Round Rock had the night off and everyone else lost.
Corpus Christi had plenty of offense but the pitching was offensive as they surrendered 5 home runs in the 9-7 defeat.
“We hit the ball well and played good defense,” Hooks manager Luis Pujols said. “I’m happy with the way we went about our game. They hit five home runs and we only hit one? That’s the difference.”
Salem put up a football score again but this time they were on the losing end of a 12-6 game. Koby Clemens homered. He is hitting .406 over his last 10 games.
Lexington struck out 12 times and only had 4 hits as they lost 5-1.
Tri Cities’ Robert Bono lasted only 3 1/3 innings giving up 6 runs as the ValleyCats fell 9-3.
Greenville fell short in their come back effort as the G-stros lost 5-4. Albert Cartwright hit 2 home runs for Greeneville. He has hit in 9 of his last 10 games and has played a solid second base. Cartwright played with Greeneville last year but his season was cut short due to waiting for his visa to allow him to play. He is originally from the Bahamas. With is recent good hitting, he has raised his average to .291.