Games of May 25

It may be time to move some people up from Chattanooga.  The Miracle lose two one-run games despite a big day from Max Murphy.  Lewis Thorpe takes another step on the comeback trail.  Jaylin Davis hits his eleventh homer.

DURHAM AT ROCHESTER

Rained out.

CHATTANOOGA 5, MONTGOMERY 2 IN CHATTANOOGA

The Biscuits scored in the top of the first, but the Lookouts tied it in the bottom of the first on a LaMonte Wade RBI double, took the lead on a sacrifice fly, and held the lead the rest of the game.  They also scored single runs in the second, fifth, and seventh.  Montgomery got a run in the eighth and had the tying run up to bat with two out, but that was as close as they got.

Ryan Eades continues to pitch well since being moved into the starting rotation.  He went 5.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with no strikeouts.  Randy Rosario struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings.  His ERA is 1.90, his WHIP is 0.85, and he has struck out 20 in 23.2 innings.  Tyler Jay made his season debut, giving up one run on one hit and two walks in one inning.  John Curtiss struck out three in a scoreless inning, keeping his ERA at zero.  He has struck out 25 in 17.2 innings.  Edgar Corcino was 3-for-3 with a walk and is batting .315.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and is batting .303.

DUNEDIN 5, FORT MYERS 4 IN DUNEDIN (GAME 1--9 INNINGS)

The Miracle led 4-2 after five, but the Blue Jays scored twice in the sixth on just one hit, getting the benefit of two walks, a wild pitch, and two passed balls, to send the game to extra innings.  Dunedin loaded the bases in the seventh and Fort Myers did the same in the eighth, but neither team scored.  The Blue Jays broke through in the ninth, with Juan Kelly scoring from first on a Nash Knight double to win the game.  Fort Myers out-hit Dunedin 15-8.  The went 7-for-20 with men in scoring position, but still managed to strand thirteen men.  Cavan Biggio, son of Craig, played second base for the Blue Jays and was 0-for-4.  J. A. Happ, on a rehab assignment, started for Dunedin and pitched three innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

Brady Anderson pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk with one strikeout.  Alex Muren struck out four in two shutout innings to drop his ERA to 0.87.  Max Murphy was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk.  Bradley Strong was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk and is batting .308.  Alex Perez was also 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Nelson Molina was 2-for-4.  Chris Paul was 2-for-5 with a triple and is batting .337.  Sean Miller was 2-for-5.  Rafael P. Valera, normally an outfielder, caught the entire game.  I don't know why.

DUNEDIN 2, FORT MYERS 1 IN DUNEDIN (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Blue Jays got single runs in the fourth and fifth.  The Miracle scored on a ground out in the sixth.  They did not get the tying run past first base.

Lewis Thorpe, who appears to still be on a pitch count, struck out six in four innings and gave up one run on three hits and two walks.  Chris Paul was 2-for-3, raising his average to .343.  Max Murphy was also 2-for-3.  Bradley Strong was 1-for-3 to raise his average to .309.  Tanner English was 1-for-3 and is batting .300.

CEDAR RAPIDS 9, CLINTON 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels broke a 2-2 tie with five runs in the fifth.  Caleb Hamilton drove in a run with a double, Aaron Whitefield and Travis Blankenhorn each had RBI singles, and Jaylin Davis brought home two with a single.  Cedar Rapids added two more in the seventh on a two-run homer by Lewin Diaz.

Eduardo Del Rosario made his second consecutive good start, striking out nine in six innings while giving up two runs on three hits and three walks.  Colton Davis, Andrew Vasquez, and Logan Lombana each pitched a scoreless inning, with Davis now having an ERA of 2.25 and Vasquez and ERA of 1.77.  Jaylin Davis was 3-for-4 with a home run, his eleventh, and three RBIs.  Diaz was 2-for-4 and the home run was his seventh.  Brandon Lopez was 2-for-4.  Jermaine Palacios was 1-for-4 and is batting .324.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:35  Fort Myers (Dereck Rodriguez, 2-2, 3.06) at Charlotte
6:05  Indianapolis (Edgar Santana, 1-0, 0.36) at Rochester (Nick Tepesch, 1-2, 3.16)
6:15  Montgomery (Mike Franco, 4-0, 2.23) at Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, 0-1, 4.50)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Max Cordy, 0-1, 5.40) at Kane County (Sam McWilliams, 4-2, 3.15)