In case of emergency, two of the relievers profiled in the J.J. Putz replacement search had nice nights in an otherwise unremarkable evening down on the farm.
- Norfolk 7, Charlotte 6
- Alejandro De Aza went 2-for-5 with a homer, three RBI and two strikeouts.
- Brent Morel singled, walked and struck out over five trips to the plate.
- Dayan Viciedo was hitless in five at-bats, striking out twice.
- Clevelan Santeliz struck out one in a 1-2-3 inning.
- Tennessee 4, Birmingham 3 (11 innings)
- Josh Phegley? More like Josh Ugh-ley: 0-for-5, four strikeouts.
- Christian Marrero drew three walks and struck out once in five PAs.
- Eduardo Escobar went 2-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Charles Leesman met the bare minimum for a quality start: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
- Gregory Infante struck out two in a perfect seventh.
- Winston-Salem 7, Lynchburg 1
- Jose Martinez went 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk.
- Nathan Jones allowed one run over 7 1/3 innings, limiting Lynchburg to three hits and two walks while striking out five.
- Kannapolis 4, Lexington 1
- Miguel Gonzalez went 1-for-3.
- Nick Ciolli and Trayce Thompson both went hitless and struck out twice, but at least Ciolli walked.
- Justin Collop allowed a run on eight hits and a walk over seven innings, striking out six.
- Bluefield 7, Bristol 1
- Daniel Black went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Great Falls 6, Orem 5 (10 innings)
- Andy Wilkins singled, doubled, walked twice, struck out and drove in two.
- Ross Wilson went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Michael Blanke went 1-for-4 with a double, RBI and strikeout.
