Four early afternoon games on Sunday to wrap up this week. Quinn Priester, Jared Jones and Braxton Ashcraft all got starts today. Priester continued to do well, while the other two both appeared to have purposely shortened outings.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS VS IOWA
Final Score: Indianapolis 5, Iowa 1
Indianapolis Starter: Quinn Priester (4-3, 4.66)
Pitching Line: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Nick Gonzales 1-for-4
- Canaan Smith-Njigba 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, SB
- Endy Rodriguez 1-for-4
- Cal Mitchell 0-for-3
- Jared Triolo 0-for-4, 4 K
- Malcom Nunez 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Game Recap:
Quinn Priester didn’t have a dominating game, nor was he efficient, but he got the job done by throwing five shutout innings on five hits, two walks and two strikeouts. He threw 84 pitches, with 58 going for strikes. Priester was able to get 11 swinging strikes. He has allowed three runs over 24 innings in his last four starts combined.
John O’Reilly and Hunter Stratton followed with scoreless innings. Angel Perdomo allowed a run in the eighth, then Yerry De Los Santos finished off the 5-1 victory with shutout ball in the ninth.
The Indians scored a run on a bases loaded walk to Chavez Young in the second. Canaan Smith-Njigba doubled in a run in the the fifth.
Indianapolis capped their scoring in the eighth on a three-run homer by Malcom Nunez, his fourth of the year. He also had a single and a walk.
Jared Triolo played shortstop in this game. He had a rough day at the plate, going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
ALTOONA @ BOWIE
Final Score: Bowie 5, Altoona 2
Altoona Starter: Jared Jones (0-1, 2.70)
Pitching Line: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Liover Peguero 1-for-5, SB
- Henry Davis 0-for-5
- Matt Fraizer 0-for-4
- Drew Maggi 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Game Recap:
Jared Jones had a rough start to the game, but he finished up strong in a shortened outing. He went four innings on 56 pitches, allowing two runs on four hits, no walks and six strikeouts. He allowed both of those runs in the first inning. He has a 3.00 ERA this year in 24 innings, with 28 strikeouts.
Matt Eckelman followed Jones by going 0.2 innings, while giving up three runs. The bullpen of Travis MacGregor, Tyler Samaniego and Tahnaj Thomas combined to go 3.1 innings, with no hits and one walk.
Mason Martin’s seventh homer brought in the first run for Altoona. He would end up scoring the other run in the sixth after walking, moving to second on a walk, third on a passed ball, and home on a wild pitch.
Liover Peguero stole his 12th base. Drew Maggi had a walk and a double. Jacob Gonzalez had a single and a walk.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GREENSBORO @ ASHEVILLE
Final Score: Asheville 10, Greensboro 9
Greensboro Starter: Braxton Ashcraft (0-1, 2.21)
Pitching Line: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Tsung-Che Cheng 3-for-5, RBI
- Jase Bowen 1-for-3, 2 RBI, HBP
- Hudson Head 0-for-5
- Sammy Siani 1-for-5, HR, RBI
- Maikol Escotto 1-for-5
Game Recap:
Braxton Ashcraft got the start on Sunday, though he only pitched one inning. He allowed a run on two hits, with no walks and one strikeout. He already made a start this week, so this shortened outing could be by design, as he returns from Tommy John surgery. He threw 12 pitches, with nine going for strikes.
Jack Carey took over in the second inning. He allowed one run over two innings. Grant Ford gave up five runs over 1.1 innings. Mitchell Miller got the last two outs of the fifth. Eddy Yean went two innings, giving up a run of his own. Santiago Florez took the loss after surrendering two eighth inning runs.
Greensboro scored their first run in the third inning on a Wyatt Hendrie sacrifice bunt that turned into an error. Tsung-Che Cheng then bunted for a hit, which scored Hendrie to tie the game.
Sammy Siani hit his fifth homer of the season in the fourth, a solo shot that gave Greensboro the lead for a short time.
The Grasshoppers went down 8-3, before mounting a comeback in the seventh. They scored their fourth run on a Jackson Glenn single. Tres Gonzalez then doubled in a run. Jase Bowen hit a sacrifice fly. That was followed by a Will Matthiessen homer that tied the game.
Greensboro once again took the lead in the eighth on an RBI single by Bowen.
Cheng, Glenn and Matthiessen all had three hits in the game.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
BRADENTON @ CLEARWATER
Final Score: Clearwater 4, Bradenton 2
Bradenton Starter: Derek Diamond (2-2, 5.19)
Pitching Line: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Jesus Castillo 0-for-1, 3 BB
- Termarr Johnson 0-for-4, 3 K
- Rodolfo Nolasco 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
- Jack Brannigan 0-for-2, 2 HBP
- Enmanuel Terrero 0-for-3, BB
Game Recap:
Derek Diamond allowed four runs over 2.2 innings before the rains came and delayed the game. It was unfortunate for the Marauders that play resumed, because that 4-0 deficit was already too big for them to overcome.
Owen Sharts, Dominic Perachi, Julian Bosnic, Yunior Thibo and Ryan Harbin threw shutout ball over the final 5.1 innings on three hits and two walks.
Bradenton got a walk from Jesus Castillo in the fourth inning. Rodolfo Nolasco followed two batters later with a two-run homer, his third of the season. Not only was that the only offense for the Marauders, it was also their only hit. Castillo drew three walks, while everyone else had one hit and two walks total.
Bradenton struck out 17 times in this game, with everyone in the starting lineup contributing at least one. Termarr Johnson was having a very good week, but it ended on an 0-for-4 day, with three strikeouts. He had five hits and six walks this week.
DSL/FCL
The schedules for the Dominican Summer League and Florida Complex League have been released.
