Lansing delivered the only win with a complete performance, lots of hitting and shutdown pitching, a good way to begin the all-star break. Jeff Francis shut out Syracuse through eight innings but the Bisons offense were also shut down. Buffalo lost in the tenth. Lane Thomas had two hits, including a home run, for Vancouver but they lost 2-1. Two Canadians were almost perfect over four relief innings. Nw Hampshire were rained out while Dunedin are still on their all-star break.

Buffalo 0 Syracuse 1 - 10 innings

Each team had five hits as pitching dominated. Jeff Francis had his best start, he held the Chiefs to just 3 hits over 8 innings. He only walked one and punched out seven. On the other side Taylor Jordan pitched a two hitter over seven.

Through regulation each time had one inning each with more than one baserunner. Then in the tenth, with two outs, Jon Diaz and Devon Travis each singled. Caleb Gindl had a chance to put the Bisons ahead but grounded out. Then in the bottom of the tenth, off Andrew Albers, the Chiefs went single, bunt, walk-off single. Travis was 2-4.

Binghamton at New Hampshire - postponed, rain

It must be tough for the owners to have a rainout on fathers day, presumably a big box office day.

Dunedin - all star break

Great Lakes 0 Lansing 8

The first two great Great Lakes hitters singled off Conner Greene and later in the inning a walk loaded the bases but Greene escaped. Then in the bottom half of the first the first five Lansing hitters all had a hit. And just when the pitcher thought he might escape down 3-0, Gunnar Heidt doubled in two more for a 5-0 lead. Greene settled down and went five shutout innings, five hits, six K's. With the all-star break starting, Lansing used four relievers to pitch an inning each.

Four hitters had two hits, Richard Urena, Jason Leblebijian, Ryan McBroom and DJ Davis. At the all star break McBroom leads all the hitters left in Lansing with an OPS of 883. A number of Lugnuts are headed to the all-star game. Anthony Alford and Rowdy Tellez, neither of whom played Sunday, are due to play in that game. Will they?

Vancouver 1 Salem-Keizer 2

This was another pitching dominated game with six hits for each team. Lane Thomas had been off to a slow start so on Sunday Thomas was given the start at DH. Thomas homered his first time up and singled his second and finished 2-4. Vancouvers four other hits were all singles.

Jon Wandling gave up two runs in four innings, a double and a home run led to both runs. Canadians finished the game, Sean Ratcliffe went three perfect innings and Andrew Case one almost perfect with just an error stopping him.

3 Stars

3rd star: Jeff Francis

2nd star: Lane Thomas

1st star: Ryan McBroom

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