Rochester 7, Louisville 6 in Rochester. (18 innings). Matt Brown homered in the eighth to tie the game, then there was no more scoring until the eighteenth, when two-out singles by Dustin Martin, Toby Gardenhire, Brian Dinkelman, and Ray Chang brought in the winning run. Brown also doubled and singled, scoring three times. Dinkelman and Martin each had three hits, Chang had two, and Jeff Bailey singled and tripled. Starter Andrew Baldwin went 5.1 innings, giving up four runs (all in the first) on nine hits. Carlos Gutierrez pitched three shutout innings and Anthony Slama, Dusty Hughes, and Yorman Bazardo each pitched two. Chuck James worked a perfect eighteenth for the win. It was the longest game in the history of Frontier Field.
New Britain 8, Binghamton 5 in Binghamton. The Rock Cats scored five in the fifth to take a 7-2 lead. Chris Parmelee and Deibinson Romero each had three hits. Evan Bigley singled and doubled. Brett Jacobson pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk. Spencer Steedley got the win, allowing a run on four hits in three innings. Cole DeVries gave up two runs in two innings, raising his ERA to 0.87.
Ft. Myers 5, Jupiter 3 in Jupiter. The Miracle built a 5-0 lead after four. Aaron Hicks singled and doubled and Nick Romero had two hits. Matt Schuld got the win with five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks. Dakota Watts came in with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth and got the only man he faced to hit into a double play.
Beloit 5, Cedar Rapids 4 in Beloit (10 innings). The Snappers led 4-0 after six, but the Kernels scored four in the seventh to tie. Nate Roberts and Wang-Wei Lin each had three hits and Michael Gonzales and Lance Ray each had two. Adrian Salcedo pitched six shutout innings before tiring in the seventh; for the game his line was four runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk in 6.1 innings. Clinton Dempster worked 2.2 scoreless innings for the win and Matt Hauser pitched the tenth for the save.
Wow. 29 innings last night from the Red Wings.