Vercetti makes strong debut

Tom Vercetti pitched 7 shutout innings for the win in his first start for Miami. The 24 year old lefthander allowed 6 hits, walking 4 and striking out 6.

Damon Nkik injured his shoulder in a home plate collision and was placed on the 15 day disabled list, and David Lefevre joined him there with shoulder discomfort. To replace Lefevre, Miami will promote top prospect Tim Sullivan, a 5'9 pitcher with a 98 MPH fastball. He was the second overall pick in last year's draft.

Baltimore improved to 62-26 over the weekend. On Friday Joe Young hit a pair of homers, giving him 30 for the season. After a rare loss on Saturday, they came back with a 10-1 win over Mars on Sunday. Mars pitched around both Young and W Gehrig Bear, and got burned. They scored 3 runs each as Kobe Jones hit a pair of homers and drove in 5.

Las Vegas has won 7 in a row to take a 5.5 game lead over Mars. On Friday they were down 3-0 in the 9th against Jake Decker, but homers by Alvaro Samuel and Monty Harman tied the game, and they won 6-3 in 10 innings. Utah has fallen 9.5 back. Utah is 3-9 since Lou Zamuda went on the disabled list.