3 in the second half, tied for fourth, two games back.

Fort Myers finished the first half in third place with a 34-35 record.  They are 4-2 in the second half, in first place by a half game.

Cedar Rapids finished the first half in third place with a 36-33 record.  They are 4-3 in the second half, tied for third place, three games back.

Elizabethton is 4-3, in third place, one game out of first.

The GCL Twins are 2-3, in third place, two games out of first.

The DSL Twins are 11-10, in fifth place, 3.5 games out of first.  They are 5-5 in their last ten games.

I Have Not Abandoned This Blog

I know I haven't posted for a while.  There have been numerous family issues that I've been dealing with.  Things are going to work out, but there are lots of things to be done, and someone has to do them.  I hope to resume posting here on Thursday.  Thanks for understanding.

Games of June 15

Kennys Vargas has a grand game.  Felix Jorge continues to pitch really well.  A late rally carries the Kernels.

ROCHESTER 4, COLUMBUS 1 IN ROCHESTER

Kennys Vargas hit a grand slam in the third inning and Andrew Albers and two relievers took it from there.  Vargas was 3-for-4 and had a double in addition to the home run, which was his ninth.  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-3 with a walk and is now batting .330.  Logan Schafer was 1-for-4 to drop his average to .327.  Albers scattered eight hits over 5.1 innings, walking one while striking out four.  Sean Burnett retired all five men he faced, striking out two, and Alex Wimmers retired all six men he faced, striking out one.

MONTGOMERY 4, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN MONTGOMERY

Kean Wong hit a two-run single in the first and the Biscuits led all the way.  The Lookouts had the tying run on base in both the sixth and the ninth, but each time a double play ended the threat.  D. J. Baxendale was pulled after only three innings and seventy pitches, giving up three runs on nine hits and one walk with one strikeout.  Engelb Vielma was 1-for-4 and is batting .329.  Leonardo Reginatto was 1-for-3 and is batting .305.

FORT MYERS 4, LAKELAND 2 IN LAKELAND

Felix Jorge had another outstanding game and the Miracle built a 4-0 lead before giving up single runs in the eighth and ninth.  Jorge pitched 7.2 innings, giving up one run on six hits and no walks with six strikeouts.  He now has an ERA of 1.64 and a WHIP of 0.92 with 55 strikeouts and just 10 walks in 66 innings (10 starts).  He appears to be too good for the Florida State League.  T. J. White was 3-for-4 with a home run.  Nick Gordon was 3-for-5 with a double.  Alex Perez was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .313.

CEDAR RAPIDS 2, BURLINGTON 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

There was no scoring until the eighth.  Tanner Lubach homered in the top of the inning to put the Bees up 1-0, but an error, a wild pitch, a walk, and another error tied the score and Daniel Kihle then singled home the go-ahead run, also in the eighth.  Miles Nordgren pitched seven shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks with six strikeouts.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 and is batting .316.  LaMonte Wade again did not play.  Kevin Garcia was 1-for-4 and is batting .300 since being sent to Cedar Rapids.

DSL CUBS2 14, DSL TWINS 4 AT TWINS

The Twins led 3-0 through four, but the Cubs2 tied it with three in the fifth and then took control with six in the sixth.  Edwin Colina pitched four shutout innings before weakening in the fifth:  his line was five innings, three runs (two earned), three hits, one walk, and six strikeouts.  Frandy Torres made his professional debut by striking out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing only a walk.  Yeltsin Encarnacion was 3-for-4 with a double and is batting .385.  Darling Cuesto was 2-for-4 and is batting .333.  Antonio Tovar was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .393.  Agustin Marte was 2-for-3 with a walk and is batting .333.  Edgar Herrera was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .448.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Diamondbacks2
12:35  Columbus (Ryan Merritt, 4-4, 3.13) at Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 4-1, 2.15)
5:30  Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 2-5, 4.44) at Bradenton (Yeudy Garcia, 1-4, 2.77)
7:00 Cedar Rapids (Cody Stashak, 3-4, 3.05) at Quad Cities (Yoanys Quiala, 0-4, 3.90)
7:05  Chattanooga (Ryan Eades, 3-2, 4.15) at Montgomery (Chih-Wei Hu, 2-3, 2.21)

Games of June 14

Tommy Milone keeps rolling in Rochester.  A home run barrage sinks the Miracle early.  The Kernels lose a rain-shortened game.

ROCHESTER 1, COLUMBUS 0 IN ROCHESTER

Adam Brett Walker II delivered an RBI single with two out in the ninth to give the Red Wings the victory.  Tommy Milone had another outstanding game, striking out eight in seven shutout innings while giving up three hits and one walk.  In 7 AAA starts, he has pitched 48.2 innings and has an ERA of 1.66, a WHIP of 0.92, and has struck out 41 with only 4 walks.  It's hard to believe some major league team wouldn't want to give him a chance.  Logan Schafer was 0-for-4 and is batting .333.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .319.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .307.  Danny Santana started a rehab assignment by going 1-for-3.

TENNESSEE 4, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN TENNESSEE

Zach Granite led off the game with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly, but it went downhill after that.  Chesny Young's two-run single in the fifth put the Smokies ahead and they stayed there.  Kohl Stewart pitched 6.2 innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk with one strikeout.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-3 with a double and is batting .320.  Leonardo Reginatto was 0-for-1 with a walk and is batting .305.  Granite was 2-for-4 with a triple.

LAKELAND 8, FORT MYERS 3 IN LAKELAND

The Flying Tigers hit three consecutive home runs in a four-run first and led the rest of the way.  Tyler Jay had his first bad game in a month and a half, going only three innings and surrendering six runs on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Logan Wade was 2-for-4 to lead the offense.

BURLINGTON 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (7 INNINGS--RAIN)

All the runs were scored in the first two innings.  Each team scored two in the first, Jared Foster had an RBI double in the second, and that was it.  The Kernels had three hits in the first inning and two the rest of the game.  All five hits were singles.  Fernando Romero had his first less-than-good game in Class A, although it wasn't that bad:  five innings, three runs, eight hits, one walk, and four strikeouts.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-3 and is batting .312.  LaMonte Wade did not play.

DSL CUBS2 5, DSL TWINS 3 AT CUBS2

The Cubs2 took a 5-0 lead through three innings.  The Twins tried to get back into it with two in the ninth, cutting the lead to 5-3, but they did not get the tying run up to bat.  Luis Bellorin started but got through only three innings, allowing all five runs on six hits and a walk with one strikeout.  Antonio Tovar was 2-for-3 with a walk and is batting .400.  Juan Martinez was 0-for-4 and is batting .381.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Cubs2 at DSL Twins
12:05  Burlington (Jared Ruxer, 3-1, 1.28) at Cedar Rapids (Miles Nordgren, 2-3, 3.26)
5:00  Fort Myers (Felix Jorge, 5-3, 1.64) at Lakeland (A. J. Ladwig, 8-3, 2.32)
6:05  Columbus (Will Roberts, 5-3, 3.58) at Rochester (Andrew Albers, 4-1, 3.65)
7:05  Chattanooga (D. J. Baxendale, 6-6, 3.23) at Montgomery (Chris Kirsch, 3-2, 3.54)

Games of June 13

Aaron Slegers pitches well.  Randy LeBlanc struggles again.  So does Sam Clay.

ROCHESTER RED WINGS

No game scheduled.

CHATTANOOGA 4, TENNESSEE 2 IN TENNESSEE

Levi Michael homered leading off the fifth to give the Lookouts a 4-3 and put them ahead to stay.  Aaron Slegers struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and four walks.  Trevor Hildenberger pitched a scoreless inning and now has an ERA of 0.82 with a WHIP of 0.68 with 22 strikeouts and 3 walks in 22 innings (17 games).  D. J. Hicks was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Zach Granite was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-3 and is batting .306.  Engelb Vielma was 0-for-4 and is also batting .306.

LAKELAND 4, FORT MYERS 1 IN LAKELAND

Zach Shepherd homered in the second to put the Flying Tigers on the board and they led the rest of the way.  The Miracle had only three hits, none after the sixth inning.  Randy LeBlanc again struggled in his second high-A appearance, going five innings and allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

BURLINGTON 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Brendon Sanger hit a two-run double in the first and the Bees never trailed.  Sam Clay had his third average-to-below game out of four, striking out seven in 5.2 innings but allowing three runs on five hits and three walks.  Kuo Hua Lo pitched a scoreless inning, lowering his ERA to 1.00 with 25 strikeouts (and 20 walks) in 27 innings.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 to raise his average to .312.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-4 and is batting .302.

DSL TWINS 10, DSL ROJOS 8 AT ROJOS

The Twins led 6-1, fell behind 8-6, and finally took the lead for good in the eighth on an RBI single by Agustin Marte.  Each team made four errors and there were sixteen walks.  Eleven of the walks were issued by Twins pitchers, and along with the four errors enabled the Rojos to score eight runs with just five hits.  Starter Juan Mojica struck out six in four innings but gave up four runs on two hits and four walks.  Mariano Calcano was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.  Antonio Tovar was 2-for-4 with a walk and is batting .364.  Victor Tademo was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk and is batting .360.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Cubs2
11:05  Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 1-0, 4.70) at Tennessee (Jen-Ho Tseng, 1-2, 4.07)
5:00  Fort Myers (TBA) at Lakeland (Artie Lewicki, 2-1, 2.55)
6:05  Columbus (Mike Clevinger, 6-0, 3.18) at Rochester (Tommy Milone, 4-0, 1.94)
6:35  Burlington (Jaime Berrea, 5-4, 3.86) at Cedar Rapids (Fernando Romero, 4-0, 1.17)

Games of June 12

Logan Darnell keeps pitching well.  Logan Schafer keeps hitting well.  Daniel Palka keeps hitting home runs.

ROCHESTER 9, TOLEDO 7 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings once again got a big lead and held on, leading by 7-0 and 9-2 before finally winning 9-7.  Logan Darnell again had a fine game, pitching eight innings and giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  He has shaved over a run off his ERA in his last four starts, going from 4.47 to 3.25.  Logan Schafer was 3-for-5 with a double and is now batting .366 since joining Rochester.  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .330.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-3 with two walks and is batting .315.

TENNESSEE 5, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN TENNESSEE

Victor Caratini's RBI triple in the seventh gave the Smokies the lead and he came around to score an insurance run later in the inning.  Daniel Palka homered in the eighth to cut the lead to one but the Lookouts never advanced the tying run past first.  Palka was 2-for-4 and a had a double to go with the home run, which was his sixteenth.  He has hit four homers in his last four games.  Shannon Wilkerson was 2-for-3 with a double.  Engelb Vielma was 1-for-3 and is batting .324.  David Hurlbut pitched six innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Chattanooga made two errors which led to three unearned runs.

LAKELAND 4, FORT MYERS 2 IN LAKELAND

Wade Hinkle's two-run double gave the Flying Tigers a 2-1 lead and they added two more in the third to take control of the game.  The Miracle cut it to 4-2 in the fourth but only once got the tying run on base.  Stephen Gonsalves struck out eight in five innings but allowed four runs on five hits and two walks.  Three of the hits allowed were doubles.  Chris Paul was 3-for-4 with a triple and a double.  Alex Real was 2-for-4.

PEORIA 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN PEORIA

The Chiefs scored all their runs in the third inning, getting two walks and three singles (one an infield hit) to plate three runs.  Dereck Rodriguez pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts.  Sean Miller was 2-for-4 with a double.  Chris Ibarra, recently signed out of the American Association, went 2-for-4 in his Kernels debut.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-5, dropping his average to .308.  LaMonte Wade did not play.

DSL TWINS

No game scheduled.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Rojos
5:00  Fort Myers (Randy LeBlanc, 0-1, 7.20) at Lakeland (Jeff Thompson, 3-1, 2.98)
6:05  Chattanooga (Aaron Slegers, 3-4, 3.71) at Tennessee (Tyler Skulina, 3-3, 3.59)
6:35  Burlington (Joe Gatto, 2-7, 7.05) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Clay, 4-2, 2.43)
Rochester Red Wings--no game scheduled.

Games of June 11

Rochester gets a big lead and holds on.  Cedar Rapids gets a big lead and blows it.  A wild game in the DSL.

ROCHESTER 6, TOLEDO 5 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings took a 6-1 lead after four and held on.  Jose Berrios pitched very well for 6.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk over that span, but then allowed a single, a walk, another single, and two doubles, so his final line reads five runs, seven hits, two walks, and five strikeouts.  Sean Burnett and Alex Wimmers combined for 2.1 perfect innings of relief to secure the victory.  Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his thirteenth.  Logan Schafer was 2-for-4 and is batting .324.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .322.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 with a walk (his second consecutive game with a walk) and is batting .322.

CHATTANOOGA 8, TENNESSEE 1 IN TENNESSEE

The Lookouts scored two in the first to take the lead and put the game out of reach with four in the seventh.  Ryan Eades, who has pitched well since coming off the disabled list, went six shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  Travis Harrison was 3-for-5.  Ryan Walker was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.  Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-5 with a double and is batting .302.  Engelb Vielma was 1-for-3 and is batting .323.

BREVARD COUNTY 2, FORT MYERS 1 IN BREVARD COUNTY (10 INNINGS)

A wild pitch enabled the Miracle to tie it 1-1 in the ninth, but a walk, an error, and a passed ball plated the winning run for the Manatees in the tenth.  Randy Rosario had a fine game, going 6.2 innings and giving up just one run on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Nick Gordon and T. J. White were each 2-for-4 and combined for four of the five Miracle hits, all singles.

PEORIA 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 6 IN PEORIA

The Kernels had six hits, five of them doubles, in the first inning to take a 6-0 lead.  They managed only three singles the rest of the game, and when the Chiefs scored five in the fifth and two in the seventh the game was lost.  Eduardo Del Rosario pitched well for four innings, but his line is 4.1 innings, three runs, six hits, two walks, and three strikeouts.  Williams Ramirez had his first bad game in eight Class A appearances, going 2.2 innings and allowing four runs on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Brad Hartong was 2-for-4.  Nelson Molina was 1-for-4 and is batting .301.  Kevin Garcia was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .313.

DSL ROJOS 16, DSL TWINS 11 AT TWINS (10 INNINGS)

It was 3-2 Rojos through six.  The Twins came back, taking leads of 5-3 and 9-5, but the Rojos scored five in the ninth and six in the tenth to win.  The game featured eight errors (split evenly) and eighteen walks (twelve issued by Twins pitchers) and took over four and a half hours to play.  Melvi Acosta started and pitched four innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Juan Martinez was 3-for-3.  Antonio Tovar was 3-for-6 with a home run.  Wander Javier was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  Edgar Herrera was 2-for-6 and is batting .500 (13-for-26).

TODAY'S TILTS

12:35  Toledo (Daniel Norris, 3-5, 5.12) at Rochester (Logan Darnell, 6-5, 3.51)
1:05  Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 4-3, 4.19) at Tennessee (Paul Blackburn, 3-2, 2.40)
3:00  Fort Myers (Stephen Gonsalves, 5-3, 1.93) at Lakeland (Tyler Alexander, 4-4, 2.10)
5:00  Cedar Rapids (Dereck Rodriguez, 1-7, 7.71) at Peoria (Ryan Helsley, 5-1, 2.14)

Games of June 10

A big inning sinks Rochester.  Another big day for Daniel Palka.  The first inning was key for Fort Myers.

TOLEDO 9, ROCHESTER 7 IN ROCHESTER

A seven-run eighth turned a 5-1 Red Wings lead into a defeat.  Rochester used three pitchers in the inning, none of whom was effective.  The inning spoiled a fine starting effort by Jason Wheeler, who pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  James Beresford was 3-for-5 with a double, raising his average to .302.  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk, raising his average to .333.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-5 with a double and is batting .322.  Logan Schafer was 1-for-5 and is batting .303.

CHATTANOOGA 6, TENNESSEE 2 IN TENNESSEE

Mitch Garver's three-run homer in the eighth made the score 6-1 and put the game out of reach.  The home run was Garver's fourth.  Daniel Palka was 2-for-4 with a triple and a home run, his fifteenth.  Engelb Vielma was 1-for-3 and is batting .322.  Leonardo Reginatto was 0-for-4 with a walk and is batting .300.  D. J. Baxendale pitched six innings, allowing one run on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

FORT MYERS 4, BREVARD COUNTY 1 IN BREVARD COUNTY (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Miracle got seven singles in the first inning, producing all four of their runs for the win.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-4.  Alex Perez was 2-for-3.  Keaton Steele struck out five in five innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks.

FORT MYERS 2, BREVARD COUNTY 0 IN BREVARD COUNTY (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Miracle once again scored all of their runs in the first inning, with both coming home on a two-run double by Joe Maloney.  Felix Jorge struck out eight in a complete game shutout, giving up three hits and a walk.  Trey Vavra was 2-for-3.

PEORIA 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN PEORIA

Brian O'Keefe hit a two-run double in the fourth to give the Chiefs a lead they would not relinquish.  Cody Stashak pitched well other than a three-run fourth, going 6.1 innings and giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Nelson Molina was 2-for-3 and is batting .303.  Daniel Kihle was 2-for-4.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-4 and is batting .316.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 and is batting .309.

DSL TWINS 11, DSL MARINERS1 4 AT MARINERS1

A six-run eighth turned a 5-4 Twins lead into a blowout.  There were two walks, two wild pitches, two errors, and a passed ball in the inning.  Pedro Garcia pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  In nine innings, he has allowed one run on two hits and two walks.  Edgar Herrera was 3-for-5 with a triple and a double and is now 11-for-20.  Juan Martinez was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Jorge Parra was 2-for-5 and is now 6-for-14.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Rojos at DSL Twins
5:35  Fort Myers (Randy Rosario, 2-5, 3.76) at Brevard County (Angel Ventura, 1-3, 3.95)
6:05  Chattanooga (Ryan Eades, 2-2, 4.70) at Tennessee (Duane Underwood, Jr., 0-3, 5.30)
6:05  Toledo (Chad Bell, 2-0, 2.28) at Rochester (Jose Berrios, 4-2, 3.07)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Eduardo Del Rosario, 0-1, 11.25 at Peoria (Jake Woodford, 4-3, 2.23)

Games of June 9

Kohl Stewart pitches much better the second time in AA.  A six-homer barrage helps him.

BUFFALO 9, ROCHESTER 6 IN BUFFALO

The Red Wings overcame deficits of 4-0 and 6-3 to tie it 6-6 in the top of the eighth, but a walk and four singles produced three Bisons runs in the bottom of the eighth to give them the victory.  The Bisons also had three stolen bases in the inning.  Andrew Albers struck out five in 5.2 innings but allowed six runs (four earned) on nine hits and no walks.  The Red Wings had only six hits but drew seven walks.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .327.  Logan Schafer was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk and is batting .321.  Nick Greenwood made a successful Rochester debut, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings.

CHATTANOOGA 15, JACKSONVILLE 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

A three-run fifth and a five-run sixth took it from 2-0 to 11-0 and put the game out of reach.  Kohl Stewart had a much better second game in AA, going six shutout innings and giving up three hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  The Lookouts hit six home runs.  Daniel Palka had two of them, his thirteenth and fourteenth, going 2-for-3 with two walks.  Leonardo Reginatto was 3-for-5 with a home run and is batting .305.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-5 with a grand slam, his third homer.  Zach Granite was 2-for-5 with a home run, his second.  Travis Harrison was 2-for-5 with a home run, his third.  Engelb Vielma did not hit a home run, but was 3-for-5 with a double and is batting .322.

FORT MYERS AT BREVARD COUNTY

Rained out.

KANE COUNTY 2, CEDAR RAPIDS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Trevor Mitsui had an RBI single in the first inning and that was all the Cougars needed.  The Kernels had five hits and made four errors.  Miles Nordgren pitched well, pitching six innings and allowing two unearned runs on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 with two doubles and is batting .324.  Sean Miller was 2-for-4.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-3 and is down to .310.

DSL MARINERS1 5 DSL TWINS 3 AT MARINERS1

Danny Contreras hit a two-run double to break a 3-3 tie in the eighth.  Edwar Colina struck out five in four innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on one hit and no walks but two hit batsmen.  Edgar Herrera was 3-for-4 with a double and is now 8-for-15 on the season.  Victor Tademo was 2-for-4 with a triple.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Mariners1 at DSL Twins
4:05  Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 1-5, 4.72) at Brevard County (Eric Hanhold, 2-6, 4.01)
Game 2  Fort Myers at Brevard County
6:05  Chattanooga (D. J. Baxendale, 5-6, 3.38) at Tennessee (Brad Markey, 5-1, 2.41)
6:05  Toledo (Buck Farmer, 0-2, 4.71) at Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 4-1, 2.05)
7:00  Cedar Rapids (Cody Stashak, 3-3, 2.90) at Peoria (Sandy Alcatara, 4-4, 5.21)

Games of June 8

Five out of six!  Strong starts for Tommy Milone and Aaron Slegers.  Better starts for Tyler Jay and Fernando Romero.

ROCHESTER 3, BUFFALO 1 IN BUFFALO

A two-run fifth gave the Red Wings a 2-1 lead and they added an insurance run in the ninth.  Tommy Milone pitched seven strong innings, giving up one run on eight hits and two walks with six strikeouts.  Buck Britton was 2-for-3 with a walk.  John Ryan Murphy was 2-for-4 with a double.  Logan Schafer was 1-for-4 and dropped his average to .333 in 24 at-bats.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 and is batting .330.

CHATTANOOGA 5, JACKSONVILLE 2 IN CHATTANOOGA

A three-run fourth, aided by a passed ball and an error, put the Lookouts up 4-0 and they were never threatened.  Aaron Slegers had another good game, going seven innings and giving up two runs on seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts.  Shannon Wilkerson was 3-for-4 with a double.  Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-5.  Stuart Turner hit a home run, his third.

FORT MYERS 1, BREVARD COUNTY 0 IN BREVARD COUNTY

Tyler Jay pitched six shutout innings, giving up seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts, dropping his ERA to 2.18.  The lone run came in the fourth, when Edgar Corcino had a two-out single and scored on a Chris Paul double.  The Manatees out-hit the Miracle 10-5 but grounded into five double plays.

CEDAR RAPIDS 6, KANE COUNTY 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

A. J. Murray hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run first and the Kernels added three more in the seventh.  Fernando Romero struck out seven in seven innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  His ERA drops to 1.17 and his WHIP is 0.61 in 23 innings (4 starts).  He has 21 strikeouts and 4 walks.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 and is batting .320.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-2 with two walks and is batting .315 with an OBP of .439.  Murray's home run was his sixth.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL GIANTS 2 AT GIANTS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Two singles, three walks, a wild pitch, and an error plated four first inning runs, which was all the Twins would need.  Wander Javier was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Humberto Maldonado was 2-for-3 with a double.  Samuel Vasquez was 2-for-4.  Juan Mojica struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

DSL GIANTS 9, DSL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (GAME 2--5 1/2 INNINGS--RAIN)

The Giants scored three in the first to take an early lead.  It was only 5-3 through four, but the Giants scored two in the fifth and two more in the sixth.  Jorge Parra was 2-for-3 with a triple to lead the offense.  Luis Bellorin started but pitched only one inning, allowing three runs on three hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Mariners1
10:15  Jacksonville (Patrick Johnson, 2-1, 4.14) at Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 0-0, 21.60)
12:05  Rochester (Andrew Albers, 4-1, 3.30) at Buffalo (Roberto Hernandez, 2-2, 4.32)
5:35  Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 1-5, 4.72) at Brevard County (Eric Hanhold, 2-6, 4.01)
6:35  Kane County (Joel Payamps, 2-3, 2.68) at Cedar Rapids (Miles Nordgren, 2-2, 3.71)

Games of June 7

The Twins sweep three games!

ROCHESTER 5, BUFFALO 2 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings scored two in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead and led the rest of the way.  Logan Darnell pitched six innings, somehow giving up only two runs despite allowing ten hits and three walks with three strikeouts.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 and is now batting .333.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-2 with a home run (his twelfth) and a walk.  John Ryan Murphy was 1-for-3 with a home run.  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .321.  Logan Schafer was 1-for-4 and is batting .350 in twenty at-bats.

CHATTANOOGA 6, JACKSONVILLE 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

D. J. Hicks had an RBI single in the fifth to put the Lookouts up 2-1 and they put the game out of reach with a three-run eighth.  David Hurlbut had another fine game, pitching seven innings and allowing one run on six hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  After a poor start to the season, his ERA has come down from 7.71 to 4.19.  Hicks was 3-for-4 with a double.  Daniel Palka was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4 to raise his average to .300.

FORT MYERS MIRACLE

No game scheduled.

CEDAR RAPIDS 11, KANE COUNTY 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

A four-run fourth gave the Kernels the lead and a four-run seventh put the game out of reach.  Sam Clay struggled for the second time in three games, going five innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.  Williams Ramirez struck out four in two shutout innings.  His ERA drops to 0.61 with a WHIP of 0.75.  He has 20 strikeouts and 4 walks in 14.2 innings (7 games).  Sean Miller was 4-for-5 with a double.  Zander Weil was 1-for-2 with a home run (his fourth) and two walks.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk to make his average .315.  Nelson Molina was 0-for-4 and is batting .304.  LaMonte Wade did not play.

DSL GIANTS AT DSL TWINS

Rained out.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Giants
Game 2  DSL Giants at DSL Twins
5:35  Fort Myers (Tyler Jay, 4-4, 2.44) at Brevard County (Cody Ponce, no record)
6:05  Rochester (Tommy Milone, 3-0, 2.08) at Buffalo (Wade LeBlanc, 6-1,1.57)
6:15  Jacksonville (Matt Tomshaw, 0-0, 1.80) at Chattanooga (Aaron Slegers, 2-4, 3.84)
6:35  Kane County (Carlos Hernandez, 3-4, 3.30) at Cedar Rapids (Fernando Romero, 3-0, 1.69)

Games of June 6

Jose Berrios has a strong outing.  Levi Michael delivers a walkoff single.  The DSL Twins remain unbeaten.

ROCHESTER 6, BUFFALO 2 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings scored in five of the nine innings and led all the way.  Jose Berrios had an excellent game, striking out eleven in eight innings, while allowing two runs on three hits and only one walk.  Both runs came on homers by Casey Kotchman, both of them hit directly down the right field line.  Logan Schafer was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and a double and is now batting .375 in 16 Rochester at-bats.  Wilfredo Tovar was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with a walk and is batting .327.  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-3 and is batting .325.

CHATTANOOGA 3, JACKSONVILLE 2 IN CHATTANOOGA (11 INNINGS)

Levi Michael delivered a one-out single in the eleventh to carry the Lookouts to victory.  Ryan Eades, in his first game back from the disabled list, pitched four innings and allowed one run on two hits and two walks with one strikeout.  Leonardo Reginatto was 3-for-4 with a double and is now batting .301.  Zach Granite was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Trevor Hildenberger struck out four in two perfect innings.  Since being promoted to Chattanooga, he has an ERA of 0.90, a WHIP of 0.70, and has 21 strikeouts with only 3 walks in 20 innings (15 games).

DAYTONA AT FORT MYERS

Rained out.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS

No game scheduled.

DSL TWINS 6, DSL ORIOLES2 5 AT TWINS

The Twins led 6-2 after eight.  It was 6-3 with two out and none on in the ninth, but a triple, two hit batsmen, and a single made it 6-5 with men on second and third before Andriu Marin got a ground out to end the game.  Melvi Acosta struck out six in five shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks.  Darling Cuesto was 2-for-3 with a double to lead the offense.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Giants at DSL Twins
6:05  Buffalo (Scott Diamond, 4-5, 3.06) at Rochester (Logan Darnell, 5-5, 3.58)
6:15  Jacksonville (Austin Brice, 3-4, 2.02) at Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 3-3, 4.53)
6:35  Kane County (Tyler Mark, 0-4, 8.24) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Clay, 3-2, 2.13)

Games of June 2 through June 5

Playing catch-up.  The Dominican Summer League season started Saturday.

ROCHESTER RED WINGS

Thursday--ROCHESTER 5, INDIANAPOLIS 2 IN INDIANAPOLIS

A walk and four singles led to three fourth-inning runs and a three-run lead that the Red Wings would not lose.  Tommy Milone had another strong game, going 6.1 innings and allowing just one run on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and is now batting .317.  James Beresford was 2-for-5 to raise his average to .300.  Wilfredo Tovar was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Friday--ROCHESTER 5, LOUISVILLE 0 IN LOUISVILLE

All of the runs came in the top of the third, four of them on a Kennys Vargas grand slam.  Andrew Albers pitched seven shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  In seven starts with the Red Wings, he's 4-1, 3.30--as the Twins rotation continues to struggle, it's not impossible that we could see him in Minnesota at some point this season.  The home run was Vargas' eighth.  He also had a double and two walks, going 2-for-3.  Jorge Polanco was 3-for-5 and is now batting .315.  Logan Schafer made his Rochester debut and went 1-for-3 with a walk.

Saturday--LOUISVILLE 5, ROCHESTER 4 IN LOUISVILLE

Scott Schelber homered in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie.  Eddie Rosario had hit a two-run homer in the sixth to tie it at four.  The homer was Rosario's third.  He was 1-for-4 and is now batting .319.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a double to make his average .312.  James Beresford and Buck Britton were each 2-for-4.  Jason Wheeler struck out six in six innings but gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks.  He pitched three scoreless innings after allowing three in the third.  It was the worst game he's pitched all year, but it left his ERA still at 2.05 with a WHIP of 0.99 in eight Rochester starts.

Sunday--ROCHESTER 8, LOUISVILLE 6 IN LOUISVILLE

The Red Wings led 7-2 after six but had to hold on to win.  Tommy Field was 3-for-5 with a double.  Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-4 with a home run, his eleventh.  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a double and is now batting .324.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and is now batting .320.  Kyle Gibson pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS

Thursday--CHATTANOOGA 4, BIRMINGHAM 2 IN BIRMINGHAM

They were all one-run innings, with the Lookouts scoring once in the fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth and the Barons getting one in the first and eighth.  David Hurlbut is getting things going after a very poor start to the season, pitching 6.1 innings and giving up just one run on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  His ERA is down to 4.53 from a high of 7.71.  Daniel Palka was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his tenth and eleventh.  Zach Granite was 2-for-5 with a double.  Ryan Walker was 0-for-3 with a walk and his average dropped to .309.

Friday--BIRMINGHAM 3, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN BIRMINGHAM

A walk, two bunt singles, another walk, and a sacrifice fly brought home the tying and winning runs for the Barons in the seventh inning.  Aaron Slegers had his third good game in a row, striking out six in six innings and giving up one run on three hits and three walks.  He has dropped half a run from his ERA in that span.  D. J. Hicks was 2-for-2 with two walks.  Zach Granite was 2-for-4.

Saturday--CHATTANOOGA 9, BIRMINGHAM 6 IN BIRMINGHAM

The Lookouts scored four in the second and four in the fourth to take an 8-5 lead.  Zach Granite was 2-for-3 with a triple and two walks.  Travis Harrison was 2-for-5 with a triple.  Daniel Palka was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer (his twelfth) and two walks.  Kohl Stewart had a rough outing in his AA debut, allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.  He was removed after 1.2 innings following a lengthy rain dealy.  Four relief pitchers combined to hold the Barons to one run over the final 7.1 innings.

Sunday--JACKSONVILLE 3, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Suns scored single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh to take the win.  D. J. Baxendale allowed one run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts, but was removed after only five innings because he had thrown ninety-five pitches.  Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-4 to lead the offense, which managed only five hits.

FORT MYERS MIRACLE

Thursday--ST. LUCIE 8, FORT MYERS 0 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Mets dominated, scoring in five of the seven innings while the Miracle managed just one hit, a third-inning single by Brian Olson.  Keaton Steele lasted only three innings, surrendering five runs on nine hits and no walks with no strikeouts.  The only other Miracle baserunner came when Trey Vavra was hit by a pitch in the sixth.

Thursday--FORT MYERS 4, ST. LUCIE 3 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Alex Real's two-run single tied it 3-3 in the fifth and Chris Paul delivered a walkoff single in the seventh.  Felix Jorge pitched a complete game, allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Real was 3-for-3 with a double.  Paul was 2-for-4.

Friday--DAYTONA AT FORT MYERS

Rained out.

Saturday--DAYTONA 4, FORT MYERS 2 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Miracle took a 2-0 lead in the third, but the Tortugas got two in the fourth and two in the fifth to get the win.  Randy Rosario pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and no walks with one strikeout.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-3 with a double.  Chris Paul was also 2-for-3.

Saturday--DAYTONA 2, FORT MYERS 1 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Miracle led 1-0 after six, but Taylor Sparks delivered a two-run double in the seventh and the Tortugas got a 2-1 victory.  Stephen Gonsalves pitched a seven-inning complete game, striking out eight and allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and no walks.  The Miracle had only four hits, all singles.  Edgar Corcino had two of them, going 2-for-3.

Sunday--DAYTONA 4, FORT MYERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

A three-run fifth, highlighted by a two-run Brian O'Grady double, made it 4-0.  Three Tortugas pitchers held the Miracle hitless for eight innings before Tanner Witt led off the ninth with the lone Fort Myers safety, a single.  Randy LeBlanc made his high-A debut and pitched well for four innings before struggling in the fifth--his line was five innings, four runs, six hits, three walks, and one strikeout.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS

Thursday--BELOIT 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN BELOIT

A six-run third, highlighted by Brett Siddall's three-run homer, put this one out of reach early.  The explosion came off Dereck Rodriguez, who got through four innings but gave up seven runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Jermaine Palacios was 3-for-4 to lead the offense.  A. J. Murray was 2-for-4 with a double.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-4 and is now batting .320.  Nelson Molina was 0-for-4 to fall to .316.

Friday--PEORIA 13, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Chiefs scored three in the first and five in the second and controlled the game the rest of the way.  Miles Nordgren did settle down after those first two innings, but in 5.1 innings he was charged with eight runs (seven earned) on eleven hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Daniel Kihle and Nelson Molina were each 2-for-4, with Molina now batting .325.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-3 with two walks and is batting .320.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-4 and is batting .317.

Saturday--CEDAR RAPIDS 9, PEORIA 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Two-run singles by Sean Miller and A. J. Murray led to a four-run second.  The Kernels led 7-0 after three and coasted the rest of the way.  J. J. Fernandez was 4-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a double.  Zander Weil was 3-for-5 with a double.  Miller was also 3-for-5.  Nelson Molina was 1-for-4 and is batting .321.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 and is batting .318.  Cody Stashak bounced back from a poor game, striking out seven in six innings and giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks.  Williams Ramirez struck out four in three shutout innings of relief.  He has 16 strikeouts in 12.2 innings (6 games) and has an ERA of 0.71 with a WHIP of 0.71.

Sunday--PEORIA 9, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Chiefs scored four in the second to take an early lead and put the game out of reach with three in the seventh.  Eduardo Del Rosario made his Class A debut and gave up five runs on six hits and a walk with one strikeout in four innings.  Kevin Garcia was 2-for-4 and is now batting .333 since being sent back from Fort Myers.  Alex Perez was 2-for-5.  Nelson Molina was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .318.  Lamonte Wade was 1-for-3 with two walks and is also batting .318, but with an OBP of .438 (38 walks).  Luis Arraez did not play Saturday or Sunday--he is not on the disabled list, and we have not been able to discover if he is injured.

DSL TWINS

Saturday--TWINS 6, ORIOLES2 2 AT ORIOLES2

Leading 3-0 after seven, the Twins scored three in the eighth to put the game out of reach in the DSL season opener.  Pedro Garcia struck out five in four no-hit, no-run innings, walking two.  Carlos Suniaga followed with three shutout innings.  Edgar Herrera was 3-for-4 and Ruben Santana was 2-for-5 with a double.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Orioles2 at DSL Twins
6:05  Buffalo (Drew Hutchison, 2-2, 2.93) at Rochester (Jose Berrios, 3-2, 3.27
6:05  Daytona (Kuery Mella, 4-4, 2.64) at Fort Myers (Tyler Jay, 4-4, 2.44)
6:15  Jacksonville (Jake Esch, 6-4, 4.29) at Chattanooga (Ryan Eades, 2-2, 4.93)