St. Paul 3, Laredo 2 –
尝贵听Willie Cabrera听hit a walk-off, two-run double to beat Laredo, 3-2, Sunday afternoon at Midway Stadium in St. Paul.
Cabrera batted 2-for-4 with a walk in the game.听With the win, the Saints completed a three-game sweep of the Lemurs.
Right-handed reliever听Dan Sattler听got the win after striking out the side in the top of the ninth. RF听Keith Brachold听scored the Saints’ first run with a homer to lead off the bottom of the second.
Lincoln 5, Rockland 4 –
In the top of the ninth, Saltdogs’听 CF听Matt Forgatch听skied an 0-2 pitch into the stands in left field for a solo home run to beat Rockland, 5-4. Closer听Marshall Schuler听pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to seal the win, 听and right-hander听Jhonny Montoya, who pitched a scoreless eighth, got the W.
顿贬听Ian Gac听put the Saltdogs on the board in the first when he ended a 10-pitch at-bat with a two-run homer. He led the team with two hits.
Lincoln trailed 4-2 after home runs from Rockland 1B听Jerod Edmondson听and C听Joe Maloney, but Lincoln 2B听Luis Nunez听tied the game with a two-run homer in the top of the eighth, setting up Forgatch’s heroics.
Grand Prairie 5, Quebec 3 –
Grand Prairie 1B听Frazier Hall听smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth, giving the AirHogs their first lead of the game, which they would hold on to for a 5-3 win. After Hall’s homer gave Grand-Prairie a 4-2 lead, 2B听Alex Nunez听added an RBI single later in the inning. SS听Jimmy Mojica听led the AirHogs with three hits and two runs scored.
Quebec CF听Sebastien Boucher听hit an RBI single in the sixth to get the Capitales within two, but his team would fall short, despite his superb day at the plate. Boucher went 3-for-4 with a walk.
AirHogs’ right-hander听Jason Jarvis听(4-1, 3.13 ERA) pitched six innings of three-run ball to earn the win. Closer听Dakota Watts听notched the save 鈥� his 13th this season 鈥� with a scoreless ninth.
Wichita 8, Sioux City听5 –
Wichita starter听Jason Van Skike听(8-2, 2.57 ERA) allowed two earned runs across seven innings to lead the Wingnuts to an 8-5 win against Sioux City, completing a three-game sweep.
The Wingnuts used a five-run fifth inning, highlighted by CF听Brent Clevlen’s听three-run homer,听to break the game open. Clevlen went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBIs. 2B听Jake Kahaulelio听also had a strong day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Closer听Matt Neverez听saved his 17th game of the season in the ninth.
Sioux Falls 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3 –
A go-ahead, two-run single from Canaries’ 听C听Matt Hitt听in the top of the sixth held up despite a late RedHawks rally as Sioux Falls took down Fargo-Moorhead, 4-3.
The Canaries scored two in the first on an error and an RBI single from听Chris Valencia听and two more in the sixth on Hitt’s single. Valencia went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Trailing 4-2 in the ninth, the RedHawks threatened the lead, plating a run on a groundout by 顿贬听Petey Paramore.听Sioux Falls closer听Alan DeRatt听struck out the next batter to end it, completing his 11th save. Paramore had all three of the RedHawks’ RBIs.
Canaries’ starter听Kyle Ruwe听pitched seven innings of two-run ball to get the win.
Winnipeg 9, Kansas City听3 –
Four Winnipeg batters had three-hit games, and the Goldeyes scored nine runs on 18 hits to beat Kansas City, 9-3. Goldeyes’ 2B听Donnie Webb听batted 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, three runs scored and three RBIs.
RF听Josh Mazzola,听1B听Casey Haerther听and CF听Reggie Abercrombie听each had three hits as well. Mazzola hit a two-run homer in the top of the fourth to give the Goldeyes a 7-0 lead.
On the mound, Winnipeg starter听Nick Hernandez听allowed three runs in 7 2/3 innings, striking out five for his sixth win of the season.
Amarillo 7, Gary SouthShore 6 –
In the top of the ninth, Amarillo 2B听Travis Weaver听singled to third base, and C听Jeff Farnham听scored the go-ahead run on an error to beat the RailCats, 7-6. Amarillo trailed 6-5 in the seventh, but CF听Jason Martin’s听RBI double tied the game at seven.
Sox 尝贵听Derek Perren听and RF听Joe Weik听each had three hits in the game. Right-handed reliever听Randy Hamrick听got the win after pitching the seventh, eighth and ninth without allowing a hit.
For the RailCats, C听Ryan Babineau听went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a walk.
