Minor League Player of the Day: Tony Cingrani (Billings) 6 Innings Pitched, 0 Hits, 0 Walks, 0 Runs, 13 Strikeouts. Win.
AAA
Lehigh Valley 5 – Louisville 4
Chris Valaika led the Bats by going 3-5 with 3 singles. Juan Francisco, Denis Phipps, and Jeremy Hermida each went 2-4. Francisco had a double, RBI, and a run scored. Phipps singled twice. Hermida had 2 doubles and scored a run.
Edinson Volquez struck out 11 over 6 innings pitched and allowed 4 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks. He did not factor into the decision. Nick Christiani picked up the loss by allowing a run on a hit and 2 walks in 2 innings pitched.
AA
Montgomery 5 – Carolina 4
Neftali Soto and Bill Rhinehart went 2-4. Both had an RBI and Soto scored a run.
Josh Ravin fell to 0-2 in Carolina by allowing 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits and 4 walks in 5.2 innings pitched. He struck out 2.
High A
High Desert 6 – Bakersfield 4
Devin Lohman went 2-3 with 2 runs scored while Brodie Greene went 1-3 with a double and 2 RBI. Carlos Mendez homered, his 2nd of the season.
Clayton Schunick dropped to 3-3 by allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk in 3.2 innings pitched in relief.
A
Dayton 2 – West Michigan 0
Billy Hamilton had a single and a walk in 4 plate appearances. He swiped two bases, giving him 94 on the season. He also scored a run.
Daniel Corcino improved to 11-6 on the season by pitching 5 shutout innings. Corcino allowed 4 hits and walked a batter while striking out 6. Drew Hayes allowed 2 hits in the 9th inning, but struck out the side to record his 22nd save with the Dragons this season.
Rookie
Billings 3 – Casper 1
Juan Perez went 1-4 and hit his 2nd homerun of the season with the Mustangs. The homerun drove in 2 RBI. Ryan Wright went 2-4 with a double and a run scored.
Tony Cingrani was outstanding on the mound. Cingrani pitched 6 no-hit innings. He struck out 13. Casper would get a hit in the 7th inning off of relief pitcher Carlos Contreras to break up the no-hitter.
The AZL Reds did not play on Saturday.