Macko Starts, Machado Finishes
Wednesday, August 23 2023 @ 02:52 AM EDT
Contributed by: #2JBrumfield
Vancouver was the only winner on Tuesday. The DSL Blue Jays were washed out in their regular season finale.
Syracuse 5 Buffalo 4
Binghamton 5 New Hampshire 2
Vancouver 2 Spokane 1 (10 Innings)
St. Lucie 6 Dunedin 2
FCL Phillies 15 FCL Blue Jays 5
DSL Blue Jays DSL Phillies West, rained out, cancelled
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Conor Larkin - 2IP 0H 0R/ER 0BB 5K
2. Rafael Lantigua, Buffalo - 3/4, HBP, RBI, SB
1. Adam Macko, Vancouver - 5IP 2H 0R/ER 0BB 11K
Notes
Spencer Horwitz and Ernie Clement had two hits and a stolen base apiece while Addison Barger walked twice and added a swipe. Cam Eden had an RBI double. Wes Parsons pitched five innings of one-run ball with four strikeouts. Chad Green gave up a two-run homer to Brett Baty and struck out one over two-thirds of an inning. Matt Wisler struck out the only batter he faced. Nate Pearson got a hold with a shutout seventh. Paul Fry walked in the tying run in the eighth. Gabe Klobosits stranded the bases loaded but gave up the winning run in the ninth.
New Hampshire had nine singles and three walks but could only produce two runs. Leo Jiménez and Miguel Hiraldo had two-hit games with Hiraldo and Riley Tirotta getting RBI singles. Luis Quiñones got the loss with five runs allowed over 4-2/3 innings but struck out six. Adrian Hernández matched three walks with three strikeouts and stranded a runner over two shutout frames. Troy Watson stranded two runners and tossed 2-1/3 shutout innings with two Ks to offset two hits.
The C's pitching staff racked up 20 strikeouts with Ian Churchill striking out three to go with 11 from Adam Macko and five from Conor Larkin. Naswell Paulino got a punchout after giving up the first run of the game in the top of the 10th thanks to two bunts moving the placed runner at second all the way home. Gabby Martinez got his second hit of the game to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the 10th before Estiven Machado won it with an RBI double inside the right field line. Machado also drew a walk to reach base twice. Dasan Brown and Josh Kasevich also had a base knock. Vancouver improved to 72-42 thanks to its 11th walk-off win of the year.
Jace Bohrofen had two of Dunedin's five hits, none for extra bases. Nick Goodwin singled, walked and stole a base. Tucker Toman singled and took one for the team. Davis Feldman gave up three runs in the second inning but only one was earned. He lasted five innings and fanned four. Connor O'Halloran pitched a spotless sixth but Kelena Sauer surrendered three runs in 1-2/3 innings. Jiorgeny Casimiri stranded a runner and struck out four over 1-1/3 innings of one-hit ball.
The F-Jays had a 5-0 lead after 2-1/2 innings before the Phillies erupted for 15 unanswered runs in the season finale. Arjun Nimmala singled home a run, drew a walk and stole his first professional base. Sam Shaw started the game with a double and scored on Nimmala's base hit. He also had a couple of BBs. Yeuni Munoz had the lone two-hit game and had a base on balls. Cesar Ayala gave up five runs in three innings. Keiner Leon took the loss with two runs allowed in 2-1/3 innings. Julio Ramirez was charged with seven earned runs without getting anybody out. Jerry Huntzinger coughed up a run in 1-2/3 innings but whiffed four. Carson Pierce was the only hurler to escape unscathed with two Ks in a shutout eighth.
Extra Innings
C's Plus Baseball chats with first baseman Peyton Williams.
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