Modesto Downs Lancaster, 10-6

Scott Maynard hit a two-run home run and Cirilo Cruz hit a run-scoring grounder in the ninth inning but Lancaster (19-34) fell to Modesto, 10-6, Wednesday night in front of 2,012 at the Hangar.

Greg Connors’ run-scoring double and Shawn McCorkle’s run-scoring single gave Lancaster (19-34) a 2-0 lead in the first inning, and Jason Turman (1-7) retired the first nine batters before Modesto (39-15) reached him for four runs and four hits.

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Up next: At the Hangar, vs. Modesto, tonight; at Rancho Cucamonga, Friday-Sunday.

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Scanning Monday’s box scores:

Triple-A: Steve Sisco (Thousand Oaks, Moorpark College) had two hits, including his second home run for Richmond (Braves) in a 9-5 victory over Syracuse. . . . Brent Cookson (Santa Paula, Ventura College), who leads Albuquerque (Dodgers) with a .329 average, hit a two-run pinch-hit home run in a 10-6 loss to Las Vegas. Cookson has 15 homers. . . . Second baseman Adam Kennedy (Cal State Northridge), who is batting .316, scored three runs, stole his eighth base and had one hit for Memphis (Cardinals) in an 11-5 victory over Omaha. First baseman Nate Dishington (Hoover) of Memphis hit his sixth double.

Double-A: Eric Gillespie and Kurt Airoso, former teammates at Cal State Northridge, each had two hits with a double and scored three runs for Jacksonville (Tigers) in a 10-1 victory over Greenville. . . . First baseman Rich Aude (Chatsworth) had two hits and is batting .309 for Birmingham.

Class-A: Right-hander Angel Aragon (Channel Islands) allowed no earned runs in one inning of relief to lower his earned-run average to 2.49 for Rancho Cucamonga (Padres). . . . Jack Wilson (Thousand Oaks, Oxnard College) had two hits and is batting .333 for Peoria (Cardinals).