In Altoona, the Curve defeated the Reading Phillies, 6-3. It was the 6th straight loss for Reading, who is falling out of the first place race, and will have to right the ship to make a good run at the final playoff spot. They trail Trenton by a game for the last berth. Derrick Mitchell hit his 18th home run of the year, and Mike Spidale (.314, 2 runs) and Fidel Hernandez (.265) had 2 hits apiece for the R-Phils. Tyson Brummett (3-7, 4.44) was the starter and loser, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits in just 4 innings of work.
In Daytona, the Cubs beat the Threshers, 4-3, knocking Clearwater into 3rd place, 1 game behind both Tampa and Dunedin. Sebastian Valle (.304, double, RBI) and Cesar Hernandez (.252) had 2 hits each for Clearwater and Darin Ruf (.316) drove in his 72nd run.
The Greensboro Grasshoppers completed the 4-game sweep of the BlueClaws on Saturday, topping Lakewood 4-2. Lakewood's runs came on a 2-run home run by Carlos Alonso, who had 3 hits and is now hitting .333 in 27 games since joining the team. Bill Rice (.405) and Cameron Rupp (.278) added 2 hits each fell to 24-24 in the second half, and have lost their footing in the chase for first place. Austin Wright (1-1, 2.12) started and went 6 innings and was charged with 4 runs (only 2 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks, striking out 8. Mario Hollands and Tyler Knigge threw a scoreless inning each in relief.
AROUND THE MINORS
In Lancaster, Jonathan Singleton (.333) had 2 hits and an RBI for the JetHawks, who took a 16-3 beating from the San Jose Giants.............In Springfield, Jarred Cosart pitched a fine game for Corpus Christi, allowing just 1 run on 6 hits, NO walks, over 6 innings of work in the Hooks' 8-7, 14 inning loss to the Cardinals. Josh Zeid (8.53 since trade) had another tough outing, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits without retiring a hitter, and Jonathan Villar (.230) was 1 for 6 on the day..............In Zebulon, the Mudcats beat the Biscuits, 9-4, and Quintin Berry (.282) had a hit, scored a run and drove in another for Carolina..............In Manchester, Anthony Gose (.259) had 2 hits, including his 13th home run of the year, as the Fisher Cats won their 4th in a row, 5-3 over Akron. Kevin Howard added a hit and an RBI for the Cats, and Travis d'Arnaud (.326) took a rare 0 for 4.......In Syracuse, the Chiefs beat the Yanks, 4-2. Greg Golson (.267) , who was mired in an 8 for 40 slump the last 12 games, got 2 hits and is now 4 for his last 11. Maybe he is ready to break out. Scranton has dropped 5 straight and could be falling out of the playoff race........In Nashville, the Sounds beat Las Vegas, 7-6. Zack Segovia (3.86) retired the final 2 hitters to notch his 2nd save for the Sounds, and Bobby Korecky (1.13) threw a scoreless inning for the 51s............In Sacramento, Adrian Cardenas (.301) had a single, a double, a walk, scored a run and drove in another, but the River Cats lost to Round Rock, 6-3.
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