The farm affiliates went 3-2 on the night.
Scranton WB 6 @ Syracuse 2
Blast from the past Pat Mahomes ate 6 innings for the Chief staff in a losing effort. Mahomes allowed 4 earned runs in 6 innings of work on 8 hits and 1 walk while striking out 5. Adam Lind went 1-2 with a walk and a HBP.
New Hampshire 7 @ Connecticut 1
Ricky Romero helped put the Fisher Cats back on the playoff track with 7 excellent innings. Romero allowed 1 run on 5 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 7 Defender batters. Rob Cosby had 3 hits, including a double and homer, and scored thrice,and Erik Kratz drove in 3 with 3 hits of his own. Aaron Mathews went 1-2 with 2 walks. David Smith's hot streak ended with an 0-5, including 3 strikeouts.
Dunedin 2 @ Clearwater 4
The Jays fell behind 4-0 early and could not come back. Russ Savickas was roughed up in 3 innings of work, but Eric Fowler and rehabbing Brandon League pitched well in relief. Kyle Phillips hit a solo homer, one of 3 Dunedin hits in the game.
Dayton 1 @ Lansing 4
Reidier Gonzalez went 7.2 innings and allowed 1 run on 5 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3. Travis Snider went 1-5, while Chris Emanuele went 3-4 with a walk. Matthew Lane's solo homer got the Lugnuts on the board in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh put the game away.
Mahoning Valley 2 @ Auburn 3
The Doubledays scored 3 runs in the 7th to overcome a 1-0 deficit and capitalize on an overpowering Brett Cecil start. Cecil went 4.2 innings and allowed 2 hits, while walking nobody and striking out 8. The deciding rally began with a Manny Rodriguez double. Brad Emaus and J.P. Arencibia followed with singles, and two wild pitches later, the Doubledays had all the runs they would need. Nathan Melek was the beneficiary of all the run support, and went 2.1 innings while striking out 3 and allowing a run.
3 stars
3rd star- Rob Cosby
2nd star- Brett Cecil
1st star- Ricky Romero
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