International League
Lehigh Valley 3, Toledo 0

Florida State League
Brevard County 8, Lakeland 3

New York-Penn League
Lowell at Connecticut ppd.

Venezuelan Summer League
Phillies 2, Tigers 1

Dominican Summer League
Blue Jays 9, Tigers 8

–Tom Reisenweber

New Britain Rock Cats (32-36) at Erie SeaWolves (36-31)
7:05 p.m., Jerry Uht Park

NINTH INNING
New Britain tacks on a run as Reynaldo Rodriguez hammers a pitch on top of the Erie Insurance Arena. 8-0 Rock Cats

Eugenio Suarez draws a leadoff walk but nothing much going on for the SeaWolves tonight. They fall 8-0.

EIGHTH INNING
Tyler Clark loads the bases and walks a run in before being relieved by David Kopp. Kopp then strikes out top prospect Miguel Sano to end the inning. 7-0 Rock Cats

Trevor May retires the first two hitters and his night is over. 7 2/3 IP 4 H 0 R 9 K 1 BB and is line for his sixth win. Edgar Ibarra comes in to strike out Jamie Johnson to end the eighth. 7-0 New Britain

SEVENTH INNING
New Britain strikes for two more runs to take a 6-0 lead. After Danny Santana doubles and Eddie Rosario reaches on an infield single, Matt Crouse is lifted for Tyler Clark. Nate Hanson responds by doubling off the left-field wall to drive in one run. After two quick outs by Erie, Reynaldo Rodriguez singled to make it 6-0.

Hernan Perez and Daniel Fields start with singles to try and create a rally. Trevor May then strikes out the side to end the threat. The SeaWolves’ 6 through 9 hitters tonight are 0-for-10 with 6 Ks.

SIXTH INNING
A quick 1-2-3 rebound inning for Matt Crouse but Erie still trails 4-0.

Jamie Johnson rips a two-out single but not much else going on with the SeaWolves.

FIFTH INNING
Disaster strikes for Erie as New Britain takes a 4-0 lead. Nate Hanson had the big hit with a two-run single, while Miguel Sano had a sacrifice fly to drive in another run. On Sano’s flyball, the SeaWolves commit an error to allow a second run to score. 4-0 Rock Cats

James McCann finally breaks up Trevor May’s no-hitter with a one-out double. McCann, however, is stranded at third and the SeaWolves trail 4-0.

FOURTH INNING
3 up and 3 down for Matt Crouse and he has retired eight in a row.

Still scoreless as Trevor May retires 3 in a row and he has faced the minimum.

THIRD INNING
Matt Crouse is settling into a groove now and has retired five in a row. Still scoreless after two and a half.

Trevor May is in cruise control with a 1-2-3 inning.

SECOND INNING
Matt Crouse with some solid glove work. After allowing a one-out walk, Crouse strikes out Angel Morales and makes a terrific defensive play to grab a groundball to end the top of the second.

Trevor May with a quick 1-2-3 inning, including a strikeout of Daniel Fields and two flyouts.

FIRST INNING
Matt Crouse works himself into trouble then immediately out of it. Danny Santana, Eddie Rosario and Nate Hanson all single to start the game to load the bases with no outs. After Josmil Pinto strikes out swinging, Miguel Sano and Reynaldo Rodriguez each pop out to end the threat. Still scoreless here at the Uht.

Jamie Johnson leads off the inning with a four-pitch walk but Erie can’t take advantage. After Eugenio Suarez flies out to left, Hernan Perez grounds into a double play to end the inning. Scoreless after 1.

Starting pitchers
New Britain RH Trevor May (5-3, 3.95) vs. Erie LH Matt Crouse (4-4, 3.67)

Starting lineups
New Britain – SS Danny Santana (.280), 2B Eddie Rosario (.250), 1B Nate Hanson (.292), C Josmil Pinto (.321), 3B Miguel Sano (.091), DH Reynaldo Rodriguez (.243), LF Daniel Ortiz (.279), RF Jordan Parraz (.222), CF Angel Morales (.063)
Erie – DH Jamie Johnson (.259), SS Eugenio Suarez (.253), 2B Hernan Perez (.306), CF Daniel Fields (.280), C James McCann (.317), RF Tyler Collins (.218), 1B James Robbins (.240), 3B Wade Gaynor (.219), LF Marcus Lemon (.227)

Pregame: Erie received some good news today as relief pitcher David Kopp was healthy enough to be activated from the disabled list. At the same time, starting pitcher Warwick Saupold was placed on the DL with a shoulder injury. He had his last turn in the rotation skipped on the road trip and there is no timetable for his return. … Erie is down to four starting pitchers and will likely lose Ramon Garcia to Triple-A Toledo, which needs a starting pitcher in a few days. Victor Larez has been moved up to start Wednesday and a move will be made Thursday for a starting pitcher. Saupold’s next spot in the rotation is Saturday, meaning Erie will need to make a move before then or use a bullpen game. Ryan Robowski started a bullpen game in New Hampshire when Saupold was skipped. The SeaWolves could get Patrick Cooper back to start Saturday’s game. He will throw a simulated game Wednesday to test his shoulder. If the simulated game goes well, he could be activated from the DL soon. … New Britain is the only team in the Eastern League not to play Erie this season. … The Rock Cats begin a 10-game, 10-day road trip to Erie, Akron and Altoona tonight. … Trevor May was hammered by the SeaWolves last year as a member of Reading’s pitching staff. He went 0-1 with 11 runs allowed in seven innings in two starts. May was sent to Minnesota with Vance Worley in a trade for Ben Revere.

–Tom Reisenweber

Enjoy

–Tom Reisenweber

Mistakes do happen.

– Rick Green

Florida State League
Brevard County 3, Lakeland 2

New York-Penn League
Lowell 1, Connecticut 0

Venezuelan Summer League
Mariners 5, Tigers 2

Dominican Summer League
Tigers 14, Braves 7

–Tom Reisenweber

AL
Kansas City (Shields 2-6) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (J.De La Rosa 7-4) at Toronto (Jo.Johnson 0-2), 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Arrieta 1-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 9-0), 7:08 p.m.
Oakland (Straily 4-2) at Texas (Tepesch 3-6), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-2) at Houston (B.Norris 5-6), 8:10 p.m.
Seattle (Harang 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Vargas 5-4), 10:05 p.m.

NL
Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-5) at St. Louis (S.Miller 7-4), 7:05 p.m.
Washington (Haren 4-8) at Philadelphia (Lannan 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (J.De La Rosa 7-4) at Toronto (Jo.Johnson 0-2), 7:07 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Gee 5-6) at Atlanta (Hudson 4-6), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-2) at Cincinnati (Leake 6-3), 7:10 p.m.
Miami (Ja.Turner 1-0) at Arizona (Corbin 9-0), 9:40 p.m.
San Diego (Volquez 5-5) at San Francisco (Zito 4-5), 10:15 p.m.

Here’s who I like — and don’t:

Must start
Shelby Miller, Pat Corbin and Max Scherzer should be in your lineup. … I like both from the Pirates-Reds matchup. Give the edge to Mike Leake over Francisco Liriano. … I like Tim Hudson against the struggling Mets.

Good start
The Giants are better at home, and so is Barry Zito. … I like Jorge De La Rosa going against the Jays. … Travis Wood should get you everything else but a win, especially since he’s against Shelby Miller. … Give Jason Vargas a shot. The Angles should be able to take care of Aaron Harang. … The Astros are on a roll. The Astros are on a roll. It’s a perfect time to start Bud Norris. … Jose Quintana goes against the Astros, so that’s a plus. The Astros have won 4 in a row. … James Shields should have more than 2 wins. Since he doesn’t, he’s not a must start.

Neutral
I’m jumping on the Jacob Turner bandwagon, I just don’t like the matchup with 9-0 Pat Corbin that much. Bump up Turner if there aren’t too many options available in your league.  … Josh Johnson used to be must start. Not today, and not many other times, too. … I’d probably pass on Dillon Gee in most formats. … Some average pitchers go at it in the A’s-Rangers game. You could find a gem in Dan Straily, but don’t completely overlook Nick Tepesch, despite his 3-6 record.

Avoid
I simply don’t trust Edison Volquez. … There’s a Dan Haren-John Lannan matchup in Philly that I want no part of. … I haven’t changed my mind about Aaron Harang. … Jake Arrieta has a 6.63 ERA — not a good matchup against the Tigers. … Anyone excited about Carlos Carrasco? Anyone?

– Rick Green

International League
Toledo 8, Syracuse 4, 10 innings

Midwest League
Fort Wayne 10, West Michigan 5

Marcus Lemon – Hit two doubles in a 3-2 loss to New Hampshire, including an RBI double in the ninth inning to cut the deficit to 3-2.
James McCann – Started the week with two hits in a 3-2 loss to New Hampshire. He also had three hits in a 6-3 win over New Hampshire. He also had three hits, including his second homer, drove in two runs and scored three times in a 16-2 win over New Hampshire.
Justin Souza – Worked two scoreless relief innings in a 3-2 loss to New Hampshire. He then recorded his 12th save with a scoreless inning in a 3-2 win over Portland and had a shutout inning in a 6-3 win over New Hampshire to get his 13th save.
Hernan Perez – Went 3-for-3, including two doubles, in a 2-0 loss to Portland. He also had two hits in a 2-0 loss to Portland.
James Robbins – Hit an RBI double in the eighth inning to give Erie a 3-2 win over Portland in eight innings. He also had four hits, including three doubles and his second homer, and drove in four runs and scored three runs in a 16-2 win over New Hampshire.
Ryan Robowski – Tossed four scoreless innings in a spot start as Erie beat Portland 1-0.
Blaine Hardy – Continued his solid season with a scoreless inning to record his first save with the SeaWolves in a 1-0 win over Portland. He also threw two scoreless innings in a 6-3 win over New Hampshire.
Will Clinard – Threw two shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Portland.
Daniel Fields – Had three hits in a 6-3 win over New Hampshire. He also had three hits, drove in three runs and hit his seventh home run in a 16-2 win over New Hampshire.
Jamie Johnson – Drove in two runs on two hits in a 6-3 win over New Hampshire.
Tyler Clark – Threw two scoreless innings in a 16-2 win over New Hampshire.
Eugenio Suarez – Finished with three hits, including two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 16-2 win over New Hampshire.
Tyler Collins – Had three hits and scored twice in a 16-2 win over New Hampshire.
Wade Gaynor – Collected four hits and drove in two runs in a 16-2 win over New Hampshire.

International League
Toledo 2, Syracuse 1

Midwest League
Fort Wayne 8, West Michigan 7
West Michigan 5, Fort Wayne 0

Venezuelan Summer League
Cubs 9, Tigers 7

Dominican Summer League
Tigers 5, Braves 2

–Tom Reisenweber

AL
Boston (Lackey 3-5) at Baltimore (F.Garcia 3-3), 4:05 p.m.
Toronto (Dickey 5-8) at Texas (Lindblom 0-1), 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Guthrie 7-3) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 6-2), 4:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 1-2) at Houston (Harrell 4-7), 7:15 p.m.
Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 6-5) at Minnesota (Deduno 2-1), 7:15 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (D.Phelps 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Hanson 3-2), 7:15 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 7-4) at Oakland (Griffin 5-5), 7:15 p.m.
Washington (Zimmermann 9-3) at Cleveland (Kazmir 3-4), 7:15 p.m.

NL
Chicago Cubs (Feldman 5-5) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-5), 1:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-4) at Pittsburgh (Cumpton 0-0), 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Gaudin 2-1) at Atlanta (Minor 8-2), 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-6) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 4-4), 4:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Pettibone 3-2) at Colorado (Chatwood 3-1), 4:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Lynn 8-1) at Miami (Koehler 0-4), 4:10 p.m.
Washington (Zimmermann 9-3) at Cleveland (Kazmir 3-4), 7:15 p.m.
Arizona (Miley 4-5) at San Diego (Richard 1-5), 10:10 p.m.

Here’s who I like — and don’t:

Must start
Jordan Zimmerman, Lance Lynn, Clayton Kershaw, King Felix, Mike Minor, Anibal Sanchez and Alex Cobb are automatics today.

Good start
Go with Homer Bailey against the Brew Crew. … John Lackey is 3-5, but has a pretty good ERA at 3.14. I’ll start him today. … Wade Miley should be good for a win and a QS. … I think Yovani Gallardo is worth a shot today. … Scott Kazmir is like Phil Mickelson, you never know what’s going to happen, but you know it’s going to be a wild ride. … I’ve said it before, and I’ll definitely say it again, Seattle struggles to score runs, so A.J. Griffin is a decent option at home, even against King Felix. … Jeremy Guthrie has a tough mound opponent in Alex Cobb, but keep going with him if he’s on your roster. … I’m ready to roll with John Danks against the Astros today. … David Phelps should be available in your league. I’d be willing to give him a shot against the Angels.

Neutral
Need a sleeper? Give Scott Feldman a try against Jon Neise and the Mets. … After a high-scoring game Friday, how about a pitchers’ duel Saturday in Colorado? Try out Tyler Chatwood and Jonathan Pettibone. … I’m big on the Giants are awful on the road thing, so give it some thought before you start Chad Gaudin against the Braves. … I think the Tigers get to Sam Deduno, so I’ll look elsewhere. … Maybe even look at Tommy Hanson of the Angels against the Yanks. … I still don’t like Freddy Garcia. Not much is changing my mind there. … Just about everyone has to be disappointed in R.A. Dickey. I don’t start him against the Rangers. … That said, Josh Lindblom has a 5.91 ERA, so it could be a high-scoring game. … You could do worse than Lucas Harrell.

Avoid
Not chancing it on Brandon Cumpton. Not even against the Dodgers. Nope. … Tom Koehler should not be in your lineup, unless you’re in an NL East-only league. … Here’s what you need to know about Clayton Richard: 1-5, 8.06 ERA.

– Rick Green