Flashback: July in the International League
July 1 -- Indianapolis left-hander Zach Duke received a promotion to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 22-year-old went 12-3 with a 2.92 ERA for the Indians before the call-up.
July 1 -- Following Jim Thome's second trip to the disabled list, the Philadelphia Phillies recalled red-hot slugger Ryan Howard from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In 61 games with the Red Barons, he hit .371 with 16 homers and 54 RBIs.
July 3 -- Ross Gload's go-ahead double in the 13th inning capped a five-hit night for the first baseman as Charlotte edged Pawtucket, 5-4. Gload, who hit .321 in 234 at-bats for the Chicago White Sox in 2004, went 5-for-7 with two doubles as the Knights extended their winning streak to five games.
July 5 -- Former Cincinnati Reds regular Austin Kearns homered three times in the first four innings as Louisville pounded Indianapolis, 10-4. Kearns hit two-run shots in the first, second and fourth, raising his average to .324 in 18 games following his demotion from the Reds.
July 7 -- Boston Red Sox right-hander Curt Schilling gave up two runs in a rehab appearance as Pawtucket fell to Ottawa, 7-3. The 38-year-old yielded two runs -- one earned -- on two hits in his first relief appearance since 2002.
July 7 -- Columbus Clippers outfielder Melky Cabrera was called up to the New York Yankees. After opening the season with Double-A Trenton, he was promoted to Columbus, where he hit .324 with three homers and 11 RBIs in nine games.
July 8 -- Rebounding from a five-run deficit, Durham scored 15 unanswered runs to cruise past Louisville, 15-5. After scoring one run in the first five innings, the Bulls erupted for 14 over the final four.
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July 11 -- Columbus' Mitch Jones won the Triple-A Home Run Derby. The first baseman bashed 29 homers in three rounds, besting Oklahoma's Ian Kinsler in the final.
July 13 -- The International League fell to the Pacific Coast League, 11-5, in the Triple-A All-Star Game. Louisville's Edwin Encarnacion smoked a solo homer in the second inning and was named IL Player of the Game.
Video: Liefer longball pulls IL within six
Video: Vento robs PCL's Watson
July 14 -- Buffalo pounded out 15 hits en route to a 9-6 defeat of Toledo, snapping the Mud Hens' nine-game winning streak. Andy Abad highlighted the Bisons' onslaught with a two-run homer in the second inning.
July 14 -- Delmon Young, the top prospect in the Devil Rays' organization, received a promotion from Double-A Montgomery to Durham. At the time of his call-up, Young -- the No. 1 pick in the 2003 draft -- was leading the Southern League with 20 homers and 71 RBIs.
July 15 -- Chase Lambin hit three solo homers as Norfolk defeated Syracuse, 7-1. The 26-year-old shortstop homered in the third, fifth and seventh innings, his first dingers since he was promoted to the Tides on June 30.
July 17 -- Scott Baker allowed just two hits in eight innings as Rochester cruised to an 11-1 victory over Durham. The win snapped a personal six-game losing streak for Baker, who is considered the top pitching prospect in the Twins' organization. Delmon Young hit his first Triple-A homer for Durham.
July 17 -- Journeyman right-hander Aaron Small was promoted from Columbus to the New York Yankees. The 33-year-old had pitched for five Major League teams and was 1-4 with a 4.96 ERA for the Clippers.
July 20 -- The Louisville Bats turned the third triple play in team history against Pawtucket. With runners at first and second, Jeff Bailey grounded to third baseman Edwin Encarnacion, who stepped on the bag and threw to second baseman Alex Palaez to start the 5-4-3 triple play.
Video: Watch the Bats go around the horn
Video: Sardinha supplies the offense
July 20 -- Brad Eldred's second straight two-homer game helped Indianapolis overcome a nine-run deficit as the Indians defeated Syracuse, 14-11. Eldred's dingers gave him 28 in 74 games with Indianapolis and Double-A Altoona.
July 22 -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's A.J. Hinch tripled twice and drove in six runs to lead the Red Barons to a 13-6 victory over Buffalo. The 31-year-old catcher had not tripled since May 28, 2004, and his six RBIs set a career high.
July 23 -- The Red Wings turned the League's second around-the-horn triple play in four days against Durham. With runners on first and second, Brooks Badeaux hit a ground ball to third baseman Terry Tiffee, who stepped on the bag and threw to second baseman Luis Rivas. He made the relay to first baseman Garrett Jones to complete the triple play.
July 24 -- Jorge Toca accounted for all of Charlotte's offense as the Knights defeated Syracuse, 6-5. Toca put Charlotte on the board with a grand slam in the third inning, then delivered a two-run double in the seventh.
July 26 -- John Webb combined with Carlos Hines on a two-hitter as Durham charged past Louisville, 10-1. Webb lasted eight innings and faced just three batters above the minimum, allowing one run on two hits while striking out six.
July 28 -- Entering with a .229 average and just one home run in 63 games, Syracuse's Justin Singleton broke out with two homers and seven RBIs in the SkyChiefs' 16-3 shellacking of Indianapolis.
July 29 -- Rochester's Francisco Liriano allowed one hit over eight innings while striking out 10 as the Red Wings defeated Charlotte, 3-0. Liriano, who was promoted from Double-A New Britain in early June, raised his record with Rochester to 5-1 while lowering his ERA to 1.83.