Columbus Clippers 0, Worcester Red Sox 5
Clippers fall to 7-5
Columbus managed just four hits on Thursday and Nolan Jones had two of them, going 2-for-4. The only other player to reach base safely twice was Kody Huff, who went 1-for-3 with a walk.
Starting pitcher Logan Allen was tagged for four runs on four hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in 4.2 innings pitched.
Will Dion had 1.1 scoreless frames of relief and Hunter Gaddis allowed one run on one hit with a hit by pitch in his one inning of rehab work.
The lone bright spot was Daniel Espino, who continues
to pitch spotlessly, striking out two batters in a scoreless inning of work. I can’t wait until they start allowing him to pitch more than one inning at a time.
Akron RubberDucks 1, Harrisburg Senators 12
RubberDucks fall to 3-3
This one was uuuuuugly. Christian Knapczyk was the lone source of runs for Akron, hitting a fourth inning solo shot over former Guardian prospect Alex Clemmey.
Other than that, the only offensive bright spot was Jose Devers, who went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks.
Starting pitcher Khal Stephen was OK, allowing three runs (one earned) on seven hits in 3.2 innings pitched. He struck out five and walked two.
Reliever Jack Carey had an especially rough day, giving up five runs on three hits and two walks in just 0.1 innings.
Position player Guy Lipscomb got to pitch late in the game, giving up a pair of runs in one inning.
Lake County Captains 4, Dayton Dragons 7
Captains fall to 3-3
The top of Lake County’s batting order accounted for nearly all of the team’s offense in this game.
Jace LaViolette’s bat woke up from its ancient slumber as he picked up his first two career hits as a professional ballplayer. He went 2-for-5 with a double.
Jaison Chourio reached base safely three times, going 2-for-4 with a walk and two stolen bases.
Nolan Schubart walked twice and scored a pair of runs while both Anthony Silva and Garrett Howe went 1-fo-3 with a walk.
Starting pitcher Jackson Humphries was solid, allowing three runs on three hits in 5.0 innings with four strikeouts and two walks.
Miguel Virguez was tattooed for four runs on four hits and a walk in just 0.2 innings of work. Cam Walty cleaned up the mess with 2.1 innings of scoreless long relief and three strikeouts.
Hill City Howlers 3, Fredericksburg Nationals 8
Howlers fall to 3-3
Fredericksburg jumped all over starting pitcher Joey Oakie with four runs in the first inning and two more in the second, although three of the runs were unearned.
Oakie’s final line was 3.0 innings pitched, six runs, three earned on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
Jervis Alfaro was sensational in long relief, striking out seven in 4.0 scoreless innings of work.
Jose Pirela was a standout on offense, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.
Luis De La Cruz also went 2-for-3 with a walk. No one else reached base twice or had an extra base hit.
