Two players involved one way or the other in the Roy Halladay deal had nice nights to highlight a 2-4 night on the farm.
Reno, NV - The 51's trumped the Aces in the Battle of Nevada. They beat the Diamondbacks affiliate by rallying from a two-run deficit and broke a 5-5 tie with two runs in the ninth.
Batting - Brett Wallace had three hits, Jarrett Hoffpauir had a homer and two walks and Jason Lane doubled and walked twice. J.P. Arencibia collected his 30th double among his two hits while Dan Perales and Manny Mayorson had two singles apiece. Adam Calderone had a solo homer and sacrifice fly. Brad Emaus and Aaron Matthews had a hit and two RBI each with Matthews knocking home the winning runs.
Running - Wallace stole his first base of the season to show off his speed tool. Matthews, Mayorson and Lane also pulled off a successful heist each.
Pitching - Robert Ray surrendered five runs over five innings thanks to two long balls among his six hits. He walked a pair but struck out four. He did throw 60 strikes in his 94 pitches but just four outs of eleven in play remained on terra firma. Josh Roenicke overcame two hits and struck out a man over two scoreless frames. Merkin Valdez earned the win with a shutout inning despite giving up two hits. Jeremy Accardo yielded one hit but struck out a pair in a scoreless ninth to nail down his 19th save.
Defence - Arencibia dropped one and was 0-for-3 in trying to throw out base stealers. Two of those happened with Ray on the mound. Valdez was on the hill for the other. Roenicke threw one away on a pickoff attempt. However, the 51's turned two double plays.
Manchester, NH - The Fisher Cats divided their four runs evenly in the fourth and fifth and that stood up to the Senators three-run rally in the eighth.
Batting - Darin Mastroianni set the tone against the Nationals affiliate with two hits and two runs batted in from the leadoff spot while Adeiny Hechavarria also got aboard twice with a hit and a walk from the two-hole. The big knock came from Eric Thames who belted a two-run homer that proved to be the difference. That helps offset the hat trick of strikeouts in his other three plate appearances. Travis Snider, Shawn Bowman and David Cooper each had a hit. Adam Loewen took one for the team and Brian Jeroloman reached base by taking one for ball four. That bumps the BJBBM up to 67.
Running - No steals, no arrests.
Pitching - Kyle Drabek earned his 10th win of the season with six scoreless frames in which he gave up a baserunner an inning on three hits, two walks and a hit batter. Four of his 10 outs were of the groundball variety. Bubbie Buzachero pitched a scoreless seventh but he could not get anyone out in the eighth as he was burned for three runs on five hits. Ronald Uviedo stranded one of Buzachero's runners and pitched two scoreless frames for the save. He balanced a hit and two walks with a trio of K's.
Defence - Jeroloman and Drabek could not prevent a stolen base in Harrisburg's only attempt. However, a pair of double plays were turned.
Dunedin, FL - The Jays matched a Miracle two-run first inning with two miraculous runs of their own in the third. However, the miraculous comeback would not come to pass as the Twins scored single runs in the sixth and eighth.
Batting - Justin McClanahan had the only extra-base hits with two doubles and that represented one-third of the hit total. Brian Van Kirk also reached twice with a hit and a walk. Chris Hawkins, Michael McDade and Mark Sobolewski also scratched out base knocks. However, Ryan Goins and Travis d'Arnaud drove in the lone runs with Goins giving up the rawhide to appease the fly ball gods.
Running - Hawkins swooped in to hawk his third stolen base of the year. Either that or he hocked the second base bag at the stolen base shop.
Pitching - Lefty Ryan Page put in the quality start (three runs, six innings) but took the loss. He allowed two homers among his nine hits but his K-BB total was 4-0 while six of his 13 outs stayed on the ground. Dumas Garcia gave up a run over two innings on four hits and a walk. Matt Daly struck one out during a perfect inning.
Defence - Welinton Ramirez threw out a runner at the plate from right field. Two double plays were also turned.
Lansing - Scheduled Day Off.
Auburn - Scheduled Day Off.
GCL Phillies 13 GCL Blue Jays 1
Clearwater, FL - The Phillies scored in the first six innings, including a five-run fourth. The Jays finally got tired of the bagels by scoring their only run in the fifth.
Batting - Art Charles supplied 50 percent of the hit total with two hits and 100 percent of the extra-base hits with a homer and a double. K.C. Hobson and Angel Gomez had a single apiece. Chris Hawkins and Gari Pena managed to hear ball four once.
Running - Gomez was nailed trying to steal second.
Pitching - Aaron Sanchez took the loss as allowed three runs (two earned) over 2 1/3 innings. He yielded four hits, one walk, plunked a batter and threw a pitch that eluded the catcher. Three of his four outs in play were on the ground and he managed three K's. Lefty Alex Pepe was peppered (sometimes these come on a platter!) for five runs on three hits and two walks in one inning but struck out a pair. Lefty Leandro Mella also matched Pepe in hits and walks allowed but managed one less out and gave up one less run while plunking a batter. Chris Enourato surrendered a run in 1 2/3 innings by giving up two hits, plunking a pair and walking one but did manage a pair of K's. Matthew Morgal and Sean Shoffit supplied 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief by striking out one batter each. Morgal got four of the outs and allowed just one man to reach on a walk.
Defence - Charles was charged (roundabout Scott Baio reference for you - next week Willie Aames!) with an error on a pickoff at first while Matt Abraham was charged with an errant throw from second. The battery of Sanchez and Pierce Rankin was 0-for-2 in the stolen base department.
DSL Angels 3 DSL Blue Jays 2 - Game 1 (7 Innings)
San Pedro de Macoris, DR - Both teams scored once in the second and the Jays led 2-1 after scoring in the sixth. However, the Halos pulled it out with two runs in the top of the seventh.
Batting - Santiago Nessy got the Jays only hit but he made it count by putting the ball over the wall for a solo shot. He also drew a walk and was hit by a pitch to have a perfect day at the plate. Aderlin Gonzalez was hit by a pitch and scored the other run on a wild pitch. John Delgado and Angel Feliz each drew a base on balls.
Running - Gabriel Quintana's quest to steal second failed in a pinch-running appearance.
Pitching - Julio Carmona struck out 10 over five innings in which he allowed just one run on one hit, two walks and a hit batsman. Three of his five outs in play stayed on the ground but he threw a pair of pitches out of the reach of the catcher. Victor German did not live up to his first name as he took the loss by giving up two runs on a homer and a walk over two innings.
Defence - Carmona and Nessy allowed two steals in two attempts.
DSL Angels 3 DSL Blue Jays 0 - Game 2 (5 1/2 Innings)
San Pedro de Macoris, DR - This game was called early and that worked out fine for the Halos as they scored all three runs in the bottom of the fifth for the victory.
Batting - Only four batters reached base. Gonzalo Gonzalez and Gabriel Quintana had the lone singles while Tonguar Perez and Leo Hernandez drew the only walks.
Running - No one got past first base.
Pitching - Richard Rodriguez gave up three unearned runs over five innings on just one hit, one walk and one hit batter. He also threw a wild pitch.
Defence - Five errors explains why this one ended in the loss column for the Dominican Jays. Rodriguez was the co-author of his own demise with two clanks by throwing one away and dropping one like it's hot. The other errors were penned by Alvaro Blanco by botching one at second, Quintana mishandled one at short and Gonzalez fumbled one at third. On the positive side, Perez picked off a runner at second from behind the plate. On the negative side, the Angels were 3-for-4 in stealing bases. That doesn't really make them angels, does it? There's your Batter's Box Deep Thought of the Day!
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Brett Wallace, Las Vegas
2. Jarrett Hoffpauir, Las Vegas
1. Kyle Drabek, New Hampshire
