MiLB Recap May 14th 2016

[King]

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The Bisons evened their series with the Norfolk Tides on Saturday night, coming out on top 1-0 at Harbor Park.

 

A game marked by great pitching and rain delays was scoreless entering the sixth inning, before Bisons' catcher Tony Sanchez launched a solo-shot to left, his first home run of the season. It would be the only run for either team, as both sides left a combined 30 men on base, with Norfolk stranding 25 baserunners.

 

Chris Leroux started for Buffalo, and delivered five shutout frames, allowing just three hits and a walk, picking up five strikeouts. After making two relief appearances, Leroux returned to the rotation Saturday for the first time since April 28, picking up his first win of 2016.

 

The Tides could not take advantage of a stellar star by Ariel Miranda, who pitched seven innings, struck out five, and allowed just two hits, no walks, and one earned run. Miranda was saddled with the tough-luck loss, his third defeat of the season.

 

A threat of rain delayed the start of the game 50 minutes, until the contest finally got underway at 7:55 pm. Rain began to rain heavily when crew chief and home plate umpire Derek Mollica called for the tarp, resulting in a 33-minute delay.

 

Both pitchers were perfect through the first three innings. Christian Walker doubled in the fourth to become the first baserunner for either side, however he was stranded on base. The Bisons' first baserunner came via a Jesus Montero double in the bottom half of the inning, though he too was left in scoring position.

 

In the eighth, the Tides loaded the bases with no one out. Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte entered with runners on second and third, and though he hit Jimmy Paredes, he struck out two of the next three hitters to end the threat.

 

Dustin Antolin made things interesting in the ninth, putting the tying and winning runs on base with singles by Sharlon Schoop and L.J. Hoes. Antolin got Christian Walker to fly out to right to end the game and secure his third save of the season.

 

Drew Hutchison will start for the Bisons in the series finale on Sunday, with start time scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Lefty T.J. McFarland is set to take the mound for Norfolk.

 

BISONS NOTES:

After being optioned by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, reliever Ryan Tepera has rejoined the Bisons. Tepera has a 7.27 ERA in eight games with Buffalo this season. Fellow reliever Bo Schultz also joins the Herd for a rehab assignment. Shultz returns to the Herd after posting a 1.69 in 21 1/3 innings for Buffalo in 2015… Infielder Shane Opitz has been transferred to Double-A New Hampshire. Optiz went hitless in his only game with the Bisons in 2016… Dalton Pompey went hitless in four at bats on Saturday to snap his hitting streak at six games... Friday's game is the third shutout of the Bisons' road trip, and their third overall this season… The Herd now improves to 11-4 in games were Tony Sanchez is behind the plate…

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NORWICH, CT - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats rode Rowdy Tellez's bat to a doubleheader sweep of the Hartford Yard Goats on Saturday, taking Game 1 4-2 and Game 2 1-0 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut.

 

Tellez drove in all five runs on the day for the Fisher Cats (17-17), who picked up their first road doubleheader sweep since they took two from the Connecticut Defenders at Dodd Stadium back in April of 2009. The Yard Goats (23-12) mustered only nine hits between the two games, and none off the Fisher Cats bullpen. New Hampshire has now won six straight for the first time since June 2014. The series is being played at Dodd Stadium in Norwich while construction continues on Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford.

 

New Hampshire opened the scoring in the first game in the top of the first inning. Roemon Fields singled off German Marquez (L, 3-2) to lead off the game, and stole second base. With one out, Dwight Smith, Jr. worked a walk, and Marquez balked to move the runners to second and third. Tellez sliced a double to right field, plating both runners and putting New Hampshire ahead 2-0.

 

Hartford got on the board in the bottom of the third against Fisher Cats starter Casey Lawrence (W, 1-2). Correlle Prime singled with one out, and moved to second when Jon Berti made an error at third base on Raimel Tapia's grounder. David Dahl looped a single to left, bringing home Prime and cutting the Fisher Cats' lead to 2-1.

 

The Fisher Cats extended the lead in the top of the fifth, as Smith cracked a double up the right field line with two outs. Tellez hammered a hanging curveball from Marquez over the right field wall for a two-run blast. It was his sixth homer of the season, and it gave New Hampshire a 4-1 edge.

 

The Yard Goats got a run back in the bottom of the fifth. Jan Vazquez led off with a walk, and came in to score on a double by Prime. Juan Ciriaco singled, but was doubled off on a line-out by Raimel Tapia, and Lawrence got Dahl to ground out to end the inning, with New Hampshire still leading 4-2. The bullpen held strong, though, closing out the game with two shutout innings to preserve the victory.

 

Lawrence earned the win, throwing five strong innings with two runs allowed (one earned) on five hits and a walk, fanning three. John Stilson gave up a walk and fanned two in a scoreless inning of relief to earn his second save. Wil Browning worked around two walks to turn in a shutout frame of relief for his seventh save.

 

In the nightcap, both teams were scoreless until the top of the fourth. With one out and Matt Dean on first base, Tellez smashed a double off the left-center field fence against Tyler Anderson (L, 0-1), bringing Dean home for the game's first run and giving New Hampshire a 1-0 lead. The pitching made it stand up, with Luis Santos (W, 4-0) earning the win with six shutout innings of four-hit baseball and six strikeouts. Murphy Smith fired a perfect inning to record his first save.

 

The Fisher Cats will go for the sweep Sunday afternoon, with righty Jeremy Gabryszwski getting the start for New Hampshire against Hartford southpaw Harrison Musgraves. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m., and Ben Gellman has the call starting at 1:15 p.m. on the Fisher Cats Radio Network.

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DUNEDIN, FL - On a night where the stands were filled up with canines, it was RHP Brandon Woodruff (4-1) who K'ed 10, tying a career best and helping the Brevard County Manatees (12-24) beat the Dunedin Blue Jays (15-21) on Saturday night. Woodruff and Jays' starter RHP Justin Shafer each got through six innings allowing just two hits without a run.

 

1B Ryan McBroom ended Woodruff's night on a sour note when he hit a two-run home run in the seventh, but the Manatees four-run top half was enough to give them a 7-2 victory in the end. The Manatees got to LHP Aaron Loup (L, 0-1) in the seventh who was making a rehab start for Dunedin. Loup allowed a pair of base hits and a pair of walks while recording one out. DH Fidel Pena's RBI-single started the scoring. Pena collected run-scoring singles in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to help Brevard County. LHP Matt Dermody relieved Loup and promptly gave up a two-run double to LF Brandon Diaz, making it a 3-0 game.

 

Shafer's outing tied the longest of the year for Dunedin pitching. His six innings were quick and efficient in his second start since coming off the DL. He has now allowed two hits over his last 10.1 frames. RHP Adonys Cardona allowed his first runs of the year in the eighth, snapping a 12.1 inning scoreless streak.

 

The final game of this series is Sunday at 1:00 pm. Dunedin looks to even the series at two with RHP Conner Greene on the mound. He'll face off against LHP Kodi Medeiros for Brevard.

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LANSING, Mich. - The South Bend Cubs (21-13) collected 14 hits, 13 of them singles, and defeated the Lansing Lugnuts (17-16), 6-2 on Saturday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.

 

After losing the opener, South Bend has won two consecutive games in the four-game series.

 

The piranha offense - many small bites, rather than one large blow - ate up Lugnuts starter Sean Reid-Foley (Loss, 2-2), who allowed nine singles in 3 2/3 innings, including six singles and five runs in a fourth inning that swung the momentum of the game.

 

South Bend starter Preston Morrison (Win, 2-2) gave up a run-scoring wild pitch and an Andrew Guillotte RBI double, both in the sixth inning, but otherwise held the Lugnuts at bay in 5 1/3 frames.

 

The Lugs didn't help their own cause, going 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

 

In defeat, Max Pentecost went 1-for-4 with a single; Dusty Isaacs struck out five batters in two scoreless innings; and Patrick Murphy, the Blue Jays' third-round selection in 2013, made his return to the mound for the first time in 17 months. Working at 93-95 miles-per-hour, Murphy allowed an unearned run in the sixth before escaping a bases-loaded jam in the seventh. He finished both innings with strikeouts.

 

The series finale is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. Sunday, a Kids Day presented by Delta Dental celebrating Captain America! The first 300 kids in attendance will receive special Captain America comic books. Plus, play catch on the field between 1:00 and 1:30, and Kids Run the Bases after the game! Lansing right-hander Ryan Cook (0-4, 5.83) starts against South Bend left-hander Ryan Kellogg (2-3, 3.38).

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Kings 3 Stars of the Night

 

1) Rowdy Tellez: Tellez went 4/6 on the doubleheader day, with a home run, double, and also a walk.

 

2) Dusty Isaacs: The Lugnuts reliever was dominant tonight, striking out 5 batters in just 2 innings.

 

3) Patrick Murphy: Murphy was not great on Saturday night, but it was his first outing since 2014, and just the 2nd of his professional career. The 83rd overall pick way back in 2013 has had his career derailed by injuries (mind you - the jays drafted him knowing the injury risks), so it's nice to see him pitching again.

 

Jesse G-S ‏@jgoldstrass 3h3 hours ago

Working 93-95 mph, Patrick Murphy allows a run in the 6th inning before stranding two runners. He was the Blue Jays' 3rd round pick in 2013.

 

 

Kings Platinum Arencibia:

 

1) Richard Urena: Urena had a night to forget, going 0/4 with 4 strikeouts and a fielding error, his 10th error of the season.

 

honourable mention Aaron Loup

[TheHurl]

Alford hurt?

[burlingtonbandit]

Alford hurt?

 

has been all season.

[TheHurl]

has been all season.

 

thanks for the update Tips...he started the game got hit by a pitch and got replaced.

[burlingtonbandit]

thanks for the update Tips...he started the game got hit by a pitch and got replaced.

 

nice

[43211234]

thanks for the update Tips...he started the game got hit by a pitch and got replaced.

 

Got thrown out. Maybe he went to the pitcher after getting hit.

 

Edit: Ah, I see he was picked off and argued.

[King]

Dunedin Bottom of the 1st

• Anthony Alford hit by pitch.
  
• With Richard Urena batting, Brandon Woodruff picks off Anthony Alford at 1st on throw to Dustin DeMuth.
  
• Dunedin Blue Jays center fielder Anthony Alford ejected by 1B umpire Grant Conrad.
  
• Richard Urena strikes out swinging.
  
• Jason Leblebijian strikes out swinging.
  

[burlingtonbandit]

Loup had a rough first outing of the season. Anyone know what the velo was?

[TheHurl]

No, he was picked off and then tossed by ump for arguing.

 

Thanks, I would have looked it up but that wouldn't give King a role around here

[43211234]

Loup had a rough first outing of the season. Anyone know what the velo was?

 

Touched 102.

[Sparky12]

How come no Travis today?

[King]

How come no Travis today?

 

Scheduled off day.

[TheHurl]

If you are concerned about that, consider endorsing him as Twitter czar.

 

Sending Admin a text as we speak. Is this something King even wants to do?

[burlingtonbandit]

Touched 102.

 

thats disappointing.

[Spanky99]

thanks for the update Tips...he started the game got hit by a pitch and got replaced.

 

I've seen these updates all season too, but the thanks tips to BB rocks as maybe the best post of the year. (Nominated)

[flafson]

Loup has a nice ERA.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Best May 14th recap I have seen all year, King!!! Clap Clap Clap... Lol

[Slade]

Anyone still have hope that Stilson can be a good bullpen arm? Not sure where his stuff is at anymore.

[THANOS]

Anyone still have hope that Stilson can be a good bullpen arm? Not sure where his stuff is at anymore.

 

I really hope so.

[nextyear]

Best May 14th recap I have seen all year, King!!! Clap Clap Clap... Lol

 

Darn right!

[Krylian]

Anyone still have hope that Stilson can be a good bullpen arm? Not sure where his stuff is at anymore.

 

Yes. The velocity is still there.

[Spanky99]

Anyone still have hope that Stilson can be a good bullpen arm? Not sure where his stuff is at anymore.

 

His velo is back up, to where it was initially. He needs plenty of work before he can be called up though.