Even though the batters barely showed up, Lansing managed the only win on the night thanks to some great pitching from a trio of left-handers. All the other affiliates disappointed.
Pawtucket 6 Syracuse 5
Lefty reliever Mike Gosling gave up the winning run in the ninth inning. Davis Romero pitched the first two innings of the game and allowed four runs on six hits. Bill Murphy worked three hitless innings and struck out seven batters. Brian Tallet worked a scoreless rehab inning. Russ Adams (yes, Russ) was the offensive star with three hits in four at-bats. Travis Snider went 2-for-3 with an RBI and is now hitting .455. Buck Coats also had two hits.
Harrisburg 13 New Hampshire 11
Starter Brandon Magee had yet another bad pitching performance and allowed eight runs in 2.1 innings on seven hits and three walks. Orlando Roman was almost as bad, allowing five runs in 2.1 innings. Jo Matumoto kept Harrisburg off the board for 4.1 innings. Scott Campbell was 1-for-2 with a run scored. Erik Kratz, normally a catcher, came into the game to play third base and went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Kyle Phillips was 1-for-5 with a homer and three RBI. Chris Gutierrez was 3-for-5 with two RBI.
Dunedin Rained Out
Lansing 1 West Michigan 0
Lansing received a wonderful pitching performance from a trio of southpaw pitchers that combined on a shutout. Brian Letko pitched the first six and allowed just three hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Joe Wice worked the next two and struck out a pair. Edgar Estanga saved his ninth game with a hitless inning. The hitters managed just three base knocks with Manny Rodriguez, C.J. Ebarb and Moises Sierra doing the honors.
Brooklyn 9 Auburn 1
Auburn hitters, like those in Lansing, managed only three hits. Brian Van Kirk had two hits, while Chris Demons had the other one. Catcher Karim Turkamani went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. Jared Wells was roughed up for four runs in three innings on six hits and one walk. He also struck out four batters. Evan Crawford allowed on earned run over 2.1 innings, while Matt Daly allowed one unearned run in 1.2 innings. Justin Cryer's struggles continued as he allowed six hits, two walks and three runs in two innings.
Gulf Coast Indians 3 Gulf Coast Jays 2 (11 innings)
The bullpen blew it in the 11th when Willi Mendez was unable to get an out and Corey Bachman allowed two inherited runners to score. Ryan Page started off the game with five scoreless innings. John Anderson held the Indians scoreless for three relief innings. Offensively, infielders Justin McClanahan and Kyle Gilligan had three hits each. Markus Brisker added two hits. 2008 second round pick Kenny Wilson continued to struggle and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and is now hitting .179 with 54 strikeouts in 134 at-bats.
Three Stars (Lansing pitchers deserve it all):
3. Edgar Estanga for one shutout inning, his ninth save which secured the only win of the night
2. Joe Wice for two shutout innings
1. Brian Letko for six shutout innings
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