I don't even know why I'm doing this, but here goes.
Fresno was off
The Grizzlies will start a trip through Tennessee as they begin a three-game series in Nashville at 7:05. Cy Sneed will face Eric Jokisch.
Corpus Christi 5, San Antonio 4
W- Erasmo Pinales (3-4)
L- Andrés Muñoz (1-1)
S- Ronel Blanco (1, 5 season)
CC home runs: None.
Things escalated quickly in the final two innings as the Missions put up three in the 8th to take the lead and forced Corbin Martin to settle for a no-decision. The Hooks regained control with four in the bottom of the 8th, but the Missions wouldn't go quietly as they got one more run in the 9th. Fortunately, Corpus managed to escape with the win.
Martin was perfect through 6.2 innings before Ty France poked a single through the left side of the infield. France was the only man to reach against Martin in his seven innings; he struck out eight. Erasmo Pinales and Ronel Blanco both pitched an inning. Pinales coughed up the lead in the 8th by giving up a three-run homer to Taylor Kohlwey. He allowed one other hit, walked one, and struck out two. Blanco got taken deep by France with one out in the 9th but he pulled himself together to finish the game. The homer was the only hit that he allowed and he struck out one.
Ronnie Dawson doubled in his first plate appearance in the Texas League and scored the first run of the evening on an infield single from Randy César. This was the only scoring play of the game until it got crazy in the 8th.
All four Corpus Christi runs in the 8th came with two outs. Eduardo de Oleo hit an RBI single and advanced to second when Dawson walked. Stephen Wrenn brought de Oleo in with a single and César hit a two-run single to break a 3-3 tie. César finished 3-4 on the night.
Ryan Hartman will get the start as the Hooks look for the sweep. He'll take on Cal Quantrill at 7:05.
Buies Creek 7, Wilmington 2
W- Gabriel Valdez (6-4)
L- Andrés Sotillet (1-2)
BC home runs: J.J. Matijevic (11, 14 season; solo in 7th)
The Carolina Stros tied the series at two games apiece. They dropped the three-game set in Wilmington but opened up the three-game series at Campbell University with a win.
Peter Solomon, in his Carolina League debut, allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out five over four scoreless. He could've gone on a little longer had there not been a rain delay in the 4th inning. Gabriel Valdez was the first man out of the Buies Creek bullpen and allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits, walked one, and struck out six in his three innings of work. Yohan Ramirez got the last two innings and allowed one hit.
Cody Bohanek singled with one out in the 3rd and scored the first run of the evening on a Jonathan Arauz triple. Arauz would come in on a Corey Julks sac fly. The Carolina Stros added three more in the 5th on a two-run single from Bryan de la Cruz, who came around to score on a Chuckie Robinson double. Bohanek walked with one out in the 6th; he stole second and advanced to third on a bad throw down and then scored on a wild pitch that Julks struck out on. J.J. Matijevic went 2-3 and capped off the evening with a solo homer in the 7th. He and Bohanek scored two runs apiece.
The Carolina Stros and the Blue Rocks will square off again at 6:00 Eastern.
Cedar Rapids 8, Quad Cities 1
W- Edwar Colina (5-3)
L- Leovanny Rodriguez (4-4)
S- Jose Martinez (5)
QC home runs: Chandler Taylor (4, solo in 4th)
After sweeping the road portion of this four-game series, the home leg proved to be a debacle for the Banditos as they were outscored 16-1 and almost ended up on the wrong end of a no-hitter on Monday. Once again, the Kernels put this one away quickly and Quad Cities never threatened.
Chandler Taylor's solo blast in the 4th represented the lone Quad Cities scoring play. Marty Costes went 2-3.
Leovanny Rodriguez went 3.2 innings and allowed six runs on eight hits, walked one, and struck out two. Hansel Paulino made his Midwest League debut as the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and the two runs he allowed in his 3.1 innings came on a couple of solo homers. Paulino allowed one other hit and struck out two. Tanner Duncan struck out two over two perfect innings.
Quad Cities will begin a three-game series with Clinton at 6:35. Jairo Solís will take on Ray Kerr in the opener.
Tri-City 4, Brooklyn 3
W- Felipe Tejada (3-3)
L- Tylor Megill (0-1)
S- Juan Pablo Lopez (2)
TC home runs: Luis Encarnación (6, solo in 2nd), Alex McKenna (4, 2-run in 3rd)
The ValleyCats and Cyclones both scored in three separate innings; the difference in this game was Tri-City putting up the only crooked number on the board.
Luis Encarnación launched a leadoff homer to open the scoring in the 2nd inning and Alex McKenna smacked a two-run homer in the 3rd. César Salazar ripped a two-out double in the 7th and scored on a double from Austin Dennis. McKenna, who has homered in back-to-back games, finished 2-4 on the afternoon.
Shawn Dubin went two innings and allowed a triple to Brian Sharp, who wound up scoring on a sac fly. Felipe Tejada was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and allowed an unearned run on four hits, walked one, and struck out two in 3.1 innings. Juan Pablo Lopez got the last 3.2 innings and the one run he allowed came on a homer. He allowed two other hits, walked three, and struck out two.
The ValleyCats will look for the sweep at 7:00 Eastern.
GCL Astros 3, GCL Marlins 2
W- Layne Henderson (3-0)
L- Karl Craigie (0-1)
S- Jervic Chavez (3)
GCL home runs: None.
The Palm Beach Stros edged the Marlins by going ahead with a run in the top of the 9th.
Jayson Schroeder allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out one over three scoreless innings. Miguel Figueroa got the 4th and allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out two. Layne Henderson was next and he turned in four scoreless innings, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out four. Jervic Chavez worked around a hit to close out the game, striking out one in the 9th.
Sean Mendoza drew a walk with one out in the 3rd, advanced to third on an errant pickoff throw, and scored the first run of the day on a wild pitch. Nerio Rodriguez walked to lead off the 4th, advanced on a balk, and scored on a double from Ronaldo Urdaneta. Carlos Diaz led off the 9th by drawing a walk; he stole second, advanced to third on a groundout, and scored the go-ahead run on a single from Nathan Perry. Urdaneta went 2-4 on the day.
Osiris Johnson and Davis Bradshaw both stole a base off of Nerio in the early going; Johnson stole second in the 1st and Bradshaw did the same in the 2nd inning, but Nerio got his revenge by catching them both. He got Johnson in the 3rd and Bradshaw got nailed in the 6th.
Wednesday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Jayson Schroeder, RHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, K
Layne Henderson, RHP, GCL Astros: W (3-0), 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K
Corbin Martin, RHP, Corpus Christi
7 IP, H, 8 K; perfect through 6.2 IP
Randy César, 3B/1B, Corpus Christi
3-4, 3 RBI
Alex McKenna, OF, and Luis Encarnación, 1B, Tri-City
McKenna: 2-4, 2-R HR (4)
Encarnación: solo HR (6), 2 BB
Peter Solomon, RHP, Buies Creek
4 IP, 4 H, BB, 5 K in Carolina League debut
J.J. Matijevic, LF/DH, Buies Creek
2-3, solo HR (11, 14 season), 2 R, SB (9, 12 season)
Tanner Duncan, RHP, Quad Cities
2 IP, 2 K; perfect outing
Hopefully, Dustin, you'll continue to do this because so many of us, likely unknown to you, would miss your work if you quit. You've come so far in your writing skills it would be a shame to quit writing now ... I look for your reports every morning and seriously miss you when you take one of your well-deserved hiatus's ( I wonder if that is how you do the plural - Jane will tell me).
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