Mesa scored four in the third and five in the fifth, building a 12-1 lead on the way to a 13-7 victory.
Jarek Cunningham (Pittsburgh) led the Solar Sox with two home runs and a triple, scoring three times and driving in five. Joe Mahoney (Baltimore) had two doubles and a home run, driving in three. Robbie Grossman (Pittsburgh) singled and homered, and Brian Dozier had two hits. Terry Doyle (White Sox) got the win, going five innings and giving up a run on a hit and a walk. Brett Jacobson worked 1.1 scoreless innings, walking two and striking out two.
The Rafters were led by Nolan Aranado (Colorado), who had two singles and a homer and drove in three. Dixon Machado (Detroit) singled and tripled. Stephen Fife (Dodgers) surrendered seven runs on seven hits and two walks in only three innings to take the loss.
Mesa travels to Salt River this afternoon.