Despite another great night at the plate for Hechavarria, the 51s fall and quiet bats cost the Fisher Cats their game. Knecht lifted Lansing with a slam, Vancouver lost a squeaker and Bluefield plated 3 in the seventh to win.
Kyle Drabek (3-3) didn’t deliver much heat, but he sure took a bunch of it in his 3.1 IP giving up 6 earned runs and taking the loss vs Memphis. Ryan Budde suffered errant throw, his 7th error.
The 51s bats were lead again by the sizzling Adeiny Hechavarria who hit in his 8th consecutive game, and went 3 for 5 with a dinger and batting in 3 of the Las Vegas 6 runs. Darin Mastroianni and David Cooper supported the Adeiny show with an RBI each. Budde added a pair of singles.
Yohan Pino (3-7) went the distance and struck out 6, but still took the loss as Fisher Cats bats could only muster 4 spread out hits during the game. Callix Crabbe had a throwing error, his 3rd faux pas of the year.
New Hamphire’s only run wasn’t until the top of the 9th when Danny Perales was hit by a pitch and then stole second base. He advanced to third on a throwing error and then Yan Gomes teed up a line drive single to left, plating Perales. Moises Sierra and Crabbe both singled earlier.
The D-Jays scored early and held off Daytona behind the strong throwing starter Drew Hutchinson (5-3) who got the win with 5.0 IP and an impressive 6 Ks. Reliever Scott Gracey had a throwing error.
D-Jays bats of note included Brian Van Kirk who slammed a 2 run homer in the 4th. Sean Ochinko batted in one and had two hits on the evening. Brad Glenn also added a pair of hits.
The Luggies had a 4 run fifth inning and secured the win for Casey Lawrence (11-8) who tossed a strong 7 IP allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 4 and giving up 2 two solo homers by Bowling Green.
Pride of Ontario Marcus Knecht went 2 for 5 and was the top run producer with a grand slam in the 5th. Garris Penna went 4 for 4 and Jack Murphy added a double. Oliver Dominguez smacked a double and had an RBI.
Blake McFarland (5-6) had 3.2 IP but gave up 4 ER on 7 hits to take the loss. He didn’t help his cause with a throwing error either.
Vancouver bats were lead by Nicholas Baligod who went 1 for 5, batting in 2. Jonathan Berti had a pair of hits and Kevin Patterson and Sean Opitz added a single each.
Bluefield bested Pulaski behind the strong start of Ajay Meyer who went 6.0 IP, striking out 6. Myles Duvall (2-1) got the win in relief with 3.0 IP, 2H and 3Ks. Peter Moody booted one at short, his 2nd error of the season.
Daniel Arcia led Bluefield bats with a pair of RBIs on a triple to center in the 7th. Art Charles, Christopher Hawkins and Carlos Ramirez each had and RBI as well.
GCL Blue Jays 11 GCL Yankees 1
Strong GLC Jays pitching and eleven hits powered our Gulf Coast League club over the Yankees. Starter Tucker Jensen struck out 4 and winner Jorge Navarette (3-1) notched his 3rd win allowing 2 his and striking out a pair in 2.0 IP.
Melvin Garcia hit a solo dinger in the 2nd and had an RBI single for his 2 RBIs. A pair of triples were served up by DH Seth Conner (2 RBIs) and Justin Atkinson (RBI). Two RBIs each came from the bats of Santiago Nessy and Yudelmis Hernandez.
DSL Blue Jays vs DSL Braves (suspended)
Three Stars:
Third Star: Brian Van Kirk, 1-4, HR, 2RBIs
Second Star: Adeiny Hechavarria, 3-5, HR, 3RBIs
First Star: Marcus Knecht, 2-5, Grand Slam, 4 RBIs
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