Minor League Player of the Day: Didi Gregorius (Dayton) 4-5; 3 singles, 1 double, 2 runs, 1 RBI
AAA
The Bats managed only 5 hits, 1 of which was a homerun off the bat of Wilkin Castillo. The blast was Castillo’s 5th of the season. He drove in 2 RBI as well.
Aroldis Chapman got the start. To read about his performance, read Chapmania Live!
AA
Mike Costanzo went 2-4 with a triple and a run scored while Kris Negron hit his 4th homerun of the season and drove in 2 RBI in a 1-4 day at the plate.
Jeremy Horst pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief to lower his ERA on the season to 1.35 in Carolina. In 13.1 innings with the Mudcats, Jeremy has surrendered 2 runs on 11 hits and 4 walks while striking out 13. He had a 4.30 ERA in 14.2 innings with Lynchburg earlier this season.
High A
Neftali Soto made up for his “bad day” yesterday by going 3-4 in this game with 2 singles, a double, and a run scored. Alex Buchholz went 2-4 and hit his 2nd homerun of the season. Jose Gualdron had a single and a double in 3 at-bats. He also scored and drove in a run.ÂÂ
James Avery pitched 5.1 scoreless innings to improve to 1-1 on the year. Avery scattered 4 hits and struck out 2.
A
Henry Rodriguez went 2-4 with a double, run scored, and 2 RBI while Chris Richburg drove in 2 runs and hit his 5th homerun of the season.
Pedro Villarreal pitched 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks while striking out 4. With the win, Pedro bumped his record to 3-3 on the season. Chase Ware pitched 4 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and a walk while striking out 4. Ware has allowed only 7 earned runs in 40.1 innings pitched in Dayton for a 1.56 ERA. He has walked only 7 in that span with 34 strikeouts.