We are into the final month of the minor league season, as all four clubs wrap up this month. Regular season ends on the 11th for Bradenton and Greensboro, the 18th for Altoona and the 28th for Indianapolis. Altoona had Luis Ortiz scheduled to go today, but he has been promoted to Indianapolis. Mike Burrows was placed on the injured list, so Ortiz seems to be taking his place. I wouldn’t be surprised if Burrows isn’t hurt. I have no actual knowledge of whether he is or not, but he’s already thrown 29.1 more innings than last year, including his time in the Arizona Fall League
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Prospect Watch: Strong Starts from Nick Garcia and Anthony Solometo
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 6:35 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Austin Brice (3-3, 4.30)
- Final Line: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
Notable Performances:
Diego Castillo 1-for-4
Travis Swaggerty 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
Bligh Madris 2-for-5, 2 2B, SB
Blake Sabol 1-for-4
Game Recap:
Indianapolis wasted a ton of scoring chances, but they still pulled out a 3-2 victory. They went 3-for-16 with runners in scoring position and ended up getting one of their runs due to an error. Drew Maggi had an RBI double for the first run and Travis Swaggerty singled in the second run. The Indians had 15 runners in the game on hits/walks/HBP, and that included four doubles. Bligh Madris hit two doubles and stole a base. The bullpen won this game. Starter Austin Brice recorded four outs and allowed two runs. Cam Alldred, Nick Mears, Cam Vieaux and Eric Hanhold combined for 7.2 no-hit innings to win the game. Mears and Vieaux each retired all six batters they faced.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jeffrey Passantino (3-2, 4.50)
- Final Line: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO
Notable Performances:
Liover Peguero 0-for-4, RBI, BB 2 Runs
Nick Gonzales 3-for-5, 2B, RBI
Endy Rodriguez 2-for-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Henry Davis 0-for-2, RBI, 3 BB, SB
Connor Scott 0-for-4, RBI, BB, SB
Matt Fraizer 1-for-5, SB
Game Recap:
Altoona bats were on fire on Thursday night, leading to a 13-7 win. Endy Rodriguez led the way with a pair of homers and two walks, leading to three runs and three RBIs. He has seven homers and a 1.240 OPS for Altoona. Nick Gonzales had three hits, including his 15th double. He also had a pair of runs and one RBI. The Curve had the odd stat line of zero hits from Liover Peguero, Henry Davis and Connor Scott, but they all had at least one run and one RBI. Davis walked three times and stole his first base. Scott stole his ninth base and Matt Fraizer had his 16th steal. Aaron Shackelford hit his 22nd double and he drove in three runs. The pitching side saw 2+ innings and two earned runs by Jeffrey Passantino, Matt Eckelman (Altoona debut this year) and Brad Case. Austin Roberts threw a scoreless ninth.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
Game Time: 6:30 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Ricky DeVito (3-4, 4.71)
- Final Line: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO
Notable Performances:
Abrahan Gutierrez 1-for-3, BB
Hudson Head 0-for-4
Jase Bowen 1-for-3, SB
Sammy Siani 0-for-3
Game Recap:
Greensboro had a rough game I’m sure they want to forget about. The dropped an 8-0 decision and the offense had four singles, a walk and 14 strikeouts. The one highlight of the game was the total of eight strikeouts by starter Ricky DeVito, though he took the loss by allowed two runs in four innings. Jack Carey and Santiago Florez each allowed three runs. Michell Miliano struck out three in the ninth. Abrahan Gutierrez had a single and the only walk. Everyone joined in the strikeout party.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 6:30 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Carlos Jimenez (1-7, 3.78)
- Final Line: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO
Notable Performances:
Tsung-Che Cheng 2-for-4, 2 RBI, BB
Matt Gorski 0-for-3, BB
Juan Jerez 1-for-5, HR, RBI
Jack Brannigan 1-for-5
Termarr Johnson 2-for-3, 2B, 2 BB
Sergio Campana 2-for-3, HR, RBI, BB
Game Recap:
Bradenton trailed 6-1 after four innings and ended up winning 8-7. Starter Carlos Jimenez reached his single inning pitch limit in the first and Luigi Hernandez ended up allowing three runs in 3.1 innings. Wilkin Ramos had a solid outing, giving up one run in three innings, with five strikeouts. Bradenton scored their first run on a Sergio Campana homer when they were already down 5-0. Tsung-Che Cheng continued his hot streak with an RBI single in the fifth. Cheng and Jasiah Dixon walked with the bases loaded in the sixth. Juan Jerez homered to make it 7-5. Dixon drew another bases loaded walk for the sixth run. Wyatt Hendrie hit a two-run walk-off homer in the ninth. Termarr Johnson reached base four times for the second straight day. Matt Gorski went 0-for-3 in his second rehab game.
