Buffalo, NY — The Rays also had the Jays number at the Triple-A level. Ricky Romero (0-2) was gored for five runs on six hits and five walks in only 3 1/3 innings. The lefty only struck out two and just 37 of his 77 pitches were strikes. Claudio Vargas lasted one out longer than Romero but allowed an inherited run to score. The Bulls ran him over for two runs on four hits and two walks. Like Romero, Vargas also struck out a pair. John Stilson worked two scoreless innings of one-hit relief with one punchout.
The Herd broke the shutout in the fifth when Jose Reyes drove in the lone run with a single. Reyes had two of Buffalo's six hits. Eugenio Velez had a triple and three walks for a perfect night at the dish and stole his 15th base of the year. Anthony Gose had a bunt single and walk but struck out twice. Kevin Pillar singled and walked. Mike Nickeas had the other base hit and was hit by a pitch. Mauro Gomez, Luis Jimenez and Moises Sierra went a combined 0-for-12 in the 3-4-5 spots in the order. Mike McCoy was the fourth member of the 0-for-4 club.
New Hampshire 6 Reading 3
Manchester, NH — The Fisher Cats got on the scoreboard first when Ryan Schimpf led off the second inning with his 14th home run of the season. Kevin Nolan lifted a sacrifice fly in the third to snap a 1-1 tie and a wild pitch later in the frame led to another run. Brian Van Kirk made it a 4-1 game in the fourth by launching a leadoff jack, his second of 2013. Van Kirk tripled in another run in the sixth and he came home on an Adam Loewen double. Loewen, Van Kirk and A.J. Jimenez shared the clubhouse lead with two hits apiece. Loewen and Van Kirk also worked the count to ball four once. Schimpf also had a base on balls. Brad Glenn contributed a single and a walk. Andy Burns and Jon Talley contributed nothing in eight plate appearances. Nolan and Clint Robinson were both 0-for-3 but Robinson got aboard after taking one for the team.It's nice to see one first-round draft pick not disappoint on the mound. Deck McGuire (4-7) put together a quality start, holding the Phillies to three runs on seven hits over six innings. His K-BB total was 5-0. Lefthander Evan Crawford overcame two hits to pitch a scoreless seventh. Alan Farina tossed a pair of scoreless innings of one-hit ball with two K's for his first save.
Brevard County 4 Dunedin 3
Viera, FL — Scott Copeland (6-3) allowed two baserunners an inning over five frames as the Brewers scored four runs on seven hits, two walks and a hit by pitch. Copeland served up a solo homer in the fifth that broke a 3-3 tie. He only struck out one. Nine of his 12 outs were of the groundball variety. Lefthander Tyler Ybarra faced just one hitter over the minimum in his two frames. His lone blemish was a walk that was more than offset by four punchouts. Dayton Marze had a walk and a K in one shutout inning.
Dunedin came back to tie the game at 3-3 when a K.C. Hobson groundout and bases loaded walks to Pierce Rankin and Shane Opitz knotted things up in the fourth inning. A Nick Baligod single to lead off the fifth was the last Dunedin baserunner of the night as the last 14 batters were retired in order. Rankin and Gabe Jacobo reached twice with singles and walks. Jon Berti, Marcus Knecht and Gustavo Pierre had the other base knocks. Matt Newman drew a walk.
Dayton 7 Lansing 3
Dayton, OH — A game WHIP of 3.25 for Alonzo Gonzalez (2-7). The lefty was cuffed around for five runs on 11 hits and two walks over four innings. His strikeout and groundout totals were five. Justin Jackson and southpaw Griffin Murphy were victimized for unearned runs in their two-inning stints. Jackson allowed two hits and issued three walks with one strikeout. Murphy yielded three hits and walked one.
Dwight Smith Jr. scored the first two Lansing runs. He doubled in the first and eventually scored on a throwing error by the Dragons second baseman. He then socked a solo homer in the fifth. The final run saw Chris Hawkins triple home a Jason Leblebijian double in the sixth. Smith was the only Lugnut with two hits. Carlos Ramirez also got on base twice with a single and a walk. Christian Lopes doubled while Kellen Sweeney singled. Jorge Flores, Kevin Patterson and Aaron Munoz were hitless in a dozen plate appearances.
Salem-Keizer 1 Vancouver 0 (10 Innings)
Salem-Keizer, OR — A great start for "Mayor" Eric Brown went for naught. The Thunder Bay, Ontario native threw a two-hitter over seven shutout innings, struck out eight and did not walk a batter. Nine of his 11 outs in play were on the grass. Matt Johnson sent the game into overtime with two scoreless frames of one-hit ball with one strikeout. Markus Brisker (0-1) took the loss as he gave up two hits and two walks (one intentional) without retiring a batter.
Jordan Leyland supplied two of Vancouver's five hits, including a double. Nico Taylor also doubled and drew a walk. Brenden Kalfus and Peterborough, Ontario's Michael Reeves had the other base raps. Taylor also drew a walk and stole a base. The amalgamated batting line of Ian Parmley, Andy Fermin, David Harris, Matt Hitt and Jorge Vega-Rosado was an ugly 0-for-20. The C's were 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left six on base.
Bluefield 4 Pulaski 2
Pulaski, WV — The Bluef-Jays tied the game at 1-1 when John Silviano homered for the second time this season. A wild pitch plated a Derrick Loveless triple to give the Jays the lead. They broke a 2-2 tie when Silviano doubled home a pair of runs in the ninth. Mitch Nay had a three-hit night while Silviano and Loveless had two apiece. Dawel Lugo and Jesus Gonzalez also delivered base hits with Gonzalez getting his during a pinch-hit appearance for Eric Arce. D.J. Davis, Jorge Saez and Matt Dean all came up with COB in the hit column in 12 at-bats. Arce and Alexis Maldonado were both 0-for-2. D.J. Jones pinch-ran for Silviano in the ninth but did not score.Lefthander Scott Silverstein was golden with six innings of one-run, four-hit ball. He struck out four with no walks and induced nine groundball outs. Fellow lefty Francisco Gracesqui (1-0) blew the save but vultured the win. He gave up an unearned run on a double that moved to third on a fly ball and then scored on a Dean error at first. Gracesqui allowed one hit and struck out two. Brady Dragmire pitched a one-hit ninth with a strikeout to get his first save.
GCL Pirates 6 GCL Blue Jays 5
Dunedin, FL — The Jays trailed 4-0 when they finally scored in the fifth, courtesy of a Christian Vasquez walk. Down 5-1, the Jays scored three times in the eighth when Andres De Aza hit a solo homer, Edwin Fuentes doubled home a run and he was tripled home by Anthony Alford. De Aza had an RBI double in the ninth but pinch-runner Thomas Collins III was stranded at second. The only multi-hit game for the G-Jays belonged to De Aza, who also added a walk. In fact, every Jays hitter drew exactly one base on balls except for Koby Kraemer, who managed to hear ball four three times and also took one for the team. Vasquez also wore one with Kraemer. Franklin Barreto, Josh Almonte and Andres Sotillo joined the hit parade. Kraemer and Sean Hurley did not. The Jays were 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, leaving a baker's dozen runners on the basepaths.
Jesus Tinoco (0-1) lasted 2 2/3 innings where eight baserunners reached on four hits and four walks. One of his three runs was unearned and he struck out three. Lefty Daniel Lietz stranded two runners for Tinoco but gave up a run on a hit and a hit by pitch. Tyler Gonzales walked one and struck out one in a scoreless frame. Cale Wine allowed a run on two hits with one strikeout in his one inning. Myles Duvall was victimized for an unearned run on a hit and a walk while striking out one in the ninth. The Jays made four errors in this one with Barreto and Alford booting balls at short and center while De Aza and Vasquez throwing ones away in right and second.
DSL Braves 10 DSL Blue Jays 6
San Pedro de Macoris, DR — The Jays fought back from a 4-0 deficit and had a brief 5-4 lead before the Braves took the game back for good. Richard Urena plated the first run of a five-run third with an RBI double, Michael De La Cruz drove in two with a base hit and Ronniel Demorizi followed with a two-run base knock. Leudy Garcia doubled home the final run in the fifth. Demorizi and Juan Fuente had two hits apiece. De La Cruz also walked to reach base twice and stole a base. Urena and Deiferson were hit by pitches to go along with their base hits. Juan Kelly doubled while Juan Tejada walked and stole a base. Javier Hernandez was 0-for-4.
Starter Jhonny Hernandez only lasted two outs with an unearned run charged on his ledger. He walked three and struck out just one. Denis Diaz had an unearned run among the three on his line. He made through 1 1/3 innings, walking one and plunking one with no K's. Manuel Cordova (1-1) also suffered the indignity of an unearned run as the Braves scored five times against him in 2 1/3 innings. He gave up two hits, four walks and a HBP with one strikeout. Lefty Angel Perdomo limited the Braves to a run on four hits, a walk and a plunk while whiffing three.
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Deck McGuire, New Hampshire — Has struck out 76 batters in 83 innings.
2. Brian Van Kirk, New Hampshire - Three multi-hit games in a row and is batting .371 over his last 10 games.
1. Eric Brown, Vancouver — The former UBC Thunderbird has an 0.96 ERA in three starts.
Tuesday's Probable Starters...
DSL Blue Jays — TBA @ DSL Mets1, 10:30 am ET.
Dunedin — Casey Lawrence (4-6, 4.16) @ Brevard County, 10:35 am ET.
GCL Blue Jays — TBA @ GCL Pirates, 12:00 pm ET.
Lansing — Taylor Cole (4-5, 3.96) @ Dayton, 7:00 pm ET.
Bluefield — TBA @ Pulaski, 7:00 pm ET.
New Hampshire — Ryan Tepera (6-5, 4.43) vs. Reading, 7:05 pm ET.
Vancouver — TBA @ Spokane, 9:30 pm ET.