Games of August 6-7

Two near no-hitters.  Fine games from Kohl Stewart and Omar Bencomo.

GAMES OF AUGUST 6

LEHIGH VALLEY 7, ROCHESTER 2 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

The IronPigs scored three in the first after their first two men went out and controlled the game all the way.  Andrew Albers lasted only four innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and three walks with no strikeouts.  D. J. Baxendale struck out four in three shutout innings of relief, dropping his ERA to 0.96 with a WHIP of 0.80 and 20 strikeouts with 4 walks in 18.2 innings.  Trevor Plouffe had two of the three Red Wings hits, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double to raise his average to .316.

CHATTANOOGA 3, JACKSONVILLE 2 IN CHATTANOOGA

Niko Goodrum's two-run single capped a three-run sixth that gave the Lookouts all the runs they needed.  Kohl Stewart pitched eight innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts.  No Chattanooga batter had more than one hit, but three of their six hits were for extra bases (two doubles and a triple).

CHARLOTTE 5, FORT MYERS 3 IN CHARLOTTE

The Miracle scored three in the top of the first, but did nothing on offense the rest of the game.  Jace Conrad's RBI single in the third put the Stone Crabs up 4-3 and Thomas Milone had a run-scoring triple in the eight for an insurance run.  Fernando Romero pitched only three innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks with one strikeout.  T. J. White hit a home run, his seventh.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .303.

PEORIA 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (10 INNINGS)

The Kernels scored three in the eighth to tie it 4-4, but the Chiefs got three in the tenth to win.  Lachlan Wells pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Nelson Molina was 3-for-4 and is batting .300.  Christian Ibarra was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.

JOHNSON CITY 5, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN JOHNSON CITY

Andrew Krizner hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run fifth that broke a 1-1 tie.  Sean Poppen pitched five innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Lewin Diaz was 2-for-4 and is batting .301.  Roberto Gonzalez was 2-for-4.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-4 and is batting .357.  Ariel Montesino was 1-for-4 and is batting .316.

GCL RED SOX 3, GCL TWINS 2 AT RED SOX

It was 1-1 after eight, but Juan Carlos Abreu delivered a two-run single in the ninth for the Red Sox.  The Twins scored one in the bottom of the ninth and had the tying run on second with one out.  Bo Hellquist pitched six solid innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Justin Hazard was 3-for-4 with a double and is batting .379.  Heiker Meneses, on a rehab assignment, went 2-for-4.  Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-3 and is batting .314.

DSL TWINS 6, DSL DIAMONDBACKS2 0 AT DIAMONDBACKS (8 1/2 INNINGS--RAIN)

Twins pitchers threw eight hitless innings.  Jorsan Garcia led off leading off the bottom of the ninth and the game was called off right after that due to rain.  Juan Mojica struck out six in six hitless innings, walking one.  Frandy Torres pitched two perfect innings, dropping his ERA to 1.95 with 25 strikeouts in 24.1 innings.  Darling Cuesto was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Antonio Tovar was 2-for-4 with a double.  Victor Tademo was 2-for-4 and is batting .312.  Ruben Santana was also 2-for-4.  Edgar Herrera was 1-for-4 and is batting .331.  Jorge Parra was 1-for-3 with a double and is batting .311.

GAMES OF AUGUST 7

LEHIGH VALLEY 10, ROCHESTER 1 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

Already leading 4-1, the IronPigs scored five in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Jason Wheeler pitched six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and four walks with one strikeout.  Buck Britton was 2-for-4 with a double.

CHATTANOOGA 4, JACKSONVILLE 0 IN CHATTANOOGA

Ryan Walker hit a two-run homer in the first and Niko Goodrum hit a two-run homer in the third.  Omar Bencomo pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Walker was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in addition to his second home run.  Zach Granite was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .300.  Goodrum's homer was his fourth.

CHARLOTTE 2, FORT MYERS 1 IN CHARLOTTE

Joe McCarthy homered in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  It was the only hit the Stone Crabs had--their other run came in the fifth on a walk, a bunt, a wild pitch, and a sacrifice fly.  Dereck Rodriguez did very well in his high-A debut, going seven innings and allowing two runs on one hit and two walks with six strikeouts.  Cam Booser, in only his second high-A game, remained unscored upon.  The Miracle had only three hits.  Chris Paul hit a home run, his second.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .318.

PEORIA 3, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Chiefs scored three in the first on two hits and three walks and made the runs stand up.  The Kernels had the tying run on third base with two out in the ninth.  Tyler Beardsley pitched five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks with one strikeout.  Williams Ramirez pitched three shutout innings of relief.  Christian Ibarra was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 and is batting .337.  Casey Scoggins was also 2-for-4.

DANVILLE AT ELIZABETHTON

Rained out.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Dodgers1 at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Orioles at GCL Twins
5:00  Danville (Joey Wentz, 0-1, 6.75) at Elizabethton (Jose Martinez, 1-3, 7.36)
Game 2  Danville (TBA) at Elizabethton (TBA)
6:05  St. Lucie (Josh Prevost, 3-7, 4.13) at Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 5-9, 5.21)
6:15  Jacksonville (TBA) at Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 7-6, 3.62)
6:35  Peoria (Jake Woodford, 4-4, 2.94) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Gibbons, 5-3, 5.00)

Games of August 5

A Park Bang carries the Red Wings.  Cody Stashak does well in his Fort Myers debut.  An offensive explosion for Elizabethton.

ROCHESTER 3, LEHIGH VALLEY 2 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

Byungho Park hit his tenth homer of the season with two out in the eighth to provide the go-ahead run.  Nick Greenwood pitched seven strong innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Ryan O'Rourke and Pat Light each pitched a perfect inning of relief.  Park was 2-for-4 including the home run.  Adam Brett Walker II also hit a home run, his twenty-second.  Trevor Plouffe was 1-for-4 with a double on his rehab assignment.

JACKSONVILLE 7, CHATTANOOGA 3 IN CHATTANOOGA

Three walks and a two-run single by Cam Maron in the sixth inning put the Suns up 6-3 and put them in control of the game.  Aaron Slegers pitched five innings and gave up four unearned runs (thanks to two errors) on six hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Ryan Walker was 3-for-4.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-2 with a home run (his third) and two walks.  Zach Granite was 2-for-3 with a walk.

FORT MYERS 5, CHARLOTTE 1 IN CHARLOTTE

The Miracle scored two in the first and Chris Paul hit a three-run homer in the third.  Cody Stashak made a very successful high-A debut, allowing just one run on six hits and one walk with four strikeouts.  Joe Maloney was 2-for-3.  Paul was 2-for-4 including the home run.  Tanner English was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 and is batting .303.

CLINTON 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

It was 3-3 after seven, but Gus Craig hit a two-run homer in the eighth and Dalton Kelly delivered a two-run single-plus-error in the ninth to seal the victory for the LumberKings.  Eduardo Del Rosario started and pitched four innings before the rain came; he struck out seven, but allowed three runs on four hits and two walks.  Andrew Vasquez started the second part of the game and struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Zander Weil was 2-for-4 with a home run, his thirteenth.  Chris Ibarra was 2-for-4 with a double.  Nelson Molina was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-2 and is batting .335.

CLINTON 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS--(7 INNINGS--SCHEDULED GAME)

The LumberKings scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth to go up 5-1.  Miles Nordgren pitched five innings and gave up five runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Rainis Silva was 2-for-3.  Christian Ibarra was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Luis Arraez has a bruised wrist and did not play.

ELIZABETHTON 14, JOHNSON CITY 1 IN JOHNSON CITY

The Twins scored in every inning but the fifth, which was when the Cardinals got their lone run.  Alex Schick pitched 5.1 innings, giving up just one run on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Six Twins had multi-hit games.  Travis Blankenhorn was 3-for-6 with a home run (his ninth) and a double and is batting .300.  Brandon Lopez was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk and is batting .357.  Lewin Diaz was 3-for-6.  Shane Carrier was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.  Trey Cabbage was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-6 and is batting .360.

GCL RED SOX 2, GCL TWINS 1 AT RED SOX

Trailing 2-0, the Twins got their lone run in the seventh on two doubles but did not get a hit after that.  The two doubles were their only two hits of the game.  Taylor Clemensia pitched five innings and allowed two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Tyler Fox pitched three shutout innings of relief.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .324.  Justin Hazard was 0-for-3 and is batting .320.  Roni Tapia was 0-for-3 and is batting .075.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL DIAMONDBACKS2 4 AT TWINS

The Twins scored four in the second to go up 4-0 and never trailed.  Pedro Garcia pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Danny Feliz pitched two shutout innings to drop his ERA to 0.93 with eight strikeouts (and eight walks) in 9.2 innings.  Agustin Marte was 3-for-5.  Antonio Tovar was 2-for-4.  Ruben Santana was 2-for-4.  Edgar Herrera was 1-for-4 and is batting .333.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins
9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Diamondbacks2
5:05  Fort Myers (Fernando Romero, 3-1, 2.31) at Charlotte (TBA)
5:05  Peoria (Jorge L. Rodriguez, 2-1, 2.79) at Cedar Rapids (Lachlan Wells, 3-3, 2.23)
5:35  Rochester (Andrew Albers, 9-4, 3.23) at Lehigh Valley (Adam Morgan, 5-1, 3.24)
6:00  Elizabethton (Sean Poppen, 2-2, 2.63) at Johnson City (Ian Oxnevad, 3-2, 3.05)
6:15  Jacksonville (TBA) at Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 5-5, 3.19)

Games of August 4

The Twins debuts of Adalberto Mejia and Alan Busenitz.  Ben Rortvedt gets his first professional hit.  The Lookouts lose on a walkoff strikeout.

PAWTUCKET 3, ROCHESTER 1 IN ROCHESTER

Rusney Castillo had an RBI triple and later scored in the third for all the runs the Red Sox would need.  Adalberto Mejia did well in his Rochester debut, striking out eight in seven innings while giving up two runs on six hits and no walks.  For whatever it's worth, Red Wings announcer Josh Whetzel was quite impressed with his stuff.  Sean Burnett pitched a scoreless inning to drop his ERA to 1.95.  Wilfredo Tovar was 2-for-4.  Reynaldo Rodriguez accounted for the only Rochester run with a home run, his second.

MOBILE 2, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN MOBILE (10 INNINGS)

The first two Mobile batters in the tenth were retired, but a walk, an error, and a third-strike wild pitch brought home the winning run.  Stephen Gonsalves pitched another strong game, striking out eight in six innings while allowing an unearned run on just three hits and two walks.  Alan Busenitz made his Lookouts debut with two shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Edgar Corcino was 2-for-4 and is batting .300.  Travis Harrison was 2-for-4.

FORT MYERS 5, BRADENTON 4 IN BRADENTON

The Miracle lost a 4-0 lead, but T. J. White delivered an RBI single with two out in the eighth to bring home the go-ahead run.  Sam Clay got through five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts.  Brian Navaretto was 2-for-4 with a double.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-5 and is batting .301.  White and Chris Paul were each 2-for-5.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-4 with a walk and is batting .333.

CLINTON AT CEDAR RAPIDS (SUSPENDED)

The game was suspended with one out in the bottom of the fourth with Clinton leading 3-2.  Zander Weil hit a two-run homer, his thirteenth.  The game will be completed today.

ELIZABETHTON 5, JOHNSON CITY 1 IN JOHNSON CITY

Two-run singles by Ben Rortvedt and Andre Jernigan put the Twins ahead 5-0 in the second.  Ryan Mason pitched five innings, allowing an unearned run on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts.  Patrick McGuff struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, dropping his ERA to 0.79 and his WHIP to 1.15 with 21 strikeouts in 11.1 innings.  Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and a double, raising his average to .362.  Shane Carrier was 2-for-4.  After a slow start he is 9-for-22 with two homers in his last six games and has raised his average 34 points.  Brandon Lopez was 0-for-4 and is batting .329.  Ariel Montesino was 1-for-4 and is batting .319.  Rortvedt's single was his first hit in eleven at-bats.

GCL TWINS AT GCL RAYS

Rained out.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL CUBS2 4 AT TWINS

Yeltsin Encarnacion's two-run double capped a four-run eighth that took the Twins from down 4-3 to up 7-4.  Melvi Acosta struck out five in five innings but allowed three runs on six hits and no walks.  Yeremi De La Cruz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Jorge Parra was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .310.  Yeison Perez was 2-for-4 and is batting .301.  Agustin Marte was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Encarnacion was 2-for-5 with a double.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Diamondbacks at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Red Sox
5:35  Clinton at Cedar Rapids--completion of suspended game
Game 2  Clinton (Nick Neidert, 7-2, 2.34) at Cedar Rapids (Miles Nordgren, 3-5, 3.01)
5:35  Fort Myers (Cody Stashak, no record) at Charlotte (TBA)
6:00  Elizabethton (Alex Schick, 2-1, 7.97) at Johnson City (David Oca, 1-1, 4.73)
6:05  Rochester (Nick Greenwood, 2-2, 3.96) at Lehigh Valley (Anthony Vasquez, 2-0, 3.28)
6:15  Jacksonville (TBA) at Chattanooga (Aaron Slegers, 8-5, 3.76)

Games of August 3

The Red Wings take the lead, then stand Pat.  Late wins by the Kernels and the GCL Twins.

ROCHESTER 3, PAWTUCKET 2 IN ROCHESTER

A walk, a stolen base-plus-error, and a ground out made it 3-2 Red Wings in the second inning, and the pitching did the rest.  Pat Dean gave up two in the first but pitched really well after that, going 6.2 innings and allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts.  Pat Light made his Rochester debut with a scoreless inning.  The Red Wings were out-hit eleven to five.  The only Red Wing with two hits was Reynaldo Rodriguez, who was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Trevor Plouffe was 0-for-3 with a walk in a rehab appearance.

MOBILE 4, CHATTANOOGA 3 IN MOBILE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Lookouts scored two in the seventh and had the tying run on first with two out, but that was as close as they could get.  David Hurlbut struck out six in a six-inning complete game, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks.  He also allowed three home runs, which accounted for all of the BayBears runs.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-2 with a walk.  Ryan Walker was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Niko Goodrum hit a two-run homer, his second).

MOBILE 5, CHATTANOOGA 4 IN MOBILE (GAME 2--11 INNINGS)

It was supposed to go seven, but Ronnie Freeman's RBI single tied it 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh.  A run-scoring passed ball put the Lookouts ahead 4-3 in the top of the eleventh, but the BayBears (who are cool) scored twice in the bottom of the eleventh to win it.  Felix Jorge pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Zack Jones struck out five in two shutout innings.  His ERA is 1.56, his WHIP is 0.98, and he has struck out 23 while walking 6 in 17.1 innings.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-5.  Zach Granite was 2-for-6.

BRADENTON 9, FORT MYERS 5 IN BRADENTON

Already leading 5-3, the Marauders scored four in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Randy LeBlanc lasted only three innings, giving up five runs on nine hits and a walk with no strikeouts.  Cam Booser made his Fort Myers debut with a scoreless inning.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-3 with a double and is batting .347.  T. J. White was 2-for-4 with a double.  Joe Maloney was also 2-for-4.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-5 and is now batting .300.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, CLINTON 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Back-to-back doubles by Sean Miller and Kevin Garcia produced the go-ahead run in the eighth.  Brady Anderson made his Class A debut and pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Williams Ramirez and Max Cordy each pitched two shutout innings, with Ramirez striking out four.  Zander Weil was 2-for-3 with a triple.  Miller was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) as well as his double.  Garcia was also 2-for-4.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 and is batting .334.

ELIZABETHTON TWINS

No game scheduled.

GCL TWINS 3, GCL RAYS 2 AT TWINS

Trailing 2-0 after seven, the Twins scored two in the eighth and plated the winning run on a passed ball in the ninth.  Jordan Balazovic pitched three innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks to make his ERA 1.13.  Callan Pearce pitched two shutout innings to lower his ERA to 0.51 with 19 strikeouts in 17.2 innings.  Dominic Blanco was 1-for-2 and is batting .400 (2-for-5).  Justin Hazard is 1-for-3 with a double and is batting .364.  Tanner English was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .333 (3-for-9).  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-4 and is batting .323.

DSL TWINS 11, DSL CUBS2 2 AT CUBS2

The Twins scored five in the fourth to go up 7-1 and the outcome was never in doubt.  Carlos Suniaga struck out six in six innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits and a walk.  Jorge Parra was 3-for-5 with a triple and a walk and is batting .304.  Victor Tademo was 3-for-6 with a double and is batting .316.  Yeison Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third), a double, and a walk.  Darling Cuesto was 2-for-5 with a double.  Antonio Tovar was 2-for-6.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Cubs2 at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Twins at GCL Rays
12:35  Pawtucket (Brian Johnson, 3-4, 4.50) at Rochester (Adalberto Mejia, no record)
5:35  Fort Myers (Sam Clay, 1-1, 3.43) at Bradenton (Buddy Borden, 0-3, 8.06)
6:00  Elizabethton (Ryan Mason, 0-2, 6.08) at Johnson City (Daniel Castano, 0-2, 4.62)
6:35  Chattanooga (Stephen Gonsalves, (4-1, 2.79) at Mobile (Josh Taylor, 3-0, 1.72)
6:35  Clinton (Pedro Vasquez, 1-2, 2.37) at Cedar Rapids (Eduardo Del Rosario, 3-2, 4.61)

Games of August 2

Adam Brett Walker II hits his twenty-first.  The Red Wings have a terrific bullpen.  Six-run innings sink the Kernels and the E-Twins.

ROCHESTER 6, PAWTUCKET 3 IN ROCHESTER

Adam Brett Walker II hit a two-run homer, his twenty-first, as part of a four-run second that put the Red Wings up 4-1.  The Red Sox closed to 4-3, but the Red Wings scored two in the fifth and three relievers slammed the door.  Jason Wheeler pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  D. J. Baxendale pitched 1.1 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to 1.15, Sean Burnett retired all four batters he faced to lower his ERA to 2.01, and J. T. Chargois pitched a scoreless inning to make his ERA 1.06.  Logan Schafer was 3-for-3 with a walk; in his last ten games he's batting .370 (10-for-27).  Trevor Plouffe began his rehab assignment by going 2-for-4.

CHATTANOOGA AT MOBILE

Rained out.

FORT MYERS MIRACLE

No game scheduled.

BURLINGTON 11, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN BURLINGTON

The Kernels led 3-1, but Brennon Lund's three-run homer in the sixth put the Bees ahead and a six-run seventh put the game out of reach.  Sam Gibbons pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Kuo Hua Lo, who's been outstanding all season, had an awful game, going 1.2 innings and giving up nine runs (six earned) on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts, causing his ERA to nearly double at 2.60.  Tom Hackimer struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings and has an ERA of 1.93.  Luis Arraez had a big game in a losing effort, going 5-for-5 to raise his average to .336.  J. J. Fernandez was 2-for-5 with a double.  Rainis Silva was 2-for-4.

PRINCETON 12, ELIZABETHTON 6 IN ELIZABETHTON

The Twins led 5-1 after three, but a six-run fourth put the Rays ahead to stay.  Tyler Wells did well for three innings, but his line is 3.2 innings, seven runs (six earned), eight hits, and two walks with four strikeouts.  The Twins made four errors, leading to five unearned runs.  Shane Carrier was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and a double.  Amaurys Minier was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh) and a double.  Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-5 with a double and is batting .357.  Travis Blankenhorn was 2-for-5 with a double.

GCL TWINS 6, GCL RAYS 1 AT TWINS

The Twins scored one in the first and led all the way.  Huascar Ynoa struck out five in five innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Onas Farfan struck out three in three shutout innings.  Gorge Munoz was 2-for-4.  Justin Hazard was 1-for-4 and is batting .368.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-4 with a walk and is batting .326.

DSL ROJOS 9, DSL TWINS 2 AT ROJOS

The Rojos scored one in the first and led all the way.  Luis Bellorin pitched three innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks with one strikeout.  Humberton Maldonado was 2-for-4.  Mariano Calcano hit a home run, his fourth.  Edgar Herrera was 0-for-3 and is batting .333.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Cubs2
11:00  GCL Rays at GCL Twins
5:05  Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 7-5, 3.50) at Mobile (Vicente Campos, no record)
Game 2  Chattanooga (TBA) at Mobile (TBA)
5:30  Fort Myers (Randy Rosario, 6-6, 3.60) at Bradenton (TBA)
6:05  Pawtucket (Henry Owens, 6-5, 4.17) at Rochester (Pat Dean, 4-6, 5.29)
6:35  Clinton (Kevin Gedea, 1-0, 1.20) at Cedar Rapids (TBA)

Games of August 1

Dereck Rodriguez and Tyler Beardsley pitch really well.  Big home runs by Mitch Garver, Jaylin Davis, Trey Cabbage, and Mitchell Kranson.

CHATTANOOGA 8, MOBILE 3 IN MOBILE (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Mitch Garver hit a three-run homer in a four-run third and the Lookouts were in control from there.  Aaron Slegers pitched two shutout innings before the game was suspended, giving up two hits.  Omar Bencomo "started" last night, going four innings and allowing one run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Zach Granite was 3-for-5 with a double.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.  Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-4.  Garver was 1-for-4 with a walk and his eleventh home run.

MOBILE 2, CHATTANOOGA 0 IN MOBILE (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

The BayBears (who are cool) scored single runs in each of the first two innings.  Kohl Stewart pitched a six inning complete game, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  The Lookouts had only four hits, all singles, and no batter had more than one.

FORT MYERS 11, CLEARWATER 6 IN FORT MYERS

Two-run singles by Daniel Kihle and Nick Gordon put the Miracle up 4-1 in the third.  They increased the lead to 8-1, but the Threshers closed to 8-6 before the Miracle scored three in the bottom of the eighth.  Keaton Steele struck out six in six innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks.  T. J. White was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Joe Maloney was 2-for-5 with a double.  A. J. Murray was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .304.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-4 with a triple and is batting .337.

CEDAR RAPIDS 5, BURLINGTON 0 IN BURLINGTON

Jaylin Davis hit a three-run homer in the sixth to put the Kernels up 4-0.  After starting very poorly, Dereck Rodriguez had his fifth consecutive solid start and this one was the best, as he went seven shutout innings and gave up just three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Davis was 2-for-3 with a walk in addition to his fifth homer.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk and is batting .326.

ELIZABETHTON 6, PRINCETON 1 IN ELIZABETHTON

It was a scoreless tie until the sixth, when Trey Cabbage and Mitchell Kranson homered to give the Twins a lead they would not relinquish.  Tyler Beardsley pitched seven shutout innings, allowing five hits and a walk with six strikeouts.  Patrick McGuff allowed the first run of his professional career, as he allowed a home run.  He has pitched 15.1 professional innings.  Cabbage was 2-for-3 with two homers.  Kranson was 2-for-4 with one homer.  Alex Kirilloff was 0-for-4 and is batting .355.  Brandon Lopez was 1-for-3 with a walk and is batting .351.

GCL TWINS 6, GCL RAYS 2 AT TWINS

The Twins scored five in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and take control of the game.  Miguel De Jesus pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Aaron Whitefield was 3-for-5 and is batting .330.  Justin Hazard was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .400.  Kidany Salva was 2-for-4.  Tanner English was 1-for-4 and is batting .333.

DSL TWINS 8, DSL ROJOS 3 AT TWINS

Victor Tademo had a two-run single in a three-run fifth that broke a 2-2 tie.  Juan Mojica struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks.  Danny Feliz pitched two shutout innings to drop his ERA to 1.17.  Edgar Herrera was 3-for-4 and is batting .341.  Tademo was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .307.  Yeison Perez was 2-for-4.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Twins at DSL Cubs2
11:00  GCL Rays at GCL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Randy Rosario, 6-6, 3.60 at Bradenton (TBA)
6:05  Pawtucket (Henry Owens, 6-5, 4.17) at Rochester (TBA)
6:35  Chattanooga (Felix Jorge, 0-2, 5.76) at Mobile (Josh Taylor, 3-0, 1.47)
6:35  Clinton (TBA) at Cedar Rapids (Sam Gibbons, 5-3, 5.52)

Games of July 30-31

Stephen Gonsavles and Tyler Fox were the stars Saturday.  LaMonte Wade was the only star Sunday.

GAMES OF JULY 30

LEHIGH VALLEY 3, ROCHESTER 0 IN ROCHESTER

The IronPigs scored all their runs in the second inning.  Apart from that inning, Nick Greenwood pitched quite well.  He went 7.1 innings and gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks with one strikeout.  The Red Wings had only four hits.  Reynaldo Rodriguez, back from his rehab assignment, had half of them, going 2-for-3 with a double.

CHATTANOOGA 9, TENNESSEE 1 IN CHATTANOOGA

Leading 1-0 through four, the Lookouts scored three in the fifth and four in the sixth.  Stephen Gonsalves continues to pitch well for the Lookouts after a slow start.  He struck out eight in six innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks.  Stuart Turner was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4.  Zach Granite was 2-for-5.  Edgar Corcino was 1-for-4 and is batting .316.

CLEARWATER 3, FORT MYERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Cord Sandberg's RBI single in the eighth broke a 2-2 tie.  Starter Fernando Romero pitched three shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks with two strikeouts, but then came out after a lengthy rain dealy.  Luke Bard also pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  No Miracle player had more than one hit.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 and is batting .301.  LaMonte Wade was 0-for-3 with a walk and is batting .330.

CEDAR RAPIDS 6, BURLINGTON 1 IN BURLINGTON

A three-run third and a three-run homer by Zander Weil in the fifth was more than enough runs for the Kernels.  Cody Stashak took 91 pitches to get through five innings, but he gave up no runs on four hits and three walks with one strikeout.  Weil was 2-for-4 with a double in addition to the home run, which was his eleventh.  Christian Cavaness was 2-for-4.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 and is batting .327.

ELIZABETHTON 6, BRISTOL 3 IN ELIZABETHTON

Trailing 3-0 half-way through, the Twins scored four in the fifth and never trailed again.  Sean Poppen struck out six in 4.1 innings, but allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks.  Alex Robinson struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  He has 33 strikeouts (and 22 walks) in 20.2 innings.  Alex Kirilloff was 3-for-4 and is batting .372.  Amaurys Minier was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk.  Trey Cabbage was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Brandon Lopez was 1-for-4 and is batting .352.

GCL TWINS 9, GCL RED SOX 0 AT RED SOX

Tyler Fox was outstanding, pitching seven shutout innings and giving up just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.  Callan Pearce pitched a scoreless inning to drop his ERA to 0.59.  A four-run fifth put the Twins up 5-0 and they cruised from there.  Aaron Whitefield was 3-for-5 with a home run and is batting .314.  Dane Hutcheon was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Justin Hazard was 2-for-4 with a double and is batting .364.  Zach Featherstone was also 2-for-5 with a double.  Tanner English, on a rehab assignment, was 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk.

DSL MARINERS1 12, DSL TWINS 2 AT MARINERS1

A three-run third put the Mariners1 up 4-0 and they were in control the rest of the way.  For a reason I don't know, Edwar Colina started but pitched only two innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  The Twins had only four hits and no Twin had more than one.  Victor Tademo was 1-for-4 and is batting .301.  Jorge Parra was 0-for-3 with a walk and is also batting .301.

GAMES OF JULY 31

LEHIGH VALLEY 5, ROCHESTER 1 IN ROCHESTER

The IronPigs scored two in the second and never trailed.  Andrew Albers struck out five in 4.2 innings but allowed three runs on six hits and two walks.  The Red Wings had only four hits, half of them by Logan Schafer, who was 2-for-3 with a walk.

CHATTANOOGA AT MOBILE (SUSPENDED GAME)

The game was suspended with the Lookouts lead 1-0 and still batting in the top of the third.  They have men on first and third with one out.

CLEARWATER 8, FORT MYERS 5 IN FORT MYERS (FIVE-PLUS INNINGS, RAIN)

Zach Green hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth that put the Threshers ahead 8-4.  The Miracle got one back in the fifth, but the game was ended early due to rain with Clearwater batting in the top of the sixth.  Miles Nordgren pitched four innings and gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks with no strikeouts.  Michael Theofanopoulos had a rare bad game, surrendering four runs on three hits and two walks in just one inning, more than doubling his ERA.  LaMonte Wade was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and is batting .341.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-3 with a double and is batting .302.

BURLINGTON 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN BURLINGTON

The Bees scored three in the first before any batters were retired and they led the rest of the way.  Lachlan Wells had a rare bad game, pitching six innings and allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Manuel Guzman was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Kevin Garcia and Christian Cavaness were each 2-for-4.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-4 and is batting .323.  Zander Weil was 1-for-3 with a home run (his twelfth) and a walk.  The bottom three batters in the Kernels lineup were 6-for-11.  The rest of the lineup was 4-for-23.

PRINCETON 6, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN ELIZABETHTON

Eleardo Cabrera hit a three-run homer that put the Rays up 4-0 and they cruised from there.  Jose Martinez pitched 4.2 innings and yielded four runs on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  The Twins had only five hits and no Twin had more than one.  Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-4 with a double and is batting .368.  Ariel Montesino was 1-for-4 and is batting .337.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL Rojos at DSL Twins
11:00  GCL Rays at GCL Twins
5:05  Chattanooga at Mobile (completion of suspended game)
Game 2  Chattanooga (Kohl Stewart, 5-4, 3.38) at Mobile (Taylor Clarke, 4-5, 3.71)
6:00  Princeton (TBA) at Elizabethton (Tyler Beardsley, 1-0, 3.33)
6:05  Clearwater (Elniery Garcia, 9-2, 2.64) at Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 4-9, 4.29)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Dereck Rodriguez, 3-11, 5.46) at Burlington (Austin Robichaux, 1-0, 3.91)