All four affiliates won. New Hampshire scored three in the eighth to win 12-11. Scott Campbell had five RBI's while the number 7, 8, 9, and 1 hitters went 13-16 with five walks. Brad Mills pitched a great game as Lansing got a big win against division leader West Michigan. Syracuse easily handled Durham behind a good start from John Parish and Dunedin survived a ninth inning scare to win 7-6.
Syracuse scored five runs off five hits in the fifth inning. Luna and Watson singled to get things going, Lopez doubled a run home, a ground out scored a second run, Kratz singled home Lopez and Coats hit a two run home run.
John Parrish pitched seven innings and gave up two runs on six hits with 8 K's. Parish's ERA is now 3.03.
Tracy Thorpe pitched a perfect eighth. Armando Benitez pitched a perfect ninth.
The Chiefs added two in the seventh, Adams singled, Luna doubled and Watson singled both home.
The Chiefs had ten hits, Coats, Luna and Watson had two each. Lind was 0-4 with a walk.
New Britain 11 New Hampshire 12
Ricky Romero, inning by inning:
1st - a three run home run, followed by two singles one of which is thrown out at the plate. Total four hits and one walk allowed.
2nd - single
3rd - two walks
4th - 1,2,3
5th - single
6th - solo home run
7th - out, walk, single, triple, single
Total 6.1 IP, 11 hits, four walks, 4 K's, seven earned runs
New Hampshire loaded the bases with no-one out in the second and scored one run on a ground out. Kyle Phillips and Ryan Klosterman had singles.
The same guys got it going again in the fourth, Phillips singled, Klosterman doubled, Brian Jeroloman singled one in, Scott Campbell tripled in two and scored on a sac fly.
The Fishers added three in the fifth, Ryan Patterson hit a two run home run. Phillips, Klosterman and Jeroloman singled, and with two outs Travis Snider walked to score another run and make it 8-4 New Hampshire.
But Romero gave back three runs in the seventh and it was a one run game.
In the bottom of the seventh Snider doubled home Jeroloman who had walked and the score was 9-7.
Sean Stidfole gave back a run in the eighth before giving way to Jamie Vermilyea who was Accardo-like in giving up a three run home run and New Britain led 11-9.
In the bottom of the eighth Anthony Hatch and Phillips walked, Klosterman singled in a run, Jeroloman walked to load the bases and Campbell singled in two runs.
Mike Gallo pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save.
Campbell was 3-5 with five RBI's. Phillips was 4-4, Klosterman 4-5 and Jeroloman 2-2 with three walks.
Reidier Gonzalez had one of his best starts of the year, five IP, two runs, five hits.
The Jays scored three runs in the fourth inning with a two run double by Matt Lane being the big blow.
Brian Dopirak hit a three run home run in the eighth followed by a solo shot from JP Arencibia.
Edward Rodriguez, with help from Connor Falkenbach, gave up four runs in the bottom of the ninth but Dunedin escaped with the win.
The Jays had eight hits, Arencibia was the only hitter with two.
Brad Mills had a great start, 6.1 innings pitched, three hits, one unearned run. Mills had eight K's and now has 41 K's in 35.2 innings this season. Russ Buckwalter relieved Mills and got an inning ending DP. Alan Farina pitched the eighth.
Lansing scored two in the first inning, Darin Mastroianni was hit by a pitch, Justin Jackson singled him to third, an error on a pickoff scored one and moved Jackson to second, a ground out moved him to third and a sac fly scored him.
Lansing took control with five runs in the eighth, Manny Rodriguez had the big blow, a bases clearing triple.
Farina allowed back to back homers in the ninth before wrapping up the win.
Lansing had seven hits, CJ Ebarb had two.
Kevin Ahrens did not play, he left yesterdays game and may have a slight injury.
3 star selection
3rd star - (tie) Kyle Phillips, Ryan Klosterman and Brian Jeroloman
2nd star - Brad Mills
1st star - Scott Campbell
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