After almost all of the action was over by mid-afternoon yesterday, all four of the full-season teams have night games tonight. The FCL Pirates rejoin us after a day off yesterday, and the two DSL teams take on the two DSL affiliates of the Yankees, who will no doubt be looking for revenge for the 1960 World Series.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 7:05 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Miguel Yajure (1-1, 3.18)
- Final Line: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
Notable Performances:
Cody Bolton 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 0 SO
Kevin Newman 1-for-4
Ben Gamel 0-for-3
Yoshi Tsutsugo 3-for-3, BB
Ji-hwan Bae 2-for-4, 2B
Rodolfo Castro 1-for-4
Travis Swaggerty 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Carter Bins 1-for-3, BB
Game Recap:
Miguel Yajure got the start, but he didn’t last long. In 1.1 innings, he allowed two runs on four hits and a walk. Cody Bolton followed with 2.2 innings, but he had major control issues, surrendering five walks, though it led to just one unearned run. He threw 64 pitches, with 31 going for strikes. Noe Toribio made his Indianapolis debut after posting a 1.85 ERA for Altoona. He tossed 1.1 scoreless, though it was a rough outing. Just five of his 17 pitches went for strikes. Eric Stout made his Indianapolis debut and tossed a scoreless frame. Cristofer Melendez allowed one run in two innings and walked three batters. Cam Alldred threw a scoreless ninth. Indianapolis pitchers combined for 12 walks.
Kevin Newman went 1-for-4 in his second rehab game. Ben Gamel went 0-for-3 in his first rehab appearance. Yoshi Tsutsugo had himself a night, going 3-for-3 with a walk in his second rehab outing. The Indians scored their runs in the second inning on a Travis Swaggerty double, Jason Delay sacrifice fly and a Josh Bissonette RBI ground out. Ji-hwan Bae had a single and his 15th double. He has a .302 average and an .848 OPS.
More to come…
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 7:05 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Carmen Mlodzinski (0-3, 4.60)
- Final Line: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO
Notable Performances:
Matt Fraizer 1-for-4, HR, RBI, BB
Liover Peguero 0-for-4, BB
Blake Sabol 1-for-4, BB, SB
Matt Gorski 0-for-3, BB
Jared Triolo 0-for-3, BB
Connor Scott 0-for-4
Game Recap:
Altoona got a lead-off homer from Matt Fraizer, then put together three singles and no runs over 27 outs, falling 3-1 to New Hampshire. Carmen Mlodzinski had a decent outing, though he ran up his pitch count in his five frame, throwing 93 pitches, with 53 for strikes. That resulted in two runs on three hits and four walks, with five strikeouts. Brad Case has pitched extremely well lately in long relief and that continued, with one unearned run in three innings, lowering him to a 2.39 ERA. He has allowed two runs in 19.2 innings since May 15th. Despite collecting only four hits total, the Curve had plenty of scoring opportunities thanks to nine walks, but they went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring positions and stranded 11 runners. Andres Alvarez had himself quite a day, collect a single and three walks in four trips to the plate. He also stole his ninth base.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
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Game Time: 6:30 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Nick Garcia (3-1, 3.31)
- Final Line: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Notable Performances:
Sammy Siani 0-for-4
Yoyner Fajardo 1-for-4, 2B
Endy Rodriguez 0-for-4
Abrahan Gutierrez 0-for-4
Dariel Lopez 1-for-4
Hudson Head 0-for-3
Game Recap:
Greensboro lost 3-1 on Thursday, unable to capitalize on some strong pitching from Nick Garcia, who was coming off of seven shutout innings in his last outing. He gave up one run on six hits and a walk in six innings, lowering him to a 3.12 ERA. He threw 76 pitches, with 50 going for strikes. Ricky DeVito took the loss, failing to get out of the seventh inning, while throwing seven of 17 pitches for strikes. He threw three wild pitches and allowed a run on one hit and one walk. Denny Roman allowed one run over 2.1 innings. The Grasshoppers got their only run in the fifth inning when Ernny Ordonez hit his eighth homer. Yoyner Fajardo’s third double was the only other extra-base hit. They had no walks and ten strikeouts.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 6:30 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Po-Yu Chen (1-5, 5.06)
- Final Line: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
Notable Performances:
Jase Bowen 1-for-4, 2B, BB
Tsung-Che Cheng 2-for-4, 2 2B, BB
Rodolfo Nolasco 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Jasiah Dixon 1-for-4, 2 RBI, SB
Game Recap:
Po-Yu Chen has not seen results to match his stuff this year, and that continued on Thursday night, as he allowed five runs (four earned) in 4.2 innings, on eight hits, two walks and two strikeouts. Johan Montero followed and he got hit just as hard in a shorter outing, giving up four runs in 2.1 innings. Wilkin Ramos tossed a scoreless eighth, as Bradenton lost 9-7 to Dunedin. The Marauders got off to a nice start with a two-run double in the first by Rodolfo Nolasco, his eighth double of the year. Dunedin scored the next five runs, then Brenden Dixon made it 5-3 with an RBI double. Down 9-3, they got late runs on a sacrifice fly, a balk and a two-run single by Jasiah Dixon. Tsung-Che Cheng hit two doubles, giving him 11 on the year. Jase Bowen hit his 12th double and also drew a walk.
RK: FCL PIRATES
Game Time: 12:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Cristopher Cruz (0-1, 7.71)
- Final Line: 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
Notable Performances:
Solomon Maguire 1-for-5, 2B
Javier Rivas 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Shalin Polanco 2-for-5, RBI, sb
Bubba Chandler 0-for-4, BB
Jeral Toledo 1-for-5, 2B
Jesus Castillo 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB
Deion Walker 0-for-1, 2 BB, SB
Omar Alfonzo 0-for-2
Game Recap:
Cristopher Cruz gave up three runs in one inning in his season debut. He then allowed one run over 3.1 innings in his second game. His third start was on Thursday and it was basically the mid-point of those two games. He allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk in three innings. He now has a 7.04 ERA in 7.1 innings. Raydel Velette threw the fourth and gave up a run. Joaquin Tejada took over in the fifth and tossed three no-hit/shutout innings on three walks and three strikeouts. Kevin Disla allowed a run in the eighth on three hits, which tied the score. He got two outs in the ninth before giving way to Adrian Mendez for the final out of the inning. He got that out, but then allowed a walk-off single in the tenth.
The Pirates got their first run on the first homer of the season for Emilson Rosado. Jesus Castillo doubled in two runs in the fourth. Shalin Polanco singled in a run in the the fifth. The fifth and final run for the Pirates scored on a double play. Castillo’s double was his first. He also stole his first base. Jeral Toledo hit his fourth double. Polanco stole his third base. Deion Walker walked twice and stole his first base. The Pirates struck out 15 times.
RK: DSL PIRATES BLACK
Game Time: 11:00 AM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jonathan Salazar (0-0, 5.14)
- Final Line: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO
Notable Performances:
Ewry Espinal 0-for-5
Rodolfo De La Cruz 1-for-3, 3B, BB, HBP
Eduardo Oviedo 1-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Robert De Paula 0-for-3, HBP
Wesley Zapata 1-for-4
Game Recap:
Starter Jonathan Salazar had some major control issues, which led to five runs in his shortened outing. He walked two batters, which isn’t the bad part of his 2.2 inning day. He also hit three batters and he threw four wild pitches. Reliever Greiber Mendez had a terrific performance, throwing 3.1 shutout innings to keep the game from getting out of hand. Jarlen De La Paz followed with two scoreless innings. Lewys Guzman allowed five runs in the ninth on four walks and a hit, two wild pitches and a hit batter. Wilbur Martinez came on for the final out of the ninth. The Pirates lost 10-5. They scored their first runs in the first inning on a two-run double from Eduardo Oviedo. They didn’t score again until the ninth when an error led to a run, followed by a two-run single from Kelvin Diaz. Seven players had one hit each. Rodolfo De La Cruz hit his second triple.
RK: DSL PIRATES GOLD
Game Time: 11:00 AM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Dermis Ordonez (0-1, 10.38)
- Final Line: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 0 SO
Notable Performances:
Yordany De Los Santos 1-for-4, HR, RBI
Roinny Aguiar 0-for-3, BB, SB
Gustavo Armas 0-for-4
Carlos Tirado 0-for-3, BB
Eddy Rodriguez 0-for-4
Ruben Vizcaya 0-for-4
Game Recap: Starter Dermis Ordonez couldn’t throw strikes, which led to him failing to get out of the first inning. He walked five batters and threw a wild pitch, which led to three runs. Eliecer Romero followed with 3.1 scoreless. He hasn’t allowed a run in four appearances this year. Wilkin Valdez allowed two runs on four walks and a hit, but neither run was earned in his 2.2 innings. Jesus Clode allowed two runs in 1.1 innings. The first three pitchers combined for 11 walks (Clode didn’t walk any). The big hit of the day for the Pirates was the first home run of Yodany De Los Santos, the top signing from back in January. He’s hitting just .188 with a .544 OPS so far. Pirates got a run on an eighth inning sacrifice fly from Jhonson Pena, then two runs scored on wild pitches in the ninth, followed by an RBI ground out from Axiel Plaz. The Pirates had just three hits until they scored four runs in the ninth.
