A winning Wednesday in the middle of the system gave the affiliates a 3-2 record.
Lehigh Valley 15 Buffalo 4
An eight-run fifth inning by the Phillies affiliate put this one away against the Herd and their 10 pitchers. Bowden Francis was tagged with the loss after giving up two runs in two-plus innings on two hits and a walk while striking out five. Adrian Hernandez and Hayden Juenger were jolted for four runs apiece in the fifth.
An RBI single by Otto Lopez, RBI doubles by Rafael Lantigua and L.J. Talley and a run-scoring groundout by Zack Collins produced the Bisons runs. Lantigua was 3-for-3, Nathan Lukes had two hits and Lopez, Talley and Gabriel Moreno each had a hit and a walk.
New Hampshire 13 Hartford 10
The Fisher Cats could not hold onto leads of 2-0 and 8-2 against the Rockies affiliate but Ryan Gold singled home the tie-breaking run in the seventh inning. He also had an RBI triple earlier in the game and would go on to add a two-run home run to cap off the scoring. Davis Schneider and Addison Barger also went yard and Sebastian Espino had a two-run triple. Gold had four hits, Barger had three and Schneider and Espino had two. Barger and Schneider also stole a base. Orelvis Martinez walked three times.
Alejandro Melean allowed two runs on three hits and three walks and struck out three over four frames. Brady Lail failed to get an out and was charged with six runs. Andrew Moore could not strand three Lail runners but got the win with 4-1/3 innings of two-run ball. Parker Caracci got the final two outs for the save.
Vancouver 12 Everett 8
For the second straight night, 20 runs were scored in Everett and 12 of them belonged to Monty's Mounties against the Mariners affiliate. Riley Tirotta put Vancouver in flight with a three-run homer in the first. Alex De Jesus singled home a couple of runs in the fifth to erase a 5-4 deficit before Rainer Nuñez connected for a two-run dinger. De Jesus singled home two more runs in the sixth. Everett chopped a 10-4 Vancouver lead to 10-8 before Miguel Hiraldo singled home a couple of insurance markers in the ninth. De Jesus and Tirotta had three-hit nights. Nuñez, Dasan Brown, Gabby Martinez and Garrett Spain all posted a '2' in the 'H' column with Nuñez and Martinez also hearing ball four once.
Michael Dominguez was roughed up for four runs on six hits and four walks in 3-2/3 innings while whiffing two. Naswell Paulino stranded a runner for Dominguez and scattered a hit and two walks by striking out five over 2-1/3 innings for the win. Garrett Farmer gave up two runs in one inning and Eric Pardinho also yielded two runs in 1-2/3 innings. Justin Kelly got the final out for the save.
Dunedin 7 Jupiter 6 (10 innings)
The D-Jays erased deficits of 4-0, 5-3 and 6-5 before walking it off against the Marlins affiliate. An RBI single by Peyton Williams and a bases-loaded walk by Devonte Brown got the D-Jays on the board in the fourth. RBI singles by Cade Doughty and Michael Turconi in the fifth and Brown in the eighth pulled the D-Jays even. After a wild pitch tied the game, Ryan McCarty walked it off with an RBI single for his third hit of the night. Josh Kasevich, Dylan Rock, Doughty and Turconi all had two-hit nights. Kasevich and Doughty also drew walks and Brown had two free passes to also get on base three times.
Edisson Gonzalez surrendered three runs on two long balls in 2-2/3 innings, including one to Marilns 2022 first-round pick Jacob Berry. Gonzalez gave up three hits but also struck out three. Keiner Leon gave up a run over 2-1/3 innings as did Alex Amalfi in his one inning of work. Trey Cumbie held the line for Dunedin with two shutout innings. Ben Baggett gave up the go-ahead run in the 10th but got the win.
DSL Diamondbacks 4 DSL Blue Jays 0
Jean Joseph had two of the Dom-Jays six hits. José Fernandez, Victor Arias, Faruk De La Cruz and Gregori Cano added the other singles.
Felipe Bello took the loss after being charged with two runs on one hit and three walks over three innings. He struck out a pair and recorded six outs on the ground. Gabriel Ochoa allowed two runs (one earned) while recording just one out. Oscar Muñoz allowed two of three Ochoa runners to score before pitching 2-2/3 shutout innings. Juanmi Vasquez worked a scoreless seventh despite two hits allowed.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Riley Tirotta, Vancouver
2. Ryan McCarty, Dunedin
1. Ryan Gold, New Hampshire
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