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Tommy Watkins looks to put the tag on Darnell McDonald, who had one stolen base and was caught once.
Columbus 1 at Rochester 2
Record 35-33
W: D. Gassner (2-7, 4.92); L: C. Michalak (2-2, 3.22); SV: B. Korecky (16)
HR: None.
From redwingsbaseball.com: Dave Gassner threw 8 innings of 4 hit ball to lead the Red Wings over the Columbus Clippers Wednesday night at Frontier Field 2-1. Gassner got help offensively from Glenn Williams who went 2 for 4 and batted in both of Rochester's runs.
The Clippers scored early but then were held scoreless for 7 innings by Gassner. Bernie Castro led off the game with a triple. He scored on a groundout by Brent Abernathy to go up 1-0 in the first. That is all the Clippers could muster against Gassner.
The Wings tied it up in the fourth inning when Jose Morales led off with a single. Williams hit a double to the wall that plated Morales.
In the sixth inning, Rochester pushed ahead. Again it was Morales and Williams who sparked the run. Morales reached base on a throwing error by Clippers third baseman Kory Casto. Garrett Jones hit an infield single and Williams hit a single down the left field line to score Morales and put the Wings on top 2-1.
Bobby Korecky came in to get the save in the 9th, his 16th of the season which is good for 3rd in the IL.
NOTES: Tolbert went 2-4, raising his average to .373. Tolbert entered the day leading in the IL batting race. Louisville's Jeff Keppinger, who was playing a game in progress in the 5th inning batting .361. ..After the game, 3B Brian Buscher was promoted from Double-A New Britain, and 3B Matt Moses was sent to New Britain. Buscher was batting .310 with 7 HR and 35 RBI in 61 games for the Rock Cats...The Red Wings offense has produced just one home run in their last 60 innings. Rochester has hit just 35 home runs, 13th in the International League (Ottawa has just 19 home runs). Rochester is on pace to hit just 75 home runs, which would be the fewest home runs they’ve hit in a season since 1989 when they hit 66. The Red Wings now have a 35-33 record, despite being outscored by their opponents 267-262....Former Wings and Twins catcher Rob Bowen was traded from San Diego to the Cubs on Wednesday.
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New Hampshire 8 at New Britain 9
Record: 33-32
W: J. Mijares (2-0, 4.13); L: M. Roney (0-1, 10.80)
HR: NHM: S. Santos (14).
From rockcats.com: Rashad Eldridge knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Rock Cats snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 9-8 victory over New Hampshire. The Rock Cats needed to come back twice in the game – scoring six runs in the second and then two in the seventh – to walk away with the win in the first game of Wednesday night’s doubleheader.
The Rock Cats took a 7-5 lead into the final inning of the seven-inning game. Jose Mijares allowed a walk and a single before serving up a three-run homer to Sergio Santos that gave the Fisher Cats the lead again, 8-7. In the bottom of the seventh, the Rock Cats clawed back with back-to-back singles by David Winfree and Felix Molina. Jeff Christy delivered an RBI single to center field to tie the game. Brandon Roberts’ groundout moved the runners up a base before Eldridge sent a single to center field to score Molina for the winning run. The Fisher Cats’ Matt Roney (0-1) suffered the loss.
Eldridge led a 15-hit attack by the Rock Cats with a team-high three hits, including a triple. He also knocked in three runs and scored two runs.
The Fisher Cats took an early lead in the top of the second as they clubbed out five hits – including RBI singles by Ryan Patterson and Robinzon Diaz and a two-run single by Manueal Mayorson – and used one walk to take a 4-0 lead.
In the bottom of the second, the Rock Cats retaliated with an offensive attack of their own. Matthew Allegra led off the inning with a double and scored on a single by Garrett Guzman. Winfree and Molina followed with back-to-back singles. With the bases loaded and one out, Brandon Roberts hit an RBI single to score Guzman. Eldridge then delivered a two-run single to right field that tied the game, 4-4. Trevor Plouffe knocked in Roberts on an infield groundout to put the Rock Cats ahead, 5-4. Brian Buscher rounded out the scoring spree with an RBI double to right field. New Hampshire starter Russ Savickas (6ER, 7H) was knocked out of the game after just 1 2/3 innings and was replaced by Seth Overbey. The reliever walked Allegra before retiring Guzman on a groundout to end the inning.
Josh Hill tossed five innings in his Double A debut for the Rock Cats. The Australian native allowed seven hits and five runs, but most of the damage was done in the second inning. Mijares (2-0) picked up the win despite blowing the save opportunity.
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New Hampshire 2 at New Britain 1
Record: 33-33
W: T. Thorpe (4-2, 4.30); L: F. Mata (0-3, 5.40)
HR: NBR: T. Plouffe (7).
From rockcats.com: Chip Cannon’s RBI double in the ninth inning gave New Hampshire a 2-1 win over the Rock Cats in the nightcap of Wednesday’s doubleheader.
Rock Cats’ starter Jay Sawatski and the Fisher Cats’ Jo Matumoto delivered a good old-fashioned pitchers’ duel to start the game.
Sawatski allowed just one run on three hits and two walks in six innings. He retired the first two batters he faced in the first inning, but walked the next two. Aaron Matthews then delivered a single to center field to knock in Sergio Santos from second for a 1-0 Fisher Cats’ lead.
The Rock Cats didn’t get on the board until the sixth inning. Trevor Plouffe fouled off pitch after pitch to extend his at-bat to ten pitches before he sent the final pitch over the wall for a solo home run that tied the game, 1-1. Matumoto exited after 5 2/3 innings, allowing four hits, including the home run. He struck out five.
The Rock Cats had the chance to win the game in the bottom of the seventh, when Brock Peterson singled and Felix Molina and Rashad Eldridge reached on back-to-back walks. Plouffe came to the plate with two outs and sent a long fly ball to right field that was caught for the final out and sent the game into extra innings.
Tracy Thorpe (4-2) fired two shutout innings for the Fisher Cats to pick up the win. Frank Mata (0-3) took the loss after allowing the Fisher Cats’ run in the ninth. Tim Lahey tossed two shutout innings in relief for the Rock Cats.
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Armando Gabino proved very popular with the eight year olds at Miracle Baseball camp
Tampa 4 at Fort Myers Miracle 0
Record 30 - 40
W: D. McCutchen (7-1, 2.79); L: Z. Ward (2-9, 3.05)
HR: None.
E: Tolleson (14, throw), Portes (11, fielding).
Tonight's trivia question is what is the name of the mascot that was in between Toucan and Rutgers?
Well, you know, we had to discuss something. In the light of the afternoon at GCL, we say "Oh, it's getting better." I mean, Paul Kelly was playing his rehab assignment with the GCL team and Drew Thompson says he's going to start playing in GCL games next week. So we've got some players getting healthy that can help us.
But for tonight, Zach Ward struggled a bit, allowing 3 runs (earned) on 9 hits while striking out 5 in 5 innings worth of work. Some sloppy fielding by Juan Portes at third was a contributing factor.
Steve Tolleson and Erik Lis were both 1-for-3, the only 2 hits of the game. Kevin Russo doubled in Jose Tabata in the fourth, and then came home on a Tim Battle line drive. Both hit went past Portes and Lis had to field them, and Lis is not really flexible enough to be a outfielder.
Russo also plated Colin Curtis in the fifth inning, this time with a line drive to center.
Armando Gabino gave up the fourth run in the eighth. Daniel McCutchen pitched seven strong innings for Tampa to pick up the win, Elvys Quezada and Gerardo Casadiego both shut the door on the Miracle in relief.
It was team card set night. I also caught Kevin Boles bribing a fan with a team autographed bat to cheer for the Miracle. It was also the last day of Miracle Baseball Camp, so perhaps being out on the field and playing with Children all day tired the guys out.
Fort Myers finishes the first half of the season with a 30-40 record, good for fifth in the six team West Division. The begin the second half of the season tomorrow, in Sarasata against the Reds, who won the division, 1.5 games ahead of Tampa Bay.
There was a brief delay after the home plate umpire was hit by a ball. It was determined that he was unable to finish the game, so the contest was played with just one official. I do not think it had any bearing on the results of the game.
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Beloit Snappers
All-star Break - No Games Scheduled
1st half Record 44-26 (1st Place)
From snappersbaseball.com: The Beloit Snappers have activated catcher, Allan de San Miguel, from the disabled list and assigned catcher, Greg Yersich, to Elizabethton. Both moves are effective today and put the Snappers’ roster at the Midwest League maximum of 25.
Before being placed on the disabled list, Allan de San Miguel was batting .206 in 23 games played this season. Allan has 2 home runs and 13 RBI’s so far this year.
Greg Yersich was batting .168 in 40 games played this season with 8 RBI’s.
The Snappers will play four games against Ryne Sandberg’s Peoria Chiefs over the next four days. This will be Sandberg’s last time in Beloit this summer!
The Beloit Snappers enter the second half of the season with a Playoff Birth already secured.
Elizabethton 15 at Kingsport 1
Record 1-0
W: M. Allen (1-0, 1.80); L: E. Ramirez (0-1, 18.00)
HR: ELI: R. Leveret (1).
From MiLB.com: Mark Dolenc went 4-for-5 with three RBIs as visiting Elizabethton pounded Kingsport, 15-1, in the opener of Wednesday's doubleheader.
Dolenc ripped a two-run single and scored in the fourth before smacking another RBI single in the seventh. The former 18th-round draft pick also singled in the first and the third.
Rene Leveret went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer and four runs scored. Gregory Yersich had three hits and four runs scored, and Wesley Connor and Eric Santiago drove in three runs apiece for the Twins (1-0).
Elizabethton starter Michael Allen (1-0) allowed one run on six hits while striking out three and walking two in five innings to pick up the win.
Mets starter Elvin Ramirez (0-1) gave up seven runs -- six earned -- on seven hits and three walks, fanning four in three innings.
Jordan Abruzzo drove in the only run for Kingsport (0-1).
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Elizabethton 6 at Kingsport 4
Record 2-0
W: L. Van Mil (1-0, 0.00); L: A. Calero (0-1, 14.73); SV: A. Slama (1)
HR: ELI: W. Connor (1), B. Petsch (1). KNG: D. Clark (1).
From MiLB.Com: Wesley Connor and Benjamin Petsch hit two-run homers to power visiting Elizabethton to a 6-4 win over Kingsport and a sweep of Wednesday's twinbill.
Connor connected in the fourth inning after Rodolfo Palacios walked. One out later, Starling De Los Santos singled and Petsch cleared the fence in left field to put the Twins (2-0) on top for good.
Rene Leveret had ripped a two-run single in the third for Elizabethton, which also won the opener, 15-1.
Twins starter David Bromberg allowed four runs on three hits and six walks, fanning four in 2 2/3 innings. Ludovicus Van Mil (1-0) walked two and fanned one over 2 1/3 frames for his first win.
Anthony Slama fanned two in the seventh for his first save.
Mets starter Angel Calero (0-1) surrendered six runs on nine hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Marcos Tabata struck out nine of the 14 batters he faced over 3 1/3 frames, allowing a hit and three walks.
Daniel Stegall hit a bases-loaded triple and Darren Clark hit a solo homer for Kingsport (0-2).
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When I die, everyone will just say "good riddence" and get on with their lives.
GCL Pirates 3 at GCL Twins 5
Current Record: 1 - 0
W: D. Rondon (1-0, 0.00); L: E. Nunez (0-1, 3.00)
HR: None.
E: Soto (1, throw), Richardson 3 (3, fielding, fielding, throw).
Jon Waltenbury plated Juan Richardson in the 8th inning with one out to tie the game between the Twins and the Pirates, then came home on a James Beresford single to make it the final score Twins 5, Pirate 3 in the GCL Twins home opener at the Lee County Sports Complex.
A good crowd (by GCL standards) turned out for the game which included some good pitching by a pair of Aussies, while Danny Rondon earned his first win of the season.
Liam Hendriks started the game well, but got into some trouble in the third and fourth innings, in part due to some sloppy play by the middle infield. Chad Rice singled to get on base, and then moved to third on a Quincy Latimore ground ball. A throwing error by catcher Alex Soto allowed him to steal home.
Hendriks walked John Fitzpatrick in the fourth. He came on home when Caleb Fields reached on a fielding error by Juan Richardson.
That would make the score 2-1 after Paul Kelly, making a rehab start, drove in Jeanfred Brito for the Twins first run in the third inning.
Hendriks was finished after allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks, 1 earned, while striking out 2 in 3.1 innings. He was pulled in favor of lefty Jarrad Eacott.
Eacott gave up one run, unearned in the six, when Ciro Rosero scored on a Joe Munoz grounder that Waltenbury couldn't hang on to.
Beresford drove in Andrew Schmiesing in the fifth, and had the go ahead run...but...the plate umpire called Brito out at 3rd and disallowed Beresford's run despite the fact that James was quite safe before Brito was ever tagged out.
Nelson Prada argued the call, but could not overturn the umpire.
First round draft pick Ben Revere did not participate in the game as his contract has not yet been validated. Schmiesing, the Twins 11th round draft pick was 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and one strike out. Wang-Wei Lin was 3-for-4. Waltenbury, Brito, Beresford and Yangervis Solarte were all 2-for-4 in the game.
The Twins play the GCL Reds in Sarasota tomorrow and the Red Sox at the Red Sox player development complex on Friday, both games are at noon. They return home Saturday to face the GCL Orioles for a 10:00 AM start.
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