Record 8-3
W: B. Bass (1-0, 8.53); L: R. Houston (0-1, 6.48); SV: C. Cali (1)
HR: SYR: J. Griffin (5). ROC: J. Morales (1).
From redwingsbasball.com: Jason Miller started - then stopped - then started up again, tossing four scoreless innings to help the Red Wings to a 6-2 win over Syracuse Monday night at Frontier Field. Tommy Watkins had two hits and drove in two runs for Rochester, who beat Syracuse for the seventh straight game going back to last season.
The teams completed one scoreless inning when a rainstorm hit the area, with high winds and lightning contributing to a delay of one hour, 41-minutes. When play resumed, Wings starter Miller came back out to the mound, while Syracuse brought Ryan Houston (0-1) in to replace original starter Dustin McGowan. Reliever Miller was making a spot start for the Wings.
In the Red Wings third, Watkins went to right field on a 1-2 pitch from Houston for a double, bringing home both Chris Heintz and Denard Span for a 2-0 Rochester lead. Watkins hustled to third on the play, then scored when Glenn Williams doubled to almost the exact same spot as Watkins' hit.
Miller worked a total of four innings, allowing a pair of hits and two walks. Brian Bass took over in the fifth inning and tossed a scoreless frame, then allowed a two-run homer to John-Ford Griffin in the sixth - bringing the Chiefs to within a run at 3-2. The Wings answered back in the bottom of the sixth. Matthew LeCroy walked to start the inning, and scored with Matt Tolbert when Span drilled a hard ground ball that second baseman Russ Adams couldn't handle.
In the bottom of the eighth, Jose Morales homered to right field to finish the scoring.
Carmen Cali relieved Bass (1-0) in the seventh and closed out the game, picking up his first save with the Wings.
NOTES: RHP Jeff Manship is the Minnesota Twins Minor League Player of the Week, after striking out 17 with no walks in 13 1/3 innings (two starts) for Class A Beloit. Manship was drafted last June after playing college ball at Notre Dame... Red Wings Chief Operating Officer Naomi Silver will be honored as part of Penfield Little League's 55th Annual Opening Day April 28, at the town's complex on Atlantic Avenue... OF Lew Ford (knee) is playing in extended spring games at the Twins' camp in Ft. Myers, getting in shape before goin on a rehab assignment. Ford was placed on the big league DL in March.
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Portland 8 at New Britain 5
Record: 4-7
W: K. Jackson (1-0, 10.50); L: B. Forystek (0-1, 5.00); SV: B. Vaughan (3)
HR: POR: D. Brown (2), E. Crozier (2). NBR: B. Buscher (1).
From www.rockcats.com: Portland’s Jeff Natale made the most of his homecoming, going 4-for-5 to lead the Sea Dogs to a 7-5 victory over New Britain. Natale, a product of Trinity College who hails from Hamden, Connecticut, pounded out two doubles and two RBI.
Rock Cats’ starter Brad Baker, another New England native who is from Massachusetts, provided the Rock Cats with a solid start. The bullpen couldn’t hold on to the lead, though, and he came away with the no-decision.
The Sea Dogs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning. Jacoby Ellsbury led off the inning with a double to center field and Natale knocked him in with a one-out double to deep left field. Natale struck again in the third inning when he singled to score Jeff Corsaletti, who reached base on a double.
The Rock Cats retaliated in the fourth inning. Trevor Plouffe led off the inning by reaching base on a walk. Garrett Guzman followed with a single and Matthew Allerga walked to load the bases. Plouffe scored on a sac fly by Luke Hughes to put the ‘Cats on the board, 2-1. Felix Molina’s single to left field scored Guzman and tied the game.
The ‘Cats broke out their bats again in the fifth inning. Guzman doubled in the fifth to score Brandon Roberts. Brian Buscher then connected for a two-run blast for a 5-2 lead.
Buscher finished the night with three hits for the Rock Cats. Felix Molina, Kyle Geiger, and Guzman all had two hits apiece.
Portland’s Eric Crozier delivered a two-run home run of his own in the top of the sixth. The Rock Cats sent Brian Forystek into the game in relief of Baker. Forystek struck out the first batter he faced, but allowed a double to Cory Keylor. Dusty Brown homered to left field to regain the lead for Portland, 6-5.
Baker finished with three runs on six hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. Forystek (0-1) took the loss after surrendering three runs and three hits in two innings.
Portland starter Thomas Hottovy lasted just 4 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and three walks. Kyle Jackson (1-0) picked up the win, despite allowing two runs on three hits in 1 1/3 innings. Beau Vaughn notched his third save of the season with 1 1/3 scoreless innings to close out the game.
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Clearwater 4 at Fort Myers 1
Record 8 - 8
W: J. Outman (1-1, 4.19); L: R. Mullins (0-2, 3.26); SV: B. Harker (2)
HR: None.
E: Tolleson (3, fielding). (I think Whit should have gotten one as well.)
I've been asked by several fans about the feasability of moving Eddie Morlan (pictured) into the starting rotation. Ryan Mullins has been, to my mind, the weak link the rotation, and the player most likely to go into the bullpen, but that all changed last night.
Mullins pitched brilliantly for most of 7 innings, record an astounding 10 strike outs, but suffering the hard luck loss when the winning run came home on Steve Tolleson's error.
Welinson Baez led off with a single to center in the fifth inning, with Lou Marson following with a free pass to first. After a successful Brad Harmon sacrifice bunt, the first Thresher run of the night came in via a Clay Harris ground out to third. Kevin Howard then hit a ground ball to short that Tolleson had trouble fielding, which allowed Marson to score from third.
The Miracle cut the lead to one in the seventh as Erik Lis led off with a double to right and moved to second on Edward Ovalle's sacrifice bunt. With two outs on the board, Javi Sanchez delivered a flare to right, scoring Lis on the play and accounting for the lone Miracle run of the night.
Josh "Shaggy" Hill came on in relief in the eighth. Since Brian wasn't at the game, I made sure to get video of his buddy, just for him...
Josh Hill (Part I)
Josh Hill (Part II)
Hillers appearance might also explain why it was "Aussie" night at the ball park with the a number of them trooping over from the minor league complex with Kyle Edlich to watch the game. Clearwater shortstop Brad Harmon is also an aussie, from Ferntree Gully.
Morlan followed up in the ninth. He was hitting 94-95 MPH on the speedgun, but seemed to have some problems with control, putting in what was likely his worst outing of the season.
Eddie Morlan (Part I)
Eddie Morlan (Part II)
Eddie Morlan (Part III)
In regards to his role on the team, Eddie says he will pitch where-ever they put him, as he plans on doing this for a long time.
"They put me in the rotation (in Beloit) to get me some innings. But I'm pretty happy working out of the pen and they seem content to leave me there for the time being."
Coach Nelson Prada, during the post game meeting Sunday for the Rookie Extended Spring Training team pointed out that it's hard for a team to win a game when they get only four hits. The Miracle managed only five. (Is that why these boys are playing in High A?)
Aside from Lis and Sanchez's hits, Toby Gardenhire smacked a double in the third, but was stranded when Tolleson flew out and Dwayne White ground out. Juan Portes and Caleb Moore had recorded the other two hits for the hometown team.
The two teams rematch tonight, with Ozzie Sosa (0-1, 5.11) taking the mound for the Miracle against Clearwater's Carlos Carrasco (1-1, 4.50).
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Beloit 3 at Lansing 5
Record 7-7
W: A. Wideman (3-0, 2.76); L: S. Land (1-1, 2.57); SV: P. Phillips (3)
HR: BEL: A. De San Miguel (1). LAN: J. Jaspe (1).
Good going Dirty!!!
From lansinglugnuts.com: One day after the Lansing's franchise record ten game winning streak ended, the Lugnuts got back to their victorious ways as they defeated the Beloit Snappers 5-3 on Monday night at Oldsmobile Park. The Lugnuts have now won 8-of-9 games in the current homestand.
With the score tied 3-3 in the sixth, Lansing's Jonathan Diaz delivered an RBI single into left-center field that plated Matt Liuzza from second base to break the deadlock and give the Lugnuts the lead at 4-3.
The bullpen was able to hold on from there, as Edward Rodriguez and Paul Phillips combined to toss the final three innings while allowing just one baserunner.
Lansing got out to an early lead when Travis Snider doubled down the right field line to plate both Sean Shoffit and Chris Emanuele to make it 2-0 in favor of the home team.
Another run crossed the plate in the second frame when Jonathan Jaspe belted his first homer of the year, a solo shot that extended the advantage to 3-0.
Beloit scored a run in the third on an Alan de San Miguel solo homer and added two more in the fifth to tie the game. Yancarlos Ortiz singled into left-center field to bring home Johnny Woodard and Danny Santiesteban to knot the score at 3-3.
A.J. Wideman (3-0) got the win for the Lugnuts by throwing six innings and allowing three runs on four hits. It marks his third consecutive victory.
Paul Phillips picked up his third save of the year.
Lansing (12-2) will wrap up the ten game homestand on Tuesday by concluding the series with Beloit (7-7). Chase Lirette (2-0, 0.77) will get the ball for the Lugnuts, while Jeff Manship (0-0, 1.42) takes the hill for the Snappers. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.
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