It was almost a perfect night for the Jays organization as only one affiliate failed to get in the win column.
Salt Lake City, UT - The 51's had a 2-0 lead after scoring in the first and fourth innings but the Angels affiliate rallied for two runs in the fourth, four runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth to run away with the win. Las Vegas scored three in the ninth to make the final score more respectable.
Batting - Chris Aguila, J.P. Arencibia, Jeremy Reed and Jorge Padilla each had two hits while Christian Colonel had a hit and a walk. Arencibia doubled home a run while Colonel, Jesus Merchan and Brett Wallace had RBI groundouts. Wallace also drew a walk. The other run came home on a wild pitch in the ninth.
Pitching - Reidier Gonzalez limited the Buzz to two runs over the first five innings but his house of cards fell apart in the sixth. He lasted 5 1/3 innings in which he gave up six runs (four earned) on nine hits (including two homers, one by Mark Trumbo) and three walks while striking out four. He did manage six groundouts. Lefty Sean Henn worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings by scattering a hit and a walk while striking out a pair. Fellow southpaw Jesse Carlson had a rough ninth by giving up a two-run homer among three hits but he did strike out a batter.
Defence - It was not a good night for the middle infield as Merchan threw one away at short and Luis Figueroa booted one at second on consecutive plays that each led to Salt Lake runs to break a 4-4 tie. The Buzz also was 4-for-4 in the stolen base department against the Gonzalez-Arencibia battery.
Manchester, NH - Two runs in the sixth managed to stand up against a Trenton run in the eighth.
Batting - The Fisher Cats were working on their plate discipline in this one as they drew more walks than hits by a count of 6-4. Back-to-back RBI singles by Al Quintana and Adam Loewen accounted for all the Fisher Cat scoring. Manny Mayorson had the only two-bagger while Adam Calderone accounted for the other base knock. Loewen, Calderone, Darin Mastroianni, David Cooper, Luis Sanchez and Jonathan Diaz also drew free passes. Loewen also contributed with a stolen base.
Pitching - Marty McLeary spread out six hits, a walk and a wild pitch over six shutout innings while striking out a trio of Yankee wannabe bastards, er, batters. Adrian Martin gave up an Austin Romine RBI single among two hits and a walk over two innings but he did strike out one and killed some worms with three groundouts. Lefty Tim Collins took care of business with a one-two-three ninth inning with a strikeout to notch his first save of the year.
Defense - Luis Sanchez bobbled one at third base but he did start one of the two deuces on the night.
Dunedin, FL - A six-run first for the D-Jays was all they needed against the D-Cubs, who scored once in the third and three more in the fourth.
Batting - Travis d'Arnaud doubled home the first run of the game, Sean Shoffit singled home two more and Jon Talley doubled home another. The other two runs were gifts from the Cubs defence. Raul Barron had three hits, Talley and Tyler Pastornicky had two apiece while Shoffit had a hit and a base on balls. Barron and Shoffit each stole a base but Pastornicky was caught pilfering.
Pitching - Chuck Huggins could not make it to the fifth inning to earn the win. The lefty gave up four runs on seven hits and a walk over 3 2/3 innings but only one of the runs was an "earnie" thanks to an error in the fourth. Fellow lefty Dan DeLucia picked up the win in relief with 2 1/3 shutout innings. He gave up just two hits while racking up a hat trick of strikeouts (like the hockey reference?). B.J. LaMura had two K's over two scoreless innings while Matt Daly finished up with a one-hit ninth to get his fifth save.
Defence - Pastornicky mishandled a ball at short in the fourth that produced three unearned runs but did help turn a 4-6-3 double play.
Fort Wayne, IN - A four-run fifth and one more in the sixth gave the Luggies the win on the road over their Padres counterparts.
Batting - Sean Ochinko had three of the Lugnuts seven hits and scored twice. Balbino Fuenmayor had an RBI double to tie the game at 1-1. Mark Sobolewski lifted a sac fly to put Lansing in the lead while Brad Glenn had a two-run single that proved to be Lansing's only hit with runners in scoring position in nine at-bats. Kenny Wilson had a hit, a walk and a stolen base - his sixth of the year. Lansing's last run came home after an error in left field.
Pitching - Dave "Leave It To" Sever gave up a single run over six innings while scattering four hits and three walks. He struck out one and recorded six groundouts against nine flyouts. Dustin Antolin gave up an unearned marker over two innings on a hit and a walk but his ERA remains 0.00. Steven Turnbull pitched a one-hit ninth to get save number three on the year.
Fielding - Oliver Dominguez botched one at second and Kevin Nolan air mailed at third that led to an unearned run in the eight. Glenn added an outfield assist by cutting down a runner a third in the fourth inning while Sobolewski and Ochinko teamed up for a 5-3 double play.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Adam Loewen, New Hampshire
2. Sean Ochinko, Lansing
1. Marty McLeary, New Hampshire
