When you outhit your opponents 57 to 31 and you outscore them 36 to 18 you have a good chance of a good night. That’s just what happened Friday night on the farm, with our boys going 4 and 0.
The 51s went east and stung the Bees with 18 hits. Starter and winner Andrew Carpenter (2-0) threw 6.0 IP and struck out 4, allowing only 2 runs on 4 hits. Adieny Hechavarria had his 6 error with an errant throw after a good snag on an infield hit.
Travis d’Arnaud extended his blazing hot streak hitting 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and slamming his 10th home run. Hechavarria redeemed his throwing error with 4 RBIs, going 2 for 5. Anthony Gose went 3 for 5 with a double. Recardo Nanita (3 for 6) had a double too. Jonathan Diaz, Danny Perales and Moises Sierra all had two hits each. Overall, everybody hit safely for Las Vegas except Adam Lind who reached on 3 BB.
The Fisher Cats traveled to Binghamton and showed the home crowd of 5,416 what 14 hits look like on an 80 (f) evening in western New York state. Starter and winning pitcher Joel Carreno (1-1) took his first AA win of the year with 5.0 IP, allowing only a run and 2 hits while striking out 7. Brian Bocock threw his way to his 2nd error of the year.
Brad Glenn went 2 for 2 with a walk, a solo home run and 3 RBIs. Brian Van Kirk (3 for 4) hit in 2 runs as well. Bocock (2 for 5) had a pair of doubles. Mike McDade (1-5) and Kevin Howard (1-5) each hit doubles. Mark Sobolewski went 1 for 2 with 3 walks. Ryan Goins (2 for 5) had the other multi-hit night and everyone else on the Fisher Cats turned in at least one hit on the evening.
Dunedin continued their division leading ways, besting Brevard at home on a 91 (f) evening in front of a decent crowd (1,005) for Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. Winning pitcher Casey Lawrence extended his perfect season to 4-0 with 6.0 IP, striking out 3 and allowing a single run on 6 hits. Danny Barnes earned the save, his 16th.
The D-Jays put up 15 hits on the night. Gabe Jacobo (2 for 5) had a double, batted in a pair of RBIs and joined Kevin Balli (2 for 4) who also hit double and had 2 RBIs. Marcus Knecht went 2 for 4 with a 2 doubles and an RBI. All Dunedin batters turned in at least a hit each.
A nice crowd of 4,714 saw the homeboys in Lansing down Dayton on a balmy 87 (f) degree evening. Winning pitcher Eric Brown (2-0) inked his 2nd win of the year, striking out a pair in 3.0 IP allowing only a run on two hits. Starter Marcus Walden was nipped for 5 runs on 5 hits and gave up 4 BB. Shane Opitz turned in his 5th error, a fielding mishap and Kevin Sweeny threw his way to his 8th error of season.
Lansing overcame a Dayton 4-run first inning putting up 8 runs in the next three innings and held their opponents to just a score each in the 5th and 8th innings. Carlos Perez was went 1 for 4 and hit a solo blast in the 3rd inning. Marcus Brisker had 2 RBIs and went 2 for 4. RBIs were turned in by K.C. Hobson, Kevin Pillar and Opitz. Kevin Hawkins had a double and a 2 hit game and Pillar had two hits as well.
Stars
Third Star Brad Glenn (2 for 2, BB, HR, 3 RBIs)
Second Star Adeiny Hechavarria (2 for 5, 4 RBIs)
First Star Travis d’Arnaud (3 for 5, 2 RBIs, HR)
