Games of July 29

Pat Dean does okay.  The Lookouts and Miracle lose in the last inning.  Lots of strikeouts for Eduardo Del Rosario and Taylor Clemensia.

ROCHESTER 4, LEHIGH VALLEY 2 IN ROCHESTER

A two-run single by Tommy Field in the fifth inning put the Red Wings up 3-2 and they never trailed again.  Pat Dean pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Neil Ramirez remained unscored upon in three Rochester appearances (3.2 innings).  J. T. Chargois pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.  His ERA is now 1.09, his WHIP is 0.94, and he has struck out 40 and walked 7 in 33 innings.  Wilfredo Tovar was 2-for-3 with a double.  Logan Schafer was 1-for-1 with two walks and scored three of the four Rochester runs.

TENNESSEE 7, CHATTANOOGA 6 IN CHATTANOOGA (11 INNINGS)

The Lookouts took a 4-0 lead in the second, but the Smokies caught up and went ahead 7-6 in the top of the ninth.  Travis Harrison doubled home a run in the bottom of the ninth to tie it, but Victor Caratini's RBI single in the eleventh brought home the go-ahead run.  Felix Jorge pitched five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Harrison was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk.  Engelb Vielma and Levi Michael were each 2-for-5.  Edgar Corcino was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer (his second) and two walks and is batting .308.

CLEARWATER 7, FORT MYERS 6 IN FORT MYERS

The Miracle led by 5-2 and 6-4 only to lose it in the ninth.  Chace Numata's run-scoring single provided the go-ahead run for the Threshers.  Sam Clay struck out nine in five innings but surrendered four runs on six hits and no walks.  Michael Theofanopoulos struck out two in a scoreless inning, dropping his ERA to 1.62.  Trey Vavra went 4-for-5 with a double to lead the offense.  Nick Gordon was 3-for-5 and is batting .302.  Alex Perez was 2-for-4.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-5 and is batting .341.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, KANE COUNTY 0 IN KANE COUNTY

Eduardo Del Rosario struck out eleven in six shutout innings, allowing two hits and four walks.  The Kernels scored one in the second, two in the fourth, and one in the seventh.  Luis Arraez was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third) and is batting .327.  Casey Scoggins was 2-for-5 with a triple.

ELIZABETHTON 3, BRISTOL 0 IN BRISTOL (GAME 1--COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME--5 INNINGS--RAIN)

Amaurys Minier hit a two-run homer in a three-run fourth that gave the Twins all the runs they needed.  Alex Schick pitched a five-inning complete game shutout, allowing two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Minier was 1-for-1 with a walk in addition to his sixth homer.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-3 and is batting  .358.  Ariel Montesino was 0-for-3 and is batting .341.  Lewin Diaz was 1-for-2 and is batting .301.

ELIZABETHTON AT BRISTOL (GAME 2)

Rained out.

GCL RED SOX 5, GCL TWINS 0 AT TWINS

The Red Sox scored two in the fourth, one in the seventh, and two in the ninth.  Taylor Clemensia struck out ten in 4.2 innings, giving up two unearned runs on two hits and a walk.  He has 29 strikeouts and 17 walks in 25.1 innings.  Dominic Blanco made his GCL debut and was 1-for-3.  No Twin had more than one hit.  Roni Tapia was 0-for-2, dropping his average to .081 (3-for-37).

DSL MARINERS1 AT DSL TWINS (SUSPENDED IN TOP OF SEVENTH)

The score is 1-1 in the top of the seventh inning.  The Mariners1 are batting with men on first and third and one out.  The Twins have made five errors so far.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  GCL Twins at GCL Red Sox
9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Mariners1
5:00  Bristol (TBA) at Elizabethton (Sean Poppen, 2-2, 2.35)
5:05  Clearwater (John Richy, 3-4, 3.43) at Fort Myers (Fernando Romero, 3-1, 2.50)
6:05  Lehigh Valley (David Buchanan, 7-5, 4.05) at Rochester (Nick Greenwood, 2-1, 4.03)
6:15  Tennessee (Zach Hedges, 0-0, 6.00) at Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, 3-1, 3.03)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Cody Stashak, 7-5, 3.32) at Burlington (Eric Karch, 2-5, 3.26)

Games of July 28

Byungho Park hits three homers!  Zach Granite delivers a walkoff single.  Sam Gibbons throws six shutout innings!  So does Brady Anderson!

ROCHESTER 13, PAWTUCKET 5 IN PAWTUCKET

Daniel Palka hit a three-run homer in a six-run second that put the Red Wings up 6-0.  The Red Sox closed to 6-3, but Byungho Park and Logan Schafer homered in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Jason Wheeler pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Park went 3-for-5 and his home runs in his last three at-bats, his seventh, eighth, and ninth homers of the season.  Palka was 3-for-5 with a double in addition to his fifth homer and is now batting .315.  Jorge Polanco was also 3-for-5.  Schafer was 2-for-5 and the home run was his third.  John Ryan Murphy was 3-for-4.

CHATTANOOGA 4, TENNESSEE 3 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Lookouts lost a 3-0 lead, but Zach Granite delivered an RBI single with one out in the ninth to pull the game out.  David Hurlbut bounced back from a poor game to pitch seven innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts.  Levi Michael was 3-for-3.  Ryan Walker was 2-for-4 with a double.  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-4 and is batting .306.  Mitch Garver was also 2-for-4.

FORT MYERS MIRACLE

No game scheduled.

CEDAR RAPIDS 2, KANE COUNTY 0 IN KANE COUNTY

Sam Gibbons pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  The game was scoreless until the seventh, when Nelson Molina singled home the go-ahead run.  The Kernels also scored in the ninth.  Kuo Hua Lo struck out two in a scoreless inning, lowering his ERA to 1.45 with 39 strikeouts (and 29 walks) in 43.1 innings.  Molina was 2-for-3 with a double and is batting .304.  Chris Ibarra was 2-for-3 with a walk.

BRISTOL 4, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN BRISTOL (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Twins led 2-0, but Raul Siri's two-run triple highlighted a four-run fifth that gave the Pirates all the runs they needed.  Ryan Mason pitched a six-inning complete game, giving up four runs on seven hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Caleb Hamilton was 2-for-3 with a home run.  Brandon Lopez was 1-for-1 with a walk and is batting .358.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-3 and is also batting .358.  Travis Blankenhorn was 0-for-3 and is batting .306.

ELIZABETHTON AT BRISTOL (GAME 2--SUSPENDED)

The Twins went down in order in the top of the first, then the rain came.

GCL TWINS 5, GCL ORIOLES 0 AT TWINS

The Twins scored two in the first and two in the second to take control of the game.  Brady Anderson pitched six innings, giving up three hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  He has an ERA of 0.98 and a WHIP of 0.72 with 25 strikeouts and 2 walks in 27.2 innings.  Jordan Balazovic pitched three perfect innings with two strikeouts.  In five professional innings, he has given up no runs, one hit, and one walk.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-3 with a double.  Gorge Munoz was 2-for-4 with a double.  Heiker Meneses, on a rehab assignment, was 2-for-3.  Roni Tapia was 1-for-4 with a home run.  He is now 3-for-35 with two homers.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .308.

DSL GIANTS 8, DSL TWINS 4 AT GIANTS

The Giants led 3-0 after one.  The Twins cut it to 3-2, but a four-run Giants fifth put the game out of reach.  Melvi Acosta pitched 4.1 innings, allowing seven runs (five earned) on nine hits and three walks with two strikeouts.  It was only the second poor start out of nine for Acosta, who still has an ERA of 2.28 and a WHIP of 1.06.  Moris Duran was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.  Yeremi De La Cruz was 2-for-4 with a homer.  Edgar Herrera was 1-for-4 and is batting .333.  Jorge Parra was 1-for-4 and is batting .310.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Mariners1 at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
5:00  Elizabethton (TBA) at Bristol (TBA)
Game 2  Elizabethton (Sean Poppen, 2-2, 2.35) at Bristol (TBA)
6:05  Clearwater (Drew Anderson, 1-0, 0.63) at Fort Myers (Sam Clay, 1-1, 2.25)
6:05  Lehigh Valley (Phil Klein, 1-0, 1.29) at Rochester (Pat Dean, 3-6, 5.42)
6:15  Tennessee (Brad Markey, 6-6, 2.66) at Chattanooga (Felix Jorge, 0-2, 5.85)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Eduardo Del Rosario, 2-2, 5.28) at Kane County (Jose Almonte, 0-2, 4.61)

Games of July 27

Trevor Hildenberger continues to dominate the Southern League.  Randy LeBlanc and Dereck Rodriguez continue to improve.

PAWTUCKET 3, ROCHESTER 0 IN PAWTUCKET

The Red Sox scored all three of their runs in the fourth inning, getting a two-run double from Chris Marrero and an RBI double from Jantzen Witte.  Jose Berrios pitched well apart from that inning.  His line is six innings, three runs, five hits, and two walks with eight strikeouts.  D. J. Baxendale pitched 1.2 innings and allowed one hit.  His ERA is now 1.29 with a WHIP of 0.79 in 14 AAA innings.  Adam Brett Walker II was 3-for-4 and Tommy Field was 2-for-4.  No other Red Wing got a hit.

CHATTANOOGA 8, TENNESSEE 4 IN CHATTANOOGA

Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer in a four-run fifth that put the Lookouts ahead 5-3.  They added three in the sixth to take control of the game.  Kohl Stewart needed ninety-nine pitches to get through five innings.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts.  Zack Jones gave up only his second run since going to AA, raising his ERA to 1.26.  Trevor Hildenberger pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.  His ERA drops to 0.70 with a WHIP of 0.70.  He has struck out 45 and walked 6 in 38.2 innings.  Seems like it may be time to see what he can do in AAA.  Garver was 2-for-4 with a double in addition to his tenth homer.  Edgar Corcino was 3-for-4 with a home run.  Engelb Vielma was 3-for-4.

FORT MYERS 7, PALM BEACH 3 IN FORT MYERS

A three-run third gave the Miracle a 3-2 lead and a three-run sixth gave them control of the game.  After a rough start in high-A Randy LeBlanc is doing much better.  He pitched six innings and gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Brian Navaretto was 3-for-4.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-3 with a double and is batting .350.

CEDAR RAPIDS 10, KANE COUNTY 2 IN KANE COUNTY

Christian Cavaness hit a grand slam triple, as he circled the bases on a triple-plus-error with the bases loaded, that put the Kernels up 4-1.  They were in control of the game the rest of the way.  Dereck Rodriguez had his fourth consecutive good start, striking out six in six innings and allowing one run on four hits and two walks.  His ERA, while still high, has dropped by over a run over those four starts.  Chris Ibarra was 3-for-6 with a double.  Zander Weil and Nelson Molina were each 2-for-3 with two walks.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-6, dropping his average to .323.

ELIZABETHTON 5, PULASKI 2 IN PULASKI

Leading 2-1, the Twins scored three in the eighth to put the game out of reach.  Tyler Martin struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.  Patrick McGuff allowed one hit and struck out two in a scoreless inning, keeping his professional ERA at zero in 14.1 innings.  He has struck out 26 and walked 5.  Shane Carrier was 2-for-4 with a double.  Ariel Montesino was 2-for-5 and is batting .354.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-4 and is batting .359.  Travis Blankenhorn was 1-for-4 and is batting .315.

GCL ORIOLES 3, GCL TWINS 2 AT ORIOLES

Two walks and a single scored two runs and gave the Orioles a 3-1 lead.  Jose Miranda homered in the eighth, but that was the only hit the Twins had in the last three innings.  Huascar Ynoa struck out nine in 5.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk.  Miranda's homer was one of only four Twins hits.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .304.

DSL GIANTS 3, DSL TWINS 0 AT TWINS

It was scoreless until the ninth, when Andres Angulo hit a two-run double and later came around to score.  The Twins did not get a baserunner until the fourth, but they got a man to third in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings.  Carlos Suniaga struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Jorge Parra was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .313.  Victor Tademo was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .310.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Giants
10:05  Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 7-2, 2.57) at Pawtucket (William Cuevas, 6-5, 4.17)
11:00  GCL Orioles at GCL Twins
6:00  Elizabethton (Ryan Mason, 0-1, 6.11) at Bristol (TBA)
6:15  Tennessee (Michael Wagner, 1-0, 1.00) at Chattanooga (Omar Bencomo, 2-6, 4.60)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Sam Gibbons, 4-3, 5.71) at Kane County (Max Duval, 0-2, 4.22)

Games of July 26

Travis Blankenhorn stays hot.  Justin Hazard makes a successful debut.

PAWTUCKET 4, ROCHESTER 2 IN PAWTUCKET (11 INNINGS)

Brennan Boesch hit a two-run homer with one out in the eleventh to give the Red Sox a walkoff win.  Andrew Albers again pitched well, going 6.2 innings and giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Neil Ramirez remained unscored upon in AAA, going 1.1 scoreless innings.  J. T. Chargois struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  His ERA is 1.13, his WHIP is 0.97, and he has struck out 39 and walked 7 in 32 innings.  No Red Wing had more than one hit.  Daniel Palka was 1-for-3 with two walks and is batting .313 with an OBP of .405.

TENNESSEE 13, CHATTANOOGA 9 IN CHATTANOOGA

It wasn't as close as the score sounds.  The Smokies scored six in the second and led 12-0 through four and a half.  It was 13-4 going to the bottom of the ninth, when the Lookouts scored five to make the final score look better.  Aaron Slegers was battered for six runs on five hits and two walks with no strikeouts in two innings.  Zach Granite was 2-for-5 with a triple and a double.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk.  Shannon Wilkerson was 2-for-5 with a triple and Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-5 with a double.  Ryan Walker was 2-for-4.

FORT MYERS 7, PALM BEACH 1 IN FORT MYERS

Joe Maloney homered to lead off a three-run fifth that put the Miracle up 5-1.  Randy Rosario bounced back from a few sub-par outings, going 6.2 innings and giving up one run on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.  T. J. White led the offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run, his sixth.  Maloney was 2-for-4 and hit his second homer.  Trey Vavra was 2-for-4 with a double.  Chris Paul was also 2-for-4.  LaMonte Wade was hitless for the second straight game and dropped his average to .338.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS

No game scheduled.

PULASKI 7, ELIZABETHTON 0 IN PULASKI

The Yankees scored two in the first, one in the fifth, and four in the eighth.  Domenick Carlini did all right after the first inning, striking out seven in five innings and allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk.  Travis Blankenhorn had two of the Twins' three hits, going 2-for-4 with a double.  He is batting .317.  Ariel Montesino was 0-for-4 and is batting .351.  Brandon Lopez was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .348.  Twins batters struck out fourteen times.

GCL TWINS 5, GCL ORIOLES 4 AT TWINS

The Twins scored four in the seventh to take a 5-1 lead and held on, as the Orioles got the tying run on first with one out in the ninth before going down.  Miguel De Jesus struck out six in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and three walks.  Moises Gomez allowed his first earned run of the season, making his ERA 0.52 in 17.1 innings.  Justin Hazard made his professional debut and went 2-for-2.  If he quit now, he'd at least be tied for the all-time batting average record.  Tyree Davis was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-2 with two walks and is batting .306.

DSL ORIOLES2 8, DSL TWINS 7 AT TWINS (10 INNINGS)

The Twins led 2-0, fell behind 4-2 and 5-3, led 6-5, fell behind 7-6, tied it 7-7 in the eighth on Darling Cuesto's RBI single, but lost it in the tenth when Marcos Estevez circled the bases on a single-plus-error.  Luis Bellorin pitched 4.1 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits and two walks with one strikeout.  Antonio Tovar was 3-for-5.  Edgar Herrera was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two walks.  He is batting .336.  Cuesto was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Victor Tademo was 1-for-4 and is batting .319.  Jorge Parra walked in his only plate appearance and is batting .304.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Giants at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Orioles
6:00  Elizabethton (Tyler Wells, 1-1, 4.80) at Pulaski (TBA)
6:05  Palm Beach (Johnny Walter, 1-2, 3.10) at Fort Myers (Randy LeBlanc (3-4, 3.72)
6:05  Rochester (Jose Berrios, 10-4, 2.31) at Pawtucket (Robby Scott, 3-3, 2.82)
6:15  Tennessee (Jen-Ho Tseng, 5-3, 3.03) at Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 7-5, 3.56)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Dereck Rodriguez, 2-11, 5.73) at Kane County (Sam McWilliams, 1-2, 2.89)

Games of July 25

Homers by Adam Brett Walker II and Byungho Park aren't enough for the Red Wings.  Redemption for Nick Gordon.  Excellent pitching by Lachlan Wells and Tyler Beardsley.

PAWTUCKET 7, ROCHESTER 5 IN PAWTUCKET

Back-to-back homers by Adam Brett Walker II and Byungho Park gave the Red Wings a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth, but the Red Sox scored four in the bottom of the sixth to take control of the game.  Nick Greenwood pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  D. J. Baxendale hadn't given up a run in AAA before this game, but when he finally did he didn't mess around, allowing four runs (two earned) on three hits without retiring a batter.  Walker II was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in addition to his twentieth home run.  Park was 2-for-4 with a double in addition to his sixth home run.  Tommy Field and Wilfredo Tovar were each 2-for-4.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-2 with two walks and is batting .311.

CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS

No game scheduled.

FORT MYERS 3, PALM BEACH 2 IN FORT MYERS

An error by Nick Gordon allowed two runs to score and put the Cardinals up 2-1 in the top of the eighth, but the Miracle scored two in the bottom of the eighth, with Gordon redeeming himself by driving in the go-ahead run with a single.  Keaton Steele pitched seven shutout innings, allowing five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  The Miracle were out-hit 8-5 and did not have a batter with more than one hit.  Gordon was 1-for-4 and is batting .301.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-3 and is batting .356.

CEDAR RAPIDS 2, DAYTON 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

A walk and three singles produced two fifth-inning runs and Lachlan Wells took it from there.  Wells pitched eight innings, striking out nine and giving up just two hits and a walk.  In six starts, his ERA is 1.27 and his WHIP is 1.02 with 29 strikeouts and 6 walks in 34.1 innings.  The Kernels had just five hits.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-4 and is batting .329.  Chris Ibarra was 0-for-1 with two walks.  In 69 at-bats, he is batting .145 with an OBP of .306.

ELIZABETHTON 6, PULASKI 1 IN PULASKI

The Twins scored one in the second, two in the third, and two in the fourth to build a 5-0 lead.  Tyler Beardsley struck out thirteen in 6.1 innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk.  Travis Blankenhorn was 3-for-5 with two two-run homers, giving him eight homers for the season with an average of .310.  Mitchell Kranson was 2-for-4 with a double.  Roberto Gonzalez was 2-for-4.  Brandon Lopez was 2-for-5 and is batting .365.  Alex Kirilloff was 0-for-5 to drop his average to .364.

GCL TWINS 7, GCL ORIOLES 2 AT ORIOLES

Joe Cronin's two-run homer put the Twins ahead 3-1 in the fourth and a four-run ninth consisting of four walks and three singles put the game out of reach.  Edina's Bo Hellquist pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Cronin was 2-for-4 and had a double in addition to his home run.  Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-5 and is batting .300.  Gorge Munoz was 3-for-4.

DSL ORIOLES2 1, DSL TWINS 0 AT ORIOLES2

There was no score until the bottom of the ninth.  With one out, a walk, a double, and an intentional walk loaded the bases for the Orioles2.  The next batter hit a grounder to short and the Twins shortstop threw to first for some reason, recording the out but allowing the winning run to score.  Edwar Colina struck out five in five shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks.  Victor Tademo was 2-for-4 and is batting .321.  Edgar Herrera was 1-for-4 and is batting .328.  Jorge Parra was 1-for-4 and is batting .304.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Orioles2 at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Orioles at GCL Twins
6:00  Elizabethton (Domenick Carlini, 1-4, 5.11) at Pulaski (TBA)
6:05  Palm Beach (Jack Flaherty, 2-7, 3.89) at Fort Myers (Randy Rosario, 5-6, 3.79)
6:05  Rochester (Andrew Albers, 9-3, 3.14) at Pawtucket (Henry Owens, 6-5, 3.42)
6:15  Tennessee (Tyler Skulina, 3-9, 5.69) at Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 4-4, 3.35)

Games of July 24

Better late than never.  Not much offense at the upper levels, plenty at the lowest levels.

SYRACUSE 6, ROCHESTER 0 IN SYRACUSE

Jason Martinson hit a two-run homer in a five-run third that put the Chiefs up 6-0.  Pat Dean has not been pitching well at all since going back to Rochester.  This time he pitched five innings and gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  D. J. Baxendale struck out the only man he faced, keeping his AAA ERA at zero through 12.1 innings.  J. T. Chargois gave up one hit in a scoreless inning.  In 30 AAA innings, his ERA is 1.20, his WHIP is 0.97, and he has 37 strikeouts with 7 walks.  John Ryan Murphy had half of the Red Wings hits, going 2-for-3.

JACKSON 4, CHATTANOOGA 3 IN JACKSON (12 INNINGS)

The Lookouts took a 3-0 lead in the fourth but did not score again.  In the twelfth, an error and two singles brought home the winning run.  Stephen Gonsalves pitched five shutout innings but ran into trouble in the sixth.  His line is five innings, two runs, three hits, and seven walks with no strikeouts.  The awesome Chattanooga broadcaster, Larry Ward, indicated that the plate umpire had a terrible strike zone.  Zack Jones pitched 1.1 scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 0.68.  Trevor Hildenberger gave up an unearned run in 2.1 innings to drop his ERA to 0.72.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-5 with a triple.  D. J. Hicks was also 2-for-5.

CLEARWATER 7, FORT MYERS 2 IN CLEARWATER

Two singles, a walk, and two more singles produced three second-inning runs for the Threshers, giving them a 3-0 lead.  Miles Nordgren pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Reynaldo Rodriguez continued his rehab assignment by going 1-for-4 with a home run (his second) and is batting .308.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .302.

CEDAR RAPIDS 10, DAYTON 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels scored four in the first to take the lead and four in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Cody Stashak pitched six innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Sean Miller was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Nelson Molina was 2-for-4 with a double.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .333.

ELIZABETHTON 5, JOHNSON CITY 4 IN ELIZABETHTON

The Twins scored two in the fifth to tie it 4-4 and Luis Martinez singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth.  The Cardinals had plenty of chances to tie it, getting two on in the seventh, putting a man on third in the eighth, and loading the bases in the ninth.  Jose Martinez pitched six innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on eleven hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Alex Kirilloff was 3-for-4 to raise his average to .383.  Shane Carrier was also 3-for-4.  Ariel Montesino was 1-for-4 and is batting .371.  Lewin Diaz was 0-for-4 and is batting .321.  Robert Molina went 2-for-4 to get his average into triple digits and .119.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Orioles2
11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Orioles
12:05  Dayton (Jacob Constante, 4-8, 4.99) at Cedar Rapids (Lachlan Wells, 2-2, 2.05)
6:00  Elizabethton (Tyler Beardsley, 0-0, 3.92) at Pulaski (TBA)
6:05  Palm Beach (Austin Gomber, 6-7, 2.87) at Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 4-9, 4.64)
6:05  Rochester (Nick Greenwood, 2-1, 3.75) at Pawtucket (Justin Haley, 3-3, 3.82)

Games of July 23

Byungho Park hits his fifth for Rochester.  Felix Jorge pitches well in defeat for Chattanooga.  Alex Kirilloff, Nick Gordon, and LaMonte Wade all stay hot.

ROCHESTER 11, SYRACUSE 0 IN SYRACUSE

Byungho Park (that's how milb.com has started spelling it) hit a two-run homer in a four-run first and the Red Wings had the game well in hand all the way.  Jason Wheeler struck out six in 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  Neal Ramirez made his AAA debut and pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits with one strikeout.  The Red Wings had twenty-two hits, with every starter getting at least one, seven of them getting at least two, and four of them getting at least three.  They were 9-for-17 with men in scoring position but still stranded thirteen runners.  James Beresford was 5-for-6.  Park was 3-for-5 with a walk in addition to his fifth homer.  Daniel Palka was 3-for-5 with two doubles and is batting .345.  Jorge Polanco was 3-for-6 with a double.

JACKSON 2, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN JACKSON

Ian Miller's two-run double in the third gave the Generals all the runs they needed.  The Lookouts scored one in the fourth and had the tying run on third in the fourth and fifth, but could not get him the rest of the way.  Felix Jorge pitched well, going seven innings and giving up two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  The Lookouts had six hits, three of them doubles, but no player had more than one.

FORT MYERS 9, CLEARWATER 4 IN CLEARWATER

Nick Gordon hit a three-run homer in a five-run fifth that left the Twins ahead 6-1.  Fernando Romero struck out eight in seven innings, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk.  Gordon was 2-for-5 with his third homer and is batting .304.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-5 with a double and is batting .371.  T. J. White was 2-for-6 with a double.  Alex Perez was 2-for-4 with a walk.

DAYTON 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (10 INNINGS)

An error with the bases loaded and two out in the tenth allowed two runs to score and gave the victory to the Dragons.  Eduardo Del Rosario struck out six in six innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks.  Nelson Molina was 2-for-5 with a double.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-5 and is batting .334.

ELIZABETHTON 6, JOHNSON CITY 5 IN ELIZABETHTON

Alex Kirilloff hit a two-run homer in a four-run fifth that put the Twins ahead 6-1 and they held on the rest of the way.  The Cardinals had the tying run on second with one out in the eighth, but their last five batters were retired.  Sean Poppen struck out five in 5.2 innings, giving up four runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk.  Patrick McGuff struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, extending his professional scoreless streak to 13.1 innings.  Lewin Diaz was 3-for-4 with a double and is batting .338.  Kirilloff was 2-for-4 with his fourth home run and is batting .367.  Ariel Montesino was 1-for-4 and is batting .379.  Brandon Lopez was 0-for-3 and is batting .362.

GCL RED SOX 6, GCL TWINS 5 AT RED SOX (GAME 1--COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

The Twins led 5-0 going to the bottom of the ninth, but the Red Sox scored five in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score before the game was suspended.  In the twelfth, Juan Barriento singled home the winning run from third with one out.  Brady Anderson struck out six in six shutout innings, allowing just one hit and no walks, to lower his ERA to 0.98 and his WHIP to 0.74.  He has 20 strikeouts and 2 walks in 21.2 innings.  Jordan Balazovic made his professional debut by throwing two scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.  Jorge Andrade was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk.  Gorge Munoz was 2-for-6 with a double.  Roni Tapia was 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk, raising his average to .088 (2-for-31).

GCL RED SOX 7, GCL TWINS 6 AT TWINS (10 INNINGS--REGULARLY SCHEDULED GAME)

The Twins led 5-4 through eight, fell behind 6-5, tied it 6-6 in the bottom of the ninth, only to lose on a run-scoring wild pitch with two out in the tenth.  Taylor Clemensia pitched five innings and allowed three runs on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in his first not particularly good game of the season.  Callan Pearce allowed an earned run for the first time all season, raising his ERA to 0.63.  Aaron Whitefield was the only Twin with more than one hit, going 2-for-4 with a walk.  Akil Baddoo hit a home run.

DSL DODGERS1 2, DSL TWINS 1 AT DODGERS1

Daniel Padilla singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth.  Juan Mojica struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  The Twins had only four hits.  Victor Tademo was 0-for-2 with a walk and is batting .314.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:00  Fort Myers (Miles Nordgren, 0-2, 5.54) at Clearwater (John Richy, 2-4, 3.75)
12:05  Rochester (Pat Dean, 3-5, 5.03) at Syracuse (Reynaldo Lopez, 1-0, 3.27)
2:05  Dayton (Tanner Rainey, 3-7, 5.77) at Cedar Rapids (Cody Stashak, 6-5, 3.15)
5:00  Johnson City (Ian Oxnevad, 3-1, 1.90) at Elizabethton (Jose Martinez, 0-2, 8.68)
6:05  Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, 3-1, 2.93) at Jackson (Paul Blackburn, no record)

Games of July 22

A Field day for the Red Wings, and Jose Berrios continues to dominate the International League.  Jaylin Davis continues to hit for Cedar Rapids.  When you watch the E-Twins, you know you'll see some runs.

ROCHESTER 3, SYRACUSE 1 IN ROCHESTER

Tommy Field hit a two-run homer in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and give the Red Wings the win.  Jose Berrios had another outstanding game, striking out nine in eight innings and giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Over his last seven starts his ERA is 1.27 with 52 strikeouts and 13 walks in 49.2 innings.  It's just too bad the Twins are in a pennant race and all their starters are doing so well; otherwise, maybe they could take a chance on moving him up.  Field was the only Red Wings with two hits, going 2-for-3.  The home run was his eighth.  Byung Ho Park was 1-for-3 with a home run, his fourth.  Daniel Palka was 1-for-2 with a walk and is batting .327.

JACKSON 3, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN JACKSON

The Generals scored all three of their runs in the third.  The Lookouts got two in the fourth but did nothing on offense after that.  Omar Bencomo pitched well other than in the third, going five innings and giving up three runs on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Tyler Jay, Zack Jones, and Trevor Hildenberger each pitched a scoreless inning.  Jones now has an ERA of 0.75 and Hildenberger is at 0.76.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-4 and is batting .304.  Mitch Garver was also 2-for-4.

CLEARWATER 5, FORT MYERS 0 IN CLEARWATER (6 INNINGS--RAIN)

The Threshers scored one in the second and two in the third.  Sam Clay threw a six-inning complete game, allowing five runs (two earned) on eight hits and no walks with one strikeout.  LaMonte Wade had two of the three Miracle hits, going 2-for-3 with a double to make his average .369.  Reynaldo Rodriguez, on a rehab assignment, was 1-for-1 with two walks.  It was the fifth straight loss for Fort Myers.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, BOWLING GREEN 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Jaylin Davis hit a three-run homer in a five-run fifth that put the Kernels up 7-0.  Davis was 2-for-4 and had a double in addition to the home run, which was his fourth.  Manuel Guzman was 3-for-4 with a double.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk and is batting .336.  He's only nineteen, but it seems like it's time to move him up to high-A.  Sam Gibbons pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

ELIZABETHTON 12, JOHNSON CITY 8 IN ELIZABETHTON

The Twins made it twenty-nine runs in two games.  They were behind 8-7 after five, but Lewin Diaz hit a grand slam in the sixth that put them ahead to stay.  Alex Schick struck out six in 3.2 innings, but he surrendered eight runs on ten hits and a walk.  Hector Lujan pitched 3.1 scoreless innings of relief.  The Twins' first four batters each had three hits.  Brandon Lopez was 3-for-4 with a triple and is batting .382.  Travis Blankenhorn was 3-for-5 and is batting .304.  Alex Kirilloff was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third) and is batting .360.  Lewin Diaz was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk in addition to the grand slam, which was his fifth homer of the season.  He is batting .315.  The Twins are second in the league in scoring runs but are last in ERA.

GCL TWINS 5, GCL RED SOX 5 AT RED SOX (SUSPENDED GAME)

This game is scheduled to be completed today.  The Red Sox are batting in the ninth inning with two out and none on.

DSL TWINS 9, DSL DODGERS1 0 AT TWINS

Already leading 4-0, the Twins scored four in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Melvi Acosta pitched seven shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  In eight starts, his ERA is 1.47 and his WHIP is 0.88 with 37 strikeouts and 7 walks in 43 innings.  Edgar Herrera was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .330.  Humberto Maldonado was also 2-for-4 with a double.  Victor Tademo was 1-for-4 with a home run and is batting .320.  Jorge Parra was 0-for-3 and is batting .307.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  GCL Twins at GCL Red Sox (completion of suspended game)
Game 2  GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Dodgers1
5:00  Johnson City (Daniel Castano, 0-1, 3.07) at Elizabethton (Sean Poppen, 1-2, 2.60)
5:15  Fort Myers (Fernando Romero, 2-1, 2.17) at Clearwater (Ranfi Casimiro, 7-6, 4.76)
6:05  Chattanooga (Felix Jorge, 0-1, 7.62) at Jackson (Ryan Yarbrough, 8-4, 3.48)
6:05  Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 6-2, 2.75) at Syracuse (Paolo Espino, 6-8, 3.25)
6:35  Dayton (Jose Lopez, 6-8, 3.59) at Cedar Rapids (Eduardo Del Rosario, 2-2, 5.27)

Games of July 21

Byung Ho Park and Adam Brett Walker II go deep for the Red Wings.  Not much offense for the other full-season clubs.  The E-Twins tried to make up for that.

ROCHESTER 6, SYRACUSE 1 IN ROCHESTER

Byung Ho Park hit a three-run homer (his third) in a four-run first that led the Red Wings to a win.  Andrew Albers threw 108 pitches in a complete game, giving up one run on six hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  Adam Brett Walker II was 3-for-4 with a home run, his nineteenth.  Daniel Palka was 3-for-4 and is batting .319.

JACKSON 6, CHATTANOOGA 0 IN JACKSON

The Generals scored one in the first and it was all they needed.  The Lookouts had only two hits, both by D. J. Hicks, who was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Zach Granite was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .302.  David Hurlbut pitched six innings, allowing six runs on nine hits and three walks with one strikeout.

CLEARWATER 3, FORT MYERS 2 IN CLEARWATER

Down 3-2 after six, the Miracle scored single runs in the seventh and eighth but had the tying run thrown out at the plate in the eighth and did not get another man on base.  Randy LeBlanc struck out six in six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks.  Reynaldo Rodriguez, on a rehab assignment, was 1-for-4 with a home run.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-4 and is batting .355.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-4 and is batting .303.

BOWLING GREEN 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels got one in the first inning but could do no more, and single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth gave the victory to the Hot Rods.  Dereck Rodriguez had his third consecutive good game despite losing, going 7.1 innings and giving up three runs on five hits and a walk with one strikeout.  Kuo Hua Lo pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, dropping his ERA to 1.49.  Nelson Molina was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-4 and is batting .338.

ELIZABETHTON 17, KINGSPORT 3 IN ELIZABETHTON

The Twins had three four-run innings, including one in the first, on their way to an easy win.  Everyone in the Twins lineup had at least one hit and seven of them had at least two.  Shane Carrier was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two doubles.  Alex Kirilloff was 3-for-5 with a walk and is batting .346.  Andre Jernigan was 3-for-5 with a double.  Brandon Lopez was 2-for-4 and is batting .353 with an OBP of .507.  Robert Molina was 2-for-5, tripling his number of hits on the season and raising his average to .079.

GCL RAYS 4, GCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (12 INNINGS)

Having played fifteen innings the day before, the two teams took it easy and only played twelve.  The go-ahead run scored on a leadoff double, an intentional walk, and two accidental walks.  Huascar Ynoa pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Callan Pearce pitched two-thirds of an inning and did not give up a run, so his ERA remains zero through 12.2 innings.  The Twins had only four hits.  Roni Tapia was used as a pinch-hitter and was 0-for-1, dropping his average to .037 (1-for-27).

DSL DIAMONDBACKS2 10, DSL TWINS 8 AT TWINS

The Twins trailed 7-1 and 10-4, but managed to make a game of it, putting the go-ahead run on base in the ninth before losing.  Carlos Suniaga had his first bad game of the season, surrendering seven runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in four innings.  Edgar Herrera was 4-for-5 with a double and is batting .324.  Juan Martinez was 3-for-5 with a home run and a triple.  Jorge Parra was 0-for-6 and is batting .318.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Dodgers1 at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Red Sox
5:15  Fort Myers (Sam Clay, 1-0, 1.80) at Clearwater (Drew Anderson, 0-0, 1.00)
6:00  Johnson City (Ramon Santos, 1-1, 1.17) at Elizabethton (TBA)
6:05  Syracuse (A. J. Cole, 6-6, 4.53) at Rochester (Jose Berrios, 9-4, 2.42)
6:35  Bowling Green (Genesis Cabrera, 7-3, 3.20) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Gibbons, 3-3, 6.09)
7:05  Chattanooga (Omar Bencomo, 2-5, 4.50) at Jackson (Andrew Moore, 4-1, 3.23)

Games of July 20

The Red Wings and Lookouts took leads early.  The Miracle did, too, but couldn't hold it.  Comebacks by the Kernels and E-Twins fall short.

ROCHESTER 6, DURHAM 2 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings scored two in the first and never trailed.  Nick Greenwood struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits.  Tommy Field was 2-for-3 with a home run (his seventh) and a double.  Daniel Palka was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk.  Darin Mastroianni was 2-for-5 with a double.

CHATTANOOGA 7, JACKSON 3 IN JACKSON

Ryan Walker's two-run single capped a three-run fourth that gave the Lookouts a 4-1 lead.  Kohl Stewart threw 92 pitches in five innings, but he only gave up an unearned run on three hits and four walks with four strikeouts.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-2 with three walks.  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Zach Granite was 0-for-4 with two walks and is batting .304.  The Lookouts received nine walks to go with eleven hits.

LAKELAND 13, FORT MYERS 10 IN FORT MYERS

The Miracle led 7-3 after seven, but the Flying Tigers exploded for seven in the eighth and three more in the ninth.  The Miracle got three of their own in the ninth and had the bases loaded before a ground out ended the game.  Randy Rosario pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Nick Gordon was 4-for-5 with a double and is batting .307.  LaMonte Wade was 3-for-4 with two walks and is batting .379.  T. J. White was 2-for-3 with two walks.

BOWLING GREEN 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels scored four in the fourth to tie it 4-4, but Zacrey Law homered leading off the fifth and Cedar Rapids could not reach home plate again.  Lachlan Wells pitched five innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk with one strikeout in his first poor outing since joining the Kernels.  Max Cordy pitched three shutout innings of relief.  J. J. Fernandez got half of the Kernels hits, going 3-for-3 with a three-run homer (his seventh) and a walk.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .342.  Casey Scoggins was 0-for-4 and is batting .302.

KINGSPORT 6, ELIZABETHTON 5 IN ELIZABETHTON

The Twins trailed 6-1 going to the bottom of the eighth, but got the tying run to third before finally falling.  Domenick Carlini lasted only 3.2 innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks.  He did get six strikeouts.  Brandon Lopez was 2-for-3 with two walks, raising his average to .340.  Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-5.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-5 and is batting .329.

GCL TWINS 6, GCL RAYS 5 AT RAYS (15 INNINGS)

The Rays scored two in the ninth to tie it 3-3.  Tyree Davis had an RBI triple and later scored in a three-run fifteenth that put the Twins up 6-3.  The first two Rays went out in the bottom of the fifteenth, but a single, a walk, and a hit batsman loaded the bases.  Juan Carlos Arias then delivered a two-run single, but was thrown out trying to advance to second on a throw to end the game.  Miguel De Jesus pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Moises Gomez struck out five in 4.1 scoreless innings of relief.  His season ERA remains zero in 15.2 innings.  Dane Hutcheon led the offense by going 3-for-6 with  a walk.  Emmanuel Morel was 2-for-7 with a double and a walk to get his average into triple digits at .128.  Roni Tapia was 0-for-5 and is batting .038 (1-for-26).

DSL TWINS 4, DSL DIAMONDBACKS2 1 AT DIAMONDBACKS2 (GAME 1)

Already leading 2-1, the Twins scored two in the sixth on a walk, an error, a passed ball, and a single to take control.  Edwar Colina struck out eight in seven innings, allowing only an unearned run on six hits and a walk.  His ERA drops to 1.88 and he has 39 strikeouts and 15 walks in 41 innings.  Victor Tademo was 2-for-4 with a walk and is batting .343.  Jorge Parra was 1-for-5 with a triple and is batting .326.  Edgar Herrera was 0-for-2 with a walk and is batting .312.  

DSL DIAMONDBACKS2 2, DSL TWINS 1 AT DIAMONDBACKS2 (GAME 2--8 INNINGS)

Two walks and an error brought home the winning run for the Diamondbacks2 in the bottom of the eighth.  Pedro Garcia struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks.  Agustin Marte was 2-for-2 with a walk and is batting .301.  The Twins drew nine walks but had only four hits, all singles.

Games of July 19

Three-run homers only help if you also have pitching.  A big comeback for Elizabethton.

DURHAM 7, ROCHESTER 6 IN ROCHESTER (10 INNINGS)

Once again the Red Wings came back only to lose in extra innings.  Trailing 6-1 after seven, Jorge Polanco hit a three-run homer (his ninth) in a five-run eighth to tie it.  In the tenth, though, Dayron Varona singled in the go-ahead run.  Pat Dean continues to struggle, giving up four runs on eight hits and no walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  The Red Wings had six hits, and all were singles other than the Polanco homer.

CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS

No game scheduled.

LAKELAND 5, FORT MYERS 3 IN FORT MYERS

The Miracle did not get on the board until the eighth, when LaMonte Wade hit a three-run homer to cut the lead to 5-3.  They did not get the tying run on base.  Keaton Steele struck out six in five innings but allowed five runs on seven hits and three walks.  Wade's homer was his second.  He was 2-for-4, raising his average to .352.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS

No game scheduled.

ELIZABETHTON 9, KINGSPORT 8 IN ELIZABETHTON

The Twins trailed 7-2 after five but scored three in the sixth and two in the seventh to tie it.  A passed ball put the Mets up 8-6 in the top of the ninth but an error, a walk, and Shane Carrier's two-run double gave the Twins a win.  Tyler Beardsley, who had been one of the few competent pitchers for Elizabethton, allowed seven runs (five earned) on eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 4.2 innings.  Alex Kirilloff was 3-for-5 and is batting .338.  Andre Jernigan was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Ariel Montesino was 0-for-5 with a walk and is batting .387.  Robert Molina was used as a pinch-hitter and struck out, dropping his average to .030 (1-for-33).

GCL TWINS 4, GCL RAYS 2 AT TWINS

Jean Carlos Arias hit a two-run single in the third to give the Twins a 2-1 lead and the Twins scored two more in the sixth to take a control of the game.  Bo Hellquist struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on six hits and no walks.  Callan Pearce struck out three in two shutout innings.  He allowed an unearned run, but his ERA remains zero in twelve innings this season.  Tyree Davis led the offense by going 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Roni Tapia got his first hit of the season.  He is now 1-for-21 (.048)

DSL TWINS 4, DSL CUBS2 2 AT TWINS

The Cubs2 scored two in the first, but the Twins came back with single runs in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth.  Luis Bellorin struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk.  Yeison Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a double.  Antonio Tovar was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Diamondbacks2
10:05  Durham (Jacob Faria, 1-1, 4.60) at Rochester (Nick Greenwood, 1-1, 3.79)
11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Rays
6:00  Kingsport (Chris Viall, 0-0, 4.50) at Elizabethton (Domenick Carlini, 1-3, 4.71)
6:05  Lakeland (Tyler Alexander, 6-6, 2.12) at Fort Myers (Randy Rosario, 5-6, 3.73)
6:35  Bowling Green (TBA) at Cedar Rapids (Lachlan Wells, 2-1, 1.27)
7:05  Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 3-4, 3.74) at Jackson (Brett Ash, 9-5, 4.37)

Games of July 18

Grand slams lead to two losses.  Stephen Gonsalves with his third straight strong game.  Cedar Rapids gets its seventh straight win.

DURHAM 9, ROCHESTER 5 IN ROCHESTER (10 INNINGS)

Jorge Polanco's two-run singled tied the game 4-4 in the ninth, but an error, two walks and a single gave the Bulls the lead and Taylor Motter's grand slam put an exclamation point on it.  Jason Wheeler gave up three unearned runs in the first inning and pitched well after that, striking out seven in five innings and allowing four runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk.  D. J. Baxendale struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings.  He remains unscored upon in twelve AAA innings, giving up four hits and three walks with eleven strikeouts.  Byung Ho Park was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double.  Wilfredo Tovar was 3-for-5.  Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-5 with a home run, his eighteenth.  Jorge Polanco was also 2-for-5 with a home run, his eighth.

CHATTANOOGA 3, MOBILE 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

The BayBears opened the scoring with a run in the seventh, but the Lookouts got three in the eighth to take the win.  After a rough start in AA, Stephen Gonsalves has pitched three consecutive strong games, striking out nine in seven innings last night while giving up just one run on two hits and two walks.  Zack Jones and Trevor Hildenberger each pitched a scoreless inning, lowering their ERAs to 0.82 and 0.79, respectively.  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-3 with a double.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-4 with a double.  Zach Granite was 1-for-3 and is batting .309.

LAKELAND 6, FORT MYERS 4 IN FORT MYERS

A. J. Simcox hit a three-run homer in the fourth to give the Flying Tigers a 5-2 lead.  The Miracle closed to 5-4 but that was it.  Miles Nordgren pitched six innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  T. J. White had half of the Miracle hits, going 3-for-5 with a triple and a double.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-2 with two walks and is batting .340 with a .417 OBP.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, FORT WAYNE 2 IN FORT WAYNE (10 INNINGS)

Luis Arraez circled the bases on a triple-plus-error in the tenth to provide the go-ahead run and give the Kernels their seventh consecutive win.  Cody Stashak pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts.  Arraez was 3-for-4 and is batting .343.  Casey Scoggins was 2-for-5 and is batting .327.  Jaylin Davis was 0-for-4 with a walk and is batting .302.

PRINCETON 16, ELIZABETHTON 9 IN PRINCETON

The Twins trailed 10-4, closed to 10-9, but then gave up a six-run seventh capped by a Robbie Tenerowicz grand slam.  Jose Martinez lasted only three innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on six hits and four walks with one strikeout.  If it seems to you that the E-Twins don't have much pitching, you're right.  Their team ERA is 5.37, next to last in the league, and they have seven pitchers with ERAs higher than seven.  Mitchell Kranson was 4-for-5 to lead the offense.  Ariel Montesino was 2-for-5 with a walk and is batting .421.  Trey Cabbage was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-4 and is batting .318.

GCL RAYS 5, GCL TWINS 2 AT RAYS

The Rays had two triples in a three-run first.  The Twins gradually cut the lead to 3-2, but another triple led to a two-run Rays eighth that put the game out of reach.  Tyler Fox pitched only a third of an inning, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk with one strikeout.  Taylor Clemensia struck out five in 2.2 innings, allowing only a walk. His ERA is now 1.15 in 15.2 professional innings.  Onas Farfan retired both men he faced, lowering his ERA to 0.82 in 11 innings.  Gorge Munoz was 2-for-2 with a walk.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-3 with a double.

DSL TWINS 5, DSL CUBS2 2 AT CUBS

The Twins scored two in the first and eventually built a 5-0 lead before the Cubs2 scored two in the eighth.  Juan Mojica struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Edgar Herrera was 2-for-4 and is batting .308.  Jorge Parra was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .351.  Victor Tademo was 1-for-4 and is batting .316.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Cubs2 at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Rays at GCL Twins
6:00  Kingsport (Jake Simon, 1-3, 2.75) at Elizabethton (Tyler Beardsley, 0-0, 2.25)
6:05  Durham (Eddie Gamboa, 4-2, 2.20) at Rochester (TBA)
6:05  Lakeland (Jeff Thompson, 5-4, 3.39) at Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 4-8, 4.37)
Chattanooga Lookouts--no game scheduled
Cedar Rapids Kernels--no game scheduled

Games of July 16-17

Saturday had comeback wins.  Sunday had Jose Berrios.

GAMES OF JULY 16

ROCHESTER 4, NORFOLK 0 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings scored all of their runs in the fourth inning.  Daniel Palka homered (his third), Wilfredo Tovar had an RBI double, and Carlos Paulino delivered a two-run single.  Andrew Albers pitched six shutout innings despite giving up eight hits and two walks.  D. J. Baxendale pitched two perfect innings.  In 10.1 AAA innings he has given up no runs, three hits, and two walks with eight strikeouts.  Paulino went 2-for-3.

CHATTANOOGA 8, MOBILE 7 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Lookouts led 6-1 after four, fell behind 7-6 after six and a half, and scored two in the seventh to win.  Shannon Wilkerson had a two-run double to bring home the tying and go-ahead runs.  Tyler Jay pitched well for four innings but lost his control in the fifth, issuing his only three walks of the game and seeing them lead to four runs.  For the game, he pitched five innings and allowed five runs (four earned) on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Trevor Hildenberger struck out two in a scoreless inning.  His AA ERA is now 0.81 with an 0.72 WHIP and 39 strikeouts with 5 walks in 33.1 innings.  D. J. Hicks was 3-for-5.  Zach Granite was 3-for-5 with a double to raise his average to .306.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-4 and is batting .311.  Leonardo Reginatto was 1-for-4 and is batting .302.  Mitch Garver hit a home run, his ninth.

FORT MYERS 2, TAMPA 1 IN TAMPA (13 INNINGS)

T. J. White hit a home run (his fifth) in the eighth to tie it 1-1 and Tanner Witt singled and later scored on an error in the thirteenth to give the Miracle a win.  Sam Clay managed to pitch five shutout innings despite giving up seven walks.  He also allowed three hits and struck out three.  Michael Theofanopoulos struck out five in three shutout innings of relief to get the win.  Joe Maloney was 3-for-6 with two doubles.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-5 and is batting .304.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-2 and is batting .341.  Witt was 2-for-6.

CEDAR RAPIDS 13, FORT WAYNE 10 IN FORT WAYNE (10 INNINGS)

The Kernels fell behind 8-1 after four, got back in it with a six-run fifth, took a 10-8 lead after eight only to see the TinCaps tie it with two in the ninth, and finally scored three in the tenth for the win.  The first two batters of the tenth went out, but they were followed by four consecutive singles (and two stolen bases).  Sam Gibbons had a rough go, lasting only four innings and allowing eight runs (six earned) on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Kuo Hua Lo pitched three shutout innings of relief to drop his ERA to 1.55.  Cedar Rapids out-hit Fort Wayne 23-9.  Casey Scoggins was 4-for-7 with a double and is batting .308.  Zander Weil was 3-for-7 with two homers, his ninth and tenth.  Luis Arraez was 3-for-6 with a walk and is batting .337.  Kevin Garcia was 3-for-6 with a double and is  batting .304.  The Kernels were 10-for-26 with men in scoring position but still stranded fifteen runners.

PRINCETON 5, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN PRINCETON

It was scoreless through six, but in the seventh Rafelin Lorenzo hit a two-run double and later scored to give the Rays all the runs they would need.  Starter Ryan Mason pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Ariel Montesino was 2-for-3 and is batting .383.  Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-4 and is batting .316.  Roberto Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a triple.

GCL RED SOX 4, GCL TWINS 2 AT RED SOX

A double steal of second and home gave the Twins a 1-0 lead in the fifth, but the Red Sox scored four in the sixth to take control of the game.  Brady Anderson pitched five shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks with three strikeouts.  Matt Jones made his professional debut and walked both batters he faced, also throwing a wild pitch.  Both runners came around to score, giving him an infinite ERA as a professional.  We hope he'll get another chance.  Gorge Munoz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

GAMES OF JULY 17

ROCHESTER 3, NORFOLK 2 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings scored single runs in each of the first three innings, and that was all they needed.  Jose Berrios struck out nine in six shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks.  Buddy Boshers pitched a perfect inning to lower his ERA to 1.21.  J. T. Chargois pitched a perfect inning to lower his ERA to 1.30.  Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-4 with a double.  Tommy Field and Daniel Palka were each 2-for-4.

MOBILE 6, CHATTANOOGA 5 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Lookouts led by 3-0 and 5-2, but a Rudy Flores three-run double in the eighth pushed the BayBears over the top.  Felix Jorge pitched well for six innings, then struggled so that his line reads 7.2 innings, four runs, five hits, and two walks with one strikeout.  Ryan Walker and Mitch Garver were each 2-for-4 with a double.  Zach Granite was also 2-for-4 and is batting .309.

FORT MYERS 4, LAKELAND 1 IN FORT MYERS

LaMonte Wade broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run homer in the sixth to lift the Miracle over the Flying Tigers.  Fernando Romero, in his fourth high-A start, continues to pitch well, striking out six in six innings while allowing just one run on five hits and a walk.  His ERA is now 2.17 with a WHIP of 1.03.  Wade was 2-for-4 to raise his average to .354.  Tanner Witt was also 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Trey Vavra and Alex Perez were each 2-for-4.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-4 and is batting .300

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, FORT WAYNE 6 IN FORT WAYNE

The TinCaps led 3-1 after two, but Nelson Molina's two-run double in the sixth gave the Kernels the lead and a three-run seventh provided them with insurance.  Eduardo Del Rosario struck out seven in six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk.  Jaylin Davis was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a double to make his average .333.  In his last five games, he is 9-for-20 with three homers.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-5 and is batting .338.  Casey Scoggins was 2-for-5 and is batting  .318.

ELIZABETHTON 11, PRINCETON 6 IN PRINCETON

The Twins scored three in the third to take a 4-1 lead.  It was 5-1 through eight, but then came a ninth inning that must have seemed to take forever.  The Twins got six in the bottom half of the inning, but the Rays scored five in the bottom half, helped by four consecutive walks and three wild pitches.  Starter Sean Poppen struck out seven in five innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks.  Patrick McGuff ran his professional scoreless string to 10.1 innings, striking out three in 2.1 innings.  Ariel Montesino was 4-for-5 with a double and is batting .423.  Amaurys Minier was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second, and is batting .323.  Andre Jernigan was 2-for-5 with a home run and a double.  Robert Molina was 0-for-5 and is batting .031 (1-for-32) on the season.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Cubs2
11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Rays
6:00  Elizabethton (Jose Martinez, 0-1, 7.47) at Princeton (Willy Ortiz, 3-0, 3.60)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Cody Stashak, 6-5, 3.16) at Fort Wayne (Chris Paddack, 0-0, 1.00)
6:05  Durham (Austin Pruitt, 7-5, 2.90) at Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 6-2, 2.80)
6:05  Lakeland (Matt Hall, 1-1, 3.57) at Fort Myers (Miles Nordgren, 0-1, 3.86)
6:15  Mobile (Billy Buckner, 2-4, 3.43) at Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, 3-1, 3.48)