Brian Wolfe started and like last night was victimized by his defense. In the first inning two errors and two hits led to three runs by Buffalo. Wolfe followed by pitching two perfect innings, finishing with two unearned runs allowed in three innings. Syracuse tied the game in the fourth, Hector Luna doubled, Russ Adams singled, Robinzon Diaz singled in a run, Curtis Thigpen singled to load 'em up and then two runs scored on a ground out, error combination.
Davis Romero supplied outstanding relief, five perfect innings, eleven strikeouts. In the bottom of the eighth wayne Lydon singled to start the inning. Lydon was sacrificed to second and scored on a single from Danny Sandoval. Russ Adams singled Sandoval to third and Sandoval scored on an error. Luna and Adams led the Chiefs with three hits each. The Chiefs outhit Buffalo 14-2.
This was a pitching duel, the teams combined for ten hits. Brad Mills was the New Hampshire starter. Mills gave up a run in the third, a solo home run. In the bottom of the third Eric Kratz hit a solo home run too, to tie the game. Ryan Klosterman had an RBI single in the fifth to put the Fisher Cats ahead and score Kyle Phillips.
Mills went six innings, allowing just three hits and no walks. Daryl Harang recorded the save.
David Smith was the only Fisher Cat with two hits.
Dunedin scored five runs in the first inning and lost by seven. In that first inning Shannon Stewart made the first out, but then a walk, and singles by Cory Patton, Brian Dopirak and Marcus Cabral led to three runs. Matt Liuzza then hit a two run home run. But it was back to the bad AJ Wideman on the mound, Wideman gave up seven runs in 3.2 innings. The bullpen added six runs. Anthony Hatch hit a solo home run.
Lansing also scored five runs in the first inning. Justin Jackson got it started with a triple. After John Tolisano walked, David Cooper doubled in a run. Manny Rodriguez singled in two more to make it 3-0. CJ Ebarb doubled in another run and later scored on a wild pitch. It was some more of the same in the second inning, Jackson singled and scored on a Cooper single. Lansing tacked on a run in the htird and fourth, two in the fifth and one more in the seventh.
Marc Rzepczynski pitched six innings of shutout, three hit, ball. Zep's ERA is now 2.74.
Rodriguez and Sierra each went 3-5.
Auburn scored six runs in the second inning with seven straight hits. Adam Amar hit a two run home run in the fourth. Sobolewski led the hitters with three hits, Bartolo Nicolas had three RBI's.
Joel Carreno was excellent again, six shutout innings. Carreno's ERA is down to 2.14.
Tyler Pastornicky tripled to lead-off the game and scored on a sac fly by Kyle Gilligan. Pastornicky doubled to lead-off the third and after a Gilligan single, Justin McClanahan hit a three run home run. In the fourth Pastornicky singled in Henry Rodriguez who had doubled. That 5-0 lead kept the Jays in front until they added a run in the sixth. Again Pastornicky was involved, he and Rodriguez singled, McClanahan then drove in an insurance run with a double. Pastornicky was 4-5, McClanahan had four RBI's.
3 star selection - lots of candidates tonight
3rd star - Brad Mills and Joel Carreno
2nd star - Marc Rzepczynski and Davis Romero
1st star - Tyler Pastornicky
