Adam Loewen single-handedly beat up on Erie Saturday. Loewen was 5-5 with three doubles and a home run leading New Hampshire to an 11-5 win. Lansing had a come from behind victory with Brad Glenn hitting a home run and stealing home. Two pitchers coming off injuries started those games, Bobby Bell and Egan Smith.
Las Vegas were blown out 10-1 although JP Arencibia hit his 13th home run.
Colorado Springs 10 Las Vegas 1
Reidier Gonzalez was back to the not so good Rey on Saturday. Rey was tagged for thirteen hits and nine run in 5.1 innings. Merkin Valdez pitched the last 3.2 innings. When he came into the game he gave up a couple of hits but then pitched well the rest of the way. Garbage time? Strangely the 51's made 5 errors but all ten runs were earned.
The 51's got their only run in the seventh when JP Arencibia hit his 13th home run. Arencibia was 2-3 with a walk. Brad Emaus also was 2-3.
Yours truly was in Erie for this contest and I was a witness to the Adam Loewen show. Loewen was 5-5 with three doubles and a home run, that's eleven bases people. Loewen drove in four runs. None of the doubles were cheap shots either, he was hitting the ball to left centre, right centre and the home run down the right field line.
Fellow Canadian Shawn Bowman had a couple of hits as did Darin Mastroianni. Al Quintana hit a 2 run homer off the first pitch in the game by an Erie reliever.
Bobby Bell came off the DL to start and was inconsistent. Bubbie Buzachero pitched two shutout innings for the win. Trystan Magnuson had a good seventh inning but struggled with his control in the eighth and gave up his first run in over a month. Danny Farquhar pitched the ninth for the save.
Look for my scouting reports and interviews next week.
Dunedin - All Star Break
In the All-Star game Travis d'Arnaud was 1-2 with a RBI. Yan Gomes was 0-2. Henderson Alvarez pitched a perfect inning. Matt Daly recorded two out while walking one.
Lansing had only two hits until the seventh inning and trailed 2-0. Brad Glenn homered to lead off the seventh and later Ryan Goins second double of the night drove in Kevin Nolan to tie the game. Glenn's home run was his second in as many nights, maybe he is finding his April form again. In the eighth Kevin Ahrens, now batting exclusively right handed, singled and Glenn walked. Kenny Wilson singled in one run and then a double steal allowed Glenn to score the second run of the inning. A third run scored on an error.
On the pitching side Egan Smith started and went five innings, with two runs scored off him, one earned. Matt Wright pitched two shutout innings. Nestor Molina gave up a run but Casey Beck got the last four outs for the save.
Three Stars
3rd star -
2nd star - Brad Glenn
1st star - Adam Loewen
