Rochester 6, Lehigh Valley 2 in Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings scored four in the third, which was all they needed.  Brian Dinkelman singled and homered, driving in three and raising his average to .308.  Rene Tosoni also homered.  Ben Revere had two hits.  Kyle Gibson struck out ten in 7.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  Anthony Slama retired all four men he faced, striking out two of them.

New Hampshire 2, New Britain 1 in New Hampshire.  Joe Benson doubled to tie the game in the top of the ninth, but the Fisher Cats won with one in the bottom of the ninth.  Benson had two hits in the game.  Liam Hendriks pitched seven innings, giving up a run on five hits and two walks while striking out six.  Tony Davis allowed the losing run in his second inning of relief.  The win went to ex-Twin Bobby Korecky, who had allowed the tying run in the ninth.

Ft. Myers 2, Clearwater 0 in Ft. Myers (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings).  Brian Dozier’s third-inning double brought in both runs.  Dozier also singled.  Brad Stillings worked the first four innings, giving up a run on two hits.  Andrew Albers went the last three to get the win, walking none and giving up two hits.

Clearwater 1, Ft. Myers 0 in Ft. Myers (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Threshers scored the game’s only run in the sixth.  Steve Liddle had the only Miracle hit, a single leading off the third inning.  Tom Stuifbergen took a complete game loss, giving up seven hits and a walk while striking out six.

Beloit at Clinton.  Postponed.  Game will be made up as part of a doubleheader this afternoon.

DSL Twins—No game scheduled.

Lehigh Valley 4, Rochester 3 in Lehigh Valley.  Tagg Bozied’s homer in the sixth broke a 3-3 tie.  Ray Chang hit two home runs, his first two homers of the year, driving in all of the Red Wings runs.  Eric Hacker allowed all four runs on eight hits, walking none.  Carlos Gutierrez pitched two shutout innings of relief.

New Hampshire 4, New Britain 0 in New Hampshire.  The Fisher Cats scored three in the first, which was more than they needed.  The Rock Cats had only two hits, both singles.  Steve Hirschfeld allowed all four runs on seven hits and two walks, striking out six in five innings.

Clearwater 7, Ft. Myers 2 in Ft. Myers (Game 1—9 innings—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Threshers scored five in the ninth.  Reggie Williams homered and singled.  Danny Rams homered.  Logan Darnell gave up two runs on six hits and a walk in 5.1 innings.  Bruce Pugh surrendered the five ninth inning runs, but it was his fourth inning of work and two of the runs were unearned.

Clearwater at Ft. Myers (Game 2).  Postponed.  Game will be made up today.

Clinton 6, Beloit 4 in Clinton.  The LumberKings scored five in the fifth to overcome a 4-1 deficit.  Danny Ortiz had two doubles, Michael Gonzales singled and homered (his seventh), and Lance Ray had two hits.  B. J. Hermsen allowed all six runs (only two earned) on seven hits and a walk in 4.2 innings, striking out four.  Clinton Dempster pitched 2.1 scoreless innings.

DSL Twins 4, White Sox 3 (12 innings) at Twins.  Victor Arias came around from second on an infield out to score the winning run.  Adonis Pacheco had two singles and a double.  Erick Gonzalez and Joel Polanco each had two hits.  Sterling Bonilla struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up just one hit and no walks.  Randy Rosario followed with two perfect innings.  The win went to Francisco Nunez, who struck out five in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and no walks.

Rochester is 18-27, sixth (last) in the IL North, 10 games behind Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings have lost two in a row and are 4-6 over their last ten games.

New Britain is 27-18, third in the EL East, 3 games behind New Hampshire.  The Rock Cats have lost one in a row and are 5-5 over their last ten games.

Ft. Myers is 27-21, second in the FSL South, 0.5 games behind St. Lucie.  The Miracle has lost two in a row and is 7-3 over their last ten games.

Beloit is 22-26, sixth in the ML West, 12 games behind Burlington.  Then Snappers have won one in a row and are 1-9 over their last ten games.

ROCHESTER

Wednesday—No games scheduled.

Thursday—Lehigh Valley 3, Rochester 2 in Lehigh Valley.  The IronPigs scored three in the first and it was all they needed.  Matt Brown singled and doubled and Ben Revere and Brian Dinkelman each had two hits.

Friday—Lehigh Valley 10, Rochester 2 in Lehigh Valley.  The IronPigs scored three in the seventh and four in the eighth.  Kyle Waldrop surrendered four runs on seven hits and a walk in 1.1 innings.

NEW BRITAIN

Wednesday—New Britain 4, Binghamton 3 in New Britain. (Game 1—8 innings—scheduled 7 innings).  Mark Dolenc doubled to bring in Chris Cates with the winning run.  Dolenc was 4-for-4 on the game.

Binghamton 6, New Britain 2 in Binghamton (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  Santos Arias allowed four runs on three hits and two walks in one inning of relief.

Thursday—New Britain 7, Binghamton 3 in New Britain.  Mark Dolenc doubled and homered, driving in three runs.  Tyler Robertson got the win with three shutout innings of relief.

Friday—New Hampshire 15, New Britain 3 in New Hampshire.  Steve Singleton had two singles and a double.  Santos Arias surrendered nine runs on eight hits and two walks in three innings of relief.

FT. MYERS

Wednesday—Tampa 12, Ft. Myers 1 in Tampa.  Kane Holbrooks surrendered eleven runs on fourteen hits and two walks in 3.1 innings.  Jhon Garcia struck out four in two shutout innings.

Thursday—Clearwater 5, Ft. Myers 0 in Ft. Myers.  Brian Dozier had two of the three Miracle hits.  Edgar Ibarra worked 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up four runs and three walks.

Friday—Postponed.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.

BELOIT

Wednesday—Burlington 5, Beloit 4 in Beloit.  Lance Ray singled and doubled and Tobias Streich had two hits.

Thursday—Burlington 2, Beloit 0 in Beloit.  The Snappers had four hits. A. J. Achter struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up just one hit and one walk.

Friday—Beloit 10, Clinton 1 in Clinton.  Nate Roberts was 3-for-3 with three doubles and a walk, scoring four times.  Manuel Soliman walked five in five innings, but he allowed just one hit and one run while striking out five.

Rochester 10, Syracuse 4 in Rochester.  The Red Wings scored five in the first inning and were never threatened.  Toby Gardenhire had two singles and a double.  Luke Hughes singled and homered.  Jeff Bailey had two doubles, Ben Revere singled and doubled, and Aaron Bates had two singles.  Scott Diamond gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk in 5.1 innings.  Jake Stevens pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in his Rochester debut, giving up only a walk.

New Britain 7, Binghamton 3 in New Britain (Seven-plus innings, rain).  The Rock Cats scored five in the fifth and built a 7-0 lead.  The Mets had scored three in the top of the eighth and had none out when the game was halted by rain, but the decision to stop play does not appear to have been controversial.  Mike Hollimon went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, raising his average to .193.  Joe Benson was 2-for-2 with two walks.  Nick Romero hit a three-run homer in the fifth.  Steve Singleton and Mark Dolenc each had two hits.  Liam Hendriks was credited with a complete game, striking out nine in seven innings.  He allowed eight hits and a walk.

Ft. Myers 5, Tampa 4 in Tampa.  The Miracle scored two in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and move into first place in the FSL South.  Nate Hanson singled and doubled.  Reggie Williams hit a two-run homer.  Matt Schuld struck out four in five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and no walks.  Brad Stillings allowed a run on a hit and a walk in two innings to get the win.  Bruce Pugh pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save.

Burlington 9, Beloit 0 in Beloit.  The Bees scored four in the fifth and four in the eighth.  The Snappers had only two hits, both singles.  Adrian Salcedo allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks in 4.2 innings.  Ryan O’Rourke threw 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up only one hit.

Rochester 5, Syracuse 0 in Rochester.  The Red Wings scored two in the first and three in the eighth.  Kyle Gibson struck out eight in five innings, giving up four hits and two walks.  Three relievers did not allow a baserunner, with Chuck James going two innings, Anthony Slama striking out two in one inning, and Jim Hoey striking out the side in the ninth.  Ben Revere singled and tripled in his first game back in Rochester, raising his AAA average to .302, and Brian Dinkelman had two hits.

Binghamton at New Britain.  Postponed.  No makeup date was announced.

Tampa 4, Ft. Myers 1 in Ft. Myers.  The Yankees scored three in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.  Brian Dozier had singled and doubled, raising his average to .325.  Tom Stuifbergen pitched 5.1 shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks.  Brad Tippett took the loss, surrendering three runs on four hits in 1.1 innings.

Kane County 8, Beloit 5 in Beloit.  The Cougars scored four in the ninth to get a comeback victory.  Lance Ray singled and homered.  Derek McCallum doubled and drove in three.  B. J. Hermsen allowed three runs on six hits and a walk in 5.2 innings.  Jose Gonzalez took the loss, surrendering four runs on four hits and a walk in the ninth.

Other news—Clearwater and Jupiter played 23 innings last night, with Jupiter winning 2-1.  The score was tied 1-1 after six.  Each team used eight pitchers.  The teams combined for 31 hits but left 34 runners on base, 22 of them by Clearwater.  The time of the game was 5:37, or about as long as a typical Yankees-Red Sox game.

Syracuse 9, Rochester 3 in Rochester.  The Chiefs built an 8-0 lead half-way through.  Ray Chang had two doubles and a single, raising his average to .324.  Matt Brown had two hits.  Eric Hacker surrendered eight runs (six earned) on six hits and three walks in four innings.  Carlos Gutierrez pitched two scoreless innings.

New Britain 6, New Hampshire 5 in New Britain (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings).  Joe Benson’s two-run double in the bottom of the seventh won the game for the Rock Cats.  Steve Singleton singled and doubled and Chris Parmelee had two hits to raise his average to .322.  Deolis Guerra pitched five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks.  Tyler Robertson allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in two innings but was credited with the win.

New Hampshire 4, New Britain 0 in New Britain (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  Chris Herrmann’s fifth-inning single was the only Rock Cats hit.  Herrmann was 1-for-1 with two walks.  Steve Hirschfeld struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.

Ft. Myers 6, Tampa 3 in Tampa.  The Miracle scored three in the third and never trailed.  Nick Romero had three hits.  Nate Hanson had two doubles.  Aaron Hicks and Jon Goncalves each doubled and singled.  Brian Dozier and Anderson Hidalgo each had two hits.  Logan Darnell got the win with 5.1 shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.  Andrew Albers struck out three in two scoreless innings of relief to get the save.

Kane County 4, Beloit 0 in Beloit.  The Snappers had only three hits.  Manuel Soliman allowed all four runs on six hits and three walks in five innings.  Blayne Weller struck our four in three shutout innings, walking none and giving up two hits.

Syracuse 2, Rochester 0 in Syracuse.  The Chiefs scored single runs in the third and ninth.  Ray Chang had two hits, which was half of the Red Wings’ total.  Both Chiefs runs were unearned.  Ryan Mullins gave up the first one in five innings, allowing five hits while striking out five and walking none.  Chuck James pitched two shutout innings, lowering his ERA to 1.75.  Anthony Slama gave up the other unearned run on a hit and a walk in two innings.

New Hampshire at New Britain.  Postponed.  The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader this afternoon.

Ft. Myers 7, Brevard County 6 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle scored three in the fourth to tie the game at four, then scored three in the fifth to take the lead.  Nate Hanson and Danny Rams each singled and doubled.  Aaron Hicks had two hits.  Reggie Williams homered and drove in three.  Edgar Ibarra got the win despite surrendering five runs on six hits and six walks in 5.1 innings.  Bruce Pugh pitched the final two innings, allowing an unearned run but getting the save.

Kane County 6, Beloit 5 in Beloit.  The Cougars scored four in the first and never trailed.  All the game’s runs were scored in the first three innings.  Nate Roberts had two singles and a double, raising his average to .352.  Andy Leer doubled and singled.  Andrei Lobanov allowed all six runs on ten hits and a walk in five innings.  Ben Tootle and Martire Garcia each pitched two shutout innings.

Rochester 5, Gwinnett 2 in Gwinnett.  Aaron Bates singled and homered, Brian Dinkelman singled and doubled, and Ray Chang and Chase Lambin each had two hits.  Andrew Baldwin struck out eight in 6.2 innings to get the win, giving up one run on seven hits and two walks.  Jim Hoey struck out two in a perfect ninth for the save.

New Hampshire 6, New Britain 2 in New Britain.  The Fisher Cats scored two in the third and two in the fourth to build a four-run lead.  Yangervis Solarte had two hits, raising his average to .362.  Bobby Lanigan lasted only four innings, surrendering five runs on eight hits and a walk.  Spencer Steedley struck out three in a scoreless inning.

Ft. Myers 7, Brevard County 2 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle scored three in the sixth to put away the victory.  Brian Dozier had a triple and two singles, raising his average to .322.  Aaron Hicks singled and doubled.  James Beresford drove in three runs.  Kane Holbrooks got the win, pitching five innings and giving up one run on four hits and three walks.  Brad Tippett worked two perfect innings of relief.

Kane County 4, Beloit 3 in Beloit (13 innings).  The Snappers scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to tie the game at two, and scored one more in the tenth to tie it at three, but ultimately fell short.  The winning run scored on a walk, a single, a wild pitch, and two more walks.  Wang-wei Lin had two doubles and a single.  Lance Ray singled and doubled.  Pat Dean struck out five in six innings, walking none and giving up a run on five hits.  Jose Gonzalez pitched two shutout innings.  Ryan O’Rourke started the thirteenth and took the loss.  Cougar pitchers struck out seventeen Snappers.