Triple – A
Wes Bankston went 3-4 with a double, run scored, and an rbi while Chris Valaika and Danny Dorn each went 2-4 with a double. Dorn added a run batted in.ÂÂ
Sam LeCure fell to 9-6 on the season with the loss. LeCure allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings of work. He struck out 4 and now posts an ERA of 4.24 on the season.
Double – A
Jake Kahaulelio went 2-3 with 2 doubles, a walk, and 3 runs scored. Stephen Chapman went 2-4 with 2 singles and a run scored. Todd Frazier had only 1 hit, but it was his 39th double of the season. He also drove in a run. Frazier is batting .297/.354/.485 this season.
Alexander Smit allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings pitched to improve to 3-2 on the season in Double – A. He struck out 4 and now has an ERA of 3.69. Phillippe-Alexandre Valiquette allowed a run on a hit and a walk in the 9th, but still picked up his first save for the Mudcats.
Class A Advanced
Fort Myers 6 – Sarasota 3 ; game 1
Dave Sappelt had a triple in 3 at-bats. He scored a run and drove in 3. Neftali Soto went 2-3 with a double and scored a run.
Jeremy Horst fell to 5-12 on the season with the loss. Horst allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks while striking out 1. He still has a respectable 3.40 ERA, despite the record.
Fort Myers 4 – Sarasota 3 ; game 2; final 8
Dave Sappelt and Justin Reed had 2 hits each in the losing effort. Sappelt drove in a run while Reed drove in a run and scored a run.
Justin Freeman allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk in 2.1 innings of relief to get the loss. Freeman blew the save in the 7th by allowing a run and then picked up the loss with a run in the 8th inning.
Single – A
Carlos Mendez and Kevin Coddington were each 2-4 for the Dragons in the loss. Coddington drove in the lone Dragons run while Byron Wiley scored the only run. Wiley was 0-2 with 2 walks.
Jordan Hotchkiss had a great start for the Dragons, but his bullpen blew the game. Hotchkiss pitched 5 innings, allowed just 1 hit while striking out 6. However, Andrew Bowman allowed 4 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks in just .2 innings pitched to drop to 2-7 on the season.
Rookie Leagues
The game between the GCL Reds and GCL Rays was postponed.
The game between Billings and Casper was postponed.