Five affiliates left 26 runners on (total) and scored 28 runs and went
4-1. The sixth, New Hampshire, did leave 12 runners on, but
scored 9 runs.
Rochester 4 @ Syracuse 5
The Chiefs completed a comeback from a 4-1 deficit with a run in the 10th. Russ Adams singled and Ryan Roberts walked to open the frame. Ray Olmedo laid down a sacrifice bunt, and the Red Wing pitcher threw it away as the winning run scored. Earlier, Roberts and Chad Mottola had hit solo homers, while Olmedo doubled and scored. Mike MacDonald started and went 6.1 innings and allowed all 4 Rochester runs. Ryan Houston was brilliant in relief retiring all five batters he faced, three by strikeout.
Portland 2 @ New Hampshire 9
The Fisher Cats gained a measure of revenge for a string of defeats at the hands of the Sea Dogs with a 9-2 shellacking of Portland. Chip Cannon, Sergio Santos and Aaron Mathews homered to lead the parade, with Cannon adding a single and double and Santos a triple. Manny Mayorson went 3-4, including 2 doubles, with a walk at the top of the order. Yusaku Iriki gutted his way through 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 11 baserunners. Seth Overbey earned the long save with 4 shutout innings of relief, including 2 strikeouts and 7 ground ball outs.
Dunedin 4 @ Brevard County 2
The D-Jays rallied for 3 runs in the 7th inning to overcome a 2-0 deficit, and added an insurance marker in the eighth. A Jacob Butler walk and singles by Carlo Cota and Chris Gutierrez loaded the bases with one out. Matt Gamel, who had homered earlier, made a key error which allowed two runs to score and a Luke Hetherington sacrifice fly finished off the frame. Orlando Trias went 6.1 innings and allowed both runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts. Aaron Tressler and Conor Falkenbach pitched well in relief to nail it down. Josh Kreuzer reached base in all four of his plate appearances.
Burlington 7 @ Lansing 5
Nathan Starner came out smoking for the Lugnuts, striking out the first 6 Bees he faced. He gave up solo homers in the 3rd and 4th innings, and then a couple of walks and a hit in the fifth, and he was gone. In the end, Starner surrended 4 earned runs in 4.1 innings on 4 hits and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts. The Lugnuts banged out 10 hits, with 2 apiece from Travis Snider, Yuber Rodriguez, Jonathan Baksh and Matt Liuzza, but no walks and no longballs meant that the offence was not as productive as it might have been.
Vermont 2 @ Auburn 9
Victor Santana and Adam Calderone hit 2 run shots to key a 10 hit Doubleday attack. The Doubledays managed to parlay 5 singles and a walk in the 5th inning into 5 runs to salt the game away. Efficient, eh? Calderone threw out Aaron (Doctor) Seuss, and added a sacrifice fly. Luis Perez started and went 4 innings, allowing both Vermont runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, while punching out 7. J.P. Arencibia went 1-5 on the evening.
GCL Jays 5 @ GCL Phillies 2
Yohermyn Chavez hit a 2 run homer to lead the Jays over the Phillies. Moises Sierra added a run-scoring double and Balbino Fuenmayor went 2-4. Brad Cuthbertson and Jason Monti each pitched four effective innings, allowing a run apiece. Cuthbertson walked three and struck out six, while Monti walked nobody and struck out three. You can call them Henke and Key if you like.
3 stars
3rd star- Manny Mayorson
2nd star- Ryan Roberts
1st star- Chip Cannon
Rochester 4 @ Syracuse 5
The Chiefs completed a comeback from a 4-1 deficit with a run in the 10th. Russ Adams singled and Ryan Roberts walked to open the frame. Ray Olmedo laid down a sacrifice bunt, and the Red Wing pitcher threw it away as the winning run scored. Earlier, Roberts and Chad Mottola had hit solo homers, while Olmedo doubled and scored. Mike MacDonald started and went 6.1 innings and allowed all 4 Rochester runs. Ryan Houston was brilliant in relief retiring all five batters he faced, three by strikeout.
Portland 2 @ New Hampshire 9
The Fisher Cats gained a measure of revenge for a string of defeats at the hands of the Sea Dogs with a 9-2 shellacking of Portland. Chip Cannon, Sergio Santos and Aaron Mathews homered to lead the parade, with Cannon adding a single and double and Santos a triple. Manny Mayorson went 3-4, including 2 doubles, with a walk at the top of the order. Yusaku Iriki gutted his way through 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 11 baserunners. Seth Overbey earned the long save with 4 shutout innings of relief, including 2 strikeouts and 7 ground ball outs.
Dunedin 4 @ Brevard County 2
The D-Jays rallied for 3 runs in the 7th inning to overcome a 2-0 deficit, and added an insurance marker in the eighth. A Jacob Butler walk and singles by Carlo Cota and Chris Gutierrez loaded the bases with one out. Matt Gamel, who had homered earlier, made a key error which allowed two runs to score and a Luke Hetherington sacrifice fly finished off the frame. Orlando Trias went 6.1 innings and allowed both runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 2 strikeouts. Aaron Tressler and Conor Falkenbach pitched well in relief to nail it down. Josh Kreuzer reached base in all four of his plate appearances.
Burlington 7 @ Lansing 5
Nathan Starner came out smoking for the Lugnuts, striking out the first 6 Bees he faced. He gave up solo homers in the 3rd and 4th innings, and then a couple of walks and a hit in the fifth, and he was gone. In the end, Starner surrended 4 earned runs in 4.1 innings on 4 hits and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts. The Lugnuts banged out 10 hits, with 2 apiece from Travis Snider, Yuber Rodriguez, Jonathan Baksh and Matt Liuzza, but no walks and no longballs meant that the offence was not as productive as it might have been.
Vermont 2 @ Auburn 9
Victor Santana and Adam Calderone hit 2 run shots to key a 10 hit Doubleday attack. The Doubledays managed to parlay 5 singles and a walk in the 5th inning into 5 runs to salt the game away. Efficient, eh? Calderone threw out Aaron (Doctor) Seuss, and added a sacrifice fly. Luis Perez started and went 4 innings, allowing both Vermont runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, while punching out 7. J.P. Arencibia went 1-5 on the evening.
GCL Jays 5 @ GCL Phillies 2
Yohermyn Chavez hit a 2 run homer to lead the Jays over the Phillies. Moises Sierra added a run-scoring double and Balbino Fuenmayor went 2-4. Brad Cuthbertson and Jason Monti each pitched four effective innings, allowing a run apiece. Cuthbertson walked three and struck out six, while Monti walked nobody and struck out three. You can call them Henke and Key if you like.
3 stars
3rd star- Manny Mayorson
2nd star- Ryan Roberts
1st star- Chip Cannon
