Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders:L 3-6 vs. Pawtucket Red Sox
3B Brent Lillibridge 1-4, BB, K - batting .292 this season
2B David Adams 0-4, BB, 2 K, E4 - throwing error, fifth of the season
CF Melky Mesa 0-3, BB, K, 2 SB
1B Dan Johnson 0-1, 3 BB
DH Randy Ruiz 0-4, 3 K
LF Ronnier Mustelier 3-3, 2B, RBI, BB - batting .472/.548/.583 over his last 10 games
C JR Murphy 1-4, RBI, K
RF Adonis Garcia 0-4, K
SS Alberto Gonzalez 1-3, RBI, CS, put out
Brett Marshall 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, WP - two groundouts, five flyouts
Yoshinori Tateyama 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
David Herndon 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R/0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Mustelier tried his best to rally the RailRiders' offense with his three hits in the game but only scoring one run in three different innings was not enough to get past the PawSox for Scranton's 69th loss of the year, dropping them to six games under .500.
Double-A Trenton Thunder:W 3-1 vs. New Britain Rock Cats
CF Mason Williams 0-5 - batting .152 since his promotion
LF Ramon Flores 1-5, 2B
DH Gary Sanchez 0-4, K
1B Kyle Roller 1-4, 2B, 2 K - 23rd double of the season
2B Jose Pirela 2-3, BB - batting .275 this season
RF Ben Gamel 2-4, 2 RBI, K, SB
SS Carmen Angelini 1-3, 2B, HBP
3B Casey Stevenson 1-4
C Francisco Arcia 0-4, K
Shane Greene 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, BB, 7 K, 2 HB - four groundouts, five flyouts
Tom Kahnle 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, K, WP
Francisco Rondon 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB
A two-run eighth inning for the Thunder broke a 1-1 tie and gave them their 67th win of the season. The Thunder now sit 3.5 games up on the Fisher Cats for a playoff spot out of the Eastern Division.
High-A Tampa Yankees:W 4-2 vs. Clearwater Threshers
SS Cito Culver 3-5, 2B, K - batting .310 since his promotion
CF Taylor Dugas 2-3, BB
2B Rob Refsnyder 0-4
3B Peter O'Brien 2-3, RBI, BB, K, no error!
1B Saxon Butler 0-3, BB, K
RF Cody Grice 1-4, 3B, 2 K
DH Jose Toussen 1-3, 2 RBI
C Jeff Farnham 1-3, RBI, BB
LF Ali Castillo 0-4, K
Jairo Heredia 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 3 K - eight groundouts, seven flyouts
Taylor Garrison 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, BB, K
Tampa used ten hits and four one-run innings to top the Threshers behind a strong performance from their pitchers for their 53rd win of the season.
Low-A Charleston RiverDogs:L 4-7 vs. West Virginia Power
DH Jake Cave 2-5, 2 K - batting .282/.349/.333 over his last 10 games
SS Jose Rosario 1-3, 2B, BB
1B Greg Bird 1-4, RBI, K, HBP - batting .357/.561/.679 over his last 10 games
RF Ericson Leonora 1-4, RBI, K
3B Dante Bichette Jr. 1-4, E5 - fielding error, 18th of the season
2B Angelo Gumbs 0-3
C Jackson Valera 1-4
CF Danny Oh 1-4, K
LF Daniel Aldrich 0-4, 3 K, E7 - throwing error, second of the season
Dan Camarena 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K - five groundouts, two flyouts
Evan Rutckyj 2.1 IP, 3 H, 6 R/5 ER, 3 BB, K, 2 WP, HB, E1
James Pazos 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB, 3 K
Things were going fairly well for Charleston until a complete implosion by Rutckyj in the seventh and eighth innings created a deficit that they couldn't rally back from.
Short Season-A Staten Island Yankees:W 5-3 vs. Brooklyn Cyclones
SS Abiatal Avelino 0-4, K
LF Michael O'Neill 0-4, K
3B Eric Jagielo 1-4, 2B, 2 K, E5(3) - 13th double of the season
DH Mike Ford 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB - third homer of the season
RF Yeicok Calderon 1-3, BB, K
CF Brandon Thomas 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, K, 2 SB - sixth homer of the season
1B Bubba Jones 0-2, BB, K
C Trent Garrison 2-3, 2B - sixth double of the season
2B John Murphy 0-3, 3 K - batting .175 this season
Caleb Smith 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R/0 ER, 3 BB, K, WP, E1 - three groundouts, five flyouts
Philip Walby 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K - seven groundouts, zero flyouts
Dillon McNamara 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K
Nick Rumbelow 1 IP, 0 H, 0ER, 0 BB, K - fifth save
A three-run sixth inning helped overcome a three-run inning by the Cyclones that featured zero earned runs because of sloppy defense for Staten Island's 25th win of the year.
Gulf Coast Yankees 1 Highlights:
DH Tyler Wade 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, K, SB - batting .315 this season
SS Bryan Cuevas 2-4, RBI, BB
2B Gosuke Katoh 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, K - .317/.364/.537 over his last 10 games
LF Chris Breen 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, K - fifth homer of the season
CF Dustin Fowler 1-4, RBI
RF Austin Aune 1-4, RBI, 2 K
Rony Bautista 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, pickoff, WP - three groundouts, zero flyouts
Tim Flight 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R/0 ER, K, E1
Victor Beriguete 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Gulf Coast Yankees 2 Highlights:
SS Thairo Estrada 1-5, 2B, K, 2 SB - batting .290 this season
DH Miguel Andujar 4-4, RBI, BB - batting .339 this season
1B Brady Steiger 1-3, BB, put out, HBP
LF Nathan Mikolas 2-3, RBI, BB, E7
Elvin Perez 4 IP, 6 H, 4 R/1 ER, 2 BB, K, WP
Joaquin Acuna 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB, E1, WP
Tim Giel 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER. BB