A 3-2 night on the farm included Lansing and Vegas getting knocked around while the Fisher Cats provided a slew of nice performances.
Colorado Springs 7 Las Vegas 3
David Cooper and Eric Thames each had three hits in this one. Cooper supplied two doubles while Thames doubled once and drove in a pair. Travis Snider was 1-for-5 with a strikeout. Former Jays farmhand Brad Emaus had three hits including his 9th HR.
Rey Gonzalez started and got knocked around in allowing 11 hits and five runs in four innings.
Lots of offense in this one. Adeiny Hechavarria had three hits including a double, scored twice, and drove in a pair. Mike McDade, Moises Sierra, and John Tolisano all had two hits apiece while Anthony Gose tripled and Travis D'Arnaud went 1-for-5. Yan Gomes hit his 4th homer.
Chad Jenkins was fairly effective in picking up his first AA victory. Jenkins went seven innings and allowed four runs on five hits. He walked one and struck out five.
Clearwater 3 Dunedin 5
Ryan Schimpf and Brian Van Kirk both had a nice night going 3-for-4 with a double. Van Kirk drove in a pair. Sean Ochinko was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks.
Ryan Tepera started and was excellent going seven shutout innings and allowing just five hits while walking none and striking out three. Wes Etheridge picked up his 23rd Save and lowered his ERA to 1.08. He's 26, though.
South Bend 12 Lansing 0
Eek. Two hits. That's it. Carlos Perez had one. Michael Crouse had the other.
Egan Smith started this one and didn't get out of the first allowing six runs. Brandon Berl had a nice relief appearance going 2.2 shutout frames and striking out five.
DSL Tigers 0 DSL Blue Jays 4
Every DSL game was postponed save for this one. Emilio Guerrero had two hits and a double as the only DSL Jay to put up multiple safeties.
Jairo Labourt, born in 1994(!), started and went three, allowing a hit and striking out two.
Three Stars:
3rd Star: David Cooper- 3-for-5, 2 2B
2nd Star: Ryan Schimpf/Brian Van Kirk- 3-for-4, 2B
1st Star: Adeiny Hechavarria- 3-for-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
