13-Run Losses in Burlington, Mobile

A pair of home teams lost by 13 runs Wednesday night in the minors. In Burlington, NC, the hometown Indians were outscored by the visiting Greeneville Astros in an Appalachian League (Rookie) contest.

Ralph Henriquez went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs as Greeneville pounded host Burlington, 14-1, on Wednesday.

Henriquez, who was hitless in his last 14 at-bats, got the offense started with a two-run blast in the first inning. The 19-year-old catcher added an RBI single in a six-run second and a run-scoring groundout in the third before belting his fifth homer of the season, a solo shot in the fifth.

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Over in Mobile, AL, the visiting Montgomery Biscuits (Devil Rays) collected 20 hits to beat the Mobile Bay Bears (Padres), 14-2.

First baseman Gabriel Martinez accounted for four of the hits, including a three-run homer in a five-run Biscuits fourth inning and a grand slam in a six-run ninth.

Four of the BayBears' five hits and both of their runs came meaninglessly in the ninth inning against Josh Kranawetter, after Jeff Niemann and Tony Peguero combined to throw six innings of shutout, one-hit ball. Niemann allowed only one runner as far as second base, surrendering a second-inning single to Brett Bonvechio. He walked only one and struck out eight. Peguero added two scoreless innings.

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It was a record night for the Biscuits in several ways.

It was the Biscuits' highest offensive output of the year in runs, hits and doubles. Martinez's seven RBIs are a Biscuits individual record. Every Biscuit had at least one hit.

The Biscuits and the Bay Bears are in the Southern League (Double-A).