Friday, August 10, 2012

Games of August 9


ROCHESTER 5, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 2 IN ROCHESTER

Batting star:  Eduardo Escobar was 3-for-4 with a double.
Pitching star:  Esmerling Vasquez worked 7.2 shutout innings of relief, giving up two hits with four walks and seven strikeouts.
Opposition star:  Chris Dickerson was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks.
Key inning:  The second.  The Red Wings trailed 2-0.  Clete Thomas singled, stole second, and scored on a one-out double by Escobar.  Rene Rivera hit a ground-rule double to tie the score.  Ray Chang singled, and Pedro Florimon squeezed home the go-ahead run.  Brian Dinkelman singled home another to give Rochester a 4-2 lead.
Other:  The reason Vasquez pitched 7.2 innings of relief is that a rehab start by P. J. Walters did not go well.  Facing seven batters, he allowed a double, a homer, a walk, and two singles…Anthony Slama was activated from the disabled list…Dave Leonhard and Fred Merkle will be inducted into the Red Wings Hall of Fame tonight.

BINGHAMTON 6, NEW BRITAIN 4 IN BINGHAMTON

Batting stars:  Estarlin De Los Santos was 3-for-4.  Rene Tosoni was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars:  Dakota Watts gave up one hit and struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings.  Jose Gonzalez allowed an unearned run while giving up one hit and striking out two in one inning.
Opposition stars:  Rease Havens was 4-for-5.  Wilmer Flores was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Jefry Marte was 2-for-4 with a double.
Key inning:  The seventh.  The Rock Cats trailed 5-1.  A walk, three singles, and a ground out plated three for New Britain, cutting the lead to 5-4.  They had the bases loaded with two out, but a ground out ended the threat.  In the bottom of the inning, an error and a single gave the Mets an insurance run.

FORT MYERS 4, JUPITER 1 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Daniel Santana was 3-for-4.  Andy Leer was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Angel Morales was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars:  A. J. Achter struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings.  He gave up no hits but walked two.  Michael Tonkin struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit.
Opposition star:  Noah Perio was 3-for-5 with a double.
Key inning:  The seventh.  The Miracle led 2-1.  A single and two walks resulted in the bases being loaded with two out.  Daniel “Danny” Rams delivered a two-run single to give Fort Myers a pair of insurance runs.

BELOIT 8, QUAD CITIES 3 IN QUAD CITIES

Batting stars:  Eddie Rosario and Drew Leachman were each 2-for-5.  Miguel Sano was 1-for-3 with two walks.
Pitching stars:  Jason Wheeler pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks.  Tim Atherton worked two shutout innings, allowing no hits but walking three while striking out two.
Opposition stars:  Nicholas Longmire was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Stephen Piscotty was 2-for-5.  Dixon Llornes struck out seven of the ten batters he faced in three shutout innings.
Key inning:  The first.  Four of the first five Snapper batters walked, resulting in one run and loaded bases.  A Leachman single did not produce a run, as Kennys Vargas was hit by the batted ball and declared out.  A Stephen Wickens single plated two, however, and a balk scored the fourth run of the inning.
Other:  Quad Cities out-hit Beloit 10-8.  The River Bandits made four errors.

ELIZABETHTON 4, JOHNSON CITY 3 IN JOHNSON CITY

Batting stars:  Bo Altobelli was 4-for-4.  Travis Harrison was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Candido Pimentel was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Pitching stars:  Starter Hudson Boyd gave up an unearned run on four hits in four innings.  Joshua Burris threw two perfect innings of relief.  Andrew Ferreira struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.
Opposition stars:  Bruce Caldwell was 2-for-4 with a double.  Cesar Aguilar gave up three hits in three shutout innings.
Key inning:  The ninth.  The Twins led 4-1.  The Cardinals led off the bottom of the ninth with two doubles, a single, and a walk, making the score 4-2 and leaving the bases loaded with none out.  Ronard Castillo hit into a double play, cutting the lead to one but leaving two out and a runner on third.  Ricardo Lizcano then grounded out to end the game.

GCL ORIOLES 6, TWINS 4 AT ORIOLES

Batting stars:  Joel Licon was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Will Hurt was 2-for-4.
Pitching star:  Markus Solbach struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing three hits.
Opposition star:  Manuel Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Key inning:  The third.  Trailing 1-0, the Orioles scored five times.  The inning featured two singles, a double, three walks and two hit batsmen.  The big hit of the inning was a two-run double by Kristopher Richards.

DSL ORIOLES 8, TWINS 4 AT TWINS (GAME 1—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Jonatan Ynojoso was 2-for-2.  Dubal Baez was 2-for-3.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars:  Starter Javier Vargas gave up one run on four hits and two walks in three innings.  Jhon Silva worked a scoreless innings, allowing two hits while striking out two.
Opposition stars:  Ronarsy Ledesma was 4-for-4 with two doubles.  Alexander Mercedes was 3-for-5.  Victor Medina was 2-for-3 with a double.
Key inning:  The sixth.  Leading 2-1, the Orioles scored five times.  The inning featured four singles, a double, and three errors.  The key hit was a two-run single by Carlos Larez.  The Twins came back with three in the bottom of the inning, but never really got back into the game.

DSL ORIOLES 2, TWINS 1 AT ORIOLES (GAME 2—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Carlos Martinez was 2-for-3.  Eddy Concepcion was 1-for-2 with two walks.
Pitching stars:  Junior Subero struck out seven in six innings, allowing two unearned runs on five hits and a walk.
Opposition stars:  Oscar Vasquez was 2-for-3.  Miguel Garcia gave up one run in 6.2 innings, allowing six hits and four walks.
Key inning:  The sixth.  Trailing 1-0, the Orioles scored two.  Two singles and an error loaded the bases with none out.  A force out at home gave the Twins hope, but Victor Medina singled to tie the game and a sacrifice fly brought in the winning run.
Other:  The Twins stranded ten runners and were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.

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