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 106 Columbus at Norfolk L, 0-1 RHP Joe Gunkel (6-9, 4.03) RHP Josh Martin (1-3, 3.38) RHP Jason Stoffel (7, 0.93) 58-48 106 Akron vs. Bowie L, 4-5 RHP Brandon Barker (5-4, 4.39) RHP D.J. Brown (5-6, 4.63) LHP Donnie Hart (3, 2.20) 54-52 103 Lynchburg vs. Winston-Salem L, 3-9 RHP Zach Thompson (2-1, 6.55) RHP Jared Robinson (1-1, 9.39) None 66-37 (21-12) 102 Lake County vs. South Bend L, 0-3 LHP Ryan Kellogg (4-7, 3.46) RHP Shao-Ching Chiang (6-8, 4.05) RHP Dillon Maples (4, 1.04) 54-48 (14-18) 38 Mahoning Valley POSTPONED 17-21 30 AZL Indians OFF DAY 21-9 TRIPLE-A COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (INTERNATIONAL, 58-48, 1ST/+4.0) SINGLE-A LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (MIDWEST, 14-18, T-5TH/-6.5) The Columbus Clippers fell to the Norfolk Tides, 1-0, yesterday at Harbor Park, falling The Lake County Captains saw their three-game winning streak come to an end with to 1-2 half-way thru their current six-game road trip. a 3-0 loss to the South Bend Cubs last night at Classic Park. Hitting Notes: Hitting Notes: • 3B YANDY DIAZ went 1-for-4 with a single to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, • The Captains recorded just four hits last night, with LF JODD CARTER, C MARTIN tying him with 2B RONNY RODRIGUEZ for the longest streak in the IL this season... CERVENKA, 3B ORDOMAR VALDEZ and 1B ANTHONY MILLER all singling...Lake Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with a double, Columbus’ lone extra-base hit on the day... County hitters also combined for 10 strikeouts and no walks on the night. RF CLINT FRAZIER went 1-for-4 and has hit safely in each of his first three Triple-A games, going 4-for-12 (.333) with a triple and two runs scored.. Pitching Notes: • Starter RHP SHAO-CHING CHIANG did not factor in the decision, despite allowing Pitching Notes: just one run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts over 7.0 innings of work... • Starter RHP TORU MURATA did not factor in the decision, but held Norfolk score- RHP DEVON STEWART worked a scoreless frame with one walk and one strikeout... less on one hit with three strikeouts and now walks over 4.0 innings...RHP JOSH RHP KIERAN LOVEGROVE allowed two runs on three walks in 0.1 innings of work MARTIN suffered the loss, allowing one run on three hits with two strikeouts over 1.0 and RHP ERICK ALGARIN did not allow and run and struck out one in 0.2 innings. innings...RHP JEFF JOHNSON (1.1IP, 2SO), LHP TJ HOUSE (1.1IP, 2H, 1SO) and RHP BEN HELLER (0.1IP, 1SO) all turned in scoreless relief efforts. DOUBLE-A AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (EASTERN, 54-52, 3RD/-5.0) SINGLE-A MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS (NY-PENN, 17-21, 4TH/-8.5) The Akron RubberDucks fell to the Bowie Baysox, 5-4, in the opener of a four-game Thursday’s series opener between the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Aberdeen series on Thursday at Canal Park...Akron has lost each of its last seven games & 10 Ironbirds was postponed due to rain and will be made up as part of a doubleheader of the last 13 total. beginning today at 6:05 p.m...the Scrappers enter the series with a season-high five- game winning streak. Hitting Notes: • 3B JOE SEVER plated the first run with an RBI groundout in the 1st inning and later Hitting Notes: drove in another with a one-out solo homer in the 4th...LF LUIGI RODRIGUEZ col- • CF GABRIEL MEJIA leads Mahoning Valley with 40 hits on the year, batting .296 lected his first home run at the Double A level with a one-out solo shot in the 5th...RF (40-for-135) with 10 extra-base hits and seven RBI...Mejia also leads the team with JORDAN SMITH went 2-for-4 with a triple & two runs scored. eight doubles & 27 runs scored...3B ERLIN CERDA leads with three home runs and 23 RBI. Pitching Notes: • RHP D.J. BROWN was dealt his third consecutive loss after allowing five runs on Pitching Notes: eight hits with one walk and six strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work...Brown has given • RHP TRISTON MCKENZIE owns a 0.61 ERA over eight starts for the Scrappers...he up 24 total runs over his last four starts, a span of 20.2 innings (10.45 ERA)...RHP has allowed just three earned runs over a team-high 44.1 innings pitched...McKenzie GRANT SIDES (2BB, 2K), RHP ZACH MCALLISTER (1K) & RHP J.P. FEYERISEN also leads the team with 47 strikeouts...RHP ARGENIS ANGULO has posted a 1.19 (1H, 1BB, 2K) each worked a scoreless inning in relief. ERA (3ER/22.2IP) with 28 strikeouts in 11 relief appearances. SINGLE-A ADVANCED LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (CAROLINA, 21-12, 2ND/-1.0) ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE INDIANS (AZL, 1-1, T-1ST/-0.5) The Lynchburg Hillcats fell to the Winston Salem Dash, 9-3, on Thursday in the series The visiting AZL Indians had their seven-game winning streak snapped in a 10-6 loss opener at BB&T Ballpark. to the AZL Reds at Goodyear Ballpark on Wednesday, prior to enjoying a scheduled off day on Thursday.. Hitting Notes: • LF ANTHONY SANTANDER led Lynchburg’s offense, going 4-for-4 with a trio of Hitting Notes: singles and a one-out solo homer in the 8th inning...his 16 home runs this season rank • C JOSE VICENTE leads the club with 28 hits and 21 RBI on the season, batting second on the team...C FANCISCO MEJIA extended his hitting streak to 40 games .298 (28-for-94) with five doubles and two home runs...OF OSCAR GONZALEZ is with a two-out single in the 6th inning...SS YU-CHENG CHANG notched his team- second on the club with a .295 average (26-for-88), but leads the Tribe with seven leading eighth triple of the year. homers, a .648 slugging percentage and a .955 OPS. Pitching Notes: Pitching Notes: • Starter RHP JARED ROBINSON was dealt the loss after allowing a career-high • RHP CESAR VENTURA has allowed just two earned runs in 24.0 innings with the eight runs on nine hits, including two home runs, with one strikeout in 3.2 innings of AZL Tribe, putting him 2nd in the league with a 0.75 ERA...the 21-year-old is 2-0 and work...LHP BILLY STRODE (1H, 2BB, 2K) and RHP JORDAN MILBRATH (1BB, 1K) 4-for-4 in save opportunities...RHP JHONLEIDER SALINAS is 3-2 with a 2.81 ERA each worked 2.0 shutout innings in relief. (8ER/25.2IP) in eight games, three starts, and ranks 3rd in the AZL with 36 strikeouts. MINOR LEAGUE NEWS TODAY’S SCHEDULE 2016 ORGANIZATION LEADERS INJURY UPDATE: Cleveland RHP ZACH MCALLISTER tossed 1.0 perfect frames with one strikeout in relief for Ak- Average: ERA: ron yesterday...marked his fourth rehab appearance (two Columbus at Charlotte (7:05pm) games with Akron, two with Columbus) since being placed Probable: RHP Mike Clevinger (10-1, 3.17) Francisco Mejia, .345 Triston McKenzie, 0.61 on the 15-day DL with right hip discomfort on July 7. Yandy Diaz, .326 Cesar Ventura 0.75 Akron vs. Bowie (7:05pm) Probable: RHP Julian Merryweather (2-3, 5.63) Tyler Krieger, .307 Francisco Perez, 2.21 MEJIA’S STREAK AT 40: Last night, Lynchburg C FRAN- Connor Marabell, .304 Juan Hillman, 2.41 CISCO MEJIA extended his Minor League-best hitting Lynchburg at Winston-Salem (7:00pm) Nathan Lukes, .299 Julian Merryweather, 2.61 streak to 40 games with an infield single in the 6th inning of Probable: RHP Matt Esparza (0-0, -.--) the Hillcats game at Winston-Salem...first 24 games of the streak came with Lake County, while the remaining 16 have Lake County vs. South Bend (7:00pm) RBI: WINS: come with Lynchburg...becomes just the 16th player in Minor Probable: RHP Casey Shane (5-8, 4.67) Bobby Bradley, 77 Shawn Morimando, 12 League Baseball history to hit in 40 consecutive games...it Anthony Santander, 76 Sean Brady, 10 is also the longest streak since 2009 (James McOwen, 45). Mahoning Valley at Aberdeen (6:05pm) Probable: RHP Shane Bieber (0-0, 4.50) Yu-Cheng Chang, 69 Mike Clevinger, 10 Francisco Mejia, 67 Julian Merryweather, 10 Mahoning Valley at Aberdeen (Game 2) Probable: RHP Aaron Civale (0-0, 1.13) Jesus Aguilar, 62 Michael Peoples, 9 AZL Indians at AZL Padres (10:00pm) Probable: TBD Norfolk Tides (41-64) 1, Columbus Clippers (58-48) 0 July 28, 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 1 6 0 Columbus AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Norfolk AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Rodriguez, Ro, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 Martinez, O, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237 Diaz, Y, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 Alvarez, D, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .284 Urshela, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 Mancini, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 Aguilar, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 Walker, C, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 Zimmer, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 Yastrzemski, M, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .223 Frazier, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 Almanzar, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .225 Moore, A, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 Joseph, C, 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 Butler, Jy, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Wynns, C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .500 Medina, Y, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Avery, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .245 Murata, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gunkel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beato, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stoffel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 6 1 0 9 12 .252 Heller, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 5 0 0 4 13 .257 BATTING 2B: Alvarez, D (27, Murata); Joseph, C (7, Martin, J).