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The starting pitchers were noteworthy on Sunday. Adam Kloffenstein pitched well for Buffalo but wasn't around for the walk off win. Juaron Watts-Brown also did well for New Hampshire but was only good for four innings. Khal Stephen struck out eight over 5.1 innings and just gave up one run, a run that got him the L. Johnny King had command issues in a game that was suspended.

Lehigh Valley 3 Buffalo 4 - 11 innings

New Hampshire 5 Hartford 7

Tri-City 1 Vancouver 0

Bradenton 3 Dunedin 3 - game suspended


Three Stars

Third Star - Josh Rivera

Second Star - Khal Stephen

First Star - Will Robertson


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NOTES


Will Robertson singled in the winning run in the bottom of the eleventh. Earlier Josh Rivera hit a three run home run.


Adam Kloffenstein went six innings, six K's, two runs on four hits.


Juaron Watts-Brown threw four shutout innings with five K's. He only went four innings because he needed 77 pitches, 47 strikes and 30 balls. The bullpen blew the game for the Cats.


Ryan McCarty had two more hits. Dasan Brown also had two hits but not enough to get his average over .200.


Khal Stephen was the hard luck loser for Vancouver. He pitched into the sixth inning but left with a bunt single and a walk aboard. The bunt single player came around to score off the bullpen and that was enough for the loss. Stephen struck out eight in his 5.1 innings.


The C's had just five hits, two of them were in the ninth inning and with a hit by pitch the C's had the bases loaded with one out. But Aaron Parker hit into a double play to end the game.


Johnny King made his first start in A ball and was a little wild, 32 strikes and 32 balls. He walked four. When he wasn't walking hitters he was excellent, six K's and just one hit allowed. Silvano Hechavarria went 4.2 innings and Bradenton took him deep three times, all solo shots.


Alexis Hernandez homered and singled. Edward Duran doubled and singled.

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GabrielSyme - Sunday, June 29 2025 @ 10:28 PM EDT (#462572) #
Nice outing for Stephen, but lots of balls in the air, which has been a trend both for him and for Yesavage. Stephen was neutral in Dunedin, but a pronounced fly-ball pitcher in Vancouver; Yesavage was a ground-ball pitcher in Dunedin and Vancouver, but has been a fly-ball pitcher in his brief time in New Hampshire. Given the characteristics of their fastballs, perhaps a tendency to flyballs is inevitable. Some pitchers can be great while producing lots of flyballs - Scherzer is an example.

Interestingly, the most pronounced fly-ball starting pitcher (min 800 innings) of the past twenty years was not Marco Estrada, but Chris Young, of whom I recall almost nothing.
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