Minnesota Twins Minor League Report Thursday, April 16, 2015

Team Level Record Yesterday’s Scores

Streak/Last 10

Rochester Red Wings

Triple-A 5-1; 0.0 GB 1st in Intl. League North

W, 11-6 vs. Scranton/WB

W3, 5-1

Chattanooga Lookouts

Double-A 5-1; 0.0 GB 1st in Southern League North

W, 4-3 vs. Birmingham

W5, 5-1

Fort Myers Miracle

High-A 3-4; 2.0 GB T-4th in Fla. State League South

L, 3-1 vs. Tampa

L2, 3-4

C. Rapids Kernels Low-A

6-1; 0.0 GB 1st in MW League Western

L, 3-2 (12) vs. Peoria L1, 6-1

Elizabethton Twins

Rookie N/A No Game

N/A

GCL Twins Rookie

N/A No Game N/A

DSL Twins DSL

N/A No Game N/A

Table of Contents

Yesterday’s Boxscores, Team Stats and Standings Pg. 2 Minor League Clips Pg. 10

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Rochester Red Wings (5-1) 11, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (2-5) 6 April 15, 2015

Rochester AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Hicks, CF 6 0 0 1 0 1 5 .222 Rosario, E, RF 5 2 1 0 0 2 1 .231 Pinto, DH 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .364 Ortiz, LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .313 Rodriguez, R, 1B 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 .143 Beresford, 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .357 Martinez, Jos, 3B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .235 Diaz, A, SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .231 Fryer, C 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 .500 Meyer, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pryor, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thielbar, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Achter, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 41 11 15 11 4 5 19 .252

BATTING 2B: Diaz, A (2, Long), Fryer (1, Long). TB: Fryer 5; Ortiz 2; Martinez, Jos; Pinto 4; Rodriguez, R; Beresford; Rosario, E; Diaz, A 2. RBI: Hicks (7), Pinto (5), Rodriguez, R (1), Martinez, Jos 2 (2), Fryer 4 (4), Ortiz (2), Diaz, A (2). 2-out RBI: Pinto; Martinez, Jos 2; Fryer 4; Diaz, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hicks 2. SAC: Martinez, Jos. Team RISP: 8-for-16. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Rosario, E (1, fielding). Outfield assists: Rosario, E (Gamel, B at 3rd base). DP: (Rodriguez, R-Diaz, A-Rodriguez, R).

Scranton/WB AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Heathcott, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .231 Flores, R, LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .280 Austin, DH 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 .308 Roller, 1B 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .364 Romine, A, C 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .182 Figueroa, C, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .227 Segedin, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .214 Gamel, B, RF 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .375 Noonan, SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .250 Long, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Shreve, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Webb, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burawa, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 6 11 5 7 12 18 .255

BATTING 2B: Roller (1, Meyer, A). HR: Flores, R 2 (3, 4th inning off Meyer, A, 0 on, 1 out; 6th inning off Pryor, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Gamel, B 2; Flores, R 8; Heathcott; Figueroa, C; Noonan 2; Roller 4. RBI: Roller (1), Gamel, B 2 (3), Flores, R 2 (4). 2-out RBI: Gamel, B 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Figueroa, C 2; Flores, R 2; Heathcott. GIDP: Heathcott. Team RISP: 3-for-11. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Heathcott (2, 2nd base off Meyer, A/Fryer). FIELDING E: Figueroa, C (2, fielding). Outfield assists: Flores, R (Beresford at home).

Rochester IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Meyer, A 3.2 7 5 5 5 6 1 8.31 Pryor 2.1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2.70 Thielbar 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Achter (W, 2-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 Totals 9.0 11 6 6 7 12 2 2.67

Scranton/WB IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Long 5.2 7 6 6 1 4 0 7.59 Shreve (BS, 1) 2.1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 Webb (L, 0-1) 0.2 3 5 0 2 1 0 2.08 Burawa 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.59 Totals 9.0 15 11 6 4 5 0 3.14

Game Scores: Meyer, A 28, Long 34. WP: Meyer, A. Pitches-strikes: Meyer, A 88-49, Pryor 46-30, Thielbar 12-6, Achter 21-17, Long 85-61, Shreve 44-30, Webb 40-22, Burawa 11-8. Groundouts-flyouts: Meyer, A 2-0, Pryor 2-1, Thielbar 2-0, Achter 2-0, Long 8-2, Shreve 4-1, Webb 2-0, Burawa 1-0. Batters faced: Meyer, A 22, Pryor 11, Thielbar 5, Achter 5, Long 25, Shreve 11, Webb 8, Burawa 2. Inherited runners-scored: Pryor 1-0, Shreve 2-2, Burawa 3-2. Umpires: HP: Carlos Torres. 1B: Tom Honec. 3B: Jonathan Bailey. Weather: 55 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, L to R. T: 3:06. Att: 3,955.

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Rochester 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 11 15 1

Scranton/WB 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 11 1

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Individual Stats (Batting) Player POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG OPS E

Eric Fryer C 2 8 1 4 1 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 .500 .625 .500 1.125 0

Josmil Pinto C 6 22 3 8 1 0 1 5 12 3 3 0 0 .440 .545 .364 .985 1

James Beresford 2B 5 14 5 5 0 0 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 .471 .357 .357 .828 0

Danny Ortiz LF 4 16 4 5 0 0 1 2 8 1 6 0 0 .353 .500 .313 .853 0

Eric Farris CF 3 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 .308 .250 .250 .558 0

Jose Martinez 2B 5 17 3 4 1 0 0 2 5 2 3 0 0 .316 .294 .235 .610 0

Eddie Rosario CF 6 26 4 6 1 0 0 0 7 2 8 0 0 .286 .269 .231 .555 1

Argenis Diaz SS 4 13 2 3 2 0 0 2 5 3 2 2 0 .375 .385 .231 .760 0

Aaron Hicks CF 6 27 3 6 1 2 1 7 14 3 9 1 0 .300 .519 .222 .819 0

Brock Peterson 1B 5 16 1 3 0 0 1 3 6 4 5 0 0 .350 .375 .188 .725 0

Doug Bernier SS 5 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 .211 .167 .167 .377 0

Reynaldo Rodriguez RF 5 21 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 0

Individual Stats (Pitching) Player W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP HLD GF

Alex Meyer 1 0 8.31 2 2 0 0 0 8.2 11 8 8 1 0 11 9 2.54 0 0

Taylor Rogers 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 6 0 0 0 0 2 6 1.14 0 0

Jason Wheeler 0 1 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 6.2 4 2 2 0 1 4 3 1.20 0 0

Pat Dean 1 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 4 1 1 0 0 2 8 1.00 0 0

A.J. Achter 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0.40 1 1

Mark Hamburger 0 0 7.71 1 1 0 0 0 4.2 9 4 4 0 0 2 6 2.36 0 0

Stephen Pryor 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 1 1 1 0 3 4 1.50 0 1

Lester Oliveros 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 1.00 1 0

Michael Tonkin 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.33 0 3

Ryan Pressly 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 1 0

Caleb Thielbar 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.71 1 1

Logan Darnell 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.50 2 0

International League North

W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10

Rochester Red Wings

5 1 .833 - 1-1 4-0 5-1 W3 5-1

Pawtucket Red Sox

4 3 .571 1.5 0-0 4-3 4-3 L2 4-3

Buffalo Bisons

3 3 .500 2.0 2-2 1-1 3-3 W2 3-3

Lehigh Valley IronPigs

3 4 .429 2.5 3-4 0-0 3-4 W2 3-4

Syracuse Chiefs

3 4 .429 2.5 0-0 3-4 3-4 L2 3-4

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

2 5 .286 3.5 2-5 0-0 2-5 L3 2-5

International League South

W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10

Charlotte Knights

4 3 .571 - 3-3 1-0 4-3 W1 4-3

Norfolk Tides

4 3 .571 - 0-0 4-3 4-3 W2 4-3

Durham Bulls

3 4 .429 1.0 0-1 3-3 3-4 L1 3-4

Gwinnett Braves

3 4 .429 1.0 3-4 0-0 3-4 L2 3-4

International League West

W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10

Toledo Mud Hens

4 2 .667 - 0-0 4-2 4-2 W1 4-2

Columbus Clippers

3 3 .500 1.0 0-0 3-3 3-3 W1 3-3

Indianapolis Indians

3 4 .429 1.5 3-4 0-0 3-4 L2 3-4

Louisville Bats

3 4 .429 1.5 2-4 1-0 3-4 W1 3-4

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Chattanooga Lookouts (5-1) 4, Birmingham Barons (2-4) 3 April 15, 2015

Birmingham AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Anderson, SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .360 May, CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .125 Hawkins, C, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .160 Marrero, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .190 Coats, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Hayes, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .150 1-Lemon, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Nieto, C 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 .235 Farrell, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .167 DeMichele, 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 Jaye, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hansen, K, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanburn, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 3 6 3 1 13 11 .228

1-Ran for Hayes in the 9th. BATTING 2B: May (1, Duffey), DeMichele (2, Gallant). 3B: Hayes (1, Jones, Z). TB: May 3; Hayes 3; DeMichele 3; Anderson. RBI: Anderson 2 (7), May (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Farrell 2; Hawkins, C; Marrero. GIDP: Anderson. Team RISP: 2-for-9. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Anderson (3, 2nd base off Gallant/Turner), May (2, 2nd base off Gallant/Turner). FIELDING Outfield assists: Hawkins, C (Turner at 2nd base).

Chattanooga AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Buxton, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 Polanco, J, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .375 Sano, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 Gonzales, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .261 Harrison, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 Turner, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 Walker, LF 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .304 Wickens, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417 Michael, 2B 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .214 Duffey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gallant, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones, Z, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 4 9 4 2 4 12 .293

BATTING 2B: Polanco, J (2, Jaye), Michael (1, Jaye). HR: Walker (2, 7th inning off Hansen, K, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Harrison; Polanco, J 3; Michael 2; Walker 5; Gonzales; Buxton; Turner. RBI: Walker 2 (4), Michael (4), Gonzales (5). 2-out RBI: Michael; Walker; Gonzales. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzales; Buxton; Harrison. Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING CS: Harrison (1, 2nd base by Jaye/Nieto), Polanco, J (1, 2nd base by Hansen, K/Nieto). FIELDING E: Wickens (1, throw), Turner (1, throw). DP: (Polanco, J-Michael-Gonzales).

Birmingham IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Jaye 5.1 6 2 2 1 3 0 6.75 Hansen, K 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 12.46 Sanburn (L, 0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.08 Totals 8.0 9 4 4 2 4 1 5.07

Chattanooga IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Duffey 7.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 Gallant (BS, 1)(W, 1-0) 1.0 3 3 2 0 2 0 6.00 Jones, Z (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.00 Totals 9.0 6 3 2 1 13 0 2.68

Game Scores: Jaye 50, Duffey 80. HBP: Nieto (by Gallant). Pitches-strikes: Jaye 84-51, Hansen, K 28-18, Sanburn 20-14, Duffey 93-63, Gallant 25-15, Jones, Z 17-11. Groundouts-flyouts: Jaye 3-5, Hansen, K 2-0, Sanburn 2-0, Duffey 8-1, Gallant 0-0, Jones, Z 0-0. Batters faced: Jaye 21, Hansen, K 5, Sanburn 6, Duffey 24, Gallant 7, Jones, Z 4. Inherited runners-scored: Hansen, K 1-0. Umpires: HP: Clint Vondrak. 1B: Jeremy Riggs. 3B: Jose Esteras. Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, In from CF. T: 2:29. Att: 3,699. Venue: AT&T Field. April 15, 2015

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Birmingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 0

Chattanooga 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 x 4 9 2

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Individual Stats (Batting) Player POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG OPS E

Dalton Hicks 1B 4 15 3 7 3 0 0 2 10 3 4 0 1 .556 .667 .467 1.222 0

Stephen Wickens 2B 4 12 2 5 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 .462 .583 .417 1.045 1

Jorge Polanco SS 5 24 3 9 2 0 1 5 14 0 3 3 1 .375 .583 .375 .958 0

Travis Harrison LF 6 21 7 7 2 0 1 5 12 4 8 0 1 .481 .571 .333 1.053 0

Adam Brett Walker II OF 6 23 4 7 1 0 2 4 14 1 11 0 1 .320 .609 .304 .929 0

Stuart Turner C 5 18 1 5 0 0 0 3 5 1 4 0 0 .300 .278 .278 .578 1

Byron Buxton CF 6 29 3 8 1 1 1 3 14 1 9 1 1 .300 .483 .276 .783 0

Mike Gonzales 1B 6 23 3 6 2 0 0 5 8 3 7 0 0 .346 .348 .261 .694 0

Heiker Meneses 3B 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0

Levi Michael 2B 5 14 4 3 1 0 0 4 4 3 5 0 0 .400 .286 .214 .686 0

Miguel Sano 3B 6 21 4 3 0 0 1 1 6 5 8 1 0 .333 .286 .143 .619 1

Carlos Paulino C 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Individual Stats (Pitching) Player W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP HLD GF

Tyler Duffey 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 13.2 6 0 0 0 0 2 18 0.59 0 0

Greg Peavey 1 0 2.84 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 2 2 0 0 1 6 1.11 0 0

Jose Berrios 1 0 1.42 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 1 1 1 0 1 11 1.11 0 0

D.J. Baxendale 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 1.11 0 0

Adrian Salcedo 0 0 4.91 2 1 0 0 0 3.2 4 2 2 1 0 4 2 2.18 1 0

Cole Johnson 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.33 0 1

Dallas Gallant 1 0 6.00 2 0 0 0 1 3.0 5 3 2 0 1 0 4 1.67 0 1

D.J. Johnson 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 2 2 0 0 3 2 1.67 1 0

Zack Jones 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 0 1 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 1.00 0 3

Jake Reed 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 2.14 2 0

Nick Burdi 0 1 27.00 2 0 0 0 1 1.2 2 5 5 0 0 6 4 4.80 1 1

Ryan O'Rourke 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.50 2 0

FIRST HALF STANDINGS

Southern League North

W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10

Chattanooga Lookouts

5 1 .833 - 1-0 4-1 5-1 W5 5-1

Tennessee Smokies

3 2 .600 1.5 0-0 3-2 0-0 W2 3-2

Birmingham Barons

2 4 .333 3.0 2-3 0-1 0-1 L2 2-4

Jackson Generals

1 3 .250 3.0 0-0 1-3 0-0 L3 1-3

Montgomery Biscuits

1 5 .167 4.0 1-4 0-1 1-4 L5 1-5

Southern League South

W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10

Jacksonville Suns

4 1 .800 - 4-1 0-0 0-0 W4 4-1

Biloxi Shuckers

3 1 .750 0.5 0-0 3-1 3-1 L1 3-1

Mobile BayBears

3 2 .600 1.0 0-0 3-2 0-0 W1 3-2

Mississippi Braves

2 3 .400 2.0 2-3 0-0 0-0 L2 2-3

Pensacola Blue Wahoos

1 3 .250 2.5 1-3 0-0 1-3 W1 1-3

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Tampa Yankees (4-3) 3, Fort Myers Miracle (3-4) 1 April 15, 2015

Tampa AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Payton, RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 .296 Wade, SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .261 Andujar, M, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296

Conde, 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 Ford, 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .174 Snyder, M, DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .389 Higashioka, C 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .000 Gumbs, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 Leonora, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 Custodio, CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200

Davis, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niebla, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Acevedo, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rutckyj, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mullee, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 3 10 3 4 6 18 .240

BATTING 2B: Ford (2, Gilbert). TB: Leonora 2; Payton 3; Wade 2; Andujar, M; Snyder, M; Ford 2. RBI: Wade (2), Ford (2), Higashioka (1). 2-out RBI: Wade. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wade; Gumbs 2; Conde. SAC: Wade. GIDP: Ford, Payton. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING CS: Leonora (1, 2nd base by Stewart/Garver). FIELDING E: Gumbs (1, fielding), Wade (2, throw).

Fort Myers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Goodrum, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .345 Vielma, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 Garver, C 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .115 Kepler, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167

Wade, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Swim, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .290 Christensen, LF-RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .231 Mejia, A, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .120 Knecht, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 Kanzler, CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .000

Stewart, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Muren, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gilbert, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 39 1 6 1 2 10 16 .206

BATTING 2B: Mejia, A (1, Niebla), Goodrum (6, Acevedo, A). TB: Mejia, A 3; Vielma; Goodrum 2; Kepler; Knecht. RBI: Kanzler (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swim 3; Vielma; Kanzler; Garver. SAC: Vielma. SF: Kanzler. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Knecht (2, 2nd base off Davis, R/Higashioka), Vielma (2, 2nd base off Acevedo, A/Higashioka), Kepler (1, 2nd base off Acevedo, A/Higashioka). FIELDING Outfield assists: Christensen (Wade at 2nd base). DP: 2 (Mejia, A-Swim, Vielma-Swim).

Tampa IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Davis, R 5.0 3 1 0 1 7 0 0.82 Niebla 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Acevedo, A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Rutckyj (W, 1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Mullee (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 Totals 11.0 6 1 0 2 10 0 3.05

Fort Myers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Stewart 8.0 8 1 1 2 3 0 1.93 Muren (L, 0-1) 2.1 1 2 2 1 3 0 3.38 Gilbert 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.75 Totals 11.0 10 3 3 4 6 0 2.53

Game Scores: Davis, R 65, Stewart 63. WP: Davis, R, Stewart 3. IBB: Snyder, M (by Gilbert). HBP: Custodio (by Stewart). Groundouts-flyouts: Davis, R 2-6, Niebla 3-1, Acevedo, A 3-0, Rutckyj 3-1, Mullee 1-2, Stewart 12-3, Muren 2-2, Gilbert 2-0. Batters faced: Davis, R 20, Niebla 7, Acevedo, A 5, Rutckyj 7, Mullee 4, Stewart 30, Muren 9, Gilbert 4. Inherited runners-scored: Gilbert 2-2. Umpires: HP: Ryan Benson. 1B: Kirk Struble. Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, L to R. T: 3:10. Att: 971. Venue: CenturyLink Sports Complex. April 15, 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E

Tampa 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 2

Fort Myers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0

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Individual Stats (Batting) Player POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG OPS E

Niko Goodrum 3B 7 29 5 10 6 0 1 3 19 4 8 2 0 .424 .655 .345 1.079 0

Alex Swim C 7 31 1 9 0 0 0 6 9 1 5 0 0 .313 .290 .290 .603 0

Michael Quesada C 3 11 3 3 0 1 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 .429 .455 .273 .883 1

Marcus Knecht RF 6 22 3 6 0 0 1 2 9 2 6 2 0 .333 .409 .273 .742 0

Engelb Vielma SS 6 23 3 6 0 0 0 2 6 1 4 2 0 .292 .261 .261 .553 1

Chad Christensen OF 7 26 1 6 2 0 0 2 8 4 7 1 3 .333 .308 .231 .641 0

Logan Wade 2B 5 14 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 .267 .357 .214 .624 0

Max Kepler CF 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0

Aderlin Mejia 2B 6 25 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 .148 .160 .120 .308 0

Mitch Garver C 7 26 2 3 3 0 0 2 6 6 4 0 0 .281 .231 .115 .512 0

Jason Kanzler CF 7 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 1 1 .040 .000 .000 .040 0

Tanner Vavra 2B 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Individual Stats (Pitching) Player W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP HLD GF

Kohl Stewart 0 1 1.93 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 13 3 3 0 1 6 8 1.36 0 0

Ryan Eades 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 1.17 0 0

Aaron Slegers 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.33 0 0

Alex Muren 0 1 3.38 3 0 0 0 0 5.1 3 2 2 0 0 2 5 0.94 1 0

Ethan Mildren 0 1 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 2 2 0 0 1 2 1.40 0 0

Chih-Wei Hu 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 6 0.60 0 0

Tim Shibuya 0 0 1.93 2 0 0 0 0 4.2 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 1.71 0 0

Luke Westphal 0 1 4.15 2 1 0 0 0 4.1 5 3 2 0 0 0 6 1.15 0 0

Brandon Peterson 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0.50 0 1

Todd Van Steensel 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.67 0 0

Madison Boer 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 0 3

Brian Gilbert 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 3.00 1 2

J.T. Chargois 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 0 1 1.1 5 4 4 0 0 0 2 3.75 0 1

FIRST HALF STANDINGS

Florida State League North

W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10

Clearwater Threshers

4 3 .571 - 1-1 3-2 2-2 W2 4-3

Dunedin Blue Jays

4 3 .571 - 3-2 1-1 2-2 W1 4-3

Tampa Yankees

4 3 .571 - 1-3 3-0 2-2 W2 4-3

Brevard County Manatees

3 3 .500 0.5 3-1 0-2 1-2 L1 3-3

Daytona Tortugas

2 3 .400 1.0 1-0 1-3 2-1 L2 2-3

Lakeland Flying Tigers

2 5 .286 2.0 0-5 2-0 2-2 L3 2-5

Florida State League South

W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10

Palm Beach Cardinals

5 2 .714 - 1-1 4-1 2-2 W3 5-2

Charlotte Stone Crabs

4 2 .667 0.5 4-0 0-2 2-2 W3 4-2

St. Lucie Mets

4 3 .571 1.0 3-0 1-3 3-1 W1 4-3

Fort Myers Miracle

3 4 .429 2.0 2-1 1-3 2-2 L2 3-4

Jupiter Hammerheads

3 4 .429 2.0 2-3 1-1 2-2 L2 3-4

Bradenton Marauders

2 5 .286 3.0 1-1 1-4 1-3 L1 2-5

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Peoria Chiefs (5-2) 3, Cedar Rapids Kernels (6-1) 2 April 15, 2015

Peoria AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Sierra, CF 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .111 Mercado, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 Diekroeger, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250 Thompson, LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .190 De Leon, A, 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .217 Radack, RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .296 Bean, C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .167 Sohn, DH 5 0 0 1 0 4 2 .154 Seferina, 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .409

Perdomo, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Polanco, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Loraine, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grana, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bray, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 41 3 8 2 2 13 17 .241

BATTING TB: De Leon, A; Radack 2; Sierra; Diekroeger; Mercado; Seferina 2. RBI: De Leon, A (5), Sohn (2). 2-out RBI: De Leon, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mercado; Seferina; Thompson; De Leon, A. SAC: Bean 2; Mercado. GIDP: De Leon, A. Team RISP: 2-for-13. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Mercado 2 (6, 2nd base off Batts/Fernandez, J, 3rd base off Batts/Fernandez, J), Diekroeger (3, 2nd base off Hildenberger/Fernandez, J), Radack (2, 2nd base off Hildenberger/Fernandez, J), Sohn (2, 2nd base off Hildenberger/Fernandez, J). FIELDING Outfield assists: Sierra (Larson at 2nd base), Radack (Kelly at home).

Cedar Rapids AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Granite, LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .400 Hinojosa, SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 Larson, RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .269 Murphy, M, DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .143 Fernandez, J, C 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .300 Kuresa, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 White, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .174 Kelly, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .267 English, CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .318

Batts, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hildenberger, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 42 2 8 2 3 14 13 .283

BATTING 2B: English (2, Loraine). TB: Granite 3; English 2; Kelly; Larson; White; Hinojosa. RBI: Granite 2 (4). 2-out RBI: Granite. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Larson 2; Hinojosa. Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Fernandez, J (1, throw), Batts (1, throw). Outfield assists: Granite (Sohn at home). DP: 2 (Hinojosa-Kelly-Kuresa, Granite-Fernandez, J).

Peoria IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Perdomo, L 5.2 2 1 1 1 6 0 1.59 Polanco, J (H, 2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 Loraine (BS, 1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 7.71 Grana 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 Bray (W, 1-0) 3.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 Totals 12.0 8 2 2 3 14 0 1.77

Cedar Rapids IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Batts 6.0 4 2 1 1 5 0 1.54 Clay 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 5.40 Hildenberger (L, 0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 1 4 0 2.25 Totals 12.0 8 3 2 2 13 0 2.05

Game Scores: Perdomo, L 66, Batts 62. WP: Perdomo, L 2, Batts. Balk: Loraine. Groundouts-flyouts: Perdomo, L 7-3, Polanco, J 0-1, Loraine 0-1, Grana 1-0, Bray 5-1, Batts 5-6, Clay 5-0, Hildenberger 4-1. Batters faced: Perdomo, L 19, Polanco, J 6, Loraine 4, Grana 4, Bray 12, Batts 23, Clay 11, Hildenberger 12. Inherited runners-scored: Polanco, J 1-0, Grana 1-0. Umpires: HP: Tyler Olson. 1B: Brock Balou. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, L to R. T: 3:02. Att: 951.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E

Peoria 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0

Cedar Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 2

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Individual Stats (Batting) Player POS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG OPS E

Nick Gordon SS 6 24 6 10 0 2 0 8 14 2 4 0 0 .481 .583 .417 1.065 1

Zach Granite CF 6 20 8 8 2 0 0 4 10 7 3 2 1 .571 .500 .400 1.071 0

Trey Vavra 1B 5 20 5 7 1 0 1 2 11 1 4 0 0 .409 .550 .350 .959 0

Tanner English CF 6 22 6 7 2 0 0 1 9 1 8 2 0 .348 .409 .318 .757 0

Jorge Fernandez C 5 20 3 6 3 0 0 4 9 2 2 0 0 .364 .450 .300 .814 1

Zack Larson RF 6 26 2 7 2 0 0 9 9 1 7 3 0 .300 .346 .269 .646 0

Pat Kelly 2B 4 15 4 4 1 0 1 3 8 1 3 0 1 .353 .533 .267 .886 1

Brian Navarreto C 4 16 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0

Jonatan Hinojosa 3B 5 20 4 5 0 0 0 2 5 3 7 0 2 .333 .250 .250 .583 1

Tyler Kuresa 1B 5 20 4 5 1 0 1 4 9 0 7 0 0 .238 .450 .250 .688 0

T.J. White 3B 6 23 0 4 2 1 0 1 8 1 1 0 0 .231 .348 .174 .579 2

Max Murphy LF 5 21 1 3 0 1 0 1 5 2 6 1 0 .217 .238 .143 .455 0

Individual Stats (Pitching) Player W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP HLD GF

Mat Batts 1 0 1.54 2 2 0 0 0 11.2 6 3 2 0 1 3 12 0.77 0 0

Felix Jorge 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0.57 0 0

Jared Wilson 1 0 2.84 2 1 0 0 0 6.1 7 2 2 0 0 2 3 1.42 1 0

Stephen Gonsalves 1 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 9 0.83 0 0

John Curtiss 1 0 4.76 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 9 4 3 1 1 0 7 1.59 0 0

Michael Theofanopoulos 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1.15 1 1

Trevor Hildenberger 0 1 2.25 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 3 1 0 0 1 6 1.25 0 2

Michael Cederoth 0 0 2.25 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 1.50 0 0

Cameron Booser 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 0 1 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 7 1.00 0 3

Zach Tillery 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.55 0 0

Randy LeBlanc 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 2 2 0 0 2 6 1.91 0 0

Samuel Clay 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 2 2 0 0 3 4 1.80 0 0

C.K. Irby 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 1 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 1.71 1 1

FIRST HALF STANDINGS

Midwest League Eastern

W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10

Lansing Lugnuts

6 1 .857 - 2-1 4-0 6-1 W4 6-1

Great Lakes Loons

3 1 .750 1.5 0-1 3-0 3-1 L1 3-1

Dayton Dragons

4 3 .571 2.0 3-1 1-2 4-3 W3 4-3

Lake County Captains

3 4 .429 3.0 2-2 1-2 3-4 L1 3-4

South Bend Cubs

3 4 .429 3.0 2-1 1-3 3-4 L3 3-4

West Michigan Whitecaps

3 4 .429 3.0 2-4 1-0 3-4 W1 3-4

Bowling Green Hot Rods

2 5 .286 4.0 0-0 2-5 2-5 L2 2-5

Fort Wayne TinCaps

1 3 .250 3.5 1-3 0-0 1-3 W1 1-3

Midwest League Western

W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10

Cedar Rapids Kernels

6 1 .857 - 3-1 3-0 6-1 L1 6-1

Quad Cities River Bandits

5 1 .833 0.5 3-0 2-1 5-1 W3 5-1

Peoria Chiefs

5 2 .714 1.0 1-2 4-0 5-2 W5 5-2

Burlington Bees

4 3 .571 2.0 4-2 0-1 4-3 L3 4-3

Kane County Cougars

3 4 .429 3.0 1-3 2-1 3-4 W3 3-4

Clinton LumberKings

2 5 .286 4.0 2-1 0-4 2-5 L4 2-5

Beloit Snappers

1 5 .167 4.5 0-0 1-5 1-5 L5 1-5

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

1 6 .143 5.0 1-3 0-3 1-6 W1 1-6

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MINOR LEAGUE CLIPS Offense leads Wings to sweep of RailRiders Rochester Red Wings– 4/15/15

MOOSIC, PA - Josmil Pinto and Eric Fryer each went 4-for-5 and the Rochester Red Wings scored four runs in the sixth and five in the ninth to sweep the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders with an 11-6 win Wednesday morning at PNC Field.

Fryer drove in four runs, two in each of the big innings for Rochester (5-1). Eight of nine players drove in a run for the Red Wings and seven collected an RBI. Four players scored twice.

The Wings trailed by as many as three runs, 5-2, after Scranton/WB chased starter Alex Meyer in the fourth inning. The RailRiders (2-5) plated five runs on Meyer, all earned, on seven hits (one home run) and five walks with six strikeouts in 3.2 innings. He has walked 11 batters in 8.2 innings through two starts this season.

The score remained 5-2 until the sixth when a seemingly harmless RBI fielder's choice by Reynaldo Rodriguez kept the inning alive. Rodriguez beat out an attempted double play that would have ended the inning. Instead, James Beresford followed with a walk, Jose Martinez singled home a run, Argenis Diaz walked to load the bases and Fryer produced a go-ahead two-run single to give Rochester its first lead of the day.

The Wings held the advantage for exactly one batter, the final out in the top of the sixth. Stephen Pryor had worked 1.1 scoreless innings before allowing a solo home run to Ramon Flores, his second of the day, which tied the game at 6-6. The home run ended a scoreless stretch of 17.0 innings by the Red Wings bullpen to begin the season.

A Scranton/WB error started the Rochester offense in the ninth inning. After Aaron Hicks went down looking to begin the frame, Eddie Rosario reached on the error. He moved to third on a Pinto single and scored on a Danny Ortiz base hit. Rodriguez loaded the bases with a single and after a fielder's choice for the second out of the inning, Martinez and Diaz drew bases loaded walks to give the Wings some breathing room. That prompted a pitching change and Fryer greeted the new pitcher with a two-run single to cap a five-run inning.

A.J. Achter pitched the final 1.2 innings perfectly with three strikeouts to earn his second win of the season.

The three-game sweep of Scranton/WB is the first by the Red Wings in Moosic, PA since August 12-14, 2000. The 5-1 start is the best by a Rochester squad since 2009. That team also started 5-1 but lost the next eight games and finished four games under .500 at season's end.

Next up: LHP Taylor Rogers starts for the Wings when they open a four-game series at Pawtucket on Thursday at 7:05 p.m.

Next Home Game: Fri. April 24 vs. Syracuse (Nationals) at 7:05 p.m.

Duffey and Gonzales Lead Lookouts to Fifth Straight Win Chattanooga Lookouts– 4/15/15

A strong outing by starting pitcher Tyler Duffey, and clutch hitting by Mike Gonzales, led the Chattanooga Lookouts (5-1) to a 4-3 victory over the Birmingham Barons (2-4) on Opening Day at AT&T Field. The win extends the team's winning streak to a league high five games.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, score tied at three, Gonzales stepped up to the plate with a runner at third and two outs against Barons' pitcher Nolan Sanburn (L, 0-1). After a called strike the first baseman singled on a groundball to rightfield to plate Levi Michael and give the Lookouts the 4-3 lead.

Before Gonzales' late inning heroics the Lookouts were in command of the ballgame, up three runs entering the top of the eighth inning. Duffey continued his hot start to the season by extending his scoreless streak to 13.2 innings. The righty has only allowed six hits on the season and has struck out a league-high 18 batters so far this year. Dallas Gallant (W, 1-0) relieved the team's number one starter in the eighth and Zach Jones (S, 1) earned the save after striking out the side in the ninth.

Adam Brett Walker II spurred Chattanooga's offense with a RBI single in the fifth and a monster solo shot in the seventh and Michael tacked on the other Lookouts run on a RBI double.

Tim Anderson and Jacob May combined to drive in all three runs for Birmingham and starting pitcher Myles Jaye only allowed two earned runs in 5.1 innings.

Tomorrow the two team's return for game two of the series on Thirsty Thursday. Right-hander Jose Berrios (1-0, 1.42) is on the mound for Chattanooga against fellow righty Mike Recchia (0-0, 5.40). First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m.

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Miguel Sano looking to bring power to Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga Times Free Press– 4/15/15

Third baseman Miguel Sano isn't the fastest member of the Chattanooga Lookouts or the most consistent at the plate.

Yet when Sano connects with a pitch, he likely will send it farther than anybody else.

"Sano probably has the most power in our organization," Minnesota Twins player development director Brad Steil said. "He was out for about 18 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery, so we're hoping he can get back on track and knock some of that rust off and continue to develop. When he played in Double-A two years ago, he hit .235, but he did hit some home runs, and he also has a really strong arm at third base."

The Lookouts (4-1) are scheduled to play their Southern League home opener tonight at 7:15, when they welcome the Birmingham Barons to AT&T Field.

Sano, a 6-foot-4, 260-pounder from San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, was signed by the Twins in 2010. Despite last year's absence, he entered this season as the No. 12 overall prospect in the minors according to MLB.com and No. 13 according to Baseball America.

His star power was established in 2013, when he hit a combined .280 with 35 home runs and 103 RBIs between Fort Myers in the high Single-A Florida State League and New Britain (Conn.) in the Double-A Eastern League.

"I want him to be healthy every day," Lookouts manager Doug Mientkiewicz said. "He is talented enough to where if he is on the field every day, he will perform. He leads by example, and when he was out last year, I didn't miss the 30 homers and I didn't miss the 100 RBIs. I missed the fact that he held his teammates accountable."

Said Sano: "It's been hard to go through one year when you don't play ball. It was difficult for me having to think about that, but I am OK right now."

Sano had some company within the Twins organization as to a frustrating 2014. Current Lookouts center fielder Byron Buxton, MLB.com's top prospect in the minors, suffered two wrist injuries and a concussion last year and played just 31 games.

"It's always great to play with Byron," Sano said. "He's a great player and a great person. I love to watch him play, because he loves baseball. I'm looking forward to playing again with all my friends."

A new year has brought a new start for Sano, who homered to center field in last Thursday's opener in Montgomery but went just 3-for-17 (.176) in the five-game series. It also has brought a new locale, with Sano giving an early thumbs-up to Chattanooga.

"It's a pretty good city," he said. "I like it. I like being here downtown, and it's better than New Britain. It's so much better."

Tampa knocks off the Miracle, 3-1, in extra frames Fort Myers Miracle – 4/15/15

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 15, 2015) - The Tampa Yankees scored a pair of runs in the top of the eleventh inning to outlast the Fort Myers Miracle, 3-1, at Hammond Stadium on Wednesday night. After two scoreless frames in the ninth and tenth in a 1-1 tie, Miracle reliever Alex Muren allowed a lead-off single to Mark Payton to start the eleventh. Tyler Wade then laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Payton up to second base. Muren (0-1) exited the game after walking Vicente Conde. Brian Gilbert took over on the mound and served up a 2-0 pitch to Mike Ford that was driven off the wall in right center, scoring Payton. Gilbert then walked Matt Snyder to bring up Kyle Higashioka. On an 0-1 pitch, Higashioka hit a chopper to third base. Goodrum lept up and grabbed the ball, tagged third to retire Ford, but Higashioka beat the throw to first to allow another Yankee run to score, 3-1. Tampa called on Conor Mullee to close the door. Mullee faced four batters and retired the side to record the save. The Miracle wasted a splendid start from Twins No. 4 prospect Kohl Stewart. Over a career-high eight innings, Stewart scattered eight hits and two walks while fanning three. Recording 14 outs on the ground, Stewart left the game by stranding the potential go-ahead run at third base and striking out Vicente Conde.

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The Yankees only run off Stewart came in the fifth inning. Ericson Leonora led off with a single into center, but was caught stealing by Miracle catcher Mitch Garver. Then, Claudio Custodio was struck by a Stewart fastball, but was forced out at second on a fielder's choice hit into by Payton. With two out and a runner at first, Stewart lost control of a pitch to Wade and Payton moved to second on a wild pitch. After working a full count, Wade dropped a single into left and Payton raced home for a 1-0 Tampa lead. Fort Myers answered in the bottom of the inning, bringing in an unearned run against Yankees starter Rookie Davis. Aderling Mejia reached on a fielding error by second baseman Angelo Gumbs and moved to second on a wild pitch. Marcus Knecht then beat out an infield single to put runners on the corners with no outs. Jason Kanzler tallied his first RBI of the season with a deep fly ball to center field that allowed Mejia to tag up and score from third, 1-1. Tampa's bullpen held the Miracle at bay the rest of the game. Luis Niebla tossed two scoreless frames and Andury Acevado escaped a jam unscathed in the eighth inning for a clean inning. Evan Rutckyj tossed the ninth and tenth without issue to earn the win. Rutckyj (1-0) surrendered just one hit and struck out one. The Miracle (3-4) look to split the series with the Yankees on Thursday at Hammond Stadium for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch. Aaron Slegers (1-0) is set to take the hill for the Miracle. Fans can take advantage of half price domestic draft beer through the seventh inning with the first Thirsty Thursday of the season. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Kernels fall for first time of season

Cedar Rapids Kernels – 4/15/15

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - It took three extra innings, but the Kernels dropped their first game of the season on Wednesday night. The Peoria Chiefs edged the Kernels 3-2 in 12 innings.

Collin Radack led off the 12th inning with a single. He then stole second base before advancing to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Steve Bean. Radack scored the go-ahead run on a RBI fielder's choice by Andrew Sohn. With the infield drawn in, Sohn bounced the ball to first base while Radack beat the throw home. The Kernels went down in order in the bottom of the 12th inning.

Trevor Hildenberger (0-1) pitched well in relief for the Kernels but took the loss. He went three innings and allowed one run on two hits while striking out four and walking one.

Tyler Bray (1-0) picked up the win in relief for Peoria. He went three scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking out two and walking one.

Peoria (5-2) took a 1-0 lead in the opening inning. It was the first time this season that the Kernels did not score the game's first run. Previously, the Kernels had only trailed for two total outs on the season. Oscar Mercado singled with one out in the inning. He quickly stole second base to get into scoring position. Then, he stole third base and scored on a throwing error by Kernels catcher J.J. Fernandez.

The Chiefs extended their lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning with a RBI single by Alex DeLeon. Danny Diekroeger scored the run after singling and moving into scoring position on a wild pitch.

Meanwhile, Peoria's starter Luis Perdomo kept the Kernels offense quiet. He allowed a single to Zack Larson in the first inning, but then retired the next 13 batters. A one-out walk by Pat Kelly in the sixth inning stopped the streak.

Kelly soon reached third base on a pair of wild pitches by Perdomo. With two outs, Zack Granite reached first base on a RBI bunt single. Kelly's run cut the Peoria lead to 2-1. Perdomo exited after the bunt single, and reliever Jhonny Polanco allowed a single to Jonatan Hinojosa before inducing a line out to strand two runners on base.

Mat Batts was solid on the mound for the Kernels in a no-decision. The lefty went six innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits. He struck out five and walked one.

Perdomo pitched 5 2/3 innings for Peoria. He allowed one run on two hits while striking out six and walking one. Polanco went 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Peoria.

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The Kernels (6-1) tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Tanner English started the rally with one-out double to deep left field. He quickly scored on a RBI single to right field by Granite. Granite was able to reach third base but was left 90 feet away to end the frame.

Zach Loraine allowed one run for Peoria in 2/3 inning of work. Kyle Grana went 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief, striking out three.

Sam Clay was terrific in three scoreless innings of relief work, allowing just two hits and no walks while striking out four.

The Kernels (6-1) continue the series with Peoria on Thursday evening at 6:35 p.m. RHP John Curtiss (1-0, 4.76) gets the start for Cedar Rapids while LHP Austin Gomber (0-1, 9.00) gets the ball for Peoria.

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