Toledo 2, Rochester 1 in Toledo.  The Mud Hens scored two in the fourth and it was all they needed.  Tsuyoshi Nishioka had two of the four Red Wings hits.  Jeff Bailey had the other two, a single and a double.  Kyle Gibson took a tough loss, allowing two runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out six in six innings.  Carlos Gutierrez struck out two in two perfect innings.

New Britain.  No games scheduled.

Ft. Myers 5, Bradenton 3 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle scored three in the first and never lost the lead.  Nick Romero singled and doubled, while Ramon Santana hit a home run.  Joe Mauer was 1-for-4 and scored once.  Logan Darnell got the win, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk in 5.2 innings.  Jhon Garcia struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits but no walks.  Matthew Tone walked one in a scoreless ninth to get the save.

Beloit.  No games scheduled.

DSL Diamondbacks 1, Twins 0 at Twins.  Two singles and an error led to a Diamondbacks run in the first inning and it was all they needed.  The Twins managed only three singles and one walk.  Jose Jimenez took the loss, giving up an unearned run on three hits while striking out four in four innings.  Yeison Florentino gave up two hits in three shutout innings and Ezequiel Zarzuela gave up one hit in two shutout innings.  Twins pitchers did not walk anyone in the game.

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.

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.

Columbus 3, Rochester 1 in Columbus.  The Clippers scored single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth.  Aaron Bates had two hits to raise his average to .351.  Kyle Gibson gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks in 5.1 innings.

Akron 10, New Britain 0 in New Britain (8 innings—rain).  A seven-run seventh boosted the Aeros.  The Rock Cats had only two hits, both singles.  Steve Hirschfeld gave up one run on six hits and five walks in six innings.  Blake Martin surrendered six runs on two hits and three walks in two-thirds of an inning and Santos Arias allowed three runs on four hits and a walk in 1.1 innings.

Ft. Myers 5, Palm Beach 1 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle scored four in the fourth to take the victory.  Nate Hanson singled and doubled, Tsuyoshi Nishioka doubled, and Joe Mauer was 1-for-4.  Logan Darnell worked seven innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk.  Matt Hauser pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts to get the save.

Beloit 6, Ft. Wayne 5 in Beloit (4-plus innings, suspended).  The TinCaps are batting with a runner on first and one out in the top of the fifth.  So far, Lance Ray has two doubles and Michael Gonzales doubled and singled.  Manuel Soliman allowed five runs on ten hits and a walk in 4.1 innings.  The game will be completed this evening before the regularly scheduled game.

DSL Cubs1 4, Twins 2 at Twins (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings).  A three-run fourth put Cubs1 in control.  Ernesto Ciprian had two hits.  Junior Subero allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks in 3.1 innings.

DSL Cubs1 4, Twins 3 at Cubs1 (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  Cubs1 scored a run in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie.  No Twins player had more than one of their six hits.  Starter Reyson Zoquiel gave up a run on a hit and two walks in two innings, striking out three.  Ezequiel Zarzuela struck out six in two innings, but allowed two runs on a hit and a walk.  Francisco Nunez struck out three in two innings, but gave up an unearned run on two hits to take the loss.  Twins pitchers combined for five uses of the letter “z” in their names.  There has been no word from Elias regarding whether this is a record.

Columbus 5, Rochester 1 in Columbus.  The Clippers scored four in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Steve Singleton had two doubles, Danny Lehmann doubled and singled, and Chase Lambin had two hits.  Eric Hacker allowed five runs on eight hits, walking none in 5.2 innings.  Jake Stevens worked 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

New Britain 5, Akron 3 in New Britain.  A three-run second propelled the Rock Cats to victory.  Mike Hollimon had two doubles, Yangervis Solarte singled and doubled to raise his average to .333, and Evan Bigley and Jair Fernandez each had two hits.  Starter Dennis Suarez made his Rock Cats debut, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks in four innings.  The win went to Deolis Guerra, who struck out seven in four shutout innings, giving up just two hits and a walk.  Bruce Pugh pitched a perfect ninth to get the save.

Ft. Myers—No game scheduled.

Ft. Wayne 9, Beloit 5 in Beloit.  Three three-run innings gave the TinCaps the win.  Ramon Santana singled and homered, his fifth homer of the year.  Andrew Achter gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk in 4.1 innings.

DSL Orioles at Twins—Postponed.

ROCHESTER

Position Player:  Aaron Bates hit .317/.434/.476 in 63 at-bats.  Honorable mention:  Brian Dinkelman hit .301/.387/.453 in 95 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Chuck James was 1-0, 0.00 in 14.1 innings (ten appearances).  He allowed nine hits and four walks while striking out seventeen.  Honorable mention:  Kyle Gibson was 2-2, 3.72 in 29 innings (five starts).  He allowed 27 hits and 7 walks while striking out 28.

NEW BRITAIN

Position Player:  Joe Benson hit .326/.420/.539 in 89 at-bats.  Honorable mention:  Yangervis Solarte hit .302/.362/.407 in 86 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Steve Hirschfeld was 2-2, 2.93 in 30.2 innings (five starts).  He allowed 21 hits and 8 walks while striking out 33.  Honorable mention:  Liam Hendriks was 2-1, 2.90 in 31 innings (five starts).  He allowed 31 hits and 10 walks while striking out 31.

FT. MYERS

Position Player:  Brian Dozier hit .330/.403/.443 in 88 at-bats.  Honorable mention:  Aaron Hicks hit .306/.400/.444 in 72 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Andrew Albers was 1-1, 2.65 in 17 innings (five appearances, two starts).  He allowed 20 hits and three walks while striking out 11.  Honorable mention:  Logan Darnell was 2-0, 2.30 in 15.2 innings (three starts).  He allowed 14 hits and six walks while striking out seven.

BELOIT

Position Player:  Wang-wei Lin hit .323/.456/.398 in 93 at-bats.  Honorable mention:  Nate Roberts hit .302/.450/.395 in 86 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Clinton Dempster was 1-1, 0.56 in 16 innings (10 appearances).  He allowed nine hits and three walks while striking out seventeen.  Honorable mention:  Jose Gonzalez was 1-1, 2.30 in 15.2 innings (seven appearances).  He allowed 11 hits and six walks while striking out fifteen.