Buffalo 4 Syracuse 3 - game 1
This was a pitchers duel between Justin Germano and Ross Ohlendorf, who had shut down Buffalo a week ago, for four innings. Through those four innings there was only one hit in the game. But in the fifth, with two outs, singles by Jim Negrych, Anthony Gose, Moises Sierra and Ryan Langerhans, as well as a couple of walks, led to 4 runs. Justin Germano ran into trouble in the sixth, giving up three runs. But Neil Wagner came on to get the last five outs and get the save.
Each team had five hits, Buffalo had 4 of the 5 in their big inning.
Buffalo 5 Syracuse 4 - game 2, 8 innings
Miguel Batista started and gave up three runs in the second inning, he allowed 8 hits in 2.1 innings. But the Bisons kept chipping away with Ryan Goins in the middle of the action. In the second Goins singled in Eugenio Velez who also had singled. Mauro Gomez his a two run home run in the third inning to tie the game. In the fourth Goins singled and scored on a passed ball. Brad Lincoln came on to pitch the sixth and gave up the tying run. He allowed the lead-off hitter to reach on an infield single but then threw the ball away on a sac bunt allowing the runner to go to third. He then scored on a sac fly. Lincoln pitched two innings and that was the only hit he allowed, he is pitching better.
Doubleheaders are seven inning affairs, this game wento the eighth. Velez reached on an error and Goins singled in the winning run. Goins was 4-4 and is hitting .357. Gose was 0-3 with a walk and is down to .289. After a hot start he has cooled off recently.
New Hampshire 3 New Britain 2 - 11 innings
Everything was looking good for New Hampshire until the bottom of the ninth. A combination of Tyson Brummett, Matt Wright and Chad Beck had held the Rock Cats to just three hits through 8 innings. It was the first good start of the year for Brummett who had been rocked both in AAA and AA. The downfall came when Beck was asked to pitch a second inning, he was Delabared. Three hits in the ninth let NB tie the game.
In the eleventh Ryan Schimpf led off with a single. With one out Clint Robinson singled to drive him in. Trystan Magnuson and Tommy Hottovy nailed down the bottom of the inning to seal the deal. NH scored their first run in the third inning, Kevin Pillar singled in Jack Murphy, who had also singled. The Fisher Cats added an insurance, and important, run in the ninth. Clint Robinson doubled and John Tolisano drove him in. Murphy, Robinson, Tolisano and Schimpf all had two hits.
Dunedin 4 Tampa 9
Efrain Nieves had beeen strong for Dunedin but he was hit for 7 runs in the second inning and he was done. Those 7 runs effectively put the game out of reach. Of note Evan Crawford pitched 2.1 innings with 5 K's. He might be returning to form after starting the season on the DL.
Andy Burns hit a two run home run in the fourth. The Jays also picked up solo runs in the 7th and 9th. Peter Mooney was 3-4.
West Michigan at Lansing - postponed
Three Stars
#3 - Peter Mooney
#2 - Ryan Schimpf
#1 - Ryan Goins
