Buffalo 4 Columbus 2 - game one
Buffalo 3 Columbus 4 - game two
New Hampshire 7 Akron 9
Vancouver 5 Hillsboro 6
St Lucie 0 Dunedin 3
This is what I noted from yesterday's games.
Buffalo were outhit 8-5 in game one but came away with the win. Otto Lopez was the star of the offense. He singled in two runs in the fourth and was walked to drive in a run in the fifth. That's three RBI for Otto. Vinny Capra had two hits, Samad Taylor was 1-1 but walked twice, one of the RBI variety. Jordan Groshans was 0-2 with a walk and a strikeout. He was ejected after the strikeout after an exchange of views with the umpire.
Thomas Hatch pitched well again, 5.2 innings, seven hits, no walks and seven K's.
Jeremy Beasley started game two and threw two innings. He was followed by Eric Yardley, a veteran minor league reliever who the Jays just signed. Brandon Eisert and Kyle Johnston put the Bisons in a 3-0 hole. But Samad Taylor and Mallex Smith drove in runs in the sixth to tie the game.
With the game tied in the seventh, Trent Thornton came on to pitch. He walked the first hitter but after a sac bunt, Otto Lopez made an error to put the winning run on third. Columbus cashed him in to give Thornton a loss on an unearned run. Capra and Taylor had two hits each.
Adam Kloffenstein started for New Hampshire and only lasted 3.2 innings. He threw 74 pitches, 43 strikes and 31 balls. Akron had four hits and two walks off Kloff and he also hit a batter. Marcus Reyes and Sean Rackowski combined to give up six more runs.
New Hampshire scored seven runs on nine hits. They scored three in the ninth to make the score appear closer than it was. Will Robertson hit a two run home run in that ninth. Tanner Morris picked up three hits, LJ Talley hit a solo home run and added an RBI single. Spencer Horwitz also had two hits.
Hunter Gregory got the ball for Vancouver. After two routine innings he ran into trouble in the third. A hit batter, a walk, a triple and a steal of home put three on the board. That was it for Gregory, Naswell Paulino followed. He cruised through 4.2 innings but with two outs in the eighth and with the C's leading 5-3, a walk, double and home run put the C's down 6-5.
Harry Ray went 2-4 and drove in three runs. Addison Barger went 3-5 while Miguel Hiraldo and Steward Berroa had two hits each.
Gabriel Martinez went 2-4 for Dunedin to get his average above .300. He homered and added an RBI single. Glenn Santiago doubled in the other run.
Rafael Ohashi went five shutout innings with six K's. His ERA is now 2.88. Lets not forget about Jimmy Robbins who added three shutout innings. Robbins was on the IL at the start of the season and missed two more weeks in May so he has only pitched in five games. But in those games he has a 1.32 ERA and 20 K's in 13.2 innings. He might get a chance to start if there is another promotion.
Three Stars
Third Star - Vinny Capra
Second Star - Rafael Ohashi
First Star - Gabriel Martinez
