Rafael Devers and Trey Ball led Class A Advanced Salem to a 5-1 win over Myrtle Beach, evening the Carolina League semifinals at 1-1.
Ball, the Red Sox's No. 14 prospect, limited the Pelicans to one earned run on three hits in 5 2/3 innings. The 22-year-old lefty fired 56 of his 95 pitches for strikes, walking two and striking out three.
Devers (Red Sox's No. 3, No. 18 overall) expanded Salem's lead to 2-0 with an RBI single in the third before putting the game away with a two-run homer in the fifth.
The 19-year-old third baseman is 3-for-8 in the series after finishing 2-for-4 on Thursday.
Boston's No. 8 prospect, Luis Alexander Basabe, also went 2-for-4 in the game and is 3-for-8 in the series.
The rest of the best performances from top prospects Thursday:
• Gleyber Torres (Yankees' No. 2, No. 19 overall) played a big part in Class A Advanced Tampa's semifinal win over Dunedin. Torres, who hit .438 during the three-game series, went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored.
• Bradley Zimmer (Indians' No. 1, No. 27 overall) broke a 2-2 tie and helped even up the International League semifinals with a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh for Triple-A Columbus. Zimmer went 1-for-3 and is 2-for-6 in the series.

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• Brent Honeywell (Rays' No. 2, No. 42 overall) threw well, but it wasn't enough as Double-A Montgomery lost to Jackson. The 21-year-old kept his team in the game with seven strong innings, striking out seven and allowing two runs on four hits.
• Kevin Newman (Pirates' No. 4, No. 44 overall) did his part offensively in Double-A Altoona's win over Akron in Game 2 of the Eastern League semifinals. Newman led off the game with a single and promptly came around to score, giving his team an early lead. The 23-year-old later doubled and finished 2-for-3.
• Double-A Jackson is up 2-0 in the Southern League semifinals and Tyler O'Neill (Mariners' No. 2, No. 64 overall) is a big reason why. After hitting a walk-off three-run homer in Game 1, O'Neill went deep again in Game 2. The right fielder went 2-for-4 in total as Jackson won 2-1.

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• Francisco Mejia (Indians' No. 4, No. 91 overall) put together his 11th three-hit game in 104 total games, including the postseason, for Class A Advanced Lynchburg. The catching prospect hit a two-run homer in the third and finished 3-for-7 as the Hillcats won in 14 innings.
• Max Schrock (Athletics' No. 20) drove in a trio of runs for Double-A Midland, going 2-for-4 in a loss. The second baseman had 71 RBIs in 129 games during the regular season, including four games with three or more RBIs.
• Patrick Weigel (Braves' No. 28) led Double-A Mississippi to a win with seven scoreless frames. The 22-year-old, who posted a 2.47 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) this season, fanned eight and gave up just three hits as the Braves tied the series at one game each.

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"I just focused on executing pitches pitch by pitch," Weigel told MiLB.com. "I didn't really think ahead about what inning it was or how many strikeouts, I just focused on filling up the strike zone and getting ground balls for my teammates."
• Omar Estevez (Dodgers' No. 12) put together his ninth three-hit game of the season, going 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs as Class A Great Lakes won Game 1 of the Midwest League playoffs.
• Mariners' No. 14 Zack Littell tossed a season-high 106 pitches, 75 strikes, as he led Class A Advanced Bakersfield to a win over San Jose. The right-hander also notched a season high for strikeouts with 11 as he gave up one run on four hits in 7 1/3 strong innings.
• Clay Holmes (Pirates' No. 11) helped Double-A Altoona even the series with 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball. Holmes threw 51 of his 98 pitches for strikes, struck out five and scattered four hits.
• Ryan O'Hearn (Royals' No. 8) is in the middle of a monster game for Double-A Northwest Arkansas. O'Hearn is 3-for-4 with a triple, two homers and two RBIs. However, the game was suspended due to rain in the top of the seventh and will resume Friday.

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• Trey Amburgey (Yankees' No. 28) isn't known for his power -- he hit two homers in 68 games during the regular season -- but came through with a big homer for Class A Advanced Tampa. The left fielder, who finished 1-for-3, hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth that helped send Tampa to the Florida State League Finals.