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A very eventful night tonight down in the minors, here are some of the highlights: JR Murphy had a monster night. Alfredo Aceves made a nice rehab appearance for Trenton. Both Dellin Betances and Ivan Nova both had very strong starts for wins.
(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (70-49) beat Toledo (56-64) 3-2: Box - Recap
Batting:
Kevin Russo 2B: 0-for-5, RBI (20), SB (6)
Eduardo Nunez SS: 2-for-4, RBI (49), BB, R, 2 SB (23)
Jesus Montero C: 1-for-5, 2B --- now batting .286
Jorge Vazquez 1B: 1-for-4, RBI (43)
Brandon Laird 3B: 1-for-3, BB
Colin Curtis RF: 0-for-4
Chad Huffman DH: 0-for-4
Reid Gorecki LF: 2-for-4, 2 2B, R, SB (10)
Greg Golson CF: 0-for-2, 2 BB, R, 2 SB (14)
Pitching:
Ivan Nova (W, 11-3): 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (2.93 ERA)
Royce Ring (H, 12): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (1.21 ERA)
Jonathan Albaladejo (S, 38): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (1.43 ERA)
Pitches-strikes: Nova 98-61, Ring 15-8, Albaladejo 20-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Nova 7-6, Ring 0-2, Albaladejo 0-2.
(Double-A) Trenton (71-48) beat Harrisburg (67-50) 4-1: Box - Recap
Batting:
Justin Christian LF: 1-for-4, R
Austin Krum CF: 0-for-2, 2 BB, R
Daniel Brewer RF: 2-for-4, 2B, HR (9), 3 RBI (63), 2 R
Austin Romine C: 1-for-4
Corban Joseph 2B: 1-for-4
Marcos Vechionacci 1B: 1-for-4, 2B
Damon Sublett DH: 0-for-3
Luis Nunez SS: 0-for-2, HBP
Justin Snyder 3B: 0-for-3
Pitching:
Alfredo Aceves: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA) --- according to Mike Ashmore, he was sitting at 90-91 mph and topped out at 92-93.
D.J. Mitchell (W, 10-4): 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (4.12 ERA)
Wilkins Arias (H, 16): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.25 ERA)
JB Cox: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (5.30 ERA)
Groundouts-flyouts: Aceves, A 3-2, Mitchell, D. 10-1, Arias 0-0, Cox, J 0-1.
(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 65-48; Second Half: 29-16) beat Cleawater (Overall: 57-60; Second Half: 20-27) 13-4: Box - Recap
Batting:
Raymond Kruml CF: 1-for-4, 3B, BB, R
Jose Pirela 2B: 2-for-5, RBI (50), 2 R, SB (20)
Bradley Suttle 3B: 1-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI (67), BB, R
Melky Mesa DH: 2-for-4, 3B, HR (18), 3 RBI (69), 2 R, HBP
Zolio Almonte RF: 0-for-4, BB
Addison Maruszak SS: 3-for-5, RBI (24), 2 R
Myron Leslie 1B: 2-for-5, 2 R
Mitch Abeita C: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI (18), BB, R
Jack Rye LF: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (37), 2 R, HBP
Pitching:
Dellin Betances (W, 8-1): 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K (1.61 ERA)
Trenton Lare: 3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (3.79 ERA)
Ronny Marte: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (3.60 ERA)
Groundouts-flyouts: Betances 3-3, Lare 7-0, Marte, R 1-2.
(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 54-62; Second Half: 23-24) beat Hickory (Overall: 66-49; Second Half: 26-19) 18-4: Box - Recap
Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 3-for-4, 2 BB, 4 R
Deangelo Mack RF: 2-for-6, RBI (45), 2 R
JR Murphy C: 3-for-6, 2 HR (one grand slam, one 3-run shot), 9 RBI (51), 3 R
Robert Lyerly 1B: 2-for-6, RBI (58), 2 R
Kyle Higashioka DH: 2-for-4, RBI (24), 2 BB, R
Neil Medchill LF: 1-for-6, 3 RBI (24)
Emerson Landoni 2B: 1-for-6, 2B, RBI (25), R
Kevin Mahoney 3B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (3), BB, R
Kelvin Castro SS: 3-for-5, 4 R
Pitching:
Josh Romanski (W, 8-3): 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, WP, HB (3.31 ERA)
Benjamin Watkins: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (4.53 ERA)
Manuel Barreda: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Groundouts-flyouts: Romanski 12-2, Watkins, B 1-0, Barreda 1-0.
(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (24-27) lost to Tri-City (26-28) 2-1: Box - Recap
Batting:
Isaiah Brown LF: 1-for-5, R
Garrison Lassiter 3B: 3-for-5, 2B
Kyle Roller 1B: 1-for-3, HBP
Kelvin De Leon RF: 1-for-4, RBI (31), BB
Michael Ferraro CF: 0-for-3, HBP
Jose Mojica 0-for-3
Casey Stevenson DH: 0-for-4
Nick McCoy C: 0-for-4
Luis Parache 2B: 2-for-4
Pitching:
Nik Turley: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (5.90 ERA)
Thomas Kahnle: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (0.00 ERA)
Richard Martinez (L, 3-1): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (2.75 ERA)
Groundouts-flyouts: Turley 10-2, Kahnle 0-2, Martinez, Ri 0-1.
(Rookie) GCL Yankees (20-25) lost to the GCL Blue Jay (22-24) 11-5: Box - Recap
Batting:
Cito Culver SS: 2-for-4, RBI (18), BB, R
Ramon Flores 1B: 2-for-4, 2B, BB, R
Gary Sanchez C: 1-for-4, RBI (32)
Kyle Perkins C: 0-for-1
Henry Pena LF: 0-for-3, RBI (7)
Jose Rosario LF: 0-for-1, RBI (6)
Anderson Feliz 2B: 0-for-4
Damian Taveras DH: 0-for-4
Jose Toussen CF: 2-for-4, R
Fu-Lin Kuo 3B: 3-for-4, R
Jorge Alcantara RF: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI (2), R
Pitching:
Matthew Richardson: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 2 WP (4.23 ERA)
Mariel Checo (BS, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (8.31 ERA)
Erick Tapia (L, 1-1): 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (0.69 ERA)
William Oliver: 1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HB (6.48 ERA)
Harold Garce: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (3.07 ERA)
Groundouts-flyouts: Richardson, M 4-4, Checo 0-2, Tapia, E 2-0, Oliver 0-1, Garce, H 2-0.