Pitching:

Frank German

• Control is a little erratic to start for German.
• German struck out Lancaster.
• Struck out Stokes.
• Walked two and struck out two in the 1st.
• Gave up a base hit to right field to open the 2nd.
• Changeup looks to have some depth, fooling hitters in the 2nd inning.
• Looked much better in the 2nd, getting ground balls and some swings and misses.
• Gave up two walks and a hit in the 3rd inning.
• Stuck out Stobbe to start the 4th.
• Final line for Frank German: 4 IP, 5 BB, 3 SO, 2 H 0 ER

Jefry Valdez

• Jeffrey Valdez takes the mound in the 5th.
• Valdez gives up a base hit to 3rd.
• Valdez breaking ball looks good, getting Lancaster to swing over it.
• Gave up an RBI single to center.
• Valdez is sitting around 90-91 mph.
• Valdez is showing late life on pitches.
• Changeup looks really good.

Jhony Brito

• Brito is on in the 8th.
• Base hit and a wild pitch put a man in scoring position in the 9th.
• Brito walked Lancaster in the 9th.
• Gave up an RBI groundout to the third baseman.

Other Notes:

• Nolan Martinez started throwing bullpen sessions.

Hitting/fielding:

• Nelson Gomez with a broken-bat single up the middle with two outs in the 1st.
• Nelson Gomez with a bad throw on a routine grounder to 3rd, missing a routine double play.
• Juan De Leon beat out a dribbler to second base in the 2nd.
• Josh Breaux reached on an error by the shortstop to keep the 2nd inning going.
• Jesus Bastidas with a hard hit ball to shortstop for an RBI groundout.
• Bastidas steals second on a good jump.
• Bastidas with a nice sliding stop and throw to get the runner out at first.
• Nelson Gomez throws one in the dirt from third, letting the runner on.
• Junior Soto crushed a ball to the left-field warning track that the left fielder tracked down in the 6th.
• Dermis Garcia worked a walk to extend the inning.
• Wilkerman Garcia is out with a hamstring injury.
• Junior Soto with a leadoff home run to left in the 7th.
• Bastidas roped a base hit to center with 1-out in the 7th.
• Max Burt was thrown out at second trying to beat out a base hit to left in the 8th.
• Junior Soto works a walk on a 3-2 count in the 9th.
• Carlos Narvaez with a chopper over the first baseman’s head, advancing Soto to third.
• RBI groundout for Bastidas.
• Kyle Gray worked a 2-out walk in the 9th