Rockin’ Rowdy Tellez was 4-for-5 with three doubles and a home run, to go with his three RBIs as the class-A Lansing Lugnuts edged the South Bend Cubs 6-4. Photo: Jay Blue.
Read MoreBuffalo Bisons 6, Durham Bulls 2
The Bisons stretched their win streak to two games (making it now an official “streak”) with a 6-2 victory over Durham. Miguel Castro starter and had another mixed outing, allowing an unearned run without allowing a hit but he walked three and struck out three in two-plus innings of work. Todd Redmondhad a great follow up with just one run allowed over five innings with three strikeouts. Greg Infante struggled with two walks and a hit while getting just one out and Cole Hynes and Bo Schultz finished up the game.
OF Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) is at triple-A Buffalo hoping to return to the Rogers Centre.
Read MorePete Orr (Richmond Hill, Ont.), who is at triple-A Colorado Springs, is the third oldest position player in the minors. The former back bone of the Team Canada infield hopes to get back to the majors with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Read MoreDalton Pompey had four hits including a double, knocked in a run and swiped a base behind Daniel Norris as the triple-A Buffalo Bisons beat the Durham Bulls 9-4.
Read MoreLHP Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.) followed up LHP Randy Wolf’s excellent outing for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons pitching seven innings allowing an unearned run as the Bisons were edged 1-0.
Read MoreLHP Randy Wolf pitched seven scorless as the triple-A Buffalo Bills fell 1-0 to the Norfolk Tides in 11 innings.
Read MoreRHP Miguel Castro allowed two runs on five hits and one walk in his debut as a starter with triple-A Buffalo. Photo: Jay Blue.
Read MoreDustin Molleken (Regina, Sask.) is in his fifth year at triple-A. Later this summer the reliever, who sings better than Mel Tillis, could move: from either the Columbus Clippers to the Cleveland Indians bullpen or to Ajax and the Pan Am Games where Canada will defend gold, which Molleken helped win in Mexico in 2011.
Read MoreC Kellin Deglan (Langley, BC) a former No. 1 pick of the Texas Rangers is back from Down Under where he set a home run record and now he’s hitting homers at class-A High Desert.
Read MoreRHP Jared Mortensen (Abbotsford, BC) pitched six scoreless innings as the Double A Montgomery Biscuits scored a 7-2 win over the the Mississippi Braves. He now has a string of 13 consecutive scoreless and earned Southern League Pitcher of the Week honors.
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