7/31 Minor League report
Brett Jackson hit his third homer and second in as many games but it wasn’t enough as Iowa lost, 6-3, to Memphis. Jackson tied the game at 3 with his solo shot in the sixth. He’s 8-for-21 in his last six games, and batting .241 overall. Steve Clevenger had three hits. Chris Carpenter took the loss, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks over 1 1/3 innings in relief.
Tennessee scored six runs in the sixth to beat Montgomery, 8-2. Blake Lalli had two hits, including a two-run single in the sixth.
David Macias drove in all three runs as Daytona edged Jupiter, 3-2. Macias broke up Jupiter’s no-hit bid with a single in the fifth, and with two outs in the ninth, hit a two-run walkoff single.
Anthony Giansanti hit a RBI triple in the ninth to help Peoria beat Clinton, 3-1. Taiwan Easterling tied the game with a RBI single in the sixth.
Rafael Lopez and Reggie Golden each homered in Boise’s 8-7 loss to Everett. Golden had two hits to end an 0-for-15 skid.
– Carrie Muskat
