Kevin Newman, Josh VanMeter and Yoshi Tsutsugo are all in the Indianapolis lineup, along with Bryse Wilson pitching.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
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TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 7:05pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Bryse Wilson
- Final Line: 7.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Notable Performances:
- Josh VanMeter 1-2, 2 BB
- Kevin Newman 1-2, 2B
- Yoshi Tsutsugo 0-1, BB
- Mason Martin 0-1, 2 BB
- Ji-Hwan Bae 1-3, 2B, BB
- Rodolfo Castro 1-3, 2B, SF
- Travis Swaggerty 1-4
- Carter Bins 1-4, 2B
- Nick Mears 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Game Recap:
Indianapolis (33-32) beat Memphis, 7-4. Indy went heavily with rehabbers in its starting lineup. Josh VanMeter reached three times and scored twice, Kevin Reynolds hit a double and Yoshi Tsutsugo drew a walk. They all came out midway through the game. Bryse Wilson had a strong start, going seven and a third innings and allowing two runs. He fanned ten. One of Wilson’s runs scored after he left in the eighth, as Nick Mears gave up a gopher ball to the first batter he faced. Mears threw only 17 of 32 pitches for strikes, and left with two outs in the ninth and a runner on. Austin Brice let that run score before getting the last out. The Indians had only seven hits, but they drew eight walks. Rodolfo Castro, Ji-Hwan Bae and Carter Bins each had a double. Mason Martin, who replaced Tsutsugo, walked twice and scored twice.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 7:05pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jeffrey Passantino
- Final Line: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Notable Performances:
- Matt Fraizer 1-4, BB
- Liover Peguero 2-5
- Blake Sabol 2-3, 2 2B, BB, SF
- Matt Gorski 2-5, 2B
- Henry Davis 0-4, BB
- Jared Triolo 1-2, HR (2), 3 BB
- Andres Alvarez 2-4
- Tyler Samaniego 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Game Recap:
Altoona (31-33) stomped New Hampshire, 7-1. Jeffrey Passantino returned from rehab and threw three scoreless innings. Austin Roberts and Tyler Samaniego each had a six up-six down outing. The only run came off Omar Cruz, who continued to struggle with his control. Liover Peguero, Blake Sabol, Matt Gorski and Andres Alvarez each had two hits. Sabol’s were both doubles, and he also had a walk. Gorski had a double and drove in three; he has an OPS of .891 since moving up to AA. Jared Triolo added his second home run and drew three walks. Henry Davis went 0-for-4 with a walk. He’s batting .094 in AA.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
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Game Time: 6:30pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jared Jones
- Final Line: 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
Notable Performances:
- Yoyner Fajardo 2-4, BB
- Endy Rodriguez 2-4, 2B, SF
- Fabricio Macias 2-4, BB
- Dariel Lopez 2-5, HR (8)
- Francisco Acuna 2-3, BB
Game Recap:
Greensboro (26-37) came back from a 5-1 deficit, eventually scoring three in the ninth to tie the game, 5-5. Their bullpen then gave up seven runs in the top of the tenth and they lost to Asheville, 12-6. Jared Jones had another puzzling start. He fanned eight in four innings, but gave up six hits, four walks and three runs. Endy Rodriguez and Dariel Lopez had good days. Rodriguez had a single, double and two RBIs, including a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the ninth. Lopez had a single and his eighth home run. Yoyner Fajardo, Fabricio Macias and Francisco Acuna also had two hits apiece. The Hoppers’ bullpen continued to have severe problems, as their ERAs show. Santiago Florez (6.42) and Michell Miliano (6.87) each allowed a run, although Florez worked three innings. Wandi Montout (7.00) failed to retire a batter in the tenth, allowing four runs, and Garrett Leonard (10.08) gave up three more.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 6:05pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Valentin Linarez
- Final Line: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Notable Performances:
- Deivis Nadal 1-5
- Jase Bowen 2-4, 2B
- Tsung-Che Cheng 0-3, BB
- Rodolfo Nolasco 1-4, SB
- Brenden Dixon 2-4, HR (5)
Game Recap:
Bradenton (28-35) took a 5-1 lead and hung on to beat Dunedin, 5-4. Valentin Linarez has mostly struggled this year, but he allowed just one unearned run in this one, and didn’t walk anybody. Jase Bowen and Brenden Dixon accounted for a lot of the offense. Bowen stayed hot, picking up a single and a two-run double. After a rough month of May, he’s hitting 365/414/524 in June. Dixon hit his fifth home run of the year, a two-run shot, and also singled and scored. The rest of the team had only three hits and the whiffery continued, as the Marauders racked up 14 strikeouts. After Linarez left, Jack Hartman, Cristian Charle and Yunior Thibo each allowed a run, with Charle working two innings and the others one each.
RK: FCL PIRATES
Game Time: Noon
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Enmanuel De Los Santos
- Final Line: 1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Shalin Polanco 0-3, BB, HBP
- Javier Rivas 1-3, HR (2), HBP
- Enmanuel Terrero 4-4, 2B, 2 3B
- Braylon Bishop 0-2, BB, SF
- Luis Tejeda 0-1, 2 BB
Game Recap:
The FCL Pirates (7-5) blew an 8-3 lead and lost to the Braves, 9-8, in eight innings. (The game was scheduled to go seven.) Walks were a big part of the game, as each team had only five hits. Pirates’ pitchers walked a dozen. Enmanuel De Los Santos, who’s working his way back from a three-year absence, pitched the first inning and allowed no hits but two unearned runs. (There were some fireworks in that inning as former Pirate minor leaguer Arden Pabst, in the lineup as the Braves’ catcher, managed to get himself ejected while on-deck and spent the next five minutes cursing the umpire.) Miguel Diaz followed with two scoreless innings and Antwone Kelly, in his second outing of the year, went another two, allowing one run. The Pirates were up by five at that point, but Owen Sharts continued to struggle through his rehab. He gave up three hits and three walks, along with four runs, while retiring just two hitters. The Pirates still took a one-run lead into the seventh, but Roelmy Garcia gave up the tying run. In the eighth he let the free runner score and the Pirates failed to respond. Nearly all the Pirates’ offense came from Enmanuel Terrero and Javier Rivas. Terrero had four hits, including a double and two triples. He drove in three and scored two, and is now batting 367/457/633. Rivas had the only other hit, a three-run bomb. That was his second longball of the season, his career in fact, and they’ve come in the last two games. Luis Tejeda and Shalin Polanco each went hitless but scored twice.
RK: DSL PIRATES BLACK
Game Time: 11:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Adolfo Oviedo
- Final Line: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Isaac Paulino 2-3, 2B, BB, HBP
- Kelvin Diaz 1-4, BB, 2 SB
- Christopher Orelin 4-5
- Eduardo Oviedo 2-5, 2B
- Wesley Zapata 2-5, 2B
Game Recap:
The Black team (7-5) lost a 3-0 lead, fell behind 6-3, but scored two in the eighth and two in the ninth to beat the Mets 1, 7-6. Wesley Zapata had the big hit, a two-out, two-run double to complete the comeback. Christopher Orelin, a 17-year-old infielder, had a big day, going 4-for-5 to boost his average by 90 points. Zapata, Eduardo Oviedo and Isaac Paulino each had a single and a double. Paulino also had a walk and hit batsman, so he reached base four times. Kelvin Diaz stole two bases. Starter Adolfo Oviedo, another 17-year-old, worked four scoreless innings. He’s allowed just one run in seven innings so far. Luis Brito gave up four runs and Lewys Guzman allowed two without recording an out. Jarlen De La Paz retired all four batters he faced and Wilbur Martinez pitched the bottom of the ninth to get his third save.
RK: DSL PIRATES GOLD
Game Time: 11:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Pitterson Rosa
- Final Line: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Isaias Dipre 2-5
- Yordany De Los Santos 0-5
- Carlos Tirado 2-3, 2B, BB, SB
- Patricio Ress 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Game Recap:
The Gold team (8-4) lost to Boston Blue, 8-2. Pitterson Rosa threw five shutout innings in his first two outings, but in this one he recorded only four outs while allowing five runs, four earned. Patricio Ress was a lot more effective, working four and two-thirds shutout innings. Rafael Mendez gave up the other three runs. The hitters had a rough day, fanning 16 times. Isaias Dipre had two hits and two RBIs, and Carlo Tirado had a single, double and walk. Samuel Escudero also had two hits, but the Pirates went 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position. Gustavo Armas went for the golden sombrero and top bonus guy Yordany De Los Santos went 0-for-5.
