Buffalo, NY - Kevin Pillar got the Herd up and running with his second two-run homer in as many days, scoring a Darin Mastroianni double in the first inning. Jonathan Diaz singled home a run in the fourth, and Jared Goedert did likewise in the sixth. Brad Glenn got a walk with the bases loaded and A.J Jimenez lifted a fly of the sacrificial variety in the eighth. Andy LaRoche put the exclamation mark on this one with a leadoff homer in the eighth. Mastroianni and Diaz got on base four times. Mastroianni singled and walked three times while Diaz had two hits, a walk and a hit by pitch. Glenn and Goedert had two hits and a walk. Pillar also got a base on balls.Sean Nolin (3-4) held the Pirates affiliates at bay with six shutout innings, allowing just two hits and a walk. He struck out three and 10 of his 12 outs in play were on the ground. Chad Jenkins walked a batter but pitched a scoreless seventh and Ryan Tepera rolled a perfect frame in the eighth. Steve Delabar was dinged for a run in the ninth on two hits but he did strike out a batter.
Binghamton 4 New Hampshire 3
Binghamton, NY - The Fisher Cats snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after blowing a 3-1 lead in the late going. They scored first on an Andy Burns sacrifice fly in the first inning and upped their lead to 2-0 on a Cory Aldridge home run in the fourth. A Burns RBI ground out in the sixth restored New Hampshire's two-run bulge. Jon Berti and Matt Newman had two hits apiece with Newman adding a walk and Berti getting hit by a pitch. He was 1-for-2 in stealing bases. Michael Crouse had a triple but did not score. He did throw out Mets 2011 first-round pick Brandon Nimmo out at the plate from center field.
Daniel Norris gave up just one run but he only lasted four innings in which he surrendered four hits and issued four walks. He did strike out five. Austin BIbens-Dirkx worked two innings of one-hit shutout relief but Tyler Ybarra was tagged for a solo home run over his two frames. Gregory Infante (0-1) walked off the mound in defeat after giving up the tying and winning runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Dayton 7 Lansing 6
Lansing, MI - The Lugnuts thought they had this one in the bag after jumping out to a 6-1 lead but hey, they are the Dragons! The comeback by the Reds affiliate ruined a good start by Chase De Jong who was clipped for a solo home run among five hits and a walk. He also hit a batter but struck out a pair and collected seven outs on the ground. Brady Dragmire was also a victim of the long ball as he was banged up for four runs in three innings. Scott Silverstein (10-4) was slapped around for the tying and winning runs in two-thirds of an inning before Jimmy Cordero got the final out.
Jason Leblebijian started a four-run rally in the first inning with an RBI single before David Harris and Dickie Joe Thon drew walks with the bases loaded. Justin Atkinson grounded out to bring home another run. A Matt Dean run-scoring single and an error gave Lansing two more runs in the fifth and sixth respectively. Dean, Leblebijian and Chaz Frank shared the team lead with two hits on the night with Frank also tallying a walk and a stolen base. Harris and Loveless had a base hit and a walk with Harris also stealing a bag. Justin Atkinson walked twice and Daniel Klein was hit by the ball once.
Vancouver 11 Spokane 6
Franklin Barreto - shown here doubling against Spokane June 20 - got the Canadians offence started with a two-run homer Tuesday night, his second of the season.
Spokane, WA - The Canadians got by the Rangers affiliate by battling back from 4-0 and 6-5 deficits. Franklin Barreto got the C's on the board with a two-run homer in the third inning. Barreto helped bring in the next two runs with a sac fly and a throwing error on the same play in the fifth. Chris Carlson would give Vancouver its first lead with an RBI single. Roemon Fields slugged his first homer of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth, to put the C's ahead for good. Barreto singled in another run and would later score on a wild pitch. Michael De La Cruz provided more breathing room with a pinch-hit two-run double in the ninth. Tim Locastro had a four-hit game, including two doubles, and was hit by pitch. He also stole a base. Carlson had a three-hit night while Fields and Barreto had two hits and a stolen base apiece. Boomer Collins had a single and two walks. Ryan McBroom doubled while Alexis Maldonado and Christian Vazquez had base hits.
Johnson City, TN - Bluefield took advantage of a wild pitch in the second inning to score the game's first run. Kevin Garcia drove in the eventual winning run with a single in the fifth. The Jays only mustered two more hits, both off the bat of Rowdy Tellez. Gabriel Cenas and Angel Rojas got on base once with a walk.
