The affiliates finished with three wins in five tries Tuesday night with all starting pitching performances rating from awesome to half-decent. The GCL Blue Jays had a doubleheader rained out while Dunedin and Bluefield had the day off.
Buffalo 3 Charlotte 1 (10 Innings)
Charlotte, NC — The Bisons tied the game at 1-1 in the seventh when Sean Ochinko singled home a Eugenio Velez double. Ochinko scored the winning run in the 10th when Ramon Hernandez singled off of former Jays lefty David Purcey. Mike McCoy bunted home another run to score an Anthony Gose base knock. Ochinko was the only Bison to get on base twice as he drew a walk. Kevin Pillar and Jim Negrych both had base hits. Ryan Goins was 0-for-5 and Mauro Gomez was 0-for-4.
Dave Bush held the White Sox affiliate to a single run on four hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out nine. Mickey Storey pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings with two hits and two strikeouts. Tommy Hottovy stranded a runner for Storey but walked one in one-third of a frame. Joel Carreno (2-1) bailed out Storey and Hottovy by striking out the only hitter he faced to strand their baserunners to end the ninth. Brad Lincoln struck out one in the 10th to earn his fourth save.
New Britain 3 New Hampshire 1
New Britain, CT — Marcus Stroman (4-2) dominated the Twins affiliate with a quality start that featured 13 punchouts in 6 2/3 innings. The Rock Cats made just enough contact, collecting six hits to go along with one walk that resulted in three runs. Stroman threw 99 pitches, 62 for strikes. Dustin Antolin got the final out of the seventh. Ryan Tepera finished up with a scoreless frame that saw him walk one and strike out one.
Brian Van Kirk spoiled the Rock Cats shutout bid by knocking home a run with a single in the ninth to score a Kevin Nolan base hit. Van Kirk had two base knocks. Brad Glenn and Amadeo Zazueta both doubled. Adam Loewen and Clint Robinson contributed the other hits. Ryan Schimpf heard ball four twice. Jack Murphy struck out three times in going 0-for-4. Andy Burns also went 0-for-4, dropping his average to .136.
Lake County 6 Lansing 2
Eastlake, OH — The Lugnuts scored the first run and last run in this one. A wild pitch plated a Santiago Nessy walk in the second. Kevin Patterson lifted a sacrifice fly to score a Dalton Pompey free pass. Dwight Smith Jr. and Seth Conner had two hits apiece. Patterson and Pompey both had a single and a walk. Chris Hawkins singled and Christian Lopes walked. Emilio Guerrero and Kellen Sweeney both wore the collar in four at-bats.
Ben White (4-5) was one out short of a quality start. He served up a home run but the other two runs on his line were unearned after a Guerrero error at short. The Indians affiliate got to White for seven hits and two walks. He struck out three and his groundball total was eight. Southpaw Efrain Nieves stranded a runner for White but was charged with the other three runs on three hits and two walks over 2 1/3 innings. He did strike out one.
Vancouver 11 Everett 1
Vancouver, BC — Jeremy Gabryszwski! The AquaSox might have fared better just spelling his last name because they sure couldn't hit him. The G-Man improved to 2-0 by handcuffing Everett to just two hits over six scoreless innings. His K-BB total was 3-0 and his groundout/flyout numbers were 8-5. G-Money set down 12 hitters in a row at one point. Matt Johnson could not keep the shutout intact as Everett scored a run on two hits in his one inning that also included a strikeout. Lefthander Bobby Brosnahan finished up with 1 2/3 scoreless frames, scattering two hits and a walk with one K.
The C's kept their first-half playoff hopes alive by beating up the first-place AquaSox with a 17-hit attack. The win puts Vancouver four games back of the Mariners affiliate. Michael Reeves singled home the first run of the game in the third inning and a wild pitch saw another run cross the plate. A Brenden Kalfus sac fly in the sixth scored Ian Parmley, who singled, stole second and went to third on a throwing error by the catcher. In the seventh, Andy Fermin singled home a run and Parmley doubled home a pair. Vancouver put it away with five runs in the eighth with a Justin Atkinson groundout, singles by Fermin and Nico Taylor, a Kalfus hit by pitch and a Dickie Thon Jr. single. Parmley and Jordan Leyland put up a three in the hit column. Thon, Reeves and Taylor all had two-hit performances. Reeves got on base four times by adding a couple of walks. L.B. Dantzler had a single and two bases on balls. Kalfus walked twice along with his plunk. Leadoff man Chaz Frank was 0-for-3 in his C's debut before Kalfus pinch-hit for him in the sixth.
DSL Blue Jays 4 DSL Orioles2 0 (Completed Early: Rain — Top 9th)
San Pedro de Macoris, DR — Not only did the Jays get the win, they got to go home early. Francisco Rios (2-2) grounded the Orioles to two hits over six shutout innings. He struck out seven and did not walk anybody and his ratio of groundouts to flyouts was an impressive 10-1. Francis Eduardo supplied two scoreless innings of one-hit ball with one whiff.
The bats broke through with two runs in the fifth. Deiferson Barreto hit a ground ball to bring home the first run. Richard Urena plated the other with a single. Michael De La Cruz singled home another run in the seventh. Luis Dominguez grounded home the final run in the eighth. Barreto and Leudy Garcia had two-hit games and Juan Fuente got aboard twice with walks along with a stolen base. Juan Kelly singled and Juan Tejada took one for the team, allowing them to steal one base each. Dean Bell was 0-for-4.
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Marcus Stroman, New Hampshire — Has struck out 50 batters in 42 2/3 innings and has issued just a dozen free passes.
2. Jeremy Gabryszwski, Vancouver — Only 10 whiffs but just one walk over 23 innings along with an ERA of 1.17 and an opponents batting average of .188.
1. Francisco Rios, DSL Blue Jays — Has an 11-0 K-BB total over his last 11 innings.
Wednesday's Probable Starters...
DSL Blue Jays — TBA @ DSL Orioles2, 10:30 am ET.
GCL Blue Jays — TBA @ GCL Yankees2, 12:00 pm ET.
Buffalo — TBA vs. Rochester, 6:05 pm ET.
Dunedin — TBA @ Clearwater, 7:00 pm ET.
Lansing — Roberto Osuna (3-4, 4.20) TBA @ Lake County, 7:00 pm ET.
Bluefield — Tom Robson (1-0, 3.00) @ Princeton, 7:05 pm
New Hampshire — Sean Nolin (4-2, 3.65) @ New Britain, 7:05 pm ET.
Vancouver — Colton Turner (0-2, 3.86) vs. Everett, 10:05 pm ET.
Buffalo 3 Charlotte 1 (10 Innings)
Charlotte, NC — The Bisons tied the game at 1-1 in the seventh when Sean Ochinko singled home a Eugenio Velez double. Ochinko scored the winning run in the 10th when Ramon Hernandez singled off of former Jays lefty David Purcey. Mike McCoy bunted home another run to score an Anthony Gose base knock. Ochinko was the only Bison to get on base twice as he drew a walk. Kevin Pillar and Jim Negrych both had base hits. Ryan Goins was 0-for-5 and Mauro Gomez was 0-for-4.Dave Bush held the White Sox affiliate to a single run on four hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out nine. Mickey Storey pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings with two hits and two strikeouts. Tommy Hottovy stranded a runner for Storey but walked one in one-third of a frame. Joel Carreno (2-1) bailed out Storey and Hottovy by striking out the only hitter he faced to strand their baserunners to end the ninth. Brad Lincoln struck out one in the 10th to earn his fourth save.
New Britain 3 New Hampshire 1
New Britain, CT — Marcus Stroman (4-2) dominated the Twins affiliate with a quality start that featured 13 punchouts in 6 2/3 innings. The Rock Cats made just enough contact, collecting six hits to go along with one walk that resulted in three runs. Stroman threw 99 pitches, 62 for strikes. Dustin Antolin got the final out of the seventh. Ryan Tepera finished up with a scoreless frame that saw him walk one and strike out one.
Brian Van Kirk spoiled the Rock Cats shutout bid by knocking home a run with a single in the ninth to score a Kevin Nolan base hit. Van Kirk had two base knocks. Brad Glenn and Amadeo Zazueta both doubled. Adam Loewen and Clint Robinson contributed the other hits. Ryan Schimpf heard ball four twice. Jack Murphy struck out three times in going 0-for-4. Andy Burns also went 0-for-4, dropping his average to .136.
Lake County 6 Lansing 2
Eastlake, OH — The Lugnuts scored the first run and last run in this one. A wild pitch plated a Santiago Nessy walk in the second. Kevin Patterson lifted a sacrifice fly to score a Dalton Pompey free pass. Dwight Smith Jr. and Seth Conner had two hits apiece. Patterson and Pompey both had a single and a walk. Chris Hawkins singled and Christian Lopes walked. Emilio Guerrero and Kellen Sweeney both wore the collar in four at-bats.
Ben White (4-5) was one out short of a quality start. He served up a home run but the other two runs on his line were unearned after a Guerrero error at short. The Indians affiliate got to White for seven hits and two walks. He struck out three and his groundball total was eight. Southpaw Efrain Nieves stranded a runner for White but was charged with the other three runs on three hits and two walks over 2 1/3 innings. He did strike out one.
Vancouver 11 Everett 1
Vancouver, BC — Jeremy Gabryszwski! The AquaSox might have fared better just spelling his last name because they sure couldn't hit him. The G-Man improved to 2-0 by handcuffing Everett to just two hits over six scoreless innings. His K-BB total was 3-0 and his groundout/flyout numbers were 8-5. G-Money set down 12 hitters in a row at one point. Matt Johnson could not keep the shutout intact as Everett scored a run on two hits in his one inning that also included a strikeout. Lefthander Bobby Brosnahan finished up with 1 2/3 scoreless frames, scattering two hits and a walk with one K.The C's kept their first-half playoff hopes alive by beating up the first-place AquaSox with a 17-hit attack. The win puts Vancouver four games back of the Mariners affiliate. Michael Reeves singled home the first run of the game in the third inning and a wild pitch saw another run cross the plate. A Brenden Kalfus sac fly in the sixth scored Ian Parmley, who singled, stole second and went to third on a throwing error by the catcher. In the seventh, Andy Fermin singled home a run and Parmley doubled home a pair. Vancouver put it away with five runs in the eighth with a Justin Atkinson groundout, singles by Fermin and Nico Taylor, a Kalfus hit by pitch and a Dickie Thon Jr. single. Parmley and Jordan Leyland put up a three in the hit column. Thon, Reeves and Taylor all had two-hit performances. Reeves got on base four times by adding a couple of walks. L.B. Dantzler had a single and two bases on balls. Kalfus walked twice along with his plunk. Leadoff man Chaz Frank was 0-for-3 in his C's debut before Kalfus pinch-hit for him in the sixth.
DSL Blue Jays 4 DSL Orioles2 0 (Completed Early: Rain — Top 9th)
San Pedro de Macoris, DR — Not only did the Jays get the win, they got to go home early. Francisco Rios (2-2) grounded the Orioles to two hits over six shutout innings. He struck out seven and did not walk anybody and his ratio of groundouts to flyouts was an impressive 10-1. Francis Eduardo supplied two scoreless innings of one-hit ball with one whiff.The bats broke through with two runs in the fifth. Deiferson Barreto hit a ground ball to bring home the first run. Richard Urena plated the other with a single. Michael De La Cruz singled home another run in the seventh. Luis Dominguez grounded home the final run in the eighth. Barreto and Leudy Garcia had two-hit games and Juan Fuente got aboard twice with walks along with a stolen base. Juan Kelly singled and Juan Tejada took one for the team, allowing them to steal one base each. Dean Bell was 0-for-4.
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Marcus Stroman, New Hampshire — Has struck out 50 batters in 42 2/3 innings and has issued just a dozen free passes.
2. Jeremy Gabryszwski, Vancouver — Only 10 whiffs but just one walk over 23 innings along with an ERA of 1.17 and an opponents batting average of .188.
1. Francisco Rios, DSL Blue Jays — Has an 11-0 K-BB total over his last 11 innings.
Wednesday's Probable Starters...
DSL Blue Jays — TBA @ DSL Orioles2, 10:30 am ET.
GCL Blue Jays — TBA @ GCL Yankees2, 12:00 pm ET.
Buffalo — TBA vs. Rochester, 6:05 pm ET.
Dunedin — TBA @ Clearwater, 7:00 pm ET.
Lansing — Roberto Osuna (3-4, 4.20) TBA @ Lake County, 7:00 pm ET.
Bluefield — Tom Robson (1-0, 3.00) @ Princeton, 7:05 pm
New Hampshire — Sean Nolin (4-2, 3.65) @ New Britain, 7:05 pm ET.
Vancouver — Colton Turner (0-2, 3.86) vs. Everett, 10:05 pm ET.
