Games of August 30

Kennys Vargas and Pat Dean lift the Red Wings.  Brett Lee throws a seven-inning complete game in a Lookouts sweep.  T. J. White has a big day in a Kernels' win.  Brad Hartong leads the E-Twins to a split.

ROCHESTER 7, PAWTUCKET 0 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer (his sixth) and two walks, scoring twice.  James Beresford was 3-for-5 with a run.  Danny Santana was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Pitching stars:  Pat Dean pitched eight shutout innings, giving up five hits and one walk with three strikeouts.  A. J. Achter pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Matt Spring was 1-for-2 with a walk.  Carlos Rivero was 1-for-3 with a walk.

The game:  Vargas hit a three-run homer in the first inning to give the Red Wings a 3-0 lead.  Aaron Hicks singled in a run in the fourth and the Red Wings tallied again in the fifth to make it 5-0.  They added two more in the seventh.  The Red Sox' best scoring chance came in the sixth, when Rivero was thrown out trying to score from second on a single.

Of note:  Hicks was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

CHATTANOOGA 10, BIRMINGHAM 4 IN BIRMINGHAM (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

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Batting stars:  Heiker Meneses was 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.  Stephen Wickens was 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs.  Shannon Wilkerson was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

Pitching star:  J. T. Chargois faced five batters, striking out four and hitting the other one.

Opposition stars:  Marcus Lemon was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his third) and a double.  Tim Anderson was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Brian Fletcher was 1-for-2 with a run.

The game:  The Lookouts scored four runs on just one hit in the fourth inning, getting four walks and an error.  It was 5-0 going to the bottom of the fifth, but then Lemon and Anderson each hit a two-run homer to make it 5-4 after five.  In the seventh, Max Kepler had a two-run single in a five-run inning that put the game out of reach.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Kepler was 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.  Travis Harrison was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  D. J. Hicks was 0-for-5.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Greg Peavey pitched well for four innings, but his line is five innings, four runs, four hits, and one walk with four strikeouts.

CHATTANOOGA 3, BIRMINGHAM 0 IN BIRMINGHAM (GAME 2)

Batting stars:  D. J. Hicks was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-2 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Travis Harrison was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.

Pitching star:  Brett Lee struck out eight in a seven-inning complete game shutout, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Tony Bucciferro pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Christian Marrero was 1-for-3.  Jeremy Dowdy was 1-for-3.

The game:  It was scoreless until the sixth, when the Lookouts got all the game's runs.  Goodrum singled in the first run and Hicks followed with a two-run homer.  The Barons did not get a hit until the fifth and did not get a man past first base.

Of note:  Shannon Wilkerson was 0-for-4.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-3.

FORT MYERS AT JUPITER

Rained out.

CEDAR RAPIDS 7, PEORIA 3 IN PEORIA

Batting stars:  T. J. White was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.  Austin Diemer was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Keaton Steele pitched eight innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and no walks with six strikeouts.  John Curtiss struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Brian O'Keefe was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and three RBIs.  Tyler Bray struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one walk.  Paul DeJong was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.

The game:  The Kernels scored six in the second and the lead was never less than four after that.  Alex Real had a two-run single in the inning.

Of note:  Rafael P. Valera was 2-for-5 with a run.  Edgar Corcino was 0-for-5.

BRISTOL 7, ELIZABETHTON 6 IN BRISTOL (GAME 1--9 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Jermaine Palacios was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, driving in two.  Christian Cavaness was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Manuel Guzman was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitching star:  Josh Guyer struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up two unearned runs on a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Billy Roth struck out seven in five innings, allowing a run on four hits and three walks.  John Bormann was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Erik Lunde was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk.

The game:  The Twins trailed 4-0 after four and a half, but Cavaness singled in a run in the fifth and the Twins scored three in the sixth to tie it 4-4.  Each team scored twice in the eighth, with Palacios delivering a two-out two-run double to tie it 6-6.  Lunde homered with two out in the ninth to make it 7-6 Pirates lead.  Lewin Diaz doubled with one out in the bottom of the ninth but did not advance past second base.

Of note:  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-2 with three walks.  Zander Wiel was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Brian Olson was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Andro Cutura struck out seven in five innings but gave up four runs (two earned) on eight hits and a walk.

ELIZABETHTON 11, BRISTOL 4 IN ELIZABETHTON (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Brad Hartong was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one.  Daniel Kihle was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice.  A. J. Murray was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching star:  Anthony Mciver struck out six in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Carlos Ozuna was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Enyel Vallejo was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.  Sandy Santos was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

The game:  The Pirates led 3-2 after two.  Kihle homered in the third to tie it 3-3.  In the fourth, three walks and two errors led to three Twins runs to give them a 6-3 lead.  The Twins added two in the fifth and three in the sixth to take control of the game.

Of note:  Jermaine Palacios was 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-1 with two walks, scoring once and driving in two.  Nate Gercken struck out five in 4.1 innings but gave up four runs on four hits and four walks.