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Just 48 hours after Travis d'Arnaud had a big game to beat Reading, his Lakewood teammate Anthony Gose did the same thing. Gose hit a 2-run home run off Josh Zeid in the top of the first and finished the day with 2 hits, 2 walks, 4 RBI and 4 runs scored, as the Fisher Cats topped the R-Phils, 13-10. d'Arnaud had a single and a double to add to the New Hampshire cause, and Bobby Korecky threw a 1-2-3 9th inning to get his 2nd save.

Not a good day for Zeid, who allowed 8 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in just 4 innings. Josh is now 1-3 on the year after a great spring. Jordan Ellis (2 IP, 4 runs) didn't fare much better and even Justin De Fratus (2IP 1 run) was scored upon.
Mike Spidale (.294) had a big day, collecting 4 hits, including a double and scoring 3 times, and Steve Susdorf (.324) had 3 hits, knocked in a run, and scored 1. Matt Rizzotti continues to rake. Matt had 2 more hit, drove in 4 runs (that's 26) and is up to .344 for the year. Free agent addition Matt Miller had 2 more hits, drove in 3 runs and is hitting .327 in 13 games since his arrival.

In Bradenton, the Marauders beat Clearwater, 6-2, giving Julio Rodriguez his first loss of the season after 5 straight wins. J-Rod went 5 innings and gave up 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks, striking out 5. Ebelin Lugo was hit hard, 3 runs (2 home runs) in just 1.1 IP, before Derrick Loop restored order. Darin Ruf (.299) had the only multi-hit game for the Threshers.

In Lakewood, Garrett Claypool pitched a very good game for the BlueClaws, making just 1 mistake as Hagerstown beat the Claws, 1-0 on a Bryce Harper home run. Claypool had thrown 6 shut out inning when Harper led off the 7th. The number 1 prospect in baseball appeared to be looking fastball and when he got it, he sent a screaming line drive over the fence in left-center field and that was the ballgame.



In Allentown Saturday night, the IronPigs defeated Norfolk, 8-7. Mike Zagurski recorded his 5th save, striking out the side in the 9th for Lehigh Valley..........In Gwinnett, Yohan Flande was called onto the game with 1 out in the 3rd inning and the Braves behind 7-0. Taking one for his team, Flande threw 6 innings of relief, charged with 6 runs on 6 hits in the Braves 13-1 loss to Toledo.........In Charlotte, Andrew Baldwin started for Rochester and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 4.2 innings before the game was stopped due to rain. It never resumed, Charlotte won 2-0, and Baldwin fell to 2-3 on the year...........In Syracuse, the Chief's Michael Aubrey hit 4 home runs off 3 Durham pitchers in Syracuse's 11-0 win. R.J. Swindel did not give up a homer, in fact he retired all 4 hitters he faced, finishing up for the Bulls.

In Chattanooga, Will Savage improved to 4-0 on the year with a complete game in the Lookouts' 9-1 win over the Smokies. Will gave up just 5 hits and 1 walk, striking out 5 and lowering his ERA to an impressive 2.43.......In Mobile, Quintin Berry had a hit and a walk, and stole his 8th base, but those Mudcats lost again, this time 8-0 to the Bay Bears. The bad news is that the Mudcats are 10-26; the good news is the Southern League plays a split season, and they will get a second chance this year.