DAILY SUMMARY
Top Pitcher: Brandon Cumpton (5.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR)
Top Hitter: Chase d’Arnaud (4-for-5, HR, 5 RBI)
Home Runs: Chase d’Arnaud (4)
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA)
Result: Indianapolis 12, Buffalo 6
Starting Pitcher: Rudy Owens (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 HR)
Top Hitter: Chase d’Arnaud (4-for-5, HR, 5 RBI)
Notes: Rudy Owens (6-4, 4.70) pitched five innings, allowing three runs on six hits, with four walks and four strikeouts. Chris Leroux (3.72) pitched two shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out two. Jared Hughes (13.50) made his AAA debut, allowing a run on two walks and two hits, getting just two outs.
Chase d’Arnaud (.297) went 4-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs, as well as his 13th stolen base of the season. Alex Presley (.339) and John Bowker (.331) each went 2-for-5 with a double. Miles Durham (.273) went 3-for-4. Eric Fryer (.297) went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk. Gorkys Hernandez (.267) went 2-for-5.
ALTOONA CURVE (AA)
Result: Reading 4, Altoona 0
Starting Pitcher: Kyle McPherson (5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2 HR)
Top Hitter: Starling Marte (2-for-4)
Notes: Kyle McPherson (0-1, 4.76) made his debut at the AA level today, allowing three runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings, with no walks, four strikeouts, and two homers. McPherson pitched five shutout innings, then gave up two singles and two homers in the sixth inning before being pulled. Diego Moreno (7.71) pitched 1.1 innings, allowing a run on two hits. Tim Alderson (2.14) pitched a shutout inning.
Starling Marte (.329) went 2-for-4. Matt Curry (.300) went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks. Jordy Mercer (.256) went 0-for-2 with two walks.
BRADENTON MARAUDERS (A+)
Result: Jupiter 5, Bradenton 2
Starting Pitcher: Brett Lorin (5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR)
Top Hitter: Elevys Gonzalez (2-for-4, 2B, R)
Notes: Brett Lorin (2-4, 2.82) pitched five innings, allowing three runs, all unearned, on five hits, with a walk and three strikeouts. Jason Erickson (5.06) allowed an unearned run in one inning. Zach Foster (0.00) pitched a shutout inning, walking two. Eliecer Navarro (7.11) allowed a run in an inning of work.
Elevys Gonzalez (.321) went 2-for-4 with a double. Ramon Cabrera (.331) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run. Robbie Grossman (.276) went 1-for-3 with a walk.
WEST VIRGINIA POWER (A)
Result: West Virginia 6, Lakewood 1; West Virginia 3, Lakewood 0
Starting Pitcher: Jameson Taillon (4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR); Brandon Cumpton (5.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR)
Top Hitter: Andy Vasquez (4-for-8, 2B, BB, 4 SB)
Notes: West Virginia finished their suspended game from yesterday, then played their regularly scheduled game. John Dreker was in attendance for both, and has a report here.
DSL Pirates (RK)
Result: Pirates 7, Royals 6
Starting Pitcher: Brayan Almonte (2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 0 HR)
Top Hitter: Diego Goris (2-for-5, 2B, RBI)
Notes: Diego Goris (.261) and Jesus Vasquez (.357) each went 2-for-5 with a double. Ramses Pena (.200) went 2-for-4.
VSL Pirates (RK)
Result: Pirates 4, Rays 3
Starting Pitcher: Andy Otamendi (4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 HR)
Top Hitter: Luis Sucre (2-for-3, 2B, BB)
Notes: Dilson Herrera (.329) went 1-for-4 with his sixth stolen base of the year. Luis Sucre (.254) and Jordan Galvez (.329) each went 2-for-3.