All seven teams are scheduled to play today.
Braylon Bishop connecting for an opposite-field home run yesterday:
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
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TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 7:05pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Cody Bolton
- Final Line: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Oneil Cruz 1-3, SF, SB
- Canaan Smith-Njigba 1-3, 3B, BB
- Ji-Hwan Bae 0-3, BB
- Mason Martin 0-4
- Rodolfo Castro 0-3, HBP
- Bligh Madris 3-4, 2 2B
- Hoy Park 1-3, 2B, BB
- Carter Bins 2-4
Game Recap:
Indianapolis (29-27) edged Columbus, 5-4. Cody Bolton didn’t have a great start, giving up three runs over four innings. He only gave up three hits and two walks, but most of that came in his final inning, as did all the runs. John O’Reilly and Hunter Stratton each worked two scoreless innings in relief. Bligh Madris and Carter Bins led the offense. Madris had a single and two doubles, while Bins had two hits and two RBIs. Madris’ OPS is now hitting 289/381/500; since the beginning of May he’s hitting .323, but it’s not like he’s an .050-hitting veteran. Hoy Park had a double and Canaan Smith-Njigba a triple. The Indians took a 5-3 lead into the ninth and Eric Hanhold allowed a run before picking up the save.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 7:00pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Luis Ortiz
- Final Line: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Notable Performances:
- Matt Gorski 2-5, 2B, HR (2), SB
- Blake Sabol 0-3, BB
- Liover Peguero 1-4
- Brendt Citta 2-4, HR (3)
- Aaron Shackelford 1-4, HR (8)
- Nick Dombkowski 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Game Recap:
Altoona (26-29) lost to Reading, 7-5. Luis Ortiz got hit around a good bit, giving up five runs in four and a third innings on seven hits, including two gopher balls. Nick Dombkowski made his first AA appearance in relief of Ortiz. He came on with two of Ortiz’ runners on base and gave up a three-run home run. After a scoreless sixth, Dombkowski walked the leadoff batter in the seventh and Brad Case came in to let that run score. The Curve runs mostly came on longballs. Aaron Shackelford hit a two-run shot, his eighth home run of the year. Matt Gorski and Brendt Citta each had solo homers, Gorski’s second in AA and Citta’s third. Gorski also had a double and Citta a single. Altoona hitters whiffed 16 times.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
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Game Time: 7:00pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Nick Garcia
- Final Line: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Jackson Glenn 1-4, HR (2)
- Abrahan Gutierrez 1-4
Game Recap:
Greensboro (23-31) lost to Winston-Salem, 4-2. Nick Garcia allowed two runs over four and a third innings. Logan Hofmann gave up the other two to take the loss. The Hoppers’ offense continued to sputter, getting just five hits. One was a solo home run by Jackson Glenn, his second homer of the year. Francisco Acuna had two hits. The team had only two at-bats with runners in scoring position.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 6:30pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Po-Yu Chen
- Final Line: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K
Notable Performances:
- Rodolfo Nolasco 1-3, HR (5), BB
- Sergio Campana 2-4, 2B, SB
- Deivis Nadal 2-4, 2B, HR (1)
Game Recap:
Bradenton (25-30) got some uncharacteristic offense and beat Clearwater, 8-1. The Marauders actually got outhit, 10-8, but starter Po-Yu Chen survived a lot of baserunners. He walked three and gave up six hits in four and two-thirds, but got out of it with no runs allowed. Sergio Umana threw an inning and a third, and Jeffrey Passantino made a rehab appearance, working the last three innings. He gave up the only run on a longball in the ninth. Rodolfo Nolasco had the big hit, a three-run bomb, his fifth homer of the year. Deivis Nadal also went deep, his first. Nadal also had a double, and Sergio Campana had a single, double and steal.
RK: FCL PIRATES
Game Time: Noon
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Bladimir Dotel
- Final Line: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K
Notable Performances:
- Jesus Castillo 3-5
- Braylon Bishop 0-3, BB
- Joaquin Tejada 1.1 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Owen Sharts 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Game Recap:
The FCL Pirates (3-1) rallied for all of their runs in the bottom of the ninth and beat the Orioles, 3-2. Hits were at a premium in this game: the Orioles had two and the Pirates three, all of the latter by Jesus Castillo. Bladimir Dotel started and was perfect in his four innings: 12 up and 12 down, with nine strikeouts. Joaquin Tejada followed with a perfect fifth, but ran into trouble in the sixth due to two walks, a wild pitch and an error. Nic Laio came on with one out and gave up the Orioles’ only two hits, although Tejada was charged with both runs. Owen Sharts, the Pirates’ 13th-round pick in 2021, made his pro debut with a scoreless inning, walking one. Mitchell Miller worked a scoreless ninth. Pirates’ pitchers fanned 15 on the day. The winning rally consisted of a walk, an error, a hit batsman, a wild pitch and, finally, a walkoff, two-run single by Castillo.
RK: DSL PIRATES BLACK
Game Time: 11:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Hader Blanco
- Final Line: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Eduardo Oviedo 1-3, HBP, SB
- Kelvin Diaz 2-3, 2B
- Robert De Paula 0-3
- Rodolfo De La Cruz 2-3
Game Recap:
The Black team (2-2) had an oh-those-bases-on-balls day, allowing just two hits but losing to Tampa Bay, 2-1. Hader Blanco (17) made his pro debut, allowing just one hit over three innings. He walked four, though, and wild pitched in one run. Brandison Polanco (19) made his pro debut and had almost exactly the same outing: three innings, one hit, three walks and one run. The offense had six hits, but went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Kelvin Diaz (19) had two hits, including the only extra-base hit, a double that drove in the only run. Rodolfo De La Cruz (18) also had two hits. Eduardo Oviedo (17) reached base twice, stole a base and scored the only run.
RK: DSL PIRATES GOLD
Game Time: 11:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Kevison Hernandez
- Final Line: 4 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Notable Performances:
- Ruben Vizcaya 0-3, BB, SB
- Yordany De Los Santos 0-2, BB
- Carlos Tirado 2-3, HR (1)
- Gustavo Armas 1-3, 2B
- John Zorilla 1-3, 2B
Game Recap:
The Gold team (3-2) hung on to beat the Cubs Blue, 5-4. Kevison Hernandez had a terrific start, allowing no hits or walks, and fanning five, over four innings. He allowed an unearned run on a hit batsman, a steal, a balk and a passed ball. Jesus Clode (20) followed with two scoreless innings. The good guys got five runs on two swings. Carlos Tirado (17) hit a three-run blast for his first pro home run. Gustavo Armas (18) had a two-run double. There were only two other hits, one a single by Tirado and the other a double by John Zorilla (18) for his first pro hit. (Zorilla is a promising prospect who missed virtually all of last season due to injury.) Ruben Vizcaya (18) didn’t have any hits but scored twice. The Gold team took a 5-1 lead into the seventh, but Juan Fuentes (20) allowed four hits and three runs without recording an out. Luis Faringthon (19) came in to get three outs and end the game.
