Four night games on the schedule. Henry Davis continued his strong season in an Altoona victory. Top pitching prospects Thomas Harrington and Anthony Solometo were both on the mound.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Prospect Watch: Sean Sullivan Has Another Good Start, Bradenton Rallies to Win
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS @ ST. PAUL
Final Score: St Paul 2, Indianapolis 1
Indianapolis Starter: Hunter Stratton (0-0, 2.35)
Pitching Line: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Nick Gonzales 1-for-4
- Endy Rodriguez 0-for-4
- Jared Triolo 1-for-4
- Malcom Nunez 1-for-3, HR, RBI
- Ryan Vilade 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB
Game Recap:
Reliever Hunter Stratton got the start for Indianapolis on Friday night. He allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in two innings, while throwing 16 of 30 pitches for strikes. He came into the day with a 2.35 ERA in 15.1 innings, though it came with a 1.83 WHIP.
Starter Osvaldo Bido took over in the third inning. He had a terrific outing, throwing five shutout innings on four hits, no walks and four strikeouts. It didn’t go quite as smooth as that sounds, as he also hit three batters. He threw 55 of 88 pitches for strikes.
Yerry De Los Santos tossed a scoreless eighth, but Indianapolis lost 2-1.
The Indians scored their only run on a third inning homer by Malcom Nunez, his third of the season. Ryan Vilade had a good day, collecting a double and two walks. Everyone else went 3-for-23 with three singles and one walk.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
ALTOONA VS AKRON
Final Score: Altoona 2, Akron 1
Altoona Starter: Aaron Shortridge (2-2, 4.91)
Pitching Line: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Liover Peguero 2-for-5, 2B
- Matt Fraizer 0-for-4
- Henry Davis 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
- Matt Gorski 1-for-4
Game Recap:
Aaron Shortridge had a terrific outing on Friday, throwing six shutout innings on four hits, one walk and three strikeouts. He threw 52 of 81 pitches for strikes. He lowered his season ERA almost a full run, going from 4.91 down to a 3.98 mark.
Matt Eckelman took over in the seventh. He threw shutout ball in his first inning, then allowed a run in the eighth to tie the game. Juan Minaya stranded two inherited runners to end the eighth, then tossed a scoreless ninth. Oliver Garcia got the win with a shutout frame in the tenth.
Henry Davis reached base on a double, single and a walk. He got on base again in the tenth, which shows up as a ground out in the boxscore, but it was a walk-off grounder that gave Altoona a 2-1 victory. Jacob Gonzalez singled home Davis in the fourth with the first run of the game. Davis now has a .310 average and a 1.132 OPS. He played right field in this game.
Liover Peguero had a single and his sixth double. Gonzalez had two hits. Connor Scott had a single, walk and his third steal.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GREENSBORO VS JERSEY SHORE
Final Score: Greensboro 6, Jersey Shore 4
Greensboro Starter: Anthony Solometo (0-2, 3.96)
Pitching Line: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 6 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Jase Bowen 1-for-4, 2 SB
- Hudson Head 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI
- Maikol Escotto 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Sammy Siani 0-for-3, BB, SB
Game Recap:
Anthony Solometo had some rough control on Friday night, which led to him walking six batters, while throwing more balls than strikes. He went 4.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits, to go along with those six walks and six strikeouts. He threw just 44 strikes in 91 pitches. His ERA actually went down two points in the game, giving him a 3.94 mark and 40 strikeouts in 29.2 innings.
Santiago Florez took over in the fifth and recorded the final out, while stranding an inherited runner. He threw a scoreless sixth, before giving way to Eddy Yean, who allowed a run in his only frame. Will Kobos continued to dominate High-A hitters, throwing two no-hit innings with four strikeouts. He has thrown 16.1 scoreless innings on four hits, while striking out 20 batters.
Greensboro got a huge hit early when Hudson Head hit his third homer of the season, a three-run shot. Mike Jarvis doubled home a run in the fourth, then Maikol Escotto doubled in two runs in the sixth.
Jase Bowen had a single, two steals and an outfield assist. Sammy Siani had a walk, a steal and an outfield assist. Will Matthiessen had three walks and two runs scored.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
BRADENTON VS LAKELAND
Final Score: Lakeland 3, Bradenton 2
Bradenton Starter: Thomas Harrington (4-0, 3.65)
Pitching Line: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Jesus Castillo 2-for-4, 3B, RBI, HBP
- Shalin Polanco 0-for-4, BB
- Rodolfo Nolasco 1-for-5
- Javier Rivas 0-for-5
- Enmanuel Terrero 0-for-5
Game Recap:
Thomas Harrington was cruising through his night until they had a lightning delay, which went too long for him to continue to pitch. He ended up with three shutout innings on one hit, no walks and four strikeouts. He threw 28 of 40 pitches for strikes.
Blake Cederlind followed Harrington with his first pitching appearance since he played for the Pirates in 2020. It didn’t go well, but just that he was finally out there was significant enough. He gave up two runs in his only inning on two walks, a hit batter and two balks. Cederlind threw 12 of 27 pitches for strikes.
Julian Bosnic took over next. He threw two shutout innings, with one walk and four strikeouts. Ryan Harbin joined the game in the seventh inning. He was strong for two shutout/no-hit innings, striking out five batters. Michael Fulgencio had the ninth, throwing a scoreless inning to give Bradenton a chance while down one run.
The Marauders got their first run on a seventh inning triple by Jesus Castillo. A catcher’s interference call in the bottom of the ninth led to a game-tying double by Omar Alfonzo with two outs.
After the dramatic comeback, Fulgencio balked home the winning run in the tenth. All three Lakeland runs scored on balks.
The human windmills were in full effect during this game, with 30 total strikeouts. They also combined to go 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position.
