The four full-season teams are in action, which won’t be true for too much longer. All afternoon games today, starting with Bradenton at noon. The teams did us no favors today on the scheduled pitchers, with only Bradenton list. I’ll replace TBD with real names when they become available. Surprise! The DSL playoffs continue today. That was a nice sneak attack this morning by MiLB. Not only were they missing all of the starting pitchers, they also didn’t have an entire game.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 1:35 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Mike Burrows (1-3, 4.31)
- Final Line: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO
Notable Performances:
Ji-hwan Bae 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
Travis Swaggerty 0-for-4
Diego Castillo 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Game Recap:
Mike Burrows was scheduled to pitch earlier in the week, but he ended up making an abbreviated outing on Sunday and was strong, throwing two no-hit innings, with one walk and two strikeouts. Since joining Indianapolis he has a 4.10 ERA in 41.2 innings, with 42 strikeouts. In his last five starts, he has a 1.77 ERA in 20.2 innings. Osvaldo Bido followed with four shutout innings on one hit, two walks and two strikeouts. Nick Mears and Travis MacGregor each had a scoreless frame, then things went south on Noe Toribio, who gave up five earned runs. The Indians lost this game 5-2. Indianapolis had six hits and four went for doubles. Ji-hwan Bae had two hits, including his 18th double, which gave the team a 2-0 lead at the time. Diego Castillo added his fourth double and an RBI that started the scoring in the game.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 1:05 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Quinn Priester (2-3, 2.43)
- Final Line: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO
Notable Performances:
Jared Triolo 1-for-2, 2B, BB
Nick Gonzales 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Endy Rodriguez 3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI
Blake Sabol 1-for-4
Malcom Nunez 1-for-4, RBI
Liover Peguero 0-for-3, BB
Connor Scott 0-for-4
Matt Fraizer 2-for-4
Game Recap:
Altoona lost a tough one on Sunday, as JC Flowers gave up a walk-off two-run homer to give Bowie a 5-4 win. Quinn Priester started this game, his second start this wek, and he allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits, a walk and six strikeouts. He now has made 12 starts with Altoona, posting a 2.45 ERA in 58.2 innings, with a 1.23 WHIP and 61 strikeouts. Omar Cruz pitched for the first time in exactly two months and he allowed one run in two innings. Jeffrey Passantino tossed two scoreless and Tahnaj Thomas threw a shutout frame in the eighth. Thomas has an 0.93 ERA since July 1st. The Pirates trailed 2-0 before Endy Rodriguez drove in a run with his seventh double since joining Altoona. Down 3-1, Rodriguez drove in a run with a single in the sixth. He then tied the score with a single in the eighth, before scoring the go-ahead run on a Malcom Nunez single. Jared Triolo hit his 21st double. Nick Gonzales collected his 12th double.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
Game Time: 3:05 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jared Jones (5-6, 4.83)
- Final Line: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO
Notable Performances:
Hudson Head 1-for-4, 2B, BB, SB
Abrahan Gutierrez 1-for-4
Jase Bowen 0-for-4, SB
Game Recap:
Greensboro won 5-3 on Sunday. Jared Jones got the start and lasted 4.2 innings, allowing just one run that was unearned. He now has a 4.63 ERA in 114.2 innings, with 134 strikeouts. Domingo Gonzalez got the win by pitching the final 4.1 innings, allowing two ninth inning runs. Mike Jarvis had himself a career day. He homered, scored twice, drove in two runs and stole four bases. Ernny Ordonez collected two solo homers, giving him 14 homers on the season. Hudson Head hit his 17th double and stole his 12th base. Abrahan Gutierrez hit his 19th double.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 12:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Po-Yu Chen (3-7, 4.68)
- Final Line: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO
Notable Performances:
Tsung-Che Cheng 1-for-3, BB, SB
Jack Brannigan 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Henry Davis 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Termarr Johnson 0-for-3
Bubba Chandler 1-for-2, HR, RBI, BB, SB
Game Recap:
Bradenton got strong starting pitching from Po-Yu Chen and then they powered their way to victory on Sunday, winning 4-0. Chen went five shutout innings on two hits, two walks and four strikeouts. He now has a 4.44 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP and 99 strikeouts in 95.1 innings. Four relievers finished off the shutout, including 2.1 innings from Darvin Garcia. The offense came on three big swings. Jack Brannigan hit a two-run homer, which was followed by solo shots from Henry Davis and Bubba Chandler, the first for both since joining Bradenton. Tsung-Che Cheng reached base twice, because that’s what he does now. He has a .400 average and a .533 OBP in 24 games this month. He also stole his 28th base.
RK: DSL PIRATES GOLD
Game Time: 10:00 AM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Alexis Torres (1-1, 4.97)
- Final Line: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO
Notable Performances:
Yordany De Los Santos 0-for-3, BB
Carlos Tirado 0-for-3, BB
Axiel Plaz 1-for-4, RBI
Eddy Rodriguez 0-for-4
Roinny Aguiar 0-for-2, HBP
Game Recap:
This was the first game of the second round of the playoffs, a best-of-three series against the Phillies White. The Pirates lost 3-1, putting two runners on base in the ninth, but they couldn’t come up with the big hit. They had just four hits in the game, all of them singles. They also drew four walks and had a runner reach on a HBP, though he was immediately thrown out stealing. Axiel Plaz had the only hit with runners in scoring position, picking up an RBI single. Eybert Escalona had two of the four hits. Starter Alexis Torres allowed one run in 4.1 innings. Rafael Mendez gave up two runs in 2.2 innings. Jesus Clode tossed a scoreless eighth. Tomorrow is a must-win game for the Pirates.