The two DSL teams are off today; they won’t play again until Monday. The FCL Pirates had a 10:00am start and everybody else goes in the evening. It’s an interesting lineup of pitchers, which isn’t to say everything will necessarily go well: Miguel Yajure, Kyle Nicolas, Jared Jones and Joelvis Del Rosario.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 7:05pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Miguel Yajure
- Final Line: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Notable Performances:
- Tucupita Marcano 1-4, BB, SB
- Ji-Hwan Bae 1-4, BB
- Rodolfo Castro 2-5, 2 HR (11)
- Jack Suwinski 1-5, 2B
- Bligh Madris 2-5, HR (6)
- Travis Swaggerty 2-4, BB
- Jared Oliva 2-4, 2B, SB
Game Recap:
Indianapolis (43-47) beat St. Paul, 7-6, on a walkoff single by Mason Martin with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Rodolfo Castro hit a pair of longballs, giving him 11 for the AAA season, and drove in three. Bligh Madris hit his sixth home run, along with a single. Jack Suwinski had a double that missed going out by about two feet, although he also struck out three times. He did throw Tim Beckham out at home. Travis Swaggerty and Jared Oliva each had two hits. Starter Miguel Yajure continued to struggle, giving up three runs over three and two-thirds innings. The runs all came on two gopher balls. Jerad Eickhoff gave up the other three runs, two of them earned. Eric Hanhold, Cam Vieaux and Eric Stout each worked a scoreless inning.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:00pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Kyle Nicolas
- Final Line: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Jared Triolo 1-3, BB
- Blake Sabol 1-3, BB, SB
- Nick Dombkowski 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- Tahnaj Thomas 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Game Recap:
Altoona (45-44) lost to Harrisburg, 2-1. Starter Kyle Nicolas went five, giving up just four hits and a walk, along with two runs. Nick Dombkowski followed, retiring six straight, and Tahnaj Thomas survived two hits in the eighth. Thomas hasn’t allowed a run in July, covering five outings. The Curve offense had some chances, but went a Pirate-y 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. They had six hits, with a Matt Fraizer double being the only one for extra bases.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
Game Time: 6:30pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jared Jones
- Final Line: 6 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Notable Performances:
- Dariel Lopez 2-4
- Endy Rodriguez 2-4, 2 HR (11)
- Abrahan Gutierrez 1-3, HR (7), BB
- Francisco Acuna 2-3, 2B, HBP, SB
- Jackson Glenn 1-4, HR (4)
Game Recap:
The ballpark in Greensboro is functioning as always as the Hoppers (38-49) slugged their way to a 7-6 win over Hickory. Endy Rodriguez went deep twice, giving him 11 on the year. He drove in three. Abrahan Gutierrez went back-to-back after the second one, his seventh on the year. Jackson Glenn launched a three-run bomb, his fourth homer. Dariel Lopez and Francisco Acuna each had two hits. For the Hoppers, Jared Jones managed to go six innings, which isn’t easy to do when that ballpark is doing its thing. He gave up five runs, three of them coming on two dingers. Domingo Gonzalez gave up a run over two innings and Cam Junker worked a scoreless ninth for the save.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 6:30pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Joelvis Del Rosario
- Final Line: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Tsung-Che Cheng 1-3, BB, SB
- Bubba Chandler 0-2, BB
- Juan Jerez 1-3, HR (3), 5 RBI
- Wyatt Hendrie 2-2, BB
Game Recap:
Bradenton (44-44) and Clearwater had their start delayed by rain for two and a half hours and, in the end, played just seven innings. The Marauders got all their runs in the last two and prevailed, 7-3. Joelvis Del Rosario had a very shaky first inning, loading the bases with one out on two walks and a hit batsman. He ended up allowing two runs, but that was all as he lasted five innings and gave up only two hits. Bradenton’s hitters, meanwhile, managed to strike out nine times in the first four innings and 14 for the game. They did pick up eight walks and took the lead very suddenly in the sixth when Juan Jerez connected for a grand slam. It was his third home run of the year. The Marauders picked up three insurance runs in the seventh, all on bases-loaded walks. Jerez got one of those, so he finished with five RBIs. Wyatt Hendrie was the only player with two hits, and he also reached on a walk. Tsung-Che Cheng had a single, a walk and a steal. Johan Montero worked a scoreless sixth and Wilkin Ramos gave up a run in the ninth, while also striking out three.
RK: FCL PIRATES
Game Time: 10:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Owen Kellington
- Final Line: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Notable Performances:
- Javier Rivas 2-3, HR (4), BB
- Braylon Bishop 0-3, BB
- Lonnie White, Jr. 1-3, HR (1)
- Enmanuel Terrero 1-4, SB
Game Recap:
The FCL Pirates (20-13) had some notable returnees in their 3-2 win over the Orioles. Lonnie White, Jr., made his first appearance of the season, starting in center and playing five and a half innings. And Owen Kellington took the mound for the first time since June 14. They were happy returns, as Kellington dominated for two innings and White went deep. Kellington allowed just one hit, a swinging bunt single, and walked nobody while fanning four. White lined a ball over the fence in left in his second at-bat. Javier Rivas had another big day, extending his on-base streak to nine plate appearances — eight hits and one walk — before being retired his last time up. He had a long, opposite-field home run, his fourth of the year, for the Pirates’ second run. After starting the season 2-for-21, Rivas is now batting 300/372/480. The Pirates’ third run scored on an error, as they only had five hits. Jose Garces followed Kellington and had trouble throwing strikes. He got through one inning unscathed thanks to Oriole TOOTBLANs. In his second inning, he had the last two batters he faced struck out, but they both reached, one on a passed ball and the other on catcher’s interference. Garces ended up going one and a third, with two runs allowed. Four relievers — Raydel Velette, Miguel Diaz, Daniel Rivero and Jorge Ramos — navigated the last six and two-thirds without allowing a run.
