Games of July 6

ROCHESTER 3, PAWTUCKET 1 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Pedro Florimon was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Danny Valencia was 2-for-4 with a home run, his seventh.  Clete Thomas was 2-for-3 with a home run, his eighth.

Pitching star:  P. J. Walters worked five shutout innings, giving up five hits but no walks.

Opposition stars:  Che-Hsuan Lin was 3-for-5.  Lars Anderson was 2-for-4 with a double.  Billy Buckner allowed one run on seven hits and two walks in 5.2 innings.

Key inning:  The eighth.  Trailing 2-0, the Red Sox loaded the bases with one out, but only scored once on a ground out.  In the bottom of the inning, Valencia hit a two-out homer to restore the two-run lead.

TRENTON 7, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN TRENTON

Batting star:  Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a home run, his eighth.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Zoilo Almonte was 4-for-5.  David Adams was 3-for-5 with two doubles.  Vidal Nuno struck out ten in six innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Key inning:  The first.  Hicks opened the game with a home run, putting the Rock Cats up 1-0.  That was as good as it got.  The Thunder used a double and three singles to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first, and never lost that lead.  Adams and Luke Merton each drove in a run with a single.

CHARLOTTE 5, FORT MYERS 3 IN CHARLOTTE

Batting star:  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his fifth.

Pitching star:  Ricky Bowen allowed a hit in a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Hector Guevara was 2-for-4 with a double.  Theron Geith struck out three in three shutout innings.

Key inning:  The first.  The Stone Crabs opened the game by scoring four times.  Four singles, an error, and two sacrifice flies produced the runs.

BELOIT 5, CLINTON 4 IN CLINTON

Batting star:  Matthew Koch was 2-for-5.

Pitching star:  Cole Johnson struck out three while giving up an unearned run on no hits and only one walk in 2.1 innings.

Opposition stars:  Ramon Morla was 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run.  Daniel Paolini was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Robert Shore pitched 2.2 scoreless innings.

Key inning:  The sixth.  With the score tied at three, Adam Pettersen opened the inning with a double.  An error, a walk, and an infield hit put the Snappers in the lead and loaded the bases.  An infield out brought in an insurance run.

Other:  The teams combined for seven errors, three by Beloit.

ELIZABETHTON 6, KINGSPORT 2 IN ELIZABETHTON (GAME 1—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Candido Pimentel was 2-for-3.  Adam Walker and Travis Harrison each homered.

Pitching star:  Joshua Burris threw two shutout innings, allowing a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Maikis De La Cruz was 2-for-3 with a double.  Eris Peguero was 2-for-4.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Twins led 3-2.  Pimentel singled and Max Kepler walked to start the inning.  A double steal resulted in a run when the Kingsport catcher threw the ball away.  An infield out scored a second run and Walker’s homer produced a third to put the game out of reach.

ELIZABETHTON 5, KINGSPORT 4 IN ELIZABETHTON (GAME 2—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Jhonatan Arias doubled.  Niko Goodrum was 0-for-1 with two walks.

Pitching star:  Corey Kimes struck out eight in five innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Eris Peguero was 3-for-4.  Anthony Chavez was 2-for-3.

Key inning:  The sixth.  The Twins led 5-1.  Tyler Herr retired the first two batters in the inning, but then gave up five consecutive singles, making the score 5-4 and putting runners on first and third.  Kaleb Merck came in and retired Yeixon Ruiz to end the threat.

GCL RED SOX 9, TWINS 4 AT RED SOX (6 INNINGS—RAIN)

Batting stars:  Kelvin Ortiz was 2-for-2 with a home run and a walk.  John Murphy and Jorge Fernandez were each 2-for-3.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Jake Davies was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk.  Jesus Loya was 3-for-4.  Cleuluis Rondon was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Red Sox led 4-3.  The Twins got a double, an error, a single, and a wild pitch in the top of the inning, but did not score because they lost two runners on the bases.  In the bottom of the inning, a pair of walks, a single, and a sacrifice fly produced two Red Sox runs and put the game away.

Other:  Joe Benson was 1-for-3 with a double as he continues his injury rehab.

DSL TWINS 4, ORIOLES 1 AT ORIOLES

Batting stars:  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Adonis Pacheco was 1-for-3 with a triple and two walks.

Pitching stars:  Starter Damian Defrank threw four shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks.  Jadison Jimenez worked two shutout innings despite giving up a hit and four walks.

Opposition stars:  Alexander Mercedes was 2-for-4.  Alexander Santana pitched 3.2 scoreless innings.

Key inning:  The third.  There was no score.  Following a pair of walks, Pacheco delivered a two-run triple to put the Twins in the lead.

Other:  Each team drew ten walks.