Tres Gonzalez, Tsung-Che Cheng and Hudson Head had good games for Greensboro, but the bullpen blew a ninth-inning lead. Kyle Nicolas struck out ten but still didn’t have a good start. Jared Triolo saw his first action of the year. Indianapolis was rained out.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Prospect Watch: Anthony Solometo Tosses Shutout Ball; Jackson Glenn Homers Three Times
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS @ TOLEDO
Game Recap:
Indianapolis’ game at Toledo was rained out. They’ll try to play two tomorrow.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
ALTOONA @ RICHMOND
Final Score: Richmond 6, Altoona (10-10)
Altoona Starter: Kyle Nicolas
Pitching Line: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Liover Peguero 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, 3 SB
- Henry Davis 2-5
- Matt Gorski 2-4
- Lolo Sanchez 3-4, 2 2B, SB
Game Recap:
Kyle Nicolas fanned ten but still had a poor start as Altoona lost to Richmond, 6-2. This is the continuing saga with Nicolas, as he shows swing-and-miss stuff but doesn’t get good results. He allowed eight hits and five runs over five innings. It’s not even a control problem; he threw 64 of 96 pitches for strikes.
Nick Dombkowski and Cam Junker each threw a scoreless inning. Tahnaj Thomas, who’s not having a good year so far, gave up a run on two hits and two walks in his inning.
The Curve offense had lots of chances, thanks to nine hits, five walks and five steals, but went 3-for-15 with RISP. Liover Peguero, who seems to be turning things around a little, reached three times on a double and two walks, and stole three bases. He’s 9-for-10 stealing bases on the year. Henry Davis had two singles and struck out three times. Lolo Sanchez had two doubles and a single, and Matt Gorski had two hits.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GREENSBORO @ WINSTON-SALEM
Final Score: Winston-Salem 8, Greensboro (14-8) 7
Greensboro Starter: Bubba Chandler
Pitching Line: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Tsung-Che Cheng 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, SB
- Hudson Head 3-4, 2B, 2 3B
- Tres Gonzalez 2-4, HR (1), 3 RBI
- Will Matthiessen 1-4, HR (2)
- Will Kobos 2.2 IP, 4 K
Game Recap:
Greensboro blew a three-run, ninth-inning lead and lost to Winston-Salem, 8-7.
Bubba Chandler had an uneven start. He allowed four hits and three walks over five and a third innings. That’s not bad, but it amounted to four runs, three earned. Will Kobos followed, retiring all eight batters he faced, four on strikes. Jack Carey came on for the ninth with a 7-4 lead, but after retiring the first hitter let four straight reach base. Cy Nielsen relieved and got a second out, but gave up a walkoff, two-run double.
Tres Gonzalez hit the ground running after his promotion from Bradenton. He drove in three runs with an RBI single and a two-run home run. He’d had one longball before the move up. Hudson Head also had a big day, belting a double and two triples. Tsung-Che Cheng reached base four times on a double, single and two walks. His OPS is up to .955. Will Matthiessen hit his second home run of the year.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
BRADENTON @ TAMPA
Final Score: Bradenton (14-8) 5, Tampa 2
Bradenton Starter: Dominic Perachi
Pitching Line: 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Termarr Johnson 1-4, 2B
- Rodolfo Nolasco 1-3, 2B, HBP
- Shalin Polanco 1-3, HR (1), HBP
Game Recap:
Bradenton got only three hits but beat Tampa anyway, 5-2.
Dominic Perachi allowed just three hits and a walk over five scoreless innings. He fanned six. Perachi didn’t exactly fill the strike zone, throwing only 39 of 72 pitches for strikes, but he got it done anyway.
The Marauders made the most of their few hits. With two on via walks in the third, Termarr Johnson and Rodolfo Nolasco hit back-to-back doubles to bring in three runs. The other two runs came on Shalin Polanco’s first home run of the season. Johnson struck out his other three times up. So far this year, he’s fanned ten times in 21 plate appearances.
Ryan Harbin relieved Perachi and gave up two runs, one earned. Julian Bosnic and Mike Walsh combined for two and a third scoreless innings.
Jared Triolo began his rehab from hamate surgery. He played eight innings at third and went 0-for-3 with a walk.
