(12-6) Gwinnett Stripers 4, (12-6) Memphis Redbirds 2
- Nacho Alvarez Jr., 3B: 2-for-5, 2B, R, .211/.333/.263
- Chadwick Tromp, C: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, R, .207/.351/.448
- Aaron Schunk, 2B-1B: 2-for-5, 2B, .344/.403/.578
- Carlos Carrasco, SP: 6IP 4H 0R 0BB 8K, 1.71 ERA
The Carlos Carassco show continued with another gem, this time a six inning shutout performance where he struck out eight and walked zero. The 39 year old continued his marvelous start to the season, a season where he’s made four starts and given up just three earned runs. His six pitch mix continues to simply be too much for minor league hitters – especially since he’s landing all six in the zone right now. Carlos is working both sides of the plate with his sinker, cutter, and slider allowing
for really weak contact. This time though, they were generating strikeouts as he had 12 whiffs. Following Carlos was Hunter Stratton who needed a strong inning and got one – as he worked around a one out single to keep the shutout going. Dylan Dodd got in on the fun striking out two in a strong eighth inning to allow for Austin Pope to blow the save, but ultimately get the win.
After exchanging zeroes in the first Chadwick Tromp ended the shutout with his home of the season to put the Stripers up 2-0.
Following the homer were seven inning where the Stripers threatened, with at least one runner on base, but failed to score at all. The team went 4-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 10 on base, but because of that super strong start by Carlos, and good bullpen work they were never out of it.
After the blown save that allowed the Redbirds to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning via a two run homer, the Stripers responded with a pair of runs in the 10th to get the momentum back and ultimately secure the win. An RBI single by Luke Williams that scored Nacho Alvarez Jr., put the Stripers up 3-2, and after a double play by Aaron Schunk that added a little drama, it was José Azocar who hit a perfectly placed double to score the fourth and ultimately give the Stripers the win.
(6-6) Biloxi Shuckers 1, (7-5) Columbus Clingstones 5
- David McCabe, DH: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 R, .286/.457/.657
- Tristin English, RF: 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R, .195/.214/.366
- Luke Waddell, 3B: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB, R, .333/.489/.611
- Garrett Baumann, SP: 5IP 4H 1ER 3BB 7K, 6.91 ERA
Timely hitting and very strong pitching was the theme in the Clingstones win over the Shuckers last night. Garrett Baumann got the start for the Clingstones and was a lot more like himself, striking out seven over five innings of work. He had 12 whiffs on 81 pitches, and while he ran into some trouble throughout the game he was in control, inducing weak contact and getting strikeouts to end any real threats. The good pitching continued with Jack Dashwood who pitched two no-hit innings, pounding the zone with 15 strikes on 22 pitches. Shay Schanaman, and Blayne Enlow, with Enlow striking out the side, closed out the game for the Clingstones and propelled them to their seventh win.
Because of the strong pitching it was okay that the Clingstones only had five hits and struck out 13 times – mainly because of some very timely hitting by Tristin English and David McCabe. Tristin got the party started in the bottom of the first with this massive three run homer.
Those three runs would stick until the the sixth inning when David McCabe would hit his to extend the lead to 5-1.
(7-4) Jersey Shore BlueClaws 0, (5-7) Rome Emperors 2
- Spencer Strider, SP: 3.1IP 1H 0R 2BB 3K, 0.00 ERA
- Cam Caminiti, P: 5IP 2H 0R 0BB 7K, 3.07 ERA
- Owen Carey, LF: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, .297/.381/.514
- Mason Guerra, 1B: 1-for-3, .300/.405/.500
- Sean Murphy, C: 0-for-2
Pitching reigned supreme in a game that took exactly 2 hours and 5 minutes and resulted in a Rome Emperors shutout win over the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. Spencer Strider worked his first rehab outing since being placed on the IL with an oblique injury, and was simply too much for the High-A BlueClaws. Strider would record the first eight straight batters before finally allowing a two out walk in the top of the third. Strider’s velocity sat 94-97 with his fastball, but his control was a bit erratic with it as he often missed well high, or outside. While he was mainly 4S/SL Strider would also pepper in some changeups and a curveball or two, before ultimately being removed from the game when he reached his hard cap of 50 pitches.
He left the game with two runners on and just one out but Jacob Kroeger would come in, throw literally two pitches, generate two outs and end the threat. He was then followed by Cam Caminti who was simply spectacular through the games final five innings. Cam was scheduled to start the game, but was ultimately pushed back because of Strider making his rehab appearance. But that did not matter to Cam who faced the minimum after the fifth inning where he walked and hit a batter. He would use his four-seam well at the top of the zone, and change the batters eye line with multiple breaking pitches down in the zone. Cam would also induce weak contact when runners would get on by peppering some of his new fastballs (cutter, two-seam) on the edges and bottom of the zone. Overall, it was something to watch from Cam who seems to be getting completely locked in and on pace for a potential special season.
The strong pitching covered up the rough offensive game the hitters had. The Emperors as a team would walk just twice and strike out ten times while collecting just three hits. It was this Owen Carey bomb in the second inning that was the decisive swing in the game.
Sean Murphy, making his second rehab appearance, went 0-for-2 with two flyouts including one that died at the wall in left field. As always he looked great behind the plate with his frame, and he looked unbothered physically with his swing which is great news for the Atlanta team.
(2-10) Fayetteville Woodpeckers 3, (7-5) Augusta GreenJackets 6
- Caden Merritt, LF: 1-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI, .243/.333/.324
- Alex Lodise, DH: 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB, .288/.362/.423
- Nick Montgomery, C: 1-for-3, R, BB, .304/.452/.522
- Landon Beidelschies, SP: 3.2IP 5H 2ER 2B 6K, 9.45 ERA
Landon Beidelschies got his second start of the season and rebounded pretty nicely after a very rough first start. The Braves 2025 sixth round pick got lit up for five earned runs in his first start, while walking three and striking out just three. So it was nice to see Landon generate a few more whiffs, while striking out six over his 3.2 innings of work. He still needed 82 pitches to get through those 3.2 innings so we haven’t quite seen the Landon of last year that looked strong in college, but it was definitely a step in the right direction. He would leave in the third with two outs and would be replaced by Mathieu Curtis who would end that threat after just two pithes. Following Curtis was Luis Arestigueta (3IP 2H 1R 0ER 2BB 3K) who continues to get looks out of the bullpen as a multi-inning reliever, this time picking up the win after providing three one run innings while Drew Christo worked a perfect final inning to preserve the win for the GreenJackets.
Much like Rome, the GreenJackets offense was held at bay for the most part only collecting eight hits and striking out 11 times. But also like the Rome, it was timely hitting that helped them. After going down 2-0 it was Alex Lodise who got the GreenJackets on the board with this go ahead three run homer.
The Woodpeckers would tie the game on an unearned run the following inning, but Caden Merritt would hit this big two run triple to give the GreenJackets the lead, and eventually win.
