Toledo 6, Rochester 3 in Toledo.  The Mud Hens scored three in the first and the Red Wings never caught up.  Aaron Bates had two singles and a double, raising his average to .355.  Tsuyoshi Nishioka singled and doubled.  Eric Hacker surrendered all six runs on nine hits and two walks in 4.2 innings.  Jake Stevens pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, giving up just one hit.

Erie 2, New Britain 0 in New Britain.  Chris Cates had two doubles, which was half of the Rock Cats hit total.  Dennis Suarez worked seven strong innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks, but took a tough loss.

Bradenton 7, Ft. Myers 3 in Ft. Myers.  The Mets scored three runs in the last two innings to put the game away.  Steve Liddle had three hits.  Edgar Ibarra allowed four runs (two earned) on ten hits and a walk in five innings.  Ricky Bowen pitched two shutout innings, giving up no hits but two walks.

Beloit 7, Lake County 2 in Beloit.  Andrew Achter struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks.  Wang-wei Lin singled and doubled.  Jairo Perez had two hits.

DSL Twins—No game scheduled.

Rochester 11, Toledo 5 in Toledo.  The Red Wings scored six in the first and never looked back.  Danny Lehmann had four hits and drove in three.  Jeff Bailey singled, doubled, and homered, scoring three times.  Steve Singleton had two doubles and a single, raising his average to .308. Chase Lambin doubled and homered, scoring three times, Mike Hollimon doubled and tripled, and Toby Gardenhire had two hits.  Glen Perkins pitched a scoreless first inning, allowing one hit.  Kyle Waldrop got the win with two shutout innings of relief, striking out two.

Erie 8, New Britain 2 in New Britain.  The SeaWolves scored five in the seventh to put the game away.  Danny Rohlfing had two hits.  Brett Jacobson gave up two runs on five hits and four walks in five innings.  Deolis Guerra took the loss, surrendering six runs (four earned) on five hits and a walk in two innings. Blake Martin threw two shutout innings of relief.

Bradenton 5, Ft. Myers 4 in Bradenton (11 innings).  Aaron Hicks was 3-for-3 with three doubles and three walks.  Steve Liddle and Ramon Santana each singled and doubled.  Nick Romero hit a home run.  Matt Schuld allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk in six innings, striking out five.  Andrew Albers threw three shutout innings, giving up just one hit.  Matt Hauser allowed a run on six hits and a walk in 1.1 innings to take the loss.

Beloit 6, Lake County 1 in Beloit.  The Snappers scored three in the third and three in the fourth.  Pat Dean pitched 6.2 hitless innings, giving up just two walks and striking out nine, before being removed due to his pitch count.  Wang-wei Lin doubled and homered and Danny Ortiz doubled and singled.

DSL Padres 4, Twins 3 at Padres.  The Padres scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth to overcome a 3-1 deficit.  Jose Ramirez had two hits.  Felix Jorge gave up one run on two hits and a walk in three innings.  Jose Abreu worked four shutout innings, giving up four hits but no walks.  Ezequiel Zarzuela pitched the ninth and took the loss, allowing a run on three hits in a third of an inning.

Columbus 5, Rochester 1 in Columbus (third inning—suspended game).  The Clippers scored five in the first, all off Andrew Baldwin.  The Red Wings have only one more series against Columbus, in August; presumably the game will be completed then.

New Britain 4, Erie 3 in New Britain.  The Rock Cats scored all their runs in the fourth.  Yangervis Solarte had two hits to raise his average to .332.  Chris Herrmann, Evan Bigley, Mark Dolenc, and Nick Romero each had two hits.  Bobby Lanigan gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk in six innings to get the win.  Bruce Pugh gave up a hit and a walk in two shutout innings for the save.

Ft. Myers 7, Palm Beach 0 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle scored three in the first and never looked back.  Tsuyoshi Nishioka had two hits.  Joe Mauer was 1-for-2 with a three-run homer and two walks, driving in four.  Tom Stuifbergen gave up five hits and no walks in six innings.  Matthew Tone pitched two perfect innings and Andrew Albers pitched one.

Beloit 3, Lake County 2 in Beloit (10 innings).  Michael Gonzales’ RBI single drove in Wang-wei Lin with the winning run with two out.  Lance Ray had two hits.  Adrian Salcedo struck out seven in eight innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks.  Blayne Weller struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing two walks but no hits to get the win.

DSL Twins 6, Reds 5 at Twins (Game 1—8 innings—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Reds scored two in the top of the eighth, but the Twins won it with three in the bottom half.  The game winning rally had only one ball leave the infield—there was a hit batsman, a walk, an infield single, and two errors.  Jose Ramirez had three hits and Jonatan Ynojoso had two.  Starter Melciades De La Cruz gave up three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk in four innings.  Elias Villasana pitched two shutout innings, allowing just a walk.  Jose Vasquez surrendered the two eighth inning runs in his second inning of work, but struck out five and got the win.

DSL Twins 3, Reds 2 at Reds (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Twins had only three hits, but the Reds made three errors and walked six.  The Reds scored both of their runs in the seventh and had two on with one out.  Starter Yorman Landa gave up two hits and a walk in four shutout innings.  Francisco Nunez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up just a walk.  Edgar Martinez came in with two on and none out in the ninth, allowing both inherited runners to score but getting charged with none himself to get the save.

Rochester is 23-35, sixth (last) in the IL North, 14 games behind Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings have lost three in a row and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 32-26, third in the EL East, 3.5 games behind New Hampshire.  The Rock Cats won their last game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Ft. Myers is 30-30, second in the FSL South, one game behind St. Lucie.  The Miracle lost its last game and is 2-8 in their last ten games.

Beloit is 30-30, tied for fourth in the ML West, 10.5 games behind Burlington.  The Snappers have won two in a row and are 7-3 in their last ten games.

The DSL Twins are 5-3, tied for second in the B.C.B.C., 1.5 games behind the White Sox.  The Twins won their last game.