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Billings lost 5-4
Drew Stubbs went 2-5 with a HR and 2 RBI
Chris Valaika went 2-4. 31 game hit streak. New Pioneer League Record.
Anthony Esquer went 1-3 with a double and 2 RBI

• Valaika sets new Pioneer League record (Jeff Call, Billings Gazette)

Dayton lost 2-1, won 1-0 in a double header
Game 1: lost 2-1
BJ Szymanski went 1-3
Eric Eymann went 2-4 with a double and RBI
Josh Holden went 2-2
Travis Wood went 7 innings, allowed 0 runs, 2 hits, 3 walks and 5 strikeouts

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Game 2: won 1-0
Michael Griffin went 1-3
Jay Bruce went 1-3
Chris Denove went 1-2 with an RBI
Carlos Fisher went 5 innings, allowed 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk and struck out 10. 2.86 season ERA

• Box Score

Sarasota won 8-3
Cody Strait went 2-4 with 2 runs, a double, walk and a solo HR
Jay Garthwaite went 2-4 with a run and a walk
Jeremiah Piepkorn went 1-5 with a double and 3 RBI
Tonys Gutierrez went 2-3 with an RBI
Johnny Cueto went 5.1 innings, allowed 1 run on 3 hits and a walk. He also struck out 4. 3.95 ERA in Sarasota now.

• Reds top Threshers (Louice Thomas, Milb.com)

Chattanooga won 4-3
Chris Dickerson went 0-1 with 5 walks. YES, 5 walks.
Javon Moran went 2-6 with an RBI
Joey Votto went 2-5
Noochie Varner went 2-5 with a run and 2 doubles

• Lookouts make it four straight beating Mudcats in 11 innings, 4-3 (Tim Evearitt, The Chattanoogan)

Louisville lost 10-4
Chris Denorfia went 3-4 with 2 doubles, 2 runs and an RBI
Earl Snyder went 3-4 with a double and 3 RBI

• Hessman, Mud Hens drop Bats (Marissa Rega, Milb.com)