The Clippers rode two strong pitching performances to a 4-0 (box) and 5-1 (box) doubleheader sweep of the Indians (gamer). In the resumption of Thursday’s rain suspended game, Levale Speigner, Winston Abreu, and Edward Valdez took over Thursday’s starter Tim Redding (3IP 2H 0R 1BB 4K) and combined on six innings of three hit shutout relief striking out six. Columbus was led on offense by 2B Bernie Castro who was 2/3 with a double, run scored, and RBI. 3B Brent Abernathy, 1B Larry Broadway, and SS Manny Alexander each had an RBI. In the second game, Joel Hanrahan went 6 2/3 innings allowing one run on five hits while walking one and striking out six. Hanrahan ran into some trouble in the seventh allowing two runner with two outs, but Chris Booker came on and got a strikeout preserving the win. It was Booker’s 22nd save of the season tying him for the International League lead. CF Roger Bernadina picked up his first two career Triple-A hits with a pair of doubles, scoring once and driving in one. 2B Brent Abernathy was 2/3 with a pair of RBI in the victory.
Tonight: LHP Chris Michalak (3-2, 2.45) faces off against Louisville LHP Phil Dumtrait (7-5, 3.87) at 6:05PM
The Senators took advantage of Reading wildness (six walks, three hit batters, and a throwing error) to defeat the Phillies 8-0 (box/gamer). Beltran Perez made the start lasting four innings surrendering four hits and striking out two. Jon Albaladejo picked up the win with two innings of hitless/one strikeout ball, and Gerald Plexico got the save with three innings of one hit ball. 3B Ofilio Castro went 2/4 driving in three runs and LF Dee Brown and 2B Seth Bynum each scored twice. Bynum also drove in a pair of runs.
Tonight: LHP Mike O’Connor (1-0, 3.38) takes the mound as the Senators open a road trip in Trenton at 7:05PM against the Thunder and RHP Alan Horne (7-3, 2.39)
Cory VanAllen and the P-Nats were blanked in a 5-0 (box) five-hit shutout in Myrtle Beach. VanAllen took the loss going four innings allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks though he did strikeout six Pelicans. CF Mike Daniel was 0/4 and LF Chris Marrero was 1/4 in the loss. CA Brian Peacock had the P-Nats only extra base hit with a double.
Tonight: LHP Jack Spradlin (2-5, 4.68) opens the series in Lynchburg at 6:05PM against Hillcats RHP Todd Redmond (5-5, 4.54)
Hagerstown dropped their eighth straight second half start (nine dating back to the end of first half) losing 12-8 (box) at home against Lake County. Don Levinski took the loss allowing six runs on four hits and two walks in only 3 1/3 innings. LF Marvin Lowrance was 2/4 with a double, home run, two runs scored and three RBI. 3B Leonard Davis was 3/5 with a double, home run, two runs scored, and two RBI.
Tonight: The Suns look for their first win of the second half as Hagerstown RHP Erik Arnesen (3-3, 4.45) takes the mound at home against Lakewood RHP Darren Byrd (4-5, 4.08) at 7:05PM
Vermont snapped a three-game losing streak as 1B Bill Rhinehart snapped a six-game RBI-less streak with three in an 8-4 (box/gamer) Lake Monsters victory over Lowell. Rhinehart was 4/4 with a double, a run scored and his 11th-13th RBI of the season. LF Mark Gildea was 1/3 with a run scored and two stolen bases, and CF Boomer Whiting had one hit and scored twice. Edulin Abreu picked up the win five innings of five hit ball allowing four runs, though only one was earned. The Lake Monsters committed three fourth inning errors leading to three unearned runs. Jordan Zimmermann pitched three innings of one hit/three walk relief striking out four.
Tonight: RHP Hassan Pena (2-0, 2.70) faces off with Lowell LHP Jose Capellan (1-0, 1.00) at 7:05PM
Garrett Mock had a tough second rehab appearance as the GCL Nationals dropped a 7-4 (box) decision to the GCL Dodgers. Mock gave up three home runs among his five hits in 1 2/3 innings of work, ending up surrendering six runs. Also making a rehab start was Brandon Claussen with much better results, six innings of four hit shutout ball striking out six. Derek Norris made his professional debut, starting at DH, going 2/4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. LF Jake Smolinski also had two hits with a double and a run scored. 1B Clint Pridmore hit his first professional home run in the loss. Notes from Viera: (thanks to Brian James) Norris debuted at DH and made quite a first impression, doubling in his first two at bats. He nearly had a third double, a line drive which was snagged by the third baseman … Smolinski was back in the lineup and continues to hit everything hard, flying out to the warning track in center field and hitting an opposite field double … Pridmore hit his first professional homerun, a moonshot to straight away center … Souza looked better at third base today, made a diving stop, got up quickly and gunned the runner out at first, a play he several times failed to come up with yesterday … Claussen looked superb on the hill today I suspect he’ll be leaving for Potomac.
Today: The GCL Nationals visit the GCL Cardinals at 12:00PM
dd | 30-Jun-07 at 1:55 pm | Permalink
Unfortunately for such older “once-prospects” Mike Hinckley and Don Levinski. They have both struggled in the lower minors. Once promising careers have been derailed.