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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.