The affiliates were 3-2 on Sunday and featured a couple of nice pitching performances in the low minors.
Sacramento 6 Las Vegas 1
Andrew Carpenter struggled with his control and allowed five walks in 6.0 innings of work. He allowed two runs in total. Tim Redding worked a scoreless inning but both Jim Hoey and Jerry Gil struggled. Six of the eight hits from 51s batters came from the bottom third of the lineup. Chris Woodward had three hits, Ricardo Nanita had two, and Paul Phillips had one. Travis d'Arnaud, playing first base, went 0-for-4 with three Ks.
New Hampshire 5 Harrisburg 3
Chad Jenkins had a decent start. He allowed two runs in six innings of work with eight ground-ball outs and four strikeouts. He did not issue a walk. Matt Wright worked three innings and allowed just one run. Ben Francisco's final rehab game resulted in two hits, including a double. Kenen Bailli and Sean Ochinko were both 1-for-3.
Dunedin (Rained Out)
Lansing 13 Great Lakes 6
Anthony DeSclafani allowed two earned runs in 5.0 innings of work. He struck out four and induced seven ground-ball outs. Kramer Champlin came in and struck out five batters in 2.0 innings of work. Blake McFarland allowed three runs in the ninth inning. Kevin Pillar went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk. Aaron Munoz went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs. K.C. Hobson was hitless but he walked three times.
Vancouver 3 Tri-City 2
Vancouver was out-hit 12-to-4 but still won. Hitting out of the nine hole, Jorge Flores had two hits and a RBI. Kellen Sweeney was 0-for-1 with three walks. On the mound, Javier Avendano worked four scoreless innings with four hits and a walk allowed. He struck out five batters and induced five ground-ball outs. Brad Delatte was roughed up but Tucker Donahue worked two scoreless innings.
Johnson City 4 Bluefield 2
Daniel Norris had a rough day at the office with four runs allowed in as many innings. Joe Musgrove came in, though, and had another impressive appearance with four shutout innings. He allowed three hits and no walks but struck out four and induced six ground-ball outs. The offense was kept at bay all night and managed just two hits; both runs came in the ninth inning. Seth Conner, promoted from the Gulf Coast, went 1-for-2. Carlos Ramirez had the other hit - a double. Matt Dean went 0-for-4 with three Ks.
GCL Jays Off
DSL Jays Off
Three Stars: 3. Kevin Pillar, three hits, two RBI 2. Javier Avendano, 4 scoreless innings 1. Joe Musgrove, 4 shutout innings
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