#Birmingham Black Barons
Del Crandall threw out 4 runners in a 13 inning loss against Houston.
A first inning grand slam from Troy Tulowitzki was all Vic Willis needed in a 6-0 victory over Houston. Willis allowed 4 hits and whiffed 8 in 8 innings, lowering his ERA to a microscopic 0.70 and picking up his first victory of the year.
#Miami Cuban Giants
Called on to make a rare start, Eustaquio Pedroso turned in 5 strong innings before a rain delay of just over an hour chased him from the game. Miami hit four homeruns, with José Canseco, Alan Ashby, Manny Machado, and Ryan Braun each going deep and Roenis Elías and Clay Condrey pitched 4 innings of 1-run ball after the rain stopped as the Cuban Giants defeated the House of David, 9-3.
#San Francisco Sea Lions
Pedro Guerrero, Reggie Jackson, and Jack Clark hit back-to-back-to-back homeruns in the 5th inning, but it wasn’t enough as the Sea Lions couldn’t stop Los Angeles’ offense in an 8-6 loss.
Despite blowing the save in the top of the inning, a walk-off double from Bob Cerv gave Rod Beck the victory in a 5-4 victory for the Sea Lions over the Angels. Miguel Cairo stole 3 bases and scored 2 runs, including the game-winner, but the real star for San Francisco was Charlie Root, who pitched a very strong 8 innings, but didn’t figure into the decision.
Jackson had 3 hits and 5 RBI’s in a 9-4 victory over Los Angeles. Bobby Bonds also had 3 hits, and Jackson and Guerrero went deep. Lefty Grove improved to 8-2 with 11 strikeouts in 6 innings.