Rochester Red Wings
LHP Dietrich Enns cleared outright waivers and was activated
Chattanooga Lookouts
Received RHP Ryne Harper from Triple-A Rochester
Twins traded RHP Anthony McIver to Seattle Mariners
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Activated RHP Jared Finkel from the disabled list
RED WINGS REPORT
Buffalo 7, Rochester 0
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In a cluster of roster moves a few days ago, the big league club needed to add Triple-A infielder Gregorio Petit to the 40 man roster. Dietrich Enns, acquired in the Jaime Garcia trade with the New York Yankees, was outrighted as a result. He recently cleared waivers and was activated today by Rochester to make the start. Unfortunately it didn’t go as planned.
Enns needed 65 pitches to make it through just two outs into the second inning. He allowed five earned runs on four hits while walking two and striking out just one. That six-run third inning by Buffalo would prove to be fatal for the Red Wings, as they failed to muster any offense all day.
The lineup produced just four hits in total, with them being spread out amongst Jermaine Curtis, Brock Stassi, James Ramsey and Sean Miller. Stassi’s double was the lone extra-base hit for Rochester.
In relief, the Red Wings turned to four different arms today. D.J. Baxendale and Casey Crosby both ceded runs to give Buffalo their eventual tally of seven. Mason Melotakis and Alan Busenitz threw a combined three scoreless innings for the away club (with two of those being recorded by Melotakis). With today being a getaway day, the Red Wings will look for an opportunity to get back above .500 on Thursday against Scranton.
CHATTANOOGA CHATTER
Chatanooga 4, Jackson 2
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In a rare five game series, the Lookouts found themselves in position to take the set in the third game with another win over the Generals. Omar Bencomo gave the club 5 1/3 strong innings, allowing just two runs on five hits. Leaving with a 3-2 lead, the Lookouts would add a run and hang on, pushing Bencomo’s record to 2-0 on the year.
Nick Gordon tied up the game at one in the bottom of the first inning, launching a solo homer for his third of the year. Jackson then jumped back out to a 2-1 lead in the top of the third inning, but Edgar Corcino quickly answered with a solo shot of his own in the bottom half. From there, it was an Alex Perez single scoring Gordon in the fifth to put the Lookouts in the lead for good. Providing the cushion was none other than Gordon again, this time doubling for the second time on the night, and scoring Tanner English in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Ryne Harper returned to the Lookouts today and worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings pitched while giving up just one hit and striking out three. Todd Van Steensel picked up his second save of the year in a six-out effort. Chattanooga has two games left ahead of them in order to pick up the series sweep.
MIRACLE MATTERS
Fort Myers 7, Charlotte 6
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Charlie Barnes got the start tonight for the Fort Myers Miracle, and he turned in a career-best outing. He went 6 1/3 innings allowing just two runs to the Stone Crabs. While seven batters did record hits off of the lefty, Barnes limited the damage by issuing just one free pass and striking out four. The win is his first for the Miracle and fifth of his brief professional career.
The Stone Crabs kept clawing their way back into the game, so it’s a good thing that the Fort Myers offense came to play as well. Three long balls were sent into the seats tonight, one each by Taylor Grzelakowski, Jared Foster and Jaylin Davis. With the lead trimmed to 5-2 in the seventh inning, it was Davis’ two run blast that provided the necessary cushion.
Going into the final inning after having recorded the last out of the eighth, Andrew Vasquez had a one run lead to protect for the win. He was able to record each of the four necessary outs while allowing just one hit and punching out three to pick up his second save of the season. The win gave the Miracle yet another series win, and sends them off to Dunedin within one game of the .500 mark.
KERNELS NUGGETS
Dayton 5, Cedar Rapids 4 (10)
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Bailey Ober drew the start for the Kernels tonight and went five innings for the visitors. Despite being in a 4-1 hole when their starter left the game, Cedar Rapids battled on offense. From the sixth through the eighth innings, the Kernels put up a run in each frame. Alex Kirilloff’s fifth homer of the season was the highlight of the sixth inning for Toby Gardenhire’s squad.
In the ninth inning, catcher David Banuelos doubled to lead off the frame and then advanced to third on a throwing error. Dayton got a strikeout of Jordan Gore to give them the first out of the inning. After walking Akil Baddoo to set up a double play, Andrew Bechtold fell victim as the second batter to strike out in the inning. Having already done damage earlier in the game, Kirilloff got a free pass to load the bases. Unfortunately, Ben Rodriguez couldn’t drive in the go ahead run and ended up allowing Dayton to strike out the side.
After forcing extras and bringing the new pace of play rules into play, the Kernels couldn’t drive Ben Rodriguez in as he stalled on third base in the top half. In the bottom half, Dayton found themselves with a first and second situation after a hit batter. Jared Finkel was able to get Dayton batter Leandro Santana out on a foul bunt, but Jeter Downs singled in the next at bat to walk it off for the home team.
The Kernels continue their road trip heading to Bowling Green for a new series tomorrow night. The Hot Rods sport a solid 20-12 record, and 2017 draft pick Brendan McKay will be on the mound to start the series.
STARS OF THE DAY
Twins Daily Pitcher of the Day – Charlie Barnes (6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB 4 K)
Twins Daily Hitter of the Day – Nick Gordon (3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR(3), 2 2B)
TOP PROSPECT SUMMARY
3. Nick Gordon (Chattanooga) – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR(3), 2 2B
5. Alex Kirilloff (Cedar Rapids) – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, HR(5)
7. Brent Rooker (Chattanooga) – 1-4, BB
10. Akil Baddoo (Cedar Rapids) – 1-4, RBI, BB
17. Travis Blankenhorn (Fort Myers) – 1-4, 3 RBI, 3B(2)
THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
Rochester @ Scranton (5:35PM CST) – RHP Zack Littell (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Jackson @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – RHP Randy LeBlanc (4-1, 2.70 ERA)
Fort Myers @ Dunedin (5:30PM CST) – RHP Andro Cutura (2-0, 4.40 ERA)
Cedar Rapids @ Bowling Green (6:35PM CST) – RHP Randy Dobnak (3-0, 4.64 ERA)
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