Minor League Recaps

Friday's Results

DSL Astros 6 DSL Mariners 11

The DSL Astros combined for 4 fielding errors, 1 throwing error and 4 wild pitches Friday.  The DSL pitching staff allowed 11 runs (7 earned), but found a way to strike out 8 batters. Brauly Mejia, who leads the DSL Astros in BA (.269), stole 2nd and 3rd in the 2nd inning and went 2 for 5 at the plate with 2 RBI's.  Juan Hernandez is still looking for his first win this season after collecting his 2nd loss in 6 starts.   

GCL Nationals 1 GCL Astros 6
Michael Feliz pitched a solid 8 innings for the Astros Friday and picked up his 3rd win of the year.  The Astros got on the board early, scoring 2 runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th innings.  The combination was too much for The Nat's.  So far, over 4 games and 23 and a 1/3 innings pitched, Feliz has a 1.16 ERA.  Friday, Feliz allowed 1 run on 4 hits, struck out 4 and walked 1.  Yonathan Mejia and Juan Santana both went 2 for 4 at the plate.  Santana had 3 RBI's.

Johnson City Cardinals 2 Greeneville Astros 4 (7)

The first game Friday for Greeneville was a come from behind win.  After falling behind, 2-0 in the 1st, Greeneville began the rally in the 4th, scoring 4 over the next 3 innings. Jose Monzon went 1 for 2 with a walk and a HR.   Terrell Joyce went 3 for 3 with a double and scored a run. Zachary Dando picked up his 2nd "W" of the year after pitching the final 2.

Johnson City Cardinals 1 Greeneville Astros 0
The second game of the doubleheader Friday wasn't decided until the last inning.  The Astros only had 5 hits in the game.  2 of those hits came on Terrell Joyce singles.  Adrian Houser had a nice start, but is still searching for his 1st win.  Houser allowed 4 hits, walked 2 and struck out 6 over 7 innings. Mike Hauschild picked up the loss after coming on to close out the 8th inning.  Hauschild struck out 2 and walked 1 over 1 and a 1/3 innings.

State College Spikes 3 Tri-City ValleyCats 1
The ValleyCats seem to be falling into a bit of a funk as they completed the series with State College Friday by being swept in 3 games.  This comes on the heels of an 11 game ValleyCats winning streak.  They also committed 3 errors Friday night.  The only run of the game came on a Jesse Wierzbicki solo HR.  Wierzbicki went 2 for 3.  Andrew Aplin also got a couple of hits (2-4) with a double.  Vincent Velasquez gave up all 3 of Spikes' runs in the game by the 3rd inning, walked 3 and struck out 4 over 5 innings. Velasquez also had a wild pitch and a balk.

Lexington Legends 4 Hagerstown Suns 5
Lexington is still having a rough go of it lately.  This is the 3rd time (of 3 games) that the Legends have fallen to a come-from-behind win by Hagerstown.  Not all was glum Friday for the Legends though.  Delino DeShields picked up stolen base number 61 Friday and went 3 for 5 at the plate. Justin Gominsky got on base every trip up, going 2 for 3 with a walk and a run.  Matt Duffy also had a notable night at the plate hitting 2 of 4, walking once and jacking a HR. Duffy also scored 2 and had an RBI. Luis Cruz didn't have a bad start for Lexington, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits and striking out 5 over 7.   Murilo Gouvea was charged with his 4th blown save of the year but still found a way to strike out 4 batters over 2 innings.

Corpus Christi Hooks 3 NW Arkansas Naturals 0

Ross Seaton stole the show at Avarest Ballpark Friday night.  He struck out 8, walked 2 and allowed 3 hits all night.  That's right, 3 hits.  Jason Stoffel came on to face the final 2 batters of the night and struck out 1, collecting his 14th save in 15 save appearances. Drew Muren went 3 for 3 at the plate, walked once and scored a run.  Jon Singleton drew 3 walks in 4 AB's and scored a run as well.   

  
Visalia Rawhide 5 Lancaster JetHawks 6
Come-from-behind wins are always fun, especially when they snap a losing streak and avoid the sweep.  Lancaster scored 5 runs starting in the 7th (3 runs in the 9th) to take this one back.  Jonathan Meyer went 2 for 5 at the plate with 2 RBI's Friday night. RBI number 2 being the game winner on a walk off single.  Domingo Santana also went 2 for 5 with his bat and had a couple of RBI's.  Nicholas Tropeano had a rough outing for the JetHawks Friday, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits, 2 of which were long balls.  Tropeano also threw 4 wild pitches Friday night.  Jose Trinidad picked up the win after coming on for the final 3.  Trinidad walked 2 and struck out 4, not giving up a single hit.  Trinidad's solid performance allowed Lancaster back in the game.

 
Game of the Day

Oklahoma City RedHawks 5  New Orleans Zephyrs 4 (11)
The only thing more fun than a come-from-behind win is a you-ain't-coming-back-on-us-tie extra innings game on the road.  That's exactly what Oklahoma City had Friday night.  Carlos Corporan even got in on the fun by going 5 for 5 and batting in the game winning run in the 11th after the game reached a 4-4 stalemate in the 7th.  Angel Sanchez went 2 for 4 with a pair of RBI's and J.B. Shuck went 2 for 4 too with a couple of RBI'S and 2 walks. All 4 of New Orleans' runs came on  Armando Galarraga's watch and he left the game in the 7th. Juan Abreu and Mickey Storey combined for 8 strikeouts over the final 5 innings. Storey gave up 2 hits; Abreu gave up none.  Mickey Storey picked up the win moving him to 7-2 on the season.

What went right: Abreu and Storey took over last night and with their strong outings allowed Oklahoma the opportunity to get the win.

What went wrong: It took the RedHawks 4 innings to seize the opportunity.  Oklahoma City left 5 runners on over the 8th, 9th and 10th innings. For example, the RedHawks had 2 on with 1 out in the 10th and failed to score.

Armando Galarraga- 6IP 6H 4R 0BB 6SO 2HR
Juan Abreu- 2IP 0H 0R 1BB 4SO
Mickey Storey (W, 7-2)- 3IP 2H 0R 0BB 4SO

Carlos Corporan- 5X5 R 2B RBI BB

 Mike Hessman- 1X5 R 2B RBI BB SO

Angel Sanchez-  2X4 2RBI
J.B. Shuck- 2x4 R RBI BB

Brett Wallace-  1X4 2BB SO


Player of the Day: If I didn't say Carlos Corporan, how mad would you be?  Of course it Corporan.  He gets the honor for going 5 for 5 last night after not collecting more than 2 hits in any game this season. 

Pitcher of the Day: Ross Seaton takes the cake for his 3 hitter last night.  Seaton came 2 outs from becoming the 1st Hooks' pitcher with a 1 hitter, ever.  That's tasty cake, no matter how you slice it.