Norfolk 5 Toledo 1
Alfredo Figaro fanned 8 and walked none while scattering 8 hits and allowing 1 run in 7.1 innings. Jon Weber went 3 for 4. Casper Wells and Jeff Frazier homered.

Erie 13 New Hampshire 6
Duane Below allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and a walk in 5.1 innings with 5 K’s. Audy Ciriaco went 2 for 4 and homered for the second straight day. Andy Dirks, Ronnie Bourquin, and Michael Bertram also homered.

Lakeland – DNP

West Michigan 0 Bowling Green 2
Jamie Johnson had 2 hits. Trevor Feeney fanned 5 allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and no walks in 5 innings.

Connecticut 5 Tri-City 3
Matthew Mansilla homered and singled. Matt Perry  went 2 for 3 with a walk. Rayni Guichardo went 7 innings surrendering 1 run on 4 hits, 2 walks, and 3 K’s.

Toledo 4 Rochester 8
Billy Buckner was rocked for 8 runs on 14 hits in just 4.1 innings. Scott Sizemore went 4 for 5. Casper Wells had a triple and 2 singles.

Erie 2 Bowie 4
Wilkin Ramirez doubled, tripled, and walked. Cesar Nicolas went 2 for 3 with a walk. Jon Kibler allowed 3 runs on 4 hits. 2 walks, and 4 K’s.

Fort Myers 3 Lakeland 8
Kody Kaiser went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles. Francisco Martinez also had 3 hits. Alden Carrithers, Ben Guez, and Gustavo Nunez each had 2 hits. All that offense was more than enough for Charlie Furbush who only recorded 8 K’s in 6.2 innings.

West Michigan – suspended

Toledo 5 Rochester 3
Ryan Ketchner pitched 6 shut out innings. Brendan Wise was knocked around for 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk while only recording 1 out. Daniel Schlereth pitched well fanning 2 in 1.2 innings. Ryan Strieby went 4 for 5. Jeff Larish, Danny Worth, and Jeff Kunkel all had 2 hits.

Erie 6 Bowie 3
Andy Dirks was a triple short of the cycle on a 4 for 5 night. Audy Ciriaco went 3 for 5 with a double. Andy Bouchie doubled and homered. Thad Weber struck out 5 and despite allowing 3 homers, only allowed 3 runs in 7 innings. Zach Simons finished the game with 2 scoreless innings.

Bradenton 0 Lakeland 3
Alden Carrithers had 2 hits, as did Daniel Fields and Julio Rodriguez. Kody Kaiser tripled and walked. Adam Wilk went 6 innings and allowed only 2 hits and no walks while K’ing 5. Cory Hamilton and Lester Oliveros finished off the shut out.

Peoria 4 West Michigan 9
Michael Rockett was a double short of the cycle. Chris Sedon homered and added 2 singles. Avisail Garcia singled twice and doubled. Giovany Soto only lasted 4.2 innings as he scattered 7 hits and 3 walks and allowed 2 runs. Victor Larez did the heavy lifting in relief going 3.1 innings and striking out 3.

Roster Moves

There were a bevy of roster moves the last few days as things got shuffled around. Toledo welcomed in Billy Buckner and they activated Jeff Larish from the disabled list. That marked the end of Ben Guez’s stay in Toledo and he returned to Lakeland. Lakeland made room for Guez by sending Chao Ting Tang to the GCL Tigers.

Jeff Kunkel went from Erie to Toledo because Max St. Pierre hit the DL. Angel Flores was the other part of the cascade moving from Lakeland to Erie. And Luis Sanz was called up from EST to Lakeland.

Lehigh Valley 3 Toledo 5
Ruddy Lugo went 5.1 innings and allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks. Scott Sizemore homered and doubled. Brent Dlugach singled and homered.

Lehigh Valley 0 Toledo 3
Scott Sizemore added 2 singles in the other half of the double header. Ben Guez homered. LJ Gagnier pitched 5 shut out innings fanning 6 and walking 1. Daniel Schlereth and Jay Sborz each pitched an inning to finish off the shut out.

Erie 3 Arkon 5
Andy Dirks went 2 for 4. Wilkin Ramirez homered and walked. Brooks Brown allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.

Lakeland 8 Bradenton 3
Rawley Bishop homered, singled, and added 2 walks. Billy Nowlin homered and walked. Alden Carrithers, Kody Kaiser, Angel Flores, and Francisco Martinez all had 2 hit games. Luke Putkonen went 6 innings scattering 3 walks and 7 hits allowing just 2 runs while fanning 4.

Burlington 8 West Michigan 4
Jacob Turner pitched 5 shutout innings before running into trouble in the 6th. His final line reads 5.1 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned run, no walks, and 5 K’s. Jamie Johnson had 2 hits. Jordan Lennerton doubled, walked, and singled.

Toledo 7 Buffalo 3
Alfredo Figaro was roughed up for 5 runs on 10 hits and 4 walks in 4.1 innings. Ryan Strieby and Casper Wells each homered. Scott Sizemore doubled and singled.

Harrisburg 4 Erie 7
Andy Oliver fanned 6 and walked none, limiting Harrisburg to 1 run in 7 innings. Matt Hoffman struggled in relief allowing 3 runs while only recording 2 outs. Audy Ciriaco hit a 3 run homer and Josh Burrus had 2 hits.

Lakeland 7 Palm Beach 2
Kody Kaiser continues his hot hitting with 3 more hits including a double. Billy Nowlin also had 3 hits including his 2nd homer. Alden Carrithers walked twice and singled. Brayan Villarreal went 7 innings with 9 strikeouts and a walk and 2 runs allowed.

Dayton 5 West Michigan 4
Jamie Johnson tripled and singled. Jordan Lennerton had 2 hits and a walk and has reached base 20 times in his last 8 games including 5 doubles. Jade Todd went 8 innings and allowed 3 runs on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 4 K’s. Kevin  Faulk blew the save and took the loss.

Toledo 6 Buffalo 7
Mike Hessman did in the Mud Hens with 2 homers. Ruddy Lugo allowed 4 runs on 5 hits on a day he didn’t strike out or walk anyone. Daniel Schlereth allowed 2 runs on 2 hits in .2 innings. Jeff Frazier his a 3 run homer. Ryan Strieby had 2 hits and a walk. Ben Guez doubled twice.

Erie – Suspended

Lakeland 4 Palm Beach 5
Alden Carrithers had 2 doubles. Kody Kaiser and Francisco Martinez each doubled and singled. Billy Nowlin homered. Mark Sorensen allowed 5 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.

West Michigan 4 Lansing 2
Avisail Garcia went 2 for 3 with a walk. Jacob Turner allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, 2 walks, and he fanned 5 in 5.1 innings. Jose Ortega pitched 2.1 innings of relief and he walked 3 but struck out 5.