Games of August 6-7

Two near no-hitters.  Fine games from Kohl Stewart and Omar Bencomo.

GAMES OF AUGUST 6

LEHIGH VALLEY 7, ROCHESTER 2 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

The IronPigs scored three in the first after their first two men went out and controlled the game all the way.  Andrew Albers lasted only four innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and three walks with no strikeouts.  D. J. Baxendale struck out four in three shutout innings of relief, dropping his ERA to 0.96 with a WHIP of 0.80 and 20 strikeouts with 4 walks in 18.2 innings.  Trevor Plouffe had two of the three Red Wings hits, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double to raise his average to .316.

CHATTANOOGA 3, JACKSONVILLE 2 IN CHATTANOOGA

Niko Goodrum's two-run single capped a three-run sixth that gave the Lookouts all the runs they needed.  Kohl Stewart pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts.  No Chattanooga batter had more than one hit, but three of their six hits were for extra bases (two doubles and a triple).

CHARLOTTE 5, FORT MYERS 3 IN CHARLOTTE

The Miracle scored three in the top of the first, but did nothing on offense the rest of the game.  Jace Conrad's RBI single in the third put the Stone Crabs up 4-3 and Thomas Milone had a run-scoring triple in the eight for an insurance run.  Fernando Romero pitched only three innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks with one strikeout.  T. J. White hit a home run, his seventh.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .303.

PEORIA 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (10 INNINGS)

The Kernels scored three in the eighth to tie it 4-4, but the Chiefs got three in the tenth to win.  Lachlan Wells pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Nelson Molina was 3-for-4 and is batting .300.  Christian Ibarra was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.

JOHNSON CITY 5, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN JOHNSON CITY

Andrew Krizner hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run fifth that broke a 1-1 tie.  Sean Poppen pitched five innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Lewin Diaz was 2-for-4 and is batting .301.  Roberto Gonzalez was 2-for-4.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-4 and is batting .357.  Ariel Montesino was 1-for-4 and is batting .316.

GCL RED SOX 3, GCL TWINS 2 AT RED SOX

It was 1-1 after eight, but Juan Carlos Abreu delivered a two-run single in the ninth for the Red Sox.  The Twins scored one in the bottom of the ninth and had the tying run on second with one out.  Bo Hellquist pitched six solid innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Justin Hazard was 3-for-4 with a double and is batting .379.  Heiker Meneses, on a rehab assignment, went 2-for-4.  Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-3 and is batting .314.

DSL TWINS 6, DSL DIAMONDBACKS2 0 AT DIAMONDBACKS (8 1/2 INNINGS--RAIN)

Twins pitchers threw eight hitless innings.  Jorsan Garcia led off leading off the bottom of the ninth and the game was called off right after that due to rain.  Juan Mojica struck out six in six hitless innings, walking one.  Frandy Torres pitched two perfect innings, dropping his ERA to 1.95 with 25 strikeouts in 24.1 innings.  Darling Cuesto was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Antonio Tovar was 2-for-4 with a double.  Victor Tademo was 2-for-4 and is batting .312.  Ruben Santana was also 2-for-4.  Edgar Herrera was 1-for-4 and is batting .331.  Jorge Parra was 1-for-3 with a double and is batting .311.

GAMES OF AUGUST 7

LEHIGH VALLEY 10, ROCHESTER 1 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

Already leading 4-1, the IronPigs scored five in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Jason Wheeler pitched six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and four walks with one strikeout.  Buck Britton was 2-for-4 with a double.

CHATTANOOGA 4, JACKSONVILLE 0 IN CHATTANOOGA

Ryan Walker hit a two-run homer in the first and Niko Goodrum hit a two-run homer in the third.  Omar Bencomo pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Walker was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in addition to his second home run.  Zach Granite was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .300.  Goodrum's homer was his fourth.

CHARLOTTE 2, FORT MYERS 1 IN CHARLOTTE

Joe McCarthy homered in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  It was the only hit the Stone Crabs had--their other run came in the fifth on a walk, a bunt, a wild pitch, and a sacrifice fly.  Dereck Rodriguez did very well in his high-A debut, going seven innings and allowing two runs on one hit and two walks with six strikeouts.  Cam Booser, in only his second high-A game, remained unscored upon.  The Miracle had only three hits.  Chris Paul hit a home run, his second.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .318.

PEORIA 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Chiefs scored three in the first on two hits and three walks and made the runs stand up.  The Kernels had the tying run on third base with two out in the ninth.  Tyler Beardsley pitched five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks with one strikeout.  Williams Ramirez pitched three shutout innings of relief.  Christian Ibarra was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 and is batting .337.  Casey Scoggins was also 2-for-4.

DANVILLE AT ELIZABETHTON

Rained out.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Dodgers1 at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Orioles at GCL Twins
5:00  Danville (Joey Wentz, 0-1, 6.75) at Elizabethton (Jose Martinez, 1-3, 7.36)
Game 2  Danville (TBA) at Elizabethton (TBA)
6:05  St. Lucie (Josh Prevost, 3-7, 4.13) at Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 5-9, 5.21)
6:15  Jacksonville (TBA) at Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 7-6, 3.62)
6:35  Peoria (Jake Woodford, 4-4, 2.94) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Gibbons, 5-3, 5.00)