Let's hope better days are ahead for the farm system, as wins have been hard to come by. 1-5 was yesterday's mark.
Charlotte 7 Syracuse 3
The Knights scored 5 in the 4th inning off Francisco Rosario and Spike Lundberg to take a 7-0 lead, and were never headed. Rosario went 3.2 innings and allowed 5 earned runs on 9 hits and 1 walk with 1 strikeout. Kevin Tolar and Lee Gronkiewicz each pitched a scoreless inning of relief. Leadoff hitter Gabe Gross doubled and walked and drove in 2, and killed a baserunner. Guillermo Quiroz went 1-4.
New Hampshire 0 Norwich 6
Dustin McGowan pitched well, but was fingered for the loss. He allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, on 7 hits and no walks with 8 strikeouts, in 6 innings of work. Jordan DeJong struck out the side in the 7th inning, before Brad Mumma surrendered a couple of runs in the 8th. Navigator pitching held the Fisher Cats to 5 hits, 2 by Brad Hassey.
Dunedin 6 Daytona 4 (13 innings)
It wasn't a Thirsty Thursday, and the 500 wasn't running, but they had a wild one in Daytona. Mike MacDonald pitched plenty well enough to win, as he left after 7 innings with a 4-1 lead. He allowed 4 hits and walked nobody while striking out 8. In the bottom of the eighth, Brian Reed issued a walk and gave up a single, while recording 2 outs, and on came Milton Tavarez who promptly surrendered a game-tying 3 run shot to Chris Walker. Then the pitchers took over. For the D-Jays, Jeremy Harper threw 2 hitless innings, walking 2 and striking out 3 and got the win, and Mark Sopko came on in the bottom of the 13th for the save. The D-Jays loaded the bases with nobody out in the 13th. Jayce Tingler grounded into a 3-2-3 double play, before Manny Mayorson delivered the game-winning 2 runs single, his 4th hit of the game. Adam Lind went 3-6 with 2 doubles and drove in 2, and Carlo Cota reached base 4 times in 6 trips. Robinson Diaz threw out 3 runners at second.
Lansing 3 Clinton 6
The Lugnuts put on a clinic on how not to play the game last night. They grounded into 2 double plays, made 2 errors, had runners erased at third and home, and their pitchers issued 7 walks. In the result, they lost despite outhitting the opposition 11-5. Chi-Hung Cheng started and went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs, 2 earned on 1 hit and 6 walks with 4 strikeouts. Jordy Templet followed for an inning and surrendered 2 runs, 1 earned on 3 hits and no walks with a strikeout. Yesson Berroa finished up admirably. Anthony Sanders went 3-4, while David Corrente and Eugenio Velez had 2 hits each.
Still Preoccupied with 1985 Dept.: Clinton second baseman T. Hulett.
Hudson Valley 4 Auburn 1
There was not much good news in Auburn last night. Nick Thomas homered and walked twice in 4 trips, and Orlando Trias pitched respectably for 7 innings, allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts. That was about it, as the Doubledays could garner only 3 safeties. Paul Phillips did pitch a scoreless ninth, allowing 1 hit and striking out 1.
Pulaski 3 Danville 12
Joe Wice surrendered 10 runs in a tough 2nd inning, as the D-Braves pounded 4 homers in the inning. A Jonathan Jaspe passed ball led to 6 of the runs being unearned. Leance Soto went 0-4 with 2 strikeouts, and made 2 errors. On the positive side, Jacob Butler hit a 3 run homer, his eighth, for all the P-Jay runs.
3 star selection
Everyone loves a winner, so:
3rd star-Adam Lind, 2 doubles and a single for Dunedin
2nd star-Mike MacDonald, 7 excellent innings for Dunedin
1st star-Manny Mayorson, 4 hits including the game winner for Dunedin
