Buffalo, NY - Daniel Norris (3-1) got knocked around by the Red Sox affiliate for six runs over four-plus innings. The damage was done on eight hits and three walks. He had three K's and six ground ball outs. Mike Zagurski gave up two hits but struck out the side in a scoreless fifth. Steve Delabar put up a zero in the sixth with one strikeout to overcome a hit and a walk. Kyle Drabek was drilled for three runs on five hits in the seventh with one only strikeout. Colt Hynes pitched a scoreless eighth with one strikeout. Bobby Korecky pitched a one-hitter for a scoreless ninth.
The Bisons grabbed a 3-0 lead in their first at-bat. Cole Gillespie's sacrifice fly drove in a Dalton Pompey single for the first run. Matt Hague doubled in the second run and Brett Wallace singled home the third. Hague had two doubles and three hits on the night. Anthony Gose also got on base three times with a hit and two walks and was successful on two of three stolen base attempts. Pompey had two base hits.
New Hampshire 6 Harrisburg 4
Manchester, NH - Brad Glenn put on a show for the hometown faithful. He and K.C. Hobson got the Fisher Cats rolling with RBI singles in the first inning before Glenn connected for a two-run homer in the third. Derrick Chung singled in a Michael Crouse triple in the fourth before Glenn went deep again for a solo number in the eighth. Kevin Nolan trailed Glenn in the hit department with two and also stole a base.Ben White (1-0) delivered a quality start in his Double-A debut. He threw 6.1 innings of three-run ball by allowing just four hits and three walks to the Nationals affiliate. He struck out seven to match his groundout total of seven. Richard Bleier permitted both inherited runners to score, giving up two hits while getting just one out. Dustin Antolin stranded both Bleier runners but was charged with one of his own in 1.1 innings on two hits but all four outs were via the strikeout. Gregory Infante walked one in the ninth but put up a goose egg for his 21st save.
Daytona 6 Dunedin 4
Dunedin, FL - The D-Jays held leads of 3-0 and 4-3 before the Cubs pulled this one out with three runs in the eighth. Roberto Osuna was victimized for a home run among the three runs and five hits he gave up in 4.1 innings. However, he struck out seven, walked nobody and split his six outs in play evenly between the ground and the air. Efrain Nieves (3-5) had one of two inherited runners cross the plate and he was charged with three runs, all unearned after a Christian Lopes error at second and a Jorge Saez passed ball. Nieves gave up six hits and a walk over 3.1 innings. He struck out four and all five outs in play were on the grass. Jesse Hernandez stranded his lone inherited runner and pitched 1.1 scoreless frames, yielding two hits but striking out one.
Dunedin erupted for three runs in the first inning, courtesy of an Emilio Guerrero three-run homer. Dwight Smith Jr. went deep to lead off the fifth. Guerrero had three hits and Lopes chipped in with two. Mitch Nay had a base hit in five trips to the plate. Every Dunedin hitter, save for Kevin Patterson, had a hit but Patterson did draw a walk and was hit by a pitch.
Lake County 3 Lansing 2
Lansing, MI - It was a quality start for Jeremy Gabryszwski (6-6) at the very least. He reached the minimum six innings, three runs allowed threshold on six hits and two walks. He struck out seven but only three of his 10 outs in play stayed in the diamond. Francisco Gracesqui pitched two innings of one-hit ball. He plunked a hitter but he struck out two. Brady Dragmire worked a clean ninth.
Both Lansing runs came in the eighth on a Rowdy Tellez RBI single and a Dawel Lugo RBI fielder's choice. Chaz Frank had two hits while Tellez drew a walk to get aboard twice. D.J. Davis and Matt Dean also put a one in the hit column.
Vancouver 3 Eugene 1
Tim Locastro went 1-for-3 and scored Vancouver's first run after getting hit by a pitch and stealing second base Tuesday night in Eugene.
Eugene, OR - Tim Locastro is a 30-30 man. He scored Vancouver's first run in the first inning by getting hit by a pitch for the 30th time and stealing second base for his 30th stolen base before coming home on a Ryan McBroom single. The C's added two more runs in the third when Roemon Fields singled, stole his 47th base and eventually came home on a Franklin Barreto fielder's choice. That run scoring play led to the ejection of Eugene manager Robbie Wine Jr. Barreto would score on a Chris Carlson single. Locastro, Gunnar Heidt and Alexis Maldonado also had base raps. Mike Reeves walked twice.
Matthew Smoral survived 10 baserunners in 5.1 innings to get the victory against the Emeralds Tuesday night.
Matthew Smoral (2-0) managed to gut his way through 5.1 innings and allow just one run to the Padres affilliate despite 10 baserunners on six hits and four walks. He struck out four and got seven outs on the ground. Yeyfrey Del Rosario came to Smoral's rescue by stranding two of his runners and leaving the bases loaded in the sixth by striking out two of the four batters he whiffed over 1.1 innings to overcome a hit and a walk. Michael Kraft picked up Del Rosario by stranding a runner and pitching 1.1 scoreless innings with one strikeout. Phil Kish allowed a hit but induced two ground balls, including a game-ending double play to get his sixth save.
Bluefield 10 Greeneville 2
Greeneville, TN - Despite being eliminated from playoff contention, the Bluefield bats showed no signs of mailing it in. Lane Thomas got the Jays rolling with an RBI single in the first. Kevin Garcia, Angel Rojas and Josh Almonte followed up with run-scoring singles in the second. Jesus Gonzalez drove in two more with a base hit in the fifth. Almonte doubled home three runs in the eighth and trotted home on a Thomas sacrifice fly to help Bluefield reach double digits. Rojas, Almonte, Thomas, Gonzalez and Rolando Segovia all had two-hit games. Segovia was on base with four times with a walk and a plunk while Almonte was on three times with a base on balls. Thomas stole a base along with Sean Hurley, who singled and walked. Garcia also had a walk to go with his base hit. Gabriel Cenas was 1-for-5.Oscar Cabrera pitched 3.1 innings and surrendered both runs, which were unearned after an error by Garcia behind the plate. He allowed five hits and two walks to the Astros but he struck out four. Conor Fisk (5-1) also struck out four, chipping in with 2.2 scoreless frames with just a hit and two walks allowed. Tim Mayza polished things off with three scoreless innings. He struck out one and worked around two hits and two walks.
GCL Pirates 7 GCL Blue Jays 3
Dunedin, FL - Jacob Brentz (1-3) gave up all three of his runs on a three-run homer. He lasted four innings and allowed three hits and four walks but he struck out five and four of his six outs in play were on the ground. Turner Lee was trounced for four runs in three innings, giving up eight hits, a walk and a hit by pitch. His K and GO totals were four apiece. J.T. Autrey worked around two hits and a walk by putting up two scoreless frames in which he struck out a pair.
Juan Kelly tripled in the first run for the Jays in the fourth inning while Nathan DeSouza doubled in the other two in the eighth. Dave Pepe had the only two-hit game and also had a walk. Dean Bell doubled while Deiferson Barreto and Javier Hernandez had base hits. Brett Wellman drew a walk and Cliff Brantley took one for the team.
Tuesday's Linescores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Anthony Gose, Buffalo - Batting .267 with six stolen bases in eight games since returning to Buffalo.
2. Ben White, New Hampshire - K-BB total of 86-35 in 131.2 innings between Dunedin and New Hampshire.
1. Brad Glenn, New Hampshire - 14 homers among his 37 extra-base hits between New Hampshire and Buffalo this season.
3 Stars images from MiLB.com.
Wednesday's Schedule & Probable Starters
Starlyn Suriel - pitching for Vancouver earlier this season - gets the ball for Lansing Wednesday evening.
GCL Yankees1 @ GCL Blue Jays, 10:00 am (DH) - TBA.
Buffalo @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (DH), 5:35 pm ET - TBA/TBA.
Daytona @ Dunedin, 6:30 pm ET - Matt Boyd (5-2, 1.04).
Harrisburg @ New Hampshire, 6:35 pm ET - Casey Lawrence (9-8, 3.71).
Lansing @ Dayton, 7:05 pm ET - Starlyn Suriel (2-3, 2.84).
Pulaski @ Bluefield, 7:05 pm ET - TBA.
Vancouver @ Eugene, 10:05 pm ET - Ryan Borucki (0-1, 2.00).