Minor Leagues: Brown hits in 18 straight for IronPigs
MOOSIC, Pa. - Domonic Brown singled in the go-ahead run in the top of 11th inning, and Lehigh Valley beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 5-4, in the International League on Wednesday.
MOOSIC, Pa. - Domonic Brown singled in the go-ahead run in the top of 11th inning, and Lehigh Valley beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 5-4, in the International League on Wednesday.
The extra innings allowed Brown to tie Mike Cervenak's franchise-record 18-game hitting streak, set in 2008.
He was 0 for 4 with a walk before batting in the 11th.
Wilmington 7, Salem 1
Wilmington 5, Salem 1
SALEM, Va. - Tim Ferguson hit a two-run homer in the first game, and Rey Navarro slugged a three-run shot in the second, as the Blue Rocks swept the Red Sox in the Carolina League.
Reading 13, Portland 4
PORTLAND, Me. - Matt Rizzotti smoked a pair of homers to lead the Phillies to a rout of the Sea Dogs in the Eastern League.
Lakewood 2, Delmarva 0
SALISBURY, Md. - Jesse Biddle, the Phillies' No. 1 draft pick in 2010, struck out eight in six innings for the BlueClaws.
Lehigh Valley 010 210 000 01 – 5 12 0
Scranton 000 003 100 00 – 4 9 0
WP: Chapman (2-2). LP: Pendleton (1-2). SV: Zagurski (6). HR: LV–Larish (8); SWB–Laird (2).
A: 4,516.
Bridgeport 110 033 021 – 11 15 2
Camden 240 000 040 – 10 15 3
WP: Alfonseca (2-1). LP: Stokes (0-2). SV: Saladin (3). HR: B–Moss (2), Lopez (1), Bankston (1), Putnam (2), Moras (1); C–Burgamy (3). A: 5,284.
FIRST GAME
Wilmington 001 006 0 – 7 10 0
Salem 001 000 0 – 1 5 3
WP: Pimentel (3-1). LP: Bayer (2-1).
HR: W–Ferguson (3).
SECOND GAME
Wilmington 002 003 0 – 5 4 0
Salem 001 000 0 – 1 4 0
WP: Melville (4-4). LP: Britton (1-4).
HR: W–Navarro (2), Merrifield (1). A: 2,222.
Reading 100 101 424 – 13 14 1
Portland 100 120 000 – 4 11 1
WP: Brummett (2-1). LP: Cabral (0-1). HR: R–Rizzotti 2 (8); P–Lavarnway (7). A: 3,585.
Lakewood 200 000 000 – 2 6 0
Delmarva 000 000 000 – 0 5 1
WP: Biddle (2-5). LP: Copeland (3-2). SV: Knigge (2). A: 1,604.
Charlotte 300 300 000 – 6 11 0
Clearwater 100 000 000 – 1 7 0
WP: Espinosa (2-0). LP: Contreras (0-1).
A: 2,036.