Toledo 1, Richmond 0
Colby Lewis allowed 7 hits and 2 walks, but managed to keep Richmond from scoring. Ryan Ludwick was the offensive star with a double and two walks.

Erie 5, Harrisburg 2
Kody Kirkland and Kelly Hunt homered while Brent Clevlen doubled. Danilo Sanchez had a rough night behind the plate with a throwing error and a passed ball. Preston Larrsison gave up 5 hits in 5 1/3 innings, along with 3 walks.
Lakeland 5, Daytona 4
Wilkin Ramirez had 3 hits, including 2 doubles, and added his 4th stolen base. Jeff Larish singled and doubled. Jair Jurrgens allowed 3 runs, two of which were earned, in 6 1/3 innings. He walked 3 and struck out 5.

Bulington 8, West Michigan 1
Erik Averill was hit early and often. He allowed 7 runs, 4 earned, in 4 1/3 innings. Dusty Ryan picked up two hits. Michael Hollimon and Justin Justice added doubles. Cameron Maybin was 1 for 4.

Toledo 7, Richmond 4
Another strong outing was turned in by Zach Miner. Miner allowed 3 runs in 7 innings raising his ERA to 1.85. He fanned 3 and walked none. Matt Mantei pitched a scoreless inning, but walked two. Chris Spurling gave up a run on two hits in the ninth. Jack Hannahan hit a grand slam and added a single. Josh Phelps was 3 for 3 with a home run and a walk.

Erie 5, Altoona 3
Brent Clevlen picked up two hits and a walk. Clevlen going into this game was only slugging .327. Kody Kirkland double twice, and Tony Giarratano walked twice. Humberto Sanchez went 7 1/3 only allowing 4 hits and 2 runs. He fanned 5, but did allow 3 walks.

Lakeland, Fort Meyers
Andrew Kown, fresh off his promotion from West Michigan, went 4 innings. He only allowed two hits and a walk with one run crossing the plate. Clete Thomas had 3 hits including a double and homer. Jeff Larish homered, doubled, and walked 3 times.
West Michigan 7, Bulington 3
Dusty Ryan had 3 hits to pace the attack. He is now hitting .351. Cameron Maybin added two hits. Lucas French pitched 7 innings and only allowed one unearned run. He struck out 6 and walked 1. Jay Sborz made his first appearance and allowed 3 hits, a walk, and two runs in 2/3 of an inning. Orlando Perdomo came into get the last out and his ninth save.

Toledo – DNP

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Nate Bumstead struck out 5 in 5 innings, but he struggled with his control and his defense. He walked 4 and allowed to unearned runs (Erie made 4 errors). Brian Rogers allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 2 1/3 innings of relief. This is newsworthy because those were only the 2nd and 3rd runs he’s allowed this year in 21 2/3 innings. Chris Homer was battered for 4 runs while retiring only one batter. Vincent Blue had 3 hits, a walk, and a stolen base. Tony Giarratano seems to be heating up. He singled, tripled, stole his 6th base and drew a walk. Dmitri Young played first and picked up a double – no word on if he flipped off his helmet.

Fort Meyers 3, Lakeland 1
Only two doubles and 3 singles for Lakeland tonight. Chris Robinson picked up one of the doubles, but is only batting .209. Jeff Larish was 1 for 4. Dallas Trahern pitched a complete game, scattering 9 hits over 8 innings. He walked none and struck out 3.

West Michigan – DNP

Indianapolis 5, Toledo 4
Ryan Ludwick hit his 5th homer and added a walk. Josh Phelps reached base 3 times, as did Tiek Redman and Max St Pierre. Wil Ledezma was pulled after 4 1/3 innings with back stiffness. He allowed 4 hits and walking 2 and fanning 2.

Altoona 6, Erie 1
Jeremy Johnson’s record slipped to 0-3. He allowed 5 runs in 6 1/3 innings. Tony Giarratano tripled and singled twice. That was most of the offense for Erie.

Lakeland – DNP

West Michigan 9, Wisconsin 2 (In progress)
Burke Badenhop went 6 innings allowing only 2 runs while striking out 8. Justin Justice hit a grand slam and doubled. Cameron Maybin added two hits and an outfield assist.

Toledo 6, Indianapolis 1
Roman Colon made his first start and pitched 3 innings of one hit ball. Matt Mantei pitched two innings and allowed only one hit while striking out two. He could be close to joining the Detroit bullpen. Chris Spurling pitched 1 1/3 innings for the save. Jack Hannahan drew 4 walks to lead the offense.

Altoona 5, Erie 1
Erie only managed 3 hits, the biggest being a triple from Crhis Maples. Preston Larrison lasted 7 innings, but he gave up 10 hits and only struck out two.

Clearwater 8, Lakeland 1
Clete Thomas picked up two hits, and three strikeouts. Jeff Frazier added a double, while Jeff Larish was 0 for 4. Lance Davis took the loss giving up 5 runs in 4 1/3 innings. Josh Rainwater was ineffective in relief allowing 7 hits and 3 runs in 3 2/3 innings.

West Michigan 9, Wisconsin 4 (First Game)
Matt Joyce and Wil Rhymes each doubled twice while Justin Justice added a double and a triple.

West Michigan 3, Wisconsin 4 (2nd Game)
Cameron Maybin was 2 for 4, as was Ryan Roberson. Sendy Vazquez gave up 4 runs (2 earned) in 4 innings to take the loss. He did fan 5 batters.

Toledo: Postponed

Bowie 4, Erie 2
Erie only mustered 3 hits so there isn’t much to say about the offense. Virgil Vazquez was knocked out after 3 innings after giving up all 4 runs. Eulogio De La Cruz pitched 3 innings without a runner reaching base.

Lakeland 6, Clearwater 5 (14 innings)
Clete Thomas doubled twice, singled, and walked. Jeff Frazier homered and singled. Jeff Larish and Brent Dlugach added doubles. Jair Jurrgens had another strong start with 7 innings and no earned runs (2 unearned runs allowed). PJ Finigan picked up the win by throwing 3 2/3 innings and only allowing a HBP.

West Michigan: Postponed

Louisville 6, Toledo 5
David Espinsoa has worked his way into the leadoff spot. Coming into tonight his OBP was 414. That actually fell a little as he doubled and walked in 5 plate appearances. Josh Phelps homered twice. Colby Lewis allowed 5 runs in six innings. He struck out 6, but allowed 3 homers.

Erie 1, Binghamton 0
Humberto Sanchez threw 7 shut out innings. He allowed 5 hits and struck out 13 to lower his ERA to 1.50. Kody Kirkland picked up the only extra base hit for Erie with a double, but he struck out in his other 3 at-bats.

Lakeland 5, Clearwater 2
Jeff Frazier hit a grand slam home run. Jeff Larish added two singles. Kevin Ardoin picked up the win after 7 2/3 innings. Ardoin allowed 5 hits and two runs while striking out 8 and walking no one. Kevin Whelan pitched a scoreless 9th for his 6th save.
West Michigan 2, Wisconsin 0 (5 innings)
Ramon Garcia went “the distance” with a one hitter. He struck out 6 and walked one. Cameron Maybin got the start at DH and doubled. Cory Middleton and Justin Justice doubled as well.

Toledo 5, Louisville
Ryan Raburn, who has been playing more outfield, was the big stick in this game. He homered, hit a sac fly, added a single, and drew two walks. The pitching staff saw the return of Matt Mantei who appeared destined for retirement after a spring training injury. He retired all 4 batters he faced, 3 of which came via the strikeout. Chris Spurling followed Mantei and pitched a scoreless inning.

Binghamton 4, Erie 1
Nate Bumstead allowed 4 runs, only two of which were earned, in 7 innings. He only allowed 3 singles and two doubles while striking out 5. There were no offensive standouts for Erie as the team only managed 5 singles and no walks.

Lakeland 4, Sarasota 3 (11 innings)
Lakeland received strong pitching from pretty much everyone – except Kevin Whelan. Christhian Martinez pitched 5 scoreless innings and was followed by PJ Finigan who added 3 of his own. Kevin Whelan allowed two runs to score in the 11th inning on two hits, a run scoring wild pitch, and a walk. He managed to pick up the win though when Lakeland rallied to win behind an error, a walk, a sacrifice bunt, a fielders choice, and a single. Jeff Frazier homered and walked. Clete Thomas struckout 3 times in the midst of an 0 for 4. Jeff Larish dropped his average to .250 with an 0 for 5. Even with Larish’s rough night he is posting an OBP just shy of .400 due to 13 walks.

West Michigan 5, Kane County 2
Michael Hollimon hit his second homer and added two walks. Wil Rhymes also walked twice to compliment two singles. Lucas French allowed two runs in 6 innings (1 BB, 2 K). Andrew Kown raised his scoreless inning streak to 16 with two more innings tonight, and 3 strikeouts. He’s now fanned 16 batters while not allowing a walk. Orlando Perdomo picked up his 8th save by pitching a scoreless ninth.

Louisville 3, Toledo 0
Toledo only mustered 3 hits and no walks to the offensive summary is basically: almost everyone had an 0fer. Wil Ledezma started for Toledo and pitched 6 innings allowing 3 runs. The runs came on two home runs. Along the way 18 of the 12 outs against Ledezma were strikeouts. Ledezma’s ERA now stands a 2.43 and in 29 2/3 innings he has 38 K’s and 6 walks.

Bowie 3, Erie 2 (11 innings)
Brent Clevlen reached base twice, one walk and one single. Vincent Blue added two hits. But that was it for offensive highlights. Eulogio De La Cruz continues to have a rough season, and if the Tigers needed 40 man roster room, he and Mark Woodyard would probably be in danger. De La Cruz pitched 2/3 of an inning and allowed two hits and two walks, and the winning run.

Sarasota 20, Lakeland 2
That’s not a misprint. No Lakeland pitcher had success. Josh Rainwater was the starter and gave up the first 7 runs. Jeff Larish and Victor Mendez both had a double and a walk. Nick McIntyre homered for the first time this season.

Kane County, West Michigan
Michael Hollimon and Cameron Maybin each struck out 3 times. Matt Joyce drew two walks and Ryan Roberson had two hits. Sendy Vasquez pitched 6 innings allowing one run with 4 K’s. Rick Steik blew the save allowing 3 runs despite recording all 3 outs via the K.