Four Amarillo Homers Push Soddies Past Travs

July 8, 2026 - AMARILLO, TX -- The Amarillo Sod Poodles (6-8, 42-40) defeated the Arkansas Travelers (7-7, 48-35), 13-8, on Wednesday night at HODGETOWN. The Soddies offense was clicking all night long as they put up a baker's dozen in the run column to even the series with the Travs. Following a scoreless first frame spun by Soddies lefty Avery Short, the Amarillo bats got to work. Demetrio Crisantes worked his way on base after a lengthy at-bat that resulted in the second baseman getting plunked in a full count. Jansel Luis brought th... Full Story

17-Hit Effort Fuels Quad Cities' Sixth-Straight Victory

July 8, 2026 - Davenport, Iowa - The Quad Cities River Bandits (39-40, 9-7) tied their season high with 17 hits in a 10-4 win over the Peoria Chiefs (38-44, 6-10) Wednesday, extending their win streak to season-best six games. Quad Cities got on the board first with an Erick Torres RBI-single in the second inning, which saw Derlin Figueroa score from third. Shortly after, Angel Acosta split the right side of the infield with a two-RBI single to right, driving in both Torres and Jose Cerice for a 3-0 River Bandits' lead. Quad Cities' ... Full Story

Saltiban, Bowker Lead Claws to Wednesday Win at Frederick

July 8, 2026 - FREDERICK, MD - Devin Saltiban had three hits including a two run double while Cody Bowker earned his first High-A win as Jersey Shore rolled to a 9-5 win over Frederick on Wednesday night. With the win, the BlueClaws (3-13) snapped their losing streak at nine games. They have split the first two games of their series with the Keys. Frederick took the lead in the second inning off Cody Bowker on a SAC fly from Randal Diaz. The BlueClaws responded off Yeiber Cartaya in the third on a two run double by Devin Saltiban ... Full Story

Goldens Fall to Scrappers in First Game of Second Half

July 8, 2026 - (Trenton, NJ) - The Goldens fell to Mahoning Valley by a final of 12-5 on Wednesday night in the first game of the second half season. The Scrappers wasted no time getting on the board in the top of the first inning. After Cooper Vance singled and Robert Newland was hit by a pitch, Jason Torres drove an RBI single to right field to spark a 1-0 lead. Mahoning Valley extended their lead in the top of the fourth. Following a walk and a Kaikea Harrison single, Cooper Vance laced a clutch two-run single to right field, bringin... Full Story

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