The affiliates did well on a night that featured a ton of doubles for a couple of the teams.
Las Vegas 10 at Colorado Springs 5
Jesse Litsch was just okay but Las Vegas managed to cruise to victory anyway. LItsch went 7 innings and allowed 4 runs, on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6. The 51s scored 2 in the first and fourth and four in the second, and that was all she wrote. Brett Lawrie was 3 for 5 with a double, David Cooper 2 for 4 with a double and a walk, and Danny Perales and Jayson Nix were both 3 for 5 with 2 doubles. Darin Mastroianni singled and walked twice while Brian Jeroloman singled twice.
Reading 3 at New Hampshire 4
This one became close in the 9th, where Reading did all their scoring. Clint Everts walked the leadoff batter and was replaced by Evan Crawford, who promptly gave up a double, single and double to bring the Jr. Phillies within one with a runner on second and none out. Bobby Korecky came on though and shut the door. He gave up a bunt single, but the Cats got the runner at the plate on a ground ball and then two consecutive fly balls to end the game. Henderson Alvarez was the starter in this one and he was pretty good, tossing seven scoreless innings, allowing 5 hits while striking out four and walking none. He also got 11 of 15 outs in play on the ground. Alvarez is just 21, and in 69.1 AA innings has a K/BB of 48/14 and an ERA of 2.86.
Meanwhile on the offensive side of things, Callix Crabbe, Moises Sierra and Mike McDade all had 2 hits, with Sierra and Crabbe both hitting dingers. Adeiny Hechavarria singled and walked, while Anthony Gose singled and was caught stealing and Travis d'Arnaud went 0 for 4 and struck out twice.
Fort Myers 6 at Dunedin 5
This one was tied after six and eight, but Fort Myers scored twice in the 9th on a leadoff triple and two out single, and Dunedin could only muster 1, leaving a runner on third to end the game. Sean Ochinko went 3/5 with 2 doubles, Kevin Ahrens 2 for 3 with 2 walks and a double, and Chris Hopkins 2/4 with 2 doubles. Dustin McGowan wasn't scored upon in his 2.1 innings, striking out 4 batters, though he did walk 2 and give up 2 hits. Ryan Tepera did most of the pitching, but got dinged for 4 runs on 5 hits in 5.1 innings, with a 3/1 K/BB.
Wisconsin 5 at Lansing 6 (12 innings)
Well I guess that's what you get for coming out against unions. But seriously, Wisconsin opened for four in the first against Sean Nolin, who would pitch another 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing a total of 6 hits against no walks and 5 strikeouts in his total of 5.2 innings. Michael Crouse was 3 for 5 and scored twice, and one of the hits was a two run home run. He also stole 3 bases. So, yeah. Carlos Perez singled and walked twice, and no other Lugnut did anything especially memorable. In his last 10 games Perez is reaching at a .408 clip but has only two XBH, both doubles.
Eugene 11 at Vancouver 6
This was just an old fashioned beatdown, as Jesse Hernandez (7 ER in 4 IP) and Shane Davis (4 ER in 1.1 IP) were both knocked around. Jonathan Jones, Nicholas Baligod, Stephen McQuail, Shane Opitz and Pierce Rankin all had 2 hits for the Canadians.
Burlington 5 at Bluefield 16
The B-Jays led 16-0 after 5, which mostly puts a damper on things for the other team, which nevertheless managed to tack on a 5 spot in the 7th. This was after Myles Jaye left, so Jaye's line was 5 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 R. Unfortunately from a rooting perspective, Aaron Sanchez was the guy to come in next, and he got lit up for all 5 of those runs, in 1.2 innings, during which time he managed to give up 3 hits and walk 4. Offensively Andy Fermin led the way with 4 hits including a home run, while Kevin Pilar, Matt Johnson and Aaron Munoz all had 2 hits, with Johnson homering and stealing. Gustavo Pierre also singled and walked twice and scored 4 runs.
GCL Jays 6 at GCL Braves 7
DSL Jays 4 at DSL Braves 10
3 Stars!
3rd Star! Andy Fermin - 4/5, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI
2nd Star! Michael Crouse - 3/5, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 SB
1st Star! Henderson Alvearez - 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 K.
Las Vegas 10 at Colorado Springs 5
Jesse Litsch was just okay but Las Vegas managed to cruise to victory anyway. LItsch went 7 innings and allowed 4 runs, on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6. The 51s scored 2 in the first and fourth and four in the second, and that was all she wrote. Brett Lawrie was 3 for 5 with a double, David Cooper 2 for 4 with a double and a walk, and Danny Perales and Jayson Nix were both 3 for 5 with 2 doubles. Darin Mastroianni singled and walked twice while Brian Jeroloman singled twice.
Reading 3 at New Hampshire 4
This one became close in the 9th, where Reading did all their scoring. Clint Everts walked the leadoff batter and was replaced by Evan Crawford, who promptly gave up a double, single and double to bring the Jr. Phillies within one with a runner on second and none out. Bobby Korecky came on though and shut the door. He gave up a bunt single, but the Cats got the runner at the plate on a ground ball and then two consecutive fly balls to end the game. Henderson Alvarez was the starter in this one and he was pretty good, tossing seven scoreless innings, allowing 5 hits while striking out four and walking none. He also got 11 of 15 outs in play on the ground. Alvarez is just 21, and in 69.1 AA innings has a K/BB of 48/14 and an ERA of 2.86.
Meanwhile on the offensive side of things, Callix Crabbe, Moises Sierra and Mike McDade all had 2 hits, with Sierra and Crabbe both hitting dingers. Adeiny Hechavarria singled and walked, while Anthony Gose singled and was caught stealing and Travis d'Arnaud went 0 for 4 and struck out twice.
Fort Myers 6 at Dunedin 5
This one was tied after six and eight, but Fort Myers scored twice in the 9th on a leadoff triple and two out single, and Dunedin could only muster 1, leaving a runner on third to end the game. Sean Ochinko went 3/5 with 2 doubles, Kevin Ahrens 2 for 3 with 2 walks and a double, and Chris Hopkins 2/4 with 2 doubles. Dustin McGowan wasn't scored upon in his 2.1 innings, striking out 4 batters, though he did walk 2 and give up 2 hits. Ryan Tepera did most of the pitching, but got dinged for 4 runs on 5 hits in 5.1 innings, with a 3/1 K/BB.
Wisconsin 5 at Lansing 6 (12 innings)
Well I guess that's what you get for coming out against unions. But seriously, Wisconsin opened for four in the first against Sean Nolin, who would pitch another 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing a total of 6 hits against no walks and 5 strikeouts in his total of 5.2 innings. Michael Crouse was 3 for 5 and scored twice, and one of the hits was a two run home run. He also stole 3 bases. So, yeah. Carlos Perez singled and walked twice, and no other Lugnut did anything especially memorable. In his last 10 games Perez is reaching at a .408 clip but has only two XBH, both doubles.
Eugene 11 at Vancouver 6
This was just an old fashioned beatdown, as Jesse Hernandez (7 ER in 4 IP) and Shane Davis (4 ER in 1.1 IP) were both knocked around. Jonathan Jones, Nicholas Baligod, Stephen McQuail, Shane Opitz and Pierce Rankin all had 2 hits for the Canadians.
Burlington 5 at Bluefield 16
The B-Jays led 16-0 after 5, which mostly puts a damper on things for the other team, which nevertheless managed to tack on a 5 spot in the 7th. This was after Myles Jaye left, so Jaye's line was 5 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 R. Unfortunately from a rooting perspective, Aaron Sanchez was the guy to come in next, and he got lit up for all 5 of those runs, in 1.2 innings, during which time he managed to give up 3 hits and walk 4. Offensively Andy Fermin led the way with 4 hits including a home run, while Kevin Pilar, Matt Johnson and Aaron Munoz all had 2 hits, with Johnson homering and stealing. Gustavo Pierre also singled and walked twice and scored 4 runs.
GCL Jays 6 at GCL Braves 7
DSL Jays 4 at DSL Braves 10
3 Stars!
3rd Star! Andy Fermin - 4/5, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI
2nd Star! Michael Crouse - 3/5, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 SB
1st Star! Henderson Alvearez - 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 K.
