Last June, Reno's Kevin Cron and Salt Lake's Jabari Blash each homered three times in the same game. On Thursday, Cron and teammate Tim Locastro joined forces to bash three apiece against Fresno.

Boston prospect Adam Lau caps off Double-A Portland's no-hitter by getting Binghamton's Michael Paez to fly out. Starter Kevin Hart went 6 2/3 innings, followed by Brian McGrath's 1 1/3 perfect frames.

After batting .379 with 18 RBIs this year with Triple-A Fresno, baseball's No. 24 prospect Carter Kieboom is reportedly ready for his big league debut. He's expected to be in the Nats lineup against the Padres on Friday.

Wander Franco drills his second homer of the night for Bowling Green. The top Tampa Bay prospect went yard twice for the second time in his young career.

Two new episodes of The Show Before the Show are out. Marcus Wilson discusses going from the D-backs to the Red Sox, and Tyler Maun and Sam Dykstra break down Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s ascent to the Majors.

In Batting Around, MiLB.com's Ben Hill looks at the post-Minors' fate of ballparks across the country. Some are disappearing, while others live on in new ways.

Casey Mize, the first overall pick in the 2018 Draft, has been promoted to Double-A Erie after posting a 0.35 ERA in four starts with Class A Advanced Lakeland.