JP Arencibia and Aaron Matthews both had two hits, including a double and a two run home run, respectively, but those were about the only bright spots for the 51s as they got smacked around by Reno. Lance Broadway gave up 8 runs on 18 baserunners (12 hits, 6 walks) in 5.1 innings. He did strike out six, but when you face 32 battes that doesn't seem so impressive. Merkin Valdez gave up a hit and whiffed 3 in 2 scoreless innings of relief, and Chris Lubanski and Adam Calderone also doubled. Lubanski and JPA were named to the PCL All Star Team, along with Brett Wallace, who had the day off; Arencibia will start in the matchup against the International League All Stars.
Also, the 51s released Luis Figueroa and promotoed Manny Mayorson, who started and went 1-4 with a stolen base while playing second.
New Britain 1 at New Hampshire 0
A two-out run scoring single in the second would be all the scoring needed in this one, as New Britain took a lead they would not relinquish. Making his 4th straight start, swingman BJ LaMura went 5, allowing the one run on 3 hits and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts. Adrian Martin pitched 3 scoreless innings and Alan Farina allowed a hit but struck everyone else out in the 9th. It was all moot though as the Fisher Cats could muster only 4 hits, all singles, and 5 walks. Adam Loewen had 2 of the hits, and Brian Jeroloman had a hit and a walk.
Brevard County (The BC) scored twice in the first and in the eighth, with the later two runs being purely for show, as Dunedin could reach base only 7 times (4 singles, 2 walks and a solo home run). Chuck Huggins put in a decent effort for the D-Jays, going 7.2 and allowing 4 runs, 2 earned. He allowed 7 hits and walked 1, with three strikeouts, keeping his ERA under 3. Brad McElroy had the dinger and a single, and no one else reached base more than once. Thats how things do against the BC.
Lansing took a 2-1 lead in the sixth on a Kevin Nolan sac fly, but the Lugnuts gave it back in the 6th, when Ryan Tepera fell apart. He struck out the first two batters he faced, but a wild pitch resulted in a runner on first. A throwing error on a pickoff, another wild pitch, two walks, a single and a sac fly followed to give South Bend a lead they would not relinquish. Ryan Goins and Nolan both had 2 hits, but no one else reached base more than once. Tepera's final line was 6 IP, 3 H 3 ER 3 BB 7 K.
Finally! Yeico Aponte doubled in a run in the 7th and it would be all Auburn needed thanks to a strong start by Sam Strickland, who has now gone 17 innings without allowing an (earned) run to begin 2010. Strickland went went 6 and allowed 3 hits, walking two and striking out 5. Jesse Hernandez picked him up and struck out five of the eight batters he faced to pick up the win, allowing a walk and a hit, and Drew Permison pitched a perfect 9th for the save, whiffing 2. Marcus Knecht picked up 2 hits including a double and Andy Fermin had 2 singles in his first game for the Doubledays.
GCL Pirates 2 at GCL Blue Jays 5
Christopher Hawkins had two hits, as did shortstop Gari Pena, who's two run blast in the second put the Jays ahead for good. Jake Marisnick had a double and walk , his slash line is now .342/.435/.605 in 45 PA; and he's walked 7 times against only 5 strikeouts. A rehabbing Snidro led off and singled and stole a base to boot. Catcher Pierce Rankin also doubled and walked. Misual Diaz got the start and allowed only 2 hits through 4 innings, walking nary a man while whiffing 6. Oh yeah, he got 5 groundouts of his 6 outs in play to boot.
DSL Blue Jays 8 at DSL Yankees 4
3 Stars!
Jesse Hernandez: 2 IP 1 H 0 R 1 BB 5 K
Sam Strickland: 6 IP 3 H 0 R 2 BB 5 K
Misual Diaz 4 IP 2 H 0 R 0 BB 6 K, 5-1 GB/FB
