Josh Banks had a strong night on the mound as the affiliates went 5-1.
Syracuse 3 @ Durham 1
Josh Banks had one of his better starts recently giving up just 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walks. Banks struck out 7. Jason Frasor faced 4 batters and got just one out, but gave up no runs. Davis Romero pitched two scoreless innings.
Jason Phillips led the offense going 3-3 including a HR and BB. John Hattig also had two hits.
New Britain 3 at New Hampshire 14
Dustin Majewski hit his first AA homerun and added a double and 2 walks in 5 plate appearances. Kratz and Davenport also had homeruns for the Fisher Cats.
Kyle Yates pitched 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 7 hits. He struck out 2 and walked 2.
Sarasota 2 @ Dunedin 10
Ryan Patterson hit a grand slam for the D-Jays, his only hit in 3 ABs, although he did have 2 sacrifices. Patterson now has 17 homeruns to lead the FSL. Ryan Klosterman had his running shoes on as he stole 3 bases following his two hits. Matthews, Arnold and Nielsen each had two hits.
Russ Savickas had a modest outing. He gave up just two runs over 6 innings on 5 hits and 3 walks. Savickas K'd only one batter.
Western Michigan 5 at Lansing 3
Metropoulos, Bell, and Butler each had 2 hits for the Lugnuts. Casey McKenzie got his first start for Lansing and went 6.2 innings giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits. He struck out 4 and walked just one batter.
Mahoning Valley 2 at Auburn 5
Luke Hopkins had 2 doubles in 2 ABs and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs. The rest of the team had two hits.
Hector Delgadillo got the win pitching 6 innings and giving up just 1 run on 3 hits. He struck out 6 and walked 1. Zach Dials got the 3 inning save giving up just an unearned run.
Bristol 3 @ Pulaski 5
Francisco Mateo got the win going 5 innings, giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits and 4 walks. Mateo struck out 4. No batter had more than one hit and Raul Barron had the only extra base hit with a double.
3 Stars!
3 - Dustin Majewski: 2-3, HR, 2B and 2 BB
2 - Jason Phillips: 3-3, HR, BB
1 - Josh Banks: 7 Innings, 1 run, 7 Ks, 2 BB
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