With six games on the docket there was plenty of action to examine on Wednesday, so let’s dive into it all.
(38-37) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (44-32) Nashville Sounds 12
- Jim Jarvis, SS: 2-4, 2 2B, R, BB
- Brett Wisely, 2B: 4-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB
- Drue Hackenburg, SP: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Despite leading this one 4-2 at one point, the Stripers bullpen faltered late as Gwinnett lost by a staggering 12-5 final on Tuesday.
Drue Hackenburg got the start and while he tossed five innings while striking out seven, Nashville tagged the righty for three runs earned on seven hits in the process. Across two starts at the triple-A level, Hackenburg has spun 10.1 innings while five earned runs and striking out 10 batters
in the process.
At the plate, Jim Jarvis led the charge with a pair of doubles and a run scored and a walk to his credit. With his pair of doubles on Tuesday, Jarvis has tallied at least two hits in seven of his previous 11 contests.
Meanwhile the biggest swing of the night for Gwinnett came in the fifth inning as Brett Wisely — who went 4-4 on the night with a double — singled up the middle to plate a run.
Unfortunately, Nashville tagged the Stripers’ bullpen for five runs in the eighth inning to extend their lead to 12-5, which proved to be more than enough to keep Gwinnett at bay and secure the win.
(29-36) Columbus Clingstones 1, (36-33) Rocket City Trash Pandas 4
- J0rdan Groshans, 3B: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB
- Luke Waddell, SS: 1-4, R
- Herick Hernandez, SP: 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 4 K
It was a rough go of it for Columbus on Tuesday, as the Clingstones didn’t get much production on the mound or at the plate in their 4-1 loss to Rocket City to move to seven games under .500 on the season, thus far.
Herick Hernandez got the start and got roughed up in what was a rare occurrence for the lefty. Across four innings of work, Hernandez was tagged with four earned runs on six hits and five walks in the process in his roughest start at the double-A level this season. Hopefully it’s just a blip on the radar for a guy who has been a welcomed surprise among Atlanta’s arms in the minors through the first few months.
At the plate, Hernandez didn’t exactly get a ton of support as the Clingstones were held to just one run on four hits on the night — with Jordan Groshans, who also tallied the lone RBI for Columbis and the only extra base hit — were limited to just one run in the process.
Groshans RBI in the bottom of the fourth was the only meaningful offense in this one as Columbus was held scoresless for the next five at-bats in the loss.
(35-33) Rome Emperors 14, (43-37) Greensboro Grasshoppers 5
- Dixon Williams, DH: 2-3, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
- Eric Hartman, CF: 2-5, 2 RBI, R
- John Gil, 2B: 2-4, 2 RBI, R, BB
- Owen Carey, RF: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
- Cam Caminiti, SP: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
While Gwinnett and Columbus combined for just six runs, Rome’s offense came out in stellar fashion on Wednesday as the Emperors plate 14 runs on just 10 hits to take the dominant win.
Before we get to the offensive performances, let’s take a look at Cam Caminiti who got the start in this one.
Across 4.1 innings of work, the lefty scattered three runs on three hits and walking three batters. However, he also struck out six across that same span. So far at high-A this year, Caminiti has not exactly been stellar. He has shown the ability to get outs when put into a pinch, but he hasn’t been that dominant either. Hopefully he finds more of his elite stuff that made him a first-round selection in the near future.
At the plate, four Emperors registered at least two hits on the night with Dixon Williams leading the way — more on him late.
Eric Hartman totaled a pair of RBI on the night, as did John Gil who also doubled on Wednesday as well. Owen Carey also had an underrated night as he drove in a pair of runs and scored twice in the process as well for Rome.
The bigges offensive blow of the night — which ultimately sealed the deal in this one — came off the bat of Williams, who took a 1-0 fastball down and in and pulled it over the right field wall for a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth, putting the Emperors up 14-5, which was more than enough to seal the deal.
(38-32) Augusta GreenJackets 2, (40-30) Charleston RiverDogs 9
- Cody Miller, 2B: 1-3, HR, RBI, R, BB
- Luis Guanipa, CF: 2-4, RBI, BB
- Alex Lodise, SS: 1-5, 2B
- Cooper McMurray, 1B: 3-3, 2B, BB
- Carter Holton, SP: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 K
Augusta just didn’t have it on Wednesday as the GreenJackets fell by a 9-2 final on the night.
Carter Holton made his third start of the season for Augusta and things went from bad to worse for the lefty. In his second start on June 16, the lefty gave up five earned runs on just four innings pitched in what was hoped to be just a fluke after returning for a rehab stint.
However, Holton followed that outing up with a 4.2 inning performance of six earned runs allowed on eight hits on Wednesday. Hopefully he just needs a bit more time to tune back up following his injury, but it’s not a great sign for the 2024 second round pick.
While they only scored two runs on Wednesday, there were a handful of significant offensive performances from the GreenJackets in the loss.
Luis Guanipa went 2-4 with an RBI and a walk, while Cooper McMurray went 3-3 with a double and a walk to his credit as well.
However, the largest swing of this one for Augusta came courtesy of Cody Miller who launched his sixth homer in eight games for the GreenJackets. With the offensive output, Miller raised his season OPS to .868 on the year for Atlanta’s low-A squad thus far.
(11-27) FCL Braves 7, (20-17) FCL Twins 8
- Diego Tornes, CF: 2-5, 2B, RBI
- Juan Elejandro, 2B: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI
- Johan Rodriguez, 1B: 2-4, RBI, BB
- Victor Duarte, SP: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 7 K
Victor Duarte somehow spun a decent start in this one.
Despite giving up five runs and two walks in 3.1 innings, Duarte managed to strikeout seven batters in the process for the FCL squad.
At the plate, Diego Tornes went 2-5 with a double and an RBI, while second baseman Juan Elejandro also doubled but drove in three RBI to his credit as well.
The other significant offensice performance came from first baseman Johan Rodriguez who walked and drove in a run in the process as well.
(4-13) DSL Braves 15, (7-10) DSL LAD Bautista 2
- Sherrintley Da Costa Gomez, LF: 2-3, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
- Jose Manon, 3B: 3-5, 2B, RBI, 4 R, BB
- Starlyn De La Cruz, CF: 2-2, RBI, R
- Edelson Cabral, SS: 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Martires Polanco, SP: 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 5 BB, 4 K
The DSL Braves notched just their fourth win of the season on Wednesday by routing the Los Angeles Dodgers Bautista squad by a 15-2 final.
Starter Martires Polanco gave the team a fighting chance despite giving up five walks in three innings pitched. He also gave up three hits but struck out four as well.
At the plate, Sherrintley Da Costa Gomez continued to impress with his approach as he went 2-3 with three RBI and a pair of runs scored and a pair of walks as well to his credit. With Wednesday’s outing, Da Costa Gomez raised his OPS to 1.191 which leads the entire DSL sqad.
Top international signee Jose Manon tallied three hits in the process while scoring four times in the process as well.
All in all it was an incredibly successful offensive performance from the DSL hitters in this one as the squad registered just their fourth win of the season to this point.
