Oklahoma City (60-50), 2.0 GB
Craziness at Bricktown last night as the RedHawks, down 3-2 in the bottom of the 8th, tie it up and then get the walk-off on a wild pitch in a 4-3 win over Iowa. Brad Peacock threw 7IP, 6H/1ER, 3K:1BB; Kevin Chapman gave up 2H/2ER in 0.2IP, and Jason Stoffel got the win with 1H/0ER, 0K:2BB in a four-out outing.
George Springer was 2x4 with a double, triple, walk, and two stolen bases; Jose Martinez and Ruben Sosa (2RBI) each had a hit and a walk; Cody Clark was 0x1 with three sac flies.
Man of the Match: George Springer
Corpus (22-16, 1.0 GB), 64-44 overall
Max Stassi was tagged out at home as the tying run of the game, and the Hooks drop to San Antonio, 4-3. Bobby Doran allowed 10H/3ER, 3K:2BB in 6IP; Sergio Escalona allowed 0H/1ER, 0K:1BB, WP, Balk, HBP in 1IP, and Jonas Dufek struck out two in the 8th.
Max Stassi, though. 4x4 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and 2RBI. In his last ten games, he's hitting .400/.429/.971 (of 14 hits in his last ten games, he has two doubles and six homers). Rene Garcia and Preston Tucker had two hits each; Jonathan Meyer was 1x2 with two walks and an RBI.
Man of the Match: Seriously?
Lancaster
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Quad Cities (20-15, 4.5 GB), 58-46 overall
Quad Cities never trailed and, despite getting out-hit 9-8, won at 63-43 Beloit 4-1. Colton Cain threw 5IP, allowing 5H/1ER, 5K:2BB; Daniel Minor gave up four hits (but no runs) in 1.2IP; Jordan Jankowski struck out two in 1.1IP, and Juan Minaya walked one in the 9th.
Terrell Joyce was 2x3 with two runs scored; Teoscar Hernandez (2R, SB), and Jesse Wierzbicki had a hit and a walk; Carlos Correa was 1x5 with 2RBI.
Man of the Match: Colton Cain
Tri-City (26-16), 3.0 up
Tri-City's losing streak runs to four as the ValleyCats get shutout for the third straight game in a 2-0 loss to Connecticut. Chris Cotton took the Hard Luck Loss, allowing 7H/1ER, 2K:0BB in 5IP; Charles Basford allowed a hit and a walk in 2IP and Andrew Walter gave up 1H/1ER, 2K:0BB in 2IP.
Chan Moon (BB) and Jack Mayfield (SB) had two hits each. The ValleyCats got nine hits - all singles - and were 1x6 w/RISP.
Man of the Match: Chris Cotton
Greeneville (25-12), 2.0 up
That is a walk-off walk in the bottom of the 11th for the Gastros, who defeat Burlington 4-3. Austin Chrismon allowed just 3H/0ER, 2K:1BB in 5IP; Jordan Mills gave up 4H/3ER, 2K:3BB in 4IP; newly-promoted Troy Scribner allowed 1H/0ER, 2K:2BB in the 10th and Raul Rivera got the win with 1H/0ER, 2K:0BB in the 11th.
Thomas Lindauer was 2x5 with an RBI; Tanner Mathis was 1x4 with a double and two walks; Marc Wik was 1x2 with three walks.
Man of the Match: Austin Chrismon
GCL Astros (15-16), 6.0 GB
It was 6-0 Astros before the GCL Yankees2 (no typo) got on the board in a 6-1 Astros win. A rehabbing Brian Holmes struck out eight (two walks) in 4.1IP scoreless innings; Juan Santos recorded the final two outs of the 5th; Francis Ramirez struck out three, walked two, and allowed the lone run in 3IP; Erick Gonzalez gave up a hit and two walks in the 9th.
Yonathan Mejia (RBI) and Jose Solano (2B) had two hits each; Jason Martin (2B) and Ydarqui Marte (2B, RBI) had a hit and a walk each. Javaris Reynolds, Jose Fernandez and Jacob Nottingham had your other RBI.
Man of the Match: Brian Holmes
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-Hal Smith
