Triple A

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees beat the Buffalo Bisons by a score of 3-1. Starting for Scranton was Dan Giese and he gave up no runs on 3 hits in 6 innings of work with 9 strike outs for the win. His era for the year is a miniscule 0.86 but the only problem with Giese is that he’s 31 years old. Replacing Giese in the 7th inning was Heath Phillips and he gave up 1 earned run on 1 hit. Scott Patterson pitched a perfect 8th inning. Jose Veras pitched a perfect 9th inning for his 6th save of the season. The hitting star of the night for Scranton was first baseman Shelley Duncan who went 2 for 3 with 1 run scored and 3 rbi’s along with one, big, home, run, BOMB.

• Scranton/WB Recap - Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees official
• Scranton/WB Box Score - Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees official

Double A

The Trenton Thunder squeak past New Britain Rock Cats by a score of 2-1. Starting for the Trenton Thunder was George Kontos and he gave up 1 earned run on 4 hits in 6.1 innings. He received a no decision. Replacing Kontos was Zachary Kroenke and he gave up no runs on 1 hit in .2 innings. Kroenke got the win. Bo Hall pitched a perfect 8th inning. Eric Wordekemper saved the game in the 9th after getting into some trouble. He gave up no runs on 2 hits and gave up a walk. The hitting star of the night for Trenton was Matt Carson who went 2 for 3 with 1 run scored and 2 rbi’s along with one, big, huge, home, run, BOMB.

• Trenton Thunder Recap - Trenton Thunder Official
• Trenton Thunder Box Score - Trenton Thunder Official

A Adv.

The Tampa Yankees beat the Fort Myers Miracle by a score of 4-2. Starting for Tampa was pitching sensation Eric Hacker and he gave up 2 runs on 4 hits in 7 innings of work. Two of the runs were unearned because of a fielding error by second baseman Damon Sublett. Hacker got the win. Replacing Hacker was Grant Duff in the 8th inning and he gave up no runs on 2 hits. Jonathan Hovis pitched a perfect 9th for his 3rd save of the season. The hitting stars of the day worth mentioning for Tampa were left-fielder James Cooper, center-fielder Seth Fortenberry and third baseman Luis Nunez. Cooper went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 rbi. Fortenberry went 2 for 4 with 1 rbi. Nunez went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored.

• Tampa Yankees Recap - Tampa Yankees Official
• Tampa Box Score - Tampa Yankees Official

Class A

The Charleston RiverDogs blew past the Columbus Catfish by a score of 5-3. These RiverDogs are unstoppable. Starting for the RiverDogs was Dellin Betances and he gave up 2 runs on 2 hits in 6 innings but 1 run was unearned because of a throwing error by first baseman Brandon Laird. Betances received a no decision. Jesse Hoover replaced Laird in the 7th inning and blew the lead giving up a solo home run. He gave up 1 earned run on 2 hits in 2 innings. Even though Hoover blew the game, he received the win. Pitching the last inning for the save was Jonathan Ortiz and he struck out the side. Ortiz has 7 saves on the year with a 2.08 era. The hitting stars of the night for the RiverDogs were mentioning were first baseman Brandon Laird, catcher Jesus Montero and DH Wady Rufino. Laird went 1 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 rbi’s along with one, big, home, run, BOMB. Montero went 2 for 4 with a rbi and is batting .374 on the year. Rufino went 1 for 3 with 1 run scored and 2 rbi’s along with a huuuge, big, home, run, BOMB.

• Charleston RiverDogs Recap - Charleston RiverDogs Official
• Charleston RiverDogs Box Score - Charleston RiverDogs Official