Games of April 29

The Lookouts drop a pair of one-run games.  A Miracle win for Fort Myers.  Walks win the game for the Kernels.

ROCHESTER AT SYRACUSE

Rained out.

TENNESSEE 3, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN CHATTANOOGA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Two singles and two bunts brought home the winning run for the Smokies in the fifth inning.  The Lookouts did not get a man past first after that.

Chris Paul was 2-for-3 with a double.  Brent Rooker was 2-for-3.  Zander Weil was 0-for-2 with a walk and is batting .348.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-3 and is batting .341.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 and is batting .310.  On the other hand, Tanner English was 0-for-2 and is batting .082.  Zack Littell pitched 4.2 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks and striking out three.  Tyler Jay pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.  His ERA is zero in five innings.

TENNESSEE 3, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN CHATTANOOGA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Lookouts led 2-0 through four, but the Smokies scored three in the fifth to go into the lead to stay.  Jeffrey Baez doubled home the go-ahead run.

Brent Rooker was 2-for-3 with a double.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-2 and is batting .345.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-3 and is batting .311.  Zander Weil was 0-for-3 and is batting .333.  Tanner English was 0-for-2 and is batting .078.  Brian Olson made his season debut and was 0-for-3.  Omar Bencomo pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out three.  His ERA is 1.56.  Zack Jones struck out five in two perfect innings and has an ERA of 1.69.

FORT MYERS 5, DAYTONA 4 IN FORT MYERS (11 INNINGS)

It was 2-2 through nine, so the Manfred Rule kicked in.  Each team scored once in the tenth.  A passed ball and a sacrifice fly brought the runner home from second for the Tortugas in the top of the eleventh.  In the bottom half, Lewin Diaz hit a two-run walkoff home run to win it for the Miracle.

Travis Blankenhorn was 3-for-5 and is batting .305.  Taylor Grzelakowski was 2-for-4 with a double.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-5.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 0-for-5 and is batting .326.  Clark Beeker pitched four shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks and striking out four.  His ERA is 2.76.  Andrew Vasquez struck out four in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  His ERA is 1.42.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, QUAD CITIES 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Trey Cabbage homered in the sixth to tie it 2-2.  In the seventh, the Kernels drew five walks to take a 4-2 lead.  Cedar Rapids drew twelve walks in the game.

Ben Rodriguez was 0-for-2 with three walks and is batting .311.  Jordan Gore was 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs and is batting .375.  Bryan Sammons pitched four innings, giving up two unearned runs on three hits and three walks and striking out three.  Derek Molina pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks and striking out two.  His ERA is 2.89.  Moises Gomez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:15  Tennessee (Michael Rucker, 1-2, 6.14) at Chattanooga (Randy LeBlanc, 3-1, 1.99)
5:15  Rochester (Dietrich Enns, 0-3, 5.79) at Pawtucket (Chandler Shepherd, 0-1, 6.75)

Games of April 28

Another fine game for Aaron Slegers.  Kohl Stewart pitched well, too.  Randy Dobnak might have been the best of all.

ROCHESTER 2, SYRACUSE 0 IN SYRACUSE

James Ramsey singled in a run in the second and Bobby Wilson doubled and scored in the eighth.  Aaron Slegers and two relievers took it from there.

The Red Wings had just six hits.  Gregorio Petit was the only starter batting over .240.  Wilson's 1-for-2 day raised his average to .091.  Slegers pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out four.  His ERA is 1.50.  Nick Anderson struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.  His ERA is 0.82.  Gabriel Moya pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

CHATTANOOGA 6, TENNESSEE 4 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Smokies scored three in the sixth to take a 4-2 lead, but the Lookouts came back with four in the seventh.  Zander Weil's two-run double brought home the go-ahead runs.

Nick Gordon was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk and is batting .354.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-3 with a walk and is batting .313.  Tanner English was 0-for-2 and is batting .085.  Kohl Stewart pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.  He threw 79 pitches.  Todd Van Steensel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.  His ERA is 2.63.  Williams Ramirez struck out four in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

DAYTONA 7, FORT MYERS 3 IN FORT MYERS

The Tortugas scored two in the first, four in the second, and one in the third to build a 7-0 lead.  The Miracle scored all three of their runs in the seventh and had only three hits.

Joe Cronin was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .372.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .346.  On the other side of the scale, Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 to raise his average to .091.  Brady Anderson pitched three innings, allowing all seven runs (six earned) on seven hits and a walk and striking out three.  Calvin Faucher pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out two.  Hector Lujan struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

CEDAR RAPIDS 2, QUAD CITIES 1 IN QUAD CITIES (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Royce Lewis singled home a run in the third to give the Kernels a 2-1 lead and it held up, thanks to the fine pitching of Randy Dobnak.

Jordan Gore was 3-for-3 and is batting .385.  Lewis was 1-for-3 with both RBIs and is batting .333.  Ben Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a double and is batting .325.  Dobnak pitched a complete game, giving up one run on five hits and two walks and striking out six.

QUAD CITIES 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN QUAD CITIES (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The River Bandits took a 2-1 lead in the fourth and Jonathan Arauz hit a two-run homer in the fifth to provide some insurance.

The Kernels had just four hits.  Jordan Gore was 1-for-2 and is batting  .393.  Ben Rodriguez was 1-for-3 and is batting .326.  Royce Lewis was 0-for-3 and is batting .316.  Melvi Acosta, in his first game of the season, pitched 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Ricky Ramirez, in his first game of the season, pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Rochester (Dietrich Enns, 0-3, 5.79) at Syracuse (Austin Voth, 1-0, 0.96)
1:15  Cedar Rapids (Bryan Sammons, 0-2, 3.95) at Quad Cities (Parker Mushinski, 0-0, 2.38)
1:15  Tennessee (Thomas Hatch, 2-0, 2.70) at Chattanooga (Zack Littell, 0-2, 5.89)
Game 2  Tennessee (Oscar De La Cruz, 1-3, 9.82) at Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, 3-0, 1.77)
3:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Clark Beeker, 0-1, 3.75)

Games of April 27

The Red Wings and Kernels lose by the Manfred Rule.  A big inning sinks the Lookouts.  Caleb Hamilton comes through for the Miracle.

SYRACUSE 4, ROCHESTER 3 IN SYRACUSE (10 INNINGS)

It was tied 3-3 through six and was still there through nine, when the Manfred Rule took over.  The Red Wings had a popup and two strikeouts and failed to score in the tenth.  The Chiefs got a double from Hunter Jones to bring home the winning run.

Willians Astudillo was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.  Brock Stassi was 2-for-4 with a double.  Gregorio Petit was 0-for-3 and is batting .308.  Fernando Romero pitched five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks and striking out three.  His ERA is 2.57.  Alan Busenitz struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk.  His ERA is 2.45.  John Curtiss struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  His ERA is 2.89.

TENNESSEE 6, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Smokies scored four in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie.  Carlos Penalver had a three-run triple in the inning.

Edgar Corcino was 2-for-3 with a double.  Zander Weil was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .365.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-5 and is batting .338.  Lewis Thorpe struck out seven in 4.2 innings, but allowed six runs (only two earned) on ten hits and no walks.  Cody Stashak struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  Anthony McIver struck out three in two scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

FORT MYERS 7, DAYTONA 5 IN FORT MYERS

The Tortugas led 4-0 in the second and 5-4 after seven.  In the eighth, Caleb Hamilton delivered a two-run double to put the Miracle in the lead to stay and later scored an insurance run.

Joe Cronin was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .375.  Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-4.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 1-for-4 and is batting .359.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-5 and is batting .069.  Andro Cutera pitched 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks and striking out two.  Ryan Mason pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.  His ERA is 2.38.

QUAD CITIES 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN QUAD CITIES (13 INNINGS)

It was 3-3 through nine.  Despite the Manfred Rule, neither team scored in the tenth or the eleventh.  Each team scored twice in the twelfth.  The Kernels failed to get the ball out of the infield in the thirteenth.  The River Bandits started with two walks to load the bases and got a one-out walk to force home the game-ending run.

Royce Lewis was 3-for-6 with two runs and is batting .333.  Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-6 with two RBIs.  Ben Rodriguez was 0-for-2 and is batting .324.  Brusdar Graterol struck out seven in 3.2 innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on three hits and no walks.  He threw 61 pitches.  His ERA is 2.45.  Jose Martinez pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Rochester (Aaron Slegers, 1-0, 2.00) at Syracuse (Cesar Vargas, 0-1, 2.25)
1:15  Cedar Rapids (Randy Dobnak, 1-0, 7.71) at Quad Cities (Cristian Javier, 0-0, 1.64)
Game 2  Cedar Rapids (Melvi Acosta) at Quad Cities
5:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Brady Anderson, 0-1, 3.48)
6:15  Tennessee (Duncan Robinson, 0-1, 5.00) at Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 2-1, 7.50)

Games of April 26

A good day for Jared Foster leads the Miracle.  A bad debut for Bailey Ober.

ROCHESTER RED WINGS

No game scheduled.

TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA

Rained out.

FORT MYERS 5, DAYTONA 4 IN FORT MYERS

The Miracle scored three in the third to take a 5-2 lead.  The Tortugas scored two in the seventh but did not get the tying run on base.

Jared Foster was 3-for-4 with a double.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 2-for-4 and is batting .365.  Joe Cronin was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and is batting .351.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-3 and is batting .042.  Charlie Barnes struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and four walks.  Andrew Vasquez pitched two perfect innings and struck out one.  His ERA is 1.64.

BURLINGTON 10, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Bees scored six in the first and led 10-2 after three.  They hit four home runs, three of them in the third inning.

Royce Lewis was 2-for-5 and is batting .311.  Jordan Gore was 1-for-3 and is batting .304.  Ben Rodriguez was 1-for-4 and is batting .343,  Bailey Ober's first appearance in Class A did not go well, as he allowed six runs in two-thirds of an inning.  He gave up five hits and a walk and struck out two.  Moises Gomez struck out three in three shutout innings of relief, giving up two hits.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:35  Rochester (Fernando Romero, 0-1, 1.69) at Syracuse (Edwin Jackson, 0-0, 5.40)
6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Andro Cutura, 1-0, 2.25)
6:15  Tennessee (Trevor Clifton, 1-2, 4.50) at Chattanooga (Lewis Thorpe, 0-2, 5.79)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Brusdar Graterol) at Quad Cities

Games of April 25

A good day for Kennys Vargas.  Edgar Corcino hits a grand slam.  Poor starting pitching sinks the Miracle and the Kernels.

ROCHESTER 8 GWINNETT 3 IN ROCHESTER

The Red Wings scored three in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead.  They won despite being out-hit 12-7.

Kennys Vargas was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Gregorio Petit was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .327.  Bobby Wilson was 0-for-3 with two walks and is batting .065.  Adalberto Mejia pitched just one inning, giving up a run on three hits and a walk and striking out one.  He apparently had either a blister or a problem with a fingernail.  Mason Melotakis pitched three innings, giving up a run on two hits and no walks and striking out one.  Matt Magill struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up three hits.  His ERA remains zero through 8.2 innings.

CHATTANOOGA 4, JACKSON 3 IN JACKSON

Edgar Corcino hit a grand slam in the second inning and it was all the runs the Lookouts needed.  It was 4-3 after three innings and stayed there the rest of the game.

Corcino was 1-for-2 and had a walk in addition to the grand slam.  Zander Weil was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .367.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-4 and is batting .361.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 and is batting .311.  Randy LeBlanc pitched 6.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on eleven hits and a walk and striking out six.  His ERA is 1.99.  Omar Bencomo pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.  His ERA is 2.03.

CLEARWATER 9, FORT MYERS 5 IN CLEARWATER

The Threshers led 5-1 through four.  The Miracle cut it to 5-4 through six, but Clearwater scored four in the seventh to put the game out of reach.

Nelson Molina was 3-for-4 with a double.  Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his third and fourth.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 1-for-4 and is batting .357.  Joe Cronin was 0-for-4 with a walk and is batting .353.  Mark Contreras was 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk and is batting .300.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-5 and is batting .048.  Tyler Wells struck out five in 3.1 innings but allowed five runs on six hits and a walk.  Hector Lujan pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

BURLINGTON 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Bees built a 4-0 lead through five innings and never led by less than three after that.

Andrew Bechtold was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Jordan Gore was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .300.  Jean Carlos Arias was 0-for-4 and is hitless in six at-bats.  Tyler Watson struck out six in 3.2 innings but allowed three runs on seven hits and five walks.  Derek Molina struck out six in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and no walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Charlie Barnes, 0-2, 4.38)
6:15  Tennessee (Trevor Clifton, 1-2, 4.50) at Chattanooga (Lewis Thorpe, 0-2, 5.79)
6:35  Burlington at Cedar Rapids

Games of April 24

No offense for the Red Wings.  Good pitching from Stephen Gonsalves and three Lookouts relievers.  The Miracle get walked off.  Good pitching from Edwar Colina and two Kernels relievers.

GWINNETT 5, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER

Despite getting only one hit, the Red Wings were tied 1-1 through six.  In the seventh, however, Dustin Peterson hit a grand slam and the game was gone.  Rochester managed one more hit in the ninth.

Gregorio Petit was 1-for-3 and is batting .326.  Myles Jaye pitched five innings, giving up one run on seven hits and three walks and striking out four.  Nick Anderson struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  His ERA is 1.00 in nine innings.

CHATTANOOGA 2, JACKSON 1 IN JACKSON

Zander Weil doubled home a run in the first and Brian Navarreto homered in the second.  Stephen Gonsalves and three relievers took it from there.

Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with a triple and is batting .382.  Weil was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .368.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .316.  Tanner English was 0-for-3 and is batting .089.  Gonsalves struck out nine in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks, throwing 91 pitches.  His ERA is 1.77.  Zack Jones struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and two walks.  His ERA is 2.08.  Tyler Jay pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit, and has an ERA of zero in 2.2 innings.  Todd Van Steensel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

CLEARWATER 3, FORT MYERS 2 IN CLEARWATER

The Miracle led 2-0 after an inning and a half.  It was 2-2 through four and stayed there until the ninth, when Darick Hall hit a walkoff home run.

Joe Cronin was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .400.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 0-for-4 and is batting .364.  Mark Contreras was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .333.  Anthony Marzi struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk.  Ryan Mason struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit.  He had retired all ten men he faced before the walkoff homer.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, BURLINGTON 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels scored two in the second and led all the way.  Edwar Colina and two relievers shut down the Bees.

Ben Rodriguez was 2-for-3 and is batting .355.  Jordan Gore was 0-for-2 and is batting .353.  Ben Rortvedt was 1-for-3 and is batting .323.  Royce Lewis was 1-for-4 and is batting .300.  Jean Carlos Arias made his Class A debut, going 0-for-2.  Colina pitched five innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out four.  His ERA is 1.00 in nine innings.  Kevin Marnon was pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  His ERA is 1.13 in eight innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:05  Gwinnett at Rochester (Adalberto Mejia, 0-0, 5.63)
11:00  Fort Myers (Tyler Wells, 2-0, 1.29) at Clearwater (Adonis Medina, 1-2, 10.24)
11:05  Chattanooga (Randy LeBlanc, 2-1, 1.69) at Jackson (Sam Lewis, 2-1, 3.00)
6:35  Burlington at Cedar Rapids (Tyler Watson, 1-0, 1.08)

Games of April 23

Rochester picked up the lone win, wasting good pitching by Deitrich Enns but taking advantage of good pitching by D. J. Baxendale.  The Lookouts gave up seven runs in each of two games in getting swept.  Travis Blankenhorn and Alex Kirilloff go deep in losses.

GWINNETT 1 , ROCHESTER 0 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

In the fourth, Ronald Acuna walked, stole second and third, and scored on a ground out for the game's only run.  The Red Wings again wasted some fine pitching, this time by Dietrich Enns.  Rochester had just three hits, all singles.

Nick Buss was 1-for-2 with a walk and is batting .333.  Gregorio Petit was 0-for-3 and is batting .326.  Enns pitched a complete game, giving up one run on two hits and four walks and striking out four.

ROCHESTER 2, GWINNETT 1 IN GWINNETT (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)*

Four walks gave the Red Wings a first-inning run and Leonardo Reginatto singled home a run in the second.  The Stripers scored their lone run in the fifth.

Reginatto was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Jermaine Curtis was 1-for-1 with a double and a walk.  Nick Buss was 0-for-2 with two walks and is batting .319.  Willians Astudillo drew his first walk of the season in twenty-six at-bats.  He has also struck out just once.  D. J. Baxendale pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks and striking out two.  His ERA remains at zero through twelve innings.  Casey Crosby made his first appearance of the season and his first in organized ball since 2014.  He pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one, to get the save.

*Game was played in Rochester with Gwinnett designated the home team.

JACKSON 7, CHATTANOOGA 0 IN JACKSON (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Jamie Westbrook hit a two-run homer in a three-run first and the Generals cruised to victory.  The Lookouts had just two hits.

LaMonte Wade was 1-for-2 with a walk and is batting .300.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-3 with a double and is batting .350.  Tanner English was 0-for-2 and is batting .095 (4-for-42).  Zack Littell pitched 4.1 innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out four.

JACKSON 7, CHATTANOOGA 6 IN JACKSON (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Lookouts put up a better fight in this one, but the result was the same.  Chattanooga had leads of 5-4 and 6-5, but Marty Herum hit a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh to win it for the Generals.

Nick Gordon was 3-for-4 and is batting .375.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and is batting .315.  Zander Weil was 1-for-3 and is batting .370.  Ryan Eades struck out seven in four innings, allowing three unearned runs on four hits and a walk.  His ERA is 2.51.  Oddly, there were no errors--the unearned runs were due to a strikeout/passed ball.

CLEARWATER 5, FORT MYERS 3 IN CLEARWATER

The Threshers scored four in the sixth to go from down 2-0 to up 4-2.  They had three doubles in the inning.

Lewin Diaz was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Travis Blankenhorn hit a two-run homer, his second.  Joe Cronin was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .423.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .387.  Taylor Grzelakowski was 0-for-4 and is batting .333.  Mark Contreras was 1-for-3 and is batting .333.  Sean Poppen struck out five in 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and a walk.  His ERA is 2.63.

BURLINGTON 13, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It was 5-5 through four, but the Bees scored two in the fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth.

Akil Baddoo was 4-for-5 and scored twice.  Alex Kirilloff was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, his third.  Shane Carrier was 2-for-4.  Royce Lewis was 1-for-5 and is batting .306.  Ben Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .321.  Bryan Sammons struck out five in 4.1 innings, but allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits and no walks.

For Burlington, Torii Hunter, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.  He is batting .176.  Jo Adell was 1-for-3 and is batting .283.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:35  Gwinnett (Max Fried, 1-0, 2.45) at Rochester (Myles Jaye, 0-1, 9.35)
6:00  Fort Myers at Clearwater (Connor Seabold, 0-1, 5.87)
6:05  Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, 2-0, 1.76) at Jackson (Ryan Atkinson, 1-0, 4.70)
6:35  Burlington at Cedar Rapids (Edwar Colina, 0-0, 2.25)

Games of April 22

The Red Wings get shut out, wasting good pitching by Fernando Romero.  The Miracle let one get away late.  Randy Dobnak and two relievers combine for a shutout for the Kernels.

COLUMBUS 1, ROCHESTER 0 IN ROCHESTER

Greg Allen doubled leading off the fourth and scored on a Yandy Diaz single.  The Red Wings did not get a man on base until the sixth, but they threatened in every inning after that, stranding eight runners.

Nick Buss was 1-for-4 and is batting .326.  Gregorio Petit was 0-for-2 and is batting .350.  The Red Wings have five players batting under .200 and eight batting under .220.  The offensive shutdown wasted a fine pitching performance by Fernando Romero, who struck out ten in 6.2 innings and gave up one run on two hits and two walks.  His ERA is 1.69.  Matt Magill struck out four in 1.1 innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  He has an ERA of zero in 5.2 innings.

CHATTANOOGA AT JACKSON

Rained out.

BRADENTON 4, FORT MYERS 3 IN BRADENTON

The Miracle led 3-2 through seven, but the Marauders scored on a passed ball in the eighth to tie it and Bligh Madris singled home the losing run in the bottom of the ninth.

Joe Cronin was 3-for-4 and is batting .455.  Taylor Grzelakowski was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.  He is batting .400.  Nelson Molina was 2-for-2.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 1-for-4 and is batting .397.  Byron Buxton was the DH and was 0-for-4.  Including Buxton, the Miracle has seven players batting below .200.  Clark Beeker pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

CEDAR RAPIDS 7, KANE COUNTY 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels scored four in the fourth to break a scoreless tie.

Ben Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  He is batting .333.  David Banuelos was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Jordan Gore was 2-for-3 with a walk and is batting .400.  Mark Contreras was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .440.  Ben Rortvedt was 1-for-4 and is batting .321.  The bottom four batters in the Kernels lineup went 8-for-13 with two doubles and three walks.  Randy Dobnak pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up six hits and two walks and striking out four.  Carlos Suniaga pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  His ERA is zero in 5.1 innings.  Kevin Marnon struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.  His ERA is 1.50 in six innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

4:00  Chattanooga (Zack Littell, 0-1, 3.86) at Jackson (Alex Young, 2-0, 4.80)
Game 2  Chattanooga at Jackson
4:05  Gwinnett (Mike Siroka, 1-0, 2.87) at Rochester (Dietrich Enns, 0-2, 10.29)
Game 2  Rochester (D. J. Baxendale, 0-0, 0.00) at Gwinnett (Lucas Sims, 0-0, 0.00)*
6:00  Fort Myers (Sean Poppen, 0-1, 4.00) at Clearwater (Bailey Falter, 1-0, 4.00)
6:35  Burlington at Cedar Rapids

*Game will be played in Rochester with Gwinnett designated home team.

Games of April 21

Twins affiliates are swept.  The Red Wings lose in extra innings.  The Miracle loses due to errors.  The Lookouts and the Kernels lose due to big innings.

COLUMBUS 4, ROCHESTER 3 IN ROCHESTER (10 INNINGS)

The Red Wings scored two in the eighth to tie it 3-3.  Neither team scored in the ninth, so they used the Manfred Rule.  Brandon Barnes delivered an RBI single to give the Clippers a 4-3 lead.  Rochester apparently went for the win rather than the tie, but went strikeout, ground out, strikeout to end the game.

Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Nick Buss was 2-for-5 and is batting .333.  Jake Cave was 2-for-5.  Gregorio Petit was 1-for-4 and is batting .368.  Aaron Slegers pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and no walks and striking out four.  His ERA is 2.00.  Nick Anderson struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  His ERA is 1.29.

JACKSON 13, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN JACKSON

The Generals scored seven in the second and it was not close after that.  The 13-2 score matches the Generals' record through fifteen games.

Brent Rooker was 2-for-4 with a double.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-3 and is batting .351.  Zander Weil was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .396.  Kohl Stewart pitched just 1.2 innings, giving up seven runs (six earned) on six hits and a walk and striking out one.  Todd Van Steensel struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  Zack Jones struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.  His ERA is 2.35.

BRADENTON 5, FORT MYERS 3 IN BRADENTON

Two errors led to two Marauders runs in the bottom of the sixth, giving Bradenton a 4-2 lead.

Jaylin Davis was 1-for-1 with a double but left the game in the third inning.  I don't know why.  Aaron Whitefield, his replacement, was 3-for-3.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 2-for-5 with two doubles and is batting .407.  Joe Cronin was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .389.  Brady Anderson pitched 4.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks and striking out one.  Ryan Mason pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

KANE COUNTY 9, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels led 2-0, but the Cougars tied it with two in the fifth and scored seven in the seventh to put the game out of reach.

Royce Lewis was 4-for-4 with two runs and is batting .323.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-4.  Ben Rortvedt was 0-for-4 and is batting .333.  Jordan Gore was 1-for-3 and is batting .333.  Nick Brown pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out four.  He threw eighty-one pitches.  Jared Finkel pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out two.  His ERA remains zero in 9,2 innings.