The affiliates were 5-0 in the USA with one rainout. The boys in the Dominican tried to keep a perfect day going but they lost in extras. Lansing and Vancouver had the night off.
Buffalo 7 Rochester 6
Rochester, NY - Erik Kratz started and ended a four-run comeback with a two-run double in the seventh before hitting a tie-breaking solo home run in the ninth. Dan Johnson drove home Kratz with a single in the seventh. The Bisons did hold a 3-1 run lead early after a Ryan Goins double and a Jonathan Diaz sparked a three-run second inning. Anthony Gose had three hits and a stolen base. A.J. Jimenez and Ryan Goins each had two hits with Jimenez also getting a double.
P.J. Walters got walloped by the Twins affiliate to the tune of six runs on seven hits, three walks and a hit by pitch over three innings while collecting just one strikeout. Austin Bibens-Dirkx settled things down with three scoreless frames of one-hit ball with one K. Rob Rasmussen (1-1) pitched two perfect frames, striking out three batters. Bobby Korecky struck out two in a perfect ninth to lock down his 12th save.
New Hampshire 2 New Britain 0 (Game 1 - 7 Innings)
Manchester, NH - Radhames Liz faced just one batter over the minimum in going the distance against the Twins affiliate, throwing a two-hitter while striking out eight. The former Oriole got five groundball outs and threw just 84 pitches, 57 for strikes. He had stretches of retiring eight in a row and 11 in a row and struck out the side swinging in the eighth.
Liz got all the offence he needed in the first when Mike McDade doubled home a Jon Berti double. The insurance run came on a solo home run from Mike Crouse in the fourth. Berti and Crouse both had two hits with Berti also getting a walk. Kevin Nolan singled and stole a base. Dalton Pompey was 0-for-3.
New Britain 2 New Hampshire 0 (Game 2 - Suspended Top 3rd)
The Rock Cats got to John Anderson for two runs in the first inning on three hits but the lefty roared back by striking out the side in the second. Jon Berti and K.C. Hobson both had singles. This game will resume later today as part of a doubleheader.
Dunedin 9 Tampa 3
L.B. Dantzler - shown during Game 3 of the 2013 Northwest League Final in Vancouver - drove home the first three runs in Dunedin's 9-3 win over Tampa Monday night.
Dunedin, FL - The D-Jays wasted no time as they ran out to a 6-0 lead over the Yankees in the first three innings. L.B. Dantzler doubled in the first two runs in the first and singled home another in a four-run third. Kevin Patterson knocked in another while the other two runs came on a wild pitch and a double steal excecuted by Emilio Guerrero and Dwight Smith Jr. with Guerrero swiping home. Smitih Jr. doubled home two more runs in the eighth and Patterson added a solo blast in the ninth. Smith Jr., Dantzler, Patterson and Gustavo Pierre all had two hits with Smith Jr. stealing two bases and Pierre swiping one. Andy Fermin had a double and a base on balls. Peter Mooney walked twice and Marcus Knecht once.
Bluefield, WV - The Jays scored in their first at-bat and their last at-bat against the Royals. Trent Miller's infield hit got Bluefield on the board in the first and he would add an RBI double in the eighth. Gabriel Cenas delivered the final blow, connecting for a two-run homer. Jesus Gonzalez led the Bluefield hit parade with a three-hit night. Miller and Cenas had two apiece. Richard Urena singled and walked. Rowdy Tellez went 0-for-4 and is now hitting just .103.
Clearwater, FL -The Phillies could only muster three hits against Conner Greene (1-1) in his five innings. Greene did plunk one but struck out five and induced six outs on the ground. Angel Perdomo had a dominant four-inning save, striking out seven and walking just one batter. Three of his five outs in play were on the grass.


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