Games of April 24

The Lookouts win in the ninth.  The Miracle loses in the seventeenth.  Two postponements, both of which were made up the next day.

SYRACUSE AT ROCHESTER

Postponed:  inclement weather.

CHATTANOOGA 3, MISSISSIPPI 2 IN MISSISSIPPI

Batting stars:  Dalton Hicks was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run.  Miguel Sano  was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Max Kepler was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Pitching stars:  D. J. Baxendale pitched 6.2 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Nick Burdi pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up only a walk.  Zack Jones pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Steve Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Ryan Weber struck out five in four shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks.

The game:  Sano hit a two-run homer in the sixth to give the Lookouts a 2-0 lead.  In the seventh, Rodriguez doubled in a run and scored on Matt Lipka's triple to tie it 2-2.  In the ninth, Stuart Turner walked, went to second on a Jorge Polanco single, and scored on Kepler's single to make it 3-2 Lookouts.  The Braves went down in order in the ninth.

Of note:  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-5.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-4.

ST. LUCIE 4, FORT MYERS 3 IN ST. LUCIE (17 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and three walks.  Jason Kanzler was 2-for-6 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Aderlin Mejia was 3-for-8 with two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Tim Shibuya struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Brandon Peterson struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.  Brian Gilbert pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Jhoan Urena was 2-for-7 with a double and two RBIs.  Kyle Regnault pitched four shutout innings, allowing one hit with three strikeouts.  Kelly Secrest pitched three shutout innings, allowing a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  The Mets scored two in the fourth to go ahead 3-1.  Goodrum homered in the fifth and Mejia singled in a run in the seventh to tie it 3-3.  There was no more scoring, and very few threats, until the seventeenth.  The Mets got back-to-back one out singles and an intentional walk loaded the bases.  Maikis De La Cruz then hit a foul sacrifice fly to end the game.

Of note:  Mitch Garver was 1-for-8.  Marcus Knecht was 0-for-7.  Alex Swim was 1-for-7.

KANE COUNTY AT CEDAR RAPIDS

Postponed:  rain.

Games of April 23

Not much offense for the Lookouts.  Chih-Wei Hu pitched really well for the Miracle.  Stephen Gonsalves pitched even better for the Kernels.

ROCHESTER AT SYRACUSE

Postponed:  Inclement weather.

MISSISSIPPI 5, CHATTANOOGA 2 IN MISSISSIPPI

Batting stars:  Mike Gonzales was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Greg Peavey pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts.  Dallas Gallant retired all four men he faced.

Opposition stars:  Daniel Castro was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Kevin Ahrens was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once.  Greg Ross pitched six innings, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Corban Joseph delivered a two-out two-run single in the fourth to give the Braves a 2-0 lead.  Hicks singled in a run in the sixth and Gonzales homered in the seventh to tie it at two, but in the bottom of the seventh Castro singled in a run, one scored on a sacrifice fly, and David Rohm drove in a run with a single to give the Braves a 5-2 advantage.  The Lookouts did not get a hit after the Gonzales homer in the seventh.

Of note:  Levi Michael was 1-for-4 with a run.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4.  Miguel Sano was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Max Kepler was 0-for-4.

FORT MYERS 4, ST. LUCIE 2 IN ST. LUCIE

Batting stars:  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-3 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Aderlin Mejia was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Logan Wade was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.

Pitching stars:  Chih-Wei Hu pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Todd Van Steensel retired all six men he faced, striking out four of them.

Opposition stars:  Champ Stuart was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Matt Oberste was 2-for-4 with a double.  Maikis De La Cruz was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

The game:  The Mets got on the board first, as Stuart homered leading off the bottom of the first.  Alex Swim singled in a run in the fourth to tie it.  In the fifth, Mejia and Mitch Garver each delivered RBI singles to give the Miracle a 3-1 lead.  The Mets did not get a hit from the fifth through the eighth.  In the bottom of the ninth, with the Miracle up 4-1, two singles and a double made it 4-2 and put the tying run in scoring position.  Madison Boer got Amed Rosario to ground out to end the game.

Of note:  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-5.  Garver was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Marcus Knecht was 0-for-4.  Swim was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, WISCONSIN 0 IN WISCONSIN

Batting stars:  Zach Granite was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Jonatan Hinojosa was 2-for-3 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Stephen Gonsalves struck out eleven in seven shutout innings, giving up one hit (an infield single) and one walk.  Trevor Hildenberger struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opposition star:  Luis Ortega struck out five in 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks.

The game:  It was scoreless through five.  The Kernels opened the sixth with two singles and a walk to load the bases.  A sacrifice fly brought home the first run.  The next batter struck out, but the ball was not held and a run scored on the throw to first base.  The Kernels added a run in the eighth.  The lone Timber Rattlers hit was a bunt single in the fourth.

Of note:  Zack Larson was 0-for-2 with two walks.  Max Murphy was 0-for-3 with an RBI.  Trey Vavra was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Ethan Mildren, 0-2, 5.79) at St. Lucie (Logan Taylor, 0-0, 7.00)
6:05  Syracuse (Scott McGregor, 0-1, 3.12) at Rochester (Mark Hamburger, 0-1, 9.35)
6:35  Kane County (Brent Jones, 0-2, 5.60) at Cedar Rapids (Michael Cederoth. 0-1, 4.50)
7:00  Chattanooga (D. J. Baxendale, 2-0, 0.00) at Mississippi (Ryan Weber, 0-0, 1.04)

Where They Stand: Through Games of April 22

Our weekly look at the standings.

Minnesota is 6-9, fourth in the American League Central, five games behind Detroit and Kansas City.  The Twins won their most recent game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 7-6, third in the International League North, two games behind Buffalo.  The Red Wings have won two consecutive games and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Chattanooga is 6-6, tied for second in the Southern League North, one game behind Tennessee.  The Lookouts have lost three consecutive games and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Fort Myers is 5-9, sixth in the Florida State League South, four games behind Charlotte and Palm Beach.  The Miracle has lost three consecutive games and is 3-7 in its last ten games.

Cedar Rapids is 10-4, second in the Midwest League Western, one game behind Quad Cities.  The Kernels have won three consecutive games and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

Games of April 22

A big comeback for the Red Wings.  A not awful, but not good day for Jose Berrios.  Not much offense for the Miracle.  A second big day for Trey Vavra.  Randy LeBlanc strikes out four in one inning.

ROCHESTER 11, SYRACUSE 7 IN SYRACUSE

Batting stars:  Aaron Hicks was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his second), a double, and a walk, scoring twice.  Doug Bernier was 3-for-5 with a run and three RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Stephen Pryor struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.  Ryan Pressly struck out two in a perfect inning.  Logan Darnell struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Ian Stewart was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a triple, scoring twice and driving in three.  Michael Taylor was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Jason Martinson was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second) and a walk.

The game:  Stewart had a two-run triple and Martinson a two-run homer in a four-run first.  It was 6-1 Syracuse after three, but the Red Wings scored five in the fourth as Hicks had a two-run double and Rosario a two-run homer.  It was 7-7 after five.  In the sixth.  the Red Wings scored four more to take an 11-7 lead.  The bullpen took over from there, as four pitchers allowed no hits in 4.2 innings and retired the last eleven Chiefs.

Of note:  Josmil Pinto was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Brock Peterson was 0-for-5.  Danny Ortiz was 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.  Starter Jason Wheeler pitched 4.1 innings, giving up seven runs on eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

MISSISSIPPI 4, CHATTANOOGA 3 IN MISSISSIPPI

Batting stars:  Levi Michael was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.  Travis Harrison was 2-for-4 with a double.  Max Kepler, in his AA debut, was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.

Pitching star:  Adrian Salcedo struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition stars:  Corban Joseph was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Mallex Smith was 3-for-4 with a run.  Jake Brigham pitched six innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Harrison doubled and scored in the second and Michael hit a two-run homer in the fifth to make it 3-0 Lookouts.  In the bottom of the fifth, however, a hit batsman, a single, a double, and two more singles produced four runs for the Braves.  Following a one-out single in the sixth, the last eleven Lookouts were retired.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 0-for-4.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4.  Miguel Sano was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Dalton Hicks was 1-for-4 with a run.

PALM BEACH 7, FORT MYERS 2 IN PALM BEACH

Batting stars:  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Brandon Peterson struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  J. T. Chargois pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Bruce Caldwell was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Rob Kaminsky struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks.  Josh Lucas pitched two shutout innings, allowing no hits and no walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Marcus Knecht singled in a run in the top of the first, but the Cardinals responded with five in the bottom of the first.  Carson Kelly had a two-run double and Juan Herrera had an RBI double in the inning.  The Miracle never really got back into the game after that.

Of note:  Aderlin Mejia was 1-for-4.  Bryan Haar was 0-for-4.  Alex Swim was 0-for-4.  Starter Aaron Slegers pitched three innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and a walk with one strikeout.

CEDAR RAPIDS 5, WISCONSIN 4 IN WISCONSIN

Batting star:  Trey Vavra was 4-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  In his last two games he is 7-for-9 with a double, a triple, and a home run.

Pitching star:  Cameron Booser struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Monte Harrison was 2-for-3 with two home runs and a walk, scoring three times.  David Denson was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.  David Burkhalter pitched four innings of relief, allowing one run on three hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  To start the game, the Kernels loaded the bases with two singles and a hit batsman.  A walk forced in one run, Vavra singled in a second, an infield out brought home the third, and a double steal of second and home made it 4-0 in the first.  Wisconsin crept back into the game with single runs in the second, fourth, and fifth to make it 4-3, but the Kernels got an insurance run in the sixth when Vavra doubled and T. J. White singled him home.  Harrison homered in the seventh, but ten of the last fourteen Timber Rattlers struck out.  In fact, Randy LeBlanc struck out four in one inning, as one reached on a wild pitch.

Of note:  Zach Granite was 1-for-4 with a run.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 with a run.  Zack Larson was 0-for-2 with a run.  Max Murphy was 0-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Starter Zach Tillery struck out six in 4.2 innings, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Cedar Rapids (Stephen Gonsalves, 1-0, 1.38 at Wisconsin (Luis Ortega, 0-1, 5.63)
12:05  Rochester (Mark Hamburger, 0-1, 9.35) at Syracuse (Scott McGregor, 0-1, 3.12)
5:30  Fort Myers (TBA) at St. Lucie (TBA)
7:00  Chattanooga (Greg Peavey, 1-1, 12.00) at Mississippi (Greg Ross, 1-1, 11.74)

Games of April 21

Fine pitching for Rochester in a split.  Tyler Duffey and Kohl Stewart were okay, but nothing special in losses.  Trey Vavra and Mat Batts lead Cedar Rapids to a big win.

SYRACUSE 1, ROCHESTER 0 IN SYRACUSE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Batting star:  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double.

Pitching star:  Alex Meyer struck out eleven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.

Opposition stars:  Jason Martinson was 1-for-3 with a home run.  Michael Taylor was 2-for-2 with a walk.  A. J. Cole pitched six shutout innings, allowing five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  The Red Wings only once got a man to second base:  the Rodriguez double with one out in the second.  The Chiefs three times got a man to second in the first six innings, but never advanced him to third.  Martinson hit a home run on the first pitch thrown by A. J. Achter in the seventh inning to end the game.

Of note:  Aaron Hicks was 1-for-3.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3.  Josmil Pinto was 1-for-3.  Brock Peterson was 1-for-3.  Danny Ortiz was 0-for-3.

ROCHESTER 2, SYRACUSE 0 IN SYRACUSE (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Doug Bernier was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Argenis Diaz was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI.

Pitching stars:  Taylor Rogers struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  Michael Tonkin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Michael Taylor was 1-for-2 with a walk.  Mitch Lively pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.

The game:  Both Red Wings runs scored in the third.  Bernier doubled and scored on a Diaz single.  Eddie Rosario singled home the second run later in the inning.  The only time the Chiefs got a man as far as third base was the third inning, when Taylor walked, stole second, and went to third on a balk.

Of note:  Aaron Hicks was 1-for-2 with a walk.  Rosario was 1-for-3 with an RBI.  Brock Peterson was 0-for-3.

MISSISSIPPI 4, CHATTANOOGA 1 IN MISSISSIPPI

Batting star:  Carlos Paulino was 1-for-3 with a double.

Pitching star:  Nick Burdi pitched a scoreless inning despite allowing two hits and a walk.  He struck out one.

Opposition stars:  Daniel Castro was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Chris O'Dowd was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Tyrell Jenkins pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and four walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  The Braves did not have a big inning, but they scored a single run in each of innings four through seven.  The lone Lookout run came in the seventh when Mike Gonzales reached on a strikeout-plus-wild pitch, went to third on Paulino's double, and scored on another wild pitch.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 0-for-2 with two walks.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4.  Miguel Sano was 1-for-4 with a double.  Dalton Hicks was 0-for-2 with two walks.  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-4.  Starter Tyler Duffey pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

PALM BEACH 4, FORT MYERS 0 IN PALM BEACH

Batting stars:  Logan Wade was 3-for-4.  Marcus Knecht was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching star:  Brian Gilbert struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Mason Katz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jimmy Bosco was 2-for-3 with a run.  Alex Reyes struck out seven in 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and five walks.

The game:  Rowan Wick singled in a run in the first, the Cardinals added a second run in the third, and had four singles for two more runs in the seventh.  The Miracle left the bases loaded in the second and ninth and stranded eleven runners in the game.

Of note:  Aderlin Mejia was 0-for-3 with two walks.  Alex Swim was 1-for-4 with a walk.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-4.  Bryan Haar was 1-for-4.  Starter Kohl Stewart pitched 6.1 innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

CEDAR RAPIDS 10, WISCONSIN 1 IN WISCONSIN

Batting stars:  Trey Vavra was 3-for-5 with a home run and a triple, scoring twice and driving in five.  Zack Larson was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  T. J. White was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Mat Batts struck out six in 6.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Miles Nordgren struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits a walk.

Opposition star:  Elvis Rubio was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.

The game:  It was scoreless until the fourth, when Vavra hit a three-run homer.  The Kernels added one in the sixth, three in the seventh, and three in the eighth.  The lone Timber Rattler run came in the seventh.

Of note:  Zach Granite was 1-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Max Murphy was 1-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Chattanooga (Jose Berrios, 1-0, 3.27) at Mississippi (Jake Brigham, 0-1, 8.64)
12:05  Rochester (Jason Wheeler,  0-1, 3.09) at Syracuse (Taylor HIll, 1-0, 1.42)
5:35    Fort Myers (Aaron Slegers, 1-0, 3.09) at Palm Beach (Rob Kaminsky (0-0, 0.00)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Zach Tillery, 2-0, 0.00) at Wisconsin (Kodi Medieros (0-0, 0.87)

Games of April 20

The Chattanooga bullpen wastes a fine game by Alex Wimmers.  Nick Gordon and Zach Granite lead Cedar Rapids.  One-run games have not been kind to Twins affiliates recently.

ROCHESTER AT SYRACUSE

Postponed:  inclement weather.  Game will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.

MISSISSIPPI 6, CHATTANOOGA 5 IN MISSISSIPPI

Batting stars:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  Dalton Hicks was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, driving in one.  Stuart Turner was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Alex Wimmers pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks with three strikeouts.  Cole Johnson struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Mallex Smith was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Ryan Weber retired all eight men he faced, striking out four.

The game:  A single, four walks, and Travis Harrison's two-run single put Chattanooga up 4-0 in the third.  It was 5-0 through seven, but in the eighth Smith's two-run double was the highlight of a four-tun inning that cut the lead to 5-4.  In the ninth, David Rohm tripled in the tying run and scored on a squeeze bunt to win the game for Mississippi.

Of note:  Byron Buxton was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Miguel Sano was 0-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Adam Brett Walker II was 1-for-4.

PALM BEACH 4, FORT MYERS 3 IN PALM BEACH (10 INNINGS)

Batting star:  Aderlin Mejia was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Tim Shibuya struck out three in three perfect innings.  Madison Boer struck out two in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Mason Katz was 1-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  C. J. McElroy was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Jimmy Reed pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  The Miracle opened the third with four consecutive hits, leading to three runs and a 3-0 lead.  It stayed 3-0 until the fifth, when three singles and Katz' three-run double tied the score.  There was no more scoring, and not even much of a threat of a score, until the bottom of the tenth.  A hit batsman, a stolen base, and a walk put men on first and second with two out for the Cardinals and Luke Voit singled home the winning run.

Of note:  Jason Kanzler was 0-for-5.  Marcus Knecht was 0-for-5.  Bryan Haar was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Alex Swim was 1-for-4 with an RBI.  Starter Luke Westphal pitched four innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

CEDAR RAPIDS 5, BURLINGTON 2 IN BURLINGTON

Batting stars:  Nick Gordon was 3-for-3 with three RBIs.  Tanner English was 3-for-4 with two runs.  Zach Granite was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Jared Wilson pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and four walks with three strikeouts.  Michael Theofanopolous struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Jake Yacinich was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Andrew Daniel was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.

The game:  A sacrifice fly produced a run in the third, an error brought one home in the fourth, and Gordon had an RBI single in the fifth to put the Kernels up 3-0.  The Bees got on the board in the bottom of the fifth, but Granite had an RBI triple in the seventh and came around to score on a sacrifice fly to put the game out of reach.

Of note:  Zack Larson was 0-for-4.  Max Murphy was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Rochester (Alex Meyer, 1-0, 8.31) at Syracuse (Richard Bleier, 0-0, 2.25)
Game 2  Rochester (Taylor Rogers, 0-0, 3.46) at Syracuse (A. J. Cole, 0-0, 4.00)
5:35  Fort Myers (Kohl Stewart, 0-1, 1.93) at Palm Beach (1-1, 3.48)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Mat Batts, 1-0, 1.54) at Wisconsin (Zach Hirsch, 0-1, 3.00)
7:00  Chattanooga (Tyler Duffey, 0-0, 0.00) at Mississippi (Tyrell Jenkins, 0-1, 2.35)

Players of the Week: April 13-19, 2015

Our weekly honors.

ROCHESTER

Batter:  Eric Fryer was 6-for-8  with a double.  For the season he is hitting .545/.545/.636 in 11 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Pat Dean was 1-0, 0.75, 0.75 WHIP with fifteen strikeouts in twelve innings (two starts).  Those are also his season totals.

CHATTANOOGA

Batter:  Adam Brett Walker II was 7-for-18 with a double and three home runs.  For the season he is hitting .303/.314/.697 with four home runs in thirty-three at-bats.

Pitcher:  Tyler Duffey pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk with eight strikeouts.  For the season he is 0-0, 0.00, 0.59 WHIP with eighteen strikeouts in 13.2 innings (two starts).

FORT MYERS

Batter:  Marcus Knecht was 8-for-25 with a double, seven walks, and three stolen bases.  For the season he is hitting .314/.442/.429 with eight walks and three stolen bases in thirty-five at bats.

Pitcher:  Ryan Eades was 1-0, 0.75, 1.17 WHIP with six strikeouts in twelve innings (two starts).  Those are also his season totals.

CEDAR RAPIDS

Batter:  Zach Granite was 7-for-19 with a double and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .355/.500/.452 in thirty-one at-bats.

Pitcher:  Felix Jorge was 1-0, 0.75, 0.92 WHIP with nineteen strikeouts in twelve innings (two starts).  Those are also his season totals.