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By Benjamin Chase

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 02: Dale Berra is coming home to play for his father, Yogi Berra with the New York Yankees. (Photo by Dan Farrell/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 02: Dale Berra is coming home to play for his father, Yogi Berra with the New York Yankees. (Photo by Dan Farrell/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) /
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AAA International League

Pawtucket PawSox 12, Syracuse Chiefs 2
Rochester Red Wings 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 4, 8 innings, Game 1
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 7, Rochester Red Wings 0, Game 2
Norfolk Tides 10, Gwinnett Stripers 3
Durham Bulls 12, Charlotte Knights 2
Louisville Bats 2, Toledo Mud Hens 1
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 3, Buffalo Bisons 0
Columbus Clippers 8, Indianapolis Indians 6

AAA Pacific Coast League

Round Rock Express 5, New Orleans Baby Cakes 4
Nashville Sounds 4, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3
Oklahoma City Dodgers 2, Memphis Redbirds 0
Las Vegas 51s 8, Fresno Grizzlies 5
Salt Lake Bees 9, Sacramento River Cats 2
Iowa Cubs 5, Omaha Storm Chasers 3
Tacoma Rainiers 8, El Paso Chihuahuas 3
Albuquerque Isotopes 5, Reno Aces 1

Standouts

In the second game of a doubleheader with Rochester Friday, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre outfielder Clint Frazier went 3-3, scoring two runs, smacking 2 doubles and a home run, and adding a walk.

Oklahoma City’s Justin De Fratus isn’t going to blow anyone away, but when he is able to locate and get movement, he can work through minor league lineups quickly. DeFratus threw a complete game shutout, allowing 4 hits and no walks, striking out 3.

Other hitters:
Brandon Barnes, Columbus, 1-3, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB
Jordan Betts, Pawtucket, 2-4, R, 2B, BB
BJ Boyd, Nashville, 3-4, 2B
Socrates Brito, Reno, 3-4, R, 3B, SB
Jaycob Brugman, Norfolk, 3-5, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI
Melky Cabrera, Columbus, 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B
Eric Campbell, New Orleans, 3-5, R, 2 2B
Chris Carter, Salt Lake, 2-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Jason Coats, Durham, 2-4, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Collin Cowgill, Lehigh Valley, 2-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Cito Culver, New Orleans, 3-4
JD Davis, Fresno, 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
Yandy Diaz, Columbus, 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB
David Fletcher, Salt Lake, 2-4, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Ramon Flores, Pawtucket, 3-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Mike Freeman, Iowa, 2-4, RBI, BB, SB
Chris Gimenez, Iowa, 1-3, R, 2 BB
Tzu-Wei Lin, Pawtucket, 2-6, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Jordan Luplow, Indianapolis, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
Joe McCarthy, Durham, 1-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Ian Miller, Tacoma, 3-4, R, 3 RBI, BB
Taylor Motter, Tacoma, 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Kevin Newman, Indianapolis, 3-5, R, RBI
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Tacoma, 2-5, 2 R, 2B, 3B, RBI
Jordan Patterson, Albuquerque, 2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Michael Perez, Reno, 2-3, BB
Alex Presley, Norfolk, 3-6, 2B, RBI
Joey Rickard, Norfolk, 1-4, R, RBI, 2 BB
Myles Schroder, 2-3, R, BB
Sharlon Schoop, Norfolk, 3-5, R, 2B, RBI
DJ Stewart, Norfolk, 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Andrew Susac, Norfolk, 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Aneury Tavarez, Pawtucket, 1-3, 2 R, 3B, 3 BB
Charlie Tilson, Charlotte, 2-4, 2B, BB
Daniel Vogelbach, Tacoma, 1-3, R, 2B, 2 BB
Jacob Wilson, Syracuse, 2-4, 2 2B
Jantzen Witte, Pawtucket, 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB
Keon Wong, Durham, 2-3, R, 2 BB

Other pitchers:
Christian Bergman, Tacoma, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Kevin Herget, Memphis, 6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K
John Lamb, Salt Lake, 4 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Zack Littell, Rochester, 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 8 K
Ben Lively, Lehigh Valley, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Tim Melville, Norfolk, 8 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 6 K
Josh Rogers, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Justus Sheffield, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Robert Stephenson, Louisville, 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K
Duane Underwood, Iowa, 6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K

Saturday’s Game to Watch

Joe Musgrove continues his rehab work to get to the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup for Indianapolis as he takes on Adam Wilk and Columbus Saturday night.

AA Eastern League

Binghamton Rumble Ponies @5, Portland SeaDogs 1
Erie SeaWolves 8, Akron RubberDucks 2
New Hampshire Fisher Cats 5, Harrisburg Senators 0
Richmond Flying Squirrels 6, Trenton Thunder 1
Bowie BaySox 13, Hartford Yard Goats 0
Reading Fightin Phils 9, Altoona Curve 8

AA Southern League

Pensacola Blue Wahoos 7, Birmingham Barons 6
Mobile BayBears 14, Mississippi Braves 3
Biloxi Shuckers 6, Montgomery Biscuits 4
Tennessee Smokies 7, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2
Chattanooga Lookouts 6, Jackson Generals 2

AA Texas League

Northwest Arkansas Naturals 7, Tulsa Drillers 3
San Antonio Missions 5, Frisco RoughRiders 4
Arkansas Travelers 2, Springfield Cardinals 1, Game 1
Arkansas Travelers 4, Springfield Cardinals 3, Game 2
Midland RockHounds 7 Corpus Christi Hooks 6

Standouts

Mobile’s Jose Rojas had a pretty impressive cycle on Friday, going 4-6 with 2 runs and 7 RBI, but unlike most cycles, he ended up adding 2 stolen bases as well on the day.

Bowie’s Keegan Akin was tremendous on Friday, tossing 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits and a walk, striking out 6.

Other hitters of note:
Sergio Alcantara, Erie, 3-4, R
Abiatal Avelino, Trenton, 3-4
Seth Brown, Midland, 3-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Zack Collins, Birmingham, 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Will Craig, Altoona, 2-5, R, 2 2B
Joey Curletta, Arkansas, 1-2, R, 2 BB
Donnie Dewees, Northwest Arkansas, 3-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
Dillon Dobson, Richmond, 1-2, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Dan Gamache, Harrisburg, 2-3, BB
Jake Gatewood, Biloxi, 3-4, 2 R, 2B, HR
Trent Giambrone, Tennessee, 2-5, 2 R, 3B, HR, 4 RBI
Connor Joe, Tulsa, 1-2, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
Christian Kelley, Altoona, 3-4, R, BB
Andrew Knizner, Springfield, 3-3, R, 2B
Will Maddox, Erie, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB
Jason Martin, Altoona, 3-4, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB
Kyle Martin, Reading, 2-3, 2 R, 2 2B, BB
Richie Martin, Midland, 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B
Patrick Mazeika, Binghamton, 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Jeff McNeil, Binghamton, 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Levi Michael, Binghamton, 2-3, 3 R, BB, SB
Brian Mundell, Hartford, 3-4, 2B
Audry Perez, Bowie, 3-5, 2B, HR, 5 RBI
Juniel Querecuto, Jackson, 2-4, R, 2 2B
Aderlin Rodriguez, Bowie, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
Zack Short, Tennessee, 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Myles Straw, Corpus Christi, 3-5, R, 2B, SB
Nick Tanielu, Corpus Christi, 3-4, 2 R, 2B
Tim Tebow, Binghamton, 3-5, R
Matt Thaiss, Mobile, 3-5, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB
Jose Trevino, Frisco, 2-2, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB
Peter Van Gansen, San Antonio, 3-4, 2 R, 2B, 3B, RBI
Taylor Ward, Mobile, 3-5, 3 R, HR, BB
Bo Way, Mobile, 3-5, 2 R, 2B
Jamie Westbrook, Jackson, 2-4, 2B, HR
Eli White, Midland, 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Mike Yastrzemski, Bowie, 3-4, 3 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, BB

Other pitchers of note
Beau Burrows, Erie, 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Andrew Church, Binghamton, 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Jordan Johnson, Richmond, 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K
Anthony Marzi, Chattanooga, 7 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Luis Reyes, Harrisburg, 6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Jordan Romano, New Hampshire, 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Michael Rucker, Tennessee, 6 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K

Saturday’s Game to Watch

Hartford and Bowie face off on Saturday night in Eastern League information as Peter Lambert takes the hill for Hartford and Jayson Aquino throws for Bowie.

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