Minor League Roundup for April 5

The top team pitching performances in the minor leagues Thursday night were all combined 2-hitters.

In Nashville, New Orleans Zephyrs (Mets) pitchers Philip Humber (WP, 1-0; 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4K), Jose Santiago (3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2K), and Lino Urdaneta (S, 1; 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R) combined to shut down the hometown Sounds (Brewers), 4-1 in a Pacific Coast League (AAA) game. [more: New Orleans Zephyrs]

Four Bowie Baysox (Orioles) pitchers combined to shut out the Trenton Thunder (Yankees), 1-0. Beau Hale (6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K), Rommie Lewis Jr. (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K), Jim Miller (WP, 1-9; 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K), and Jim Hoey (S, 1; 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K) combined to keep the Thunder scoreless in the Eastern League (AA) contest. [more: Bowie Baysox]

Not all two-hitters were wins, however. Four pitchers on the Florida State League (A Advanced) Fort Myers Miracle (Twins) staff combined to hold the Sarasota Reds (Reds) to two hits and no earned runs. But two errors allowed the Reds to score two unearned runs, and the Reds staff held Fort Myers to three hits and no runs. Kyle Waldrop (5 IP, 0R, 7K), Jay Rainville (L, 01; 2/3 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB), Yohan Pino (1-1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 K), and Kyle Aselton (1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K) did all they could do, but the Reds' Carlos Fisher (W, 1-0; 7 IP 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K), Ramon Ramirez (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K), and Josh Roenicke (S, 1; 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K) proved more than up to the task. [more: Sarasota Reds]