Kyle Nicolas takes the mound for Altoona today, with starters in Indianapolis and Greensboro currently unannounced. Anthony Murphy recently wrote about what has been working for Nicolas.
The system had a big day yesterday, led by Endy Rodriguez hitting two home runs.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Prospect Watch: Endy Rodriguez and Tsung-Che Cheng Stay Hot; Termarr Johnson is Heating Up
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 7:05 PM EST
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Luis Ortiz
- Final Line: 4 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Hoy Park 3-5, 2 2B
- Drew Maggi 2-5, 2B
- Ji-Hwan Bae 2-5, 3B
- Travis Swaggerty 2-5, 3B
- Blake Sabol 1-3, HR (1), BB
- Travis MacGregor 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Game Recap:
Indianapolis (65-60) scored five times in the first inning, but in the end edged Louisville, 8-7. The big blow in the first was a three-run home run by Blake Sabol, his first longball in AAA. He’s off to a good start at Indy, going 3-for-10 with the homer, a walk and just one strikeout. Hoy Park had two doubles and a single, and Travis Swaggerty had a single and a triple. Ji-Hwan Bae had a single and a triple, and Drew Maggi a single and a double. After Louisville tied the score, Bae picked up the eventual winning run in the seventh by hitting the triple and coming home on a sac fly by Bligh Madris. Luis Ortiz had a difficult AAA debut, although like so many of his AA starts he didn’t exactly get hit around. In four innings, he gave up four hits, a walk and a hit batsman, but five of those six runners scored. Four came on a grand slam in the third and two unearned runs came home in the fourth. Noe Toribio gave up one run over two innings, then Travis MacGregor retired six straight, five on strikes. Eric Stout left the bases loaded in the ninth. Indy pitchers struck out 14 total.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:00 PM EST
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Kyle Nicolas
- Final Line: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Nick Gonzales 1-4, 2B
- Endy Rodriguez 1-3, HR (8), BB
- Aaron Shackelford 1-4, HR (25)
Game Recap:
Altoona (61-62) was done in by walks in an 8-4 loss to Akron. Kyle Nicolas started and gave up a run in each of the first two innings, then walked four in the third inning before leaving. Omar Cruz came in with two outs and walked in another run. Cruz walked two, as did Tahnaj Thomas. Bear Bellomy didn’t walk anybody but gave up two runs. Most of the offense came from the longball. Endy Rodriguez belted his eighth in AA and 24th on the season. Aaron Shackelford hit a two-run shot, his 25th on the year. Connor Scott doubled in the other run. Nick Gonzales also had a double. The Curve drew one walk and fanned 14 times.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
Game Time: 6:30 PM EST
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Valentin Linarez
- Final Line: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Hudson Head 1-3, 2 BB
- Jacob Gonzalez 1-3, 2 BB
- Abrahan Gutierrez 2-4, 2B, BB
- Ernny Ordonez 2-4, SB
- Sammy Siani 1-3, BB, SB
- Jackson Glenn 2-4, 2B, SB
- Domingo Gonzalez 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Game Recap:
Greensboro (55-66) beat Winston-Salem, 7-1. Valentin Linarez made his second start since being promoted and worked three hitless innings. He did walk three. Domingo Gonzalez threw the next four innings, giving up the only run, to get the win. That ran his record to 9-3. Gonzalez started the season in the rotation and had a very bad time through the end of June. Since then, though, he’s had a 2.55 ERA in 13 outings, mainly in long relief. Mitchell Miller threw shutout ball for the last two innings. The Hoppers got contributions from almost everybody, as seven players reached base at least twice. The team had nine hits and nine walks, with Hudson Head, Jacob Gonzalez and Abrahan Gutierrez each reaching base three times. The only extra base hits were doubles by Gutierrez and Jackson Glenn.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 6:30 PM EST
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Luis Peralta
- Final Line: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Termarr Johnson 1-4
Game Recap:
Bradenton (64-59) got only three hits and lost to Fort Myers, 4-0. Starter Luis Peralta once again couldn’t throw strikes. It took him 83 pitches, only 42 of them strikes, to labor through three and two-thirds innings. He gave up only three hits but walked five and allowed all four runs. Jake Sweeney, Yunior Thibo and Cy Nielson worked the last five and a third without any damage. The three hits were all singles, by Termarr Johnson, Juan Jerez and Sergio Campana. The Marauders whiffed 13 times and drew two walks.
