The affiliates won two out of five on a day when most of the pitchers left their best stuff at home.
Las Vegas 2 Fresno 12
Yeesh. The 51s scored two in the ninth to close the deficit to 10 but Fresno held on. Al Quintana drove in both runs with a two-out single. Brad Emaus had two hits. Brett Wallace had one. Moving on.
Rommie Lewis got the start and certainly wasn't great in allowing four runs in five innings. But the real goat horns were awarded to Bubbie Buzachero who allowed the first seven batters of the 7th to reach and score. His final line was one inning pitched and eight runs allowed on eight hits and a walk.
New Hampshire 6 Binghamton 2
Loads of encouraging signs in this one. Travis Snider belted his 1st post-wrist-injury homer as part of a 2-for-4 day. Eric Thames one-upped him in hitting a Grand Slam, his 18th homer of the year. He's been on fire lately with 4 HR in his past six games and a 10-game slash line of 333/465/815. Darin Mastroianni picked up a pair of hits, including a double and Adeiny Hechavarria was 1-for-4 with a run scored.
The good times continued on the mound as Zach Stewart picked up the win going six innings and allowing two runs on seven hits and four walks. He struck out five. Tryston Magnuson picked up a save in going three shutout innings and striking out three.
Jupiter 9 Dunedin 4
Rain halted this one in the top of the 8th and judging by the DJays performance today, that wasn't a bad idea. Jon Del Campo and Mike McDade had two hits each with one of Del Campo's going for his 2nd homer of the year (and in the past three games). Brad McElroy smashed a 3-run homer, his 2nd to fill out the offense.
There wasn't much good news on the mound as Chad Beck and Dumas Garcia both got rocked. Daniel DeLucia did provide 2.2 shutout frames, though.
Lansing 4 Beloit 5
After trailing 4-0, the Lugnuts made a game of this one but ultimately fell a run short. Kevin Nolan had a good day going 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI while Brad Glenn was 2-for-4 with a HR. Sean Ochinko picked up a pair of hits for himself, including his 26th double. Kevin Ahrens had the only other hit for the Lugnuts, a double. He also walked.
Ryan Shopshire took the loss in going 5.2 and giving up four runs on six hits. He walked three and struck out seven. Brian Slover finished the game with 1.2 scoreless frames.
State College 5 Auburn 6
30th rounder Stephen McQuail had a nice day for the Doubledays going 3-for-4 with two doubles and 4 RBI. Marcus Knecht continued his hot pro start with a 2-for-5 day including a double, run scored and an RBI. Finally, Carlos Perez keeps on keeping on with a 1-for-3 day and 2 BB. His line's up to 341/429/549. Not bad for a 19 year-old catcher.
Casey Lawrence started and went five. By allowing two earned runs, his ERA rose all the way to 1.05 in 29.2 innings. Nice start. Tyler Powell blew the save in the 7th by allowing two runs, while Zach Anderson picked up the win and Dayton Marze nailed down the save.
GCL Blue Jays did not play.
Neither did the DSL Blue Jays.
Three Stars:
3rd Star: Travis Snider- 2-for-4, HR
2nd Star: Zach Stewart- 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
1st Star: Stephen McQuail- 3-for-4, 2 2B, 4 RBI
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