Mike Reeves gets a pie in the face after a game-winning single against Salem-Keizer Tuesday night.
Joe Carter was in Vancouver and in a fitting tribute, the Canadians won it in walk-off fashion Tuesday night as they continue their playoff push. That was part of a 4-3 day for the affiliates. Dunedin was rained out.
Mike Reeves gets a pie in the face after a game-winning single against Salem-Keizer Tuesday night.
Pawtucket 1 Buffalo 0
Pawtucket, RI — Drew Hutchison (0-2) got through 4 1/3 innings, giving up the only run in the fourth against the Red Sox. In total, he allowed five hits, two walks and a hit by pitch. He struck out five, had three ground ball outs and threw 50 of 85 pitches for strikes. Scott Gracey stranded a couple of runners for Hutchison after getting a double play. Justin Germano plunked a batter but went three scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
The Herd had five hits and hit into the same number of double plays. Andy LaRoche had two hits. A.J. Jimenez had a base hit. Moises Sierra struck out twice in a 0-for-4 performance but threw Jackie Bradley Jr. at first base from right field.
New Hampshire 8 Portland 6 4
Portland, ME — The Fisher Cats overcame a 4-0 deficit with a five-run third inning against the Red Sox affiliate. Andy Burns lifted a sacrifice fly to plate the first run. Kevin Nolan tripled another run home. Ryan Schimpf had a run-scoring double, Kevin Ahrens scored another with a ground ball and Jack Murphy capped off the rally with an RBI single. Murphy doubled home two more runs in the seventh and Burns had another run-scoring fly ball in the eighth to add some insurance. John Tolisano had three hits, including a double. Nolan and Murphy had two apiece with Nolan adding a stolen base. Adam Loewen singled and walked. Ahrens and Kenny Wilson both had doubles.
Deck McGuire dealt nothing but fours in his five innings of work as in four hits, four runs, four walks and four strikeouts. All four runs came in the second. Dayton Marze (1-0) was given a blown save after giving up a run in the sixth on two hits and a hit by pitch but he did strike out a pair. Ryan Tepera walked one but struck out five over two shutout frames. Alan Farina had an unearned run on two runs and a walk in the ninth but struck out a batter to gain his sixth save.
Lansing 6 Lake County 0
Lansing, MI — Daniel Norris may have had his best start as a pro, permitting just four base runners over six scoreless innings. The Indians affiliate had just two hits, a walk and a hit by pitch. The lefthander struck out five and his ground out/fly out ratio was 10-0. Javier Avendano (8-6) was also dominant, walking just one batter over three innings and striking out four.
The Lugnuts scored all of their runs after the seventh-inning stretch. Chris Hawkins doubled home the first run before Carlos Ramirez followed with a two-run single. Dalton Pompey knocked home another run with a single. An Emilio Guerrero sac fly and a Dwight Smith Jr. single rounded out the scoring. Hawkins had two hits but Pompey was the on-base leader by walking twice to go along with his base hit. Jordan Leyland had two bases on balls. Christian Lopes singled and Santiago Nessy walked.
Vancouver 2 Salem-Keizer 1 (11 Innings)
Dan Arcila, wearing #9, joins the celebration after scoring the winning run on a Mike Reeves base hit Tuesday night.
Vancouver, BC — The C's answered the Volcanoes run in the top of the fifth with one of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Dawel Lugo singled home Ian Parmley after he singled and stole second. Andy Fermin drew a lead-off walk in the 11th and pinch-runner Dan Arcila moved to second on a Justin Atkinson bunt. Michael Reeves then lifted a fly ball just out of the reach of the leaping left fielder to score Arcila with the winning run. Reeves had three hits and Chaz Frank also reached three times with a base hit and two walks while adding a stolen base. Fermin had a hit and a walk. L.B. Dantzler was 1-for-5.
Lefty Kyle Anderson had a strong outing, limiting the Giants affiliate to a single run on four hits and a hit by pitch. He struck out six and had a 10-4 ground out/fly out ratio. Had Atkinson played a bouncing ground ball at third base instead of letting it play him, Anderson would have gotten out of the fifth unscathed. Instead, that led to the only Salem-Keizer run. Garrett Pickens spun three shutout innings with one hit and one strikeout while racking up five ground ball outs. Lefty Matt Dermody (5-1) survived two hits by striking out a pair of batters in the 11th.
On a personal note, a big thank you to Joe Carter for signing my baseball card and to the Vancouver Canadians organization for bringing him to Nat Bailey Stadium. I waited nearly three hours in line but it was worth it and he was still signing autographs and posing for pictures after the game. He may need Tommy John surgery after all that!
Pulaski 5 Bluefield 1
Bluefield, WV — Jairo Labourt (2-2) was hurt by the long ball, serving up a pair of home runs that plated three runs for the Mariners. The lefty lasted four innings, allowing five hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Alberto Tirado pitched the other five frames and gave up two runs (one unearned) on five hits and a walk. He whiffed six and induced five ground ball outs.
The Jays waited until their last at-bat to break the shutout when Jorge Saez knocked home Matt Dean with a single. Dean had a base rap and was hit by a pitch. Mitch Nay had a pair of hits and Franklin Barreto doubled. D.J. Davis was 0-for-4.
GCL Tigers 6 GCL Blue Jays 1
Dunedin, FL — Jesus Tinoco (0-5) suffered a hard-luck loss. He only gave up just one run on four hits while striking out six over five innings. That run came in his final inning of work. Southpaw Evan Smith surrendered a run on two hits and a walk while striking out a pair over two frames. Lefty Jacob Brentz was pounded for four runs on two hits, including a homer, and two walks over one inning. Kamakani Usui finished up with a scoreless frame that included a strikeout.
The Jays also waited until the ninth to ruin the Tigers shutout bid as Trey Pascazi singled home Edwin Fuentes, who worked a two-out walk. Josh Almonte had two hits and Rowdy Tellez had one. On the negative side, Pascazi and Gabriel Cenas had hat tricks.
DSL Blue Jays 6 DSL Braves 3
San Pedro de Macoris, DR — The Jays got the early jump on the Braves with a first inning home run and a third inning sac fly by Juan Kelly. Eddy Alcantara lifted another sac fly in the fourth and stole home as part of a double steal in the sixth. Dean Bell also knocked home another run later in the inning with a base hit. The other run scored on an errant pick off throw in the fifth. Leudy Garcia led the way with three hits and Javier Hernandez had two. Kelly also drew a walk.
Angel Perdomo went the first 2 2/3 innings and had an unearned run among the two he gave up. The lefty allowed four hits and three walks while plunking two batters and ringing up 6 K's. Rauly Castillo (3-1) only walked one hitter and plunked another while whiffing three batters over 4 1/3 scoreless innings. Jhonny Hernandez permitted a run on four hits and a plunk but struck out two over 1 2/3 innings. Daniel Rodriguez struck out the only batter he faced to strand the bases loaded in picking up his second save.
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Michael Reeves, Vancouver — Has reached base in seven straight games and has an OBP of .390.
2. Kyle Anderson, Vancouver — Has walked just 12 batters in 71 innings and Northwest League opponents are batting just .237.
1. Daniel Norris, Lansing - Only one run allowed over his last four starts covering 20 innings while compiling a 25-6 K-BB ratio.
Wednesday's Probable Starters...
DSL Blue Jays — TBA @ DSL Brewers, 10:30 am ET.
GCL Blue Jays — TBA @ GCL Yankees2, 12:00 pm ET.
New Hampshire — Marcus Walden (6-12, 3.68) @ Portland, 12:00 pm ET.
Dunedin — Aaron Sanchez (3-4, 3.40) & TBA vs. Daytona, 5:00 pm ET (DH).
Lansing — Eric Brown (1-2, 5.17) @ Great Lakes, 7:05 pm ET.
Vancouver — TBA @ Everett, 10:05 pm ET.
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