Games of July 2

Familiar names come through for Rochester.  Aaron Slegers and Randy LeBlanc pitch well.

ROCHESTER 6, SYRACUSE 3 IN SYRACUSE

Adam Brett Walker II broke a 3-3 tie with a sixth-inning RBI single and John Ryan Murphy singled home a pair of insurance runs in the eighth.  Pat Dean pitched six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with a home run, his thirteenth.  Byung-Ho Park, in his first game for Rochester, was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Jorge Polanco hit a home run, his sixth.

CHATTANOOGA 7, PENSACOLA 3 IN PENSACOLA

The Lookouts scored four in the third on their way to a win.  They had only three hits in the inning, all singles, but were aided by an error, a wild pitch, and a hit batsman.  Aaron Slegers struck out ten in seven innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and one walk.  Zack Jones appeared in his second AA game and remains unscored upon in two innings.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk and is batting .306.  Stuart Turner was 2-for-4 with a double.    Niko Goodrum was 1-for-4 and is batting .500 in two AA games.

FORT MYERS 10, JUPITER 1 IN FORT MYERS

The Miracle scored in each of the first four innings, building a 6-0 lead and cruising to victory.  Randy LeBlanc pitched seven strong innings, giving up just one run on five hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Michael Theofanopoulos pitched a scoreless inning and is now unscored upon in all four high-A appearances (3.1 innings).  Nick Gordon was 3-for-5 with a triple.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-4 to remain at .500 in two high-A games.  A. J. Murray hit his first home run of the season and is batting .323.  Edgar Corcino also homered, his fifth.  T. J. White was 2-for-5 and is batting .302.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, BELOIT 2 IN BELOIT

The Kernels scored two in the eighth to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead, with a sacrifice fly bringing home the tying run and a wild pitch letting the winning run score.  Lachlan Wells struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks.  His ERA is 1.74 in two games.  Michael Cederoth struck out two in two shutout innings to lower his ERA to 1.82.  He has 33 strikeouts and 19 walks in 24.2 innings (15 games).  Daniel Kihle was 2-for-3 to lead the offense.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 and is batting .327.

BLUEFIELD 8, ELIZABETHTON 5 IN ELIZABETHTON

Fourth-inning homers by Nash Knight and Ridge Smith put the Blue Jays up 6-0.  The Twins cut it to 6-4 through six but could get no closer.  Ryan Mason pitched four innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on seven hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Johan Quezada struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings--in seven innings he has allowed no runs and no hits with five walks and eight strikeouts.  Shane Carrier was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Jaylin Davis was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh) and is batting .342.  Amaurys Minier was also 2-for-5 with a home run, his second.

GCL RED SOX 6, GCL TWINS 2 AT RED SOX

A five-run fifth turned a 2-1 deficit into a 6-2 Red Sox lead.  The Red Sox had only two hits in the inning, both singles, but got the benefit of three walks, a wild pitch, an error, and a balk.  Huascar Ynoa had pitched well prior to that inning, but his line reads four innings, three runs (two earned), five hits and one walk with five strikeouts.  Onas Farfan pitched two scoreless innings and has opened his GCL career with 6.2 scoreless innings.  Patrick McGuff pitched a scoreless inning and has opened with three shutout innings.  Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .385.  Luis Martinez was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .357.

DSL TWINS 1, DSL DIAMONDBACKS 0 (TOP OF FOURTH--SUSPENDED GAME)

The Twins have men on first and third with one out in the fourth inning.  Edwar Colina has struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Darling Cuesto has the only Twins hit.

TODAY'S TILT

5:00  Bluefield (TBA) at Elizabethton (Sean Poppen, 0-1, 5.40)
5:50  Jupiter (Luis Castillo, 5-3, 2.50) at Fort Myers (Tyler Jay, 5-5, 3.02)
6:05  Rochester (Jose Berrios, 7-3, 2.62) at Syracuse (Austin Voth, 4-4, 3.23)
6:30  Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 1-3, 4.56) at Pensacola (Nick Travieso, 3-3, 4.91)
7:00  Cedar Rapids (Dereck Rodriguez, 1-9, 6.64) at Beloit (Evan Manarino, 6-3, 2.26)