With 3 of the affiliates off on Wednesday, the remaining teams managed to go 3-2. Scott Copleand pitched well for New Hampshire, and Roberto Osuna got hit hard with Dunedin. Starlyn Suriel was solid for Lansing, and the GCL Jays pitched well. Finally, the DSL Jays pitchers couldn’t find the plate racking up numerous wild pitches and hit by pitches.
With 3 of the affiliates off on Wednesday, the remaining teams managed to go 3-2. Scott Copleand pitched well for New Hampshire, and Roberto Osuna got hit hard with Dunedin. Starlyn Suriel was solid for Lansing, and the GCL Jays pitched well. Finally, the DSL Jays pitchers couldn’t find the plate racking up numerous wild pitches and hit by pitches.
Buffalo – Off Day
New Hampshire 3 – Erie 1
Scott Copeland was solid, pitching 8 innings allowing one earned run, on 7 hits, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Gregory Infante came in the 9th to close the game out for his 17th save.
Jon Berti scored in the first, off a Andy Burns doubles. Andy Burns scored as well in the first off of a Cory Aldridge ground rule double. Andy doubled to lead off the 4th, and later scored on a groundout from Mike McDade.
Dunedin 3 – Lakeland 5
In his second start for Dunedin, Roberto Osuna struggled allowing 4 earned runs over 2.2 innings, on 4 hits, with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. Efrain Nieves followed with 3.2 scoreless innings, and Wil Browning closed out the game allowing one earned run over 1.2 innings.
Despite having 10 hits, Dunedin only managed to score 3 runs. Christian Lopes had 3 hits, including his 3rd HR of the season, while scoring 2 runs. Dwight Smith scored the other run in the 5th, he started with a double, and then the next batter Markus Knecht drove him home with a single.
Lansing 7 – Fort Wayne 0
Starlyn Suriel was fantastic, pitching 6 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, with no walks and 4 strikeouts. The Bullpen was solid afterwards with scoreless appearances from Scott Silverstein, Brady Dragmire and Phil Kish.
Lansing scored 7 runs on 12 hits, and 3 walks. They also had some minor help from Fort Wayne defense which committed 3 errors. David Harris had 3 hits, Derick Loveless, Mitch Nay, and Daniel Klein had 2 hits as well. Derick Loveless had 3 RBI, knocking home one in the 3rd, and 2 in the 9th.
Vancouver – Off Day
Bluefield – Off Day
GCL Blue Jays 6 – GCL Astros 1
Grayson Huffman had a line of 4IP, 0H 0R 0ER 3BB 3SO, Brandon Hinkle followed with 3IP 2H 1R 1ER 1BB 4SO, and Francisco Diaz closed out with 2IP 0H 0R 0ER 2BB 0SO.
Lane Thomas continued to be solid for the GCL Jays, going 2-5, with a triple while scoring two runs. Juan Kelly was 2-3, with 2 RBI, a walk, and a run scored.
DSL Blue Jays 6 – DSL Rangers2 10
The DSL Jays allowed 10 runs despite only allowing 7 hits, and 4 walks. A combination of 3 Wild Pitches, and 7 Hit by Pitches contributed to the 10 runs. The DSL Jays pitchers today included Manuel Cordova, Erick Hurtado, Juliandry Higuera and Wilmin Lara.
Emanuel Moreta had the best offensive performance for the Jays, as he was 3-5, with 2 doubles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 runs.
Three Stars
1. Scott Copeland
2. Starlyn Suriel
3. Christian Lopes
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