Columbus Clippers 14, Worcester Red Sox 10
Between 16 hits, 12 walks and two hit by pitches, Columbus scored a whopping 14 runs with 30 baserunners on Tuesday — and somehow they still needed a late rally to pull out the victory.
George Valera led the way, going 4-for-5 with two sacrifice flies and six runs batted in. (He’s ready folks).
Stuart Fairchild went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk and a hit by pitch. Cooper Ingle reached base all six times, going 1-for-1 with four walks, a hit by pitch and three runs scored. Kody Huff reached base five times, going 2-for-3 with a triple, three walks and four runs scored.
Other standouts included Dayan Frias, who went 1-for-4 with two walks and a stolen base, Travis Bazzana who went 2-for-6 with a walk and a stolen base Petey Halpin, who went 2-for-7 with a double. Milan Tolentino had a multi-hit game, going 2-for-6.
Starting pitcher Trenton Denholm pitched reasonably well, allowing four runs (two earned) on nine hits in 5.0 innings. He struck out six and didn’t walk anyone.
Andrew Walters made his first rehab appearance of the season, allowing two runs on one walk and one hit in an inning. Colin Holderman was tattooed for four runs on three hits and a walk in his lone inning of work.
Also rehabbing was Hunter Gaddis, who pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Franco Aleman closed out the victory with a scoreless ninth inning.
Akron RubberDucks 12, Harrisburg Senators 13 (F/10)
Scoring 12 runs wasn’t enough for the Akron offense on Tuesday. Angel Genao led the way, smacking his second home run of the season, going 2-for-4 with two walks.
Also homering were Jacob Cozart, who went 2-for-5 and Alex Mooney, who went 1-for-5 with a grand slam.
Ralphy Velazquez and Alfonsin Rosario both went 2-for-6 with a pair of runs scored. Wuilfredo Antunez went 1-for-3 with two walks while Nick Mitchell went 2-for-5.
Starting pitcher Dylan DeLucia had an atrocious outing, allowing 10 runs (eight earned) on 11 hits in just 3.0 innings. He struck out three and walked two.
Jay Driver chipped in 2.0 scoreless innings of relief while Zane Morehouse and Reid Johnston both gave up one run.
Alaska Abney pitched a scoreless inning and Jack Jasiak allowed the ghost runner to score with two outs in the bottom of the 10th to take the tough-luck loss.
Lake County Captains 6, Dayton Dragons 2
Lake County didn’t get a ton of offense, but it was timely. Ryan Cesarini led the way, going 2-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base to lead the way offensively.
Bennett Thompson also had a multi-hit game, going 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Jaison Chourio walked twice and stole a base while Nolan Schubart walked twice and had a sacrifice fly and Anthony Silva went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and Aaron Walton went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
Top draft pick Jace LaViolette’s early season struggled continued, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout, although he reached base for the first time of his career with a walk.
Starting pitcher Franklin Gomez looked sensational in his Guardians system debut. He pitched 4.0 shutout innings of four-hit ball, striking out seven and walking just two.
Michael Kennedy added solid long relief with 3.0 scoreless innings, giving up two hits with three strikeouts, although he walked four.
Logan McGuire was touched up for two runs in 1.2 innings and Sean Matson picked up a one-out save
Hill City Howlers 4, Fredericksburg Nationals 9
Hill City players got on base, but no one had a particularly great game Tuesday. Dauri Fernandez, Robert Arias and Anthony Martinez all went 1-for-3 with a walk, with Arias also stealing a base.
Yelferth Castillo had the biggest hit of the game, a home run while Yaikel Mijares walked twice and stole a base.
Starting pitcher Aiden Major made his organizational debut, allowing two runs on four hits with three strikeouts and two walks in 2.2 innings.
Will McCausland also gave up two runs, but impressively struck out eight batters in 3.2 frames of long relief.
The big blow came from reliever Zane Petty, who was tagged for five runs in his lone inning of work, preventing any thoughts of a comeback.