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.

Columbus 7, Rochester 1 in Columbus.  The Clippers scored three in the fourth and three in the fifth.  Dustin Martin singled and doubled.  Scott Diamond surrendered all seven runs on eight hits and four walks in 4.1 innings.

New Britain 14, Akron 3 in New Britain.  The Rock Cats scored in only three innings:  three in the first, five in the third, and six in the fourth.  Daniel Rohlfing had two doubles and a single, driving in three.  Chris Parmelee and Mark Dolenc had three hits each.  Evan Bigley singled and homered.  Liam Hendriks gave up one run on seven hits and a walk in six innings.  Tyler Robertson got a save despite giving up two runs on seven hits in three innings.

Palm Beach 11, Ft. Myers 5 in Ft. Myers.  The Cardinals scored three in each of the third, sixth, and eighth innings.  Anderson Hidalgo had a homer and two singles, raising his average to .319.  Aaron Hicks and Jon Goncalves each had two hits.  Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Joe Mauer each went 1-for-3, with Mauer hitting a double.  Brad Stillings allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in three innings.  He did strike out five.  Shooter Hunt, after a hopeful start, is struggling again.  He gave up three runs on a hit and four walks in a third of an inning.  Over his last 7.1 innings (five appearances), he has walked nineteen batters.

Beloit 11, Ft. Wayne 8 in Beloit (completion of suspended game).  The Snappers scored four in the bottom of the eighth to overcome an 8-7 deficit.  Wang-wei Lin hit a three-run homer to provide the margin of victory.  Michael Gonzales had a double and two singles to raise his average to .305.  Lance Ray had two doubles and a single, scoring three times.  Jairo Perez had two hits in his Snapper debut.  Manuel Soliman allowed five runs on ten hits and a walk.  Jose Gonzalez pitched the final 1.1 innings scorelessly to get the win.

Beloit 3, Ft. Wayne 0 in Beloit (regularly scheduled game—scheduled 7 innings).  All the runs were scored in the third inning.  Andy Leer doubled two drive in the first two and scored the third.  Leer had two doubles in the game.  Daniel Santana had two hits.  Ryan O’Rourke gave up just one hit in 3.2 innings, striking out four.  Michael Tonkin got the win, also giving up just one hit in 2.1 innings.  Clinton Dempster pitched a perfect seventh to get the save.

DSL Twins 6, Rockies 3 at Twins.  The Twins scored three in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.  Adonis Pacheco singled and doubled.  Erick Gonzalez and Pedro Estaba each had two hits.  Felix Martinez drove in three runs.  Sterling Bonilla gave up two runs on six hits and a walk, striking out five in five innings.  Jose Jimenez got the win, giving up one run on two hits and a walk in three innings.  Edgar Martinez pitched a scoreless ninth to get the save.