The Farm Boys from the west made us proud. Now, maybe our guys in the east can step it up for the rest of the weekend.
When Las Vegas and their hot bats on came to town and they brought a broom too but they didn’t do the sweep, winning only 3 of 4 way down in the dessert. In game 4, the 51s put up 15 hits and starter Bill Murphy needed everyone of them since he gave up 10 hits and 6 runs (5 in the Tuscon 2nd) in his 4.0 IP. Winner Clint Everts (1-1) came on in 3 IP in relief allowing just one hit and a BB, shutting out the wayward Padres. Ronald Uviedo came on for a pair of shut-out innings, striking out 3 and allowing just a single hit. Adeiny Hechavarria put up his 13th error of the year, an errant throw to newly minted first basement Trais d’Arnaud.
Later, Hechavaria (1 for 3, 3B 3RBIs) redeemed himself and drove the bus away from struggle town with a base clearing two-out three-run triple in the 4th, plating Kevin Howard (0 for 4, R, BB), Jonathan Diaz (2 for 5, 2 R) and Anthony Gose (3 for 5, R, 2b). With a pair of homers from Adam Lind (2 for 5, HR, 3RBIs) and Travis d’Arnaud (3 for 6, 2B, HR), the sign on the bus back to Vegas town read “The Adeiny, Anthony, Adam and d’Arnaud Express”. Yan Gomes (2 for 4, 2B,) went to the head of bus too, with the other extra base hit on the night. Eric Thames (2 for 4, RBI) had the other multi-hit game.
Harrisburg brought out the muscle and put the hurt on the Fisher Cats in front of 6,229 homies, outhitting the home time 12 to 7. Losing pitcher Deck McGuire (2-9) went 5.0IP and gave up 4 runs on 5 hits, including a pair of home runs. Man Mountain Mike McDade got his 8th error, a fielding oops in the first inning that cost a run.
New Hampshire’s single score came in the 2nd in the form of redemption for the Man Mountain who sent a solo shot to right. Big mike was 2 for 4 on the evening. Brad McElroy had the only other two hit came goring 2 for 3 with a pair of singles.
Outhit 11 to 9 helped outscore the Dunedin Blue Jays Friday night. Starter Marcus Walden went 5IP allowing 3 run on 3 hit while striking out 3. He didn’t get the decision. Sadly for Dustin Antolin (5-2) he picked up his second loss allowing 4 hits and a pair of runs against Brevard. Ryan Schimpf threw his way to his 11th error of the year.
Dunedin scores were courtesy of Jake Marisnick and his 3 RBIs. He went 2 for 5 with a double and a 2 run home in the 7th. Kevin Ahrens was 2 for 4 and added a solo blast of his own in the 6th. Kevin Nolin put up the other multi-hit game, going 2 for 4 with a pair of singles.
Opener David Rollins disappointed more than 8,400 Luggies faithful going an impressive 5.0 IP, striking out 8 and giving up just a pair of runs on two hits. He sadly took his first loss, now 5-1. Lansing only dug up a measly 2 hits, both singles, while Kenny Wilson put up two errors on the evening, one fielding, one throwing.
The pair of singles came from Chris Hawkins (1 for 3, BB) and Keith Patterson (1 for 4, K). I someone has some extra lumber lying around, see what you can do to get it down to Cooley Law School Stadium tonight in Lansing.
Vancouver 1 Tri-City 0 Completed Early
Vancouver moved their young season to a 6-2 record behind the nice pitching of starter Ben White who hung in for 6.0 IP, allowing no runs and only 2 hits and striking out a pair. Reliever Ian Kadish kept the shut out going, no hitting Tri-City and striking out 2 in 1 IP of the rain shortened game.
With pitching like that, all Vancouver needed was a triple form Dalton Pompey (2 for 2, R, 2B, 3B) and a single to bring him in from Balbino Fuenmayor (2 for 3, 2B, RBI).
Johnson City brought their bats and a beating to Bluefield, downing the Blue Jays 4 to 2 and outhitting the hometeam 12 to 6. Bluefield put up no less than 6 hurlers who gave up the 12 hits. A bright spot on the mound for Blue field was mid reliever Roberto Osuna who went 3 IP and struck out 4. Loosing pitcher Colby Broussard (0-1) came on for 1.0 IP and gave up 2 ER on 3 hits. Dickie Thon and Matthew Dean each gave their first error, a throwing oops for both.
A pair of Triples from Christian Lopes (2 for 4) and Matthew Dean (1 for 4, RBI) providing the extra base excitement for the evening, while Dikie Thon 2 for 3 went multi with with a pair of singles and a base on balls. Nico Taylor brought in the other RBI for Bluefield
Three Stars
Third Star Travis d’Arnaud (3 for 6, 2B, HR, RBI)
Second Star Adeinty Hechavarria (1 for 3, 3b, 3RBIs)
First Star Adam Lind (2 for 5, HR, 3 RBIs)
