Down on the Farm: Aug. 4

Boise Hawks (A-): 30-17 Overall
East Division 2nd Place (-5.0)

Boise took an early 5-0 lead through two innings and held on for its second straight win over Yakima, 8-5.

LHP Jeffrey Beliveau (ND 2-1, 4.24) 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

HOMERS - Josh Vitters (4)

• 3B Josh Vitters extended his hitting streak to 12 games, going 1-for-3 with a walk, a sacrifice fly, a homer, a run scored and three RBI ... he has gone 20-for-55 (.364) with seven doubles, two homers, 12 runs scored and seven RBI over the streak.
• SS Ryan Flaherty went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and a run scored ... he has hit in four straight contests, going 9-for-18 with four walks, six doubles, a triple, six runs scored and four RBI.
• 1B Ryan Keedy went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI ... his .372 average leads the Northwest League.

Iowa Cubs (AAA): 68-48 Overall
Northern Division 1st Place (+5.0)

Iowa jumped ahead with two runs in the first, but Salt Lake responded to even the series at a game apiece, 9-4.

LHP Mike Burns (L 7-9, 4.63) 4.0 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

• CF Josh Kroeger went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI ... marked his fifth multi-hit affair in his last eight games, over which he has batted .581 (18-for-31) with seven doubles, a triple, a homer, seven runs scored and eight RBI.
• 1B Micah Hoffpauir logged his fourth straight two-hit game, going 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI ... he has hit .402 (43-for-107) since July 1st.
• RHP Kevin Hart tossed 1.0 hitless inning of relief, striking out one.

Tennessee Smokies (AA): 23-21 Overall
North Division 2nd Place (-4.0)

The Smokies scored in the bottom of the ninth to push the game to extra innings, but Carolina responded with a run in the tenth to hand Tennessee a 6-5, 10-inning defeat.

LHP Donnie Veal (ND 4-7, 4.23) 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 4 K

HOMERS - Nate Spears (6)

• 2B Nate Spears homered for the third time in four games, finishing 2-for-3 with two walks, the long ball, a run scored and three RBI ... he is 6-for-13 (.461) with four walks, a double, three homers, four runs scored and nine RBI in the first four games of the series against Carolina.
• 1B Jake Fox extended his hitting streak to nine games, going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored ... he has gone 13-for-34 (.382) with five doubles, three homers, nine runs scored and seven RBI over the streak.
• RHP Dumas Garcia saw his 14.1 scoreless inning streak snapped in the tenth inning after tossing a scoreless ninth.

Daytona Cubs (A+): 25-15 Overall
East Division 1st Place (+2.5)

Daytona put up four spots in both the first and fifth innings, cruising past Brevard County, 8-1.

RHP Marcos Mateo (W 3-2, 3.62) 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

HOMERS - Robinson Chirinos (4), Ty Wright (6)

• LF Ty Wright homered for the second time in three games, finishing the day 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and three RBI ... after going deep just twice in his first 83 games of the season, he has found his power stroke, clearing the fence four times in his last nine contests.
• C Robinson Chirinos went 2-for-4 with a homer, a run scored and two RBI.
• Starter Marcos Mateo earned his third win, tossing 5.2 innings of one-run, three-hit ball, walking one while punching out six ... he has allowed two or fewer earned runs in nine of his 13 starts this season.