SATURDAY • MAY 2, 2015
A number of teams are having trouble beating Oklahoma City this year, you can add Iowa to said list as they lost yet again to the Dodger, 4-1.
At the Plate:
- Arismendy Alcantara is starting to heat up, he was 2-for-3 with two walks, an RBI, and a stolen base.
- Rubi Silva had a solid game, he was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and an outfield assist.
- Javier Baez, Taylor Teagarden, Christian Villanueva, and John Andreoli all had one hit in the loss.
On the Mound:
- Tsuyoshi Wada got the start and was the hard luck loser as he was brilliant. Wada worked seven innings, giving up two run, both unearned, on two hits while walking one, and striking out five.
- Yoanner Negrin couldn’t keep things close late in this one, he worked two innings, giving up two runs on three hits while walking three, and striking out one.
After losing both an early and late lead, Tennessee somehow found a way to pull this one out with a run in the tenth. Of course that run came from a Kyle Schwarber dinger, hero.
At the Plate:
- Kyle Schwarber only had one hit but it was a big one, he finished the night 1-for-5 with said dinger, an RBI, and a run scored.
- Dan Vogelbach got back on track, he was 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a triple, an RBI, and a run scored.
- Stephen Bruno has been good all year, he was 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored in the win.
- Bijan Rademacher provided the early fireworks, he was 1-for-4 with a dinger, three RBI’s, and a run scored.
On the Mound:
- Corey Black got the start and was missing bats left and right, he tossed 5.2 innings, giving up four runs, three earned, on six hits while walking two, and striking out ten(!).
- Starling Peralta has been good all year, he was again last night, he worked two scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.
- P.J. Francescon picked up a blown save, and a win, he worked 2.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits while striking out one.
Things got a little dicey for the Pelicans late in this one, but they were able to weather the storm and hang on for a 5-4 win over Lynchburg.
At the Plate:
- Mark Zagunis flashed some rare power, he was 1-for-3 with his first dinger of the year, an RBI, a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored.
- Jacob Rogers had a solid game, he was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored.
- Trey Martin was productive in the win, he was 1-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored.
- Carlos Penalver had a great game from the bottom of the order, he was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBI’s.
On the Mound:
- Paul Blackburn got the start, and picked up his second win of the season, he worked five innings, giving up one run on six hits while walking one, and striking out two.
- Gerardo Concepcion had an off and on appearance, he worked two innings, giving up three runs on four hits while walking two, and striking out six.
- Tayler Scott, and Jasvir Rakkar both worked a scoreless inning late with Rakkar picking up his second save of the season.
It’s nice to be on this side of things, after blowing a number of saves early this year the South Bend Cubs finally registered a come back win of their own. Trailing 4-2 in the eighth the Cubs pushed three runs across to the delight of the sellout crowd in South Bend.
At the Plate:
- Gleyber Torres is terrorizing Midwest League pitching, he went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, and three runs scored.
- Chesny Young had a great game, he was 2-for-3 with a walk, two RBI’s, and a run scored.
- Cael Brockmeyer has been outstanding, he was 2-for-4 with a run scored in the win, and is hitting .356 on the season.
- Yasiel Balaguert made his one hit count, he went 1-for-4 with a double, and three RBI’s.
On the Mound:
- Trevor Clifton started this one, and didn’t get much help behind him. Clisfton worked five innings, giving up three runs, on earned, on three hits while walking two, and striking out three.
- Tyler Ihrig was great out of the pen, and earned his first win of the season. Ihrig worked three innings, giving up one run on four hits in the process.
- James Farris was perfect in the ninth to pick up his first save of the season, he struck out the side as well.
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