SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2016
Another rough one for Iowa as they fall to Round Rock for the third straight time to start the season. The Cubs were down 8-0 after the fifth inning, and never really stood a chance tonight.
At the Plate:
- John Andreoli was solid out of the lead-off spot, he went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
- Arismendy Alcantara was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored in the loss.
- Ryan Kalish was the power source tonight, he went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two RBI’s, and a run scored.
- Dan Vogelbach, Willson Contreras, and Albert Almora each finished the night 1-for-4.
On the Mound:
- Eric Jokisch was torched tonight, he worked 4.1 innings, giving up right runs on eleven hits while walking two, and striking out three.
- Armando Rivero worked 1.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits while striking out two.
- Scott Barnes, Carl Edwards Jr., and Miguel Mejia all worked a scoreless inning in relief.
Pitching dominated the evening, and the Smokies came out on the right side of a 1-0 thriller.
At the Plate:
- Chesny Young continued his hot start to 2016, he went 2-for-3 in the win.
- Jeimer Candelario knocked in the only run of the night, he went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
- David Freitas was 2-for-3, the Smokies only had six hits, all singles, but it was enough.
On the Mound:
- Brad Markey got the start tonight, and was brilliant. Markey worked five scoreless innings, giving up three hits while walking one, and striking out four.
- Gerardo Concepcion (!) picked up the win out of the pen, he worked two scoreless innings, he didn’t walk anyone, and struck out three.
- Josh Conway picked up a hold, he worked a scoreless inning, giving up one hit while walking one.
- Juan Paniagua shut the door for his first save of the year by working a scoreless ninth, he struck out two.
A late offensive explosion propelled the South Bend Cubs to a 5-3 win over West Michigan, their first of the season.
At the Plate:
- Donnie Dewees was 2-for-4 with a triple, and RBI, and a run scored.
- J. Higgins has been very good so far this year, he went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and an RBI in the win.
- Eddy Martinez was 2-for-5 with two runs scored, he’s hitting .333 on the season.
- Daniel Spingola chipped in, he went 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple, an RBI, and a run scored.
On the Mound:
- Ryan Kellogg was brilliant in picking up his first win of the season. He worked five innings, giving up one run, unearned, on five hits while striking out three.
- Greyfer Eregua was just as good out of the pen, he worked 2.2 scoreless innings while striking out two.
- Scott Effross made things interesting as he worked 2/3 of an inning, giving up two runs, one earned, on two hits while walking one, and striking out one.
- Michael Wagner picked up his first save of the year, he worked the final 2/3 of an inning to do so.
Not much going right for the Pelicans in this one as they fell behind 4-0 after one en route to falling to Frederick, 6-0.
At the Plate:
- Gleyber Torres was 1-for-4 in the loss, nice to see him get into the hit column.
- Ian Happ was the only Pelican to find some success tonight, he went 2-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base, and a double.
- Jeffrey Baez went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases in the loss.
On the Mound:
- Trevor Clifton got the start, and picked up the loss. He worked three innings, giving up five runs, three earned, on four hits while walking four, and striking out four.
- James Farris was pretty solid out of the pen, he worked three innings, giving up one run on three hits while striking out four.
- James Pugliese was solid once again, he worked two scoreless innings, giving up one hit while striking out four.
- David Berg worked a scoreless ninth.
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