Hillsborough, Newark win in overtime

Hillsborough survived a 10-inning affair with the Mudcats to eke out a 3-2 victory. The Hitmen had to tie it late on a bases-loaded walk in the 8th, then won in the 10th on a Carlos Lee double. With the win, Hillsborough moved back to .500 (64-64). The Hitmen gained one game on the Plunkers because Newark also won in 10 innings. Tampa tied it up on a Johnny Damon solo homer in the 9th to send it to extra innings, but the Plunkers quickly got into trouble in the 10th, finally walking home the go ahead run. The Hitmen now have a 3 1/2 game lead on Tampa.

Meanwhile, the Straphangers moved up to one game behind 7th place with an 8-7 win over Vancouver. Sardine City took a 7-4 lead late in the game, but the Fist climbed back and tied the game on Curtis Granderson's 2-RBI triple, his second of the game. Stephen Drew (4-5, 5 RBI) answered with a solo homer in the top of the 9th to give the Sardines the lead back. The Sardines are one of two teams to hold a winning record over the Iron Fist (Philly is the other at 6-2), winning 6 of their 9 meetings so far.