Las Vegas, NV - The Giants affiliate barely eked this one by scoring in the ninth to break a 6-6 deadlock.
Hitting - David Cooper (3/5) boosted his average to .375 with a double and an RBI. Jayson Nix (2/5) hit a two-run homer (5) and earned a free pass. Ricardo Nanita (2/5) doubled and drove home two runs while Manny Mayorson (2/5) made the hit column more than once. Adam Loewen (1/4) heard ball four once, Jason Lane (1/4) doubled, Chris Woodward (1/5) scored two runs and Adeiny Hechavarria (1/5) saw his BA fall to .412. Ryan Budde (0/4) and Darin Mastroianni (0/1) had no luck with the bat.
Pitching - Lefty P.J. Walters was walloped for four runs over five innings. Three of the runs were earned on four hits, two walks and two hit batters. He struck out three and induced seven groundouts. Winston Abreu gave up a solo home run among two hits and struck out two over two innings. Former Royal Hiram Kyle Davies gave up a hit and plunked a batter that led to a run over one inning of work. Danny Farquhar (4-5) took the loss by giving up a run on two hits in his one frame of work.
Defence - Hechavarria hurled one away at short and Mayorson dropped one at second.
New Hampshire 9 Trenton 1
Manchester, NH - The Fisher Cats struck lightning with four runs in the fourth to coast to lower the boom against the Yankees affiliate. Hitting - John Tolisano (2/4) went deep for the 10th time this season, doubled and drove in three runs. Travis d'Arnaud (2/5) doubled and also knocked home three runs and Kevin Howard (2/4) also plated a run. Anthony Gose (1/3) doubled, walked, drove in a run and scored three times. Moises Sierra (1/4) drew a walk and Mike McDade (0/3) earned two free passes. Yan Gomes (1/3) doubled while Jonathan Diaz (1/4) and Callix Crabbe (1/5) contributed to an 11-hit attack.
Running - Gose stole his 60th of the season with Sierra slightly behind with 14.
Pitching - Just two hits and no walks for Nestor Molina (2-0) over five shutout innings that saw him ring up seven Ks and five groundouts. Lefty Frank Gailey was gonged for four hits, a walk and two wild offerings but gave up just one run while striking out two over two innings. Rei Gonzalez matched two hits with two Ks in his scoreless inning of work and lefty Clint Everts pitched a squeaky-clean ninth.
Defence - Diaz fired one away at short but d'Arnaud pegged a runner at second from behind the dish.
Dunedin 6 Lakeland 1
Dunedin, FL - Dunedin took care of a 1-0 first inning deficit with two runs in the first, one in the fifth and three more in the eighth.Hitting - The damage was done by the top of the order. Number two hitter A.J. Jimenez (2/4) homered (4), doubled and walked, number three hitter Sean Ochinko (3/4) had two doubles and two RBI to push his season total to 71 and leadoff man Brad McElroy (3/5) doubled and drove in a pair. Brian Van Kirk (2/3) also had a walk and Kevin Nolan (2/4) had the other multi-hit game. Ryan Goins (0/3) had a base on balls, Ivan Contreras (0/4) drove in and scored a run and Kevin Ahrens (0/4) also managed to cross home plate.
Running - Contreras stole once but was caught once to make him 26 for 35 on the season.
Pitching - Asher Wojciechowski (9-9) found his mojo by surrendering a solo homer among six hits over six frames with no walks and five Ks. He also racked up five outs on the dirt. Lefty Matt Wright got a hold (15) with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless ball with just one hit allowed and two strikeouts. Matt Daly collected his fourth save by stranding Wright's runner and punched out a batter over 1 1/3 perfect innings.
Dayton 6 Lansing 1
Lansing, MI - The Reds affiliate scored all six runs by the time the Lugnuts responded in the fourth.
Hitting - Marcus Knecht (1/3) provided the offence with a solo homer (16) and also picked up a walk. Jack Murphy (2/4) doubled and Matt Nuzzo (2/4) had the other multi-hit effort. Markus Brisker (1/4), Oliver Dominguez (1/3) and Gari Pena (1/3) had the other hits. However, Brisker whiffed three times while Dominguez and Pena whiffed twice each to account for most of Lansing's 11 Ks. Jake Marisnick (0/4), Carlos Perez (0/4) and K.C. Hobson (0/4) had nothing to contribute with the stick.
Running - Nuzzo stole second base (4).
Pitching - Lefty Egan Smith (6-7) was slapped around for six runs on nine hits and two walks over five frames. He allowed two homers but punched out four batters. Brandon Berl did a nice job in relief with four scoreless frames while scattering three hits with no walks. He struck out two and got eight outs on the ground.
Defence - Nuzzo chucked one away at third, Perez let one get by him behind the dish but Smith picked off a runner at first. Dayton was 3-for-6 in stolen base attempts.
Salem-Keizer 12 Vancouver 0
Salem, OR - The Giants affiliate erupted (again!) with four runs in the second and five in the fifth.
Hitting - Chris Schaeffer (2/3) had the lone multi-hit effort while Jonathon Berti (1/4), Roan Salas (1/3) and Matt Newman (1/3) had the other base knocks. Stephen McQuail (0/3) had the lone walk.
Pitching - Aaron Sanchez (0-1) was slapped around for five runs on four hits and four walks with a wild pitch also entering the mix. He struck out two with three groundball outs over 1 2/3 innings. Brandon Kaye stranded a Sanchez runner but allowed two runs on five hits over 2 1/3 innings with one punchout. Travis Garrett allowed Kaye's two runs to score and gave up three more over 2/3 of an inning thanks to two hits and three walks. Philip Brua allowed one of Garrett's runs to score but stranded a pair of inherited runners. He allowed two hits and struck out three over 2 1/3 innings. Garrett Maines, normally a catcher, was burned for a two-run homer among two hits but struck out a batter in his inning of work.
Greeneville 5 Bluefield 1
Greeneville, TN - The Astros rallied from an 8-5 deficit in the seventh inning with five runs in their last two at-bats.
Hitting - Carlos Ramirez (2/4) connected for a homer (2) and drew a walk. Dalton Pompey (2/5) had a double and a free pass while Kevin Pillar (2/5) drove in a run to push his average to .344. Art Charles (1/3) reached base thrice with two walks, Cody Bartlett (1/5) drove in two runs, Ronald Melendez (1/4) had a double and a pair of RBI and Gustavo Pierre (0/3) reached base twice with bases on balls. Adrian Munoz (1/3) drew a walk and Leo Hernandez (1/1) had a pinch-hit single for Munoz. Chris Hawkins (0/0) had a pinch-hit walk for Melendez. Matt Johnson (0/5) contributed by scoring a run.
Pitching - Myles Jaye gave up three runs over five innings on six hits (one HR) and two walks but struck out six and got five groundball outs. Myles Duvall earned a hold (3) despite yielding four runs (two ER) over 1 1/3 innings on two hits, two walks and two wild pitches while striking out a pair. Milciades Santana (1-2) got the dreaded BS&L as he allowed a Duvall runner to score along with three of his own on two hits and a walk in his one inning of work. He also threw two pitches to the backstop. Andrew Sikula allowed Santana's runner to score as he gave up a hit and struck out one in 2/3 of an inning.
Defence - Johnson threw one away at third.
GCL Tigers 5 GCL Blue Jays 1
Dunedin, FL - The Tigers scored three runs in the third before the Jays responded with their only run in the fourth.
Hitting - Jacob Anderson (3/4) lifted his average to .409 on the season. Eric Arce (1/3) and Jorge Vega-Rosado (1/3) each had a double. Alexys Rodriguez (1/3) drew the Jays lone walk. Dickie Joe Thon (0/2) took one for the team.
Pitching - Randal Thompson (1-2) got the loss as he gave up three runs on six hits and plunked a batter over five innings while posting a K-BB total of 4-0. He did uncork a wild pitch. Alex Ramirez allowed two runs on two hits and two plunks over 2 2/3 innings while striking out three. Luis Mendez stranded a runner for Ramirez over 1 1/3 perfect frames that included two Ks.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Travis d'Arnaud, New Hampshire
2. John Tolisano, New Hampshire
1. Nestor Molina, New Hampshire