Welcome to Toronto, Aaron Hill. Syracuse's loss is our gain. Speaking of which, Syracuse and Dunedin lost games late yesterday, while the Fisher Cats behind Shaun Marcum cruised to victory.
Syracuse 5 Toledo 6
It was a tough game for the Sky Chiefs to lose. The Chiefs fell behind 4-1, with the Mud Hens big hit being a 2 run 2 out bases loaded double, following a dropped foul pop-up (replayed several times in all its gory detail on Toledo internet television) by Julius Matos. The Chiefs rallied for 4 runs in the 7th on a 2 run homer by Bryant Nelson and a 2 run double by Chad Mottola to take a 5-4 lead, but the Mud Hens responded with 2 runs off Jesse Carlson and Spike Lundberg in the bottom of the inning to send the Chiefs to defeat. Aaron Hill also homered, and took a ball to the body for the team. Josue Matos started and went 4 innings, allowing 2 unearned runs on 6 hits and 0 walks with 4 strikeouts.
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Syracuse Post-Standard game story
New Hampshire 6 Trenton 2
Shaun Marcum threw 6 innings of 1-hit ball to move to 6-1 on the season with a 2.42 ERA, as the Fisher Cats coasted to victory over the Thunder. The Cats have begun to muscle up, with the power yesterday being supplied by Mikael Jova and Erik Kratz, each of whom belted "un circuit". Jova's 3 run 1st inning homer was the key blow of the game. Marcum gave up a run on a solo homer and 2 walks, while striking out 6. Steve Andrade and Lee Gronkiewicz finished the game capably.
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New Hampshire Union Leader story on Zaun's rehab assignment
Dunedin 1 St. Lucie 4
It was a pitcher's duel through 6 innings as the D-Jays behind Casey Janssen and the SL-Mets behind Chuck Smith were tied at 1, but the Mets rallied for a run in the seventh and two in the eighth off Justin James for the victory. Janssen allowed 1 earned run on 7 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts. Adam Lind and John Hattig had 2 hits each for the D-Jays, who could manage only 1 extra-base hit, a double by Clint Johnson. The D-Jays also hit into 3 double plays. Met prospect young Lastings Milledge had an interesting day- he went 2-4, was picked off by Janssen, thrown out trying to steal by Robinson Diaz and in turn threw out Hattig at the plate.
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3-star selection
3rd star-Chad Mottola, 3 hits for 'Cuse
2nd star-Mikael Jova, the big hit for the Cats
1st star-Shaun Marcum quieted the Thunder
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