(Sorry, been living at the ballpark. Need to get caught up now...)

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Double A
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Noah Hall hit a three-run homer to lead a 17-hit attack as the Harrisburg
Senators defeated the New Britain Rock Cats, 11-8.

Hall, who singled and scored his team-leading 45th run in the bottom of the
fourth inning, hit his fifth homer of the year in the fifth to stake Harrisburg
to a 6-1 lead. Glenn Davis, who tripled in a run in the fourth, had an RBI
single in the fifth frame for the Senators, who scored nine runs between the
fourth and sixth innings. Chris Schroder (4-0) gave up a run and two hits in 1
1/3 innings of work to grab the win and Chuck Crumpton got the last out of the
game to get his third save as Harrisburg won its seventh game in a row.

Terry Tiffee hit a two-run homer to cap a seven-run rally in the sixth for New
Britain, which has lost five straight. Willie Eyre (1-3) gave up two runs and a
hit in 2/3 of an inning to absorb the loss.

Boxscore
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103156/20030605EAST-HARRISBURG0nr.htm

Senators Hold Off Cats
http://www.ctnow.com/sports/hc-minors0606.artjun06,0,3211251.story?coll=hc-headl\
ines-sports

Senators' win streak hits 7
http://www.pennlive.com/sports/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standar\
d.xsl?/base/sports/1054892082306520.xml

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Triple A - Game One
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Shane Andrews highlighted a five-run sixth inning with a three-run double as the
Rochester Red Wings beat the Charlotte Knights, 6-1, in the completion of
Wednesday's suspended game.

Andrews capped the sixth-inning rally with his 11th double of the season. Justin
Morneau produced a one-out single to left field to snap a 1-1 tie in the sixth.
Chad Green had two hits, including a triple for Rochester, which allowed one run
for the 10th time this season. Adam Johnson (2-7), who was tagged for seven
runs in 1 2/3 innings in his previous outing, allowed five hits and one run in
six frames of relief for the win.

Scott Morgan homered to left center field in the fifth inning and Jorge Nunez
had two hits, including a double for Charlotte, which has lost six of its last
seven games. Gary Majewski (2-2) pitched 2 2/3 innings of relief, yielding five
hits and five runs for the loss.

Boxscore
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103156/20030605INTL-ROCHESTER-0nr.htm

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Triple A - Game Two
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Aaron Miles hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, lifting the
Charlotte Knights over the Rochester Red Wings, 4-2, in the regularly scheduled
game following the completion of Wednesday's suspended contest.

Miles' two-run blast snapped a 2-2 tie and gave Charlotte just its second win in
its last eight games. Cliff Brumbaugh hit an RBI double during a two-run seventh
inning as Charlotte rallied from a 2-0 deficit to send the game into extra
frames. Felix Diaz went six strong innings for the Knights, allowing four hits
and two runs and striking out four. Ed Almonte (2-4) pitched a scoreless seventh
to pick up the win and Matt Ginter recorded his second save with a scoreless
bottom of the eighth.

Justin Morneau ripped his 13th home run of the year and Brandon Marsters
collected two doubles to pace Rochester, which won the completion of the
suspended game, 6-1. Mike Duvall started for the Red Wings and yielded just two
hits in five scoreless innings, striking out two without issuing a walk. Todd
Erdos (2-1) allowed four runs -- two earned -- in two innings to suffer the
loss.

Boxscore
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103156/20030605INTL-ROCHESTER-3nr.htm

Wings throw away sweep
Late mistake paves way for Knights victory in nightcap
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/sports/wings/0606story1_wings.shtml

Miles home run helps Knights salvage split
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/sports/6025786.htm

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Single A - Advanced
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Much thanks to Kevin, who changed my flat tire for me. (I owe you a beer!)

From the Miracle Website:

In order to win a division championship you not only have to be good, but a
little lucky as well. The Fort Myers Miracle proved they were both on Thursday
night at Hammond Stadium, defeating the Dunedin Blue Jays 5-4 in 10 innings.

With two on and nobody out and the Miracle trailing by a run in the bottom of
the 10th, Jason Kubel hit a hot smash towards the shortstop that looked to be a
sure double play. The base umpire, Chris Tiller, didn’t have enough time to get
out of the way as the ball hit him and then caromed off the runner at second,
Brett Tamburrino. By the time Blue Jay shortstop Russ Adams picked up the ball,
all the runners were safe. Tamburrino came into score on a Michael Sandoval
grounder to short, that forced the runner at second. After an intentional walk
to pinch hitter Jake Mauer, Greg Blum hit a line drive, base hit to left that
scored Joe Mauer to win the game.

The Blue Jays took the lead in the top of the tenth on an RBI single from Jason
Perry. The Miracle took their first lead of the night, when Jason Kubel hit his
third homer of the season in the bottom of the eighth, but the Blue Jays tied it
on a two out, two strike hit by Aaron McEachran in the top of the ninth, sending
the game to extra innings.

Matt Yeatman tossed a solid game going seven innings allowing two runs on five
hits, while walking one and striking out two. The Miracle magic number to clinch
the first half division title is down to four.

Boxscore
http://www.geocities.com/fmmiraclegal/boxscores/060503box.html

Miracle stretch lead to three
Backup catcher Blum picks up winning hit
http://vh40039.vh4.infi.net/news/sports/030606miracle.html

The Miracle of cork gives fans a thrill
http://www.naplesnews.com/03/06/sports/d945125a.htm

Sosa promotion cracks wise (Photo)
http://vh40039.vh4.infi.net/news/sports/030606deron.html

Game three of the series was Friday night at 7:05 p.m. The Miracle sent RHP Jim
Abbott (4-2,1.80) against RHP Dustin McGowan (4-5, 3.50). The first 500 fans in
attendance will received a Miracle baseball card set presented by WB-6 TV.

Card sets will be available later in the season at the gift shop as well. Call
Ben at (239) 768-4210 for additional information or to order by phone.

Related:
Seeking an ending to the mending
http://www.naplesnews.com/03/06/sports/d945069a.htm

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Single A
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The River Bandits came back from a 2-0 deficit and Erik Lohse went three
scoreless innings to pick up the win on his 23rd birthday as the Quad City River
Bandits defeated the Lansing Lugnuts 3-2 in ten innings on Thursday night at
John O’Donnell Stadium. Seth Davidson scored the game-tying run and the
game-winning run, while Trent Oeltjen had the game-tying RBI and chopped a
single to the right side to send the Bandits to victory.

Down 2-1, the Bandits put two men on base but couldn’t score in the seventh.

But Quad City pushed across the tying run in the bottom of the eighth. Seth
Davidson led off the frame with a single into right, and was bunted to second by
Danny Matienzo. After Bryan Kennedy was hit by a pitch, Burgos popped out. With
two outs, lefthander Ryan O’Malley was called upon to face lefty Trent Oeltjen.
Oeltjen lined a single into center to score Davidson for a 2-2 tie.

After Lohse pitched a perfect top of the tenth, Quad City forced across the
winning run in the bottom of the inning. Davidson again led off the frame with a
single, and moved to second when Kennedy hit a flare single into right. After
Omar Burgos legged out a fielder’s choice to keep the inning alive, Oeltjen hit
a chopper that went for off of Lansing’s Donny Hood for a game-winning single
into right. Davidson scored the winning run as the River Bandits improved to 4-3
in extra-inning contests this year.

The Lugnuts took advantage of a Burgos error to take the lead in the top of the
first inning. With two away, Burgos mishandled Buck Coats’ sharply hit ground
ball, allowing Coats to take first. Donny Hood then split the right-center gap
with a double to bring home the first run of the game.

Lansing added to the edge in the third inning, as Robinson Chirinos led off with
a solo homer to straightaway center. Chirinos’ sixth blast of the season, only
the fourth given up by Jason Miller this season, gave the Lugnuts a 2-0 lead.

Quad City sliced the lead in half in the fifth, as Scott Whitrock led off by
driving a solo homer to left. The no-doubt line shot was Whitrock’s first as a
Bandit, and his eighth as a pro.

Lohse pitched three hitless innings to get the victory for Quad City. He
replaced Jason Miller, who pitched seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned)
on just two hits. After surrendering Chirinos’ solo homer in the third, Miller
retired 15 straight men, striking out six, in one of his finest outings of the
season.

Boxscore
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103156/20030605MID--QUADCITY--0nr.htm

Oeltjen’s RBI singles send Quad-Cities to ‘big victory’
http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1013252&l=1&t=Sports+News&c=32,1013\
252

Lugnuts fall in 10 innings
http://www.lsj.com/sports/lugnuts/030606_lugnuts_5c.html

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MLB
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Kyle Lohse responded well to his first loss in a month for the Minnesota Twins.

Lohse worked eight strong innings and Eddie Guardado pitched in and out of
trouble in the ninth as the Twins posted a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco
Giants.

Lohse (5-4) had not lost since April 26 before suffering a defeat in his last
outing last Friday against Seattle despite allowing just three runs in eight
innings. The 24-year-old righthander retired the first 11 Giants in this one and
allowed two runs and seven hits.

"It's nice to feel good about getting a win out there," Lohse said. "I didn't
feel I had the best command of my stuff, but I got through it. I was just being
more aggressive and trying to get ahead of hitters."

Lohse improved to 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA in his last three road starts. He actually
went the distance in his last two outings on the road.
Complete story, boxscore and play-by-play at
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores103/103156/20030605ML---SANFRNCSCO0nr.htm



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