Minor Leagues: Carrasco hurls IronPigs to 5-1 win over Syracuse
ALLENTOWN - Carlos Carrasco allowed just one hit in six innings to earn his fourth straight victory as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs beat the Syracuse Chiefs, 5-1, in the International League last night.
The righthander is 5-1 since June 7.
Erie 9, Trenton 6
ERIE, Pa. - Ryan Strieby and Brennan Boesch hit back-to-back homers in a five-run fourth as the Seawolves beat the Thunder in the Eastern League.
Altoona 4, Reading 3
READING - K.C. Nelson ripped a two-run double, but the Phillies lost to the Curve in the Eastern League.
Greensboro 3, Lakewood 1
Lakewood 5, Greensboro 2
LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Heitor Correa struck out eight in 52/3 innings as the BlueClaws beat the Grasshoppers, 5-2 in the South Atlantic League.
Andy Loomis and Peter Andrelczyk had combined on 42/3 shutout innings as Greensboro won the completion of a suspended game, 3-1.
Syracuse 000 001 000 - 1 7 1
Lehigh Valley 000 500 00x - 5 9 2
WP: Carlos Carrasco (5-7). LP: Collin Balester (6-7). HR: S-Brad Eldred (13). A: 9,242.
Trenton 020 030 100 - 6 13 0
Erie 021 500 01x - 9 12 0
WP: Jonah Nickerson (5-6). LP: Jason Johnson (0-2). Save: Cody Satterwhite (9). HR: T–Jorge Vazquez (11), Chris Malec (5), Jesus Montero (5); E–Brennan Boesch (16), Ryan Strieby (15). A: 2,709.
Altoona 021 100 000 - 4 7 0
Reading 000 010 020 - 3 7 2
WP: Jeff Sues (2-5). LP: Vance Worley (5-5). Save: Sean Smith (5). HR: A-Gorkys Hernandez (1), Jose Tabata (2) A: 5,959.
Completion of Wednesday's suspended game
Greensboro 100 020 000 - 3 11 0
Lakewood 000 010 000 - 1 5 1
WP: Andy Loomis (2-2). LP: Jesus Sanchez (3-5). Save: Peter Andrelczyk (13).
Greensboro 000 101 0 - 2 5 3
Lakewood 002 021 x - 5 5 0
WP: Heitor Correa (6-2). LP: Brad Hand (3-9). Save: Ryan Bergh (11). A: 6,500.
