Minor Details: Games of 4/24

New Britain uses only two pitchers in a doubleheader.  A shutout by Trevor May.  The Red Wings lead a suspended game.

ROCHESTER AT SYRACUSE (SUSPENDED GAME)

The Red Wings lead 6-5 in the top of the eleventh inning.  Down 5-1, Rochester scored four in the eighth to tie the score.  They scored once in the eleventh and were still batting with the bases loaded and one out when rain prevented the completion of the game.  It will be finished today before the regularly scheduled game.  Chris Herrmann has four hits and has driven in three runs.  Tyler Robertson struck out four in three shutout innings of relief.

NEW HAMPSHIRE 3, NEW BRITAIN 0 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE (GAME 1--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting star:  Jonathan Goncalves was 1-for-2 with a triple.  The Rock Cats had only two hits.

Pitching star:  Pat Dean pitched a complete game, giving up three runs on seven hits and no walks.

Opposition stars:  Ryan Tepera pitched six innings, allowing only one hit and one walk.  Kevin Pillar was 2-for-3 and scored once.

Key inning:  The sixth.  Leading 1-0, New Hampshire scored twice.  The first run came when Pillar singled, took second on a bunt, and scored on an error.  Ryan Schimpf homered to make it 3-0.

NEW BRITAIN 5, NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE (GAME 2--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Antoan Richardson was 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in one.  Mark Sobolewski was 2-for-4 with a double.  Jonathan Goncalves hit a two-run homer, his first.

Pitching star:  Trevor May pitched a complete game, giving up three hits and three walks while striking out four.

Opposition stars:  Clint Robinson was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.  Tommy Hottovy struck out two in two hitless innings.

Key inning:  The fourth.  The Rock Cats led 2-0.  Daniel Ortiz (sometimes referred to as Baby Papi) led off with a walk and scored on a triple by Reynaldo Rodriguez.  Rodriguez  then scored on a single by Richardson to make the score 4-0.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:35  New Britain (Alex Meyer, 1-0, 1.69) at New Hampshire (Austin Bibens-Dirkx, 2-2, 3.28)

5:00  Rochester at Syracuse.  Completion of suspended game

Regular game  Rochester (Shairon Martis, 1-1, 5.06) at Syracuse (Yunesky Maya, 0-2, 6.00)

5:30  Fort Myers (TBA) at Charlotte (Ryan Carpenter, 2-0, 0.95)

6:35  Great Lakes (Angel Sanchez, 1-1, 3.94) at Cedar Rapids (Brett Lee, 2-0, 0.00)

5 thoughts on “Minor Details: Games of 4/24”

  1. I wonder what the MLB record is for most innings thrown by two pitchers in a doubleheader is? Two complete games would be 18 (obvs)

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