Buffalo, NY - The Bisons bounced back from an extra-innings loss to beat the Indians affiliate in the second game of their three-game series thanks to the battery of Drew Hutchison (2-2, 2.93) and A.J. Jimenez. Hutchison mowed down the first 17 hitters in a row before his perfect game bid was ruined by a single. Another base hit and a walk would load the bases before Hutchison got out of the sixth. His night would end with one out in the eighth on a single and a hit by pitch. Hutch struck out nine and recorded seven of his 12 outs in play on the diamond. Pat Venditte struck out two to end the eighth but only stranded one of the two runners he inherited after a hit and an error produced the Clippers only run. Venditte threw righthanded against three of the four hitters he faced. Dustin Antolin struck out one in a perfect ninth.The Herd broke through first on the scoreboard when Jimenez singled home a Casey Kotchman double in the third inning. Kotchman then knocked home two more runs in the fourth with a base hit. More insurance came in the sixth on a Matt Dominguez home run and another RBI single by Jimenez to score Junior Lake, who singled and stole second. Jimenez had a 3-for-3 day at the plate while Kotchman and Lake had two hits apiece. Dominguez was also hit by a pitch. AlexI Casilla, Andy Burns, Domonic Brown, Jesus Montero and Darrell Ceciliani were a combined 0-for-16 at the top of the order with Casilla, Brown and Montero drawing walks.
New Hampshire 10 Harrisburg 2
Harrisburg, PA - The Fisher Cats maintained the Bisons 5:1 ratio of outscoring the opposition. They are now two games below the .500 mark after a victory over the Nationals affiliate. Rowdy Tellez drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the first but they would impeach the Senators for good with a five-run fourth that started with an Ian Parmley RBI single and ended with a "little league home run" as a four-base error in four runs crossing the plate. A throwing error by the catcher resulted in Shane Opitz making an uninterrupted 360-foot journey around the bases. Tellez knocked home another run with a base hit in the fifth and Christian Lopes followed with a two-run double. Parmley would triple home Tellez with the Fisher Cats last run in the seventh. Tellez had three of New Hampshire's 12 hits while Parmley, Dwight Smith Jr. and Melky Mesa had a pair apiece. Parmley drew a walk to reach base three times but he was one shy of the team lead as Ryan Lavarnway singled and walked three times. Opitz had a hit while Lopes was hit by a pitch. Roemon Fields and Jon Berti were both 0-for-4 with a base on balls.Luis Santos lasted just one inning where he gave up two runs on two hits and a walk. Brady Dragmire (2-4) took over and authored three shutout innings by scattering three hits and a walk. Of his seven outs in play, six were on the ground. Dragmire got some help from Mesa, who threw out a runner at home from center field. Danny Barnes simply dominated in his three-inning appearance, striking out five of the nine men he retired. Murphy Smith continued the shutout relief with two innings of two-hit ball and one strikeout.
Daytona 7 Dunedin 4 (Game 1 - 7 Innings)
Daytona Beach, FL - The Reds affiliate snapped a 2-2 tie with a five-run fourth inning to chase Conner Greene (2-4, 3.29) from the game. Greene was gashed for six runs in 3-2/3 innings on seven hits and three walks and only struck out one. His troubles began in the second in the form of a double, a walk and an errant pickoff throw that resulted in two unearned runs. A walk, a single, a three-run homer and a double led to his exit in the fourth. Conor Fisk let that double score when he served up a two-run homer to the first hitter he faced. He would walk one and strike out one in his 1-1/3 innings of relief. Colton Turner struck out one in a one-hit sixth.
Dunedin's two runs came in the fourth when Derrick Loveless began the inning with a home run. Singles by Richard Urena, Ryan McBroom and Anthony Alford produced the tying marker. The D-Jays crept closer in the fifth when Aaron Attaway doubled, moved to third on a Michael De La Cruz single and scored on a Loveless sacrifice fly. Loveless scored the final run in the seventh when he walked and came all the way around to score after the Tortugas left fielder booted a ball by Emilio Guerrero. Alford had the lone two-hit game for Dunedin. L.B. Dantzler had a base hit but D.J. Davis was 0-for-3 with a couple of strikeouts.
Dunedin 5 Daytona 3 (Game 2 - 9 Innings)
Daytona Beach, FL - The D-Jays emerged with the split thanks to a two-run blast by Emilio Guerrero in the top of the ninth to snap a 3-3 tie. Guerrero got the chance to be the hero after a two-out error in center field allowed Anthony Alford to reach base and extend the inning. Dunedin used a double steal of home and second base to get the game's first run as Dickie Joe Thon and J.D. Davis pulled off the feat after both of them reached base on walks. Jorge Saez homered in the fifth and Ryan McBroom had a sacrifice fly in the sixth to tie things up a 3-3. Guerrero had the only two-hit game for Dunedin. Alford singled and Richard Urena doubled to round out Dunedin's five hits on the night. J.D. Davis got on base three times with two walks and a hit by pitch. Derrick Loveless donned the golden sombrero.Chris Rowley was raked for 10 hits, leading to three runs over 4-2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked nobody and three of his four outs in play were handled by the infield. Alonzo Gonzalez stranded a runner for Rowley, striking out one and walking one over one scoreless inning. Carlos Ramirez stranded a runner for Gonzalez with 1-1/3 innings of one-hit relief with one strikeout. Tim Mayza (1-0) struck out the side in the eighth and tossed a perfect ninth, ending the game with his fourth strikeout.
Lansing 4 Dayton 3
Dayton, OH - The Lugnuts snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by scoring twice in their final at-bat to beat the Reds affiliate. Carl Wise doubled home the tying and winning runs by cashing in a Connor Panas walk and a Lane Thomas single. Wise also opened up the scoring by homering in his second straight game in the third inning. Lansing's other run came in the fourth when Juan Kelly tripled home a Max Pentecost walk. Panas and Thomas both had a single and two walks. Justin Atkinson singled and Ryan Hissey had a pinch-hit walk. Gunnar Heidt was 0-for-5 while Andrew Guillotte and Josh Almonte were a combined 0-for-8.Sean Reid-Foley (3-3, 3.60) strung together his longest start of the season, pitching eight innings of three-run ball on just three hits. He struck out 10 with no walks and the infield converted nine of his 10 outs in play to give him a Game Score of 74. Reid-Foley retired the first 12 hitters he faced, including four consecutive strikeouts, and the last 11 hitters he faced. In between was a three-run fifth as a result of two singles, a triple and a wild pitch. Just before the Dragons breathed fire, Dayton manager and former Jay Dick Schofield was ejected after a Reid-Foley strikeout for the first out of the fifth. That may have rattled Reid-Foley a bit before he regained his composure and finished with a flourish. Dusty Isaacs preserved the win with two strikeouts in a perfect ninth for save number 10.
Tuesday's Linescores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Carl Wise, Lansing
2. Drew Hutchison, Buffalo
1. Sean Reid-Foley, Lansing
Wednesday's Schedule / Probable Starters
Columbus @ Buffalo, 10:35 am ET - Scott Diamond (3-5, 3.47)
New Hampshire @ Harrisburg, 7:00 pm ET - Jeremy Gabryszwski (3-1, 3.86)
Lansing @ Dayton, 7:00 pm ET - Tayler Saucedo (1-5, 5.08)
Dunedin @ Daytona, 7:05 pm ET - Francisco Rios (2-2, 2.54)