Monday 4/16 Minor League Roundup



AAA Indianapolis | Toledo 9 Indianapolis 2
AJ Burnett made the rehab start in Indy on Monday and got knocked around. He threw 81 pitches through four innings on the mound, and allowed five runs on seven hits. Burnett walked four but was unable to strikeout any batters. Shairon Martis also had a pretty bad day giving up four earned runs in three innings of relief. Both pitchers gave up two home runs. Daniel Moskos and Doug Slaten both pitched shutout innings. At the plate, the Indians only collected three hits, coming off the bats of Greg Picart, Matt Hague, and Brandon Boggs. Boggs hit the only home run for Indy on the night.

AA Altoona | Altoona 5 Harrisburg 2
Ramon Cabrera had a huge night for the Curve, going three for four and knocking in three runs. Jerek Cunningham also had a pretty decent night getting two hits, including a solo homer. On the mound, Aaron Poreda worked through the first six innings, giving up the only two runs of the game on five hits. Poreda struck out six and walked one. Kris Harvey, Victor Black, and Tim Alderson all added shutout innings of relief.

A West Virginia | Asheville 16 West Virginia 0
The Power had a just all around terrible day on the field both offensively and defensively. Jose Osuna and Alen Hanson were the only Power players to get hits. Josh Bell had three of the Power's nine strikeouts. Starter Mike Jefferson worked through 2.2 innings, allowing six runs, three earned, on five hits. Orlando Castro got roughed up for four earned runs, Rinku Singh and Jordan Cooper for two earned runs each, and Robert Kilcrease for one. West Virginia committed an atrocious five errors on the field.

A Bradenton | Bradenton 3 Palm Beach 0
The Marauders were able to slip away with a win on Monday with Tyler Waldron getting the start on the mound. He pitched five shutout innings giving up six hits and striking out six batters. Casey Sadler and Zachary Foster both followed up with scoreless innings of relief. At the plate, Gift Ngoepe went two for four with an RBI. The Marauders hit three triples, coming off the bats of Mel Rojas, Carlos Paulino, and Wes Freeman.