AAA: Fresno had the third day of its three-day all-star break

AA: Connecticut defeated Binghamton 9-5

Connecticut: C Pablo Sandoval: 3 for 5, HR, 2 2B, SO
Connecticut: 1B Adam Witter: 3 for 5, 2B
Connecticut: LF Eddy Martinez-Esteve: 3 for 4, BB

Connecticut: RHP Garrett Broshuis: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K--1 HR
Connecticut: LHP Paul Oseguera: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 K--1 E
Connecticut: RHP Kelvim Pichardo: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Binghamton: RHP Orlando Hernandez: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K--2 WP

Sandoval, Witter and EME each had three of the Defenders' fourteen hits, raising their respective AVGs to .342, .235 and .313.  All three of Sandoval's hits were for extra bases, giving him 3 HRs and 7 doubles in 20 games since his promotion.

Broshuis allowed more than 3 ER for the first time since the end of May, raising his ERA to 3.61.  Oseguera has had 0 ER in 2.0 IP in both of his appearances since coming off the DL.  Pichardo retired just one of three batters he faced.  The Mets' Hernandez faced seven batters in his one-inning rehab start.

A+: San Jose lost to Lancaster 8-7
(allowing four runs in the 8th and 9th innings)

San Jose: LF Tyler Graham: 1 for 5, SO, 4 SB
San Jose: 3B Brad Boyer: 2 for 3, 3B, 2B, 2 BB, 3 SB

San Jose: RHP Kevin Pucetas: 1.0+ IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K--1 HB
San Jose: RHP Steven Edlefsen: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
San Jose: LHP Joe Paterson: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 K--1 HR

Boyer continues to swing a very hot bat, hitting .403/.500/.537 in 67 AB since rejoining the Giants in late June.  He and Graham combined for seven of the Giants' eight steals.  Graham now has 38 SB this year in 53 games, but he also has a SLG now below .300.

Pucetas left the game after facing one batter in the 2nd inning.  Paterson and Edlefsen, the 10th and 16th round picks a year ago, both have 3.38 ERAs in the Cal League.

A-: Augusta defeated Hagerstown 4-0

Augusta: DH Thomas Neal: 2 for 2, 2B, BB, HBP
Augusta: SS Charlie Culberson: 2 for 4, CS

Augusta: RHP Daryl Maday: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Augusta: LHP Ryan Paul: 1.0 IP, 2 K
Augusta: RHP David Mixon: 2.0 IP, 3 K
Hagerstown: RHP Colton Willems: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K--3 HB

Reaching base four times, Neal continues to swing a very hot bat.  Over his last eight games, he has 13 H (with 3 HRs and 3 doubles) and 9 BB among 27 AB.  Culberson was the other GreenJacket with a multi-hit performance.  After hitting .104 in April, his AVG has been above .285 in May, June and so far in July.

Maday has allowed no runs in five of his last seven starts.  The latest start in this string dropped his ERA back below 1.50.  Paul and Mixon struck out five of nine batters faced in three perfect innings to finish the shutout.  The Nationals' Willems, the 22nd overall pick two years ago, allowed just an unearned run in one of his better starts of the season.

ssA: Salem-Keizer lost to Everett 9-3

Salem-Keizer: RF Francisco Peguero: 1 for 4, HR, SO
Salem-Keizer: CF Damon Wright: 2 for 2, 2B, BB, SB

Salem-Keizer: LHP Eric Surkamp: 3.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

Batting eighth in the lineup, Wright reached based in all three trips to the plate.  But his AVG remains below .250.  Peguero didn't have another multi-hit game, but he did connect for his first NWL HR and his 3rd HR of the year.

After two relief appearances in the AZL, Surkamp, the Giants' 6th round choice last month, made his NWL debut, striking out half of the dozen batters he faced.  With a 3/0 GO/FO line, he did not allow a fly ball out.  The three relievers who followed Surkamp each gave up multiple earned runs.

R: Giants lost to Rangers 7-6

Scottsdale: CF Wendell Fairley: 1 for 1, BB, HBP, SB
Scottsdale: RF Ryan Mantle: 2 for 3, 2B, BB, SF, HBP, SB

Scottsdale: RHP Jose Casilla: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Surprise: RHP Brandon McCarthy: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K--1 WP

Fairley reached base in all three trips to the plate, before leaving the game immediately after being hit by a pitch in the 5th inning.  Mantle also reached base three times.  Both players also had their 3rd SB.

After setting a career high with 9 K in 6.0 IP in his third start, Casilla has managed starts lasting just 3.0 IP and 2.2 IP since then.  He allowed 2 ER after having allowed 2 ER total in his previous four starts, although he has also allowed five unearned runs this year too.  The Rangers' McCarthy made his second rehab start.

DSL: Giants defeated Royals 8-6

Dominican: 2B Carlos Willoughby: 2 for 4, 3B, BB, 2 SB
Dominican: RHP Marcos Prada: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K--1 WP

Willoughby (19.8 y.o.) had his first mutli-hit game of the month, helping to maintain his AVG at .315 after 111 AB.  He also now has a 15/1 SB/CS line.  A year ago he hit .291 in 86 AB with a 12/3 SB/CS line.  Prada (17.11 y.o.) may be wearing down in his second pro season.  He allowed just 2 ER through his first four pro starts, then 3 ER in each of his next two starts and now 13 ER combined over his last two starts.