Another ugly day on the farm included just one win, all the way down in Low-A ball while two pitchers, including a rehabbing righty, left their starts early. Happy Monday!
Not a good night for rehabbing Jays in this one. Shaun Marcum started and went two innings, allowing a run on two hits and a walk. After 34 pitches, he was gone. No reason was stated and a quick search online doesn't mention the reason for his departure. In any event, Davis Romero replaced him and was rocked for five earned runs over 1.2 frames. Later, Casey Janssen managed two thirds of an inning allowing four runs on three hits and a walk. Yikes.
At the plate, Jason Lane, Kyle Phillips and Travis Snider all homered for Vegas. For Snider, who added another hit, it helped snap a 4-for-31 streak. Travis's AAA line now stands at 227/330/433. Randy Ruiz added his 40th (!) double and 91st (!) RBI while Angel Sanchez was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI.
Things weren't much better over in the Eastern League. Reidier Gonzalez started for the Fisher Cats and lasted precisely four batters before leaving with a groin injury. Adrian Martin relieved him and was knocked around for 5 runs over 4.1 innings to seal the loss for the Fisher Cats. Nathan Starner and Leon Boyd both appeared and allowed a run each.
Not a whole lot to mention at the plate. Brad Emaus and Scott Campbell each contributed two hits. Emaus and David Cooper each doubled while one of Campbell's knocks went for a homer.
Oh, good grief. Dunedin managed their first hit of the day with one out in the 8th when Matthew Liuzza doubled. And that was that. Seriously.
Andrew Liebel started for the D-Jays and pitched extremely well despite the loss. Liebel went 6 innings and allowed a run on a walk and seven hits. He struck out six. Tim Collins pitched in with a shutout inning which included a strikeout.
Victory! The Lugnuts pulled one out thanks in large part to Tyler Pastornicky who was 2-for-5 with a double, run, RBI and two stolen bases to give him 47 on the season. Kenny Wilson chipped in with a double and an outfield assist while A.J. Jimenez had two hits.
Chris Holguin took the hill for Lansing and provided 5.1 innings of one run ball while three relievers combined for 9 strikeouts over the final 3.2 innings, including the final six outs. Matthew Daly saved his 17th with 4 K's over 1.1 innings.
Despite four doubles, Auburn managed just one run in dropping another one. I don't think I've written about a Doubleday win yet. Anyway, Ryan Goins was 2-for-4 to move to 11-for-25 in his short NYPL career. Sean Ochinko added a double while Eric Eiland was 0-for-3.
Evan Crawford started and took the loss for Auburn with 2.2 innings of work. Three relievers combined to keep things close. So there was that. Oh, and Sequoyah Stonecipher homered for Jamestown. Which sounds really cool to say.
Gulf Coast League Blue Jays had the day off. It's safe to say they probably would've lost, though.
Three Stars:
3rd Star: Randy Ruiz; 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
2nd Star: Tyler Pastornicky; 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI, 2 SB (47)
1st Star: Andrew Liebel; 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
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