Rochester 8, Pawtucket 4 in Pawtucket.  The Red Wings built a 6-0 lead after three and a half innings.  Dustin Martin singled, doubled, and homered, scoring three times.  Steve Singleton had two singles and a double.  Trevor Plouffe singled and homered, driving in three and raising his average to .301.  Aaron Bates and Chase Lambin each had two hits, with Bates raising his average to .333.  Starter Scott Diamond gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk in just 4.1 innings.  Dusty Hughes pitched 2.2 scoreless innings to get the win, allowing just one hit.

New Britain 4, Harrisburg 3 in New Britain.  The Rock Cats broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the ninth when Chris Parmelee led off with a single, went to second on a bunt, took third on a ground out, and scored on a wild pitch.  The Senators made four errors.  Parmelee and Brian Dozier each had three hits, with Dozier raising his average to .358 in 53 at-bats.  Deibinson Romero singled and homered.  Dennis Suarez gave up three runs on eight hits and a walk in six innings.  Deolis Guerra pitched two shutout innings.  Tyler Robertson worked a scoreless ninth for the win.

Ft. Myers 0, St. Lucie 0 at Ft. Myers (1 innings—suspended).  Game will be completed on August 23.

Beloit 6, Kane County 4 in Kane County.  The Snappers scored three in the eighth to overcome a 6-4 deficit.  Jairo Perez singled, doubled, and homered, raising his average to .417 in 72 at-bats.  Starter Andrew Achter allowed all four runs on nine hits and a walk in four innings, although he struck out seven.  Nelvin Fuentes worked three perfect innings to get the win, striking out three.  Clinton Dempster threw two shutout innings, allowing just a walk to get the save.

Kingsport 15, Elizabethton 10 in Elizabethton.  The Twins were down 10-2 after five and a half and scored eight in the sixth to tie, but the Mets scored five in the seventh to win.  Max Kepler had three hits.  Kennys Vargas singled and homered, driving in three.  Justin Parker singled and doubled and JaDamion Williams had two hits.  Starter Todd Van Steensel allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks in 4.1 innings.  He struck out six.  Pedro Guerra took the loss, surrendering five runs (three earned) on four hits and two walks in 1.1 innings.  There were nine errors in the game; the Mets made five and the Twins four.

GCL Red Sox 3, Twins 2 at Red Sox.  The score was 2-1 after one and stayed there until the fifth, when the Red Sox scored two.  Joshua Hendricks singled and tripled.  Estarlin De Los Santos and Drew Leachman each had two hits.  Jeff Manship allowed a run on four hits in three innings, striking out three and walking none.  Hung Yi Chen allowed the fifth inning runs to take the loss, giving up four hits in three innings.  Tyler Herr went two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

DSL Twins 9, Orioles 1 at Orioles.  The Twins scored in seven innings.  Erick Gonzalez had two singles and a homer, raising his average to .324 in 74 at-bats.  Eddy Concepcion had two singles and a double.  Ernesto Ciprian and Javier Pimentel each singled and tripled and Adonis Pacheco singled and doubled, raising his average to .321 in 84 at-bats.  Sterling Bonilla gave up an unearned run on one hit in four innings, striking out four.  Randy Rosario allowed only a walk in three shutout innings, also striking out four to get the win.

Rochester is 30-48, sixth (last) in the IL North, 15 games behind Lehigh Valley.  They have lost five in a row and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 41-35, third in the EL East, 4.5 games behind New Hampshire and Trenton.  They have lost three in a row and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Ft. Myers is 37-41, second in the FSL South, 5.5 games behind St. Lucie.  They won their last game and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Beloit is 43-34, third in the ML West, 5 games behind Burlington.  They lost their last game and are 7-3 in their last ten games.

Elizabethton is 6-4, second in the AL West, 3 games behind Johnson City.  They won their last two games.

The GCL Twins are 4-4, third in the GCL South, 1.5 games behind the Rays.  They lost their last game.

The DSL Twins are 19-10, first in the B. C. B. C., a half game ahead of the Orioles.  They lost their last game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

Pawtucket 6, Rochester 5 in Pawtucket.  The Red Wings tied it at five with a run in the top of the eighth, but the Red Sox won with a run in the bottom of the eighth.  Brian Dinkelman singled and doubled.  Aaron Bates had two hits to raise his average to .331.  Kyle Gibson allowed five runs on nine hits and a walk in five innings.  Kyle Waldrop pitched two shutout innings.  Anthony Slama allowed the winning run, which scored on a walk, two stolen bases, and a wild pitch.

Harrisburg 6, New Britain 0 in New Britain.  The Senators scored three in the first inning.  Evan Bigley singled and doubled.  Brett Jacobson struck out nine in 6.2 innings, but allowed four runs on five hits and three walks.

St. Lucie 2, Ft. Myers 1 in Ft. Myers (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Mets scored both their runs in the third.  The Miracle out-hit the Mets 8-4.  Anderson Hidalgo was 3-for-3 with a double.  Jamaal Hawkins was 2-for-2 with a walk.  Kevin Slowey allowed both runs on three hits in 3.1 innings.  Matthew Tone pitched two hitless innings, walking one.

Ft. Myers 3, St. Lucie 2 in Ft. Myers (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Miracle scored two in the first and one in the fourth to build a 3-0 lead.  Anderson Hidalgo hit a two-run homer and Aaron Hicks hit a solo homer.  Those were the only hits the Miracle had, as they were out-hit 9-2.  Kane Holbrooks gave up a run on six hits in six innings, walking none and striking out five.

Kane County 4, Beloit 3 in Kane County.  The Cougars scored three in the bottom of the eighth to overcome a 3-1 deficit.  Wang-wei Lin had three hits.  Daniel Ortiz hit a home run.  Manuel Soliman gave up an unearned run on three hits and two walks, striking out five in six innings.  Michael Tonkin took the loss, surrendering the eighth inning runs in his second inning of work.  He struck out three, but allowed three hits and walked two.

Elizabethton 2, Kingsport 0 in Elizabethton.  The Twins scored both of their runs in the fifth inning on Tyler Koelling’s two-run homer.  Koelling also singled.  Nick Lockwood singled and doubled to raise his average to .364 in 33 at-bats.  Max Kepler had two hits.  Tim Shibuya struck out six in six innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Sam Spangler struck out three in two innings, allowing one hit to get the save.

GCL Twins 1, Rays 1 at Rays (Game suspended in the top of the sixth.)  Each team has four hits.  Joshua Hendricks had two of them for the Twins.  Angel Mata struck out five in three innings, giving up a run on four hits and a walk.  Luis Nunez pitched two perfect innings, striking out four.

DSL White Sox 5, Twins 1 at Twins.  The Twins out-hit the White Sox 5-4 but made three errors.  Adonis Pacheco doubled and tripled.  Jose Jimenez took the loss, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk, striking out three in four innings.  Ezequiel Zarzuela pitched two perfect innings.