Minor Leagues: Thunder fall in 10; Curve top Phillies
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Eric Thames hit a three-run inside-the-park homer with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, David Cooper slugged a two-run homer to tie the game in the ninth, and Shawn Bowman hit a line drive, scoring Eric Thames with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th as the New Hamphire Fisher Cats beat the Trenton Thunder, 7-6, in an Eastern League game.
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Eric Thames hit a three-run inside-the-park homer with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, David Cooper slugged a two-run homer to tie the game in the ninth, and Shawn Bowman hit a line drive, scoring Eric Thames with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th as the New Hamphire Fisher Cats beat the Trenton Thunder, 7-6, in an Eastern League game.
Altoona 7, Reading 1
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Curve jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back in the EL game.
Columbus 11, Lehigh Valley 7
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The IronPigs took an early lead when John Mayberry Jr. hit his eighth home run, but the Clippers used timely two-out hitting to get the win in the International League.
Delmarva 2, BlueClaws 0
SALISBURY, Md. - Shorebirds starter Nathan Moreau pitched six strong innings, allowing just one hit, and rightfielder Brian Conley delivered a one-out two-run double in the fifth as the Shorebirds shutout the the BlueClaws in the South Atlantic League.
Reading 000 000 010 - 1 8 0
Altoona 410 020 00x - 7 10 0
WP: Wilson (3-4, 2.80). LP: Aumont (1-5, 6.85).
Trenton 230 000 100 - 6 11 2
New Hampshire 000 100 321 - 7 8 0
WP: Buzachero (4-0, 6.68). LP: Schmidt (3-1, 1.73). HR: New Hampshire, Thames (10), Cooper, D. (4).
Lakewood 000 000 000 - 1 3 0
Delmarva 000 020 00x - 2 4 1
WP: Moreau (1-2, 3.16). LP: Colvin (3-6, 5.69). SV: Dowdy (6).
Lehigh Valley 100 002 400 - 7 11 1
Columbus 004 033 01x - 11 14 1
WP: Carrasco (3-2, 4.36). LP: Duckworth (1-1, 2.89). HR: Lehigh Valley, Mayberry (8), Tracy, A2 (5) Columbus, Buscher (4)