Games of August 15

ROCHESTER 6, INDIANAPOLIS 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Clete Thomas was 2-for-4 with a double.  Evan Bigley hit a three-run homer, his third.

Pitching star:  Esmerling Vasquez struck out ten in seven shutout innings.  He gave up four hits and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Brock Holt was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Matt Hague was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Justin Wilson allowed two runs on five hits and a walk in six innings.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The Red Wings led 2-0, a lead they’d held since the first.  A hit batsman and an error put two runners on for Bigley’s homer, giving Rochester a 5-0 advantage.

Other:  Vasquez has now thrown 18.2 consecutive scoreless innings.  Deolis Guerra had a “perfect” perfect inning in the eighth, striking out the side on nine pitches.

NEW BRITAIN 4, RICHMOND 3 IN NEW BRITAIN (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Oswaldo Arcia was 3-for-5.  Aaron Hicks was 2-for-5.  Deibinson Romero hit a three-run homer, his eighteenth.

Pitching stars:  B. J. Hermsen pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks.  Jose Gonzalez struck out three in two perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Justin Fitzgerald worked eight shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks.  Johnny Monell was 2-for-4 with a double.

Key inning:  The ninth.  The Rock Cats trailed 3-0 and had two out with none on.  Chris Colabello and Joe Benson singled and Romero hit a three-run homer to tie the game.

Other:  Arcia hit a bases-loaded single in the tenth to end the game.

JUPITER 16, FORT MYERS 2 IN JUPITER

Batting star:  Lance Ray was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitching star:  Matthew Summers gave up an unearned run in four innings, allowing three hits and four walks.  Ricky Bowen struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Zach Neal struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks.  Marcell Ozuna was 3-for-4 with a walk and a home run, scoring three times.  Donnie Murphy was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in five.

Key inning:  The fifth.  Leading 1-0, the Hammerheads hammered out eleven runs.  Jupiter had nine hits and two walks.  The inning included a three-run homer by Murphy and a two-run homer by Ozuna.

BELOIT 13, WISCONSIN 10 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, his ninth.  Drew Leachman was 2-for-3 with two walks and scored three times.  Stephen Wickens was 2-for-2 with two walks.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Rafael Neda was 3-for-4.  Chadwin Stang was 2-for-4 with a double and a homer, driving in four.  Yadiel Rivera was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Key inning:  The eighth.  In a see-saw game, the Snappers led 8-7 when Rivera hit a two-run homer to put the Timber Rattlers back in front 9-8.  The Snappers stormed right back in the bottom of the inning.  Rosario led off with a home run to tie the score.  Miguel Sano singled and Leachman drew a walk to put two on with one out.  Wickens singled to put Beloit ahead 10-9 and Matthew Koch hit a three-run homer to give the Snappers a 13-9 advantage.

Other:  Beloit drew nine walks in the game.

ELIZABETHTON AT BLUEFIELD

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader tonight.

GCL RAYS 3, TWINS 2 AT TWINS

Batting star:  Logan Wade was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, and a triple.

Pitching star:  Josue Montanez struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.

Opposition stars:  Armando Araiza was 3-for-4.  Yoel Araujo was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple.  Leopoldo Correa was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Key inning:  The eighth.  In a 2-2 tie, the Rays tallied once to take the lead.  A hit batsman and an RBI double by Araujo produced the run.

DSL REDS 6, TWINS 2 AT REDS

Batting star:  Jonatan Ynojoso was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching star:  Reyson Zoquiel did not allow a hit in three shutout innings.  He walked three and struck out five.

Opposition stars:  Eury Cantalizo worked six shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out five.  Kevin W Garcia was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The Reds led 3-0.  In the top of the inning, the Twins scored two runs without a hit, getting the benefit of two walks, an error, a wild pitch, and a ground out.  In the bottom of the inning, the Reds got the runs right back on two walks, two wild pitches, and two singles.