Travelers' Cron homers, drives in five

C.J. Cron homered and drove in five runs in the Double-A Arkansas Travelers' 10-0 win over the Midland RockHounds. The Angels' No. 3 prospect upped his average to .295 and now is in fourth place in the Texas League in RBIs with 57.

Cron's teammate, Los Angeles' No. 7 prospect Randal Grichuk, had three hits and scored three times.

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Maikel Franco went 3-for-4 to raise his batting average to .423 in the Fightin Phils' 3-2 loss to the Thunder. The Phillies' No. 3 prospect has a 1.149 OPS and five home runs since being promoted from the Florida State League.

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Robert Gilliam (3-2) allowed a hit and two walks and struck out three in six innings to earn the victory in the Senators' 1-0 win over the Baysox in the opener of a doubleheader. The start was Gilliam's longest of the season.

Jerad Head hit a solo blast in the fourth inning to provide Gilliam with all the run support he would need. Head then went 2-for-3 with another homer and four RBIs in the nightcap, which ended after five innings due to rain in favor of the Senators, 6-2. The blast was the 30-year-old outfielder's 12th.

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Garin Cecchini singled and doubled in four at-bats in Portland's 4-3 win over New Britain. Boston's No. 7 prospect scored and drove in a run, and he raised his average to .418 in Double A.

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Mississippi's Robby Hefflinger went deep for the second time since his promotion from the Carolina League in the Braves' 5-4 win against Birmingham. The left fielder had 21 homers for Class A Advanced Lynchburg.

Chicago's No. 16 prospect Marcus Semien reached base five times for the Barons, singling twice and walking three times. The shortstop also stole his 16th base.

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Chattanooga's Chris Reed fanned a career-high nine in four shutout innings in the Lookouts' 2-1 loss to the Suns. The Dodgers' No. 5 prospect has 74 strikeouts in 96 1/3 innings on the season. Reed's fellow rotation mate Ross Stripling, Los Angeles' No. 16 prospect, earned his first save with three strikeouts in two scoreless frames.

Marlins' No. 2 prospect Jake Marisnick singled twice in four at-bats for Jacksonville to raise his average to .289.

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Nick Tropeano (3-6) gave up three hits and walked one in six innings in the Hooks' 5-0 win over the Drillers. The Astros' No. 9 prospect fanned six, bringing his season total to 73 strikeouts in 79 2/3 innings.