Jeff Clement hit his fifth home run and third in two days as the Indians beat the Bulls. Starling Marte was 1/3 with an intentional walk, and more hits were added by Anderson Hernandez, Brandon Boggs, Eric Fryer, and Brian Friday. Rudy Owens lowered his ERA to 2.29 with 6.2 innings allowing just one run. He struck out seven and walked one. Bryan Morris pitched two scoreless innings and Tim Wood got the save by facing one batter and striking him out.
AA Altoona | Altoona 6 Richmond 1
THe Curve broke out the bats as five different players had multi-hit games. Tony Sanchez, Matt Curry, Jarek Cunningham, and Miles Durham all had at least two hits (Durham was the lone one with three). Sanchez doubled twice and nobody homered. Brandon Cumpton pitched seven innings and gave up just one run. He struck out three and walked three.
A West Virginia | West Virginia 7 Lakewood 3
Gregory Polanco had three hits including a triple, Alen Hanson added a triple of his own and is hitting .337 this year. Chris Lashmet had two hits and the Power got their pitching staff more than enough for the win. Robby Rowland made his Pirates system debut and gave up two runs and four hits in six innings of work. He didn't walk anyone and struck out three. Orlando Castro pitched a scoreless inning and Clario Perez gave up a harmless run in two innings of work.
A Bradenton | Bradenton 5 Fort Myers 4
Gerrit Cole made another strong start as he inches closer and closer towards a promotion. He went six innings and gave up six hits allowing two runs (one earned), striking out four, and walking two. He has a 2.47 ERA on the year and has been great lately. Gift Ngoepe doubled, Drew Maggie doubled and singles, Mel Rojas tripled, and Carlos Paulino doubled in a seven hit Marauders performance. The farm system ran the sweep today with all four teams winning.