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(33-32) Gwinnett Stripers 2, (36-29) Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 14
- DaShawn Kiersey Jr., RF: 1-4, RBI
- Jair Camargo, C: 2-3
- Victor Mederos, SP: 2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, K
Based on the score above, one can infer that not much went right for Gwinnett on Wednesday.
Victor Mederos got the start and more or less got shelled. Across two innings, Mederos gave up five runs on four hits while issuing four walks in the process. The bullpen wasn’t better, as the Stripers relief corps gave up an additional nine runs over the course of the next seven innings.
At the plate, the Stripers were held to just two runs on four hits — of which both runs came in their final at-bats on the night. DaShawn Kiersey Jr. registered the lone RBI on the night, while Jair Camargo was the only Striper to finish the game with multiple hits as he went 2-3.
(26-29) Columbus Clingstones 3, (29-29) Pensacola Blue Wahoos 6 (GAME ONE)
- David McCabe, 1B: 1-3, HR, RBI, R
- Logan Braunschweig, RF: 2-2, 2B, R, BB
- Herick Hernandez, SP: 4 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 4 K
Despite getting a solid start from Herick Hernandez, Columbus lost game one of their doubleheader on Wednesday by a 6-3 final.
Across four innings, Hernandez turned in a scoreless outing despite issuing four walks and giving up a pair of hits. He also managed to strikeout four as well. With the scoreless performance, Hernandez lowered his season ERA to 1.15 across 31.1 innings pitched, in which he has struck out 39 batters as well.
It’s a decent sample size, but Hernandez needs to show that consistency over four or five more starts before there is a consideration to calling him up to triple-A at this point. Regardless, it’s a very encouraging sign from the lefty.
At the plate, the Clingstones plated three runs on five hits, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the offense from Pensacola. David McCabe launched a solo homer on the night, while Logan Braunschweig went 2-2 with a double and a run scored and a walk to his credit as well.
(27-29) Columbus Clingstones 2, (29-30) Pensacola Blue Wahoos 1 (GAME TWO)
- David McCabe, DH: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R
- Drue Hackenburg, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 4 K
In what is one of the more unique box score you’ll see, Columbus won game two of their doubleheader by tallying just one hit on the night.
Drue Hackenburg got the stat in this one and put up a competitive performance as he limited Pensacola to just one run on three hits while issuing one walk and striking out four.
Limiting the damage to just the one run proved to be consequential as the Clingstones scored just enough at two runs to get the win — despite getting just one hit.
The lone knock came off the bat of David McCabe who homered — and also left the yard in game one — to give him two home runs on the day. Ironically, McCabe’s homer came in the bottom of the first inning, meaning Columbus was held hitless for the next six innings, but still managed to get the win.
(31-27) Rome Emperors 8, (42-16) Bowling Green Hot Rods 3
- Isaiah Drake, LF: 3-5, 2 HR, 2B, 3 RBI
- John Gil, SS: 3-4, 2B, RBI, SB
- Tate Southisene, 2B: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI
- Eric Hartman, CF: 3-5, R
- Dalton McIntyre, RF: 2-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
- Owen Carey, DH: 1-4, 2B
- Cedric De Grandpre, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, ER, 2 BB, 8 K
All in all, Rome dominated what is a very talented Bowling Green team on Wednesday afternoon.
Rome got on the board first in this one thanks to some nifty baserunning — and a bit of defensive misfortune from Bowling Green.
In the top of the first, John Gil doubled on a groundball into the left field corner to give Rome their first basrunner. Gil proceeded to steal third base — his 29th of the year — and, after the throw sailed wide of the Hot Rods third baseman, Gil trotted across the plate to give the Emperors an early 1-0 lead.
Isaiah Drake — more on him later — also doubled in the inning, but the Emperors failed to bring him home.
Rome wasted no time in adding on to their lead as they plated three more runs in the top of the second frame.
After Owen Carey reached via dropped third strike, Mac Guscette was hit by a pitch to put a runner in scoring position. Tate Southisene proceeded to double over the center fielders head for his first and second RBI at the high-A level while also extending the lead to 3-1.
Once again, Gil came through, this time with an RBI-single into left field again to plate Southisene and make it a 4-1 game.
Rome tacked on another run in the fifth inning as Dalton McIntyre launched his first high-A homer for a solo shot to extend the lead to 5-1. In the very next inning, Drake got in on the action by launching an absolute moonshot on a fastball over the right field wall for a solo homer — his ninth of the season thus far — to make it a 6-1 game. But this wouldn’t be Drake’s last impression on this game.
Bowling Green got two of those runs back in the bottom of the eighth to cut the Emperors’ lead in half to 6-3.
In the top of the ninth, following an Eric Hartman double, Drake pulled a 2-0 fastball for another homer — this time a two-run blast — to extend the Rome lead to 8-3. Drake’s homer was hit so hard, the right fielder for Bowling Green didn’t move a step.
Despite hitting a batter and issuing a walk to put a runner in scoring position, Isaac Gallegos managed to limit the damage there and seal off the Rome win.
While the offense garnered most of the attention in this one, starter Cedric De Grandpre deserves his flowers for his performance. Across five innings pitched, De Grandpre struck out eight batters while holding Bowling Green to just one run on six hits in the process.
(31-28) Augusta GreenJackets 2, (22-35) Myrtle Beach Pelicans 5
- Conor Essenburg, RF: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB
- Dallas Macias, LF: 1-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB
- Luis Guanipa, CF: 1-4, RBI
- Ethan Bagwell, SP: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Despite putting up a respectable performance in this one, Augusta fell short by a 5-2 final.
Ethan Bagwell was simply excellent as he managed to strike out eight batters across 4.1 innings. While he did give up two runs, Bagwell was dominant enough to keep the GreenJackets in the game.
It’s a nice bounceback for Bagwell who gave up six runs in 4.2 innings in his last outing. Regardless, the righty still carries an ERA of 2.95 on the year in what has been a solid beginning to his season. There’s a good chance Bagwell gets the call-up to Rome in the near future.
The GreenJackets’ offense put up decent numbers in this one as well. Conor Essenburg led the charge with a double and two walks, while Dallas Macias tallied a solo homer as well in this one. Luis Guanipa went 1-4 with an RBI to his credit as well.
For Essenburg, Wednesday marked his third double of the month as he is slashing .292/.414/.417 for June. Essenburg has been seeing the ball extremely well and has shown a solid approach at the plate for his age. He is definitely one to watch over the final few months of the season.
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