Plenty of action to distract from the brainless blundering at the major league level. The intramural game in the DSL has a good pitching matchup, Pitterson Rosa vs. Adolfo Oviedo. Both have been very strong, except Rosa had a meldown his last time out.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
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TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 8:05pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Osvaldo Bido
- Final Line: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Notable Performances:
- Kevin Newman 1-4, SF
- Ben Gamel 2-5, 2B, HR (1)
- Yoshi Tsutsugo 1-2, 3 BB
- Rodolfo Castro 1-4, BB, SB
- Ji-Hwan Bae 1-5, SB
- Carter Bins 1-3, 2B, HBP
- Cody Bolton 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Game Recap:
Indianapolis (36-35) beat Nashville, 6-3. Rehabbers filled the lineup. Ben Gamel had a double and a home run, and Yoshi Tsutsugo reached four times on a single and three walks. Jake Marisnick started his rehab, going 1-for-4, as did Kevin Newman. Carter Bins had a double. Starter Osvaldo Bido had a typically erratic game. He fanned five over three innings, but gave up four hits and two runs. Cody Bolton followed, allowing a run over three innings, with four strikeouts. John O’Reilly worked two scoreless innings and Eric Stout one.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:00pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Luis Ortiz
- Final Line: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Notable Performances:
- Tucupita Marcano 0-2, 2 BB, SB
- Henry Davis 1-4, 2B
- Liover Peguero 0-4
- Matt Gorski 1-3, 2B, BB
- Jared Triolo 1-2, HR (3), 2 BB
- Blake Sabol 1-4
- Dillon Peters 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
- Duane Underwood, Jr. 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Game Recap:
Altoona (34-36) scored eight times in the first two innings and coasted to an 8-3 win over Harrisburg. The big blows were Jared Triolo’s third home run of the year, coming in the first with two on, and a two-run double in the second by Henry Davis. The Curve had six hits and four walks in those two innings, no hits and one walk the rest of the way. Dillon Peters made a rehab appearance, working a perfect first inning on eight pitches. Luis Ortiz followed and allowed three runs over five innings. Another rehabber, Duane Underwood, Jr., threw two scoreless innings and Omar Cruz one. Tucupita Marcano reached twice on walks and scored both times. Triolo had two walks apart from the homer, and Matt Gorski had a double and a walk.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
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Game Time: 7:00pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Justin Meis
- Final Line: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Notable Performances:
- Sammy Siani 1-3, BB
- Endy Rodriguez 1-4, 2B
- Jacob Gonzalez 1-3, BB
- Dariel Lopez 1-4
- Abrahan Gutierrez 1-3, HR (5), BB
- Fabricio Macias 2-4, 2 HR (5)
- Jack Carey 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Oliver Mateo 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Game Recap:
A solo home run by Fabricio Macias in the top of the ninth gave Greensboro (29-40) a 5-4 win over Hickory. The blast was Macias’ second of the game. He had three RBIs and now has five homers on the year. Abrahan Gutierrez also went deep, his fifth. Endy Rodriguez had a double. Justin Meis seems to be making a lot of progress since failing to survive the first inning in his first two starts for the Hoppers. He gave up one run over five innings. Brayan Roman followed and blew a 4-1 lead, allowing three runs without retiring a batter. Jack Carey threw three scoreless innings to pick up the win. Oliver Mateo struck out the side in the ninth.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 6:30pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Valentin Linarez
- Final Line: 3 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Mike Jarvis 2-5, 2B, SB
- Tsung-Che Cheng 1-2, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Deivis Nadal 2-4
- Rodolfo Nolasco 1-4, 2B
- Grant Koch 1-3, HR (1)
Game Recap:
Bradenton (31-38) lost to Tampa, 10-4. Valentin Linarez started and lasted three innings before a rain delay hit. He got pummeled for five runs. Johan Montero gave up a run over three innings and Jack Hartman threw a scoreless inning, but the game got out of hand when Yunior Thibo got torched for four runs in the top of the ninth. Grant Koch had a two-run home run for the Marauders, his first longball of the year. Tsung-Che Cheng reached base three times on a single and two walks, and also stole two bases. Mike Jarvis had a single and a double, Deivis Nadal had two hits and Rodolfo Nolasco had a double. Jase Bowen had a 12-game hitting streak stopped.
RK: FCL PIRATES
Game Time: Noon
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Enmanuel De Los Santos
- Final Line: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Braylon Bishop 0-2, BB
- Jesus Castillo 2-3, 2B, HBP
- Javier Rivas 1-2
- Antwone Kelly 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Game Recap:
The FCL Pirates got blanked by the Red Sox, 3-0. The offense had the usual struggles making contact, whiffing a dozen times and going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Jesus Castillo had two hits, including the only extra base hit, a double. He’s now batting .417. Enmanuel Terrero and Javier Rivas entered mid-game and each had one hit. Starter Enmanuel De Los Santos survived four walks to work two and two-thirds scoreless innings. Raydel Velette threw a scoreless inning and a third, and Roelmy Garcia fanned two in his one inning. The game was scoreless until the fifth, when Antwone Kelly gave up a run. The other two runs scored in the eighth, when Adrian Mendez walked three and Miguel Diaz came on to give up a double.
RK: DSL PIRATES BLACK
Game Time: 11:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Adolfo Oviedo
- Final Line: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Notable Performances:
- Isaac Paulino 2-3, SB, 3 runs
- Angel Rodriguez 3-3, 2 2B
- Miguel Sosa 1-2, BB
Game Recap:
The Black team (9-9) recovered from a slight setback yesterday and edged the Gold team (12-6), 4-3. The Gold team got an early 2-0 lead against Adolfo Oviedo, who struck out four over three innings. The Black team got one run of Pitterson Rosa, who rebounded from his only bad start with three one-hit innings. The Gold bullpen, though, wasn’t as effective. Patricio Ress allowed two runs in two innings, and Eliecer Romero gave up a run in the sixth. Angel Rodriguez, in his second career game, led the Black team with three hits, including two doubles. Isaac Paulino had two hits, three runs scored and a steal. Miguel Sosa had the only other hit for the Black team and also drew a walk. Luis Brito held the Gold team scoreless for three innings, although he walked three. Luis Gonzalez gave up a run in the seventh before Juan Fuentes came on to get a strikeout and pick up the save. For the Gold team, Axiel Plaz continued to rake, picking up a single, double and walk. Top signee Yordany De Los Santos had two hits, as he continues to get his numbers up after a slow start. He’s 10-for-22 in his last six games. Johnson Pena had a double.
RK: DSL PIRATES GOLD
Game Time: 11:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Pitterson Rosa
- Final Line: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Notable Performances:
- Yordany De Los Santos 2-4
- John Zorrilla 0-2, 2 BB
- Axiel Plaz 2-2, 2B, BB
- Gustavo Armas 1-2, BB
- Patricio Ress 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Game Recap:
See above.
