Ryan Ritter's Five RBI Day Moves the Yard Goats into First Place with 9-6 Win Over the Sea Dogs

April 23, 2024 - Hartford, CT- Ryan Ritter drove in a season-high five runs helping the Hartford Yard Goats to a 9-6 win against the Portland Sea Dogs on Wednesday night at Dunkin Park. The win moved Hartford into a tie with Portland for first place in the Eastern League's Northeast Division. With the score tied 2-2 in the fifth inning, Ritter broke the game open with a three-run triple. Austin Kitchen earned the win as he pitched a scoreless fifth inning. Ritter also had an RBI double and RBI groundout. The Yard Goats improved to 9-0 when l... Full Story

Walk-off Walk Wins Woodpeckers' Series Opener Over Down East

April 23, 2024 - Fayetteville, NC - On a night that started with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (10-6) slugging homers, it was a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to Yamal Encarnacion that decided an 8-7 victory over the Down East Wood Ducks (8-7) Tuesday at Segra Stadium. To set up the walkoff win, the Fayetteville lineup had to erase a pair of multi-run deficits. Fayetteville mounted their first big comeback when trailing 5-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Minor league rehabber Zach Daniels led off with a 415-foot solo home... Full Story

Drive Bats Come Alive as Pitching Trio Blanks 'Hoppers, 8-0

April 23, 2024 - Four Drive batters recorded multi-hit games, and the pitching trio of Juan Daniel Encarnacion, Cade Feeney, and Jonathan Brand gave up only five hits combined en route to a 8-0 Greenville Drive (5-11) victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers (9-6) Tuesday night at Fluor Field. The win marked the Drive's first series-opening win since the first game of the season back on April 5th - a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the 'Hoppers in Greensboro. While the bats put up a season-high tying eight runs on a season-high tying 12... Full Story

Early Outburst Guides Chiefs to Series-Opening Win

April 23, 2024 - PEORIA, IL- The Peoria Chiefs did all of their scoring over the first four innings Tuesday in a 6-2 triumph over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Dozer Park. Wisconsin drew first blood in the top of the second inning on a Leonardo Bernal throwing error to stake an early 1-0 lead. The Wisconsin advantage was brief, however. After William Sullivan walked to lead off the Peoria second, Anyelo Encarnacion doubled to the wall in left center to plate Sullivan and tie the score, 1-1. Two batters later, Joshua Baez gave the Ch... Full Story

• Biscuits Fall to M-Braves in 12 Innings - Montgomery Biscuits (SL) April 23
• Ryan Ritter's Five RBI Day Moves the Yard Goats into First Place with 9-6 Win Over the Sea Dogs - Hartford Yard Goats (EL) April 23
• Walk-off Walk Wins Woodpeckers' Series Opener Over Down East - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) April 23
• Drive Bats Come Alive as Pitching Trio Blanks 'Hoppers, 8-0 - Greenville Drive (SAL) April 23
• Crawdads' Rally Falls Short in 4-3 Loss to Asheville - Hickory Crawdads (SAL) April 23
• Early Outburst Guides Chiefs to Series-Opening Win - Peoria Chiefs (MWL) April 23
• Late Double by Lopez Lifts Stripers to 9-4 Triumph in Norfolk - Gwinnett Stripers (IL) April 23
• Berry Delivers Walk-off Magic for Blue Wahoos With Game-Winning Hit - Pensacola Blue Wahoos (SL) April 23
• Shuckers Drop Back-And-Forth Battle with Blue Wahoos to Open Series - Biloxi Shuckers (SL) April 23
• Redbirds Drop Series Opener to Jumbo Shrimp on Tuesday - Memphis Redbirds (IL) April 23
• Late Double by Lopez Lifts Stripers to 9-4 Triumph in Norfolk - Gwinnett Stripers (IL) April 23
• Redmond's Record-Tying Blast Lifts Cardinals to 7-6 Win - Springfield Cardinals (TL) April 23
• Morris, Cespedes Lead Kernels to Series Opening Win Over Beloit, 5-4 - Cedar Rapids Kernels (MWL) April 23
• Cummings Drives in Lone Run in Game One Victory - San Antonio Missions (TL) April 23
• Bullpen Fires Six Shutout Innings, Marauders Fall 2-1 in Series Opener - Bradenton Marauders (FSL) April 23
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• Durham comes back to stun RailRiders - IL Scranton Times-Tribune (April 23)
  
• Phillips head of Dirty Birds club - AtL Charleston Gazette-Mail (April 23)
  
• PNC Bank and the Peoria Chiefs Unite to Strike Out Hunger - MWL NewsBreak - Peoria (April 23)
  
• FerryHawks Notebook: Staten Island adds A-Rod's nephew, plus a Tottenville HS star and two former Major Leaguers - AtL Staten Island Advance (April 23)
  
• Texas Rangers minor league report: The Winston Santos breakout has begun - TL Dallas Morning News (April 23)
  
• Isotopes' two-week homestand starts with dollar hot dogs and ends with Cinco de Mayo party - PCL Albuquerque Journal (April 23)
  
• Scientifically Squirrelly day concludes with win over Bowie - EL Richmond Times-Dispatch (April 23)
  
• Tickets on sale for June 18 ?EUR~MiLB at Rickwood Field' game between Barons & Biscuits - SL AL.com (April 23)
  
• Rocket City Holds Off Comeback Attempt, Win 3-2 Nailbiter - SL NewsBreak - Pensacola (April 23)
  
• Albuquerque Isotopes preview upcoming homestand - PCL KOBTV (April 23)
  
• Baltimore Orioles reportedly set to call up Heston Kjerstad from Norfolk Tides - IL Virginian Pilot (April 23)
  
• Albuquerque Isotopes homestand features fireworks, Mariachis, dollar dogs and more - PCL KRQE (April 23)
  
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