Wednesday recap

Thursday's schedule is upon us, so quickly, yesterday's performances:

The Astros beat the Pirates in Pittsburgh, 4-1. Michael Bourn walked and scored a run in the first inning for Houston. In Allentown, Kyle Kendrick threw a strong 7 innings, giving up just 2 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk, striking out 4, to pick up the win. Jason Donald (.308) had a double, a triple, 2 walks, 3 runs scored and an RBI, Rich Thompson had 3 hits and scored twice, and John Mayberry, Jr. hit his first home run of the year as the IronPigs took an 11-4 victory from Syracuse.

In Nashville, the Sounds defeated the RedHawks, 7-1. Greg Golson (.333) was 1 for 3 for Oklahoma City. The save went to R.J. Swindel. R.J. retired all 9 hitters he faced, striking out 7 of them!! In Colorado Springs, Reno salvaged a win in their series, posting a 5-2 win over the SkySox. Chris Roberson took an 0 for 2 on the night. In Sacramento, it was all Portland Beavers in an 11-1 Portland win. Kevin Howard was 1 for 5, and a walk, and scored a run for Portland.

In Salt Lake City, the Bees and the Las Vegas 51s split a doubleheader. Salt Lake won the opener, 11-4, and Las Vegas won the nightcap, 6-4. Randy Ruiz played both games for Las Vegas, and was 2 for 6, including a 2-run homer in the first game and a double and a walk in the second. Randy is hitting .435 so far.

In Reading, Binghamton beat the R-Phils, 5-2. Gus Milner had 2 hits for Reading, including a 2-run home run to account for all the scoring for the Phillies. He also threw out a runner at home!! All right, Gus!! Tyson Brummett started and lasted just 4 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, with 4 Ks. Alex Concepcion finally got into a game, throwing 2 innings and giving up 3 runs on 4 hits, before Antonio Bastardo threw zeros up in the 8th and 9th.

In Trenton, the Thunder beat Harrisburg, 3-2. Zack Segovia pitched a scoreless inning for the Senators. In Kodak, Tennessee, the Birmingham Barons took a 6-2 decision from the Smokies. Brian Schlitter threw a shut out frame for Tennessee.

Finally, in Lake County, Ohio, the Lake County Captains topped the BlueClaws, 4-2. Jason Knapp threw 5.2 acceptable innings, allowing 4 runs, just 2 earned, on 5 hits and a walk, striking out 5. Anthony Gose, Jesus Villegas, and James Murphy all had 2 hits for Lakewood. Murphy has 9 for his last 14, and with 4 walks has reached base 13 of his last 17 trips. Impressive!!