Record 14-4
W: M. Garza (1-1, 2.88); L: J. Simontacchi (0-1, 5.91); SV: J. DePaula (2)
HR: None.
E: Garza (2, pickoff).
From redwingsbaseball.com: Matt Tolbert had three hits, including a key triple to help the Red Wings beat Columbus 7-2 Wednesday afternoon. Rochester starter Matt Garza struck out nine in six innings, as the Wings improved to 5-1 on the current road trip.
Garza (1-1) earned his first win in five starts this season, allowing two runs on six hits over six innings while striking out a season-high nine batters. The 23-year-old right-hander breezed through five shutout frames before allowing Darnell McDonald's two-run double with one out in the sixth. Julio DePaula scattered four hits and a walk over three scoreless innings to notch his second save.
Tolbert's two-run triple in the fourth inning highlighted his 3-for-3 ballgame. The 24-year-old has hit safely in seven straight games and is now batting .370. Denard Span doubled twice and drove in three runs, while Jose Morales and Doug Deeds each scored twice.
Jason Simontacchi (0-1) took the loss after surrendering six runs on nine hits over 5 2/3 innings. Edward Valdez gave up a run in 2 1/3 innings to get to Jermaine Van Buren, who hurled a scoreless ninth.
Rochester, winners of five straight, improved to 14-4 on the season. The Clippers dropped to 10-15.
NOTES: Rochester moved to 14-4 on the young season. It's the best 18-game start to a season since manager Cot Deal’s 1958 squad started with a 15-4 record. This is only the third time since 1958 that Rochester has started a season with a 13-4 record (2006 and 1958)....Rochester finished the month of April with a 12-4 record - the fewest number of losses the Red Wings have had in a month (excluding September) since April, 1958 when Rochester had an 11-4 record. It’s also only the ninth time Rochester has reached the 12-win mark in April since 1980...
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Binghamton 6 at New Britain 3
Record: 8-10
W: T. McNab (1-0, 2.25); L: J. Sawatski (0-1, 6.55); SV: C. Muniz (3)
HR: BIN: B. Harper (2).
E: Roberts, B (1, fielding), Powers (1, throw), Molina, F (2, fielding).
From rockcats.com: In a game filled with six errors, 17 combined walks and 23 runners left on base, Binghamton used a late-inning offensive attack to walk away with a 6-3 win over New Britain.
Binghamton’s Enrique Cruz doubled to center field, moved to third on Fernando Martinez’ single, and scored on a sac fly by Mark Kiger to give the Mets the lead in the eighth inning. Brett Harper added a two-run homer off reliever Jose Mijares in the ninth to put the game away. Harper finished 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run scored.
The 18-year-old Martinez, ranked as the Mets’ second-best prospect, went 3-for-5 with a run scored. Martinez led off the game with a double to right field. Floyd then hit Mark Kiger with a pitch and walked Mike Carp. With two outs, Brett Harper singled to center field to knock in Martinez and Kiger. Carp (2-for-3) moved up to third when center fielder Brandon Roberts bobbled the ball. Floyd then walked the next batter to load the bases and walked Jose Coronado to score Carp from third.
The Rock Cats struck back in the second inning with some help by the B-Mets. Rashad Eldridge reached first on a walk, but was thrown out at second for the second out of the inning. With Brock Peterson at bat, the B-Mets’ second baseman Enrique Cruz attempted to complete the double play but misfired, allowing Peterson to reach second base. Another throwing error, this time by third baseman Mark Kiger, allowed Korey Feiner to reach first and scored Peterson. Felix Molina delivered an RBI single to center field to close the gap, 3-2.
In the fourth, Molina reached base on a walk and scored on a fielder’s choice by Trevor Plouffe, who reached second base safely on Coronado’s throwing error, to tie the game.
Both starters struggled with control all night. The Rock Cats’ Jesse Floyd walked eight batters in four innings. He allowed three hits and three runs. Marcos Carvajal didn’t fare much better for Binghamton, as he walked seven batters. Carvajal allowed two hits and three runs – all unearned – in four innings.
Danny Powers tossed three scoreless innings in relief for the Rock Cats, limiting the B-Mets to three hits and one walk. He struck out four. Jay Sawatski (0-1) suffered the loss.
The B-Mets ended the night with 12 hits, including multi-hit games from five players. Tim McNab (1-0) fired three shutout innings with two hits allowed and Carlos Muniz added two scoreless innings for the B-Mets. Muniz notched his second save of the season.
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Tampa 4 at Fort Myers 0
Record 10 - 16
W: I. Kennedy (2-1, 1.67); L: K. Waldrop (3-1, 3.45)
HR: None.
E: Waldrop (1, pickoff), Shinskie (1, pickoff).
The question of the night was "What is the FSL record for the most shut out games?" The answer is, I don't know. I wrote to Sean Fox, but he hasn't bothered to answer me. I'm sure he will plead that his e-mail isn't working again.
Kyle Waldrop walked the first batter he faced which set the tone for the rest of the night.
I also want to say that I've never been a fan of "closer by committee", so Bolesy's notion of "fielder by committee" is not making me really fond of him this season. I believe that this is a large part of the team's defensive problem. It does not however, explain the bats.
The team collected only three hits. Eli Tintor came out with those wretched blue gloves on his hands. I made him go back in and change. It was a good thing too, as he had one of the hits.
Juan Portes and Caleb Moore both reached on back-to-back singles to lead off the inning, but Ian Kennedy then proceeded to send 19 of the next 20 batters he faced back to the bench, including 12 straight at one point.
Waldrop's failed pick off attempt cost the team a run, and Colin Curtis and Juan Miranda hit back-to-back doubles that looked like mirror images of each other.
The highlight of the night was David Shinski's two innings of relief ball, no strike outs, but he allowed only one hit in 2 innings.
The teams rematch tomorrow with Ryan Mullins going to the mound for the Miracle. An extended blog entry on the night is forthcoming.
Justin gave me a set of last year's RiverDog cards so I can collect Yankee autographs, which I believe I will do at tomorrow's game. Perhaps it will shake them up a bit find me at the other side of the stadium.
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Beloit’s Allan de San Miguel, left, swipes a late tag on Fort Wayne’s Jodam Rivera during the Snappers’ 3-2 win Wednesday.
Fort Wayne 2 at Beloit 3
Record 13-9
W: D. Leatherman (2-1, 4.38); L: S. Faris (0-1, 0.00); SV: R. Delaney (5)
HR: None.
E: Woodard (3, pickoff).
From snappersbaseball.com: Six hits proved to be enough for the Snappers as they won game three of the four game series with the Wizards on Wednesday night, 3-2.
After Fort Wayne jumped out to a 2-0 lead, the Snappers bounced back to tie the game at 2 in the bottom of the fifth inning. Back to back singles by Steve Singleton and Brian Dinkelman made it a 2-2 game after five.
The Snappers played small ball in the bottom of the sixth inning and took a 3-2 lead. Johnny Woodard led off with a walk, was moved over to second on an error, and reached third on a sacrifice bunt. Allan de San Miguel then drove in his fourth RBI of the season on a sacrifice fly to center. Allan’s RBI gave the Snappers all that they would need.
The Snappers’ pitching staff had another eleven strikeouts on the night. Reliever, Dan Leatherman, pitched two and two third’s innings of two-hit baseball to pick up his second win of the season. Leatherman also compiled another five strikeouts on the night.
Way to go, Dirty!
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