The affiliates were 1-0 in the Dominican Thursday but were 2-5 in the U.S. featuring two blowout losses and two of the come from ahead variety. A couple of starting pitchers threw five shutout innings but only one of them got a victory. Find out how in today's edition of the MLU.
Colorado Springs 11 Las Vegas 4
Colorado Springs, CO - The Rockies affiliate responded to a 1-0 deficit with three runs apiece in the first and second innings and five more in the sixth.
Batting - Brett Lawrie (3/5), 2B, RBI, SB; Ricardo Nanita (3/5), RBI; Darin Mastroianni (2/5), 2B, RBI, Brian Jeroloman (2/4), 0BB (BJBBM=27).
Pitching - Robert Ray (L0-1) 2.0IP, 7H, 6R, 6ER, 0BB, 1K, HR, 4GO.
Portland 6 New Hampshire 2
Manchester, NH - The Fisher Cats only two runs came in the ninth against the Red Sox affiliate.
Batting - Callix Crabbe (2/3), BB; Anthony Gose (2/4), 2B; Mark Sobolewski (2/4); Yan Gomes (1/4), HR, 2 RBI.
Pitching - Chad Beck (L7-4) 5.1IP, 9H, 5R, 5ER, 0BB, 5K, 2HR, 5GO.
Charlotte 4 Dunedin 3
Port Charlotte, FL - Dunedin blew a 3-0 as the Rays affiliate scored once in the ninth for the walkoff win.
Batting - Jon Talley (2/3), HR, RBI, BB; Ryan Schimpf (2/4), RBI; Sean Ochinko (2/4); Brad McElroy (1/4), 2B, BB; Kevin Ahrens (1/3), BB.
Pitching - Nestor Molina 5IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 4K; Aaron Loup (BS2) 3.0IP, 2H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 2K; Dumas Garcia (L2-3) 0.1IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB(IBB), 0K.
Lansing 5 Wisconsin 4
Lansing, MI - The Lugnuts built a 5-1 lead after four innings and it proved to be just enough to defeat the Brewers affiliate.
Batting - Michael Crouse (2/4), RBI; Carlos Perez (2/4), 2B; Oliver Dominguez (1/3), BB, RBI; Jack Murphy (1/4), 2B, 2 RBI; Gari Pena (1/2), BB.
Pitching - Andrew Liebel (W2-0) 5IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K, 7GO; Sam Strickland (SV1) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K.
Vancouver 2 Eugene 1
Eugene, OR - The Canadians runs in the third and fifth bested the Padres affiliate's run in the eighth. Vancouver had just two hits in this one.
Batting - Jonathon Berti (2/4), HR, RBI; Jonathan Jones (0/3), BB; Nicholas Baligod (0/3), BB; Matt Newman (0/2), BB, R.
Pitching - Justin Nicolino (W5-1) 5IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 9K; Drew Permison (SV7) 0.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K, 2/0 INR-INS.
Pulaski 5 Bluefield 4
Pulaski, WV - The Mariners scored twice in the eighth and once in the ninth for the comeback victory.
Batting - Chris Hawkins (2/3), HR, 2B, 3RBI; Matt Johnson (2/4), SB; Andy Fermin (1/3), BB; Carlos Ramirez (1/4), RBI.
Pitching - Ajay Meyer 6IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K, 1HR; Ian Kadish (BS2, L2-2) 1.1IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K, WP.
GCL Braves 11 GCL Blue Jays 10
Dunedin, FL - The Jays could not battle all the way back from 8-3 and 11-5 deficits.
Batting - Dalton Pompey (3/4), HR, 3 RBI, 2B, BB; Christian Frias (3/4), RBI; Santiago Nessy (2/4), BB; Nico Taylor (2/3), HBP, RBI; Eric Arce (1/4), HR, 2 RBI, BB; Jorge Vega-Rosado (1/4), 2B, 2 RBI.
Pitching - Jose Vargas L(0-2) 3IP, 7H, 6R, 5ER, 0BB, 1K, HBP, WP.
DSL Blue Jays 7 DSL Marlins 5
San Pedro de Macoris, DR - The Jays rallied from a 5-1 deficit with six runs divided evenly in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings.
Batting - Kervin Santiago (3/4), SB, RBI; Mauricio Nagahashi (1/4), BB, SB, 2 RBI; Franklin Moreno (1/3), BB, 2 SB, 2R, Jonathan Pumarol (2/3), HBP, SB.
Pitching - Steven Romero (W3-1) 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 0K
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
Nestor Molina, Dunedin
Dalton Pompey, GCL
Justin Nicolino, Vancouver
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