Oklahoma City over Omaha 5-2
Jarred Cosart got the start and the win, his fifth, as he allowed two runs on three hits in five innings. It wasn't exactly a pretty win for Cosart though as he walked seven batters, including the first batter in three separate innings and was charged with two wild pitches as well. Jason Stoffel picked him up though by pitching three perfect innings in relief and Jose Valdez converted his 11th save of the season. The RedHawks got all the runs they needed in the first as Fernando Martinez drove in two with a triple and Che-Hsuan Lin scored Martinez on a single, but they added a pair in the second for good measure. Brett Wallace was two-for-three with a walk, RBI single and run scored, and Marc Krauss was two-for-three with a double and a walk.
Corpus Christi over Northwest Arkansas 6-3
David Martinez allowed two runs (one earned) in his five innings and was followed by four very strong innings from Mike Foltynewicz in which Folty gave up one run and struck out six batters for the win, his first AA win. The Hooks didn't get on the board until late, scoring one run in the sixth on a Michael Burgess (2x4 2R) home run, his third in the last two days. Then the flood gates opened up in the seventh as the Hooks scored five in an inning that featured a lead-off double from Jonathan Meyer (2x4 R), three wild pitches, one walk, a sac fly and four consecutive singles. Ben Orloff (3x5 2RBI R) and Rene Garcia (2x5 2RBI) had good outings at the plate as well.
Lancaster over Rancho Cucamonga 10-2
The 'Hawks were controlling this one from the start as Brady Rodgers and Chris Devenski combined for eight shutout innings before Devenski allowed two runs in the ninth. Rodgers only allowed two hits and a walk while striking out four in his five innings and was rewarded with his fourth win. The scoring got started in the second as Tyler Heineman drove in Telvin Nash in a rather unusual inside-the-park home run as described by Aaron West:
Aaron West @WestAaron14I saw a 200 foot inside the park homerun today. Thanks @theineman13 for showing me anything is possible.
Aaron West @WestAaron14In all fairness to the people who didn't see @theineman13 homerun the left fielder stopped to play musical chairs before throwin the ball in
Aaron West @WestAaron14But a homerun is a homerun no matter how it happens.
Aaron West @WestAaron14And when I say musical chairs I mean the bullpen stood up like bowling pins and the left fielder tried to knock them all over.
Another run scored in the frame following the "Heine Homer" as a Raoul Torrez (2x4 R) doubled and then scored on a Chris Epps (2x4 2B R) single and an error. Andrew Aplin (2x3 BB 3R) tripled in the third and scored on a Preston Tucker single. Tucker drove in two more in the fifth with a double and three more in the ninth with a three home-run, the other run in that frame coming from a Brandon Meredith RBI single. Yes, Preston Tucker drove in six runs last night. He is hitting .488/.542/.780 over his last 10 games. Aplin, Meredith and Joe Sclafani each stole a base.
Quad Cities over Kane County 7-5 in 5-1/2 innings (completed early due to rain)
Daniel Minor got the start allowing two runs on three hits and three walks while striking out three in his four innings of work. He was followed by Richard Rodriguez who gave up a three-run home run in the fifth and then Lance McCullers who earned his first professional win in a rather unusual manner. He only pitched one inning before the game was called, but it was a good one. After walking the first batter, he promptly proceeded to issue three consecutive swinging strikeouts and then the game was called due to rain. The other big story of the game was the return of Jon Singleton from the restricted list. He homered in his first at-bat and then followed up with an RBI single and a walk. The first run of the game came across in the first as Teoscar Hernandez walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, stole third base and came home on a throwing error. He was followed by the Singleton home run. In the third, the River Bandits added on another pair on a Carlos Correa RBI single and the Singleton singleton driving in Hernandez. Carlos Correa drove in two more in the fifth on an RBI double and was followed with a Miles Hamblin sac fly RBI. Correa is hitting .342/.432/.500 with four doubles, a triple and 11 RBI in his last 10 games.
Player of the Day: Six RBI in one game? Say no more. Preston Tucker is The Man.
Pitcher of the Day: Lance McCullers gets all my love today. It took a long time for him to get that elusive first professional win, but he never got discouraged. I think now that the floodgates are open, the wins will start coming fast and furious.
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