The affiliates won three and lost four on Friday. A late-inning meltdown in Bluefield tipped the scales the other way. Vancouver's game in Spokane was smoked out due to forest fires in the area.
Buffalo 9 Syracuse 0
Buffalo, NY - Scott Copeland (10-4, 2.43) got a whole lot of offence he didn't really need. He spun seven shutout innings of four-hit ball, striking out three and getting 13 of his 15 outs in play on the ground. He finished with a Game Score of 72. Chad Jenkins took care of the final two innings, walking one and whiffing three against the Nationals affiliate.