LAS VEGAS 4, COLORADO SPRINGS 3: Niuman Romero's single in the top of the ninth scored Marc Krauss with the tiebreaking run. T.J. Rivera, Travis Taijeron and Krauss delivered consecutive run-scoring hits in the seventh as the 51s rallied from a 3-0 deficit. Starter Seth Lugo allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings. Rivera and Nevin Ashley had three hits apiece. Box
AKRON 5, BINGHAMTON 2: Stefan Sabol’s pair of two-out RBI hits were not enough for Binghamton to avoid its 12th loss in 15 games. In his return from the disabled list, B-Mets starter Robert Gsellman failed to preserve a 2-0 cushion. Nellie Rodriguez's two-run double in the fifth gave Akron a 3-2 lead. Akron tacked on two runs against Logan Taylor in the eighth. Gsellman (1-3), who had been briefly sidelined with a groin injury, surrendered three runs on a season-high seven hits over five innings in his sixth straight winless start. Box
DAYTONA 4, ST. LUCIE 3: Michael Katz drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the top of the ninth to cut the Mets' deficit to one run, but John Mora swung at the first pitch and popped out to shallow left field to end the game. The Tortugas walked six batters over the final three innings, but the Mets could only muster one run during that span. The score was tied 2-2 in the fifth when Daytona took the lead for good on Gavin LaValley's solo homer against Chris Flexen. The Mets had runners on the corners with one out in the eighth, but Evan Mitchell struck out Tomas Nido and Jhoan Urena to get out of trouble. Flexen allowed three runs on three hits in 6 2/3 innings. Luis Guillorme went 2-for-3 and reached base four times in the loss. Champ Stuart’s 11-game hitting streak ended with an 0-for-4 day. Box
COLUMBIA 8, CHARLESTON 4: The Fireflies jumped to an early 6-0 lead as J.C. Rodriguez paced the offense with a 4-for-5 night. Rodriguez scored twice, blasted two doubles and had two RBIs. Starter Joe Shaw struck out a career-high 10 batters in seven innings. Columbia scored two runs in the top of the first inning. Ivan Wilson's two-run homer in the third staked the Fireflies to a 4-0 lead. The lead swelled to six runs in the fourth. After Kevin Kaczmarski and Vinny Siena reached on hits, Rodriguez drove in a run with a single. Milton Ramos then plated another with a sacrifice fly. Box
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