Today the affiliates were 2-4, with wins coming from the lower minors affiliates in Bluefield and Vancouver. Daniel Norris, and Dalton Pompey were in Minnesota for the Futures Game and had strong performances.
Durham – Buffalo (PPD – Rain)
New Hampshire 6 – Portland 7
Richard Bleier lasted five innings while allowing 3 runs, and Tyler Ybarra gave up 4 runs in the 8th inning without recording an out.
Andy Burns was 4-5, with 2 doubles, and Kevin Nolan had 2 doubles. Jon Berti hit his 5th HR of the season, and KC Hobson had his 3rd HR in his short tenure with New Hampshire.
Dunedin 1 – Fort Myers 3 (7 Innings)
Jesse Hernandez had a respectable start in which he gave up 3 earned runs over 5 innings, but the bats didn’t managed to help much. Markus Knecht was 2-3 with a triple, scoring the only run when LB Dantzler grounded out to first in the second inning.
Dunedin 4 – Fort Myers 8 (7 Innings)
Frank Viola struggled again, giving up 7 runs (6 earned) over 2.1 innings pitched. The offense had 7 hits, and 4 walks which amounted to 4 runs.
Lansing 1 – Bowling Green 3
Brad Allen gave up 2 earned runs over 5 innings on 8 hits, with no walks, and 7 strikeouts. Brady Dragmire followed by pitching 3 innings while giving up one earned run.
Dickie Joe Thon had 3 hits, and Mike Reeves scored the only run in the 3rd inning off of a Dawel Lugo sacrifice fly to LF.
Everett 3 – Vancouver 4
Franklin Barreto continued to hit, as he went 2-4, while scoring a run. Alexis Maldonado hit his 1st HR of the season as well.
On the pitching side Starlyn Suriel got the start and pitched 6 innings giving up one run on 3 hits, with 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts.
Bluefield 5 – Princeton 1
Francisco Rios pitched 5 innings allowing one earned run. Oscar Cabrera followed up with 3 scoreless innings, and Jordan Romano closed out with a scoreless 9th inning.
Rowdy Tellez had 3 hits, while Aaron Davis and Josh Almonte had two hits apiece.
Three Stars
1. Andy Burns
2. Starlyn Suriel
3. KC Hobson
Extras
Daniel Norris pitched one scoreless inning with 1 strikeout, and Dalton Pompey was 2-4 with 1 run scored in the World at US Futures All Star Game.
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