Buffalo 2 Gwinnett 0
Scott Copeland was the man in this game, he went seven shutout innings with 8 hits allowed. Copeland had only one punch-out but he got 10 ground balls and they led to three double plays. New Bisons Ben Rowen and Joba Chamberlain each pitched an inning. Chamberlain has had a few rough outings so it was good for him to pitch a clean inning.
The Bisons got their first run in the fourth. Ezequiel Carrera walked and went to second on an errant pickoff. Alex Hassan singled him home. In the seventh Ty Kelly doubled and later scored on a bases loaded walk. Kelly and Matt Hague had two hits each. Dalton Pompey was 0-4.
New Hampshire 0 Bowie 8
Bowie scored four runs in the first two innings and that was more than enough. Scott Barnes started and did go six innings limiting the damage to those four runs. John Anderson is now pitching out of the pen but it cost him three runs on this day. Luis Perez pitched the eighth and was hit for a solo home run by Bowie's 1800's throw back, Quincy Latimore.
The Fisher Cats had just four singles and no walks, leading to four runners left on base.
Brevard County 6 Dunedin 7
The lead changed hands regularly in this offensive contest but the game was tied in the bottom of the ninth. In that inning Jorge Saez singled and was sacrificed to second by Andy Fermin. The Manatees chose to pitch to Anthony Alford and he doubled in the winning run. Alford had tripled to lead off the first and he scored when JD Davis homered. In the second inning, following a walk and an error, Fermin singled in a run as did Alford. Fermin and Derrick Loveless each homered in the fourth and that was it for the Jays until the ninth. Alford was 4-5 and was a home run short of the cycle. Fermin and Matt Dean each had two hits.
Jeremy Gabryszwski went five innings and gave up nine hits and five runs. Matt Dermody held the fort for two innings but Chris Smith was taken deep in the eighth for a blown save.
Beloit 9 Lansing 4
Beloit scored four in the first and could never catch up. Chase Mallard has had an up and down season but this was a downer, ten hits and six runs in five innings.
Lansing did have 11 hits but were 2-9 with runners in scoring position. Juan Kelly had three hits including a solo home run. Chris Carlson also had three hits, including a triple, and scored twice.
Everett 6 Vancouver 3
Jonathan Harris hasn't shown much since he was drafted. The Jays might have work to do in the instructional league. On Sunday he pitched four innings and put on nine base runners, five hits, three walks and a hit batter. All four runs off Harris came in the first inning. Sean Ratcliffe, from Ajax Ontario, conceded the other two runs in the sixth.
The C's scored two in the first, Ryan Hissey and Sean Hurley had a single and a double respectively to drive in runs. Andrew Guillotte doubled in the third and scored on a ground out. Hissey was the only hitter with two hits.
Bluefield 5 Elizabethton 6
Bluefield trailed 4-0 early but fought back to tie the game in the eighth, but the Twins scored in the bottom of the eighth and held on. Angel Perdomo had rough night, he was done in the fourth inning with ten hits on his record. Jackson Lowery held it down for 2.2 innings but Tyler Burden took the loss.
Matt Morgan started this game with a .151 BA so of course he goes 3-3 to lead the offense. All five runs for the Jays were unearned. Two errors in the seventh put runners on for Morgan to double one in. A second run scored thanks to a wild pitch. Two more errors led things off in the eighth. Freddy Rodriguez singled in two and later a walk to Morgan drove in the tying run. The Jays were outhit 16-6 and only made it close thanks to the Twins generosity.
3 Stars
3rd star: Andy Fermin
2nd star: Scott Copeland
1st star: Anthony Alford
