Minor Leagues | Lynx nip Yankees, 4-3

OTTAWA, Ontario - Jim Rushford's single in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Jason Jaramillo from third base with the deciding run as the Ottawa Lynx edged the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, 4-3, yesterday in the International League.

J.A. Happ worked the first six innings for the win for the Lynx, a new minor-league affiliate of the Phillies'. He allowed three hits and two earned runs.

Trenton 7, Binghamton 4

TRENTON - Matt Carson's two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second highlighted a four-run rally, and the Thunder beat the Mets in the Eastern League.

Justin Christian hit a solo home run for the Thunder in the bottom of the eighth.

Akron 14, Reading 3

READING - The Aeros hit three homers in the game and scored 13 runs across the second, third, and fourth innings to defeat the Phillies in the Eastern League.

Lakewood 4, Hagerstown 3

LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Jay Miller's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth rallied the BlueClaws to a victory over the Suns in the South Atlantic League.

Ron Hill worked the ninth, allowing one hit, to collect his first save of the season.

Scranton/WB001010001–36 1

Ottawa201000100–4 110

WP: J. Happ (1-0, 1.08); L: B. Kozlowski (1-2, 3.97); SV: B. Sanches (3)

HR: SWB: A. Beattie (1).

Binghamton000012010–4123

Trenton14001001X–7 100

WP: J. Jones (1-0, 2.25); L: S. Aguilar (0-1, 9.53); SV: G. Casadiego (3)

HR: BIN: M. Carp (2). TRE: J. Christian (1).

Akron036400010–14131

Reading000001020–3 9 0

WP: A. Laffey (2-0, 1.50); L: L. Jacobsen (3-1, 4.05)

HR: AKR: P. Osborn (1), A. Reyes (1), J. Van Every (1). REA: G. Jacobs (3).

Hagerstown300000000–342

Lakewood01100002X–4 81

WP: J. Blaine (1-0, 1.80); L: G. Yost (0-1, 9.00); SV: R. Hill (1)

HR: LAK: J. Miller (1).