Omaha began their Triple-A All-Star festivities with the HR Derby, as Norfolk’s Dariel Alvarez (Baltimore) beat out Reno’s Peter O’Brien (Arizona) by one in the finals.
NW Arkansas ended their seven-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over Midland.
Jason Vargas made the rehab start and earned the victory, as he allowed two runs on seven hits (two solo home runs) over 5.1 innings. Vargas walked two and struck out two.
Daniel Stumpf followed with 1.