West Michigan scored a 2-1 win over the TinCaps in Fort Wayne to win the best 2-of-3 Midwest League quarterfinal series 2-0.
Despite solo homers from right fielder Hunter Renfroe and third baseman Will Middlebrooks, El Paso lost 5-4 at Fresno. The Chihuahuas are down 0-2 in the best 3-of-5 Pacific Coast League semifinals as the series shifts to Southwest University Park in El Paso for Friday night's third game.
Hillsboro scored in the bottom of the eighth to defeat Tri-City 2-1 in the opener of the best 2-of-3 Northwest League finals in Oregon. The series resumes Saturday night with the first of two possible games in Pasco, Wash.