Games of May 29

The Red Wings overcome a bad start by Stephen Gonsalves.  Lewis Thorpe and two relievers throw a shutout for the Lookouts.  A home run barrage supports Ervin Santana, who had a good rehab start for the Miracle.  Royce Lewis leads a Kernel comeback.

ROCHESTER 11, DURHAM 8 IN DURHAM

Durham led 5-1 after one, but the Red Wings took a 6-5 lead through four.  It was tied at seven after seven, but Rochester scored four in the eighth to take control. The runs scored on six singles and an error.

Chris Carter was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Willians Astudillo was 3-for-5 and scored twice.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth) and a walk, driving in four.  Jake Cave was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third), driving in two.  Taylor Featherston was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third), scoring twice and driving in three.  Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-5 with a double.

It was a bad game by Stephen Gonsalves, who pitched just two-thirds of an inning, giving up five runs on three hits and three walks and striking out one.  Gabriel Moya pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.  His ERA is 1.69.  Nick Anderson struck out four in three innings, giving up an unearned run on one walk.  His ERA is 1.16.

CHATTANOOGA 1, BIRMINGHAM 0 IN BIRMINGHAM

The Lookouts did what the Twins could not do:  make one run stand up.  Ryan Walker singled home the game's lone run in the seventh.

Edgar Corcino was 2-for-4.  Zander Wiel was 0-for-4 and is batting .324.

Lewis Thorpe struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Todd Van Steensel struck out three in two perfect innings.  His ERA is 1.82.  Ryne Harper struck out three in two perfect innings.  His ERA is 1.69.

FORT MYERS 8, CLEARWATER 1 IN CLEARWATER

The Miracle scored five in the third to break a 1-1 tie.  Mitchell Kranson had a two-run double and Shane Carrier had a two-run homer in the inning.

Jimmy Kerrigan was 2-for-5 with a home run, his fifth.  Jaylin Davis was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Carrier was 1-for-4.  Joe Cronin was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third.

Ervin Santana pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out three.  Ryan Mason struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  His ERA is 2.45.  Logan Lombana pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Alex Robinson pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

CEDAR RAPIDS 6, WISCONSIN 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels trailed 5-2 through six.  Royce Lewis hit a two-run double in a three-run seventh to tie it and Robby Rinn had an RBI double in the ninth to score the lead run.

Alex Kirilloff was 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  He is batting .328.  Lewis was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  He is batting .309.  Rinn was 1-for-3 with a double in his Cedar Rapids debut.  Jordan Gore was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .318.  Jacob Pearson was 1-for-4 and is batting .300.

Bailey Ober continued to struggle.  He struck out eight in 5.2 innings, but allowed five runs on ten hits and a walk.  Melvi Acosta pitched 3.1 perfect innings, striking out two.  His ERA is 2.70.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Brady Anderson, 0-4, 5.33) at Clearwater (Connor Seabold, 1-3, 4.06)
12:05  Wisconsin (Bowden Francis, 1-2, 4.93) at Cedar Rapids (Blayne Enlow, 0-1, 3.28)
12:05  Rochester (Aaron Slegers, 5-2, 3.27) at Durham (Chih-Wei Hu, 1-3, 3.77)
12:30  Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 3-2, 5.90) at Birmingham (Dane Dunning, 2-1, 3.41)

Games of May 28

Nick Gordon keeps hitting.  Zack Littell keeps pitching.  Jordan Balazovic makes a fine Class A debut.

BUFFALO 4, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER

Danny Jansen's two-run single in the sixth put the Bisons up 3-1.  The Red Wings got one back in the bottom of the sixth and had the tying run on third.

Nick Gordon was 3-for-4 and is batting .333.  Nick Buss was 2-for-4 with a double.  Wynston Sawyer was 1-for-4 and is batting .361.

Zack Littell struck out six in six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks.  His ERA is 2.57.  Tyler Duffey pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out two.  His ERA is 1.50.

CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS

No game scheduled.

FORT MYERS MIRACLE

No game scheduled.

CLINTON 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (10 INNINGS)

Shane Carrier hit a two-run single in the sixth to give the Kernels a 3-2 lead, but a passed ball in the ninth allowed the LumberKings to tie the score and trigger the Manfred Rule.  Clinton scored in the top of the tenth on a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly.  Cedar Rapids tried to do the same in the bottom of the tenth but could not get the bunt down and stranded the tying run on third.

Jose Miranda was 3-for-5 with a double.  Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eighth) and a walk, scoring twice.  He is batting .318.  Jordan Gore was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .318.  Jacob Pearson was 0-for-4 and is batting .308.

Tyler Watson struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks.  He threw ninety pitches.  Jordan Balazovic struck out five in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and three walks in his Class A debut.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Fort Myers (Clark Beeker, 1-3, 2.93) at Clearwater (Bailey Falter, 4-0, 1.60)
6:05  Rochester (Stephen Gonsalves, 4-1, 2.39) at Durham
6:35  Wisconsin (Alec Bettinger, 4-3, 3.86) at Cedar Rapids (Bailey Ober, 1-1, 7.84)
7:05  Chattanooga at Birmingham (Matt Tomshaw, 0-2, 7.11)

Games of May 27

A rough start for Trevor May.  Zack Granite is starting to get going.  Cody Stashak pitched well but got no help.  Randy Dobnak pitches the Kernels to a split.

BUFFALO 11, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Bisons scored two in the first, one in the second, and four in the third to take a 7-1 lead.

The Red Wings had just five hits, with no one getting more than one.  Willians Astudillo had the lone extra-base hit, a double.

Trevor May struck out five in 2.2 innings, but allowed seven runs on five hits and four walks.  In three games with Rochester he is 0-3, 9.28, 1.78 WHIP.  He threw seventy-seven pitches, so I guess he got his work in.

BUFFALO 3, ROCHESTER 1 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Rowdy Tellez had a two-run double in the first.  The Red Wings got one back in the second on a Jermaine Curtis double.  They had men on second and third with one out in the third but did not score.  They did not get the tying run into scoring position again.

Zack Granite was 2-for-4.  After a very slow start, he is batting .308 (12-for-39) in his last ten games, so maybe he's getting things going.  Wynston Sawyer was 1-for-3 and is batting .375.

Adalberto Mejia pitched five innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and two walks and striking out four.  John Curtiss struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.  His ERA is 1.47.

MONTGOMERY 7, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Lookouts took a 1-0 lead in the second, but the Biscuits scored three in the fourth to go ahead and three in the ninth to put it out of reach.  Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run homer in the ninth.

Ryan Walker was 2-for-3.

Cody Stashak struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  He is normally a reliever and so presumably was on a pitch count.  His ERA is 2.21.

FORT MYERS AT CHARLOTTE (GAMES 1 AND 2)

Rained out.

CLINTON 9, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (GAME 1--10 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

The Kernels led 3-1 through five, but the LumberKings loaded the bases with none out in the sixth and tied the score on a pair of sacrifice flies.  The Manfred Rule kicked in after seven, but neither team scored in the eighth and each team got one in the ninth.  Clinton scored five times in the tenth, with a triple by Joseph Rosa bringing home the lead run.  Cedar Rapids out-hit the LumberKings 9-7, but Kernel pitchers issued eleven walks.

Royce Lewis was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third) and drove in three.  He is batting .303.  Ben Rortvedt was 2-for-4.  Jacob Pearson was 2-for-5 with a triple and is batting .389.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk and is batting .319.  Jordan Gore was 1-for-4 and is batting .317.

Edwar Colina struck out five in five innings, giving up three runs on two hits and six walks.  His ERA is 2.87.  Jared Finkel pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, CLINTON 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (GAME 2--8 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

It was 1-0 Clinton through six, but a sacrifice fly tied it in the bottom of the seventh and brought the Manfred Rule into play.  Joseph Rosa had an RBI single in the top of the eighth.  In the bottom of the eighth a walk, a bunt, and a Jacob Pearson single tied the score.  Royce Lewis then delivered a sacrifice fly to bring home the winning run.

Ben Rodriguez was 2-for-2.  Pearson was 1-for-4 and is batting .364.  Alex Kirilloff was 0-for-3 and is batting .314.  Lewis was 1-for-3 and is batting .303.

Randy Dobnak struck out seven in seven innings, giving up one run on three hits and one walk.  He threw eighty-eight pitches.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Clinton at Cedar Rapids (Tyler Watson, 2-2, 3.94)
12:05  Buffalo (Ryan Borucki, 3-5, 3.57) at Rochester

Games of May 26

Dietrich Enns has a good game.  Brent Rooker carried the Lookouts offense and a triple play saved the game.  Fort Myers probably shouldn't have played.  Brusdar Graterol gets back under control, but the Kernels drop a doubleheader.

ROCHESTER 2, BUFFALO 0 IN ROCHESTER

Wynston Sawyer singled home a run in the fourth and Nick Gordon did the same in the fifth.  That was all Dietrich Enns and two relievers would need.

Sawyer was 2-for-3 and is batting .379.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3.  Gordon was 1-for-4 and is batting .316.

Enns pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three his and two walks while striking out five.  He has pretty much pitched well in every other game.  Alan Busenitz struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  His ERA is 0.61.  Nick Anderson struck out two in a perfect inning.  His ERA is 1.33.

CHATTANOOGA 11, MONTGOMERY 10 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Lookouts had leads of 4-0, 5-2, 9-4, and 11-9.  They scored two runs in each of the first six innings except the third, when they scored one.  The Biscuits cut the margin to one in the eighth and had the bases loaded with none out, but hit into a 2-5-3 triple play.

Brent Rooker was 4-for-5 with a home run (his seventh) and a double, scoring three times and driving in three.  Zander Wiel was 3-for-3 with two doubles and is batting .331.  Tanner English was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk, scoring four times.

Anthony Marzi pitched 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on ten hits and no walks and striking out two.  Ryne Harper was credited with two perfect innings despite facing just four batters.  He struck out one and has an ERA of 1.93.

CHARLOTTE 2, FORT MYERS 0 IN CHARLOTTE (GAME 1--4 1/2 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

It was a game that probably should not have been played, as there were over three hours' worth of rain delays.  Surprisingly, neither starting pitcher came out of the game after those delays.  The Stone Crabs scored in each of the first two innings.

The Miracle had just three hits, all singles.  Mark Contreras was 1-for-2 with a walk.

Tyler Wells pitched a four-inning complete game, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk and striking out one.

FORT MYERS AT CHARLOTTE (GAME 2)

Rained out.

CLINTON 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Dimas Ojeda hit a two-run homer and the LumberKings led the rest of the way.  The lone Kernels run came in the third on an Alex Kirilloff single.

Cedar Rapids had five hits, all singles.  Kirilloff was 1-for-3 and is batting .325.  Jordan Gore is 0-for-3 and is batting .316.

Brusdar Graterol struck out nine in six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and no walks.  Whatever his control issue was last time out was not present here.  His ERA is 1.78.

CLINTON 9, CEDAR RAPIDS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

With the scored tied 3-3, the LumberKings scored five runs in the fifth to take control of the game.  Clinton drew three walks in the inning and also benefited from a hit batsman and an error.

Jean Carlos Arias was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Jacob Pearson was 2-for-4.  Shane Carrier hit his fifth home run.

Jovani Moran struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and no walks.  He is normally a reliever and presumably was on a pitch count.

TODAY'S TILTS

Buffalo (Jordan Romano at Rochester (Trevor May)
Game 2  Buffalo (Deck McGuire, 3-1, 2.70) at Rochester (Adalberto Mejia, 0-0, 5.11)
Clinton (Clay Chandler) at Cedar Rapids (Edwar Colina)
Game 2  Clinton (Nick Wells, 3-2, 4.50) at Cedar Rapids (Randy Dobnak, 3-2, 6.12)
Fort Myers at Charlotte*
Game 2  Fort Myers at Charlotte*
5:15  Montgomery (Eduar Lopez, 2-2, 5.11) at Chattanooga (Cody Stashak, 1-0, 2.60)

Games of May 25

Kennys Vargas came to life, Chris Carter had a successful debut, and Nick Gordon is still hitting, but Aaron Slegers had his first bad game of the year as the Red Wings were swept.  Omar Bencomo led the Lookouts to a win.  Rain was the winner in Florida.  Bryan Sammons and a strong offense carried the Kernels.

BUFFALO 9, ROCHESTER 8 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Red Wings led 3-1 after one.  In the second, however, Ian Parmley hit a two-run triple and later scored on a ground out, and the Bisons led the rest of the way.  It was 9-5 going to the seventh, but Kennys Vargas hit his second three-run homer of the game and Rochester had the tying run on base when the game ended.

Jake Cave was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and three runs.  Chris Carter, making his Rochester debut, was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and three runs.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-4 with two three-run homers, his fourth and fifth.  Zack Granite was 2-for-4 with a double.

Aaron Slegers had his first poor game of the season, pitching 4.1 innings and giving up nine runs on eleven hits and two walks and striking out two.  His ERA jumped from 1.97 to 3.27.  Jake Reed struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks.  His ERA is 2.35.  Gabriel Moya struck out two, giving up one hit.  His ERA is 2.08.

BUFFALO 2, ROCHESTER 1 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Bisons scored two in the second.  Leonardo Reginatto homered leading off the sixth.

The Red Wings had only three hits.  Nick Gordon had two of them, going 2-for-3.  He is batting .333.  Chris Carter was 0-for-2 with a walk and is batting .400.  Wynston Sawyer was 0-for-3 and is batting .346.

Myles Jaye had his fourth consecutive solid game, pitching six innings and giving up two runs on two hits and four walks and striking out three.  Luke Bard pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  His ERA is 0.96.

CHATTANOOGA 5, MONTGOMERY 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Lookouts scored three in the second to take a 3-0 lead.  The Biscuits got their lone run in the sixth.

Tanner English was 2-for-2 with two walks.  Zander Wiel was 0-for-3 and is batting .319.

Omar Bencomo struck out seven in seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.  His ERA is 2.08.  Todd Van Steensel struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.  His ERA is 1.95.

FORT MYERS AT CHARLOTTE (GAMES 1 AND 2)

Rained out.

CEDAR RAPIDS 9, CLINTON 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Shane Carrier hit a two-run double in the third to give the Kernels a 3-1 lead.  They added three in the fourth, one in the fifth, and two in the sixth.

Ben Rortvedt was 3-for-3 with a triple and a walk.  Jean Carlos Arias was 3-for-5 with a triple and a double, scoring three times and driving in two.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a double, scoring twice.  Carrier was 2-for-5 with two doubles.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .325.  Royce Lewis was 1-for-4 with a double and three RBIs and is batting .303.

Bryan Sammons struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  His ERA is 2.70.  Nick Brown pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks and striking out two.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:00  Fort Myers (Tyler Wells, 3-2, 3.09) at Charlotte (Blake Bivens, 0-0, 0.00)
Game 2  Fort Myers at Charlotte (Kenny Rosenberg, 3-1, 4.93)
5:05  Clinton at Cedar Rapids (Brusdar Graterol, 2-0, 0.93)
Game 2  Clinton (Ryne Inman, 1-2, 4.10) at Cedar Rapids (Jovani Moran, 2-2, 3.05)
6:05  Buffalo (Chris Rowley, 3-1, 3.32) at Rochester (Dietrich Enns, 2-5, 6.03)
6:15  Montgomery at Chattanooga (Anthony Marzi, 0-2, 6.04)

Games of May 24

Stephen Gonsalves and two relievers throw a shutout.  Kohl Stewart continues to struggle, negating two home runs by Brent Rooker.  No offense for the Miracle.  The Kernels lose in the ninth despite a strong game by Blayne Enlow.

ROCHESTER 2, LEHIGH VALLEY 0 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

The Red Wings scored both of their runs in the sixth inning.  Kennys Vargas doubled home a run and scored on a Brock Stassi single.  Stephen Gonsalves and two relief pitchers took it from there.

Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with two doubles and is batting .375.  Brock Stassi was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Gonsalves struck out five in five innings, giving up four hits and four walks.  He threw 86 pitches.  His ERA is 2.39.  Tyler Duffey pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.  His ERA is 1.29.  Gabriel Moya pitched 1.1 scoreless innings.  His ERA is 2.25.

MONTGOMERY 10, CHATTANOOGA 6 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Biscuits scored seven in the second to take a 7-2 lead and they were in control the rest of the way.  They had seven singles, a walk, and a fielder's choice in the inning.

Zander Wiel was 3-for-5 with a double and is batting .325.  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourth) and two walks.  Brent Rooker was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his fifth and sixth) and three RBIs.

Kohl Stewart had his second bad game in three tries, pitching just 1.1 innings and allowing six runs on six hits and no walks and striking out two.  Tyler Jay struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.  His ERA is 1.62.  Casey Crosby struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.  Zack Jones struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.  His ERA is 2.60.

CHARLOTTE 1, FORT MYERS 0 IN CHARLOTTE

The game's lone run scored in the fourth inning on an error.  The Miracle out-hit the Stone Crabs 6-3 and had the tying run on third when the game ended.

Mitchell Kranson was 2-for-4 and is batting .314.  Jaylin Davis was 2-for-4.

Andro Cutura pitched seven innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and two walks and striking out five.  Kevin Marnon pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

KANE COUNTY 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN KANE COUNTY

Shane Carrier hit a two-run homer in the sixth to give the Kernels a 2-0 lead, and it looked like that would be enough.  In the bottom of the ninth, however, the Cougar batters went single, double, double, single, with Eduardo Diaz bringing home the winning run.

Ben Rortvedt was 2-for-4.  Carrier was 1-for-3 with a walk and the home run was his fourth.  Jacob Pearson was 1-for-4 and is batting .333.  Jordan Gore was 0-for-3 and is batting .326.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .325.  Royce Lewis was 0-for-4 and is batting .305.

Blayne Enlow had his best start of the season, striking out six in six innings, giving up one hit and four walks.  Calvin Faucher pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk and striking out one.  His ERA remains zero in thirteen innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:00  Fort Myers (Tyler Wells, 3-2, 3.09) at Charlotte (Kenny Rosenberg, 3-1, 4.93)
Game 2  Fort Myers at Charlotte (J. D. Busfield, 0-3, 6.98)
4:05  Buffalo (Taylor Guerrieri, 0-1, 4.50) at Rochester (Myles Jaye, 4-3, 4.46)
Game 2  Buffalo (Justin Dillon, 1-1, 0.57) at Rochester (Aaron Slegers, 5-1, 1.97)
6:15  Montgomery at Chattanooga (Omar Bencomo, 3-0, 2.21)
6:35  Clinton at Cedar Rapids (Bryan Sammons, 0-3, 2.91)

Games of May 23

Miguel Sano looks ready, but Willians Asutdillo out-did him.  Ervin Santana does not look ready.  A Miracle comeback falls short.  Another big day for Jordan Gore.

ROCHESTER 3, LEHIGH VALLEY 2 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

The Red Wings trailed 2-0 through seven and did not get a hit through six.  Willians Astudillo led off the eighth with a home run.  In the ninth Miguel Sano and Astudillo each homered to give Rochester the lead.  I guess solo home runs can hurt you if you give up enough of them.  The IronPigs had the tying run on second with one out in the ninth but could not advance him.

Astudillo was 2-for-4 and the home runs were his fourth and fifth.  Sano was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and is batting .375.  Nick Buss was 2-for-4.

Zack Littell struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.  His ERA is 2.05.  Nick Anderson struck out all three men he faced.  His ERA is 1.40 with 30 strikeouts in 19.1 innings.  John Curtiss pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

MONTGOMERY 8, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

Already up 2-0, the Biscuits scored three in the fourth to take control of the game.  Edgar Corcino singled home the only Lookouts run in the fourth.

Chattanooga had just three hits.  James Ramsey was 1-for-1 with three walks and is batting .375.  Zander Weil was 0-for-4 and is batting .316.  Alex Perez was 0-for-4 and is batting .304.

Ervin Santana, on a rehab assignment, pitched just two innings, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks and striking out one.  He threw just forty-five pitches.  Lewis Thorpe pitched 5.2 innings, allowing five unearned runs on four hits and two walks and striking out five.  The Lookouts made three errors.  Having your hits and errors be the same number is usually not a good sign.

BRADENTON 7, FORT MYERS 6 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

The Miracle scored two in the ninth to tie it 5-5 and bring the Manfred Rule into play.  The Marauders scored two in the top of the tenth.  Fort Myers got one back in the bottom of the tenth but did not get the tying run on base.

Caleb Hamilton was 2-for-3 with a double.  Brandon Lopez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Jaylin Davis was 2-for-4.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 2-for-5 and is batting .302.  Mark Contreras was 2-for-5.

Charlie Barnes pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and no walks and striking out five.  Paco Rodriguez struck out two in 1.1 perfect innings.  His ERA is zero through 5.2 innings.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, KANE COUNTY 7 IN KANE COUNTY

The Kernels led 2-0, fell behind 3-2, went up 4-2, and led 8-5 going to the bottom of the ninth.  The Cougars scored twice in the ninth and had the tying run on second when a strikeout ended the game.

Jordan Gore was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs.  He is batting .337.  Shane Carrier was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and four RBIs.  Jacob Pearson made his Class A debut and went 2-for-5.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-5.

Bailey Ober could not follow up his good outing last time.  He pitched five innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and no walks and striking out two.  He did, however, pitch well after the first inning, when he gave up three of the runs.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:35  Fort Myers (Andro Cutera, 2-0, 4.28) at Charlotte
6:05  Rochester (Stephen Gonsalves, 3-1, 2.95) at Lehigh Valley (Ben Lively, 1-0, 2.82)
6:15  Montgomery (Genesis Cabrera, 4-3, 3.12 at Chattanooga
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Blayne Enlow, 0-1, 4.34) at Kane County (Brian Shaffer, 2-2, 2.53)

Games of May 22

Miguel Sano goes deep for the Red Wings.  Trevor May pitches well in three of his four innings.  A very good game for Sean Poppen.  Jean Carlos Arias is heating up for the Kernels.

LEHIGH VALLEY 4, ROCHESTER 3 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

The IronPigs scored three in the second and one in the sixth to take a 4-0 lead.  The Red Wings came within one in the eighth but never got the tying run past first base.

Miguel Sano was 3-for-4 with a home run and is batting .333.  He played seven innings at third base.  Nick Gordon made his AAA debut as his defensive replacement.  He did not bat and did not get a chance in the field.  Willians Astudillo was 2-for-4.

Trevor May pitched well other than in the second inning.  He pitched four innings, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Adalberto Mejia struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks.

CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS

No game scheduled.

FORT MYERS 3, BRADENTON 2 IN FORT MYERS

The Miracle led 2-1 going to the ninth, but Bligh Madris delivered a two-out triple to tie the score.  Lewin Diaz singled in Jared Foster with one out in the bottom of the ninth to win the game for Fort Myers.

Jaylin Davis was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-3.

Sean Poppen struck out seven in seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks.  His ERA is 2.41.

KANE COUNTY 8, CEDAR RAPIDS 7 IN KANE COUNTY

The Kernels scored five in the top of the third to go up 6-0, but the Cougars got all five back in the bottom of the third to make it 6-5.  Cedar Rapids led 7-6 after seven, but in the eighth Eduardo Diaz delivered an RBI triple and scored on a wild pitch to put Kane County in the lead to stay.

Jean Carlos Arias was 3-for-5 with a triple.  Royce Lewis was 2-for-5 and is batting .315.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-2 with two walks and is batting .325.  Jordan Gore was 0-for-4 and is batting .322.

Tyler Watson struck out five in 4.2 innings but allowed six runs on eleven hits and three walks.  Calvin Faucher struck out two in 1.1 perfect innings.  His ERA remains at zero through eleven innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Cedar Rapids (Bailey Ober, 0-1, 8.04) at Kane County (Mack Lemieux, 1-2, 5.09)
11:00  Bradenton (Eduardo Vera, 3-2, 2.88) at Fort Myers (Charlie Barnes, 1-4, 4.41)
6:05  Rochester (Zack Littell, 1-0, 1.69) at Lehigh Valley (Tom Eshelman, 1-3, 6.48)
6:15  Montgomery (J. D. Martin, 2-6, 4.41) at Chattanooga

Games of May 21

Dietrich Enns continues to struggle.  I don't know what the Twins think they need to see from Nick Gordon.  Walks and error sink the Lookouts and the Miracle.  Edwar Colina pitches well for the Kernels.

LEHIGH VALLEY 6, ROCHESTER 2 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

Collin Cowgill hit a two-run homer in a three-run first and the IronPigs led the rest of the way.

Nick Buss was 2-for-4.  Wynston Sawyer was 0-for-2 with two walks and is batting .391.  Ryan LaMarre was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .371.

Dietrich Enns pitched 3.2 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks and striking out three.  D. J. Baxendale pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Jake Reed struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.  His ERA is 2.84.

Ex-Twin Trevor Plouffe! hit a home run for Lehigh Valley.  He is batting .186/.266/.286 in 70 at-bats.

BILOXI 12, CHATTANOOGA 6 IN BILOXI

The Lookouts scored five in the third to take a 5-1 lead, but the Shuckers came back with seven in the fourth and led the rest of the way.  Biloxi drew five walks in the inning.

Brian Navarreto was 2-for-4 with a double.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and is batting .333/.381/.525.  He needs to move up.  Zander Weil was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  He is batting .325.  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-5.  Tanner English was 2-for-5.

Anthony Marzi pitched 3.2 innings, allowing seven runs on four hits and five walks and striking out none.  Zack Jones pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, striking out one.  His ERA is 2.76.

Chattanooga out-hit Biloxi 12-9, but made three errors and issued eleven walks.

BRADENTON 9, FORT MYERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Arden Pabst hit a two-run homer in a three-run Marauder first.  It stayed 3-0 until the seventh, when Bradenton scored four times on two hits, two walks, and three errors.

Brandon Lopez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 1-for-4 and is batting .300.

Clark Beeker pitched well after the first inning, going five innings and giving up three runs on five hits and a walk and striking out three.  His ERA is 2.93.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, KANE COUNTY 2 IN KANE COUNTY

Renae Martinez homered in the eighth to tie it 2-2.  The Kernels scored the lead run in the ninth on a walk, a single, and a sacrifice fly.  The Cougars had men on second and third with one out in the bottom of the ninth.

Jordan Gore was 1-for-3 and is batting .337.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-4 and is batting .322,  Royce Lewis was 1-for-3 and is batting .311.

Edwar Colina struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.  His ERA is 2.39.  Randy Dobnak pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  Bradenton (Oddy Nunez, 1-3, 3.69) at Fort Myers (Sean Poppen, 1-2, 2.70)
12:00  Cedar Rapids (Tyler Watson, 2-2, 2.63) at Kane County (Jeff Bain, 2-1, 2.31)
6:05  Rochester (Trevor May, 0-1, 2.25) at Lehigh Valley (Enyel De Los Santos, 4-1, 1.41)