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Milledge Homers Twice in Hillcats’ Loss

Analysis
Wednesday's games in the Pirates' minor league organization:


GCL Bradenton Pirates 3, �GCL Blue Jays 2

The Pirates broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the bottom of the 8th inning, to take the game from the Jays. �1B Gemmy Gonzalez singled to lead off the 8th inning, and rehabbing 3B Neil Walker was hit by a pitch. �Walker was replaced by pinch runner John Gourley (hopefully just because Gourley is faster than Walker and not because Walker was injured). �C Ramon Cabrera dropped down a sacrifice bunt, and the Blue Jay's catcher scooped it up and fired to second base -- where his second baseman missed the catch, loading the bases with Pirates. �A sacrifice fly by 1B Gerlis Rodriguez brought in Gonzalez with the go-ahead run. �

Reliever Jhonatan Ramos, who had retired the side in order in the 7th and 8th innings, did the same in the 9th inning, to earn the win for the Pirates. �Tom Boleska, also on a rehab assignment, started the game for the Pirates and pitched 3 innings. �He gave up an unearned run in the first on a single, a walk, and a throwing error. �He allowed another run in the 3rd inning on a double, a ground out, and a single. �Mitch Fienemann pitched the middle 3 innings, allowing only one walk. �The three hits allowed by Boleska were the only hits the Pirates' pitchers allowed.

The Pirates scored their first two runs in the 2nd inning. �LF Rogelio Noris and Gerlis Rodriguez led off with back-to-back singles, and another single by SS Benjamin Gonzalez plated Noris. �A fourth single, by another rehabber, 2B Greg Picart, scored Rodriguez. �



Potomac Nationals �8, �Lynchburg Hillcats �4

Home runs accounted for all of the Hillcats' runs -- two by LF Lastings Milledge, and one by 3B Jordy Mercer. �Milledge put the Hillcats onto the scoreboard right away in the top of the 1st with his first home run, a solo shot over the left field wall. �The Nationals came back with 4 runs in the 3rd inning, on two doubles, a walk, and two singles. �

The Hillcats got one of the runs back in the 6th inning, when Mercer homered. �The homer was followed with a single by 1B Matt Hague, and walks to C Kris Watts and RF Jared Keel. �But with the bases loaded, a pop out and a fly out ended the inning and no further runs scored. �Then in the 7th, SS Chase D'Arnaud led off with a walk, and Milledge blasted his second home run, this one over the right-center field wall to tie the score at 4-4.

Hillcats' starter Matt McSwain pitched the first 6 innings of the game, allowing those 4 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks, with 2 strikeouts. �Paul Mildren relieved McSwain to begin the 7th inning, and that's when the P-Nats�re-took the lead, on a 2-run homer of their own. �They added two more in the 8th, with another 2-run homer. �RJ Rodriguez got the last two outs of the 8th to�finish the inning for Mildren. �


Augusta Greenjackets 8, �West Virginia Power �2

Once again, the Power were able to put base runners on, but not get enough of them around to score, as they out-hit Augusta 8-7. �The Power scored one run after 2 outs in the 3rd inning. �SS Adenson Chourio walked and�LF Quincy Latimore singled. Chourio stole third base, and then scored when CF Robbie Grossman singled for an RBI. �A walk to 1B Erik Huber loaded the bases, but all three runners were left stranded when a fly out ended the inning. �The Power also left runners stranded in the 2nd, 5th, and 9th innings. �They scored again in the 7th inning on a double by RF Austin McClune and an RBI single by 2B Danny Bomback. �

Starter Rafael De Los Santos pitched 4 innings and allowed 5 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks. �A double, a bunt, and an RBI ground out scored one run in the 1st inning. �Two walks, a single, and a 2-RBI double brought in 2 runs in the 2nd inning. �De Los Santos retired the side in order in the 3rd, but then gave up 2 more runs in the 4th, on two singles, two walks, and an RBI ground out. �Casey Erickson pitched two innings in relief of De Los Santos, striking out 4 batters. �The only base runner to reach in those two innings came on a throwing error by Erickson. �Duke Welker took the mound for the 7th inning, and gave up a 3-run homer after a single and a walk. �



Tri-City ValleyCats 10, � State College Spikes �4

Two 4-run innings by the ValleyCats doomed the Spikes tonight. �The first came in the 3rd inning, with starter Tyler Cox on the mound. �Cox had held the ValleyCats to just one hit over the first 2 innings, but 4 singles and a wild pitch brought in one run. �A fielding error by 3B Pat Irvine allowed 2 more runs to score, and a sacrifice fly plated the fourth run. �Two walks, a single, and a throwing error, also by Irvine, scored another run in the 5th inning. �

The Spikes got onto the scoreboard in the 4th inning. �CF Evan Chambers and 1B Aaron Baker both singled, and a sacrifice fly by RF David Rubinstein scored Chambers. �They added another run in the 6th inning, when SS Brock Holt led off with a double and went to third base on a wild pitch. �DH Kyle Morgan's RBI ground out scored Holt.

It wasn't enough to keep up with Tri-City, though. �Mike Felix relieved Tyler Cox in the bottom of the 6th inning. �He gave up 2 walks, 3 singles, a sacrifice fly, and made a throwing error himself, accounting for another 4 runs for the ValleyCats. �Felix also gave up a walk and a single to begin the 7th inning, and he was relieved by Zachary Foster, who ended the inning without allowing a run in. �Teddy Fallon pitched the 8th inning, and gave up one more run on a single, a walk, and a ground out with a throwing error. �

The Spikes added two more runs in the top of the 8th. �Brock Holt singled, and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. �He scored from second base on Kyle Morgan's RBI single. �Aaron Baker walked, then David Rubinstein singled up the middle. �Morgan scored on the play, but Baker was thrown out at the plate. �



Garrett Jones Should Swing From His Heels Every AB

Analysis
Garrett Jones turned 28 last month. He has spent most of the last year-and-a-half in the minors. During that time he has consistently put...

Hillcats and Power Leave Too Many on Base; Spikes Shut Out

Analysis
The Indy Indians and the Altoona Curve are on their All-Star Breaks today.

Walker Homers for Bradenton; Singh Earns First Win

Analysis
The majors and the AAA leagues are in their All-Star Breaks, but most of the rest of the minors are playing.

Thoughts of a once sane fan – The blown lead

Analysis
I had a pretty full schedule on Saturday night, so I didn't expect to catch much of the Pirates' game in Philadelphia. At one...

Indians Slide into All-Star Break with a Loss

Analysis
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Futures Wait Out the Rain; Morgan Homers Twice for Spikes

Analysis
Futures Game:
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World 7, US 5


Two Pirates' minor leaguers participated in the Futures' Game, held today in St. Louis as part of the All-Star Week festivities.

Happ, Feliz Help Phils Complete Sweep

Analysis
The Pirates limped into the All-Star break having been swept by their cross-state rivals. Pedro Feliz poked a first inning grand slam and J.A....

Capps Torched in 9th as Phils Stage Comeback

Analysis
Mark this one down as devastating. Carrying a 7-3 lead heading into the 9th, Matt Capps was summoned from the bullpen to finish out...

Indians and MudHens Split Double Header

Analysis
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A double header at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio

Game 1
Indianapolis Indians 7,

Cardiac ‘Cats Win With Homers, Curve Come From Behind

Analysis
Saturday action in the Pirates' minor league organization:
The West Virginia Power and the Delmarva Shorebirds had the last game of their series rained out.

Cardiac ‘Cats Win With Homers, Curve Come From Behind

Analysis
Saturday action in the Pirates' minor league organization:
The West Virginia Power and the Delmarva Shorebirds had the last game of their series rained out. �Since the two teams are not scheduled to meet again this season, the game will not be made up. �



GCL Tigers 8, GCL Bradenton Pirates 1

In a late-morning game, the Bradenton Pirates collected 9 hits but could only push one run across the plate. �Rehabbing 2B Greg Picart had 3 of the 9 hits, including a double. �Another rehabbing infielder, 3B Neil Walker, also had a hit. �The Pirates' only run came in the 2nd inning, when CF Wesley Freeman led off with a single, and scored on RF Melvin De La Cruz's RBI double. �The Pirates had three other innings when they had two runners on base, but never got a base runner past second base.

Meanwhile, the Pirates' pitching staff was not having a good day. �Starter Ron Uviedo, also on a rehab assignment, gave up one run in the 1st inning on a double and two singles. �He then gave up a double and a single with one out in the 2nd inning, before being removed from the game. �Rinku Singh was brought in to deal with the jam, and had his toughest professional appearance yet. �The first thing he faced was a double steal, as a runner stole home and another stole second base -- which may be something Singh had never even seen before. �He struck out the first batter, then gave up a double, scoring another run (charged to Uviedo). �Next came a wild pitch, two walks, and two singles, and the Tigers had a total of 5 runs in the inning, three charged to Singh. �

Edgar Gutierrez took the mound for the next 4 innings, and allowed one run to score in the 4th, on a walk, a stolen base, a single, and a sacrifice fly. �Sandobal Septimo pitched the final 3 innings for the Pirates, and he also allowed one more run, on a solo homer in the top of the 9th. �


Jamestown Jammers 5, State College Spikes 0

One big bad inning was all it took to doom the Spikes. �Starter�Ricardo Paulino pitched 4 scoreless innings, working out of a bases-loaded jam in the 1st, and then allowing only a ground-rule double over his next three innings. �Nelson Pereira pitched a scoreless 5th, but then came the 6th: �a single, a double, and a walk loaded the bases. �The second strikeout of the inning gave everyone a glimmer of hope. �Then a grad slam cleared the bases and gave the Jammers a 4-0 lead. �They added another run in the 7th on a single, a stolen base, and two wild pitches by Pereira. �Zachary Foster relieved Pereira to end the inning. �Then Brandon Holden pitched a scoreless 8th inning, and Teddy Fallon got out of a bases-loaded jam for a scoreless 9th. �

The Spikes were held to just 3 hits of their own in the game. �After going down in order for the first 3 innings, 2B Ty Summerlin reached base in the 4th on a fielding error -- and was promptly caught stealing second base. �3B�Pat Irvine recorded the Spikes' first hit with a triple in the 5th, but was left stranded 90 feet from the plate. �Pinch hitter Butch Biela also got as far as third base, but no further, in the 8th inning. �He singled, went to second on a passed ball and on to third on a ground out. �The only inning in which the Spikes had two base runners on at the same time was in the 9th, when SS Andy Vasquez singled and CF Evan Chambers walked. �But they too were left stranded as a fly out and a ground out ended the game. �



Lynchburg Hillcats 7, Winston-Salem Dash 6 �(10 innings)

Two solo homers gave the Cardiac 'Cats the win in extras tonight. �Going into the top of the 9th, the Hillcats were trailing the Dash 6-5, and since the Dash had caught up in the bottom of the 7th, the Hillcats had only managed a walk by 1B Matt Hague and a double by C Kris Watts. �Then LF Alex Presley retied the game with a lead-off home run, his 3rd blast of the season, in the top of the 9th. �The next three Lynchburg batters went down in order. �With closer RJ Rodriguez on the mound, the Dash had only a lone single in the bottom of the 9th. Then DH Jared Keel broke the tie in the top of the 10th with a one-out bomb over the left field wall. �All that remained was for reliever Harvey Garcia to mop up with three quick outs, including two strikeouts, in the bottom of the inning, and the Hillcats had another miraculous win. �

Lynchburg had jumped out to a good start in the game, with a 3-run 1st inning. �SS Chase D'Arnaud and Alex Presley opened the game with back-to-back walks, and a wild pitch moved them up a base each. �After a pop up and a strikeout, a walk to Kris Watts loaded the bases, and another wild pitch allowed D'Arnaud to score. �Jamie Romak reached base on a fielding error at third, and bot Presley and Watts came in to score --three runs on no hits.

The second inning did not get any better for the Dash pitcher. �He again walked the first two batters he faced, this time 3B Eddie Prasch and CF Jose De Los Santos. �Another walk to D'Arnaud and two passed balls brought Prasch across the plate, and a sacrfice fly by SS Jo rdy Mercer scored De Los Santos, and the Hillcats led 5-0, still without having recorded a hit. �In fact, they didn't have a hit until Prasch led off the 4th with a single. �

Then Hillcats' starter Chi-Hung Cheng started having some trouble. �He had worked out of a jam in the 1st inning and made use of a timely double play. �But in the 2nd inning, he gave up a single, a 2-run homer, and a triple, though that last runner was left on base. �Hillcats 5, Dash 2.

Cheng settled down for the next two innings, allowing just two singles and a walk. �But the 5th inning began with a single, a walk, and a 3-run home run to tie the game, and two more singles after that. �Cheng exited after 5 innings of work, having allowed 5 runs on 12 hits and 2 walks. �

Moises Robles relieved Cheng to begin the 6th, and he allowed an unearned run on a 3-base fielding error by CF Jose De Los Santos and a sacrifice fly. �The score remained 6-5 in favor of the Dash until Presley and Keel worked their magic in the 9th and 10th innings. �



Altoona Curve 5, Bowie BaySox 4

The Curve recorded 11 hits, led by a 3-hit performance by 1B Miles Durham, and scored 4 runs in the 4th inning to get past the BaySox. �Starter Danny Moskos earned his 6th win of the season with 5 innings of work, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks. �He gave up one run in the bottom of the 1st inning on two singles, and an RBI grounder. The Curve tied it up in the top of the 2nd, when LF Jeff Corsaletti reached on a throwing error, and then moved around the bases courtesy of singles by Miles Durham and C Steve Lerud. �With the bases loaded, a sacrifice fly by 2B Ray Chang scored Corsaletti, and the game was tied at 1-1.

In the 3rd inning, a double, a walk, and a 3-run homer gave the BaySox a 4-1 lead. �Once again, the Curve came back in the next inning, this time taking the lead. �Four doubles, by DH Jason Delaney, Miles Durham, 3B Angel Gonzalez, and SS Brian Friday, plus a single by Ray Chang had Curve base runners zipping around the diamond, with RBI for Durham, Chang, Gonzalez, and Friday. �

The Curve threatened again in the 6th inning, when a single by Durham, a double by Lerud, and a walk to Friday loaded the bases, but a new relief pitcher and a ground out ended the inning without a run scoring. �

Dustin Molleken pitched 3 scoreless innings of relief, scattering 3 hits and striking out 2 batters. �Michael Dubee earned his first save of the season with the Curve with a scoreless 9th inning. �



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