Buffalo 6, Rochester 5 in Buffalo. The Bisons broke a 4-4 tie with one in the fifth and one in the sixth. Jeff Bailey singled and homered, driving in three. The homer was his fourteenth. Brandon Roberts, Aaron Bates, and Toby Gardenhire each had two hits, with Bates raising his average to .312. Eric Hacker allowed all six runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks in 5.2 innings.
Richmond 10, New Britain 5 in Richmond. The Flying Squirrels scored two in the fourth to break a 2-2 tie, then scored five in the sixth to put it away. Mike Hollimon singled and homered, his fifteenth. Yangervis Solarte singled and doubled to raise his average to .320. Chris Parmelee and Evan Bigley each had two hits. Logan Darnell took the loss, allowing six runs (five earned) on nine hits and a walk in 5.2 innings. Reading also lost, so the Rock Cats remaining a half game in front for the last playoff spot.
Charlotte 5, Ft. Myers 2 in Ft. Myers. The Stone Crabs scored two in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie. The Miracle had just four hits. B. J. Hermsen worked six solid innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out six. Matthew Tone took the loss, surrendering two runs on two hits and two walks in one inning.
Belolit 6, Clinton 3 in Clinton. The Snappers scored four in the fifth to break a scoreless tie, then hung on. Michael Gonzales singled, doubled, and homered, driving in three. The home run was his fourteenth. Nate Roberts singled and doubled, raising his average to .302. A. J. Achter struck out ten in 5.1 innings, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks. Bart Carter struck out three in 2.2 innings, giving up only a walk. Jose Gonzalez struck out three in the ninth, giving up one hit while getting his thirteenth save.
Elizabethton 6, Princeton 5 in Elizabethton. The Twins scored four in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie, then held on for the win. Miguel Sano hit two home runs, his nineteenth and twentieth, driving in three. Eddie Rosario singled and homered, his twenty-first. His average is now .332. JaDamion Williams had two hits to raise his average to .326. Marcus Limon went 5.1 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and four walks. Cole Johnson pitched a perfect ninth, striking out two, to get the save. The Twins have clinched a playoff spot. They close out their regular season tonight. Four teams are in the Appalachian League playoffs. Each series is best of three. The E-Twins will play East Division champion Bluefield beginning tomorrow night. The first game is in Elizabethton, with the next two (if necessary) in Bluefield.
Oh no... is he day to day?
Neither the Snappers' website nor the Beloit newspaper write-up of the game mentions it, so I'm hoping it's nothing too serious.
Isn't Hicks playing for Ft. Myers?
Well, I guess that would explain it, then. Sometimes it all blends together in my mind.
I can't find anything on the Miracle website, either, and I couldn't even find a game write up in the Ft. Myers paper, so I'll still hope it's nothing too serious.
Nice. I think I'm going to pretend the E-Twins are the big league team, and pay more attention to them for the rest of the year.
Who was it asking who has the most HR organization wide this year?
I believe Plouffe and Rosario are tied now, but Rosario has one game left and Plouffe has another month. Do we count playoffs. Even then, at most, it will be another six games.
I suppose in that case, is HR/PA or HR/Game a better way to figure out "most"?
I was asking last week, seeing how JeffA's updates had a small group of guys banging home runs nearly every day. Sano/Rosario - our version of Mantle/Maris. Hey, it's all we've got left...
Sano, doncha know!