Charlotte, NC - Jared Goedert was the hitting hero for the Herd, blasting a two-run homer in the eighth for a come from behind victory over the White Sox affiliate in an afternoon affair. Dan Johnson began the scoring with a leadoff dinger to start the second inning. Ryan Goins had an infield single that scored a pair later in the frame after the first baseman was unable to handle it cleanly. Goins had a more conventional RBI single to left in the third to give the Bisons a 4-2 lead at the time. Matt Tuiasosopo was the on-base leader by drawing the walk before Goedert's homer and adding a pair of base knocks. Goedert added a double with his dinger and Darin Mastroianni had two hits. Jack Murphy singled and walked. Kevin Pillar and Munenori Kawasaki had a double. Anthony Gose was 0-for-5 but received an assist for throwing out a runner at third. His strong arm from center also deterred the Knights third base coach from sending the potential tying run around to score in the bottom of the ninth.It was a mixed bag for Bisons starter Shawn Hill. He managed to last six innings and struck out five but served up two gopher balls that led to four of his five runs on the day. His Game WHIP was 2.00 on nine hits, two walks and a hit by pitch. Seven of his nine outs in play were on the ground and he threw 54 of 88 pitches for strikes. Gregory Infante (2-0) was perfect in his two innings of relief against his former organization, striking out four. Bobby Korecky survived a nervous ninth to get his third save. He gave up three hits but left the bases loaded thanks to two strikeouts. Korecky has yet to give up a run in 25 innings so far this season.
Reading 3 New Hampshire 2
Manchester, NH - The Fisher Cats' two runs came in the second inning on two swings, a single by Brad Glenn followed by a homer from Ryan Schimpf. Their best chance to score came in the ninth when Mike Crouse and Gabe Jacobo had back-to-back, two-out singles but they were left stranded. Gabe Jacobo had two hits, Jon Berti singled and walked and Glenn drew a walk to reach base twice. Kenny Wilson had an eventful return to the organization with a single, a bunt and a caught stealing. Kevin Nolan had a hit but A.J. Jimenez and Andy Burns wore the collar with a combined 0-for-8.
Casey Lawrence (2-4) was stung by a two-run homer in the third and surrendered the go-ahead run in the sixth to the Fightin' Phils. He deserved a better fate as he lasted 7.1 innings, scattering seven hits and two walks while striking out four. He racked up 15 ground ball outs of his 17 outs in play. Lefty John Anderson allowed two hits but struck out in the final 1.2 innings.
Dunedin 4 Palm Beach 2
Jupiter, FL - The D-Jays got two quick runs off the hop against the Cardinals as Matt Newman doubled home a run before scoring on an Emilio Guerrero single in the first inning. Dwight Smith Jr. had a base rap to plate another run in the fourth before Dalton Pompey pumped one over the wall in the fifth, his third of the season. Guerrero, Smith and Pompey all had two-hit games while Newman reached twice by adding a walk. Kellen Sweeney made his season debut but it was not one to remember as he went hitless in four at-bats.Kendall Graveman (1-1) earned his first Florida State League victory by getting through five innings despite a game WHIP of 1.6. He was charged with two runs on six hits, one walk and a hit by pitch. He whiffed a pair of batters and earned five ground ball outs. Lefty Efrain Nieves overcame a pair of hits by striking out three over two innings. Wil Browning worked around a walk in a scoreless frame and Arik Sikula punctuated his 11th save by striking out the final batter in a clean ninth.
Lansing 11 Bowling Green 4
Bowling Green, KY - The Lugnuts had the hot bats against the Hot Rods, scoring two runs apiece in the first two innings. The key swings were a Dawel Lugo RBI single and a D.J. Davis two-run homer. Lansing resumed scoring in the fourth on a Derrick Loveless two-run single before Mitch Nay laid waste to one, resulting in a three-run bomb. Nay also brought in the 10th run with a bases-loaded walk in the seventh. Loveless continued to show no love towards the Rays affiliate with a solo poke over the wall in the ninth. Lugo led the Lansing hit squad with four hits while Nay had three safeties and a base on balls. Dickie Thon Jr. also got on base four times with three hits and a hit by pitch. Davis and Loveless got on base three times apiece with a homer, a single and a walk. L.B. Dantzler had a hit and a ball four. Chaz Frank made his Lansing debut by going 0-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. Jorge Saez and Santiago Nessy would like to forget this one, going an aggregate 0-for-10.Alberto Tirado threw a one-hitter in 3.1 innings but he walked five batters. That was offset by four K's and five groundball outs. Shane Dawson came in with the bases loaded and allowed an inherited runner to score. The southpaw gave up two runs of his own on six hits over 3.1 innings but put up a nice K-BB total of 6-0. Phil Kish pitched the last two innings, yielding a run on four hits.
Monday's Linescores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Jared Goedert, Buffalo - Three two-hit games in a row, a .971 OPS over his last 10 contests and a .894 OPS overall.
2. D.J. Davis, Lansing - It's been all-or-nothing with the Jays first pick of the 2012 draft . Over his last 10 games, he has been hitless in five games and had multi-hit efforts in the others.
1. Mitch Nay, Lansing - Though he has just two homers on the season, his batting average is now up to .304.
Tuesday's Schedule & Probable Starters...
Reading @ New Hampshire, 11:35 am ET - RHP Aaron Sanchez (1-2, 3.05).
Dunedin @ Palm Beach, 6:35 pm ET - RHP Taylor Cole (3-0, 2.50).
Gwinnett @ Buffalo, 7:05 pm ET - LHP Sean Nolin (2-1, 2.34).
Lansing @ Bowling Green, 8:05 pm ET - LHP Matt Dermody (1-0, 3.72).
Extra Innings...