The pitching gave the affiliates a chance to win all four games Monday. It was a 2-2 night on the farm with the losses coming from a doubleheader sweep.
Colorado Springs 2 Las Vegas 1 - Game 1 (7 Innings)
Colorado Springs, CO - The Rockies overcame a 1-0 deficit in the first by walking off with the win in the seventh.
Hitting - Anthony Gose led off the game with a single, moved to second on an Adeiny Hechavarria ground out and was singled home by Travis Snider. Moises Sierra and Mike McCoy had the other base hits.
Running - McCoy was caught stealing.
Pitching - Jesse Chavez went the distance by pitching six-plus innings. He gave up a walk-off home run to Andrew Brown among his two runs and four hits. His K-BB total was 6-1 and his groundout-flyout total was 6-2.
Defence - No clanks for Cosmo's boys.
Colorado Springs 3 Las Vegas 2 - Game 2 (7 Innings)
Colorado Springs, CO - The 51s scored runs in the fifth and sixth innings but their comeback fell short.
Hitting - Chris Woodward's sacrifice fly scored a Danny Perales single and a ground ball by Perales cashed in a Travis Snider double. Snider and Yan Gomes had two hits and Ruben Gotay earned a pair of walks. David Cooper also heard ball four.
Running - No stolen bases.
Pitching - Lefty Aaron Laffey lasted five innings and surrendered all three runs on four hits and two walks and only struck out one. However, nine of his 10 outs in play stayed on the green. Tim Redding finished up by striking out two of the three batters he faced in a shutout frame.
Defence - Adeiny Hechavarria started two 6-4-3 double plays with Gotay and Cooper.
New Hampshire 2 Binghamton 1
Manchester, NH - The Fisher Cats scored their runs in the third to overcome the Mets lone marker in the sixth.
Hitting - Jonathan Diaz got the rally started with a leadoff walk, made it to second on an errant pickoff throw and John Tolisano doubled him home. Tolisano was pushed to third on a Ryan Goins sacrifice bunt and came in to score on a wild pitch. Mike McDade had three hits and Koby Clemens had two hits and a walk. Diaz drew two free passes and Brad Glenn had a safety.
Running - Clemens stole two bases and was caught once.
Pitching - Ryan Tepera managed to weave in and out of trouble but yielded just one run on four hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out five batters and six of his seven outs in play were on the grass. Matt Daly worked a shutout inning and allowed one base runner in the form of a walk. Lefty Aaron Loup was touched for two hits but did not give up a run in his one inning. Ronald Uvideo stranded a runner for Loup and got the final four outs for the save.
Defence - McDade and Justin Jackson had trouble fielding at first and center field respectively.
Dunedin - Scheduled Day Off.
Lansing 3 South Bend 0
Lansing, MI - Held in check by Archie Bradley for the first five frames, the Lugnuts notched single tallies in the sixth through eighth innings against the bullpen to down the Diamondbacks affiliate.
Hitting - Markus Brisker brought home the first run with a fielder's choice with the bases loaded to score a K.C. Hobson single. Jonathon Berti scored the second run by walking, stealing second and scoring on an error. Pierce Rankin doubled and scored on a single by Kevin Patterson, who was on base three times after drawing two walks. Kellen Sweeney singled and walked and Brisker was plunked by a pitch.
Running - Brisker and Berti pilfered a base apiece. Patterson was thrown out at second by the center fielder after trying to increase his slugging percentage on his RBI single.
Pitching - Noah Syndergaard gave up a hit an inning over three frames, struck out six and did not walk a batter. When the Silver Hawks made contact, their three outs were on the ground. Anthony DeSclafani was the winning pitcher as he pitched three shutout innings. He allowed just two hits, struck out three and the remaining five outs did not leave the infield. Javier Avendano struck out everybody he faced in two innings (yep, 6 Ks!) and A.J. Meyer worked a one-hit ninth for the save.
Defence - Rankin air mailed one behind the dish and Sweeney threw one away from the hot corner. Brisker also booted one at center but recovered on the play to start an 8-4-2 play with Berti and Rankin to nail a runner at the plate.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Anthony DeSclafani, Lansing
2. Javier Avendano, Lansing
1. Noah Syndergaard, Lansing
Extra Innings...
Colorado Springs 2 Las Vegas 1 - Game 1 (7 Innings)
Colorado Springs, CO - The Rockies overcame a 1-0 deficit in the first by walking off with the win in the seventh.
Hitting - Anthony Gose led off the game with a single, moved to second on an Adeiny Hechavarria ground out and was singled home by Travis Snider. Moises Sierra and Mike McCoy had the other base hits.
Running - McCoy was caught stealing.
Pitching - Jesse Chavez went the distance by pitching six-plus innings. He gave up a walk-off home run to Andrew Brown among his two runs and four hits. His K-BB total was 6-1 and his groundout-flyout total was 6-2.
Defence - No clanks for Cosmo's boys.
Colorado Springs 3 Las Vegas 2 - Game 2 (7 Innings)
Colorado Springs, CO - The 51s scored runs in the fifth and sixth innings but their comeback fell short.
Hitting - Chris Woodward's sacrifice fly scored a Danny Perales single and a ground ball by Perales cashed in a Travis Snider double. Snider and Yan Gomes had two hits and Ruben Gotay earned a pair of walks. David Cooper also heard ball four.
Running - No stolen bases.
Pitching - Lefty Aaron Laffey lasted five innings and surrendered all three runs on four hits and two walks and only struck out one. However, nine of his 10 outs in play stayed on the green. Tim Redding finished up by striking out two of the three batters he faced in a shutout frame.
Defence - Adeiny Hechavarria started two 6-4-3 double plays with Gotay and Cooper.
New Hampshire 2 Binghamton 1
Manchester, NH - The Fisher Cats scored their runs in the third to overcome the Mets lone marker in the sixth.Hitting - Jonathan Diaz got the rally started with a leadoff walk, made it to second on an errant pickoff throw and John Tolisano doubled him home. Tolisano was pushed to third on a Ryan Goins sacrifice bunt and came in to score on a wild pitch. Mike McDade had three hits and Koby Clemens had two hits and a walk. Diaz drew two free passes and Brad Glenn had a safety.
Running - Clemens stole two bases and was caught once.
Pitching - Ryan Tepera managed to weave in and out of trouble but yielded just one run on four hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out five batters and six of his seven outs in play were on the grass. Matt Daly worked a shutout inning and allowed one base runner in the form of a walk. Lefty Aaron Loup was touched for two hits but did not give up a run in his one inning. Ronald Uvideo stranded a runner for Loup and got the final four outs for the save.
Defence - McDade and Justin Jackson had trouble fielding at first and center field respectively.
Dunedin - Scheduled Day Off.
Lansing 3 South Bend 0
Lansing, MI - Held in check by Archie Bradley for the first five frames, the Lugnuts notched single tallies in the sixth through eighth innings against the bullpen to down the Diamondbacks affiliate.Hitting - Markus Brisker brought home the first run with a fielder's choice with the bases loaded to score a K.C. Hobson single. Jonathon Berti scored the second run by walking, stealing second and scoring on an error. Pierce Rankin doubled and scored on a single by Kevin Patterson, who was on base three times after drawing two walks. Kellen Sweeney singled and walked and Brisker was plunked by a pitch.
Running - Brisker and Berti pilfered a base apiece. Patterson was thrown out at second by the center fielder after trying to increase his slugging percentage on his RBI single.
Pitching - Noah Syndergaard gave up a hit an inning over three frames, struck out six and did not walk a batter. When the Silver Hawks made contact, their three outs were on the ground. Anthony DeSclafani was the winning pitcher as he pitched three shutout innings. He allowed just two hits, struck out three and the remaining five outs did not leave the infield. Javier Avendano struck out everybody he faced in two innings (yep, 6 Ks!) and A.J. Meyer worked a one-hit ninth for the save.
Defence - Rankin air mailed one behind the dish and Sweeney threw one away from the hot corner. Brisker also booted one at center but recovered on the play to start an 8-4-2 play with Berti and Rankin to nail a runner at the plate.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Anthony DeSclafani, Lansing
2. Javier Avendano, Lansing
1. Noah Syndergaard, Lansing
Extra Innings...
- Sportsnet.ca talks to New Hampshire manager Sal Fasano about a pair of pitching prospects.
- The Eagle-Tribune out of the Boston area catches up with Koby Clemens.
- The Daily Record out of Ohio chews the fat with infielder Matt Johnson.
- MLive.com has a Q &A on Lugnuts pitcher Jesse Hernandez.
