Columbus Clippers 5, St. Paul Saints 10
Clippers fall to 20-20
Kahlil Watson’s hot streak continued, as he went 2-for-5 with a home run and a double. He has straight up been obliterating baseballs lately.
Angel Genao also continues to rake at Triple-A, going 2-for-4 with a double.
Starting pitcher Ryan Webb got absolutely annihilated, allowing eight runs on six hits with three walks and a strikeout in just 0.2 innings.
Tommy Mace came in with 2.1 innings of scoreless
long relief, but the damage had been done. Jack Leftwtch also had 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.
Akron RubberDucks 6, Chesapeake Baysox 3
RubberDucks improve to 18-16
Ralphy Velazquez did it again, this time blasting an opposite field home run off a tough left-handed pitcher to the deep end of Akron’s park. Velazquez went 2-for-5, raising his batting average to .312 and OPS to .935. He doesn’t have much left to prove at Double-A.
Also having a strong game was Nick Mitchell, who went 3-for-5 with a triple and a double. Jake Fox also impressed by going 2-for-4 with a double. He’s batting .328 while repeating at Akron and appears to have figured the level out finally.
Wuilfredo Antunez reached base twice, going 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Starting pitcher Cam Favors was rock solid, allowing one run on seven hits with three strikeouts and a walk in 5.0 innings.
A rehabbing Shawn Armstrong allowed one run on one hit and one walk in his lone inning of work while striking out a pair.
Lake County Captains 9, Dayton Dragons 3
Captains improve to 16-17
Lake County’s offense did a great job of showing its patience, scoring nine runs on nine hits with eight walks.
Dean Curley had a strong game, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.
Aaron Walton also had himself a day, going 2-f0r-3 with a home run, a stolen base and two walks.
Esteban Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk while Bennett Thompson walked twice and Tommy Hawke went 2-for-5.
Starting pitcher Jogly Garcia allowed three runs on four hits with four strikeouts and a walk in 4.2 innings.
Melkis Hernandez was sensational in long relief, tossing 4.0 shutout innings with five strikeouts and a walk on two hits to earn the win.
Hill City Howlers 4, Wilson Warbirds 2
Howlers improve to 19-15
Dauri Fernandez was a terror on the basepaths Tuesday, going 1-for-3 with a walk and three steals, raising his season total to 17.
Robert Arias also stole a base after walking (his 16th). Jose Pirela went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two steals while catcher Ty Howard got in on the action, getting hit by a whopping three pitches and stealing a base.
Jhorvic Abreas went 3-for-4 from the bottom of the batting order.
Starting pitcher Aiden Major allowed two runs on two hits with four walks and two strikeouts in 4.0 innings.
Zane Petty followed with his best outing of the season, tossing 4.0 scoreless frames of one-hit ball with three strikeouts and one walk. Luke Fernandez finished off the victory with a scoreless ninth inning to earn his second save.
ACL Guardians 5, ACL Mariners 7
Guardians fall to 5-3
A rehabbing Gabriel Rodriguez looks like he’s about ready to return action. Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a double and two walks on Tuesday.
Catcher Gustavo Baptiste had a great game, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base. Angel Abreu went 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base and Reiner Herrera walked twice and stole two bases.
Starting pitcher Alejandro Rivera impressed, striking out eight batters and walking zero while allowing two runs on three hits in 4.0 innings. The Guardians seemed well on their way to winning until reliever Diovel Mariano allowed five runs without getting an out in the bottom of the eighth inning.
