The affiliates were 4-3 Monday with all the wins coming at the lower levels.
Pawtucket 3 Buffalo 0
Pawtucket, RI — Kyle Drabek (1-1) mowed down the first seven Red Sox hitters and it would have been eight but a strikeout-wild pitch put a runner on. A stolen base and two singles later led to a run in the third. Drabek also served up a lead-off homer in the fourth. He went four innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out one. Seven of his 10 outs in play were on the ground. He threw 61 pitches, 34 for strikes. Bobby Korecky was charged with the other run on one hit and one walk. He had three strikeouts over three innings. Lefthander Tommy Hottovy survived two hits and an intentional walk to toss a scoreless eighth.
The Bisons had only three hits. A.J. Jimenez had a double while Brad Glenn and Clint Robinson both singled and walked. Moises Sierra walked in four plate appearances. Ryan Goins was 0-for-3.
Portland 3 New Hampshire 2
Portland, ME — Like Drabek, Chad Jenkins lasted four frames and surrendered two runs. Both runs were unearned after back-to-back errors from Andy Burns at third and Amadeo Zazueta at second to start the fourth inning. Jenkins scattered three hits, struck out four and racked up eight of his 10 outs in play on the grass. Randy Boone (3-2) allowed the winning run on two hits and two walks over two frames while striking out one. Lefty Evan Crawford put up a scoreless inning with a strikeout despite a hit and an intentional walk. Tyson Brummett pitched a one-hitter in the eight.
A Burns RBI groundout resulted in the first run of the game in the fourth. Adam Loewen singled home the other New Hampshire run to tie the game in the sixth. Burns and Loewen had two hit nights with Burns stealing a base. Ryan Schimpf was 1-for-4.
Lake County 9 Lansing 3
Lansing, MI — The Lugnuts scored the first three runs of the game in the first inning. Santiago Nessy's RBI single was the only hit to produce a run in the frame. The first two runs scored on back-to-back errors in the outfield. Nessy had two hits, Emilio Guerrero singled, walked and stole two bases. Dwight Smith Jr. doubled. Christian Lopes was 0-for-4.
Ben White (8-7) got through the first three innings unscathed but was whacked for seven runs on 13 hits over 5 1/3 innings. Two of those hits were homers. He struck out a pair and didn't walk anyone so that's a positive! Southpaw Chad Girodo could only strand one of White's two runners but put up 2 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one. Fellow lefty Griffin Murphy saw two runs score on his watch, one unearned, on two hits and two walks in the ninth.
Vancouver 8 Salem-Keizer 4
Andy Fermin drove in two runs to help Vancouver beat Salem-Keizer Monday night.
Vancouver, BC — Andy Fermin and Chaz Frank kick-started the Vancouver offence with RBI singles in the first two innings. Fermin drove in another run with a bases-loaded walk in the fifth. A passed ball and a Melvin Garcia two-run single gave the C's more breathing room in the seventh. Two wild pitches led to two more runs in the eighth. Garcia was the hit leader with three. Frank, Fermin and L.B. Dantzler all had two singles and two walks apiece. Dawel Lugo also had two hits.
Tom Robson of Ladner, BC put together another good outing of five innings of one-run ball. He scattered five hits and a walk and struck out five. Six of his eight outs did not escape the infield. Lefty Scott Silverstein (1-2) blew the save after allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits, a walk and a plunk. He struck out two. Matt Johnson gave up a hit to allow an inherited runner to score but struck out a batter in two-third of an inning. Chuck Ghysels had a hit and a walk allowed but pitched a scoreless inning with two K's.
Bluefield 8 Pulaski 4
Bluefield, WV — The Mariners led 4-0 the Jays erased that in the third inning. Franklin Barreto walked with the bases loaded before Mitch Nay cleared them with a three-run double. He would later score on a Matt Dean double. Dean gave the Jays some breathing room with a three-run homer in the fifth, his fifth of the year. He also had a walk to reach base three times. Nay also walked once. D.J. Davis singled and earned a free pass.
Alvido Jimenez got the victory in relief as Bluefield as rallied to beat Pulaski Monday.
Lefthander Zak Wasilewski had a rough second inning, allowing four runs, two of them unearned after a Barreto error at short. He lasted 4 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits but struck out six and inducing five ground ball outs. Alvido Jimenez (3-3) stranded both runners he inherited and fired 2 2/3 innings of scoreless ball. He surrendered just one hit and one walk while striking out four. Yeyfrey Del Rosario yielded a hit and a walk but struck out one in the eight. Phil Kish struck out one in the ninth.
GCL Blue Jays 7 GCL Tigers 6
Lakeland, FL — The Jays came back from a 6-3 deficit to pull this one out. Milton, Ontario native Nathan DeSouza singled home the winning run in the ninth after opening the scoring for the Jays with an RBI triple in the second inning. Gabriel Cenas drew them to within one with a two-run single and a wild pitch led to the tying run.They didn't score again until the sixth when a Sean Hurley double and a Daniel Devonshire single tied the game at 3-3. DeSouza, Hurley and Thomas Collins III accounted for six of the Jays 10 hits. Cenas had a hit and two walks. Rowdy Tellez walked once in five trips to the dish.
Four lefties were on the mound for the Jays, not at the same time, of course! Matt Smoral pitched three innings and allowed a run on two hits, two walks and a hit by pitch. The lefty's six outs in play were all on the ground. Alejandro Solarte had two unearned runs on his ledger over two innings, giving up four hits. Oscar Cabrera was tuned up for three runs on seven hits over two frames. Jose Fernandez (1-0) gave up just one hit over two shutout innings.
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San Pedro de Macoris, DR — Juan Fuente served up the appetizer with an RBI single in the third. For dessert, Leudy Garcia blasted one over the wall in the eighth. The main course — 12 runs in the bottom of the fifth! Rodrigo Orozco started the onslaught with a bases-loaded walk and Yonardo Herdenez did likewise. Juan Kelly singled home another and a Juan Tejada fielder choice delivered another run. Garcia had a two-run double. Eddy Alcantara, Dean Bell and Juan Fuente rattled off RBI singles. Orozco doubled in two more runs and Herdenez tripled home another. Alcantara led the way with four hits while Fuente and Garcia had three apiece. Herdenez had two.
Francis Eduardo (3-3) fired five scoreless frames, navigating his way around four hits and three walks. He struck out four and collected six ground ball outs. Pedro Diaz worked an inning and struck out a batter but lost the shutout with by serving up a solo homer among his two hits allowed. Hamly Suero had a line of two innings, two hits, two runs, two walks, two K's but only one plunk! Osman Gutierrez struck out a batter over a scoreless frame.
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Nathan DeSouza, GCL Blue Jays — Hitting .318 with an OPS of .885 over his last 22 at-bats.
2. Tom Robson, Vancouver — In all five of his starts with the C's, he has pitched at least five innings and has not allowed more than one run.
1. Matt Dean, Bluefield — Eight-game hitting streak with five multi-hit performances and slugging .506 on the season.
Wednesday's Probable Starters...
DSL Blue Jays — TBA @ DSL Braves, 10:30 am ET.
GCL Blue Jays — TBA vs. GCL Tigers, 12:00 pm ET.
New Hampshire — TBA @ Portland, 6:00 pm ET.
Dunedin — Aaron Sanchez (3-4, 3.40) vs. Daytona, 6:30 pm ET.
Buffalo — Drew Hutchison (0-1, 10.80) @ Pawtucket, 7:05 pm ET.
Lansing — Daniel Norris (1-7, 4.64) vs. Lake County, 7:05 pm ET.
Bluefield — Jairo Labourt (2-1, 1.26) vs. Pulaski, 7:05 pm ET.
Vancouver — Kyle Anderson (4-2, 3.09) vs. Salem-Keizer, 10:05 pm ET.
Pawtucket 3 Buffalo 0
Pawtucket, RI — Kyle Drabek (1-1) mowed down the first seven Red Sox hitters and it would have been eight but a strikeout-wild pitch put a runner on. A stolen base and two singles later led to a run in the third. Drabek also served up a lead-off homer in the fourth. He went four innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out one. Seven of his 10 outs in play were on the ground. He threw 61 pitches, 34 for strikes. Bobby Korecky was charged with the other run on one hit and one walk. He had three strikeouts over three innings. Lefthander Tommy Hottovy survived two hits and an intentional walk to toss a scoreless eighth.
The Bisons had only three hits. A.J. Jimenez had a double while Brad Glenn and Clint Robinson both singled and walked. Moises Sierra walked in four plate appearances. Ryan Goins was 0-for-3.
Portland 3 New Hampshire 2
Portland, ME — Like Drabek, Chad Jenkins lasted four frames and surrendered two runs. Both runs were unearned after back-to-back errors from Andy Burns at third and Amadeo Zazueta at second to start the fourth inning. Jenkins scattered three hits, struck out four and racked up eight of his 10 outs in play on the grass. Randy Boone (3-2) allowed the winning run on two hits and two walks over two frames while striking out one. Lefty Evan Crawford put up a scoreless inning with a strikeout despite a hit and an intentional walk. Tyson Brummett pitched a one-hitter in the eight.
A Burns RBI groundout resulted in the first run of the game in the fourth. Adam Loewen singled home the other New Hampshire run to tie the game in the sixth. Burns and Loewen had two hit nights with Burns stealing a base. Ryan Schimpf was 1-for-4.
Lake County 9 Lansing 3
Lansing, MI — The Lugnuts scored the first three runs of the game in the first inning. Santiago Nessy's RBI single was the only hit to produce a run in the frame. The first two runs scored on back-to-back errors in the outfield. Nessy had two hits, Emilio Guerrero singled, walked and stole two bases. Dwight Smith Jr. doubled. Christian Lopes was 0-for-4.
Ben White (8-7) got through the first three innings unscathed but was whacked for seven runs on 13 hits over 5 1/3 innings. Two of those hits were homers. He struck out a pair and didn't walk anyone so that's a positive! Southpaw Chad Girodo could only strand one of White's two runners but put up 2 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one. Fellow lefty Griffin Murphy saw two runs score on his watch, one unearned, on two hits and two walks in the ninth.
Vancouver 8 Salem-Keizer 4
Andy Fermin drove in two runs to help Vancouver beat Salem-Keizer Monday night.
Vancouver, BC — Andy Fermin and Chaz Frank kick-started the Vancouver offence with RBI singles in the first two innings. Fermin drove in another run with a bases-loaded walk in the fifth. A passed ball and a Melvin Garcia two-run single gave the C's more breathing room in the seventh. Two wild pitches led to two more runs in the eighth. Garcia was the hit leader with three. Frank, Fermin and L.B. Dantzler all had two singles and two walks apiece. Dawel Lugo also had two hits.Tom Robson of Ladner, BC put together another good outing of five innings of one-run ball. He scattered five hits and a walk and struck out five. Six of his eight outs did not escape the infield. Lefty Scott Silverstein (1-2) blew the save after allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits, a walk and a plunk. He struck out two. Matt Johnson gave up a hit to allow an inherited runner to score but struck out a batter in two-third of an inning. Chuck Ghysels had a hit and a walk allowed but pitched a scoreless inning with two K's.
Bluefield 8 Pulaski 4
Bluefield, WV — The Mariners led 4-0 the Jays erased that in the third inning. Franklin Barreto walked with the bases loaded before Mitch Nay cleared them with a three-run double. He would later score on a Matt Dean double. Dean gave the Jays some breathing room with a three-run homer in the fifth, his fifth of the year. He also had a walk to reach base three times. Nay also walked once. D.J. Davis singled and earned a free pass.Alvido Jimenez got the victory in relief as Bluefield as rallied to beat Pulaski Monday.
Lefthander Zak Wasilewski had a rough second inning, allowing four runs, two of them unearned after a Barreto error at short. He lasted 4 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits but struck out six and inducing five ground ball outs. Alvido Jimenez (3-3) stranded both runners he inherited and fired 2 2/3 innings of scoreless ball. He surrendered just one hit and one walk while striking out four. Yeyfrey Del Rosario yielded a hit and a walk but struck out one in the eight. Phil Kish struck out one in the ninth.
GCL Blue Jays 7 GCL Tigers 6
Lakeland, FL — The Jays came back from a 6-3 deficit to pull this one out. Milton, Ontario native Nathan DeSouza singled home the winning run in the ninth after opening the scoring for the Jays with an RBI triple in the second inning. Gabriel Cenas drew them to within one with a two-run single and a wild pitch led to the tying run.They didn't score again until the sixth when a Sean Hurley double and a Daniel Devonshire single tied the game at 3-3. DeSouza, Hurley and Thomas Collins III accounted for six of the Jays 10 hits. Cenas had a hit and two walks. Rowdy Tellez walked once in five trips to the dish.Four lefties were on the mound for the Jays, not at the same time, of course! Matt Smoral pitched three innings and allowed a run on two hits, two walks and a hit by pitch. The lefty's six outs in play were all on the ground. Alejandro Solarte had two unearned runs on his ledger over two innings, giving up four hits. Oscar Cabrera was tuned up for three runs on seven hits over two frames. Jose Fernandez (1-0) gave up just one hit over two shutout innings.
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San Pedro de Macoris, DR — Juan Fuente served up the appetizer with an RBI single in the third. For dessert, Leudy Garcia blasted one over the wall in the eighth. The main course — 12 runs in the bottom of the fifth! Rodrigo Orozco started the onslaught with a bases-loaded walk and Yonardo Herdenez did likewise. Juan Kelly singled home another and a Juan Tejada fielder choice delivered another run. Garcia had a two-run double. Eddy Alcantara, Dean Bell and Juan Fuente rattled off RBI singles. Orozco doubled in two more runs and Herdenez tripled home another. Alcantara led the way with four hits while Fuente and Garcia had three apiece. Herdenez had two.Francis Eduardo (3-3) fired five scoreless frames, navigating his way around four hits and three walks. He struck out four and collected six ground ball outs. Pedro Diaz worked an inning and struck out a batter but lost the shutout with by serving up a solo homer among his two hits allowed. Hamly Suero had a line of two innings, two hits, two runs, two walks, two K's but only one plunk! Osman Gutierrez struck out a batter over a scoreless frame.
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Nathan DeSouza, GCL Blue Jays — Hitting .318 with an OPS of .885 over his last 22 at-bats.
2. Tom Robson, Vancouver — In all five of his starts with the C's, he has pitched at least five innings and has not allowed more than one run.
1. Matt Dean, Bluefield — Eight-game hitting streak with five multi-hit performances and slugging .506 on the season.
Wednesday's Probable Starters...
DSL Blue Jays — TBA @ DSL Braves, 10:30 am ET.
GCL Blue Jays — TBA vs. GCL Tigers, 12:00 pm ET.
New Hampshire — TBA @ Portland, 6:00 pm ET.
Dunedin — Aaron Sanchez (3-4, 3.40) vs. Daytona, 6:30 pm ET.
Buffalo — Drew Hutchison (0-1, 10.80) @ Pawtucket, 7:05 pm ET.
Lansing — Daniel Norris (1-7, 4.64) vs. Lake County, 7:05 pm ET.
Bluefield — Jairo Labourt (2-1, 1.26) vs. Pulaski, 7:05 pm ET.
Vancouver — Kyle Anderson (4-2, 3.09) vs. Salem-Keizer, 10:05 pm ET.
