Recap by Larry Shenk
Triple-A East League—Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays, 46-30) at Lehigh Valley IronPigs (35-41); Coca-Cola Park
Final Score
IronPigs 6, Bisons 1; 7th win in last 8 games
Summary
Doubles by Charles Tilson and Mickey Moniak and a sac. fly by Jorge Bonifacio staked Lehigh Valley to a 3-0 lead after 3. LV added two more in the next inning and one more in B8. Buffalo’s lone run came in T9. LV used six pitchers in holding Buffalo to five hits.
On The Hill (IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO)
RH Adonis Medina, 2-0-0-0-0-2; 23 pitches, 16 strikes. 2nd rehab outing
RH Julian Garcia, 2-2-0-0-1-2; 36 pitches, 24 strikes. WP (1-3)
RH Braden Zarbnisky, 2-0-0-0-0-0; 24 pitches, 16 strikes
LH Braeden Ogle, 1-0-0-0-0-2; 19 pitches, 10 strikes - 95-97 mph FB
LH Jeff Singer, 1-1-0-0-0-2; 12 pitches, 9 strikes
RH Mike Adams, 1-2-1-1-1-2; 31 pitches, 19 strikes
At Bat (AB-R-H-RBI)
2B Sal Guzzo, 4-1-3-2
3B Ruben Tejada, 4-3-3-0
DH Charles Tilson, 5-1-2-2, double (8)
CF Mickey Moniak, 4-0-2-1, double (11)
C Rodolfo Duran, 4-1-2-0, double (1)
Notes
First game since 3B Dan Brito’s emergency medical hospitalization and surgery on Saturday in Rochester. Teammates displayed Brito’s jersey in their dugout . . . Ogle’s LV debut since being acquired from Pirates in a trade deadline deal . . . Adams’ 13.2 consecutive scoreless inning streak ended in T9.
Double-A Northeast League – Reading Fightin Phils (30-49) at Richmond Flying Squirrels (Giants 40-39); At The Diamond
Final Score
Flying Squirrels 4, Fightin Phils 2
Summary
Matt Kroon’s RBI triple and a sac. fly by Arquimedes Gamboa in T8 gave Reading a 2-1 lead. Richmond came back with three in the B8 to pull out a victory.
On The Hill (IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO)
LH Josh Hendrickson, 6-4-1-1-2-4; 85 pitches, 62 strikes
LH Kyle Dohy, 1-0-0-0-2-1; 29 pitches, 16 strikes
RH Billy Sullivan, .2-1-3-3-1-3, WP, 2 HBP; 26 pitches, 15 strikes. LP (1-1)
RH Carlo Reyes, .1-0-0-0-1-0; 8 pitches, 4 strikes
At Bat (AB-R-H-RBI)
3B Madison Stokes, 3-0-1-0, BB
1B Luke Miller, 3-1-1-0, double (14)
RF Matt Kroon, 1-1-1-1, triple (2)
High-A East League – Aberdeen IronBirds (Orioles 40-38) at Jersey Shore BlueClaws (36-43); FirstEnergy Park
Final Score
IronBirds 8, BlueClaws 5
Summary
Tied at 2-all after four innings, Aberdeen took command scoring 2-1-3 runs in the fifth through seventh frames.
On The Hill (IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO)
RH Seranthony Dominiqez, 1-0-0-0-0-2; 21 pitches, 13 strikes; first rehab outing -94-97 mph FB range
RH Jonathan Hughes, 5-11-5-5-1-3, WP; 87 pitches, 56 strikes. LP (3-6)
RH Jonas De La Cruz, .2-1-3-3-3-1, HBP; 31 pitches, 15 strikes
RH Andrew Brown, 2.1-0-0-0-4-3; 47 pitches, 23 strikes -96 mph FB
At Bat (AB-R-H-RBI)
3B McCarthy Tatum, 4-1-2-2
LF Nate Fassnacht, 4-2-2-1, BB
1B D.J. Stewart, 5-1-2-0
DH Logan O’Hoppe, 4-1-1-0, BB
C Vito Friscia, 3-0-1-1
SS Jonathan Guzman, 5-0-1-1
Notes
Dominquez was on the mound in a game for first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery on July 30 of last year.
Low A Southeast League – Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Twins, 40-35) at Clearwater Threshers (37-37); BayCare Ballpark
Tonight’s game has been postponed to allow for additional testing and contact tracing of members of the Threshers organization. We are adhering to Minor League Baseball’s health and safety protocols and will practice caution as we follow the guidance of experts. Further updates will be provided as available.
Game times for the remainder of the series against Bradenton are as follows:
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 5, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 6, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 7, 4:00 pm (doubleheader)
Sunday, Aug. 8, Noon
Transactions :
Placed on the IL :
RHP Mick Abel, LHP Tyler Adams, RHP Leonel Aponte, RHP Carlos Francisco, RHP Cristian Hernandez, RHP Chi-Ling Hsu, RHP Sam Jacobsak, RHP DJ Jefferson, LHP Anton Kuznetsov, RHP Gunner Mayer, RHP Rodolfo Sanchez, LHP Gabriel Yanez, 1B Rixon Wingrove, OF Ben Pelletier, OF Baron Radcliff, OF Jadiel Sanchez
Activated :
RHP Yoan Antonac, RHP Andrew Baker, RHP Brendan Bell, RHP Dylan Castaneda, LHP Gabriel Cotto, RHP Tommy McCollum, RHP Griff McGarry, RHP Alex McKenney, RHP Jason Ruffcorn, LHP Christopher Soriano, C Mitchell Edwards, OF Carlos De La Cruz, OF Junior Ortega, OF/1B Felix Reyes