The affiliates won twice in five outings Tuesday with both victories coming against Tampa Bay farm clubs. Two losses came when the opponent scored 11 runs. The other was an extra-innings setback.
Buffalo 5 Durham 1
Buffalo, NY - Two fly balls by Matt Dominguez accounted for all five runs for the Herd to knock off the Rays affiliate. His first inning sacrifice fly opened the scoring to cash in a Dalton Pompey single and stolen base and his sixth inning grand slam ended it. That blast brought home a Junior Lake single, a Jio Mier walk and a David Adams hit by pitch.
Wade LeBlanc (7-2, 1.57) permitted just one unearned run on five hits and two walks over eight innings, ringing up 11 batters and producing seven groundball outs for a Game Score of 79. Bo Schultz ended the game with a strikeout to cap off a perfect ninth.
Altoona 11 New Hampshire 3
Altoona, PA - The Fisher Cats grabbed a 3-2 lead in the fifth to erase a 2-0 deficit but the Pirates affiliate scored nine unanswered runs to win it. Casey Lawrence (2-5, 5.79) was lit up for five runs, including a homer, on nine hits over 4-2/3 innings. He struck out two and had seven outs on the ground. Brady Dragmire stranded a runner for Lawrence but he also gave up a long ball and two more runs over two innings. John Stilson surrendered the other three runs, only one earned, over 1-2/3 innings. Danny Barnes gave up a run-scoring hit before finishing off the eighth.
Ian Parmley and Dwight Smith Jr. singled home two of the three runs, the other came on an error. Rowdy Tellez and Shane Opitz had two-hit efforts with Opitz gettig a double. Jason Leblebijian singled and walked and Melky Mesa doubled. Roemon Fields, Ryan Lavarnway and Jorge Flores were a combined 0-for-12.
Dunedin 8 Charlotte 5
Port Charlotte, FL - Dunedin squandered a 5-2 lead but scored three times in the sixth to defeat the Rays affiliate. A two-run home run by Ryan McBroom came after the Jays took the lead on a ground ball double play which resulted in Gunnar Heidt scoring after he started the rally with a single. L.B. Dantzler drove in the first run with a base hit in the first inning and that was followed by an Emilio Guerrero RBI groundout and a run-scoring wild pitch. The Blue Jays added two more in the third on a D.J. Davis run-scoring groundout and a Dickie Joe Thon base hit. Dunedin piled up 16 hits with Guerrero getting three and Heidt, McBroom, D.J. Davis, Dantzler and Heidt had two apiece. J.D. Davis singled and walked twice and Jorge Saez singled to give every Dunedin hitter at least one in the hit column. Thon and Heidt also stole a base.
Taylor Cole (1-0, 4.70) was stoked for all five runs on seven hits and two walks over 5-1/3 innings while whiffing two. He kept the infielders on their toes as they handled 11 of his 12 outs in play. The bullpen took care of business the rest of the way. Alonzo Gonzalez was perfect in his 1-2/3 innings, striking out a pair. Jose Fernandez punched out a pair in a clean eighth and Colton Turner also rung up a pair in a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save.
Great Lakes 11 Lansing 4
Lansing, MI - The Dodgers affiliate wiped out a 3-0 deficit in beating up the Lugnuts. Angel Perdomo (2-2, 2.45) put up three shutout innings in which he struck out the side in the second. However, the hubcaps came off the wheels in the fourth and fifth as the Loons rung up six runs on Perdomo in 4-1/3 innings. The lefty was knocked around for seven hits and three walks but struck out seven. Nate Abel allowed two inherited runs to score on a three-run home run and gave up three more in 1-2/3 innings. Josh DeGraaf gave up a run in two innings but struck out four. Danny Young yielded two hits but escaped the ninth without allowing any runs thanks to a pair of strikeouts.
The bulk of Lansing's offence came in the second when Josh Almonte doubled home a run before two more runs came home on a really wild wild pitch. Connor Panas contributed a home run in the seventh. Juan Kelly had two hits, including a double and Andrew Guillotte had a two-bagger. Jake Thomas had the other hit. Carl Wise and John La Prise managed to earn a base on balls. Ryan Hissey was 0-for-4.
DSL White Sox 9 DSL Blue Jays 7 (12 Innings)
Boca Chica, DR - The Jays battled back from a 5-1 deficit to force extra innings and tied it again in the 10th before coming up short. They had the bases loaded in the 12th and a run already in on a wild pitch but a strikeout and a double play killed the rally. Victor Figuereo had a three-hit day while Yorman Rodriguez was on base five times with two hits and three walks. Jesus Navarro had two hits and a walk and Sam Buelens drew four free passes. Navarro stole two bases while Buelens and Rodriguez stole one each. The Jays were just 3-for-20 with runners in scoring position.
Luis Mendoza (0-1) took the loss after three hits and four runs over two innings. Orlando Pascal had two unearned runs on his ledger but struck out four while yielding just two hits and a walk over three innings. Emmanuel Reyes was rocked for a solo homer over two frames and Oscar Brito was burned for two more runs over two frames. Wilton Muses worked a perfect inning but Juan Bautista allowed an unearned run in two frames but struck out three.
Tuesday's Linescores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Ryan McBroom, Dunedin
2. Matt Dominguez, Buffalo
1. Wade LeBlanc, Buffalo
Wednesday's Schedule / Probable Starters
Dunedin @ Charlotte, 10:30 am ET - TBA
DSL Blue Jays @ DSL White Sox, ET - TBA
Great Lakes @ Lansing (DH), 5:35 pm ET - Ryan Borucki (2-3, 4.13) / Patrick Murphy (0-0, 3.18)
New Hampshire @ Altoona, 7:00 pm ET - Jason Berken (1-6, 5.02)
Durham @ Buffalo, 7:05 pm ET - Roberto Hernandez (2-2, 4.47)
Buffalo 5 Durham 1
Buffalo, NY - Two fly balls by Matt Dominguez accounted for all five runs for the Herd to knock off the Rays affiliate. His first inning sacrifice fly opened the scoring to cash in a Dalton Pompey single and stolen base and his sixth inning grand slam ended it. That blast brought home a Junior Lake single, a Jio Mier walk and a David Adams hit by pitch.Wade LeBlanc (7-2, 1.57) permitted just one unearned run on five hits and two walks over eight innings, ringing up 11 batters and producing seven groundball outs for a Game Score of 79. Bo Schultz ended the game with a strikeout to cap off a perfect ninth.
Altoona 11 New Hampshire 3
Altoona, PA - The Fisher Cats grabbed a 3-2 lead in the fifth to erase a 2-0 deficit but the Pirates affiliate scored nine unanswered runs to win it. Casey Lawrence (2-5, 5.79) was lit up for five runs, including a homer, on nine hits over 4-2/3 innings. He struck out two and had seven outs on the ground. Brady Dragmire stranded a runner for Lawrence but he also gave up a long ball and two more runs over two innings. John Stilson surrendered the other three runs, only one earned, over 1-2/3 innings. Danny Barnes gave up a run-scoring hit before finishing off the eighth.
Ian Parmley and Dwight Smith Jr. singled home two of the three runs, the other came on an error. Rowdy Tellez and Shane Opitz had two-hit efforts with Opitz gettig a double. Jason Leblebijian singled and walked and Melky Mesa doubled. Roemon Fields, Ryan Lavarnway and Jorge Flores were a combined 0-for-12.
Dunedin 8 Charlotte 5
Port Charlotte, FL - Dunedin squandered a 5-2 lead but scored three times in the sixth to defeat the Rays affiliate. A two-run home run by Ryan McBroom came after the Jays took the lead on a ground ball double play which resulted in Gunnar Heidt scoring after he started the rally with a single. L.B. Dantzler drove in the first run with a base hit in the first inning and that was followed by an Emilio Guerrero RBI groundout and a run-scoring wild pitch. The Blue Jays added two more in the third on a D.J. Davis run-scoring groundout and a Dickie Joe Thon base hit. Dunedin piled up 16 hits with Guerrero getting three and Heidt, McBroom, D.J. Davis, Dantzler and Heidt had two apiece. J.D. Davis singled and walked twice and Jorge Saez singled to give every Dunedin hitter at least one in the hit column. Thon and Heidt also stole a base.Taylor Cole (1-0, 4.70) was stoked for all five runs on seven hits and two walks over 5-1/3 innings while whiffing two. He kept the infielders on their toes as they handled 11 of his 12 outs in play. The bullpen took care of business the rest of the way. Alonzo Gonzalez was perfect in his 1-2/3 innings, striking out a pair. Jose Fernandez punched out a pair in a clean eighth and Colton Turner also rung up a pair in a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save.
Great Lakes 11 Lansing 4
Lansing, MI - The Dodgers affiliate wiped out a 3-0 deficit in beating up the Lugnuts. Angel Perdomo (2-2, 2.45) put up three shutout innings in which he struck out the side in the second. However, the hubcaps came off the wheels in the fourth and fifth as the Loons rung up six runs on Perdomo in 4-1/3 innings. The lefty was knocked around for seven hits and three walks but struck out seven. Nate Abel allowed two inherited runs to score on a three-run home run and gave up three more in 1-2/3 innings. Josh DeGraaf gave up a run in two innings but struck out four. Danny Young yielded two hits but escaped the ninth without allowing any runs thanks to a pair of strikeouts.
The bulk of Lansing's offence came in the second when Josh Almonte doubled home a run before two more runs came home on a really wild wild pitch. Connor Panas contributed a home run in the seventh. Juan Kelly had two hits, including a double and Andrew Guillotte had a two-bagger. Jake Thomas had the other hit. Carl Wise and John La Prise managed to earn a base on balls. Ryan Hissey was 0-for-4.
DSL White Sox 9 DSL Blue Jays 7 (12 Innings)
Boca Chica, DR - The Jays battled back from a 5-1 deficit to force extra innings and tied it again in the 10th before coming up short. They had the bases loaded in the 12th and a run already in on a wild pitch but a strikeout and a double play killed the rally. Victor Figuereo had a three-hit day while Yorman Rodriguez was on base five times with two hits and three walks. Jesus Navarro had two hits and a walk and Sam Buelens drew four free passes. Navarro stole two bases while Buelens and Rodriguez stole one each. The Jays were just 3-for-20 with runners in scoring position.
Luis Mendoza (0-1) took the loss after three hits and four runs over two innings. Orlando Pascal had two unearned runs on his ledger but struck out four while yielding just two hits and a walk over three innings. Emmanuel Reyes was rocked for a solo homer over two frames and Oscar Brito was burned for two more runs over two frames. Wilton Muses worked a perfect inning but Juan Bautista allowed an unearned run in two frames but struck out three.
Tuesday's Linescores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Ryan McBroom, Dunedin
2. Matt Dominguez, Buffalo
1. Wade LeBlanc, Buffalo
Wednesday's Schedule / Probable Starters
Dunedin @ Charlotte, 10:30 am ET - TBA
DSL Blue Jays @ DSL White Sox, ET - TBA
Great Lakes @ Lansing (DH), 5:35 pm ET - Ryan Borucki (2-3, 4.13) / Patrick Murphy (0-0, 3.18)
New Hampshire @ Altoona, 7:00 pm ET - Jason Berken (1-6, 5.02)
Durham @ Buffalo, 7:05 pm ET - Roberto Hernandez (2-2, 4.47)
