THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016
The Iowa Cubs got some solid pitching, and were able to push across a couple runs late to beat New Orleans 4-2, and move to 3-5 on the season.
At the Plate:
- Javier Baez finished off his rehab with Iowa by going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, and a run scored.
- Dan Vogelbach has been red hot to start the year; he went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and a run scored, he’s now hitting .407 on the season.
- Albert Almora is starting to heat up; he went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the win.
- Kristopher Negron is also swinging it well; he went 2-for-4 with a double, and an RBI.
On the Mound:
- Tyler Ihrig got the start and was solid; he worked four innings, giving up one run on three hits while walking one, and striking out three.
- Brandon Gomes was tremendous out of the pen, and picked up the win. Gomes worked two scoreless/hitless innings while walking two, and striking out four.
- Jean Machi picked up a hold; he worked a scoreless inning, giving up two hits while walking one.
- Felix Pena was roughed up a bit; he worked one inning, giving up one run on one hit while striking out two.
- Spencer Patton picked up his first save of the season; he worked a scoreless inning, giving up one hit while striking out one.
An early 3-0 faded away in this one as the Smokies watch the Barons score five unanswered runs en route to a 5-3 victory.
At the Plate:
- Jeimer Candelario had one of the five hits the Smokies had it in this one; he finished the night 1-for-4 with his second double of the season.
- Mark Zagunis went 1-for-3 with a walk, and two runs scored in the loss.
- Bijan Rademacher, Taylor Davis, and David Freitas each finished the night with a hit, Freitas chipped in two RBI’s.
On the Mound:
- Brad Markey was pretty solid once again; he worked five innings, giving up two runs on five hits while walking one, and striking out one.
- Corey Black pitched relatively well but gave up the lead late; he worked two innings, giving up one run on two hits while striking out four.
- Josh Conway picked up the loss in relief; he worked one innings, giving up two runs on one hit while striking out three.
The Pelican defense was not up to par in this one as they committed three errors which played a huge roll in a 3-2 loss to Carolina last night.
At the Plate:
- Rashad Crawford has a relatively tame game by his standards; he went 1-for-5 with his third double of the season.
- Gleyber Torres is starting to trend in the right direction; he went 1-for-4 with a walk.
- Jason Volser had a solid game; he went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, an RBI, and a run scored.
- Jeffrey Baez was hit and miss in this one; he made one of the costly errors, but finished the night going 2-for-4 with a double, and an RBI.
On the Mound:
- Zach Hedges was really good in this one; unfortunately he was still hung with the loss. Hedges worked 6.2 innings, giving up three runs, one earned, on seven hits while walking three, and striking out one.
- Daury Torrez kept things close out of the pen; he worked 1.1 scoreless/hitless innings while striking out two.
Not a whole lot went right for South Bend last night as they were down 8-1 after two innings, and could only manage two runs on five hits in the 10-2 loss.
At the Plate:
- Donnie Dewees is Mr. Triples; he went 2-for-3 with a walk, two triples which brings his season total up to FOUR, and had two runs scored.
- Tyler Alamo was 2-for-3 with a walk in the loss.
On the Mound:
- Justin Steele didn’t have it, which is probably an understatement. Steele worked just two innings, giving up eight runs on seven hits while walking two, and striking out three.
- Scott Effross was effective out of the pen; he worked three scoreless innings, giving up one run on three hits while striking out two.
- Craig Brooks also got some solid work in; he tossed two innings, giving up one run on three hits while walking two, and striking out two.
- Scott Frazier worked a scoreless inning, giving up one hit while walking one.
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