Farmers Only: Spencer Steer’s homer wins it for Louisville

Elly De La Cruz and Austin Hendrick also hit home runs in an otherwise weak night on the farm.

Louisville Bats 4, Iowa Cubs 3

Spencer Steer hit a 2-run home run in the 9th inning to bring Louisville back to win over Iowa last night. He also added a double and an RBI, to boot. Brandon Williamson started and went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits with 5 walks and 6 strikeouts. TJ Friedl went 3 for 4 and scored twice and Miguel Hernandez went 2 for 4 with a double.

Chattanooga Lookouts 5, Montgomery Biscuits 8

Chattanooga Lookouts 2, Montgomery Biscuits 1

Chattanooga split a double-header with Montgomery on Thursday as Wednesday’s game was rained out. Pitching did not do well in game 1 so we’ll just skip them. Elly De La Cruz continued to hammer the ball, going 2 for 4 with a solo dinger, a double and 2 RBI.

Game 2 saw Joe Boyle make his well-deserved AA debut. He pitched 4.2 innings, allowing a run on 5 hits with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts. Alex McGarry hit a 2-run home run while James Free and TJ Hopkins each hit doubles.

Dayton Dragons 4, Lansing Lugnuts 5

Defensive miscues cost Dayton on Thursday, as they blew a late lead to fall 5-4. Chase Petty started and pitched well, throwing 4 no-hit innings and allowing no runs while walking 1 and striking out 6. Austin Hendrick went 1 for 3 with a 2-run dinger while Steven Leyton hit 2 doubles.

Daytona Tortugas 2, Lakeland Flying Tigers 4

Daytona pitching fell apart late as an early 2-0 couldn’t hold on Thursday night. Ryan Cardona started and went 4 innings, allowing no runs on 3 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. It was a pretty meh night at the plate, too. The Tortugas only mustered 3 hits on the evening. Trey Faltine went 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored while Jay Allen also scored a run.