Pinstriped Performances: Stingy ‘Gades Shut Down Brooklyn Again

Hudson Valley’s pitchers held the Cyclones’ bats silent for the second consecutive day. They, and Blake Perkins one level above, dominate the weekend storylines around the system.

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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (7-10): Scranton couldn’t keep the good times rolling, dropping the series finale 4-0 to Buffalo after two wins in a row.

• Star of the Game: Manny Bañuelos – 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 5 K, 69 pitches (46 strikes). Manny deserved far better than the loss he suffered, and carries a 1.42 ERA into his next start
• Oswald Peraza: 0-for-4. Peraza finishes this series a brutal 0-for-14 with four strikeouts and is hitting just .152
• Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-for-4, 1 double, 2 strikeouts
• Miguel Andújar: 2-for-4, 1 strikeout
• Reggie McClain: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 28 pitches (11 strikes)
• David McKay: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches (3 strikes)
• Shelby Miller: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches (12 strikes)

Blake Perkins. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots (9-6): Blake Perkins capped a spectacular weekend with another home run and Somerset romped in Hartford, 9-1.

• Star of the Game: Blake Perkins – 2-for-4, 1 home run (5), 1 double, 3 RBI, 1 run scored. Perkins is now hitting .366 and is tied for the team lead in homers with Josh Breaux; the pair are also tied for second place in the Eastern League
• Anthony Volpe: 1-for-4, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Brandon Lockridge: 2-for-5, 1 double, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout
• Jeisson Rosario: 1-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts, 1 stolen base
• Derek Dietrich: 2-for-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Jhony Brito: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 73 pitches (53 strikes). Brito has given up just two earned runs in his three starts, sporting a 16:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio
• Barrett Loseke: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches (19 strikes)
• Charlie Ruegger: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches (11 strikes)
• Nick Ernst: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches (9 strikes)

Austin Wells (Photo by Hugh McKenna)

Hudson Valley Renegades (8-7): The Cyclones managed just one hit on Saturday, and followed that up with just two on Sunday, as the ‘Gades rode their staff to a 3-0 win to close out the series.

• Star of the Game: Blane Abeyta – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 52 pitches (35 strikes). Abeyta’s only blemishes were an E3 (obviously not his fault) and a hit-by-pitch on the next batter. Other than that, he was perfect and struck out the side in the third
• Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 stolen bases
• Austin Wells: 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base. Wells is quietly hitting a solid .311 with five steals
• Aldenis Sanchez: 3-for-4
• Rodney Hutchison: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches (9 strikes). Hutchison earned the win for working a clean fifth
• Welington Diaz: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches (12 strikes)
• Michael Giacone: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 8 pitches (5 strikes)
• Nelson L. Alvarez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches (15 strikes)
• Alex Mauricio: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches (13 strikes). Mauricio nailed down his first save of the year, and of his professional career

Jasson Dominguez (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (6-9): Clearwater finished off a dominant six-game sweep of the Tarpons with a comprehensive 8-1 win in the finale.

• Star of the Game: Jasson Dominguez – 2-for-4, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts. Dominguez quickly made sure that Sunday wouldn’t be another shutout with a leadoff home run, but that was as good as things got for Tampa
• Madison Santos: 0-for-4, 4 strikeouts
• Chandler Champlain: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 6 K, 66 pitches (49 strikes). Champlain has 14 strikeouts against just one walk in his three starts
• Carlos Gomez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 15 pitches (10 strikes)
• Zach Messinger: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 32 pitches (18 strikes)
• Jack Neely: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 41 pitches (18 strikes)
• Trevor Holloway: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 8 pitches (5 strikes)