Pinstriped Performances: Trap Games

The Renegades loosened their grip on first place in embarrassing fashion. Scranton continues to hang around the playoff picture by a thread, and Tampa walked off as winners to even a big series.

Sean Boyle. Photo by Matt Kardos

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (65-58): All the scoring was done in the first four innings in this game, in which Scranton emerged as 6-1 winners over Syracuse.

• Star of the Game: Sean Boyle – 5.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 85 pitches (59 strikes). Following his difficult first start at Triple-A on August 12, Boyle has rattled off three solid ones
• Estevan Florial: 3-for-5, 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Oswald Peraza: 1-for-3, 1 run scored, 2 walks, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Ben Rortvedt: 1-for-4, 1 home run (3), 1 run scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Rortvedt has homered in back-to-back games and has a four-game hitting streak
• Armando Alvarez: 1-for-4, 1 double, 3 RBI, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
• Braden Bristo: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches (3 strikes)
• Deivi Garcia: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 26 pitches (18 strikes)
• Jacob Barnes: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches (12 strikes)

Austin Wells. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots (73-47): The Patriots quickly fell behind and couldn’t recover in a 6-2 loss to Binghamton.

• Star of the Game: Austin Wells – 1-for-2, 1 home run (10), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 3 walks, 1 strikeout. Wells’ OPS is up to .842
• Everson Pereira: 2-for-5, 1 run scored
• Andres Chaparro: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 strikeout
• Matt Sauer: 2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 64 pitches (36 strikes). Sauer wasn’t able to build on the success of his 17-strikeout outing
• Barrett Loseke: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 51 pitches (35 strikes)
• Nelvin Correa: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches (10 strikes)
• Nick Ernst: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches (3 strikes)

Tyler Hardman (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (66-55): The ‘Gades suffered an embarrassing setback as they were swept by bottom-dwellers Jersey Shore in a doubleheader, 10-7 and 2-1.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Tyler Hardman – 1-for-5, 1 home run (20), 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts. Hardman’s three-run blast in the seventh briefly brought the ‘Gades within a run
• Trey Sweeney: 2-for-4, 1 home run (14), 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Sweeney is 4-for-11 with two doubles and a homer over the last three games
• Grant Richardson: 1-for-4, 1 home run (10), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Aaron Palensky: 2-for-3, 1 triple, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 stolen base
• Juan Carela: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 81 pitches (50 strikes). Carela served up three home runs and took the loss
• Nelson L. Alvarez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3 pitches (3 strikes)
• Trevor Holloway: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 38 pitches (20 strikes)
• Carlos Gomez: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches (22 strikes)

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Tyler Hardman – 1-for-3, 1 home run (21), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Hardman added to his team-leading home run total by homering in both legs of the twin bill
• TJ Rumfield: 1-for-2, 1 double, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Aldenis Sanchez: 2-for-3
• Blas Castano: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 7 K, 91 pitches (60 strikes). Castano has 22 strikeouts against five walks in five starts this month, four of which have been excellent
• Welington Diaz: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 26 pitches (15 strikes). Diaz took the loss
• Harold Cortijo: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5 pitches (3 strikes)

Tarpons SS Alexander Vargas makes a play in front of 2B (John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (59-61): In a game as tight as the divisional standings, Tampa prevailed over Dunedin in walk-off fashion, 4-3 in 10 innings.

• Star of the Game: Antonio Gomez – 1-for-5, 1 home run (7), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts. Gomez has homered in two straight games following a drought that extended back to July 31
• Spencer Jones: 2-for-5, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Alex Vargas: 1-for-5, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 strikeouts
• Ben Rice: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 walk. Rice drove in the automatic runner with a single in the 10th to win the game
• Joel Valdez: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, 72 pitches (45 strikes). Valdez has a 2.31 ERA with Tampa
• Kevin Stevens: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 23 pitches (9 strikes)
• Eric Reyzelman: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches (12 strikes)
• Kris Bow: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches (12 strikes)
• Alex Bustamante: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 30 pitches (20 strikes). Bustamante got the win in his Low-A debut, which he made alongside Stevens, Reyzelman and Bow