Minor League Recaps 7/17

Connecticut was the only affiliate during yesterday's action to win. Toledo had the day off, as the International League competed against the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star Game. Corey Knebel tossed a scoreless inning for West Michigan.

By james.nahikian Jul 18, 2013, 6:00am EDT

Double-A: Erie SeaWolves (49-46)

L, 5-4 vs. Akron. Erie owned a 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, but Will Clinard and Melvin Mercedes blew the lead and the SeaWolves lost in walk-off fashion. James McCann and Jamie Johnson drove in two runs apiece for Erie. Francisco Lindor, Cleveland’s top prospect according to MLB.com, went 1-3.

RHP Victor Larez: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K
LHP Will Startup (H, 4): 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 0 K
RHP Will Clinard (L, 1-2): 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 1 K
RHP Melvin Mercedes (BS, 1): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
C James McCann: 1-4, R, 2B (16), 2 RBI
CF Daniel Fields: 0-4, 2 K
SS Eugenio Suarez: 1-5, 3 K
LF Tyler Collins: 1-3, R, BB, 1 K
DH Ramon Cabrera: 1-3, R, BB
RF Jamie Johnson: 2-5, 2B (11), 2 RBI, 1 K
3B Wade Gaynor: 1-4, R, 2B (18), 1 K

Advanced-A: Lakeland Flying Tigers (41-50)

L, 7-5 vs. Palm Beach. Starter Thomas Collier took the loss for Lakeland, as the right-hander yielded a three-run second inning that the Flying Tigers couldn’t recover from. Dixon Machado and Devon Travis were credited with Lakeland’s two RBIs.

RHP Thomas Collier (L, 0-2): 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Brennan Smith: 2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Michael Torrealba: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
SS Dixon Machado: 1-4, R, RBI, BB
3B Francisco Martinez: 0-4, 1 K
1B Aaron Westlake: 1-5, 1 K
2B Devon Travis: 2-4, R, RBI, BB
RF Steven Moya: 0-4, 1 K
CF Jeff McVaney: 1-2, R, 2 BB
LF Jason Krizan: 2-4, 2B (14), BB, 1 K
C Luis Alberto Sanz: 1-4, R

Low-A: West Michigan Whitecaps (45-50)

L, 9-1 vs. Burlington. Montreal Robertson and Chad Smith combined to give up all nine of Burlington’s runs, as the two right-handers lasted a total of five innings. Corey Knebel tossed a perfect eighth inning for the Whitecaps. Jeff Holm, Jason King, Connor Harrell and Harold Castro notched West Michigan’s four hits.

RHP Calvin Drummond: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Guido Knudson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Corey Knebel: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
LF Danry Vasquez: 0-4, 1 K
1B Jeff Holm: 1-4, R
CF Connor Harrell: 1-4, 2B (8), 1 K
3B Jason King: 1-3, 2B (5), RBI, BB, 1 K, SB (4)
2B Harold Castro: 1-3, 2B (1), 2 K, SB (2)
DH Lance Durham: 0-4, 3 K
RF Jake Stewart: 0-3, 1 K
SS Jared Reaves: 0-4, 2 K

Class-A Short-Season: Connecticut Tigers (12-17)

W, 3-2 vs. Jamestown. All three of Connecticut’s runs came during the third inning. Curt Powell highlighted the three-run frame with a two-RBI triple that plated both Austin Schotts and Kasey Coffman. Zac Reininger closed the game out for the Tigers by recording one out in the ninth inning.

LHP Joe Flattery: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Austin Pritcher (W, 1-1): 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Jonathan Maciel (H, 1): 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Zac Reininger (S, 2): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
CF Austin Schotts: 2-4, R, 2 K
RF Ben Verlander: 0-3, 2 K
DH Raphael Rhymes: 0-4, 1 K
2B Dominic Ficociello: 0-3, BB, 2 K
SS Curt Powell: 3-5, R, 2B (2), 3B (1), 2 RBI, SB (4)
1B Pat Leyland: 2-4
LF Kasey Coffman: 1-5, R, 1 K
3B Brett Harrison: 1-4, 1 K

Rookie: Gulf Coast League Tigers (13-7)

L, 15-5 vs. GCL Blue Jays. An eight-run third inning proved to be too much for the Tigers to overcome. Starter Emanuel Chavez was the victim of the tough frame, and the right-hander went on to allow nine runs over just 2 2/3 innings of work. Taylor Johnson drove in three runs for the Tigers, while Rashad Brown and Orvin Tovar both knocked in one run apiece. The ballgame lasted just seven innings, as a doubleheader was supposed to be played, but was not finished due to rain.

RHP Emanuel Chavez (L, 1-2): 2.2 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Dean Aldridge: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Micah Kellogg: 0.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 0 K
RHP Cesar Burgos: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
CF Rashad Brown: 1-3, R, RBI
1B Jesus Ustariz: 0-4
C Tim Remes: 0-3, 1 K
SS Aaron Sayers: 1-2, R, BB, 1 K
DH Taylor Johnson: 3-3, 2 R, 2B (3), HR (1), 3 RBI, BB
2B Jose Zambrano: 1-3
RF Orvin Tovar: 1-4, RBI
3B Steven Fuentes: 2-4, 2 K