Oklahoma City (68-51), 4.0 up
The win streak was broken as OKC lost 12-3 to Las Vegas. Asher Wojciechowski went 4.2 IP and gave up 7H/6R with 6K:5BB. Rhiner Cruz walked all three batters he faced. Eric Berger threw 2.1 IP and allowed 1H/1R with 3K:2BB. Jason Stoffel took the final 1 IP and gave up 5H/5R with 1 BB.
Brandon Laird was 3x4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI. Jose Martinez was 2x4
Man of the Match: Brandon Laird
Corpus (28-19), 1.0 GB
Poor pitching led to the Hooks 12-5 loss to the Naturals. Nick Tropeano went 5 IP and gave up 8H/5R with 6K:3BB. Alex Sogard threw 1 IP and gave up 3H/2R. Cameron Lamb went 1 IP with 3 H. Theron Geith threw 1 IP and allowed 5H/5R (3 ER) with 1 K. Pat Urckfitz finished up with an uneventful 1 IP.
Drew Muren went 2x5. Preston Tucker was 2x5 with 1 2B and 3 R. Max Stassi was 3x4 with 1 2B and 2 RBI. Domingo Santana went 1x4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI. Matt Duffy was 1x4 with a solo HR.
Man of the Match: Max Stassi
Lancaster (29-18), 4.0 up
The JetHawks couldn't get their bats going as they lost 6-2 to Modesto. Brady Rodgers didn't record an out and gave up 3H/3R before leaving with a leg injury. Michael Dimock threw 4 IP and gave up 3H/1R with 5 K. Tyson Perez went 2 IP and allowed 3H/1R with 3K:1BB. Jordan Jankowski took the final 2 IP and gave up 2H/1R with 3 K.
Joe Sclafani was 1x3 with 1 2B and 1 BB. Brandon Meredith went 1x4 with 1 2B and 1 RBI.
Man of the Match: Michael Dimock
Quad Cities (28-17), 0.5 GB
QC won a pitcher's duel 2-1 over Clinton. Vincent Velasquez went 6 IP of shutout ball, allowing 4 H with 7K:2BB. Zach Morton went 2 IP with 2 H and 1 K. Juan Minaya took the last 1 IP and allowed 1H/1R with 1 K.
Bobby Borchering went 2x4 with 1 2B, 1 R, and 1 RBI. Rio Ruiz was 2x4 with 2 2B and 1 RBI.
Man of the Match: Vincent Velasquez
Tri-City (30-21) 0.5 up
Solid hitting and pitching gave the ValleyCats a 10-2 win over Williamsport. Andrew Thurman went 5 IP and gave up 3H/1R with 6K:1BB. Michael Feliz threw 4 IP and allowed 5H/1R with 6 K.
Tyler White was 2x5 with 1 2B, 1 R, and 2 RBI. Conrad Gregor was 2x3 with 1 BB, 1 3B, 1 R, and 2 RBI. Ronnie Mitchell went 2x4 with 2 R and 1 RBI. Jack Mayfield went 2x4 with 1 2B, 2 R, and 1 RBI. Jake Rodriguez was 2x3 with 1 BB, 1 2B, 1 R, and 1 RBI. Chan Moon went 2x4 with 1 3B, 1 R, and 3 RBI.
Man of the Match: Tough call, so many good performances. Chan Moon
Greeneville (31-15), 4.0 up
In an exciting finish, the Astros tied it in the ninth and won in the tenth as they beat Bristol 10-8. Enderson Frano threw 5.2 IP and gave up 9H/4R (3 ER) with 5 K. Ryan Connely got one out. Sebastian Kessay didn't record and out as he gave up 1H/4R (3 ER) with 2 BB. Raul Rivera went 3 IP with 1 H and 4 K. Gonzalo Sanudo took the last 1 IP with 2 K.
Tanner Mathis was 2x3 with 1 BB and a solo HR. Edwin Gomez was 2x5 with 1 RBI. Ricky Gringas was 2x5 with 1 HR, 2 R, and 2 RBI. Angel Ibanez was 4x5 with 1 2B, 2 R, and 1 RBI.
Man of the Match: Raul Rivera
GCL Astros (20-21), 5.0 GB
In a sloppy game that saw a combined four errors, three HBP, a balk, seven wild pitches, and eleven walks, the Astros lost 13-9 to the Blue Jays. Kent Emanuel started with 2 scoreless IP with 3 H and 2 K. Matt Heidenreich threw 1 IP and gave up 5H/3R with 1 BB. Jose Montero didn't record an out and gave up 2H/3R. Erick Gonzalez threw 2 IP and allowed 3H/3R with 2K:1BB. Jorge Perez went 2.2 IP and allowed 1 H with 3K:4BB. Javier Lozano threw 1.1 IP and gave up 3H/4R (1 ER) with 2K.
Jason Martin was 2x5 with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 R, and 3 RBI. Jean Batista was 2x5 with 2 2B, 2 R, and 1 RBI. Ydarqui Marte was 3x4 with 1 BB, 1 2B, and 2 R.
Man of the Match: Jason Martin
DSL Astros (30-26) 6.0 GB
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