Games of July 4

Two Twins prospects come through with pinch-hits. Josue Montanez starts to make a name for himself. The plan is to get completely caught up this afternoon.

ROCHESTER 6, PAWTUCKET 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars: Drew Butera was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second. Chris Colabello was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one. Ray Olmedo was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars: Pedro Hernandez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three. Aaron Thompson struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Opposition stars: Dan Butler was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run. Bryce Brentz was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Drew Sutton was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Key inning: The sixth. The Red Wings led 3-1. In the top of the inning, Brentz hit an RBI double to make it 3-2. The Red Sox had runners on first and third with two out, but did not score further. In the bottom of the inning, Eric Farris drew a two-out walk, stole second, and scored on an Olmedo single to give Rochester a two-run lead again.

“Prospect” watch: Antoan Richardson was 1-for-4 and scored once. Doug Bernier was 1-for-3 and scored once.

NEW BRITAIN 6, PORTLAND 4 IN PORTLAND

Batting stars: Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI. Jordan Parraz was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, his fifth. Josmil Pinto was 1-for-4 with a walk and a home run, his twelfth.

Pitching stars: Cole Johnson struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and two walks. Dakota Watts struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars: J. C. Linares was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Christian Vazquez was 2-for-5 and scored once.

Key inning: The ninth. The score was tied at four. Doubles by Reynaldo Rodriguez and pinch-hitter Miguel Sano gave the Rock Cats the lead. Eddie Rosario followed with an RBI single that gave New Britain an insurance run.

Prospect watch: Sano was used as a pinch-hitter and doubled in his only at-bat. Trevor May pitched six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out six.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, WISCONSIN 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars: Dalton Hicks was 2-for-4 with a home run, his thirteenth. Travis Harrison was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars: Josue Montanez struck out five in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks. Tyler Jones struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars: Ryan Gibbard pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four. Alfredo Rodriguez was 2-for-4.

Key inning: The eighth. The TimberRattlers had scored in the seventh to cut the Kernels lead to 2-1. The first two batters of the Cedar Rapids eighth fanned, but Hicks hit a home run to provide a needed insurance run.

Prospect watch: Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4. Max Kepler was 0-for-3 but scored once. Jonathan Murphy was 1-for-3.

BLUEFIELD 6, ELIZABETHTON 5 IN BLUEFIELD

Batting stars: Logan Wade was 2-for-3 with a triple and a three-run homer, his first. Mitch Garver was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Zach Granite was 1-for-3 with a walk and a double and scored once.

Pitching stars: Felix Jorge gave up just one hit and no walks in five innings, striking out four. Ethan Mildren struck out one in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk.

Opposition stars: Jorge Saez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Jairo Labourt struck out six in three innings, allowing one run on two hits and a walk.

Key inning: The eighth. Trailing 5-0, the Blue Jays scored six times. A single and two walks loaded the bases with two out. Mitch Nay singled in one, a passed ball let in the second, Saez singled in two more, and following a walk, Matt Dean doubled in the tying and go-ahead runs.

Prospect watch: Romy Jimenez was 1-for-4.

GCL RAYS 4, GCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS

Batting star: Evan Bigley was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.

Pitching stars: Fernando Romero struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up no hits and one walk. Daniel Sattler pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition star: Mario Fernandez allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks in five innings.

Key inning: The sixth. The score was tied at two. A walk, a hit batsman, and an infield single loaded the bases with none out. A sacrifice fly scored the go-ahead run and a single by Hector Montes brought home an insurance run.

Prospect watch: Kohl Stewart made his professional debut, giving up one run on two hits and no walks while striking out two in two innings. Zach Larson was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third. Amaurys Minier was used as a pinch-hitter and was 1-for-1.

DSL REDS 6, DSL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (GAME 1—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars: Dubal Baez was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice. Manuel Guzman was 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs.

Pitching star: Javier Vargas pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars: Starter Jacob Constante struck out six in four innings, allowing an unearned run on four hits and two walks. Hector Vargas was 1-for-2 with a double and scored twice.

Key inning: The third. It was a scoreless tie when the Rays struck for four. They got only one hit in the inning, a single, with the runs scoring on a walk, two errors, and two wild pitches. The Twins got one back in the bottom of the inning, but never really mounted a comeback.

Prospect watch: Frank Encarnacion was 0-for-4. Joel Ramirez was 1-for-3 and scored once.

DSL REDS 3, DSL TWINS 1 AT TWINS (GAME 2—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars: Rafael P. Valera was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Rainis Silva was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double.

Pitching stars: Elias Villasana struck out seven in four innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk. Wilfredy Liranzo struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks. Robener Cabrera struck out three of the four men he faced, walking the other.

Opposition stars: Starter Eury Cantilizo allowed one run on three hits and no walks while striking out two in three innings. Geraldo Valor was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Key inning: The fourth. The Reds trailed 1-0. A single, an error, and a walk loaded the bases with one out, and consecutive singles by Hector Vargas and Erick Gabo brought all three runners home.

Prospect watch: Dubal Baez was 0-for-3.