Springfield posted the only win on the night; it took 11 innings to get it done. John Gast was strong on the mound for the Cardinals. Despite losses by all the other farm teams, Jonathan Cornelius posted a great start for Quad Cities and Shane Robinson got off to a fast start after being sent down to Memphis. On to the good stuff….
Colorado Springs 5 @ Memphis 3
Hitting:
- Adron Chambers went 2-for-4 w/ 1 BB and 1 SB
- Matt Adams went 1-for-4 w/ 1 2B
- Mark Hamilton hit a solo homer in 4 PA
- Shane Robinson went 3-for-4 w/ 1 3B and 2 R
- Bryan Anderson went 2-for-2 w/ 1 BB and 1 RBI
Pitching:
- Joe Kelly got the start for Memphis: 6.1 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 1 BB and 5 K
- Maikel Cleto pitched 1.2 innings that included 1 H and 2 K
- Adam Reifer pitched the final inning and allowed 1 R despite only giving up 1 BB
Springfield 3 @ Arkansas 2 (11 innings)
Hitting:
- Kolten Wong went 2-for-5 w/ 2 RBI
- Oscar Taveras hit a double in 5 PA
- Chris Swauger went 2-for-5
- Greg Garcia went 0-for-1 w/ 4 BB, 2 R and 1 SB
- Xavier Scruggs went 2-for-5 w/ 1 R and 1 RBI
Pitching:
- John Gast was stellar for the Cardinals: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB and 4 K
- Eric Fornataro gave up only 1 H over the next 2.0 scoreless innings
- Keith Butler was credited with the win, he pitched 2.0 scoreless innings that included 3 H, 2 BB and 1 K
Hitting:
- Mike O’Neill went 2-for-5 from the leadoff spot
- Alan Ahmady went 2-for-4 w/ 1 2B
- Geoffrey Klein went 2-for-3 w/ 1 BB
- Ronny Gil, Christopher Edmondson and Rainel Rosario all went 1-for-4
Pitching:
- Carlos Martinez’s start was an abbreviated one: 4 IP, 8 H, 5 R (4 ER), 1 BB and 4 K
- Logan Billbrough (1 K) and Chase Reid (1 H, 1 K) both pitched scoreless innings
Cedar Rapids 5 @ Quad Cities 3
Hitting:
- Tyler Rahmatulla went 2-for-4 w/ 1 R
- Colin Walsh went 2-for-4 w/ 1 2B and 1 R
- Juan Castillo went 2-for-3 w/ 1 R and 1 RBI
- Anthony Garcia and Roberto De La Cruz both went 1-for-4 w/ 1 RBI apiece
- Luis Mateo went 1-for-3 w/ 1 2B, 1 BB and 1 RBI
- Garrett Wittels recorded a single in 3 PA
Pitching:
- Jonathan Cornelius put up a box score worthy of a top prospect: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB and 7 K
- Ethan Cole gave up 1 R in 2.0 innings on 2 H, he recorded 1 K
- Heath Wyatt let the lead slip away in the ninth as he gave up 4 R; none of them were earned as the River Bandits imploded defensively
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Not sure what’s up with greg Garcia, but he had an 18% walk rate going into tonight. That’s astounding. Colin Walsh has a 17% walk rate as well.
Of not Taveras flew out to the RF three times and hit a double to RF. This is off note because recently most of his outs have been ground balls to the 1st or 2nd baseman. I take that as progress.
Wong drove in 2 runs but he also owes Keith Butler a beer. Wong made 2 errors in a row in the 11th both which would have closed out the game for Butler. Luckily he got through it himself.
It would appear that our defense is atrocious.