Carlos Jimenez pitched five shutout innings for the Bradenton Marauders on Saturday night. The start extended a hot streak for the 22-year-old right-hander, who now has a 1.71 ERA in 26.1 innings since the start of July.
Jimenez has one of the best changeups in the system, and that was working for him on Saturday. He threw the pitch 22 times, getting nine whiffs on ten swings, with three called strikes, leading to a 55% called and swinging strike rate. His fastball sat 94.3 MPH, touching 96.1, and had two whiffs on 16 swings, with ten called strikes (34% CSW). He also threw 12 curveballs, getting one whiff and one called strike.
The biggest thing that has held Jimenez back is his control. He limits runs due to being difficult to hit. This was his third start in a row where he walked three batters in five innings or less. He has improved over the last six weeks, after walking over a batter an inning in the first two months of the season.
Jimenez has a 3.52 ERA in 61.1 innings this year, with 78 strikeouts and a .188 average against.
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS lost 3-0
- RHP Thomas Harrington: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR
- PH-2B Nick Yorke: 1-for-2
- 2B-3B Alika Williams: 1-for-4, 2B
- 1B Malcom Nunez: 1-for-4, 2B
- RHP Isaac Mattson: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Thomas Harrington allowed solo homers in the first and fifth innings, but otherwise allowed two hits, two walks, and struck out five in his second start at the Triple-A level. He allowed a walk and a single with two outs in the fifth, before Isaac Mattson bailed him out. Mattson pitched three more innings, allowing one run. Nick Yorke entered the game as a pinch hitter and extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
STATCAST HEROES
Harrington saw 91.6 MPH, touching 93.8 with his fastball. He had three whiffs and five called strikes on the pitch, for a 26% CSW. His sweeper was thrown for seven called strikes, with one whiff (40% CSW). His curveball had three whiffs on five swings, with two more called strikes (29% CSW). His slider had one whiff and two called strikes on ten pitches (30% CSW). He threw three changeups, getting one whiff and one called strike. The hardest hit ball for Indianapolis was the single by Yorke, going 100.4 MPH.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
ALTOONA lost 10-4
- RHP Emmanuel Chapman: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
- C Carter Bins: 1-for-4, HR, RBI
- 2B Tsung-Che Cheng: 2-for-4
- 3B Jackson Glenn: 2-for-4
- LF Yoyner Fajardo: 1-for-4, BB
Emmanuel Chapman got the start, throwing three shutout innings. Altoona allowed all ten runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Sammy Siani went hitless, snapping his streak of seven games in a row with multiple hits. Yoyner Fajardo extended his hitting streak to eight games. Carter Bins hit his eighth homer of the year.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GREENSBORO lost game one 7-4
- RHP Carlson Reed: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
- CF Mitch Jebb: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
- LF Hudson Head: 1-for-4, HR, RBI
- DH Josiah Sightler: 1-for-3, HR, BB, 2 RBI
- SS Maikol Escotto: 2-for-3, SB
Carlson Reed has had an interesting start to his time in High-A. His debut was cut short by rain, after 3.1 shutout innings. He allowed four runs in the first inning of this game, which all came after a two-out error. Reed pitched four scoreless after that. Hudson Head hit his 11th homer of the season. Josiah Sightler hit his 13th homer. Both homers led to a four run fourth inning, for the only offense in game one. Mitch Jebb stole his 33rd base of the season.
GREENSBORO won game two 2-1
- RHP Garrett McMillan: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
- 2B Mitch Jebb: 1-for-3
- 3B Maikol Escotto: 1-for-3
- SS Kalae Harrison: 1-for-3, RBI
- RHP Darvin Garcia: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Greensboro had a bullpen game in game two, led by five combined shutout innings from Garrett McMillan and Darvin Garcia. McMillan was drafted in the 14th round last year, and has six innings with no earned runs in his first two appearances in High-A. The two runs scored in the bottom of the eighth. One came in on a wild pitch, scoring Mitch Jebb from third. Kalae Harrison hit an RBI single to give Greensboro the eventual winning run.
SINGLE-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
BRADENTON won 4-1, led by the start from Carlos Jimenez.
- SS Javier Rivas: 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI
- DH Keiner Delgado: 2-for-4
- C Axiel Plaz: 1-for-4
- 1B Justin Miknis: 1-for-4
- RHP Peyton Stumbo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Javier Rivas hit a three run homer in the fourth inning, for his 11th of the season. Keiner Delgado picked up two of the five hits for Bradenton on the night. Peyton Stumbo relieved Jimenez with two shutout innings.
STATCAST HEROES
The home run from Rivas traveled 407 feet at 105.1 MPH. Axiel Plaz hit a single at 104.9 MPH. Justin Miknis had a single at 101.7 MPH. Yordany De Los Santos had two hard hit outs at 103.8 and 101.5 MPH.
ROOKIE: DSL PIRATES BLACK
DSL PIRATES BLACK lost 2-1
- RHP Dariel Florentino: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
- CF Iverson Allen: 1-for-1
- 3B Deshandro Tromp: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI
Dariel Florentino was signed in June, and has spent most of this season as a reliever. He moved to the rotation this month, and had his best outing of the year today. Iverson Allen picked up a hit in his lone at-bat of the game.
ROOKIE: DSL PIRATES GOLD
DSL PIRATES GOLD won 3-2
- CF Edward Florentino: 1-for-1, BB
- RF-CF Cristian Jauregui: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
- C Joseph Sequera: 1-for-2, 2B
Cristian Jauregui picked up his third double of the season. Joseph Sequera hit his fifth double.
SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE
- Triple-A: Indianapolis, 7:05 PM – TBD
- Double-A: Altoona, 1:00 PM – TBD
- High-A: Greensboro, 2:00 PM – TBD
- Single-A: Bradenton, 12:10 PM – RHP Carlos Castillo (0-0, 9.00)
