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Minor Leagues: Mitchell's walk-off HR gives Reading 4-2 win

READING - Derrick Mitchell slugged a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Reading Phillies a 4-2 victory over the Trenton Thunder in the Eastern League on Tuesday.

READING - Derrick Mitchell slugged a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Reading Phillies a 4-2 victory over the Trenton Thunder in the Eastern League on Tuesday.

Mitchell also started the game-tying, two-run rally in the seventh with a double. He scored on Terry Evans' sacrifice fly, and Tuffy Gosewisch tied the score with an RBI single later in the frame.

Trenton got a run in the first on Raymond Kruml's double and a sacrifice fly. The Thunder made it 2-0 in the fourth on Cody Johnson's 11th home run.

Durham 9, Lehigh Valley 1

ALLENTOWN - Brian Baker allowed only three hits in six innings to lead the Bulls past the IronPigs in the International League.

Camden 9, Road Warriors 6

Pedro Felix was 4 for 5 with an RBI to lead the Riversharks past the Road Warriors at Campbell's Field.

Hickory 10, Lakewood 3

HICKORY, N.C. - Cameron Rupp ripped a two-run homer, but the BlueClaws fell to the Crawdads.

Trenton 100 100 000 - 2 5 2

Reading 000 000 202 - 4 8 0

WP: Aumont (1-5). LP: Hernandez (5-3).

HR: T–Johnson (11). R– Mitchell (9). A: 5,034.

Durham 404 000 001 - 9 13 1

Lehigh Valley 001 000 000 - 1 4 0

WP: Baker (5-3). LP: Feierabenc (4-3).

HR: D–Canzler (7). A: 8,942.

Road Warriors 100 000 041 - 6 11 0

Camden 010 007 10x - 9 18 0

WP: Vasquez (2-0). LP: Martinez (4-2).

HR: C– D.Richar (2). A: 4,914.

Lakewood 000 000 021 - 3 5 1

Hickory 053 200 00x - 10 12 1

WP: Tepesch (2-3). LP: Buchanan (7-3).

HR: L–Rupp (2). H–Skole (2). A: 4,004.

Tampa 110 000 220 - 6 10 2

Clearwater 000 000 000 - 0 4 4

WP: Romanski (5-4). LP: May (4-3). A: 3,082.

Kinston 010 000 010 - 2 11 1

Wilmington 300 000 50x - 8 9 1

WP: Odorizzi (5-0). LP: Brach (4-4).

HR: W–Framcos(5). Merrifield (2). A: 4,459.