Rochester 6, Lehigh Valley 4 in Rochester. Chase Lambin hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to break a 4-4 tie. Lambin was 3-for-3; he also singled, doubled, and walked, scoring three times. Delmon Young and Steve Singleton each had two hits. Scott Diamond pitched seven innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on ten hits and a walk. Dusty Hughes worked a scoreless eighth, walking two, to get the win, and Jim Hoey struck out the side in the ninth to get his second save.
New Britain 4, New Hampshire 3 in New Hampshire (12 innings—completion of suspended game). Chris Herrmann’s two-out single brought in Yangervis Solarte with the winning run. Seven Rock Cats had one hit each. Blake Martin worked four shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out three. Tony Davis got the win with two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two. Ex-Twins Yohan Pino and Bobby Korecky each pitched for the Fisher Cats, with Korecky taking the loss.
New Britain 5, New Hampshire 2 (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings). The Rock Cats scored all of their runs in the seventh inning. Evan Bigley had two hits. Steve Hirschfeld struck out five in six innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks to get the win.
St. Lucie 5, Ft. Myers 1 in St. Lucie. The Mets scored three in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Jon Goncalves had two doubles. Aaron Hicks singled and doubled. Pat Dean allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked none.
Beloit 10, Peoria 4 in Peoria. The Snappers scored four in the fourth to take a commanding 8-3 lead. Andy Leer had two singles and a double. Lance Ray singled and homered. Jairo Perez singled and doubled, bringing his average back up to .396. Wang-wei Lin had two hits. B. J. Hermsen gave up three runs on six hits and a walk in six innings.
Elizabethton 9, Kingsport 7 in Kingsport. The Twins built a 9-3 lead after five, then held on. Roy Larson had two two-baggers. Tyler Koelling singled and homered, driving in three. Miguel Sano singled and tripled, raising his average to .310. Rory Rhodes, Matej Hejma, and Justin Parker each had two hits. Starter Pedro Guerra struck out six in 3.2 innings, but also allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits. He walked none. The win went to Bart Carter, who struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings. Madison Boer struck out the side in the ninth for his third save.
GCL Orioles 3, Twins 1 (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings). The Orioles scored single runs in the third, fourth, and sixth. Drew Leachman singled and tripled. Hung Yi Chen struck out four in three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and no walks. Cole Johnson took the loss, as he gave up two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks while striking out four in four innings. The Twins made four errors.
GCL Twins 3, Orioles 1 (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings). A two-run third provided all the runs the Twins needed. Aderlin Mejia and Jorge Polanco each had two hits, with Mejia raising his average to .368. Starter Bobby O’Neill pitched three shutout innings, giving up just one hit. Matthew Tomshaw got the win, striking out two in two shutout innings. Luis Nunez worked the last two innings, allowing a run on three hits and a walk while striking out three to get the save.
DSL Diamondbacks 14, Twins 4 at Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks scored five in the first and ten in the first four. Dubal Baez and Pedro Estaba each had two hits. Starter Javier Vargas faced six batters and did not retire any of them, giving up three hits and a walk and hitting two. He was charged with all five first inning runs. Each of the four relief pitchers allowed at least one run as well. The Twins made three errors, walked eight batters, and hit four.