Indianapolis Indians 13,  Buffalo Bison  4
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The Indianapolis Indians exploded for two big innings, as they stampeded the Buffalo Bison at Coca-Cola Park in Buffalo, NY tonight.  The Tribe took advantage of 3 physical errors, plus several mental errors by the Bison, and scored their 13 runs on only 10 hits, leaving only 2 runners on base.  

Buffalo starter Josh Stinson faced the Indians on May 17th here in Indianapolis, and he did not have a good outing.  He allowed 4 runs in the 1st inning, one in the 3rd, and 3 more in the 5th inning, as the Indians won the game 10-1, posting 16 hits.  In that game, Stinson lasted 4.2 innings before being relieved.  

Tonight, the Indians were even less kind to Stinson.  He got through the 1st inning unscathed, allowing a single up the middle by SS Chase d'Arnaud, then removed d'Arnaud from the bases with a double play.  It was in the 2nd inning that the wheels fell off for Stinson.  1B John Bowker began the fun with a double through into right field.  3B Matt Hague reached base safely when 1B Valentino Pascucci could not handle a low throw to first base, and Bowker moved to third base.  RF Andrew Lambo bounced to Pascucci, who wanted to throw to the plate, but Pascucci hesitated and got himself set before making the throw.  The hesitation was just enough to let Bowker slide into the plate ahead of the throw, for the Indians' first run.  That left Hague and Lambo on base, and brought up C Eric Fryer.  Fryer (photo) made it a 4-0 game when he took the first pitch he saw over the left field wall on a no-doubt-about-it 3-run homer.  

CF Gorkys Hernandez followed the homer with a smash off the wall in the right-center gap, and raced all the way to third base, credited with a triple, when the Bison CF Fernando Martinez had trouble hitting his cut-off man on the throw in.  Tribe starter Justin Wilson hit his second RBI double of the season into left field, scoring Hernandez easily.  A wild pitch put Wilson on third base, and a walk to d'Arnaud gave the Indians runners on the corners.  D'Arnaud stole second base on strike three when 2B Brian Friday struck out.  LF Alex Presley walked to load the bases.  That brought up Bowker again, and Bowker's second double of the inning, going into the left-center field gap, cleared the bases to give the Indians an 8-0 lead.  That sent Stinson to the showers.  Reliever Brian Sweeney got Hague to pop out, then former Indy Indian C Raul Chavez picked Bowker off second base to end the inning.  

The Pirates draft picks for the 2011 draft.....   
Gerrit Cole was selected in the first round on Monday night.  Rounds 2 - 30 were chosen on Tuesday, and the rest will go on Wednesday.


1. Gerrit Cole -- RHP -- UCLA (jr)
2. Josh Bell   --  RF --  
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The Pirates draft picks for the 2011 draft.....   
We'll keep it updated with the signings when they come along....


1. Gerrit Cole        --    RHP --     UCLA (jr)
2. Josh Bell   --            RF --      Jesuit College Prep, TX
3. Alex Dickerson --      1B  --      Indiana University (jr)
4. Colten Brewer  --      RHP  -    Canton HS, TX         SIGNED -- 6/20
5. Tyler Glasnow  --      RHP  --    Hart HS,  CA

6. Daniel Gamache  --    3B  --     Auburn Univ   (jr)  -- SIGNED --  6/12
7. Jake Burnette  --       RHP  --    Buford HS,  GA
8. Jason Creasy  --        RHP   --   Clayton HS,  NC
9. Clay Holmes   --        RHP --     Slocomb HS,  AL
10. Taylor Lewis  --          CF   --   Univ Maine Orono,  (jr) -- SIGNED -- 6/13

11. Jo-El  Bennett-Lowe    CF --     Houston Academy, AL
12.  Condon Myles   --     CF  --     South Grand Prairie HS,  TX
13.  Brandon Platts  --     RHP --    Mason City HS,  IA
14.  Jordan Dunatov  --    OF  --     Horizon HS,  AZ
15.  Kody Watts  --         RHP --    Skyview HS,  WA

16.  Eric Skoglund  --    LHP --       Sarasota HS,  FL
17.  Aaron Brown    --    RF   --      Chatsworth HS,  CA
18.  Josh Poytress  --     LHP  --     Fresno State  (jr)       SIGNED  -- 6/22
19.  Mike Nunez  --       RHP  --      Salmen HS,  LA
20.  Trea Turner  --       SS   --       Park Vista Community HS, FL

21.  Alex Fuselier   --     CF  --        Univ Louisiana Layfayette   (jr)  SIGNED  --  6/17
22.  Michael Jefferson --  LHP --     Louisiana Tech  (sr)               SIGNED -- 6/18
23.  Jordan Cooper  --    RHP  --     Kentucky  (so)           SIGNED  --  6/22
24.  Brian Sharp  --        SS    --    California Baptist Univ  (jr)   SIGNED --  6/15
25.  Josh Martin    --      RHP --     Samford Univ    (jr)

26.  Nicholas  Flair   --    SS   --     Belle Chasse HS,  LA
27.  Ryan Hornback    --   C  --     San Jacinto College North  (J2)  SIGNED -- 6/28
28.  Jeffrey Zajac   --       LHP  --   Walker Valley HS,  TN
29.  Kirk Singer  --          SS    --  Cal State Long Beach  (jr)    SIGNED -- 6/ 13
30.  Matt Benedict  --  RHP   -- Western Carolina  Univ  (sr)    SIGNED  -- 6/13

31.  Derek Trent  --          C    --    East Tennessee St. Univ.  (sr)  SIGNED-- 6/13
32.  David Jagoditsh   --   RHP  --  Pima CC  (J2)                      SIGNED --  6/18
33.  Christopher Lashmet  -- 3B  --  Northwestern U (sr)             SIGNED --  6/21
34.  Juan Rosado  --        1B    --   Louisiana State Eunice  (J1)
35.  Reid Mathews --        2B   --    Dobyns Bennett HS  TN

36.  Isaac Ballou --          CF   --    Marshall Univ  (so)
37.  Rodarrick Jones  --    LF   --     Southern Univ  (jr)
38.  Douglas Crumlich --    SS --     Univ of California Irvine  (jr)
39.  Rand Ravnaas  --       LF  --     Georgetown Univ  (jr)
40.  Raphael Rhymes --     2B --      Louisiana State Univ (so)

41.  Jon Schwind--           C   --     Marist College  (jr)     SIGNED  --  6/17
42.  Nicholas Hibbing  --   RHP --    Lakes Community HS  (IL)
43.  William Argo  --         CF  --     University of Illinois (jr)
44.  Bobby LeCount  --     3B --      Edmonds Comm Coll  (J2)
45.  Robert Ingram --       LHP --     Yavapai College  (J1)

46.  Jeff Schalk --            RF  --      Wheaton North HS,  IL
47. Jordan Deluca --         CF --      Tussey Mountain HS,  PA
48.  Zachary Thompson --  RHP --   Grace Prep Academy, TX
49.  Austin White --          3B  --      Arkansas HS,  AR
50.  Zechariah Lemond --  RHP  --    Waltrip HS,  TX

Tonight it's the Bradenton Marauders who have a scheduled night off....

 
Altoona Curve  10,  Erie SeaWolves  5
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The Curve posted 13 hits, with CF Starling Marte leading the barrage with 3 of them.  The Curve jumped out to a 6-0 lead with 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st and 4 more in the 2nd.  2B Brock Holt opened the bottom of the 1st with a double into center field.  Marte's ground out moved Holt to third base, and he scored on SS Jordy Mercer's single into left field.  Mercer advanced to second base on a ground out by LF Quincy Latimore, and he scored on 1B Matt Curry's RBI single.  

The 2nd inning began with a walk by C Tony Sanchez, followed by a ground-rule double by DH Kris Watts.  Both runners held their place on a short fly out and a strike out, then Marte singled, driving in Sanchez.  Marte stole second base, and the Erie pitcher threw a wild pitch, allowing Watts to score.  A 2-run homer by Mercer brought in Marte and gave the Curve the 6-0 lead.  

Erie got two of the runs back in the top of the 3rd off starter Jeff Locke.  A single and a hit batter gave the SeaWolves 2 runners on base with 2 outs.  The lead runner came in on a fielding error by Mercer, then a single plated the second unearned run of the inning.  A double, a fielding error by Latimore, and a sacrifice fly gave Erie a third run in the 4th inning.

The Curve kept adding on.  Watts blasted a solo homer in the 3rd.  In the 5th, Curry doubled, then scored on Sanchez's line drive single into center field, and the Curve led 8-3.  Sanchez also stole second base and went to third on a throwing error, but was left there when Watts struck out.  

Locke pitched 6 innings and allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits, no walks, while striking out 8 batters.  Tim Alderson came on in relief to begin the 7th, but he got into trouble right away.  With one out, he gave up a single and three consecutive walks, driving in a run.  Michael Dubee replaced Alderson, and he got the next batter to ground out, but that brought in another run, also charged to Alderson.  Dubee ended the inning with a strikeout.  Dubee also pitched a scoreless 8th inning, allowing 2 singles.  Noah Krol pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 9th.

Altoona rallied one more time in the bottom of the 8th.  With one out, Watts was hit by a pitch, and RF Brad Chalk ripped a triple into right field, easily scoring Watts.  Chalk scored on Holt's RBI single, and Marte also added a single -- his third of the game.