Altoona and Greensboro both had morning start times, with Altoona seeing the return of Jared Jones after a three-week absence. Indianapolis won behind Quinn Priester, while Bradenton had the bats going all game in their one-sided victory.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS @ ST. PAUL
Final Score: Indianapolis 4, St Paul 2
Indianapolis Starter: Quinn Priester (2-3, 5.96)
Pitching Line: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Nick Gonzales 2-for-5
- Endy Rodriguez 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Ryan Vilade 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Cal Mitchell 2-for-3, BB
- Malcom Nunez 2-for-4
Game Recap:
Quinn Priester threw six shutout innings in his last outing. He wasn’t nearly that strong in this game, but he ended up going six quality innings. He allowed two runs on six hits, two walks and four strikeouts, while throwing 53 of 91 pitches for strikes. He now has a 5.40 ERA in 31.2 innings.
Angel Perdomo and Cody Bolton each followed Priester with a scoreless frame. Colin Selby got the save by striking out three batters around a walk in the ninth
Indianapolis was down 2-0 until the sixth inning. Endy Rodriguez brought in their first run with his second double of the season. Ryan Vilade followed with a two-run single. Aaron Shackelford made it 4-2 in the eighth with an RBI single.
Nick Gonzales, Cal Mitchell, Malcom Nunez and Chavez Young each had two hits. All eight hits for them were singles.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
ALTOONA VS AKRON
Final Score: Akron 7, Altoona 2
Altoona Starter: Jared Jones (0-1, 2.63)
Pitching Line: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Liover Peguero 0-for-4
- Matt Gorski 1-for-3, HR, RBI, BB
- Matt Fraizer 0-for-4
- Drew Maggi 1-for-4
Game Recap:
Jared Jones returned to Altoona on a limited pitch count, after missing the last three weeks on the Injured List. He went 2.1 innings on 37 pitches. He didn’t walk anyone, but his 20:17 strike/ball ratio was a bit rough. It was still a solid overall return, with one run on two hits and one strikeout.
Nick Dombkowski took over in the third and finished off the inning. He stayed in for two more frames, though he ran into trouble in the fourth. He finish with four runs on six hits in 2.2 innings. Braeden Ogle took over in the sixth. He gave up two runs in 1.2 innings, while recording all five outs on strikeouts.
Travis MacGregor finished the seventh, then stayed on for the final two innings. He threw 2.1 scoreless on two hits and two walks.
Altoona scored two runs in this game. Mason Martin hit his fourth homer in the first. Matt Gorski hit his fifth homer in the fourth. The Curve had just two other hits, singles by Andres Alvarez and Drew Maggi.
Altoona had five batters in the lineup with an average below the .200 mark. Connor Scott is down to a .121 average after an 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GREENSBORO VS JERSEY SHORE
Final Score: Greensboro 8, Jersey Shore 4
Greensboro Starter: Brad Case (1-1, 11.57)
Pitching Line: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Tsung-Che Cheng 1-for-3, 3B, BB, SB
- Hudson Head 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Sammy Siani 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Maikol Escotto 0-for-4
Game Recap:
Brad Case was one of the top performing pitchers last week out of the bullpen. He got moved to the starting rotation for today’s morning start. It was a limited start, but he continued to pitch well, throwing two no-hit/scoreless innings on two walks and three strikeouts.
Jaycob Deese took over in the third. He threw three innings, allowing one run on three hits, no walks and three strikeouts. Mitchell Miller was next out. He went two scoreless. Oliver Mateo allowed three runs without recording an out in the eighth. Cy Nielson took care of the final two frames in the 8-4 win.
Greensboro scored five runs in the first with just one hit. They opened the scoring with a bases loaded walk to Hudson Head, followed by a Brenden Dixon sacrifice fly. Sammy Siani then connected on a three-run homer, his third of the season.
Tres Gonzalez singled in a run in the fifth inning. Hudson Head then hit his sixth double, which made it a 7-1 score at the time. Gonzalez added an insurance tally with an RBI single in the seventh.
Tsung-Che Cheng had two runs, a walk, his fifth triple and his ninth steal.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
BRADENTON VS LAKELAND
Final Score: Bradenton 16, Lakeland 2
Bradenton Starter: Owen Kellington (0-1, 3.78)
Pitching Line: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Jesus Castillo 3-for-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB
- Termarr Johnson 2-for-5, HBP
- Roldolfo Nolasco 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Shalin Polanco 0-for-6
- Javier Rivas 3-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, BB
Game Recap:
Owen Kellington had an abbreviated outing due to a high pitch count, but he didn’t get hit hard. He allowed one run over three innings on two hits, a walk and five strikeouts. He threw 57 pitches, with 37 going for strikes. He now has a 3.66 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 19.2 innings.
Carlos Lomeli took the middle innings. He retired all nine batter he faced on a total of 36 pitches, while picking up two strikeouts. Darvin Garcia tossed two shutout frames. Yoldin De La Paz took the ninth in the one-sided win.
Bradenton scored 16 runs, nearly scoring in every inning that they batted, but they got shut down in the eighth by a position player.
Jesus Castillo, Rodolfo Nolasco, Javier Rivas and Geovanny Planchart each had three hits. Castillo hit two doubles and drove in three runs. Nolasco hit his second homer and his eighth double. He had three runs and two RBIs. Rivas hit his second homer. He drove in four runs. Planchart had three RBIs.
Tanner Tredaway joined Bradenton today. He went 2-for-4, with two runs, two RBIs and a walk.
Shalin Polanco batted in the clean-up spot, despite struggling on offense all season. The team scored 16 runs around his 0-for-6 at the plate. He scored two runs, but each time he reached base, it was on a fielder’s choice.
Termarr Johnson had two singles (one off of the position player), but he struck out three more times. He’s at 21 strikeouts in 44 plate appearances.
