The affiliates played .500 ball on Monday, going 3-3. Dunedin's game in Port Charlotte was rained out. Lansing had the night off.
Syracuse 6 Buffalo 5
Syracuse, NY - The Bisons fought back from a 5-0 deficit only to lose when the Nationals affiliate scored a run off Miguel Castro (1-3) in the eighth. Castro coughed up the lead on two hits while striking out one. Daniel Norris set down the Chiefs in order in the first but was knocked around for five runs over the next two innings. He did retire seven of the last eight hitters and picked off a runner but he still surrendered five runs (four earned after a Jon Berti error at second) on four hits and four walks with only two strikeouts. He did induce 10 groundouts but only got a Game Score of 37. Greg Burke worked around a hit and a walk to strike out the side in the sixth and Joba Chamberlain whiffed tww of the three he face faced in a perfect seventh.
Andy Burns got Buffalo on the board in the sixth with an RBI double and Josh Thole singled home another as part of a three-run sixth. Burns singled home another run in the seventh and Jonathan Diaz brought in the tying run in the eighth with an RBI groundout. Alex Hassan had three hits and Dalton Pompey had two hits and a walk. Burns and Melky Mesa had two hits apiece while DIaz singled and walked. Berti and Ty Kelly also had base hits but Matt Hague was 0-for-5.
New Hampshire 8 Harrisburg 6
Manchester, NH - The Fisher Cats combined all their runs in two innings to shut down the Senators. Matt Newman started a five-run rally in the second with a home run and Shane Opitz smacked a three-run triple before scoring on a Kevin Nolan single. Ryan Schimpf gave New Hampshire more breathing room by swatting a three-run bomb in the eighth. Roemon Fields had three hits at the top of the order while Schimpf was on base three times with two hits and a walk. Nolan added a pair to the hit column while Jorge Flores added two to the BB column. Emilio Guerrero got a double and K.C. Hobson had a base knock. Martin Medina was 0-for-4.
Taylor Cole (5-8, 4.55) hung around for the require five innings for the win but was cuffed around for a two-run home run among six hits and he handed out three walks but he struck out seven for a Game Score of 43. Colt Hynes had just one hit on his ledger and struck out two but the Nationals affiliate still got to him for a run in 2-2/3 innings. Danny Barnes was dinged for a home run among his two hits but struck out three in 1-1/3 innings.
Everett 6 Vancouver 0
Josh DeGraaf tossed four innings of one-run relief for the Canadians.
Everett, WA - The C's began the second half of their season on a lousy note. Evan Smith (2-3, 3.90) was spanked for five runs over three innings on eight hits and a hit by pitch. He struck out two to wind up with a Game Score of 25. Josh DeGraaf went the next four innings and limited the Mariners affiliate to a solo home run among two hits with a couple of strikeouts. Turner Lee struck out one in a shutout eighth.
Ryan Hissey had the only extra-base hit for Vancouver Monday night in Everett.
Vancouver had all of four hits in this one. Ryan Hissey had a double while Gunnar Heidt, Earl Burl III and Ryan Metzler had singles. Metzler, Burl and Andrew Guillotte heard ball four once. Lane Thomas and Carl Wise were 0-for-4 and Sean Hurley was 0-for-3.
Princeton 7 Bluefield 6
Princeton, WV - The Bluef-Jays blew a 4-0 lead to the P-Rays and and their ninth-inning rally came up a run short. Aaron Attaway led off the ninth with a home run and that was followed by an Andres Sotillo walk. Rodrigo Orozco bunted pinch-runner Dave Pepe into scoring position but Yeltsin Gudino struck out and D.J. McKnight popped up to end the game. Sotillo grounded one up the middle to score a pair of runs in the second while a Deiferson Barreto double and an Attaway single provided two more runs in the fourth. Attaway was 4-for-4 and Barreto went 3-for-4. Gudino doubled while Christian Williams and Juan Tejada singled. McKnight was hitless in five at-bats while Orozco and Gabriel Clark were a combined 0-for-8.
Nick Wells was whomped for five runs on five hits and had a K/BB total of 3-3. He racked up six of his nine outs in play on the ground for a Game Score of 37. Fellow southpaw Daniel Lietz (0-1) allowed two runs on three hits and two walks and struck out one over three frames. He also had three of his four outs in play on the grass.
GCL Blue Jays 10 GCL Yankees1 2
Tampa, FL - The Jays put the Yankees on ice with an eight-run third inning to improve to 18-10 on the season. They opened the scoring with a two-out rally in the first when Jake Thomas singled home a Lance Jones double. Thomas also opened the scoring in the third with a bases-loaded walk. Bryan Lizardo drove in another with a double and Javier Hernandez smacked a two-run extra bagger. Jones brought in other with a bases-loaded base on balls. The other runs scored on two errors and a wild pitch. Miguel Almonte had an RBI single in the fourth before the Jays offence called it a day. Lizardo shared the hit lead with Hernandez and Levi Scott and joined Jones and Thomas as the on-base champion with a walk. Jones and Thomas drew a pair of free passes to go with their hits. Almonte and Reggie Pruitt each had a hit and a walk while Kalik May got on twice with a walk and a hit by pitch. Jesus Severino got on once with a walk while Robert Lucido was 0-for-1 pinch-hitting for Thomas as the designated hitter.
Jose Nova was an inning shy of qualifying for the win so he could not pop the champagne cork. He nullified the Yankees offence on one hit and two walks while striking out three and getting four outs on the ground. Nate Abel (1-0) also allowed a hit and two walks and struck out two for the victory. Jackson Lowery could not keep the shutout intact as he was nicked for a run on two hits but did strike out one in the seventh. Gunner Eastman worked a one-hit eighth but Ryan Cook was burned for a run on three hits before striking out a couple in the ninth.
DSL Blue Jays 9 DSL Orioles 7
Boca Chica, DR - The Jays broke a 5-5 tie in the sixth when Yorman Rodriguez singled home a pair of runs and would come in to score on an Antony Fuentes base rap. Y-Rod tripled home the first run of the game in the first inning and the Jays added three more in the second on a Jesus Navarro double, a Sterling Guzman single and a Norberto Obeso groundout. Anderson Green also had an RBI groundout to bring home another run in the third. Guzman tripled in another run in the seventh. Navarro, Guzman, Fuentes, Green, Yorman Rodriguez and Francisco Rodriguez all had two-hit games and Obeso had two walks. Manuel Herazo and Christian Peguero also joined the hit parade. Andres Guerra grounded out pinch-hitting for Herazo. Y-Rod had the only stolen base and F-Rod was hit by a pitch.
Wilfri Aleton was whipped for three runs on six hits and a walk with one whiff in four innings. Tommy Henriquez (1-1) also yielded six hits and walk which led to three runs (two earned on an F-Rod error at first base) over three frames. Juan Acosta allowed a run on three hits but got the final six outs for the save.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Roemon Fields, New Hampshire
2. Ryan Schimpf, New Hampshire
1. Aaron Attaway, Bluefield
Monday's Linescores
Today's Schedule / Probable Starters
DSL Blue Jays @ DSL Orioles, 10:30 am ET - TBA
GCL Yankees1 @ GCL Blue Jays, 12:00 pm ET - TBA
Vancouver @ Everett, 2:00 pm ET - Jon Harris (0-1, 3.78)
Princeton @ Bluefield, 5:00 pm ET (DH) - TBA
Dunedin @ Charlotte, 5:00 pm ET - Sean Reid-Foley (0-2, 3.31)
Lansing @ Lake County, 7:00 pm ET - Starlyn Suriel (6-6, 3.62)
Buffalo @ Syracuse, 7:05 pm ET - Jeff Francis (4-0, 1.80)
Harrisburg @ New Hampshire, 7:05 pm ET - TBA
Extra Innings
Syracuse 6 Buffalo 5
Syracuse, NY - The Bisons fought back from a 5-0 deficit only to lose when the Nationals affiliate scored a run off Miguel Castro (1-3) in the eighth. Castro coughed up the lead on two hits while striking out one. Daniel Norris set down the Chiefs in order in the first but was knocked around for five runs over the next two innings. He did retire seven of the last eight hitters and picked off a runner but he still surrendered five runs (four earned after a Jon Berti error at second) on four hits and four walks with only two strikeouts. He did induce 10 groundouts but only got a Game Score of 37. Greg Burke worked around a hit and a walk to strike out the side in the sixth and Joba Chamberlain whiffed tww of the three he face faced in a perfect seventh.
Andy Burns got Buffalo on the board in the sixth with an RBI double and Josh Thole singled home another as part of a three-run sixth. Burns singled home another run in the seventh and Jonathan Diaz brought in the tying run in the eighth with an RBI groundout. Alex Hassan had three hits and Dalton Pompey had two hits and a walk. Burns and Melky Mesa had two hits apiece while DIaz singled and walked. Berti and Ty Kelly also had base hits but Matt Hague was 0-for-5.
New Hampshire 8 Harrisburg 6
Manchester, NH - The Fisher Cats combined all their runs in two innings to shut down the Senators. Matt Newman started a five-run rally in the second with a home run and Shane Opitz smacked a three-run triple before scoring on a Kevin Nolan single. Ryan Schimpf gave New Hampshire more breathing room by swatting a three-run bomb in the eighth. Roemon Fields had three hits at the top of the order while Schimpf was on base three times with two hits and a walk. Nolan added a pair to the hit column while Jorge Flores added two to the BB column. Emilio Guerrero got a double and K.C. Hobson had a base knock. Martin Medina was 0-for-4.Taylor Cole (5-8, 4.55) hung around for the require five innings for the win but was cuffed around for a two-run home run among six hits and he handed out three walks but he struck out seven for a Game Score of 43. Colt Hynes had just one hit on his ledger and struck out two but the Nationals affiliate still got to him for a run in 2-2/3 innings. Danny Barnes was dinged for a home run among his two hits but struck out three in 1-1/3 innings.
Everett 6 Vancouver 0
Josh DeGraaf tossed four innings of one-run relief for the Canadians.
Everett, WA - The C's began the second half of their season on a lousy note. Evan Smith (2-3, 3.90) was spanked for five runs over three innings on eight hits and a hit by pitch. He struck out two to wind up with a Game Score of 25. Josh DeGraaf went the next four innings and limited the Mariners affiliate to a solo home run among two hits with a couple of strikeouts. Turner Lee struck out one in a shutout eighth.
Ryan Hissey had the only extra-base hit for Vancouver Monday night in Everett.
Vancouver had all of four hits in this one. Ryan Hissey had a double while Gunnar Heidt, Earl Burl III and Ryan Metzler had singles. Metzler, Burl and Andrew Guillotte heard ball four once. Lane Thomas and Carl Wise were 0-for-4 and Sean Hurley was 0-for-3.
Princeton 7 Bluefield 6
Princeton, WV - The Bluef-Jays blew a 4-0 lead to the P-Rays and and their ninth-inning rally came up a run short. Aaron Attaway led off the ninth with a home run and that was followed by an Andres Sotillo walk. Rodrigo Orozco bunted pinch-runner Dave Pepe into scoring position but Yeltsin Gudino struck out and D.J. McKnight popped up to end the game. Sotillo grounded one up the middle to score a pair of runs in the second while a Deiferson Barreto double and an Attaway single provided two more runs in the fourth. Attaway was 4-for-4 and Barreto went 3-for-4. Gudino doubled while Christian Williams and Juan Tejada singled. McKnight was hitless in five at-bats while Orozco and Gabriel Clark were a combined 0-for-8.
Nick Wells was whomped for five runs on five hits and had a K/BB total of 3-3. He racked up six of his nine outs in play on the ground for a Game Score of 37. Fellow southpaw Daniel Lietz (0-1) allowed two runs on three hits and two walks and struck out one over three frames. He also had three of his four outs in play on the grass.
GCL Blue Jays 10 GCL Yankees1 2
Tampa, FL - The Jays put the Yankees on ice with an eight-run third inning to improve to 18-10 on the season. They opened the scoring with a two-out rally in the first when Jake Thomas singled home a Lance Jones double. Thomas also opened the scoring in the third with a bases-loaded walk. Bryan Lizardo drove in another with a double and Javier Hernandez smacked a two-run extra bagger. Jones brought in other with a bases-loaded base on balls. The other runs scored on two errors and a wild pitch. Miguel Almonte had an RBI single in the fourth before the Jays offence called it a day. Lizardo shared the hit lead with Hernandez and Levi Scott and joined Jones and Thomas as the on-base champion with a walk. Jones and Thomas drew a pair of free passes to go with their hits. Almonte and Reggie Pruitt each had a hit and a walk while Kalik May got on twice with a walk and a hit by pitch. Jesus Severino got on once with a walk while Robert Lucido was 0-for-1 pinch-hitting for Thomas as the designated hitter.Jose Nova was an inning shy of qualifying for the win so he could not pop the champagne cork. He nullified the Yankees offence on one hit and two walks while striking out three and getting four outs on the ground. Nate Abel (1-0) also allowed a hit and two walks and struck out two for the victory. Jackson Lowery could not keep the shutout intact as he was nicked for a run on two hits but did strike out one in the seventh. Gunner Eastman worked a one-hit eighth but Ryan Cook was burned for a run on three hits before striking out a couple in the ninth.
DSL Blue Jays 9 DSL Orioles 7
Boca Chica, DR - The Jays broke a 5-5 tie in the sixth when Yorman Rodriguez singled home a pair of runs and would come in to score on an Antony Fuentes base rap. Y-Rod tripled home the first run of the game in the first inning and the Jays added three more in the second on a Jesus Navarro double, a Sterling Guzman single and a Norberto Obeso groundout. Anderson Green also had an RBI groundout to bring home another run in the third. Guzman tripled in another run in the seventh. Navarro, Guzman, Fuentes, Green, Yorman Rodriguez and Francisco Rodriguez all had two-hit games and Obeso had two walks. Manuel Herazo and Christian Peguero also joined the hit parade. Andres Guerra grounded out pinch-hitting for Herazo. Y-Rod had the only stolen base and F-Rod was hit by a pitch.Wilfri Aleton was whipped for three runs on six hits and a walk with one whiff in four innings. Tommy Henriquez (1-1) also yielded six hits and walk which led to three runs (two earned on an F-Rod error at first base) over three frames. Juan Acosta allowed a run on three hits but got the final six outs for the save.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Roemon Fields, New Hampshire
2. Ryan Schimpf, New Hampshire
1. Aaron Attaway, Bluefield
Monday's Linescores
Today's Schedule / Probable Starters
DSL Blue Jays @ DSL Orioles, 10:30 am ET - TBA
GCL Yankees1 @ GCL Blue Jays, 12:00 pm ET - TBA
Vancouver @ Everett, 2:00 pm ET - Jon Harris (0-1, 3.78)
Princeton @ Bluefield, 5:00 pm ET (DH) - TBA
Dunedin @ Charlotte, 5:00 pm ET - Sean Reid-Foley (0-2, 3.31)
Lansing @ Lake County, 7:00 pm ET - Starlyn Suriel (6-6, 3.62)
Buffalo @ Syracuse, 7:05 pm ET - Jeff Francis (4-0, 1.80)
Harrisburg @ New Hampshire, 7:05 pm ET - TBA
Extra Innings
- The Vancouver Province looks at candidates for the C's most valuable player in the first half, has a story on Andrew Guillotte, checks in with catcher Ryan Hissey and has a chat with Carl Wise
- C's Extra Innings goes long with Sean Hurley
