News:
I wasn’t home today so if there is any big news, I didn’t hear about it.
Scranton (17-21) (Used a 5-run bottom of the 9th to defeat Omaha, 8-6)
LF Estevan Florial: 3-for-5, HR (4), 3 RBI, 2 RS, K
I will just say this: Regardless of how one feels about Florial, he probably does deserve an extended look somewhere just to see if everything can click at the big league level. It’s not happening in New York.
C Ben Rortvedt: 3-for-5, HR (2), 4 RBI, RS, K
Rortvedt’s 3-run HR off of old friend Brooks Kriske was the decisive blow in the 9th.
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Chaparro has walked eight times in his last nine games.
DH Elijah Dunham: 1-for-3, HBP, CS (4)
RF Kole Calhoun: 0-for-4, 2 K
1B Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
CF Billy McKinney: 0-for-2, 2 BB
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-3, 2 RS, BB, K
SS Wilmer Difo: 2-for-2, RS, BB
PH Franchy Cordero: 1-for-1, RBI, RS
LHP Tanner Tully: 5 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
The veteran does his best bend-don’t-break routine.
RHP Greg Weissert: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
RHP James Norwood: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Aaron McGarity (W, 4-0): 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Somerset (20-11) (Defeated Portland, 6-2)
SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-2, RS, BB, K
Sweeney has drawn at least one walk in five straight games and has 12 in May (he has a .548 OBP this month)
CF Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-4, RBI, RS, SB (12)
.198/.397/.395 in 116 plate appearances. He is 12-for-13 stealing bases.
C Austin Wells: 0-for-4, 3 K
LF Everson Pereira: 2-for-3, HR (4), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB, CS (2)
He is due for one of his patented hot streaks. Pereira has three home runs in his last six games and is now hitting .237/.308/.454.
3B Caleb Durbin: 0-for-3, HBP, K
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-4
RF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, RBI, K
2B Max Burt: 1-for-4, HR (6), RBI, 2 RS
DH Mickey Gasper: 0-for-3, K
RHP Gray Fenter: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
RHP Shawn Semple (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Steven Jennings: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
LHP Lisandro Santos: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
2.55 ERA (17.2 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 HR, 10 BB, 25 K). There will always be a market for the big arm lefty.
Hudson Valley (19-12) (Battled back to beat Aberdeen, 9-7)
CF Spencer Jones: 3-for-5, 2B (9), RBI, RS, SB (8)
Jones is up to .290/.328/.598 in 116 plate appearances (18 of his 31 hits have gone for extra bases) and is 20-for-21 in his career stealing bases.
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-5, K
Vargas had a heroic moment on Friday night but is otherwise in a 4-for-22 slump.
C Antonio Gomez: 1-for-3, SF, RBI, K
DH Spencer Henson: 0-for-5, RS, K
1B Rafael Flores: 3-for-4, RS
.321/.370/.429 in 92 plate appearances.
LF Grant Richardson: 0-for-4, K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB
RF Aldenis Sanchez: 0-for-3, RS, HBP
2B Ben Cowles: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 3 K
10-for-27 (.370) in May
RHP Chase Hampton (W, 1-0): 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Hampton’s first professional win. He owns a 3.04 ERA in 23.2 IP with an impressive 42/9 K/BB ratio. He has struck out 9+ batters in three straight games.
RHP Danny Watson: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
2.04 ERA (17.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 30 K). They stretched him out tonight (first career 3-inning appearance) and he did the job.
RHP Harold Cortijo: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Tampa (11-20) (Lost to Ft. Myers, 5-2)
2B Jared Serna: 1-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI, RS, 2 K
Baseball is so weird – Serna hardly ever strikes out but now has five in his last two games. At least he hit a late home run tonight to ease that pain.
DH Anthony Hall: 1-for-4, 3B (1), BB, K
Hall extends his hitting streak to ten (13-for-37; .351)
SS Brenny Escanio: 2-for-5
CF Nelson Medina: 3-for-4, 2B (6), K
.301/.398/.506 in 98 under-the-radar plate appearances. He is on a five-game hitting streak (last three games are multi-hit efforts)
RF Tayler Aguilar: 0-for-3, BB, 2 K
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-4, K
1B Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-4, RS
Latest defensive assignments: Catcher – 6 games; 1B – 8 games; 3B – 5 games; LF – 2 games
3B Colten Brewer: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Alan Mejia: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K
RHP Justin Lange (L, 0-3): 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
3.70 ERA (24.1 IP, 12 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 0 HR, 15 BB, 45 K). The raw talent here is absurd – it is all about harnessing it.
RHP Mason Vinyard: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
RHP Luis Velasquez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
RHP Alex Bustamante: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K