Saturday and Sunday updates are included in this MLU. On Sunday the affiliates went 2-3, and on Saturday 2-5. Josh Banks slipped back in his bid for a call-up, Brandon Magee also was hit hard.
Sunday - Pawtucket 6 Syracuse 3
Clay Bucholz showed his potential with three hits allowed and nine K's in 5 innings for the Sox. Josh Banks had a rough start, six runs allowed in six innings just as it looked like he was on track for a September promotion. The Chiefs had three hits, one each from the 7, 8 and 9 hitters.
Saturday - Pawtucket 6 Syracuse 5
Jeremy Cummings hot streak came to an end but the Chiefs made four errors. Jonh Hattig had three hits including a home run.
Sunday - Altoona 4 New Hampshire 3
New Hampshire took an early 2-1 lead which held up until the eighth when Seth Overbey allowed a couple of runs. The teams traded solo home runs in the ninth. Kurt Isenberh started and pitched well, 5 hits and 1 run in 6.1 innings. Eric Lratz and Chip Cannon hit solo home runs.
Saturday - Altoona 6 New Hampshire 0
Ty Taubenheim gave up 2 runs in 6 innings, Izzy Ramirez 4 runs in 3 innings. The Fisher Cats had 5 hits, Manny Mayorson had two.
Sunday - Dunedin 4 Jupiter 3
Dunedin won with a run in the ninth, Anthony Hatch was hit by a pitch, sacrificed to second and scored on two wild pitches. Eric Fowler started and gave up three runs, one earned in 6.2 innings. Eric Nielsen had three hits.
Saturday - Dunedin 2 Jupiter 8
Brandon Magee was bombed, seven runs and ten hits in 3.2 innings. Luke Hetherington had two hits with a home run.
Sunday - Lansing 8 Beloit 0
Julio Pinto pitched six shutout innings with just four hits allowed, Ben Harrison pitched the last three. Travis Snider was 2-5 with a home run and three RBI's, Scott Campbell also had two hits.
Saturday - Lansing 4 Beloit 6
Rey Gonzalez gave up six runs in the fourth inning. Jon Diaz had two hits.
Sunday - Auburn 2 Brooklyn 4
Kyle Walter started but Nathan Melek took the loss with a 3 run sixth. JP Arencibia and Carlos Vasquez had two doubles each.
Saturday - Auburn 3 Brooklyn 0
Excellent poitching from Cecil (2 IP); Mills (3 IP); Bird (2 IP); and Crowell (2 IP) held Brooklyn to 5 hits. Arencibia drove in 2 runs and Vasquez one.
Sunday - Gulf Coast Blue Jays - scheduled day off
Saturday - Indians 0 Blue Jays 1 - completion of earlier suspended game
Saturday - Blue Jays 2 Indians 3 - 11 innings
The Indians scored two runs in the first and one in the eleventh to win. Eric Eiland had two hits and two walks for the Jays.
The Jays won this game in the bottom of the ninth with the exciting walk off walk.
3 star selection
3rd star - Eric Nielsen
2nd star - Travis Snider
1st star - Julio Pinto
Team Records
Syracuse 54-66, 5th place, 13.5 games behind
New Hampshire 60-60, 3rd place, 10.5 games behind
Dunedin 31-19, 2nd place, 1.5 games behind
Lansing 27-22, 2nd place, 5 games behind
Auburn 30-23, 1st place, 1 games ahead
Gulf Coast Jays 25-21, 2nd place, 7.5 games behind
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