Minor League Recaps 8/6

Triple-A: Toledo Mud Hens (51-68)

W, 4-1 vs. Columbus. Jose Alvarez earned the win for Toledo by tossing seven innings of one-run ball. Jose Ortega then pitched a perfect eighth inning before Jose Valverde secured the win by throwing a clean ninth. Mike Cervenak, Danny Dorn and Ben Guez all homered for the Mud Hens. Omar Infante started off his rehab assignment by going 1-for-5 at the plate with a strike out. Infante batted first and was Toledo’s designated hitter. Trevor Bauer, a highly thought of prospect in the Cleveland organization, took the loss for Columbus. The right-hander allowed three runs on five hits while walking five and striking out six over 6 1/3 innings.

• LHP Jose Alvarez (W, 8-5): 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K
• RHP Jose Ortega (H, 8): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
• RHP Jose Valverde (S, 7): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• DH Omar Infante: 1-5, 1 K
• LF Nick Castellanos: 0-4, 1 K
• 1B Jordan Lennerton: 2-2, R, 2 BB
• 3B Mike Cervenak: 1-4, R, HR (5), 2 RBI, 1 K
• RF Danny Dorn: 1-2, R, HR (23), RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
• CF Ben Guez: 1-4, R, HR (16), RBI, 2 K

Double-A: Erie SeaWolves (60-53)

W, 3-2 vs. Trenton. Jamie Johnson plated Marcus Lemon during the ninth inning to tie the ballgame before Eugenio Suarez delivered the walk-off victory by singling home Johnson himself. Justin Souza – who tossed a clean top half of the inning – earned the win for Erie.

• LHP Ramon Garcia: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K
• RHP Tyler Stohr: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Justin Souza (W, 5-1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• C James McCann: 0-3, BB, 2 K
• CF Daniel Fields: 1-4, 1 K
• SS Eugenio Suarez: 1-4, RBI, BB
• LF Tyler Collins: 2-4, R, 1 K, SB (4)
• DH Ramon Cabrera: 1-3, BB, 1 K
• RF Jamie Johnson: 1-5, R
• 2B Marcus Lemon: 1-3, R, BB
• 3B Wade Gaynor: 1-4, 2B (26), RBI, 2 K

Low-A: West Michigan Whitecaps (55-57)

W, 6-3 vs. Dayton. Jordan John pitched sixed innings of two-run ball for the Whitecaps before third-round selection Jeff Thompson earned the three-inning save. Dean Green hit a home run for West Michigan, while Lance Durham and Jeff Holm combined to drive in five runs.

• LHP Jordan John (W, 7-4): 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K
• RHP Jeff Thompson (S, 1): 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• LF Jeff Holm: 1-4, R, 2B (14), 2 RBI
• SS Jared Reaves: 2-4, 2 R
• 3B Jason King: 0-4
• 1B Dean Green: 1-3, R, HR (2), RBI, 1 K
• CF Jake Stewart: 0-3, 1 K
• RF Raph Rhymes: 2-4, 2 R, 1 K
• DH Lance Durham: 3-4, 3 RBI
• 2B Harold Castro: 0-3, 1 K

Class-A Short-Season: Connecticut Tigers (21-27)

W, 4-1 vs. Brooklyn. First-round selection Jonathon Crawford started for the Tigers and blanked the Cyclones over 2 2/3 innings. Connecticut scored four runs in the third inning and Brooklyn could never recover.

• RHP Jonathon Crawford: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
• RHP Jonathan Maciel (W, 2-1): 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Tanner Bailey (H, 3): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
• RHP Johnnie Kirkland (S, 2): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• CF Austin Schotts: 1-4, R, 2 K, 2 SB (13)
• RF Ben Verlander: 0-4, 2 K
• SS Curt Powell: 0-2, R, 2 BB, 2 K
• DH Kasey Coffman: 2-3, 2B (6), RBI, SB (4)
• 2B Dominic Ficociello: 1-4, R, 2 RBI, 3 K, SB (5)
• LF Tyler Gibson: 1-2, R, 1 K, SB (3)

Rookie: Gulf Coast League Tigers (23-15)

L, 5-4 vs. GCL Pirates. The Tigers owned a 4-2 lead, but the Pirates scored two runs in the sixth inning and one more in the eighth en route to winning the ballgame. Steven Fuentes went 3-for-3 from the plate, while Miguel Paulino drove in two runs for the Tigers.

• RHP Joshua Carr: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K
• RHP Daryl Norris: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K
• RHP Brett Huber (L, 2-2): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• LF Rashad Brown: 1-4, BB, 1 K
• RF Miguel Paulino: 1-3, 2 RBI
• DH Tim Remes: 1-2, 3 R, BB
• 3B Steven Fuentes: 3-3, R, 2B (5), BB
• C Franklin Navarro: 1-4, RBI, 2 K
• CF Orvin Tovar: 1-2, RBI

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