Three wins, one loss and two days off. The Chiefs won with good pitching and the Fisher Cats won by scoring ten runs. Lansing won by shutting out the opposition. Auburn took the only loss but had two runners thrown out at home. Adam Lind hit a home run but left the game.
Mike MacDonald pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits. In the fourth Adam Lind hit a two run home run to put the Chiefs ahead. In the fifth Russ Adams singled to drive in Ryan Roberts who had walked. The Chiefs were outhit, Russ Adams was the only Chief with two hits.
New Britain 2 New Hampshire 10
Jo Matumoto started and got the win by pitching five innings despite walking five hitters. Eight Fisher Cats scored and eight drove in a run in a group effort. David Smith was 3-4, Manny Mayorson, Sergio Santos and Dustin Majewski had two hits each.
Dunedin - scheduled day off
Nate Starner pitched a gem, seven innings, thee hits, eight K's. Lansing scored their first run in the seventh inning, Kevin Nelson led off with a single and later Matt Liuzza singled him home. Lansing scored two more in the eighth to seal the win. Nelson drove in the third run and he was 3-4 in the game.
Luis Perez pitched five shutout innings but gave up three runs in the sixth. The Lugnuts scored a run in the fifth and eighth innings but in each inning a runner was out at home for the third out of the inning. Darin Matroianni and Luis Sanchez had two hits each.
Gulf Coast Blue Jays - scheduled day off
3 star selection
3rd star - David Smith
2nd star - Kevin Nelson
1st star - Nathan Starner
Team Records
Syracuse 49-58, 5th place, 11 games behind
New Hampshire 55-52, 3rd place, 9.5 games behind
Dunedin 24-12, 1st place, 0.5 games ahead
Lansing 21-14, 2nd place, 2 games behind
Auburn 22-17, 1st place, 2.5 games ahead
Gulf Coast Jays 19-15, 2nd place, 4.5 games behind
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