Here is your abbreviated weekend MLU. Two wins and one loss on Friday.
Buffalo were rained out.
New Hampshire won 6-0 with 13 hits. Matt Newman was a home run away from the cycle. KC Hobson had a home run among his two hits. Eight of the nine starters had a hit.
The Fisher Cats pitchers had 17 K's. Matt Boyd had 9 K's in 4.1 innings. Danny Barnes is looking for a recovery year and he had 4 K's in 5 outs. Blake McFarland struck out the side in the ninth.
Dunedin outhit Clearwater 7-3 but lost 2-0. Michael Saunders had two hits. Unheralded David Harris also had two.
Brad Allen no-hit Clearwater through 5 innings. Alberto Tirado pitched two innings in relief. Chris King from Baseball Prospectus had this to say about Tirado "Tirado was pretty sharp for his 2 innings. Easy velo and worked in a sharp power SL well. Best I've seen him in a while. FB 94-96 T97 and tons of life. SL 84-86 with sharp bite."
Lansing won 3-2. Chase De Jong struck out nine in 4.2 innings. On offense the Lugnuts had just four singles. Rowdy Tellez had three K's.
Three Stars - all pitchers
#3 - Brad Allen; #2 - Chase De Jong; #1 - Matt Boyd
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