Oklahoma City 5, Omaha 2
W- Mike Foltynewicz (5-3)
L- Sugar Ray (!) Marimom (4-3)
S- Josh Zeid (6)
OKC home runs: None
The RedHawks ended a three-game losing streak and crept to only a half-game behind first place Omaha on the strength of some quality pitching and one crooked number inning.
Mike Foltynewicz kept the Omaha bats quiet, allowing only two hits over the first six innings before a lead-off triple from Justin Maxwell and a Whit Merrifield triple ended his night. He left the game, having allowed two runs on four hits, while walking three and striking out eight. Bobby Doran and Josh Zeid combined to allow only one additional hit and one walk the rest of the way.
Carlos Perez, with three hits for the night, started things off in the second by tripling and scoring on a Matt Duffy single. Oklahoma City then put up four runs in the third with singles from Ronny Torreyes, Kike Hernandez, Marc Krauss and Carlos Perez, and a nicely timed L.J. Hoes two RBI double inserted into the mix.
Oklahoma City will try to salvage a split in Game 4 of this series which is scheduled to start at 2:05 CST with Jake Buchanan taking the mound against TBD. The RedHawks will then hop on a bus for the long ride home. The ride will be shorter if Buchanan can get his fifth win today.
Corpus Christi 3, San Antonio 2 (13 innings)
W- Tyson Perez (1-0)
L- Jerry Sullivan (2-2)
CC home runs: None.
The Hooks got off to a good start taking the first of four from San Antonio, but it took them a while -- 3 hours and 46 minutes to be exact.
Corpus drew first blood as newly promoted Ruben Sosa hit a lead-off double, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on an Andrew Aplin single in the first. Carlos Perdomo singled in the fourth, stole second, advanced on third on a Rene Garcia sac bunt and scored on a Jio Mier sac fly.
Hooks starter Kyle Smith (5.2IP 5H 2R/1ER 2BB 4SO HR) kept the Missions off the board until he gave up a solo home run to start the fifth. A single, pick off error by Smith and another single later, the score was tied. And that's where it stood for the next seven innings as the two teams' bullpens traded zeroes. Finally, in the 13th inning, Nolan Fontana doubled and was driven in by an Aplin single.
Michael Dimock, Travis Ballew and Andrew Robinson combined to allow five hits and two walks, striking out four, over five and a third innings. Tyson Perez did not allow a hit in his two innings of work and struck out four while walking one. Andrew Aplin had the only multi-hit night, going 3-for-6 with two RBI.
The Hooks will face San Antonio at 6:10 CST for the second game in the 4-game series. Tommy Shirley is set to take the mound against TBD.
Lancaster 7, Visalia 2
W- Kyle Westwood (5-3)
L- Spencer Arroyo (1-2)
Lancaster home runs: None.
The JetHawks have now won seven in a row and their magic number to clinch the first half is down to four.
Kyle Westwood pitched five shutout innings, allowing only a one-out double in the first and retiring the next 14 batters he faced (six strikeouts). Visalia didn't get on the board until the sixth, scoring one run off of Gonzalo Sanudo in that frame and another in the eighth. Jamaine Cotton closed it out with one and a third hitless innings.
The 'Hawks boxscore resembled a picket fence with two slats missing; the only frames in which they didn't score one run were the fourth and the eighth. Tony Kemp, Jordan Scott and Carlos Correa all had multi-hit nights with Kemp and Scott each recording a double. The trio also swiped a few bags, Correa and Scott with one each and Kemp with two. As a matter of fact, one of Kemp's stolen bases was also a run scored as he stole home in the sixth on a pick off throw to first.
Game 3 of this 4-game series pits Lance McCullers against Aaron Blair. First pitch is at 3:00 CST.
Peoria at Quad Cities - Postponed due to rain
A doubleheader is scheduled for Sunday with the first game starting at 1:15 CST. According to the River Bandits' website:
It will be the sixth doubleheader of the season for both the River Bandits and Chiefs. Game 1 will feature River Bandits right-hander Kevin Comer (0-0) against Chiefs left-hander Rob Kaminsky (1-1). Game 2 is scheduled to have River Bandits right-hander Andrew Thurman (2-3) against Chiefs right-hander Blake McKnight (1-5).DSL Athletics 4, DSL Astros Blue 3
W- Reynaldo Hoyos (1-0)
L- Gabriel Pirela (0-1)
S- Alejandro Vargas (1)
Blue home runs: None.
The Blue team actually led this one through five on the strength of a Connor McDonald RBI single scoring Marcus Almonte in the first and a Jonathan Matute sac bunt scoring Nestor Tejada in the third, but the Astros were held to four total hits. Their final score came in the 9th on an Edgar Lorenzo RBI double that brought Matute home.
The Athletics scored one in the third off starter Erasmo Pinales and another unearned run in the sixth to tie it. Gabriel Pinela came in to pitch the final two innings and gave up the go-ahead run and an insurance run in the seventh.
The DSL has Sunday off.
DSL Astros Orange 12, DSL Mets2 11
W- Adonis Pena (1-0)
L- Carlos Hernandez (0-1)
Orange home runs: Victor Sanchez 2 (1-R in 6th; Grand Slam in 9th)
The Orange team finally got off the schneid with their first win of the season. They tried to give it away, but managed to come from behind thanks in large part to a pair of home runs by Victor Sanchez.
Dustin has more patience than I do in trying to describe some of these crazy DSL games. Here's a Jayne short version:
The good guys put up two runs in the first and held a 2-1 lead after five. Then a lot of pitching messiness happened in the 6th and 7th innings, and despite a solo home run from Vincent Sanchez in the bottom of the 6th, the good guys ended up in an 11-3 hole after seven.
But this is the DSL and the Mets came up with their own pitching messiness allowing 3 runs in the eighth and five in the ninth (thanks in large part to Sanchez' second home run of the day -- a grand slam) before Jesus Bermejo scored the sixth run of the inning, a game-winner on a Frankeny Fernandez walk-off single to seal the deal.
Yhoan Acosta pitched five innings allowing only one run and Adonis (my new favorite player name) Pena pitched the final two scoreless innings. The two pitchers in between gave up 11 runs (6 earned); it's better not to talk about it.
In addition to Sanchez, Rodrigo Ayarza (3-for-5 2B RBI 3R SB), Luis Vasquez (2-for-4 2-2B 2RBI 3R) and Cristopher Luciano (2-for-3 RBI 2BB 2R SB) all had fine days.
The DSL has Sunday off.
You're only getting two stars from me today (sorry, Dustin).
Pitcher of the Day: Kyle Westwood (Lancaster)
Kyle Westwood - W (5-3) 5IP 1H 0R 6SO
Photo by Jayne Hansen
Player of the Day: Vincent Sanchez (DSL Orange)
Vincent Sanchez led the Orange team to their first win!
3-for-4, Solo HR, Grand Slam, 5RBI, BB, SO, 2R
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