MiLB Recap August 12th 2016

[King]

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The Bisons were blanked by the Pawtucket Red Sox 4-0 on Friday. In the continuation of Buffalo's nine-game homestand, the Herd was held to just two hits in the opener of a three-game series against the PawSox.

 

11,406 fans packed Coca-Cola Field in the second-to-last fridaynightbash! of the season. The crowd saw Pawtucket's Justin Haley keep the Bisons' bats at bay, holding all but Jesus Montero, who went 2-4, out of the hit column, in 8.0 innings of work.

 

"The only guy that really had consistent at bats off him was Montero, who had both of our hits," Allenson said of his lineup's performance against Haley. "You got to hand it to [Haley]. He had some pretty good numbers coming in there and we just did nothing off him."

 

Haley beat Buffalo his last start in Pawtucket on Aug. 7, limiting the Herd to no runs and five hits in 7.0 innings. He has not allowed an earned run in his last three starts.

 

The PawSox struck for three runs off Buffalo starter Mike Bolsinger in the top of the third. Rusney Castillo roped a two-run triple, lining a shot over the head of centerfielder Dalton Pompey. A batter later, Ryan LaMarre made it 3-0, scoring Castillo with a single into centerfield.

 

The Bisons' first baserunners came in the bottom of the second, as they put runners on second and third. With one out, A.J. Jimenez grounded out to the mound, and Andy Burns was robbed on a dive by shortstop Deven Marrero. In the fourth, the Herd squandered an opportunity with runners on the corners, with Domonic Brown grounding into the Bisons' 133rd double play of the season, a high among IL teams.

 

Pawtucket scored a fourth run in the top of the seventh. Jantzen Witte leadoff with an infield single, advanced to second on a throwing error by Andy Burns, and moved to third on a passed ball that hit home plate umpire Eric Gillam square in the facemask. Deven Marrero plated Witte with a run-scoring single.

 

Outfielder Ezequiel Carrera, rehabbing an Achilles injury, joined the Bisons on Friday. He struck out swinging in his first two at bats, grounded out in the sixth, then struck out swinging again in the ninth. Carrera has batted .258 in 75 games with the Blue Jays this year, and spent part of last season with Buffalo, hitting .276 in 30 games. He had not seen action in a game since July 31.

 

"He's obviously, I think, a little bit rusty," Allenson said of Carrera. "He chased some high fastballs, and hadn't seen a breaking-ball in a couple of weeks. So much of hitting is getting used to game-speed pitches and seeing the breaking balls. I'm sure he'll do better the next day, and the next day after that."

 

The Herd's lone two his came off the bat of Jesus Montero. The Bisons' designated hitter went 2-4, with one of his outs coming in the form of a deep fly ball to right field in the bottom of the seventh. Chris Colabello and Matt Dominguez also reached base via base on balls, while Andy Burns reached on an error in the eighth.

 

Mike Bolsinger finished with a line of 4.0 innings, four hits and three earned runs allowed. 39 of his 61 pitches were thrown for strikes.

 

"He's got to get the ball down," Allenson said of Bolsinger. "He threw the ball up a little too much."

 

Jason Berken provided the Herd with 4.0 innings of scoreless ball in relief of Bolsinger. Berken appeared in just his second game with Buffalo, his first coming on July 7, when he allowed four earned runs in 3.1 innings. Bo Schultz then worked a perfect inning in the top of the eighth.

 

"He did a real good job," Allenson said of Berkens' relief outing. "He did a great job keeping us in the game, which is all you can ask of a guy that's coming in in that long relief role. He did a super job, but we just didn't do anything with the bats."

 

On Saturday, Casey Lawrence will be opposed by Sean O'Sullivan in game two of the Bisons' three-game series against the Red Sox. First pitch from Coca-Cola Field is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

 

BISONS NOTES:

A.J. Jimenez threw out his fourth would-be base stealer in the last two games on Friday. He has nabbed 22 runners this season… Andy Burns ended his hitting streak at eight games, going 0-3… Pawtucket takes the advantage in the all-time matchup against the two clubs, as their records sit at 162-161 in favor of the PawSox.

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(Trenton) 21-year old Conner Greene tossed six no-hit innings and earned the win as the Fisher Cats opened a weekend series in Trenton with a 5-4 win on Friday night at ARM & HAMMER Park.

 

Greene walked two and struck out six, leaving after six innings having thrown 90 pitches. Brady Dragmire allowed a lead-off single in the bottom of the ninth to Trenton's Dustin Fowler for the first Thunder hit. After loading the bases, Trenton's Billy McKinney hit a grand slam and Chris Smith came on to get the final two outs for his 11th save.

 

The Fisher Cats (55-62) scored the game's first run in the top of the fourth inning. Rowdy Tellez doubled into the left field corner and scored on a single by Dwight Smith Jr.

 

New Hampshire sent nine men to the plate in the top of the seventh to build the lead to 5-0. In the frame, Jason Leblebijian had a sacrifice fly, Roemon Fields tripled in a run, Christian Lopes had an RBI single and Richard Urena doubled in a run.

 

Lopes finished 3-for-5 and extended his hit streak to 11-games. Richard Urena and Dwight Smith Jr. had two hits each.

 

Trenton (75-44) starter Daniel Camarena (8-4) took the loss. He allowed one run on seven hits in his six innings of work. He walked one and struck out five.

 

The series continues on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. RHP Jeremy Gabryszwski (7-8, 4.44) starts for the Fisher Cats against Trenton RHP Ronald Herrera (8-7, 3.89).

 

The Fisher Cats return to Northeast Delta Dental on Monday, August 15 to start a homestand with the Binghamton Mets. Join us as we begin our Back To School Celebration with a Pencil Bag Giveaway to the first 1,000 kids. For tickets, visit www.nhfishercats.com.

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DUNEDIN, FL - 1B Ryan McBroom smashed his 19th FSL home run of the season on Friday night, part of a 6-2 win for the Dunedin Blue Jays (31-17) over the Brevard County Manatees (14-34).

 

Dunedin's scheduled starter, RHP Justin Shafer (W, 4-5), pitched 7.2 relief innings because of a 30-minute rain delay that put RHP Francisco Rios in a one inning starting role. Shafer allowed two insignificant runs on six hits while striking out six. He nearly closed out the game, but fell a batter short due to pitch count. RHP Dusty Isaacs (S, 3) struck out SS Wendell Rijo with the tying run on deck to earn the one-out save.

 

The Jays struck first in the first with LF Jonathan Davis' sac fly, plating CF Anthony Alford. Along with McBroom's bomb in the third, Alford blooped a 3-2, 2-out pitch to right in the fourth with two runners on. RF Josh Almonte was chugging hard from first and came around to score, giving Dunein a 5-0 lead.

 

The first run of the game for Brevard County was CF Corey Ray's second home run of the series, the third of his professional career.

 

The Jays go for the sweep Saturday night with RHP Luis Santos who opposes RHP Phil Bickford. First pitch is at 6:30 PM.

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Kings 3 Stars of the Night

 

1) Vladimir Guerrero Jr: Vlad Jr. went 3/4 with 2 home runs, a walk, and a stolen base.

 

2) Bradley Jones: Jones went 3/3 with 2 home runs (1 a grand slam), a walk and 7 runs batted in.

 

3) Conner Greene: Greene had one of the best starts with New Hampshire as he pitched 6 no hit innings, with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts, and 8 groundball outs.

 

Kings Platinum Arencibia

 

1) Ezequiel Carrera: Carrera went 0/4 with 3 strikeouts for Buffalo.

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Francisco Mejia Update: Hit streak 49 games

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[Krylian]

Rios. One inning only. Why?

[thatoneguy]

Rios. One inning only. Why?

 

"Dunedin's scheduled starter, RHP Justin Shafer (W, 4-5), pitched 7.2 relief innings because of a 30-minute rain delay that put RHP Francisco Rios in a one inning starting role."

[King]

Rios. One inning only. Why?

 

read

[Krylian]

Ya. I read it after I already posted the question.

 

Some serious performances tonight.

[RealAccountant]

vlad jr is going to be a superstar.

[King]

Vancouver Canadians are on MiLB.TV over the next few days. Pretty good quality broadcast too (unlke Eugene)

 

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[King]

Conner Greene had struggled in two outings since pitching a four-hit shutout on July 26. He got back to his winning ways with a masterful outing Friday.

 

The Blue Jays' 10th-ranked prospect pitched six hitless innings, striking out six and walking two, as Double-A New Hampshire held on for a 5-4 victory at Trenton.

 

"[The key was] just controlling my fastball," Greene said. "Having command on the outer half of the zone was the key for me."

 

Greene issued a four-pitch walk to Miguel Andujar with two outs in the first inning, but he bounced back to get Mike Ford to fly out to left. He retired the next nine batters before walking Ford on five pitches in the fourth.

 

"You can't be too fine; I was trying to be perfect," the 21-year-old right-hander said. "You're not going to be ever in this game; those walks were me trying to be perfect. Just the process of throwing strikes instead of being something you're not ... attacking, getting back to the attack mentality and not falling behind."

 

Greene was working with a 1-0 lead after Dwight Smith's RBI single in the top of the fourth, and New Hampshire added four runs in a long top of the seventh that saw nine batters come to the plate and essentially ended the California native's night after 90 pitches.

 

"I was gonna get [a chance to pitch the seventh], but because it was a long half-inning, I respect the coaches' decision," he said. "I think it was a good one, I was getting a little stiff there. Whatever helps the team win, and [reliever] Brady [Dragmire] did a good job there."

 

Dragmire worked two innings before losing the no-hitter when Dustin Fowler singled to lead off the ninth. Andujar reached on a throwing error by third baseman Jason Leblebijian, and Abiatal Avelino walked two batters later to load the bases with one out. Yankees No. 16 prospect Billy McKinney blasted a grand slam to right-center that cut the Fisher Cats' lead to 5-4.

 

"[i had] a little adrenaline, but I knew Brady could handle it, so I wasn't too worried about it," Greene said. "He ended up getting taken out, but I had a lot of confidence in him and [closer] Chris Smith. I was just hoping we could get this win together. [i had] no doubts that we were going to keep it going and get the third out in the last inning."

 

Smith allowed a single to Mark Payton but got Dante Bichette to fly out to right before striking out Sebastian Valle to preserve the win for Greene (4-4), who was coming off consecutive losses at Richmond on July 31 and against Erie on Aug. 6.

 

Greene allowed four runs -- all in the sixth inning -- on three hits and three walks over 5 1/3 innings against the Flying Squirrels before the SeaWolves got to him for six runs on nine hits and two walks in 5 1/3 frames. Despite those struggles, he said he didn't feel the need to overhaul his approach.

 

"Nothing changed," the 2013 seventh-round pick said. "In Richmond, I kind of got touched up in the sixth inning but had a good one through five and similar stuff in the following one. ... I have confidence in my game -- just attacking and commanding fastballs."

 

Greene started the season in Class A Advanced Dunedin, where he went 4-4 with a 2.90 ERA over 77 2/3 innings. He had been up and down in seven starts after being promoted to New Hampshire, allowing four or more earned runs in four outings and two or fewer in the other three.

 

"Ryan Lavarnway handles me very well; him being a [former] big league catcher, he has a lot to teach me," Greene said. "I listen up and take what I can from him and his experiences. Being consistent and focused is huge and keeping the ball down. These guys can rake, [you] can't leave it up."

 

Leadoff man Christian Lopes went 3-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to 11 games and Blue Jays top prospect Richard Urena stretched his streak to 15 with a double and a single.

 

Thunder starter Daniel Camarena (8-4) allowed one run on six hits and a walk while striking out five over six innings.

[Jonn]

Vancouver Canadians are on MiLB.TV over the next few days. Pretty good quality broadcast too (unlke Eugene)

 

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