Pinstriped Performances: Peraza Homers, Renegades Walk It Off

The RailRiders narrowly missed their seventh win in a row and Hudson Valley kept the good times rolling with a tenth-inning victory. Meanwhile, Tampa got a taste of its own medicine.

Miguel Andujar (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (6-2): Scranton led after eight, but could not shut the door and lost to Lehigh Valley 3-2.

• Greg Allen: 2-for-4, 1 run scored
• Miguel Andújar: 0-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout. Andujar’s one-out sac fly in the eight gave Scranton a 2-1 lead
• Ryan LaMarre: 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 strikeout
• Brody Koerner: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 59 pitches (38 strikes)
• Braden Bristo: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 34 pitches (16 strikes)
• Nick Nelson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 18 pitches (13 strikes). Two strong outings in a row for the Scranton shuttle candidate.
• Trevor Lane: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches (17 strikes)
• Nick Goody: 2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 36 pitches (23 strikes). Goody’s first inning of work was impeccable, as he struck out the side, all swinging, on 13 pitches. As he went for the six-out save, he struck out his fourth hitter in a row, swinging, on three pitches – and then surrendered a walk and a two-run home run to suffer the loss

Matt Krook. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots (5-3): The Patriots dropped their second in a row to New Hampshire, 7-2.

• Estevan Florial: 0-for-3, 2 strikeouts
• Hoy Jun Park: 1-for-4
• Thomas Milone: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 run scored. Milone recorded the only extra-base hit of the game for Somerset
• Matt Krook: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 57 pitches (43 strikes). The 4th-round pick and minor league pick in the Rule V Draft is holding opposing hitters to a .185 average through two starts. 
• Carlos Espinal: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 47 pitches (27 strikes)
• Jefry Valdez: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 42 pitches (28 strikes)

Isaiah Pasteur (Robert M. Pimpsner/Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (4-4): After coming back from a 3-1 deficit in the eighth inning, the Renegades came through in extras to walk off with a 4-3 win over Aberdeen.

• Oswald Peraza: 2-for-4, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 1 run scored. After Hudson Valley fell behind in the top of the first, Peraza led off the bottom of the inning with his first home run of the year. He’s now hitting .265 after a very slow start.
• Ezequiel Duran: 1-for-4, 2 RBI. Duran’s one-out single brought home the tying runs in the eighth
• Josh Breaux: 1-for-4, 2 strikeouts
• Isaiah Pasteur: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Pasteur’s single in the tenth scored James Nelson and won the game
• Hayden Wesneski: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 69 pitches (36 strikes). 11 strikeouts and four walks across nine innings in two starts for Wesneski
• Charlie Ruegger: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 44 pitches (27 strikes)
• Elvis Peguero: 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches (23 strikes). Peguero gets a well-deserved win for a long but efficient relief outing

Carson Coleman (Photo by Quinn Foster I UK Athletics)

Tampa Tarpons (6-2): The Tarpons were down 10-0 after two innings and never recovered as they lost 15-4. Their vaunted offense has predictably slowed after a white-hot first series.

• Anthony Volpe: 0-for-3, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
• Austin Wells: 1-for-5, 1 strikeout
• Trevor Hauver: 1-for-4, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Chad Bell: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Elijah Dunham: 1-for-3, 1 home run (1), 2 RBI, 1 walk. Dunham has quietly thrived in the nine-hole – he’s up to .292 with a .912 OPS on the year
• Blane Abeyta: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 38 pitches (21 strikes)
• Ryan Anderson: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 43 pitches (25 strikes)
• Carson Coleman: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 38 pitches (22 strikes). Coleman wasn’t dominant, but was the closest Tampa pitching came to competence
• Zach Kohn: 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 43 pitches (28 strikes)
• Clay Aguilar: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 25 pitches (18 strikes)