ROCHESTER REDWINGS
Tuesday - REDWINGS 5, Pawtucket 6 - Terry Tiffee was 2-5 and hit is first AAA home run and was then called back up to the Twins where he should have been all along. Garrett Jones and Todd Dunwoody each hit a double. JD Durbin made another start. He went four innings and gave up two earned runs on four hits and four walks. He did strike out six. Trey Hodges got two outs and gave up a run on four walks. Ricky Barrett made his AAA debut and struck out the two batters he faced. Willie Eyre followed and gave up three runs in 1 2/3 inning.
By the way, JD Durbin has a blog of his own that he will post on from time to time.
Wednesday - REDWINGS 7, Pawtucket 1 - David Gassner improved to 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA. He gave up one unearned run on three hits and a walk. He struck out two. Travis Bowyer pitched the final two innings and gave up just one hit. The offense came through as well. Luis Rodriguez and Todd Dunwoody were each 3-4. Jason Tyner, Michael Ryan and Glenn Williams were each 2-5. Garrett Jones was 2-4 with a double.
Thursday - REDWINGS 2, Syracuse 9 - Not a good day for starter Henry Bonilla. The righty allowed six earned runs on eight hits and three walks in four innings. Bud Smith made his Redwings debut with two perfect innings. Trey Hodges pitched two innings and gave up three runs on four hits and a walk. Jason Tyner went 3-4 with a walk. Rob Bowen was 2-3 with a walk. Luis Rodriguez went 2-4 with a double and a walk.
NEW BRITAIN ROCKCATS
Tuesday - ROCKCATS 5, Portland 3 - Levale Speigner had a very strong start. In 7 2/3 innings, he gave up three runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out five. Brian Wolfe grabbed the win. He pitched one inning and walked two. Jason Miller came in for the final out. Tommy Watkins went 2-4 with a double. Luis Jimenez was 2-4 with an RBI. The big hitter was Alex Romero who went 2-4 with his third home run and 3 RBI.
Wednesday - ROCKCATS 0, Portland 5 - Francisco Liriano was incredible. He started and went seven innings. He gave up no runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out nine. And for what? A no decision. Jan Granado came in for the 8th. He gave up four earned runs on four hits in an inning and a third. Jim Abbott got one out and gave up a run on two hits. The Rockcats had just four hits. Luis Jimenez and Doug Deeds each had a double.
Thursday - MIRACLE 10, Portland 6 - John Thomas got the start and improved to 2-1. He went five innings and gave up three runs on six hits and three walks and didn't strike out a batter. Brian Wolfe pitched the next 2 1/3 innings. He gave up three runs on three hits and a walk. Jason Miller got one out and walked two. Pat Neshek came in and got the final four outs without giving up a run, for his fourth save. James Tomlin led the offense going 3-5 with three RBI. Gil Velazquez went 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI. Bryan Kennedy went 2-3 with a walk.
FT MYERS MIRACLE
Tuesday - MIRACLE 9, Tampa 4 - Bats were the story for the Miracle on this day. Trent Oeltjen went 2-4 with a walk and an RBI. Matt Moses was 2-4 with a walk, an RBI and his 6th stolen base. Ben Pattee went 2-3 with a walk. Ron Perodin was 2-4. Nick Blackburn got the win by going six innings. He allowed four runs on nine hits and a walk, striking out three. Julio Depaula pitched two scoreless frames and then Jay Sawatski pitched one shutout inning.
Wednesday - MIRACLE 5, Tampa 3 - Glen Perkins made another start. He pitched five innings and picked up his first win of the year. He gave up one run on three hits and two walks. He struck out five. You have to credit the team for continuing to give Peter Tautor chances. This time, he faced two batters. One walked and the other was hit by a pitch. Both runners scored. Josh Gray pitched two shutout innings. Chris Schutt and Jay Sawatski each pitched scoreless innings to protect the lead. Felix Molina went 2-4.
Thursday - MIRACLE 4, Tampa 2 - Errol Simonitsch continues to look like a "Twins Pitcher" with this start. He went seven innings and gave up one run on eight hits. He walked none and struck out six. He improved to 3-1. Tristan Crawford gave up a run on a walk in an inning. Jay Sawatski got the final three outs without allowing a run to record his 4th save. Scott Whitrock led the offense going 2-3 with his 3rd homer. Kyle Phillips went 2-4.
BELOIT SNAPPERS
Tuesday - SNAPPERS 10, Cedar Rapids 3 - Anthony Swarzak won his second game of the year. He pitched six shutout innings. He gave up two hits and walked two, but struck out ten hitters. Kevin Culpepper came in and gave up three runs on three hits and three walks in three innings. Ironically, he struck out... three. Jeremy Pickrel went 3-3 with a walk and his second homer. Terrance Patterson went 2-5 with a double, a walk, 2 RBI and his fifth stolen base. Deacon Burns went 2-4 with a walk, a double and two RBI. Dwayne White went 2-3 with two walks, two RBI and his first homer.
Wednesday - SNAPPERS 5, Cedar Rapids 8 - Kyle Waldrop fell to 1-3 with another loss. In 5 1/3 innings, he gave up six runs (5 earned) on nine hits and a walk. He struck out four. Jonathon Martinez came in and gave up two runs on four hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings. Deacon Burns went 2-4 with his third triple. David Winfree went 2-4 with a walk and an RBI. Trevor Plouffe went 2-3 with a walk and two RBI. Mitchell Zamojc was 1-5, but his his fourth homer.
Thursday - SNAPPERS 10, Cedar Rapids 5 - The bats led the way again, giving plenty of support to starter Jay Rainville. Rainville went the first 6 1/3 innings. He gave up three runs on five hits and a walk. He struck out five. Kyle Aselton pitched the next 1 2/3 innings and gave up two runs on three hits. Steven Duguay pitched a scoreless ninth and struck out one. David Winfree was 3-5. Dwayne White went 3-5 with a double and two RBI. Angelo Fermin went 2-4 with two walks. Jeremy Pickrel went 2-4 with a triple and an impressive FIVE RBI.