Starling Marte had an RBI double in what Pittsburgh hopes was the last minor league game of his career. Matt Hague added the other RBI as the Indians got just seven hits and two runs in the loss. Rick VandenHurk gave up four runs (three earned) in six innings while striking out eight and walking two. Not a bad loss for the Indians, but these outcomes should start becoming more frequent with the loss of Owens yesterday to the trade and the loss of Marte tonight with the promotion.
AA Altoona | Reading 6 Altoona 1
Brock Holt had two hits and Adalberto Santos had one, and that was all the Curve would get off Reading starter Jonathan Pettibone. Gerrit Cole made the start for Altoona and didn't do great. He pitched five innings, gave up six hits and five runs (just three earned) while walking two but striking out a healthy five. His AA ERA is at 4.85, which is discouraging to some but not really a worry for me. Kris Harvey pitched two innings and gave up a run before Jhonathan Ramos pitched a scoreless inning.
A West Virginia | West Virginia 4 Greensboro 2
Dan Gamache was the story with two hits and a home run, while Jose Osuna added a solo shot of his own in the Power win. Zack Dodson had a nice outing, pitching five scoreless innings giving up just two hits. He was a bit wild with four walks but struck out three and kept the runs off the board. Ryan Hafner pitched a scoreless inning and the Kilcrease brothers (not sure if they're brothers) combined to pitch three innings and give up two runs to preserve the win.
A Bradenton | St. Lucie 6 Bradenton 5
Five hits for the Marauders weren't enough to get it done. Kirk Singer drove in two runs and had the only extra base hit of the day. Jameson Taillon had an iffy outing, going six innings and striking out six but giving up four earned runs on eight hits. He gave up another home run which has been a problem for him this year. Zach Foster got the loss with 2.2 innings and two runs allowed (one earned). Alex Dickerson was 0/3 as his hot June seems like a bit of a memory.
A State College | State College 2 Batavia 0
Clay Holmes continued his ridiculous good season with five more scoreless innings. He has an ERA of 0.80 after striking out four and walking two while giving up just three hits. Dalton Friend pitched three scoreless innings and Emmanuel De Leon got his second save with a scoreless ninth. Tyler Gaffney had three hits and the only RBI of the day. Jacob Stallings added two hits.
... it's come to my attention that those Kilcrease's aren't related at all. I'll take "what are the #@%!%#ing chance of that" for 500, Alex.