MiLB Recap May 18th 2016

[King]

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With the sun shining down on Coca-Cola Field, A.J. Jimenez beamed even brighter.

 

Buffalo's catcher knocked in four runs in a four-hit performance as the Bisons out-mashed the Mud Hens to 7-5 victory Wednesday afternoon. The perfect day at the plate boosted the Puerto Rican's batting average from .194 to .242.

 

"It was a good day overall. The hits came, I got some guys around the bases and I got the big hit," said Jimenez, now 8-for-12 over a four-game hitting streak.

 

"It's a good feeling."

 

The good vibes were also felt by the rest of Buffalo's batters as the Herd got to Chad Bell, making his first start of 2016, early and often.

 

Andy Burns led off Buffalo's half of the first with a triple to the wall in right-center field. Darrell Ceciliani followed up by ripping a double to the corner in right, putting the Bisons on the board after just four pitches. Matt Dominguez then walked before he and Ceciliani came around to score on Jimenez's first hit of the afternoon.

 

Ceciliani and Dominguez each singled to left to get offense going again in the second inning. Then, with two out and the bases loaded, Jimenez had his grounder knocked down by second baseman Alberto Gonzalez, but hustled down the line hard enought to beat the throw at the first base bag. While the Mud Hens were still occupied with Jimenez, Dominguez took the opportunity to scamper home from second to put the Herd up 5-2.

 

The Bisons returned the favour to Jimenez in the both the fifth and seventh. Junior Lake chauffeured him home twice, each following a double from the 26-year-old.

 

"We had a little talk today about going out and having fun," manager Gary Allenson said after the rare, offensive outburst.

 

"We got [the offense] from some guys that had been struggling, hopefully it can be contagious."

 

Buffalo hadn't put seven on the board since losing 8-7 to Rochester in extra innings on April 26th.

 

In his fifth start of the year, Roberto Hernandez allowed four hits and a pair of runs in the first inning before putting up three hitless frames. The 35-year-old was then tagged with three hits and three runs in the fifth, all coming on Tyler Collins' towering blast over the Toyota sign on center field wall. Hernandez mixed in three strikeouts and a walk while throwing 83 pitches over five innings of work, evening his record at 2-2.

 

Chad Jenkins and Pat McCoy were each credited with a hold, combining for 2.0 scoreless innings of work.

 

Ryan Tepera picked up his third save of the season with a six-out effort of his own.

 

BISONS NOTES:

Wednesday marked the second time this season that A.J. Jimenez has had a four-RBI game…Buffalo's bullpen has allowed just 6 of 48 inherited runners to score…After sending nine men to the plate in the first, the Herd has now batted around three times in 2016…The Bisons beging a four-game set with the Red Sox tomorrow...Devon Travis is expected to start at second base and play seven innings on Thursday as part of a rehab stint for the Blue Jays.

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KC Hobson

 

PORTLAND, MAINE - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats got big performances from K.C. Hobson and Matt Dean to batter the Portland Sea Dogs 8-2 Wednesday night at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine, ending their seven-game road trip on a high note.

 

The Fisher Cats (19-19) earned their fifth win of the road-trip, bringing their record back to .500 on the season. The Sea Dogs (15-26) only managed three hits against New Hampshire's pitching staff, all in the first four innings. Hobson ended a grueling 0-for-26 slump with a first-inning, bases-loaded triple to blow the game open.

 

New Hampshire put a crooked number up right away in the top of the first inning against Portland starting pitcher Justin Haley (L, 3-3). Roemon Fields drew a leadoff walk, and advanced to third base when he tried to steal as Jon Berti worked a walk and catcher Ali Solis threw the ball into center field. On a double steal, Berti was caught stealing, but Fields took home, making it 1-0 Fisher Cats. Haley then walked Rowdy Tellez and Dean, and Dwight Smith, Jr. singled to load the bases. Hobson sliced a bases-clearing triple into the right-field corner, giving New Hampshire the 4-0 lead and chasing Haley from the game.

 

Portland cut into the lead in the bottom of the first inning against Fisher Cats starting pitcher Jason Berken. Leadoff man Cole Sturgeon worked the count full, and took Berken's tenth pitch over the right-field fence for a solo homer, cutting New Hampshire's advantage to 4-1.

 

The Fisher Cats and Sea Dogs traded runs in the second inning, as Jorge Flores singled to lead off against Portland reliever Rob Wort, and moved to third when Fields' bouncer up the middle was booted by shortstop Tzu-Wei Lin. With one out, Rowdy Tellez cracked an RBI single to right to make it 5-1. In the bottom of the frame, Aneury Tavarez ripped a triple to left, and came in on a groundout to third by Wendell Rijo, trimming the New Hampshire edge to 5-2.

 

New Hampshire doubled their lead in the top of the sixth inning against Portland reliever Nik Turley. Flores worked a leadoff walk, and moved to second on a bunt single by Fields. Berti and Tellez both struck out, but Dean crushed a 3-1 fastball to straightaway center field for a three-run homer. The blast was the third of the year for Dean, and it put New Hampshire out in front 8-2.

 

Bergen threw four innings in the start, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk while whiffing three. Danny Barnes (W, 2-0) tossed two perfect frames of relief with three strikeouts. Murphy Smith posted two flawless innings with two strikeouts. Wil Browning finished the ballgame, walking one and fanning one in a shutout inning of relief.

 

The Fisher Cats return home Friday to take on the Hartford Yard Goats, with righty Casey Lawrence starting for New Hampshire against Hartford right-hander German Marquez. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m., and Bob Lipman and Tyler Murray have the call starting at 6:15 on the Fisher Cats Radio Network.

 

Join us Friday for WMUR's "Play Ball for CHaD" night, where we help raise money for the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock! Tickets are available online at NHFishercats.com or by calling 603-641-2005.

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Anthony Alford

 

DUNEDIN, FL - The Dunedin Blue Jays (17-23) used a four run sixth inning to propel themselves ahead of the Fort Myers Miracle (22-18) on Wednesday with a 5-3 win. The Jays were down 3-0 when they put up the four spot on RHP Keaton Steele (L, 1-4) in the sixth inning.

 

Prior to the Jays taking the lead, RHP Kyle Westwood allowed three runs over five innings. Up 1-0 in the fourth with a runner on, CF Max Murphy lifted a high fly ball to left field that took a hard ricochet off the wall. Murphy chugged all the way around the bases, sliding into home for an inside-the-park home run.

 

Steele held Dunedin scoreless through the first five innings, but four runs on five hits in the sixth inning did him in. After a walk and single, CF Anthony Alford slapped a two-run double to right-centerfield. Alford also singled in a run in the seventh, giving him his first extra-base hit and first multi-hit game of 2016.

 

With two outs in the sixth, DH L.B. Dantzler doubled down the right field line to bring in Alford, tying the game. C Mike Reeves promptly singled to right, scoring Dantzler and giving Dunedin the lead for good.

 

RHP Connor Fisk (W, 2-0) set down all six batters he faced to earn his second win in as many outings this year. RHP Adonys Cardona (H, 4) tossed a scoreless eighth before the Jays saw some drama in the ninth.

 

LHP Matt Dermody (H, 2) came out to close the game and surrendered three singles while recording one out. With the bases loaded, RHP Carlos Ramirez (S, 4) induced a flyout of 2B Tanner Witt bringing up the previously 3-for-3 C Brian Navarreto with the tying run at second base. Ramirez struck out Navarreto looking to end the game, handing Dunedin their second consecutive win.

 

The final game of this four game set will be at 6:30 pm on Thursday. RHP Justin Shafer will square off against RHP Felix Jorge.

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Jon Harris

 

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - 2015 first-rounder Jon Harris struck out 11 batters in seven scoreless innings, and Ryan Hissey delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the tenth inning, bringing the Lansing Lugnuts (19-17) a 1-0 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (20-19) in a Wednesday matinee at Parkview Field.

 

Harris, rated the Blue Jays' #4 prospect by MLB Pipeline, set new career highs in both strikeouts and innings pitched, limiting Fort Wayne to only four hits and one walk. The Missouri State product lowered his ERA to 1.05 and extended his scoreless streak to 21 consecutive innings. He has allowed only one unearned run in his last 25 innings.

 

But three TinCaps pitchers matched zeroes with Harris and reliever Josh DeGraaf through nine innings, forcing extra frames.

 

With one out in the tenth, Gunnar Heidt doubled down the right field line against new Fort Wayne reliever Gerardo Reyes (Loss, 2-1). Two batters later, Hissey pinch-hit for Jake Anderson and sent a hard grounder toward first. The ball bounced up on Brad Zunica and hopped away. The first baseman gloved it desperately and shoveled late to Reyes at the bag, all the while Heidt sped all the way around from second base.

 

DeGraaf (Win, 3-3) held the TinCaps off the board in the eighth and ninth innings to earn the victory, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out two.

 

Dusty Isaacs (Save, 5) pitched a perfect tenth, striking out two.

 

Heidt led the Lugnuts' offense with a 2-for-4 performance, and Andrew Guillotte went 1-for-4 to extend his on-base streak to 14 games.

 

The rubber match of the three-game series will be held at 7:05 p.m. Thursday. Nuts left-hander Angel Perdomo (2-1, 1.98) receives the start against TinCaps right-hander Enyel De Los Santos (2-1, 2.64).

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Kings 3 Stars of the Night

 

1) Jon Harris: Toronto's first round pick from last season finally showed why he was taken in the 1st round going 7 innings with 11 strikeouts.

 

2) A.J. Jimenez: The once highly touted Blue Jays "catcher of the future" went 4/4 with 2 doubles.

 

3) Anthony Alford: Alford continued his turn around from a rough start to the season going 2/4 with a double.

 

 

Kings Platinum Arencibia

 

1) Lane Thomas: Thomas went 0/4 with 3 strikeouts.

 

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[43211234]

Alford with back-to-back games with 0 strikeouts!

[Belliss101]

Jon Harris!!!!!

[Maahfaace]

Alford with back-to-back games with 0 strikeouts!

 

Here's to hoping he's found his groove

[Qwerty]

Why didnt Max Pentecost play? WE NEED him catching Harris ASAP.

[Pendleton]

Great start for Harris, and nice to see wins all around for the farm last night.

[KingKat]

Why didnt Max Pentecost play? WE NEED him catching Harris ASAP.

 

Is he even catching at all?

[Cyborg]

Is he even catching at all?

 

Not yet. But eventually Im sure he will.

[Nafro]

Why didnt Max Pentecost play? WE NEED him catching Harris ASAP.

 

Why? I would prefer Johnny "minor league lifer" catching Harris who can also help coach him. As for Pentecost let him DH to work to get professional AB's and wait until his shoulder is 110 percent healed to put him behind the dish.

 

King you're the man!

[Sammy225]

Not yet. But eventually Im sure he will.

 

Do you think so? I would think he would be directed to first. Wouldn't think is arm is near as strong anymore.

[GD]

Do you think so? I would think he would be directed to first. Wouldn't think is arm is near as strong anymore.

 

He'd go to second if anything.

[crazy47larry]

junior lake and aj jimenez went a combined 7for7. broken clocks and all that.

[King]

I'm away for a bit so i won't be able to do these again until Tuesday

 

Someone else can make their own edition if they wish

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

All hail the new Bing!!! Clap clap clap

 

I say I'd miss your Face, but not soooo much! Lol

 

Have Fun Lil buddy!