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MLB

American League 

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 0-4 with a K in a 7-3 loss to Minnesota. The Holly Hill native is batting .269

Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 3-4 with 2 HR's (4) including a Grand Slam and 5 RBI (9) in a 10-4 win over the White Sox. The Stratford alum also had 2 walks, 2 errors and is now batting .344 on the season

Justin Smoak, 1B, Seattle Mariners – No game

AA

Eastern League

Mike Cisco, P, Reading (Philadelphia Phillies) – Pitched 1.2 innings giving up 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks and had 3 K's in a 5-3 win over Richmond. The Wando alum earned his 2nd Hold of the season and lowered his ERA to 1.17

Reese Havens, 2B, Binghamton (NY Mets) – Disabled list

John Murrian, C, Erie (Detroit Tigers) – 0-4 with a K in a 6-3 loss to Trenton. The Stratford alum also threw out 2 basestealers and is now batting .235 on the year 

Wynn Pelzer, P, Bowie (Baltimore Orioles) – Did not pitch in a 6-3 loss to Akron

Southern League

Justin Greene, OF, Birmingham (Chicago White Sox) – 0-3 with a walk in a 5-3 loss to Chattanooga. The Stratford alum is batting .160

Texas League

Chris McGuiness, 1B, Frisco (Texas Rangers) – 1-3 with a HR (1), RBI (1), a walk and a K in a 2-1 win over Arkansas. The James Island alum is batting .200

High-A

California League

Bryan Altman, IF, Lake Elsinore (San Diego Padres) – Did not play in a 4-0 win over Stockton

Florida State League

Asher Wojciechowski, P, Dunedin (Toronto Blue Jays) – Did not pitch in a 6-3 win over Daytona

A

Midwest League

Drew Cisco, P, Dayton (Cincinnati Reds) – Did not pitch in a 9-3 win over Ft. Wayne

South Atlantic League

John Cornely, Rome (Atlanta Braves) – Pitched 1.1 innings giving up 1 hit, 1 run (HR), and had 2 K's in a 6-5 loss to Savannah. The Bishop England alum took the loss (0-1) and his ERA went up to 4.15 

Chris Hanna, Hickory (Texas Rangers) – Did not pitch in a 4-3 win over Kannapolis