Minor League Recaps 7/14

Triple-A: Toledo Mud Hens (41-58)

W, 11-3 vs. Louisville. The Mud Hens used four-run innings in both the third and fifth to take a commanding lead. Danny Dorn homered for the second time in as many days and Avisail Garcia recorded two hits.

• RHP Jose Ortega: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 0 K
• LF Nick Castellanos: 1-5, R, 2 K
• CF Avisail Garcia: 2-6, R, 2 K, SB
• 1B Danny Dorn: 2-4, 2 R, HR (19), 4 RBI, BB, 2 K
• 2B Danny Worth: 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B (9), 2 RBI, BB, 1 K

Double-A: Erie SeaWolves (48-44)

W, 7-3 vs. Harrisburg. Matt Crouse started for the SeaWolves and picked up the win by tossing 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball. Will Clinard then logged 1 2/3 innings to pick up his first save of the season. Ramon Cabrera drove in three runs for Erie in the winning effort.

• LHP Matt Crouse (W, 5-7): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K
• LHP Ryan Robowski (H, 3): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 0 K
• LHP Will Startup (H, 3): 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Will Clinard (S, 1): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• CF Daniel Fields: 1-3, RBI
• SS Eugenio Suarez: 1-4, R, 1 K
• LF Tyler Collins: 0-1, 1 K
• C Ramon Cabrera: 4-4, R, 3 RBI
• RF Jamie Johnson: 1-3, R, 2B (9), RBI, BB

Advanced-A: Lakeland Flying Tigers (40-49)

W, 8-7 vs. Fort Myers. Tyler Hanover plated the game-winning run for the Flying Tigers with an 11th-inning sacrifice fly. Lakeland pounded out 19 hits in the ballgame. Devon Travis, Francisco Martinez, Steven Moya and Jeff McVaney all notched three hits in the win.

• RHP Jeff Ferrell: 3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Matt Davenport: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• LHP Alex Burgos: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• LHP Joe Rogers (W, 1-1): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
• SS Dixon Machado: 2-6, R, 2 2B (3), RBI, 1 K
• DH Francisco Martinez: 3-5, 2 R, BB
• 1B Aaron Westlake: 1-6, R, 1 K
• 2B Devon Travis: 3-6, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, 1 K
• RF Steven Moya: 3-6, R, 2B (12)
• CF Jeff McVaney: 3-4, R, RBI, 2 BB
• LF Jason Krizan: 1-5, BB
• 3B Tyler Hanover: 1-4, R, 2B (11), 4 RBI, 1 K

Low-A: West Michigan Whitecaps (45-48)

W, 5-2 vs. Kane County. West Michigan scored four runs in the first inning and never surrendered the lead. Jason King and Lance Durham both drove in two runs apiece for the Whitecaps, while Corey Knebel notched his third save of the season.

• RHP Endrys Briceno (W, 5-6): 5 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Chad Smith (H, 4): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
• RHP Guido Knudson (H, 4): 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Corey Knebel (S, 3): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• LF Danry Vasquez: 0-4
• 1B Jeff Holm: 2-3, R, BB
• CF Connor Harrell: 0-4, 1 K
• 3B Jason King: 1-4, R, 3B (2), 2 RBI
• DH Lance Durham: 1-4, R, HR (8), 2 RBI, 1 K
• RF Jake Stewart: 2-4, R, 2B (7), HR (9), RBI, 2 K
• SS David Gonzalez: 1-3, 1 K
• 2B Jared Reaves: 2-3, R, BB

Class-A Short-Season: Connecticut Tigers (11-16)

W, 6-4 vs. Brooklyn. Connecticut scored four runs in the sixth inning and two more in the eighth to overcome a 4-0 deficit. Ryan Beck earned the win for Connecticut and Scott Sitz notched the save. Kasey Coffman drove in three runs for the Tigers.

• LHP Joe Mantiply: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
• RHP Jonathan Maciel: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Zac Reininger: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
• LHP Ryan Beck (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Scott Sitz (S, 1): 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
• CF Austin Schotts: 0-3, R, BB, SB (8)
• RF Raphael Rhymes: 2-3, 2B (2), RBI, BB
• 2B Dominic Ficociello: 0-4, RBI, BB, 3 K
• SS Curt Powell: 4-4, 2 R, RBI
• 1B Pat Leyland: 1-4, 1 K
• LF Kasey Coffman: 2-5, R, 2B (5), 3 RBI, 2 K