MiLB Recap July 8th 2016

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The Bisons lost the first game of seven straight contests with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Friday, falling 3-1 to their IL North rival.

 

A solid debut for Wilmer Font, who allowed two earned runs in 6.0 innings, and a ninth inning home run for Matt Dominguez were not enough to clinch the Bisons' first home win since June 23.

 

"It was a great start," Bisons manager Gary Allenson said of Font's debut. "I don't know if he had butterflies or not, but I'll take two runs in six innings every time."

 

Font joins the Bisons after spending the last two years with Ottawa of the Canadian-American Association. He previously pitched parts of two seasons with the Texas Rangers.

 

The righty pitched three scoreless frames to begin his Bisons' career, before Lehigh Valley took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Max Stassi shot a ball to left field, where the Bisons' Darrell Ceciliani misplayed the hit, allowing Darin Ruf to score and Stassi to reach second.

 

Andrew Knapp plated top prospect J.P. Crawford with a RBI single in the sixth. Font benefitted from a beautifully turned inning-ending double play in the frame, keeping the score 2-0 in favor of Lehigh Valley.

 

Ceciliani redeemed himself in the fifth after his error in the fourth. The leftfielder leaped in front of the outfield wall to take away a leadoff extra-base hit by Darnell Sweeney. In the sixth, the returning Dalton Pompey also made a highlight in the field, corralling a hard-hit rocket in centerfield by Nick Williams. Pompey returned to the Bisons' lineup after sustaining a concussion on June 18, when he ran into the left-field wall in a road game against the IronPigs.

 

"Great catch, great jump, it almost looked like he outran the ball, but he took a perfect route after it," Allenson said of Pompey's fielding tonight. "It's nice to have him back. He swung the bat pretty good for not being out there for three weeks."

 

After retiring the first eight men to face him, IronPigs' starter Ben Lively yielded a two-out single to Alexi Casilla in the bottom of the third. He allowed just four more hits, walking one, over 6.0 innings of shutout ball. He improves to 4-2 at Triple-A this year.

 

"Lively pitched pretty good against us," Allenson said. "He outpitched us. But we played really good defense tonight, and if you asked me if I'd take three runs in nine innings, I'd take it every time out."

 

Casey Kotchman doubled for the Herd's first extra base hit in the bottom of the fifth, and Domonic Brown followed suit in the next inning, but the Bisons could not capitalize either time. Jesus Montero singled off Lively in the sixth following Brown's two-base knock. Brown attempted to score, but was thrown out on a strong throw by leftfielder Nick Williams.

 

Font finished with a line of 6.0 innings, two earned runs, and no strikeouts, in his Bisons' debut.

 

"I felt pretty good, working on my fastball and all my pitches," Font said postgame. "My goal right now is to keep healthy and help the team to win."

 

Franklin Morales relieved Font in the seventh, appearing in his seventh rehab assignment with Buffalo. Morales allowed a solo-homer to Darnell Sweeney increasing the IronPigs' lead to 3-0. Pat Venditte hurled scoreless frames in the eighth and ninth for the Herd.

 

Colton Murray replaced Lively for the bottom of the seventh, and after a perfect inning, Michael Mariot struck out a pair in the eighth.

 

Edward Mujica came in for the save for Lehigh Valley in the ninth, when Matt Dominguez ended the Pigs' shutout bid with his ninth home run of the year. Dominguez ties Jesus Montero for the team lead in homers. The IL's leader in saves, Mujica earned his 23rd save of the season, as Cam Perkins dove on a ball to right off the bat of David Adams, ending the ballgame.

 

Scott Diamond looks to even his record at 7-7 tomorrow, as he takes the mound for Buffalo in game two of the series against Lehigh Valley. James Russell is scheduled to start for the IronPigs, with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. at Coca-Cola Field.

 

BISONS NOTES:

In addition to Pompey's return, pitcher Drew Hutchison and infielder Shane Opitz rejoined the Herd on Friday. Hutchison pitched in two games for Toronto earlier in the week during his second call-up of 2016. Opitz played one game with Buffalo earlier in the season, after a 65-game stint with Double-A New Hampshire. Andy Burns was also recalled to the Blue Jays before Friday's game… Catcher Tony Sanchez singled in the eighth, increasing his IL-best 22 game on base streak… Matt Dominguez now has reached base in 11 straight games… The Bisons have now lost five straight home games, with their last win at Coca-Cola Field coming on June 23 against Louisville.

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Manchester, NH - Christian Lopes had three hits including an RBI double, but a late Fisher Cats rally fell short in a 9-7 loss to Binghamton on Friday night at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.

 

New Hampshire (39-49) scored the final five runs of the game, and had several chances to tie in the late innings. They scored a run in the eighth when Jorge Flores reached on an error, but left the bases loaded. The Fisher Cats also loaded the bases in the ninth, scoring runs on a fielders choice and another Mets error, but couldn't get the final two.

 

The Mets (39-48) hit the board in the top of the third inning. Maikis De La Cruz walked and Champ Stuart followed with a bunt single. Derrik Gibson doubled in one run and Stuart scored on a sacrifice fly by Matt Oberste for a 2-0 lead.

 

For a second straight night, the Fisher Cats were victimized by a big inning in the middle of the game. The Mets rolled out to a 7-0 lead, scoring five times in the top of the sixth inning.

 

After the Fisher Cats made it 7-2 on a sacrifice fly by Dwight Smith Jr. and a groundout by Jason Leblebijian, Binghamton hit right back for two in the top of the seventh inning.

 

Lopes and Lavarnway had RBI hits in the bottom of the seventh inning to make it 9-4.

 

Rainy Lara (5-7) earned the win, allowing just two unearned runs in six innings. David Roseboom finished up for his third save. Jeremy Gabryszwski (5-6) took the loss.

 

The Fisher Cats and Mets meet again on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. An Atlas Fireworks Show will follow the game, presented by Hyundai.

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LANSING, Mich. - Justin Atkinson spun a two-run double down the first base line in the seventh inning, and the Lansing Lugnuts (11-5, 47-39) used the pitching of Ryan Borucki and Andrew Case to tip the Lake County Captains (7-8, 47-38), 2-1, in the Friday night opener of a four-game series at Cooley Law School Stadium.

 

The Lugnuts have won four of the first five games of their current eight-game homestand, improving to 8-1 overall at home in the second half.

 

A Willi Castro RBI double in the fourth inning gave the Captains their only run of the night, though the efforts of Lake County starter Brock Hartson made it appear that one run might be enough.

 

After six shutout innings and seven strikeouts from Hartson, though, Lake County brought in reliever Leandro Linares for his Midwest League debut - and the Lugnuts quickly took advantage.

 

Connor Panas led off the seventh by drawing a walk against Linares (Loss, 0-1). Two batters later, Ryan Hissey singled to left field. Atkinson followed by punching a grounder inside the first base line, scoring Panas to tie the game and Hissey to take the lead.

 

The blow brought the game back into the favor of Lansing starter Borucki (Win, 6-3) who gave up six hits and three walks in 7 2/3 innings, striking out six. The left-hander departed in the eighth in a crucial spot, loading the bases with two outs.

 

Case (Save, 1) took it from there, inducing a groundout to first base from All-Star Willi Castro to strand all three Captains, and then setting the side down in order in the ninth.

 

Saturday is Jimmy Buffett Night with LAFCU Fireworks following the 7:05 p.m. game. Lake County right-hander Shao-Ching Chiang (5-6, 4.29) pitches against Lansing right-hander Jordan Romano (1-0, 1.17).

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Kings 3 Stars of the Night

 

1) Sean Reid Foley: SRF struck out 6 over 5 innings, with most importantly just 1 walk.

 

2) Javier Hernandez: Hernandez went 2/2 with a home run and a walk in the 1st game of a double header.

 

3) Rowdy Tellez: Tellez continued to cruise through AA, going 3/5 with 3 singles.

 

 

Kings Platinum Arencibia

 

1) John Stilson: Stilson got torched for 5 runs (4 earned) in his 0.2 inning relief appearance. He gave up a whopping 6 hits.

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[King]

Gruber your guy Tim Mayza is getting destroyed in AA.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Was gonna say does that Biggio kid ever have a game without a hit?

 

But there was one there I see, but that was a suspended game, not sure that counts!!! Lol