All night games tonight, highlighted by Mike Burrows starting in Altoona. His 2.27 ERA ranks fourth in the Eastern League. His 0.95 WHIP is sixth in the league, just 0.02 away from third place. His .178 BAA is fourth best in the league, and he ranks tenth with 46 strikeouts. All of those stats rank him tops among Altoona pitchers.
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 8:07 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Osvaldo Bido (0-2, 3.64)
- Final Line: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO
Notable Performances:
Oneil Cruz 2-for-4, SB
Travis Swaggerty 0-for-4
Ji-hwan Bae 1-for-3, BB
Mason Martin 0-for-4
Canaan Smith-Njigba 2-for-4, 2B
Carter Bins 1-for-4, 2B
Game Recap:
Osvaldo Bido was perfect through three innings tonight, then things went south in a hurry, as he gave up three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings. He went through the lineup the first time in order, striking out four batters. Zach Matson replaced him, making his Triple-A debut. He allowed two runs in 1.2 innings. Eric Hanhold finished things off with 1.2 scoreless in the 8-1 loss. Indianapolis had plenty of base runners, but they couldn’t come up with any big hits, going 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. Their only run scored on a stolen base (Oneil Cruz’s tenth) when St Paul made two errors on the play. Cruz had two singles. Ji-hwan Bae had a single and a walk. Canaan Smith-Njigba hit his 11th double, while Carter Bins collected his first double in Triple-A.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:30 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Mike Burrows (2-0, 2.27)
- Final Line: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 SO
Notable Performances:
Jared Triolo 1-for-4, BB
Nick Gonzales 0-for-3, HBP
Liover Peguero 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, SB
Matt Gorski 1-for-4
Matt Fraizer 2-for-4, HR, RBI
Connor Scott 2-for-4
Game Recap:
Altoona won 5-2 on Thursday night behind the outstanding pitching of Mike Burrows, who dominated with seven shutout innings on two hits, one walk and eight strikeouts. He threw 83 pitches, with 62 going for strikes. He now has a 1.90 ERA, an 0.87 WHIP and 54 strikeouts in 42.2 innings. Tahnaj Thomas took over in the eighth and allowed two runs (one earned), then Enmanuel Mejia closed out the win with 1.1 scoreless, striking out three batters. Liover Peguero hit his four homer and Matt Fraizer added his third homer. Peguero also had a single, two RBIs and his tenth stolen base. He has a .329 average and a .913 OPS. Connor Scott had two singles to give him a .307 average.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
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Game Time: 6:35 PM POSTPONED
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: TBD
- Final Line: Stat lines will be added after the game.
Notable Performances:
- Stats for the top performers will be posted after the game.
Game Recap:
Greensboro was rained out today. They will play a doubleheader tomorrow.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
BRADENTON MARAUDERS WEEK: 5/31
Game Time: 6:30 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Po-Yu Chen (0-3, 5.40)
- Final Line: 5 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO
Notable Performances:
Sergio Campana 0-for-2, BB, HBP, SB
Rodolfo Nolasco 1-for-4
Juan Jerez 1-for-4
Alexander Mojica 0-for-3, BB
Deivis Nadal 1-for-3, 2B
Game Recap:
Po-Yu Chen looked solid through four innings, then ran into trouble in the fifth due to a pair of walks, which led to a game-changing grand slam. He allowed three hits, three walks and he struck out seven batters, giving him 40 strikeouts in 33.1 innings. Errors hurt any chance of a comeback, as Dante Mendoza gave up two unearned runs in his one inning and Yunior Thibo allowed an unearned run in his two innings. Jack Hartman allowed a run in the ninth, as Bradenton lost 9-2. Deivis Nadal played his first game since joining Bradenton on Tuesday. He hit a double in his first at-bat. Brenden Dixon drove in both runs with an eighth inning triple. Sergio Campana lost his mini hit streak, but he reached base on a walk and a hit-by-pitch, and he stole his eighth base.
Juan Jerez returned from the 7-day IL today. Luis Peralta was put on the developmental list. I assume he will be back either Sunday or next Tuesday for his next start.