It's an express version of the minor league update tonight. The farm affiliates went 3-1, with the help of three fine starting pitching performances.
Syracuse 5 Ottawa 1
In the first BBRadio Game of the Week, the Sky Chiefs defeated the Lynx 5-1. Scott Downs threw 7 shutout innings, giving up 5 hits and no walks while striking out 4. Spike Lundberg recorded the 2 inning save, allowing a solo homer in the ninth with a 5-0 lead, and striking out 2. Anton French reached base 3 times, while Chad Mottola homered in the ninth. Aaron Hill went 1-4. Gabe Gross went hitless, but had a key baserunner kill at the plate.
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New Hampshire 1 Norwich 0
Sometimes you just have to put yourself in the other guy's shoes. Imagine that you are a Norwich Navigator fan. The game is scoreless going to the ninth. Raul Tablado walks, and then your reliever strikes out 2. He then hits Miguel Negron with a pitch, does the same to Ron Acuna and then issues a free pass to Carlo Cota for the only run of the game. Water torture would be preferable. Josh Banks started and pitched brilliantly- 7 innings of 5 hit, no walk ball with 8 strikeouts. Jamie Vermilyea pitched a perfect eighth inning with a strikeout for the win, while Lee Gronkiewicz did the same for his 7th save. Ron Davenport hit 2 doubles in the game.
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Sarasota 2 Dunedin 4
The D-Jays banged out 9 hits, and received fine pitching from starter Zach Jackson and 2 relievers to defeat the S-Sox. Clint Johnston led the parade with 3 hits, while Joey Reiman and Adam Lind each reached base twice. Jackson went 5 innings, allowing 2 unearned runs on 6 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts. Justin James followed with 2 scoreless innings on 1 hit and no walks with 2 strikeouts. Brad Mumma was even better in the 8th and 9th, allowing only one hit, while striking out 4.
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Quad Cities 14 Lansing 3
The Lugs have had better nights. A.J. Wideman started and was raked for 7 earned runs in 5.1 innings. Jordy Templet and Eric Rico followed and struggled. Joey Wolfe homered early in the game, and that was the extent of it for the Lugs, who did get some work in for lesser used members of their roster.
3-star selection
3rd star-Brad Mumma
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