There are some names missing from the scheduled pitchers for today, so I’ll get them filled in later as they become available. Indianapolis has Jerad Eickhoff listed as the starter in their game notes, though MiLB has TBD, so we will see if that holds up. As a side note, Monday morning will be the start of the FCL and DSL seasons. We will have previews for both teams in the upcoming days.
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 6:05 PM POSTPONED
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jerad Eickhoff (2-2, 4.58)
- Final Line: Stat lines will be added after the game.
Notable Performances:
- Stats for the top performers will be posted after the game.
Game Recap:
Indianapolis was rained out. They will make up this game as part of a doubleheader in September.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Tahnaj Thomas (2-3, 4.96)
- Final Line: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO
Notable Performances:
Carmen Mlodzinski 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
Matt Fraizer 1-for-4
Jared Triolo 2-for-4
Blake Sabol 0-for-4
Matt Gorski 0-for-4
Liover Peguero 1-for-4, 2B
Connor Scott 1-for-4
Game Recap:
Tahnaj Thomas got the start for Altoona on Sunday, his first start of the year after 14 relief appearances. He tossed two shutout innings on two hits, no walks and one strikeout, throwing 15 of his 23 pitches for strikes. He now has a 4.42 ERA in 18.1 innings, with 15 strikeouts. Carmen Mlodzinski followed with a nice relief performance, going four innings on one run, three hits, no walks and five strikeouts. Travis MacGregor was even better, going three scoreless on one hit, no walks and five strikeouts. He needed just 30 pitches to get through his outing, 23 going for strikes. Austin Roberts took over in the tenth and allowed the designated runner at second base to score, but that was it. Altoona won it 3-2 on a Dylan Shockley walk-off double, his second double of the game. Altoona got on the board first with a sacrifice fly in the second inning by Andres Alvarez. They didn’t score again until a wild pitch brought in a run in the tenth, then Shockley walked it off with his first RBI of the year. Liover Peguero hit his 15th double. Jared Triolo had two hits. The Curve drew just one walk and they were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position before the Shockley double.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
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Game Time: 2:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Sean Sullivan (0-3, 5.29)
- Final Line: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO
Notable Performances:
Yoyner Fajardo 1-for-4, HR, RBI
Dariel Lopez 0-for-4
Abrahan Gutierrez 1-for-4
Fabricio Macias 0-for-3
Jack Herman 0-for-2, BB
Maikol Escotto 1-for-2
Sammy Siani 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI
Game Recap:
Greensboro won 4-2 on Sunday behind a strong performance from starter Sean Sullivan. He went five innings, giving up one run on four hits, with no walks and seven strikeouts. He needed 64 pitches to get through his day, with 47 going for strikes. He now has a 4.85 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 39 innings. Logan Hofmann allowed a run in the sixth that made it 2-0 Wilmington.Ricky DeVito and Nick Dombkowski threw scoreless frames. Cam Junker got the win by picking up two outs on strikeouts in the eighth. Oliver Mateo got the save with a scoreless ninth. The Grasshoppers went down 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth before Sammy Siani hit a three-run homer, his fifth of the season. Yoyner Fajardo followed with a solo shot, his third of the year. The team had just two at-bats with runners in scoring position all game, including the Siani homer.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
BRADENTON MARAUDERS WEEK: 5/31
Game Time: 1:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Justin Meis (3-4, 3.50)
- Final Line: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO
Notable Performances:
Deivis Nadal 0-for-4
Rodolfo Nolasco 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI
Jase Bowen 1-for-3, BB
Angel Basabe 0-for-4
Alexander Mojica 0-for-4
Nick Mears 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO
Game Recap:
The Marauders needed just one big swing to win this game and it came in the form of Rodolfo Nolasco’s fourth home run of the season, a three-run shot in the eighth inning with Bradenton trailing 3-1 at the time. The other run scored off of sloppy play and the speed of Randy Romero, who walked, stole second base, then scored on two throwing errors on the play. Justin Meis got the start and went five solid innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits, one walk and five strikeouts. He now has a 3.51 ERA in 41 innings, with 42 strikeouts. Jake Sweeney allowed a run in the sixth, then Nick Mears, Yunior Thibo and Dante Mendoza each tossed a scoreless inning to close out the win. Mears has made four scoreless appearances, with one hit, one walk and six strikeouts in four innings. Mendoza now has an 0.98 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 18.1 innings. Alexander Mojica is on an 0-for-38 streak since May 15th. He was assigned to the FCL roster after the game.
