A bad night on the farm as the affiliates could only muster 2 wins. Joel Carreno made it all worthwhile with one of the best pitching performances of the season though. Also there were a lot of baserunner kills.
Las Vegas 6 at New Orleans 5 - 10 Innings
Luis Perez got knocked around and allowed 5 runs in 6 innings on 8 hits, 3 walks and 5 k's. Mike McCoy had a bases clearing triple in the 4th and walked, stole second and scored the winning run in the 10th on a Jarrett Hoffpauir single. McCoy's final line was 2/4, 2 BB, 3B, SB, CS, R, 3 RBI. Not bad. Hoffpauir drew two walks to go with his game winning single, while Jason Lane had 3 hits including two doubles. Danny Perales also had 3 hits but could muster only 1 double. Aaron Mathews and Manny Mayorson both singled and walked.
Binghampton 5 at New Hampshire 0
New Hampshire got outhit 14-1 and both squads drew 2 walks. Darin Mastroianni had the lone single and threw a runner out at home, while John Buck and Eric Thames had the walks. Adeiny stole a base to boot. so there's that. Rei Gonzalez was the real victim in this one, giving up 4 runs and 11 hits in his 5 innings, walking 1 and striking out 4.
Archrival Dayton (well, theoretically) struck first but Dunedin struck last and struck hardest. Welinton Ramirez hit a 2-run bomb, the D-Jays on XBH, in the 7th as part of a 3-run inning to put things away for good. Anthony Gose singled, walked, stole a base and was caught stealing. He's at 55% for the year (40 for 72.) Concepcion Rodriguez had two singles, and Kenny Wilson singled and stole a base.
The real hero in this one was Joel Carreno though. He allowed a solitary run on 2 hits, a sacrifice and a wild pitch, but was otherwise near perfect. He allowed one other hit (3 total) and walked none while striking out 11. He even picked off a runner for good measure. On the year he has gone 129.2 innings allowing 135 hits, 29 BB and 160 K's with an ERA of 3.75. Since the FSL All-Star break he has been even better, dropping the ERA by .6 runs and striking out 77 against 10 walks. He is 23 and has moved very slowly since signing as a non-drafted free agent in 2004, but he has put up good numbers at every stop and will start next year at New Hampshire, I would have to believe.
Justin Jackson was the only Lugnut to get things going, accounting for 4 of the team's 8 hits with 3 singles and a double (he was also caught stealing.) Kevin Nolan, Sean Ochinko, Brad Glenn and KC Hobson had the other hits, with Hobson and Glenn walking and Ochinko doubling. Jake Marisnick walked, stole a base, scored a run and threw a runner out at second. Dave Sever got the start and was ineffective though not terrible. He struck out only 1 in 6 innings, walking 3, allowing 3 and giving up 7 hits.
Williamsport 4 at Auburn 2 - 12 Innings
This one was tough though perhaps not undeserved, as Auburn got outhit 11-6. Williamsport struck in the 5th and the 7th and Auburn responded in the 8th after Marcus Knecht doubled in a Carlos Perez leadoff walk. Oliver Dominguez singled in Knecht and eventually got to third but couldn't score. Auburn got two on with one out in the 9th and the 12th, but were unable to doing anything with their opportunities.
Daniel Webb got the start and continuing a theme, non-Carreno division, didn't do much. He went 4.2 and allowed 4 hits, and 1 run, but 3 walks against only 2 strikeouts aren't great. Zach Anderson blew things in 1.2 innings of relief but Drew Permison was good, striking out 5 in his 2 innings, albeit allowing 4 baserunners. Meanwhile Carlos Perez was 2 for 3 with 3 walks, scoring once. Gustavo Pierre walked twice and singled, and Marcus Knecht and Jonathan Jones both threw out runners at the plate; Knecht had the aforementioned double, while Jones walked and stole a base.
This one was as bad as the New Hampshire game, though this time the affiliate managed 2 hits instead of 1. Deivy Estrada took the damage, walking 2, whiffing 1 and giving up 4 runs in 5 innings on 7 hits.
DSL Braves at DSL Jays - Postponed.
3 Stars!
Hon Men! Carlos Perez - 2/3 3 BB, RBI
3rd Star! Mike McCoy - 2/4, 2 BB, 3B, SB, CS, R, 3 RBI.
Second Star! Justin Jackson - 4/4 2B, CS, RBI
1st Star! Joel Carreno - 8 IP 3 H 1 ER 0 BB 11 K
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