Buffalo and Vancouver won while New Hampshire lost in extra innings. Dunedin's game against Fort Myers was rained out so they will play two today.
Austin Cates earned his first Northwest League victory in Hillsboro on Tuesday.
Buffalo 5 Indianapolis 4
Erie 4 New Hampshire 3 (11 Innings)
Vancouver 9 Hillsboro 0
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. JR Freethy, Vancouver
2. Alex Amalfi, New Hampshire
1. Austin Cates, Vancouver
Notes
RJ Schreck delivered a two-run pinch-hit single in the eighth to win it for the Herd. Jonatan Clase had two hits, a walk and a stolen base. Riley Tirotta had a hit, a walk and a hit by pitch and stole a base. Joey Loperfido had a two-run single and Rainer Nuñez had a run-scoring double. Alek Manoah allowed a three-run home run in the first but the runs were unearned after Tirotta booted a ball in right field to start the inning. Manoah managed to make it through 5⅓ innings in which he gave up six hits, two walks and a hit batter while recording six groundball outs and striking out five. Adam Macko gave up a solo dinger but pitched the final 3⅔ frames for the win, offsetting two hits and two walks with four Ks.
Jackson Hornung had an RBI single and Cade Doughty had an RBI double. Je'Von Ward was the only Fisher Cat to reach base twice with a pair of walks. Dasan Brown pinch-ran and stole his 31st base of the year. Alex Amalfi yielded just three hits and struck out four over 5⅓ shutout innings. Johan Simón stranded a runner for Amalfi, overcoming two walks with two punchouts. Nate Garkow and Hunter Gregory gave up solo home runs before Yondrei Rojas tossed two shutout stanzas, working around a hit and a walk with three punchouts. Chay Yeager took the loss.
JR Freethy, Eddie Micheletti and Jay Harry had three hits apiece, accounting for just over half of Vancouver's 17 hits. Carter Cunningham, Alexis Hernández and Edward Duran had two hits apiece with Duran clubbing a home run. Austin Cates pitched six shutout innings of three-hit ball, striking out eight for the win. Edinson Batista and JJ Sánchez kept the shutout intact with Batista getting six outs, three via the K, and Sánchez finishing up with one whiff.
Austin Cates earned his first Northwest League victory in Hillsboro on Tuesday.
Buffalo 5 Indianapolis 4
Erie 4 New Hampshire 3 (11 Innings)
Vancouver 9 Hillsboro 0
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. JR Freethy, Vancouver
2. Alex Amalfi, New Hampshire
1. Austin Cates, Vancouver
Notes
RJ Schreck delivered a two-run pinch-hit single in the eighth to win it for the Herd. Jonatan Clase had two hits, a walk and a stolen base. Riley Tirotta had a hit, a walk and a hit by pitch and stole a base. Joey Loperfido had a two-run single and Rainer Nuñez had a run-scoring double. Alek Manoah allowed a three-run home run in the first but the runs were unearned after Tirotta booted a ball in right field to start the inning. Manoah managed to make it through 5⅓ innings in which he gave up six hits, two walks and a hit batter while recording six groundball outs and striking out five. Adam Macko gave up a solo dinger but pitched the final 3⅔ frames for the win, offsetting two hits and two walks with four Ks.
Jackson Hornung had an RBI single and Cade Doughty had an RBI double. Je'Von Ward was the only Fisher Cat to reach base twice with a pair of walks. Dasan Brown pinch-ran and stole his 31st base of the year. Alex Amalfi yielded just three hits and struck out four over 5⅓ shutout innings. Johan Simón stranded a runner for Amalfi, overcoming two walks with two punchouts. Nate Garkow and Hunter Gregory gave up solo home runs before Yondrei Rojas tossed two shutout stanzas, working around a hit and a walk with three punchouts. Chay Yeager took the loss.
JR Freethy, Eddie Micheletti and Jay Harry had three hits apiece, accounting for just over half of Vancouver's 17 hits. Carter Cunningham, Alexis Hernández and Edward Duran had two hits apiece with Duran clubbing a home run. Austin Cates pitched six shutout innings of three-hit ball, striking out eight for the win. Edinson Batista and JJ Sánchez kept the shutout intact with Batista getting six outs, three via the K, and Sánchez finishing up with one whiff.
