Escobar Launches Second Homer, Pelicans Down Crawdads 7-5

May 5, 2026 - HICKORY, N.C. - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (14-14) took the series opener against the Hickory Crawdads (16-12) 7-5 at L.P. Frans Stadium on Tuesday night. Trailing the Crawdads 4-2, entering the top of the fifth, the Pelicans started to mount a comeback. Alexis Hernandez reached base on a groundout and then moved to second on a wild pitch. The next batter Josiah Hartshorn singled home Hernandez to trim the deficit to 4-3. The Birds completed the comeback in the top of the sixth. Michael Carico worked a leadoff walk. A b... Full Story

Tyson Lewis' Walk-Off Three-Run Homer Lifts Daytona to Fourth Straight Win

May 5, 2026 - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Tyson Lewis delivered the biggest swing of the season, launching a three-run walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth to give the Daytona Tortugas a 9-8 win over the Clearwater Threshers on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. The Rundown Clearwater jumped out early, scoring in the first and third before adding two more in the fourth on a solo homer by Matthew Ferrara and an RBI single. Daytona responded in the bottom of the fourth. Kyle Henley lined a two-run single to right-center, ... Full Story

Back-To-Back-To-Back Homers by Cedeño, Ornelas & Jackson Support Lucas Giolito's Start for Flying Chanclas

May 5, 2026 - SAN ANTONIO - A Cinco de Mayo showdown between two teams wearing their Copa de la Diversion identities-the Midland Amigos (18-10) and the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio (8-20)-saw former MLB All Star Lucas Giolito pitch four innings and a trio of consecutive home runs hammered over the center, right and left field walls of The Wolff by San Antonio, leading to a 10-5 Flying Chanclas win. In his first start with San Antonio, Giolito allowed five runs (three earned) on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts across four... Full Story

Pandas Make Waves with Six-Run Comeback in 9-6 Win in Pensacola

May 5, 2026 - PENSACOLA, FL - The Rocket City Trash Pandas (13-15) erased a 6-0 deficit and stormed back to defeat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (13-15) 9-6 in Tuesday night's series opener at Blue Wahoos Stadium. The victory snapped Pensacola's five-game winning streak and marked just the fourth time in franchise history that Rocket City has come back from six runs down to win. Nick Rodriguez drove in a career-high five runs, delivering the decisive blow with a bases-clearing triple in the seventh inning to give the Trash Pandas their fir... Full Story

• Escobar Launches Second Homer, Pelicans Down Crawdads 7-5 - Myrtle Beach Pelicans (CarL) May 5
• Tyson Lewis' Walk-Off Three-Run Homer Lifts Daytona to Fourth Straight Win - Daytona Tortugas (FSL) May 5
• Whitecaps Came up Just Short in 5-4 Loss - West Michigan Whitecaps (MWL) May 5
• Back-To-Back-To-Back Homers by Cedeño, Ornelas & Jackson Support Lucas Giolito's Start for Flying Chanclas - San Antonio Missions (TL) May 5
• Spartanburgers Fall to Blue Rocks in Shootout to Start Series - Hub City Spartanburgers (SAL) May 5
• Pandas Make Waves with Six-Run Comeback in 9-6 Win in Pensacola - Rocket City Trash Pandas (SL) May 5
• Runs Aplenty as Ducks Fall to Flying Boxcars - Long Island Ducks (AtL) May 5
• Myrtle Beach Sneaks Past Crawdads 7-5 - Hickory Crawdads (CarL) May 5
• Iowa Drops Third in a Row, Falls to Columbus 9-6 - Iowa Cubs (IL) May 5
• Kernels Win Seventh Straight, Best River Bandits 3-2 in 10 Innings - Cedar Rapids Kernels (MWL) May 5
• Walk-Off Win Starts Round Rock Homestand Off With a Bang - Durham Bulls (IL) May 5
• Miller and O'Rae Tally 3-Hit Nights in Shuckers 7-4 Loss to Clingstones - Biloxi Shuckers (SL) May 5
• Mercedes Sets StatCast Record as Mussels' Comeback Falls Short - Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (FSL) May 5
• Three-Run Ninth Inning Pushes Columbus Past Biloxi in 7-4 Win - Columbus Clingstones (SL) May 5
• Early Lead Slips Aways as Wahoos Fall to Trash Pandas - Pensacola Blue Wahoos (SL) May 5
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