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RED WINGS REPORT
Rochester 6, Buffalo 5
The Red Wings jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the second inning when both Wilkin Ramirez and Carlos Paulino had RBI singles.
Jose Berrios had a really impressive first five shutout innings, including eight strikeouts. The wheels fell off in the sixth, though. Berrios threw 19 pitches to five different batters. All five batters reached. All five batters scored. In the first five innings, Berrios allowed only four runners to reach base. So even though the line isn’t pretty, it wasn’t nearly as bad as his line looks. Regardless of how it looked though, a 2-0 lead soon became a 5-2 deficit.
The Red Wings answered back in the sixth when Danny Ortiz doubled in Reynaldo Rodriguez to make the score 5-3. Rodriguez turned around in the seventh and drove in Jorge Polanco to make it 5-4. It would remain that way until the bottom of the ninth.
Polanco doubled to start off the inning. A James Beresford walk and Oswaldo Arcia bloop single loaded the bases. Jose Martinez drew a walk to tie the game before Ortiz hit a well-placed two-hopper to the first baseman who couldn’t record an out. The Red Wings win in walk-off fashion.
The bullpen trio of Mark Hamburger, Caleb Thielbar and Michael Tonkin combined to pitch four scoreless innings. Tonkin struck out two and earned the win.
Both Ortiz and Polanco had three hits and they each doubled. Rodriguez had a double among his two hits. Polanco also committed his fifth error for the Red Wings. It’s only his fifth AAA game.
The Red Wings are 46-40.
CHATTANOOGA CHATTER
Chattanooga 6, Jacksonville 1 (7 innings - rain shortened)
The Lookouts took a rain-shortened victory from Jacksonville on Wednesday.
After opening the game with a single, Levi Michael scored the game’s first run on an Aderling Mejia single.
The Lookouts added three more runs in the second inning. Kennys Vargas led off the inning with a double and he advanced on a wild pitch. After a Mike Gonzales walk, Niko Goodrum drove Vargas in with a double. A two-base error off the bat of Levi Michael allowed both Gonzales and Goodrum to score.
Two more runs crossed the plate in the fourth. Gonzales and Goodrum singled to start off the inning. Gonzales scored on an RBI groundout by Michael and Goodrum scored on Max Kepler’s 22nd double.
David Hurlbut cruised through 6.2 innings before the game was delayed and then called for rain. Hurlbut allowed a first-inning run, striking out four, walking one and giving up seven hits.
Max Kepler left the game after tweaking his shoulder, according to Darren Wolfson. Doogie says that Kepler is day-to-day. Interestingly enough, Kepler was replaced in right field by relief pitcher Tim Shibuya, who threw out a runner at second in the sixth inning.
After a very slow start to the second half, the Lookouts have won two of three.
MIRACLE MATTERS
Ft. Myers 3, Jupiter 2
Chih-Wei Hu allowed one run on five hits in seven innings to earn the win. He struck out four. Nick Burdi picked up his second Miracle save with two innings of two-hit ball. He struck out two and allowed an unearned run to score.
The Miracle scored one run in three separate innings: a first-inning Mitch Garver sac fly scored Zach Granite. An Engelb Vielma single in the third scored Zach Granite. And in the eighth inning, Vielma scored on a wild pitch.
Ryan Walker had three singles and Marcus Knecht added a triple.
Fort Myers improves to 48-36 on the season and 10-4 in the second half.
KERNELS NUGGETS
Cedar Rapids 8, Beloit 1
Felix Jorge was the man on Wednesday. He pitched eight innings of six-hit, one-walk, shutout baseball, striking out seven. He picked up his fourth win and his ERA dropped to 2.00.
Brandon Bixler pitched the ninth inning and allowed a run.
The offense had two crooked-number innings: A three-run second and a five-run fifth.
In the third inning, T.J. White drew a two-out walk to advance Jorge Fernandez to second. Fernandez reached on a fielder’s choice after Brett Doe had reached on an error. After Fernandez stole third base, Brian Navarreto singled him in. Rafael Valera then doubled to score White and Navarreto.
In the fifth inning, Valera, Zack Larson and Nick Gordon had back-to-back-to-back singles. Edgar Corcino scored them with a grand slam. Max Murphy was hit by a pitch and later scored on a White single.
Corcino led the offense with three hits. Larson, Gordon and Valera all had two. Gordon also committed his 12th error on the season.
Cedar Rapids improves to 50-34 overall and 9-5 in the second half.
E-TOWN E-NOTES
Elizabethton 2, Kingsport 8
Miles Nordgren got the start and left in good shape, allowing only an unearned run over five innings. He struck out three, allowing four hits and a walk.
Anthony Mciver blew the “save” and took the loss after allowing three runs (two earned) in two innings. Josh Guyer also allowed four runs, but he only recorded three outs.
E-town scored both of their runs in the sixth inning. Manuel Guzman hit a home run. Sean Miller followed that by drawing a walk and he was doubled home by LaMonte Wade. Wade also had a single, as did Brad Hartong, and that accounted for all four hits the team had.
Wade committed his second error and Guzman his fourth.
Elizabethton drops to 7-8.
GCL TWINS TAKES
GCL Twins 3, GCL Orioles 6
The GCL Twins jumped out to an early lead on Wednesday, but fell late to the GCL Orioles.
The Twins affiliate scored two early in the second inning. Bryant (aka John) Hayman led off the inning with a double and Jermaine Palacios followed with a one-out walk. Both scored on a single by Robert Molina, helped by a fielding error on the play.
One more run was added in the eighth inning when Jorge Andrade drove in Roberto Gonzalez.
Palacios paced the offense with two of its six hits. Hayman’s double was the only extra-base hit. After a strong performances on Tuesday, Trey Cabbage and Travis Blankenhorn combined to go 0-8 with five strikeouts.
Lachlan Wells started and allowed two runs on six hits and a walk. He struck out four in five innings. Stephen Pryor made his first multi-inning rehab appearance took the loss. He gave up three hits and two runs in two innings. Chris Mazza, also rehabbing, allowed two runs on four hits in one inning of work.
The loss drops the GCL Twins to 9-6.
TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Felix Jorge, Cedar Rapids
Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Danny Ortiz, Rochester
THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
Rochester vs Buffalo (6:05 CST) – RHP Tyler Duffey
Chattanooga vs Mississippi (6:15 CST) – RHP Alex Wimmers
Ft. Myers at Jupiter (11:05 CST) – RHP Ryan Eades
Cedar Rapids at Beloit (7:00 CST) – RHP Ethan Mildren
Elizabethton at Kingsport (6:00 CST) - RHP Andro Cutura
GCL Twins vs GCL Orioles (11:00 CST) - TBS
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