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California League
San Jose Giants 2, Lake Elsinore Storm 0
Carolina League
Off Day
Florida State League
Dunedin Blue Jays @ Lakeland Flying Tigers, PPD
Charlotte Stone Crabs @ St. Lucie Mets, PPD
Clearwater Threshers 5, Fort Myers Miracle 3
Daytona Tortugas 6, Florida Fire Frogs 3
Tampa Tarpons 6, Bradenton Marauders 4
Jupiter Hammerheads @ Palm Beach Cardinals, PPD
Standouts
After being one of the more unique draft stories in recent history, TJ Friedl has continued to play well in the Reds system. With Daytona on Monday, he sparked the team, going 1-2, scoring two runs, walking twice, and stealing a base.
Clearwater’s Bailey Falter pushed himself forward into the conscious of the Phillies minor league fans with an excellent start, throwing 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and no walks, striking out 8.
Other hitters
Travis Blankenhorn, Fort Myers, 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
Hoy Jun Park, Tampa, 1-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, SB
Luis Torrens, Lake Elsinore, 2-3, BB
Other pitchers
Michel Baez, Lake Elsinore, 5 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Scott Moss, Daytona, 5 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Sean Poppen, Fort Myers, 4 2/3 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Tuesday’s Game to Watch
While his ERA hasn’t been sparkling on the young season (and that’s even aided by 3 unearned runs allowed), Winston-Salem starter Dylan Cease has struck out 18 in 15 innings with a WHIP under 1. He faces off Tuesday against a Lynchburg team that does not strike out often, second to last in the Carolina League currently in team strikeouts.
Midwest League
Fort Wayne TinCaps 3, Great Lakes Loons 1
Lake County Captains 2, West Michigan Whitecaps 1
Lansing Lugnuts 10, Dayton Dragons 7
South Bend Cubs @ Bowling Green Hot Rods, PPD
Clinton LumberKings 6, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2
Quad Cities River Bandits 3, Kane County Cougars 1
Burlington Bees 13, Cedar Rapids Kernels 5
Beloit Snappers 2, Peoria Chiefs 1, 10 innings
South Atlantic League
Hagerstown Suns 9, Lakewood BlueClaws 1
Kannapolis Intimidators 3, Delmarva Shorebirds 0
Augusta GreenJackets @ Greenville Drive, PPD
Rome Braves @ West Virginia Power, PPD
Greensboro Grasshoppers @ Hickory Crawdads, PPD
Columbia Fireflies @ Charleston RiverDogs, PPD
Lexington Legends @ Asheville Tourists, PPD
Standouts
The Burlington offense has been incredibly impressive this season due to high-level talent on the team. Torii Hunter took the lead on Monday night for the Bees, going 2-4 with a pair of runs scored, a home run, and a stolen base.
Going up against top 2017 draft pick DL Hall for Delmarva, Kannapolis starter Blake Battenfield brought his A-game on Monday night. He tossed 6 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and a walk, striking out 8.
Other hitters
Akil Baddoo, Cedar Rapids, 4-5, 2 R, RBI
Brandon Boggetto, Hagerstown, 4-4, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI
Luis Campusano, Fort Wayne, 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Ernie Clement, Lake County, 2-3, 2 BB
Alex Kirilloff, Cedar Rapids, 3-5, HR, 3 RBI
Mark Kolozsvary, Dayton, 3-4, R, 2 2B, RBI
David MacKinnon, Burlington, 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, RBI, BB
Brandon Marsh, Burlington, 3-6, 3 R, 2 SB
Skyler Weber, Beloit, 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, SB
Other pitchers
Xavier Altamirano, Beloit, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Juan Hillman, Lake County, 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Eudis Idrogo, West Michigan, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Oliver Jaskie, Clinton, 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Nick Raquet, Hagerstown, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Cole Stapler, Kane County, 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Edwin Uceta, Great Lakes, 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Anthony Villa, Kannapolis, 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Tuesday’s Game to Watch
The early game on Tuesday will feature a matchup of two pitchers who have opened the season with elite starts. Rome’s Jasseel De La Cruz has thrown to a 0.64 ERA over his first three starts while his counterpart on Tuesday for West Virginia, Travis MacGregor, has tallied a 0.73 ERA over his first 3 starts on the season. Something’s gotta give!
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