OOoohhh, the huge manatee! After today, there’ll be two fewer teams to follow. Sad! The FCL Pirates and DSL Pirates Black finish up. The DSL Pirates Gold are in the playoffs. (You remember what playoffs are, right?)
Oh, well, all is not lost. Quinn Priester, Jared Jones and Bubba Chandler are slated for today. And Henry Davis is DHing for Bradenton.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 7:05pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Osvaldo Bido
- Final Line: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Notable Performances:
- Ji-Hwan Bae 1-3, BB
- Cal Mitchell 2-4, HR (8)
- Diego Castillo 1-3, BB
- Mason Martin 1-4, 2B
Game Recap:
Indianapolis (59-57) got an eighth-inning home run from Cal Mitchell to edge Rochester, 3-2. Mitchell drove in one of the other Indy runs with a single as well. Osvaldo Bido had a good start, giving up a run over six innings and fanning seven. Joe Jacques gave up the second run, and Austin Brice and Eric Hanhold finished with a scoreless inning each. Mitchell was the only player on either team with more than one hit. Travis Swaggerty and Jack Suwinski combined to go 0-for-8 with five strikeouts. Ji-Hwan Bae and Diego Castillo each reached on a single and a walk, and Mason Martin had a double.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:35pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Quinn Priester
- Final Line: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Jared Triolo 2-4, 2B, BB
- Nick Gonzales 0-2, 3 BB
- Endy Rodriguez 1-3, HR (3), 2 BB
- Blake Sabol 3-4, 2 2B, HBP
- Malcom Nunez 1-4, HR (3), 4 RBI
Game Recap:
Altoona (58-56) beat Bowie, 7-5. Quinn Priester allowed only one earned runs over five and a third innings, but it wasn’t an especially good start. He allowed just an unearned run through the first four innings, then gave up three runs in the fifth. All of those were unearned due to Liover Peguero’s 27th error of the season, but Priester allowed three hits and hit a batter. Priester finally gave up an earned run in the sixth, although it scored after Nick Dombkowski came on. Kyle Nicolas, J.C. Flowers and Tyler Samaniego each threw a scoreless inning, with Samaniego getting his tenth Altoona save. Malcom Nunez got the Curve started with a three-run bomb in the first, his third homer for the Curve. Endy Rodriguez hit his third AA homer with a man aboard in the third, and Nunez drove in his fourth RBI of the day with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Blake Sabol reached four times, on two doubles, one single and a hit batsman. Jared Triolo reached three times on a single, double and walk. Nick Gonzalez drew three walks. Connor Scott picked up the golden sombrero.,
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
Game Time: 7:05pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jared Jones
- Final Line: 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Hudson Head 0-2, 2 BB
- Yoyner Fajardo 4-4, 2 SB
- Eli Wilson 1-3, BB
Game Recap:
Greensboro (48-63) lost to Greenville, 3-2. Jared Jones started and threw shutout ball over four innings, but it took him 76 pitches to do it. He allowed four hits and walked three. Jack Carey replaced Jones and gave up all three Greenville runs in the fifth inning. For the day, Hoppers’ pitchers walked ten. The offense was limited to seven singles. Yoyner Fajardo had four of them, along with two steals. Hudson Head drew two walks, and Eli Wilson reached on a single and a walk.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 6:30pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Bubba Chandler
- Final Line: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Notable Performances:
- Jack Brannigan 1-2, HBP
- Henry Davis 1-2, HBP
- Tres Gonzalez 1-3, 3B
- Sergio Campana 2-3, HR (5)
Game Recap:
Bradenton’s game with Dunedin was suspended after six innings when two of the light towers conked out. Bradenton was leading at the time, 3-0. Bubba Chandler was impressive, throwing no-hit ball over five innings, walking two and fanning five. He was still getting as high as 98 mph in his last inning. Chandler also made a great defensive play. Johan Montero gave up the only Dunedin hit in a scoreless sixth. Henry Davis made his return to game action, serving as DH. He singled, struck out and, inevitably, got hit by a pitch. Sergio Campana had a single and his fifth home run. Tres Gonzalez had a triple, and Jack Brannigan singled and got hit by a pitch. The game will be resumed tomorrow at noon, followed by a nine-inning game.
RK: FCL PIRATES
Game Time: 10:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Will Kobos
- Final Line: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Termarr Johnson 1-3, 2B, BB
- Jauri Custodio 1-2
- Shalin Polanco 1-3
- Jaycob Deese 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- Elijah 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Game Recap:
The FCL Pirates lost to the Orioles, 1-0, to finish their season 30-25. The only run came in the first, off Will Kobos, who was making a rehab appearance. He gave up the run on two hits and a wild pitch, while he also struck out three. Six pitchers worked shutout ball over the final eight innings. Two recent draftees, Jaycob Deese and Elijah Birdsong, threw two and one scoreless innings, respectively. Only Roelmy Garcia had a tough time, walking four over an inning and a third, but Miguel Diaz bailed him out. The Pirates had a chance to tie when Termarr Johnson led off the bottom of the ninth with a double. He went to third on a ground out, but Braylon Bishop and Esmerlyn Valdez struck out to bring the season to an ignominious close. Jesus Castillo came into the game with a shot at a batting title, but he came out after twice failing to beat out bunt attempts.
RK: DSL PIRATES BLACK
Game Time: 9:30am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jarlen De La Paz
- Final Line: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Notable Performances:
- Eduardo Oviedo 1-2, BB
- Luis Joseph 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Game Recap:
The DSL Pirates Black lost to the Mets 1, 3-1, finishing their season with a record of 26-33. The Pirates had just one hit, a single by Eduardo Oviedo. Their only run scored on an error, a wild pitch and a ground out. Starter Jarlen De La Paz recorded only two outs and allowed two runs. Five pitchers followed, with only Hader Blanco allowing a run. Luis Joseph fanned three over an inning and a third, but also let one of De La Paz’ runs score.
RK: DSL PIRATES GOLD
Game Time: 9:30am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Adolfo Oviedo
- Final Line: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Notable Performances:
- Tony Blanco, Jr. 1-3
- Axiel Plaz 1-2
- Ruben Vizcaya 1-2
- Yoerys Hernandez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jesus Clode 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Game Recap:
The Pirates Gold finished the regular season with a sterling 44-15 record thanks to a 2-1, walkoff win over the Mets 2. The run scored on a bases loaded walk to Jhonson Pena. The team’s first run scored on a single by Axiel Plaz and an outfield error. Each team had only four hits in the seven-inning game. The Pirates’ other ones came from Tony Blanco, Jr., Ruben Vizcaya, and Samuel Escudero, who replaced Plaz behind the plate late in the game. Starter Adolfo Oviedo worked two scoreless innings. Alberto Saba allowed the only run in the third. Yoerys Hernandez and Jesus Clode each threw two scoreless innings. Clode got the win, leaving him 6-1 on the year. The Gold team now heads for the playoffs.
