Games of May 17

Ryan Wheeler makes a big debut in a Red Wings win.   The Lookouts waste a good performance by Tyler Duffey.  Kohl Stewart and Chad Christensen lead the Miracle to victory.  The Kernels come back twice, but can't do it a third time.

ROCHESTER 5, LEHIGH VALLEY 3 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

Batting stars:  Ryan Wheeler was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Josmil Pinto was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Nate Hanson was 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Taylor Rogers pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  A. J. Achter pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Chase d'Arnaud was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Brian Bogusevic was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Jason Berken struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk.

The game:  Hanson put the Red Wings on the board with an RBI single in the fourth.  In the fifth they added four on only two hits, being aided by three walks and a hit batsman.  The IronPigs got one in the sixth and two in the eighth to cut the lead to 5-3.  They had the tying run on base with two out, but their last four batters were retired.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 0-for-5.  James Beresford was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Eric Fryer was 2-for-4 with a run.  Danny Ortiz was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.

MONTGOMERY 2, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

Batting stars:  Max Kepler was 2-for-2 with two walks.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4.  Carlos Paulino was 2-for-4.

Pitching star:  Tyler Duffey struck out twelve in seven innings, giving up one run on seven hits and three walks.

Opposition stars:  Joey Rickard was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Boog Powell was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.  Jaime Schultz struck out six in three innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits and three walks.

The game:  An error, a single, and two walks brought home the lone Lookouts run in the first inning.  It looked for a while like that might be enough, but in the fifth Powell tripled and scored on a Johnny Field double to tie the score.  In the ninth Thomas Coyle singled, went to second on a bunt, took third on a ground out, and scored on a Richie Shaffer single.  The Lookouts stranded eight men and were 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

FORT MYERS 5, JUPITER 3 IN JUPITER

Batting stars:  Chad Christensen was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two.  Marcus Knecht was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-5 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Kohl Stewart pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Brian Gilbert pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  J. T. Chargois pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  J. T. Riddle was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Yefri Perez was 2-for-4 with a run.

The game:  It was tied 2-2 after six.  In the seventh, Christensen had an RBI double and Michael Quesada had a run-scoring single, both with two out, to put the Miracle up 4-2.  The Hammerheads loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh but could only score one, cutting the lead to 4-3.  The Miracle got an insurance run in the eighth on a wild pitch.  The Hammerheads got a single and two walks in the bottom of the eighth but failed to score, and they went down in order in the ninth.

Of note:  Zach Granite was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Niko Goodrum was 0-for-4 with a walk.

QUAD CITIES 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting stars:  Tyler Kuresa was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  T. J. White was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Pat Kelly was 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Bobby Boyd was 3-for-5 with three doubles and two runs.  Jacob Nottingham was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, driving in two.  Sean McMullen was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.

The game:  The Kernels scored twice in the third to take a 2-1 lead, but a two-run River Bandits sixth tied it 3-3.  A wild pitch put the Kernels up 4-3 after six but McMullen's two-run homer in the seventh made it 5-4 River Bandits.  Trey Vavra homered in the eighth to tie it 5-5, but in the ninth Boyd hit a leadoff double, went to third on a bunt, and scored on Nottingham's single.  Kuresa doubled with one out in the ninth but was stranded on second.

Of note:  Tanner English was 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.  Vavra was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Max Murphy was 0-for-5.  Zack Larson was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Jared Wilson pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:15  Montgomery (Blake Snell, 2-0, 0.00) at Chattanooga (Jose Berrios, 2-0, 2.60)
4:00    Peoria at Cedar Rapids (completion of suspended game)
Cedar Rapids (Mat Batts, 3-1, 2.34) at Peoria (Austin Gomber, 2-3, 3.50)
5:30    Fort Myers (TBA) at Bradenton (TBA)
6:05   Durham (TBA) at Rochester (Tommy Milone, 2-0, 0.00)

Games of May 16

The Red Wings get singled into submission.  Byron Buxton breaks out of a slump for the Lookouts.  The Miracle gives one away.  The Kernels win in extra innings.

LEHIGH VALLEY 6, ROCHESTER 5 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Josmil Pinto was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Danny Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his sixth.  Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk.

Pitching stars:  Mark Hamburger struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  A. J. Achter pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Russ Canzler was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.  Chris McGuiness was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.

The game:  Three singles and a wild pitch plated two runs for the IronPigs in the first and they built a 4-0 lead in the top of the third.  The Red Wings came back, getting single runs in the third, fourth, and sixth to make it 4-3.  Four more singles scored two IronPigs runs in the seventh to make it 6-3, but Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the eighth to cut the lead to 6-5.  Ramirez followed with a one-out double, but the last five Red Wings batters were retired.  The IronPigs had thirteen hits, twelve of them singles.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 1-for-5.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-5 with an RBI.  James Beresford was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Pat Dean pitched six innings, giving up four runs on nine hits and a walk with one strikeout.

CHATTANOOGA 10, MONTGOMERY 9 IN CHATTANOOGA

Batting stars:  Byron Buxton was 3-for-5 with a triple and a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Travis Harrison was 2-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs.  Miguel Sano was 1-for-2 with three walks and three runs.

Pitching star:  Cole Johnson struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Johnny Field was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.  Thomas Coyle was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Tyler Goeddel was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

The game:  Harrison's two-run double in the first put the Lookouts up 2-1.  RBI doubles by Heiker Meneses and Buxton in the fourth made it 5-1.  The Biscuits got four in the fifth to tie it 5-5, but Mike Gonzales had a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth and Harrison had another two-run double as part of a three-run sixth that gave the Lookouts a 10-5 lead.  The Biscuits again came back, getting three in the eighth and one in the ninth to make it 10-9.  They had the tying run on first with one out in the ninth, but a double play ended the game.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a run.  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-4.  Alex Wimmers struck out nine in five innings but gave up five runs on five hits and a walk.

JUPITER 3, FORT MYERS 2 IN JUPITER

Batting stars:  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Michael Quesada was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one.  Alex Swim was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching stars:  David Hurlbut pitched six innings, giving up three unearned runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Brandon Peterson struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Chris Hoo was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Matt Milroy struck out four in two perfect innings.

The game:  Swim singled in a run in the top of the first, but the Hammerheads got it back in the bottom of the first on a single and a single-plus-error.  Doubles by Goodrum and Quesada put the Miracle back on top 2-1 in the top of the second, but a single, a walk, an error, and a sacrifice fly gave the Hammerheads a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the second.  And that was it for the scoring.  The Miracle threatened in the third, seventh, and eighth, but could not bring home the tying run.

Of note:  Zach Granite was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Bryan Haar was 0-for-4.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, QUAD CITIES 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (13 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Trey Vavra was 4-for-6 with a double and an RBI.  Max Murphy was 1-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Tanner English was 2-for-5 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Felix Jorge pitched 6.1 innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Trevor Hildenberger struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Cameron Booser pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  James Ritchie was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk, driving in two.  Thomas Lindauer was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Daniel Mengden pitched four shutout innings of relief, allowing three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Ritchie's two-run double in the third put the River Bandits ahead 2-1, but Vavra singled in a run in the bottom of the third to tie it and the Kernels got one more in the fourth to go ahead 3-2.  It stayed 3-2 until the seventh, when Kristian Trompiz tripled in the tying run.  The River Bandits had the go-ahead run on third with one out in the seventh and eighth, but could not take the lead.  In fact, there was no more scoring until the thirteenth, when Murphy doubled and scored on a one-out single by T. J. White to end the game.

Of note:  Nick Gordon was 1-for-5 with a walk.  Zack Larson was 1-for-5 with a walk and a run.  Randy LeBlanc pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks with one strikeout.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:00  Fort Myers (Kohl Stewart, 0-3, 3.18) at Jupiter (TBA)
12:35  Lehigh Valley (David Buchanan, 1-0, 3.55) at Rochester (Taylor Rogers, 2-2, 3.56)
2:05    Quad Cities (Joshua James, 1-0, 2.66) at Cedar Rapids (Jared Wilson, 4-0, 1.98)
4:15    Montgomery (Jaime Schultz, 4-1, 2.17) at Chattanooga (Tyler Duffey, 2-2, 2.76)

Games of May 15

James Beresford caps a ninth-inning comeback by the Red Wings!  Miguel Sano hits two home runs, including the game winner in a Lookouts comeback!  Brett Lee pitches well in a Miracle loss.  The Kernels get blown out.

ROCHESTER 5, LEHIGH VALLEY 4 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Eric Farris was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.  James Beresford was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Danny Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.

Pitching stars:  Ryan O'Rourke retired all four batters he faced, striking out three of them.  Lester Oliveros pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Domonic Brown was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Tyler Henson was 2-for-3 with a double and a run.  Severino Gonzalez pitched six innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  Farris led off the bottom of the first with a home run, putting the Red Wings up 1-0.  It was still 1-0 through five and Jason Wheeler appeared to be cruising.  In the sixth, however, two doubles, three singles, and a wild pitch produced four IronPig runs and a 4-1 lead.  Farris singled in a run in the seventh to make it 4-2, but the Red Wings left the bases loaded.  In the ninth, a walk, a single, and another walk loaded the bases with none out.  Farris singled in one and James Beresford delivered a two-run single for the Red Wing victory.

Of note:  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-4.  Josmil Pinto was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Wheeler pitched 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

CHATTANOOGA 7, BIRMINGHAM 5 IN BIRMINGHAM (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Miguel Sano was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his seventh and eighth) and three RBIs.  Jorge Polanco was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Pitching stars:  Dallas Gallant pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.  D. J. Johnson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Christian Marrero was 3-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice.  Jacob May was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Danny Hayes was 2-for-4 with a run.

The game:  Sano homered to put the Lookouts up 1-0 in the first, but the Barons got the run back in the second, took the lead in the third when Marcus Lemon tripled and scored, and went up 4-1 in the fourth on two singles, a double, and a ground out.  The Lookouts got two in the seventh to get back into the game and tied it in the eighth on a run-scoring double play.  Each team scored once in the ninth.  In the tenth, Sano hit a two-run homer that put the Lookouts in the lead to stay.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 0-for-5.  Travis Harrison was 2-for-5 with a run.  Max Kepler was 0-for-5.  D. J. Baxendale pitched five innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

JUPITER 2, FORT MYERS 1 IN JUPITER

Batting stars:  Engelb Vielma was 3-for-4 with a run.  Zach Granite was 1-for-2 with two walks.  Chad Christensen was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitching star:  Brett Lee pitched 7.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Austin Dean was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, driving in one.  Scott Lyman pitched six innings, allowing one run on three hits and four walks with no strikeouts.

The game:  In the fourth, Engelb Vielma walked, stole second, went to third on a balk, and scored on a ground out to put the Miracle up 1-0.  Lee had pitched well for seven shutout innings, giving up just four hits.  In the eighth, however, Yefri Perez singled, stole second, and scored on a J. T. Riddle single to tie the score.  J. T. Chargois came in and gave up an RBI double to Dean to give the Hammerheads a 2-1 lead.  In the ninth, Jason Kanzler was thrown out trying to score from first on Christensen's one-out double and a ground out ended the game.

Of note:  Alex Swim was 0-for-4.  Bryan Haar was 0-for-2 with two walks and an RBI.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-4.

QUAD CITIES 10, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Batting star:  Blake Schmit was 1-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.

Pitching star:  Samuel Clay struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Bryan Muniz was 1-for-2 with a double and three walks, scoring once and driving in two.  Mott Hyde was 4-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Akeem Bostick pitched four shutout innings of relief, allowing one hit with one strikeout.

The game:  Muniz had a two-run double in a three-run top of the second, but Schmit had a two-run triple in a three-run bottom of the second to tie it 3-3.  The River Bandits scored three more in the third, however, getting help from an error, a wild pitch, and a hit batsman, and this time the Kernels could not answer.  The River Bandits added a run in the fifth, two in the seventh, and one in the ninth as they cruised to an easy win.

Of note:  Tanner English was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-4.  Trey Vavra was 2-for-4.  Max Murphy was 1-for-4 with a double.  Zack Larson was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Michael Cederoth pitched three innings, giving up six runs (five earned) on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:05  Quad Cities (Austin Chrismon, 4-1, 2.17) at Cedar Rapids (Felix Jorge, 1-2, 2.10)
5:35  Fort Myers (David Hurlbut, 0-0, 0.00) at Jupiter (TBA)
6:05  Lehigh Valley (Joely Rodriguez, 0-3, 6.25) at Rochester (Pat Dean, 3-2, 1.93)
6:15  Montgomery (Bradin Hagens, 1-3, 3.67) at Chattanooga (TBA)

Prospect Watch

Our weekly look at some possibly future Twins.

BATTERS

ROCHESTER

Josmil Pinto is hitting .275/.362/.402 in 102 at-bats.
Danny Ortiz is hitting .243/.297/.458 in 107 at-bats.
James Beresford is hitting .313/.350/.354 in 96 at-bats.

CHATTANOOGA

Dalton Hicks is hitting .289/.394/.494 in 83 at-bats.
Max Kepler is hitting .333/.360/.500 in 72 at-bats.
Adam Brett Walker II is hitting .252/.297/.563 in 119 at-bats.
Jorge Polanco is hitting .293/.328 /.455 in 123 at-bats.
Miguel Sano is hitting .214/.326/.438 in 112 at-bats.
Byron Buxton is hitting .244/.306/.450 in 131 at-bats.

FORT MYERS

Zach Granite is hitting .333/.413/.407 in 54 at-bats.
Alex Swim is hitting .341/.369/.356 in 135 at-bats.
Chad Christensen is hitting  .259/.328/.324 in 108 at-bats.
Mitch Garver is hitting .220/.355/.260 in 100 at-bats.

CEDAR RAPIDS

Trey Vavra is hitting .327/.393/.495 in 107 at-bats.
Max Murphy is hitting .274/.338/.419 in 117 at-bats.
Zack Larson is hitting .233/.339/.291 in 103 at-bats.
Nick Gordon is hitting .252/.300/.303 in 119 at-bats.

PITCHERS

ROCHESTER

Taylor Rogers is 2-2, 3.56, 1.40 WHIP with 40 strikeouts in 43 innings (7 starts).
Alex Meyer is 2-2, 7.01, 1.88 WHIP with 34 strikeouts in 34.2 innings (7 starts).
Pat Dean is 3-2, 1.93, 1.05 WHIP with 28 strikeouts in 42 innings (6 starts).
Tommy Milone is 2-0, 0.00, 0.70 WHIP with 20 strikeouts in 14.1 innings (2 starts).
Lester Oliveros is 1-0, 2.40, 1.00 WHIP with 24 strikeouts in 15 innings (11 games, 1 start).

CHATTANOOGA

Tyler Duffey is 2-2, 2.76, 1.05 WHIP with 42 strikeouts in 45.2 innings (7 starts).
Jose Berrios is 4-1, 2.60, 1.16 WHIP with 53 strikeouts in 45 innings (7 starts).
D. J. Baxendale is 3-0, 1.24, 1.18 WHIP with 34 strikeouts in 36.1 innings (6 starts).
Alex Wimmers is 1-0, 5.67, 1.52 WHIP with 25 strikeouts in 27 innings (5 starts).
Zack Jones is 1-0, 6 saves, 1.50, 0.92 WHIP with 19 strikeouts in 12 innings (12 games).

FORT MYERS

Ryan Eades is 2-1, 3.82, 1.42 WHIP with 19 strikeouts in 35.1 innings (6 starts).
Aaron Slegers is 1-2, 3.63, 1.10 WHIP with 20 strikeouts in 34.2 innings (6 starts).
Chih-Wei Hu is 4-0, 1.03, 0.83 WHIP with 36 strikeouts in 35 innings (6 starts).
Kohl Stewart is 0-3, 3.18, 1.37 WHIP with 10 strikeouts in 22.2 innings (4 starts).
Tim Shibuya is 1-0, 0.66, 0.73 WHIP with 13 strikeouts in 13.2 innings (6 games).
Todd Van Steensel is 0-2, 1.64, 1.09 WHIP with 33 strikeouts in 22 innings (13 games).

CEDAR RAPIDS

Mat Batts is 2-1, 2.34, 1.04 WHIP with 32 strikeouts in 34.2 innings (6 starts).
Felix Jorge is 1-2, 2.10, 0.97 WHIP with 34 strikeouts in 30 innings (5 starts).
Michael Cederoth is 1-2, 3.75, 1.50 WHIP with 24 strikeouts in 24 innings (5 starts).
John Curtiss is 2-2, 5.06, 1.58 WHIP with 29 strikeouts in 26.2 innings (5 starts).
Stephen Gonsalves is 3-1, 1.41, 0.81 WHIP with 43 strikeouts in 32 innings (5 starts).
Zach Tillery is 3-0, 1 save, 1.54, 0.77 WHIP with 28 strikeouts in 23.1 innings (8 games, 1 start).
Trevor Hildenberger is 1-1, 4 saves, 0.50, 0.50 WHIP with 23 strikeouts in 18 innings (9 games).
Cameron Booser is 1-0, 1.10, 0.98 WHIP with 31 strikeouts in 16.1 innings (10 games).

Games of May 14

Alex Meyer isn't awful, but isn't good as the Red Wings lose in extra innings.  After a slow beginning, Greg Peavey has made two good starts in a row.  Zach Granite continues to hit in a Miracle loss.  A suspended game for Cedar Rapids.

LEHIGH VALLEY 6, ROCHESTER 5 IN ROCHESTER (11 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his third) and two runs.  Jose Martinez was 2-for-5 with a home run.  Eric Fryer was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching star:  Tim Stauffer pitched two shutout innings with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Chase D'Arnaud was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Maikel Franco was 2-for-4 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Jason Berken pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing three hits with two strikeouts.

The game:  Martinez and Rodriguez each homered in a four-run third to give the Red Wings a 5-2 lead.  The IronPigs slowly came back, scoring single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh to tie the score 5-5.  The Red Wings were getting at least one baserunner in every inning, but could not dent the plate again, going 1-for-9 with men in scoring position.  D'Arnaud's RBI double in the eleventh brought home the go-ahead run for the IronPigs.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 2-for-5.  Josmil Pinto was 1-for-5 with a double.  Danny  Ortiz was 1-for-5.  James Beresford was 1-for-5.  Alex Meyer pitched 6.1 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

CHATTANOOGA 5, BIRMINGHAM 1 IN BIRMINGHAM

Batting stars:  Max Kepler was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one.  Travis Harrison was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Mike Gonzales was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Greg Peavey pitched seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and now walks with three strikeouts.  Zack Jones struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Tim Anderson was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Christian Marrero was 1-for-3 with a walk.

The game:  With the Lookouts leading 1-0, Kepler had an RBI double and Adam Brett Walker II delivered a run-scoring triple, leading to a two-run fourth and a 3-0 Lookouts advantage.  The Barons got on the board with one in the sixth, but in the eighth two walks, a Kepler double, and a Gonzales single produce a pair of runs and put the game out of reach.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 1-for-5.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-5.  Miguel Sano was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice.

DUNEDIN 6, FORT MYERS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his third.  Zach Granite was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Logan Wade was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.

Pitching stars:  Alex Muren struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Todd Van Steensel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.

Opposition stars:  Dickie Joe Thon was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in one.  Matt Dean was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Justin Shafer pitched five shutout innings, allowing five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  The first six Blue Jays of the game reached base, leaving them with three in and the bases loaded with none out.  They only plated one more that inning, but added two in the second, and that was all they needed.  The Miracle loaded the bases with one out in the third and two out in the sixth but did not score until the seventh, when an RBI single by Alex Swim got them on the board.  Kanzler hit a two-run homer in the ninth but the Miracle did not get another man on base.

Of note:  Swim was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Chad Christensen was 0-for-4 with a walk.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Ryan Eades pitched five innings, giving up six runs on ten hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

PEORIA AT CEDAR RAPIDS

The game was suspended after three and a half innings due to wet grounds.  The Kernels are leading 6-2.  Trey Vavra hit a three-run homer in a four-run second.  The game will be completed as part of a doubleheader on Monday.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:35  Fort Myers (Brett Lee, 0-1, 2.95) at Jupiter (TBA)
6:05  Lehigh Valley (Severino Gonzales, 1-2, 5.09) at Rochester (Jason Wheeler, 1-2, 5.05)
6:35  Quad Cities (Brandon McNitt, 0-0, 9.00) at Cedar Rapids (Michael Cederoth, 1-2, 3.95)
7:05  Chattanooga (D. J. Baxendale, 3-0, 1.24) at Birmingham (TBA)

Where They Stand: Through Games of May 13, 2015

Our weekly look at the standings.

Minnesota is 19-15, third in the American League Central, two games behind Kansas City.  The Twins won their most recent game and are 7-3 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 18-14, second in the International League North, one game behind Pawtucket.  The Red Wings won their most recent game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Chattanooga is 20-13, first in the Southern League North, 2.5 games ahead of Tennessee.  The Lookouts have won two consecutive games and are 8-2 in their last ten games.

Fort Myers is 16-17, fourth in the Florida State League North, seven games behind Charlotte.  The Miracle has won two consecutive games and is 7-3 in its last ten games.

Cedar Rapids is 21-12, second in the Midwest League Western, five games behind Quad Cities.  The Kernels won their most recent game and are 8-2 in their last ten games.

Games of May 13

Pitching predominates as the Twins sweep!  A tremendous performance by Tommy Milone!  A tremendouser performance by Jose Berrios.  Oh, by the way, Chih-Wei Hu was pretty good, too!  And a walkoff in extra innings by the Kernels!

ROCHESTER 1, TOLEDO 0 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-3 with a run.  Nate Hanson was 2-for-3.  Eric Fryer was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Tommy Milone struck out twelve in eight shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  A. J. Achter struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Kyle Ryan pitched 6.1 innings, allowing one run on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  The Red Wings had lots of baserunners, but the game remained scoreless until the seventh, when Ramirez hit a one-out triple and scored on an error.  The Mud Hens did not get a hit until the fourth and only twice advanced a man to second base.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 0-for-4.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 1-for-4.  Brock Peterson was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Danny Ortiz was 0-for-4.

CHATTANOOGA 3, BIRMINGHAM 0 IN BIRMINGHAM

Batting stars:  None.

Pitching star:  Jose Berrios pitched a complete-game shutout, giving up two hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.

Opposition star:  Onelki Garcia struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing a walk.

The game:  The Lookouts scored all three runs in the second inning, getting RBI doubles from Max Kepler and Adam Brett Walker II and a run-scoring single from Heiker Meneses.  The Barons only twice got a man to second and had ten consecutive batters retired at one point.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4.  Miguel Sano was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Kepler was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Walker II was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

FORT MYERS 2, DUNEDIN 1 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Chad Christensen was 2-for-4 with a run.  Zach Granite was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching stars:  Chih-Wei Hu struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks.  Ethan Mildren pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Roemon Fields was 2-for-5 with a double.  Mitch Nay was 2-for-4.  Luis Santos pitched 6.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  It was scoreless until the seventh, when an error, a single, and two walks brought home a Blue Jays run.  The Miracle tied it in the bottom of the seventh on two singles and a ground out.  In the ninth, Christensen had a one-out single, stole second, and scored on a two-out single by Mitch Garver to win the game.

Of note:  Alex Swim was 0-for-4 with a run.  Garver was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

CEDAR RAPIDS 6, PEORIA 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (10 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Trey Vavra was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Tanner English was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Tyler Kuresa was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Zach Tillery struck out six in four shutout innings of relief, giving up one hit and two walks.  Randy LeBlanc pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Nick Thompson was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and a walk, driving in three.  Blake Drake was 1-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk.  Steve Bean was 2-for-5 with a double.

The game:  Drake and Thompson each homered in the third as part of a four-run inning that gave the Chiefs a 4-0 lead.  It was 4-2 after four and Kuresa's two-run double made it 5-4 Chiefs after five.  It stayed there until the eighth, when English doubled and scored on a Nick Gordon single to tie it 5-5.  In the tenth, Kuresa led off with a single, an error put men on first and second, a bunt advanced them to second and third, and another error brought home the winning run.

Of note:  Gordon was 2-for-6 with a run and an RBI.  Max Murphy was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  John Curtiss pitched five innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Dunedin (Jeremy Gabryszwski, 1-1, 4.50) at Fort Myers (TBA)
6:05  Lehigh Valley (Adam Morgan, 0-4, 3.60) at Rochester (TBA)
6:35  Peoria (Dewin Perez, 0-1, 11.37) at Cedar Rapids (Stephen Gonsalves, 3-1,1.41)
7:05  Chattanooga (Greg Peavey, 2-1, 8.89) at Birmingham (Frankie Montas, 0-0, 3.00)