Leveland Indians 2016 Minor League Report
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LEVELAND INDIANS 2016 MINOR LEAGUE REPORT YESTERDAY’S SCOREBOARD & WIN/LOSS RECORDS Game Affiliate Opponent Score Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save W-L 59 Columbus vs. Indianapolis W, 3-2 F/10 RHP Shawn Armstrong (1-1, 2.11) RHP Trey Haley (1-4, 6.66) None 34-25 59 Akron vs. Reading L, 2-3 F/11 LHP Hoby Milner (4-0, 0.40) RHP Cole Susler (0-2, 9.00) RHP Miguel Nunez (7, 2.20) 38-21 56 Lynchburg OFF DAY 37-21 59 Lake County vs. Lansing W, 14-12 RHP Brock Hartson (5-2, 2.66) LHP Dan Lietz (4-1, 5.53) LHP Billy Strode (1, 1.08) 35-24 The Mahoning Valley Scrappers will begin their season on June 17 The Arizona League Indians will begin their season on June 20 TRIPLE-A COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (INTERNATIONAL, 34-25, 1ST/+3.5) SINGLE-A LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (MIDWEST, 35-24, 2ND/-0.5) The Columbus Clippers beat the Indianapolis Indians, 3-2, on a 10th-inning walk-off The Lake County Captains pounded out 20 hits en route to beating the Lansing Lug- sacrifice fly by 2B RONNY RODRIGUEZ at Huntington Park on Wednesday. nuts, 14-12, at Classic Park yesterday. Hitting Notes: Hitting Notes: • Rodriguez was the only Clipper with multiple hits in yesterday’s game, going 2-for-4 • CF NATHAN LUKES, 2B TYLER KRIEGER, DH FRANCISCO MEJIA, RF CON- with a double, a run scored and the game-winning RBI...3B GIOVANNY URSHELA NOR MARABELL and LF JOSE MEDINA each collected three hits in the game... extended his hit streak to fuor games with his eighth double of the year, and 1B JE- Lukes went 3-for-3 with a solo homer, two walks, two RBI and three runs scored while SUS AGUILAR went 1-for-4 with a double, one run scored and one RBI. Mejia went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, four RBI and two runs scored. Pitching Notes: Pitching Notes: • Starting LHP TJ HOUSE did not factor in yesterday’s decision, allowing one earned • Lake County’s defense made things tough on their staff, committing six errors that run on four hits, one home run and two walks with four strikeouts over 5.2 innings of led to seven unearned runs for Lansing...starter LHP SAM HENTGES allowed seven work...RHP TORU MURATA was charged with one earned run on one walk over 1.2 runs, but just three earned, on five hits, one home run and three walks with two strike- innings when RHP JEFF JOHNSON allowed an RBI triple to score his inherited run- outs over 2.1 innings...RHP ERIK ALGARIN allowed two runs, none earned, on one ner...RHP SHAWN ARMSTRONG earned his first win of the season with two strike- hit, two walks and one strikeout over 0.2 innings...RHP BROCK HARTSON earned outs in a perfect 10th inning. the win, allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts over 5.2 innings and LHP BILLY STRODE earned a one-out save. DOUBLE-A AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (EASTERN, 38-21, 1ST/+5.5) SINGLE-A MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS (NEW YORK-PENN) The Akron RubberDucks fell to the Reading Fightin Phils, 3-2, in an 11-inning loss on Mahoning Valley ended its 2015 season T-5th in the New York-Penn League final Wednesday night at Canal Park...Akron has dropped four straight games and six of standings with a 31-44 record. its last eight. Season Hitting Notes: Hitting Notes: • OF KA’AI TOM led the Scrappers in hits (73, T-3rd in NY-Penn League), runs scored • Akron was held to just four hits on the day...2B TODD HANKINS was responsible (38) and HR (T-1st, 3)...Tom also finished 2nd in doubles (18), RBI (29), walks (33) for two of them, going 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and one RBI...1B NELLIE RO- and stolen bases (14)...INF MARK MATHIAS led Mahoning Valley in doubles (19), DRIGUEZ drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the triples (T-1st, 3), RBI (32) and walks (35). 4th inning...CF BRADLEY ZIMMER also doubled, his 11th two-bagger of the season. Season Pitching Notes: Pitching Notes: • RHP MATT ESPARZA led the club with 54 strikeouts and was T-1st with 4 wins... • Starter RHP ADAM PLUTKO did not factor into the decision after allowing two runs among pitchers that worked a minimum of 20.0 innings, RHP CORTLAND COX post- on five hits with one walk and 13 strikeouts over 7.2 innings of work...the 13 punch ed the lowest ERA (1.59, 4ER/22.2IP) and the lowest WHIP (0.93)...RHP JARED outs tied a career-high, as he also fanned 13 over 8.0 innings on May 8, 2014 as a ROBINSON logged a team-high 74.2 innings across 14 starts (T-1st on the club). member of Lake County...RHP J.P. FEYEREISEN (1.0) & LHP NICK MARONDE (1.1) combined for 2.1 shutout innings in relief...RHP COLE SULSER was dealt the loss after giving up a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning. SINGLE-A ADVANCED LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (CAROLINA, 37-21, 1ST/+7.0) ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE INDIANS The Lynchburg Hillcats enjoyed an off-day on Wednesday before beginning a four- The AZL Indians finished 2015 at 23-33, T-4th in the Central division along with the game series against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Calvin Falwell Field tonight. AZL Brewers...the AZL Indians will kick off the 2016 campaign Monday, June 20 against the AZL Reds. Hitting Notes: • Lynchburg had four position players named to the Carolina League Mid-Season Season Hitting Notes: All-Star roster...1B BOBBY BRADLEY, who has driven in a Carolina League-best 53 • OF GABRIEL MEJIA led the Indians this season in the following categories: aver- runs this year & also leads the league with 14 home runs, along with SS YU-CHENG age (.357), on-base percentage (.438), runs (41), hits (60), walks (21) and stolen CHANG, C DANIEL SALTERS & OF GREG ALLEN. bases (34)...INF ANTHONY MILLER led the club in doubles (12), home runs (3) and RBI (19). Pitching Notes: • Two Hillcats pitchers were also named to the All-Star squad, as RHP JULIAN MER- Season Pitching Notes: RYWEATHER & LHP JUSTUS SHEFFIELD each received selections...Merryweath- • RHP MICAH MINIARD led the Indians (2nd in AZL) in innings pitched (63.0)...LHP er is 7-1 through nine starts & has posted a league-best 0.92 ERA (5ER/48.2IP)...the SAM HENTGES tallied 59 punch-outs, the most on the team...RHP TRISTON McK- right-hander also ranks second in the CL with a .211 average against & third with a ENZIE, selected in the 1st round of the 2015 draft (42nd overall), went 1-1 with a 0.75 1.03 WHIP...Sheffield has gone 4-2 with a 3.10 ERA (20ER/58.0IP) through his first ERA (1ER/12.0IP) across four appearances/three starts and posted a 0.58 WHIP. 11 starts this season. MINOR LEAGUE NEWS MID-SEASON ALL-STARS: TODAY’S SCHEDULE 2016 ORGANIZATION LEADERS Triple-A Columbus: Not yet announed. Columbus vs. Indianapolis (5:35pm, 7-inn.) Average: ERA: Probable: RHP Mike Clevinger (5-0, 3.66) Connor Marabell, .337 Julian Merryweather, 0.92 Double-A Akron: Not yet announced Columbus vs. Indianapolis (Game 2, 7-inn.) Tyler Krieger, .330 Shawn Morimando, 2.17 Make-up of April 8 PPD Nathan Lukes, .327 Ryan Merritt, 2.64 ADVANCED-A LYNCHBURG: OF Greg Allen, 1B Bob- Probable: RHP Will Roberts (5-2, 3.15) Francisco Mejia, .324 Brock Hartson, 2.66 by Bradley, SS Yu-Cheng Chang, RHP Julian Merry- Clint Frazier, .296 Two players tied at 3.02 weather, C Daniel Salters & LHP Justus Sheffield. Akron vs. Reading (7:05pm) Probable: LHP Rob Kaminsky (1-2, 4.06) RBI: WINS: CLASS-A LAKE COUNTY: SS Willi Castro, 2B Tyler Lynchburg vs. Myrtle Beach (6:30pm) Bobby Bradley, 53 Shawn Morimando, 9 Krieger, C Francisco Mejia & LHP Thomas Pannone. Probable: RHP Nick Pasquale (1-1, 2.49) Nellie Rodriguez, 42 Julian Merryweather, 7 Yu-Cheng Chang, 39 Matt Esparza, 6 Lake County vs. Lansing (7:00pm) Probable: RHP Matt Esparza (6-2, 3.63) Francisco Mejia. 39 Six players tied with 5 Two players tied with 37 Columbus Clippers (34-25) 3, Indianapolis Indians (30-28) 2 June 8, 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Indianapolis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 Two out when winning run scored. Columbus 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 Indianapolis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Columbus AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Hanson, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 Gonzalez, E, SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .286 Moroff, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .228 Rodriguez, Ro, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .274 Frazier, LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .327 Urshela, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .263 Bell, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .297 Aguilar, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .213 Rogers, J, DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .270 Moore, A, DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .268 Garcia, W, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 Diaz, Y, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .239 Ortiz, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Quiroz, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Easley, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 1-Myles, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Ngoepe, SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .217 Cowgill, CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .238 Masterson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith, J, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143 Knudson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Haley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murata, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 5 2 4 8 11 .254 Johnson, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armstrong, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 3 3 10 10 .251 BATTING 2B: Ngoepe (10, House).