A 3-2 night for the affiliates featured a pair of excellent starts and another nice performance by a Double-A speed demon.
A pretty tidy game for the 51s. Buck Coats and Howie Clark each had a pair of hits while Brian Dopirak doubled and Travis Snider singled in a run. It was also a true outcome night for J.P. Arencibia who went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts and a homerun.
Marty McLeary started for Las Vegas and pitched admirably. Seven strong allowing just a run on five hits and a walk against seven strikeouts. He's 34, though so don't get too worked up. Jeremy Accardo allowed a run in his one inning of work. That should keep him down there for the bulk of the 2010 season.
The Fisher Cats built a 9-1 lead and did their best to give it away, including a four spot in the bottom of the ninth but the lead was just too large to sqaunder. Darin Mastroianni had himself a nice affair going 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI and two stolen bases. He has now swiped 59 bags on the year. Scott Campbell also had three hits and is moving along at a nice .359 clip over his last ten games. David Cooper cooled off a tad going just 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
Kenny Rodriguez took the hill and won, despite being just ok. He went six and allowed three runs on three hits and four walks against just three strikeouts. Nate Starner sealed the deal in the ninth.
Six hits were all the DJays could manage in this one. Jesus Gonzalez was responsible for a pair of them while Adam Loewen had the only extra base knock. John Tolisano was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Andrew Liebel, on the other hand, was awesome. Liebel worked seven innings and allowed a run on six hits and a walk while striking out seven. No luck, mind you as he dropped to 4-13 despite a 3.75 ERA.
Nice night for Mike McDade who went 2-for-3 with two solo homers and a walk. Kenny Wilson pitched in with a 2-for-3 of his own that included a double and his 32nd stolen base. Tyler Pastornicky went 0-for-4 while Mark Sobolewski was 1-for-3 with a walk.
Four pitchers combined on a two-hitter for the 'Nuts. Ryan Shopshire, a 32nd round pick from this year's draft, made his Lo-A debut and impressed to the tune of five innings of one hit ball. He struck out a pair. Yorman Mayora, Frank Gailey, and Matthew Daly finished it all up.
Auburn wasn't so hot on Sunday. Evan Crawford started things and pitched quite poorly allowing six runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks in 3.1 innings. Four relievers combined two allow six more to plate but I won't bore you with the particulars.
Sean Ochinko continued his nice pro debut with his fourth homer. He's now hitting 306/370/516 in his first 36 games. Yan Gomes, with a pair of doubles, and Lance Durham were the only other Doubledays with two hits.
The GCL Blue Jays had another Sunday off.
Three Stars:
3rd Star: Darin Mastroianni; 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB
2nd Star: Mike McDade; 2-for-3, 2 HR, BB
1st Star: Andrew Liebel; 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
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