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International League
A pair of former Major Leaguers are making a strong case for a return. Jorge Julio has three saves and a 0.87 ERA in 12 July games for Richmond, and John Halama has earned complete-game victories in his last two starts for Buffalo. More

Pacific Coast League
Rangers prospect Nelson Cruz has 11 homers and 19 RBIs over his last 10 games for Oklahoma. Memphis' John Wasdin tossed seven perfect innings against the RedHawks in a spot start. More

Double-A

Eastern League
Luis Montanez of Bowie batted .385 with a homer, eight RBIs and five runs scored in seven games. Erie's Ryan Roberson added to his team-leading homer total with three long balls last week. More

Southern League
Tennessee catcher Jake Fox homered in three straight games and teammate Doug Deeds, hitting over .400 in July, went 8-for-13 to start the week. More

Texas League
Todd Donovan became the 14th player in Minor League history to reach the 300 stolen-base mark. Arkansas' Brian Stavisky hit two homers and drove in four runs against Springfield. More

Class A Advanced

California League
Jhoulys Chacin notched his Minor League-leading 15th win with five innings of one-hit ball, while Visalia's Barry Enright reached the 100-strikeout plateau last week. More

Carolina League
Brad Correll went 7-for-10 with three homers and eight RBIs in back-to-back games for Wilmington. Potomac's Clint Everts struck out seven consecutive batters against Kinston on Wednesday. More

Florida State League
Dunedin's Bradley Mills improved to 4-0 since his promotion from Class A Lansing. Teammate Brian Dopirak is batting .400 with six homers and 21 RBIs in his previous 10 games. More

Class A

Midwest League
Cedar Rapids shortstop Andrew Romine, the league's steals leader, is on a seven-game hitting streak. Jackson Quezada of Fort Wayne collected his league-leading 21st save. More

South Atlantic League
Asheville's Bruce Billings struck out eight in a no-hitter against Lakewood last week. Delmarva's Sean Gleason faced one batter over the minimum in the first complete-game shutout of his career. More

Short-Season

Appalachian League
Danville's David Francis enjoyed one of the most dominant starts in league history, while Stefan Welch hit in all eight of Kingsport's games last week. More

New York-Penn League
Lowell's Brock Huntzinger improved to 5-0 with a 0.64 ERA, while Brooklyn's Brad Holt fanned 14 batters over six innings against Vermont last week. More

Northwest League
Robert Blauer went 7-for-20 and posted six RBIs for the improving Emeralds last week. Matt Nevarez and Tim Murphy combined to strike out 13 batters over eight innings in a 3-2 loss to Salem-Keizer on Wednesday. More

Pioneer League
Steven Otterness earned a save in his first three chances for Billings. Idaho Falls outfielder Shawn Griffin is batting .444 with eight extra-base hits in his last 10 games. More