Saturday's Games
Greeneville Astros 3,
Bristol White Sox 4
Greeneville scored three runs before Bristol answered back Saturday and once
they did Greeneville fell behind. Troy Scribner took the start for the Astros
and threw four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks as he
struck out four. Krishawn Holley (3-1) tossed the final six outs and earned his
second blown save and the loss. Holley gave up two runs on two hits, walked one
and struck out one. Chase McDonald (1X4 R HR RBI SO) scored Greeneville's last
run of the game when he hit a solo knock in the sixth inning. Tanner Mathis
went nothing-for-one at the plate but scored a run in the fifth after drawing a
walk, one of three he drew in the game.
GCL Astros 7, GCL
Phillies 8
The Astros held a
seven to two lead entering the ninth inning and allowed six runs to score in
the bottom of the ninth, resulting in a loss. Jorge Perez and Joe Musgrove both
pitched in the ninth inning and only Perez (.1 IP 2H 4ER 2BB) recorded an out.
Together they allowed six runs on six hits and two walks. Musgrove (0-3), who
allowed the final two runs, picked up the loss and his first blown save.
Yonathan Mejia (2X5 R 2B HR 2RBI SO) began the scoring in the first inning with
a two-run shot that scored Javaris Reynolds (2X3 2R 2BB SO). Jose Solano and
Joel Silfa both went two-for-four in the game with a run scored. Solano also
picked up his 21st RBI of the season.
DSL Astros 7, DSL
Indians 2
The DSL Astros nearly
shut out their opponent on Saturday before giving up a pair of runs in the
ninth inning. Joselo Pinales (2-0) picked up the win, going the first five
innings on the mound and giving up just a hit and walk while he was there.
Pinales struck out six. Luis Payano closed out at one-for-four batting with a
couple walks, a strike out and a pair of RBI and run scored. Payano hit a
triple in the fourth that plated the first two runs for Astros. Kristian
Trompiz also hit one-for-four, but collected three RBI and a walk in the game.
Payano and Trompiz accounted for six of their team’s seven runs on the day.
Tri-City Valley Cats
2, Aberdeen IronBirds 6
The Valley Cats scored
first and last, but at one run an installment it was not enough for the win. It
might have been had Tri-City not committed three errors which led to four
unearned runs in the game. Chris Cotton strode to the hill first and worked
four and a third, recording five runs (2ER) on seven hits (HR) and four Ks.
Cotton (3-3) would take the loss. Brett
Booth and James Ramsay split four of Tri-City’s seven hits, both going two-for-four.
Ramsay scored a run and hit a triple while Booth hit a two-bagger and struck
out once.
Quad Cities River Bandits 5, Cedar Rapids Kernels 2
Starting pitcher Joe
Bircher went seven innings on Saturday allowing just a run on a pair of hits
and essentially slowed the Kernels offense down to just a trickle. Bircher
(3-1) also struck out two on route to the win. While Bircher was working his
magic the Quad Cities bats were busy. The River Bandits had 11 hits in the game
and Carlos Correa and Austin "Catfish" Elkins were responsible for
seven of them. Correa finished at four-for-five batting with a pair of RBIs and
a strikeout while Elkins went three-for-four with two runs scored and an RBI,
ending up a double short of cycling. Saturday's win is Quad Cities' seventh consecutive and moves them to half a game back in the second half standings (behind the Kernels).
High Desert Mavericks
9, Lancaster JetHawks 12
The JetHawks were down
nine to three headed into the fifth inning. Through the fifth and sixth
Lancaster scored nine uncontested runs and rode that rally to the win, marking
their sixth double-digit score in a row. MP Cokinos (1X2 R HR 2RBI 2BB) and
Luis Alvarez (2X3 2R 3B HR 2RBI BB) helped with the comeback, both hitting
two-run homers in the sixth inning. Andrew Aplin (2X3 3R 2B 3RBI 2BB) also
helped, batting in a run in the fifth and two in the sixth. Aplin stole a base
too. Delino DeShields didn't have any RBIs but managed to keep himself in
scoring position, hitting four-for-five in the game with three doubles and a
triple, scoring three runs and striking out once. Kyle Smith, in his debut with
the Houston organization, made it only two outs into the game, allowing four
runs on four hits (HR) and walking a trio. Tyson Perez, who pitched the fifth
through eighth, picked up the win, tallying three hits and a walk in his four
innings of work. Travis Ballew earned his 18th save after completing the ninth
with one hit, a walk and a K.
Midland RockHounds 8, Corpus Christi Hooks 1
The Hooks had two hits
and one run in their loss at home on Saturday. The run came by way of a two
out, Preston Tucker (1X2 R HR RBI BB) solo shot in the fourth inning. Ronald
Torreyes (1X4) singled in the sixth inning for the only other hit of the game. Tucker
also drew the only Hooks walk of the game. Kyle Hallock, who took the loss,
(0-1) pitched the first four and a third, recording five runs, four hits (HR),
four walks and four Ks.
Colorado Springs Sky
Sox 5, Oklahoma City RedHawks 24
Sometimes the best
offense is not a good defense. Sometimes the best offense is simply having tons
of offense. The latter is certainly the strategy the RedHawks employed on
Saturday at home as they won their ninth game in a row. Bobby Doran started on the mound and worked four and
two-thirds innings, allowing four runs on eight hits, a pair of walks, while
striking out three. Eric Berger (4-3) clocked in for the next one and a third,
keeping it scoreless, allowing a hit, walking one and striking out three to
pick up the win. Jon Singleton hit a grand slam in the first inning and Brandon
Laird followed in the second with a three-run knock. Seven players had multiple
hits for Oklahoma City and three had more than four RBI. There were 20 hits all
told and they scored no less than three runs in five separate innings. Only one
RedHawk struck out the game. Here's a look at the box score chronicling the
RedHawks Saturday slug fest:
Player of the Day: The baseball gods shone on the Astros farm Saturday
and so WTHB will shine as well. There were several outstanding performances
yesterday and that means five guys are going to have to share the honor today.
First, Jon Singleton
for his Grand Salami—a guarantee of the honors any day.
Next there is Brandon
Laird who hit a three run homer and collected seven RBI on the day. That is
rare and slightly intimidating.
Third, we have Carlos
Correa, who was on fire, batting four-for-five Saturday to bring his RBI total
to 63—pretty sweet.
Fourth is Mr. Delino
DeShields. DeShields hit three doubles and a triple Saturday! How is that not
honor worthy?
Last, but certainly
not least, is "Catfish" Elkins who came up a double short of hitting
for the cycle—another solid game.
So, in summation, if
you think any of these guys doesn't deserve the honors today take it up with
him. Just remember, they all know how to swing a bat.
Pitcher of the Day: Joe Bircher personified the expression "to be
in the driver's seat" Saturday. For seven innings he slowed Cedar Rapids
to a crawl and allowed his team get out ahead for the win. Nicely done.
