Brockton 10, New Hampshire 0

@ Nashua, NH. Time: 2:26 Attendance: 998

W: Wayne Lundgren (5-4) L: Miguel Flores (3-1) S: None

HR: BR-Melvin Falu (3), Palmer Karr (11), Clyde Williams (9)

The Brockton Rox got a great outing from starting pitcher Wayne Lundgren and plenty of offensive support to roll to an easy win against New Hampshire on the road. With the win, Brockton extended its winning streak to 10 games. Lundgren allowed six hits and struck out six in a complete game shutout to earn the win and improve to 5-4 on the season. The Rox offense posted five runs in the first inning and never looked back. Brockton 1B Clyde Williams, DH Palmer Karr and 2B Melvin Falu all hit home runs and combined to drive in seven of the Rox 10 runs. Brockton SS Dom Ramos led all hitters, going 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.

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Worcester 6, New Jersey 1

@ Worcester, MA. Time: 2:46 Attendance: 1,911
W: Ryan Lobban (5-3) L: Giuseppe Granitto (0-2) S: Santiago Ramirez (3)

HR: WT-Chris Colabello (4)

Worcester 1B Chris Colabello was a one-man wrecking crew as he went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI to lead the Tornadoes to a 6-1 victory. That turned out to be more than enough support for Worcester starting pitcher Ryan Lobban who allowed two hits in seven shutout innings to earn the win and improve to 5-3 in the process. Tornadoes reliever Santiago Ramirez came on to record the game’s final out and in doing so earned his third save.

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Quebec 6, Sussex 5

@ Quebec City, QC. Time: 2:47 Attendance: 3,918

W: Eric Gagne (2-2) L: Kyle Ruwe (4-3) S: Jason Schutt (6)
HR: SS-Raymond Serrano (4)

After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first inning, the Quebec Capitales scored four times in the bottom of the frame to take a 4-1 lead and never looked back en route to the win. Quebec starting pitcher Eric Gagne picked up his second win of the season. He allowed four earned runs on seven hits while striking out five in seven innings of work. Capitales DH Tony Lewis led the way at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Quebec reliever Jason Schutt closed out the win with a scoreless ninth to earn his sixth save.

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FIRST HALF STANDINGS

W   L    GB

New Jersey                       27  17    –

Brockton                         24  19   2.5

Quebec                           21  23   6.0

Worcester                        20  23   6.5

New Hampshire                    20  24   7.0

Sussex                           19  25   8.0

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Tomorrow’s Schedule (All times are Eastern):

New Jersey at Worcester – 11:05 AM

Brockton at New Hampshire – 6:35 PM

Sussex at Quebec – 7:05 PM