Relief Roundup: Tyler Flowers powers Atlanta Braves

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 9: Catcher Tyler Flowers #25 of the Atlanta Braves makes his way to the dugout following the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 9, 2018 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 9: Catcher Tyler Flowers #25 of the Atlanta Braves makes his way to the dugout following the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 9, 2018 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
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California League

Visalia Rawhide 5, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 0
Lancaster JetHawks 8, San Jose Giants 7, 10 innings
Lake Elsinore 9, Modesto Nuts 1
Stockton Ports 5, Inland Empire 66ers 4

Carolina League

Off day

Florida State League

Lakeland Flying Tigers 9, Charlotte Stone Crabs 4
St. Lucie Mets @ Florida Fire Frogs, PPD
Dunedin Blue Jays @ Tampa Tarpons, PPD
Daytona Tortugas @ Bradenton Marauders, PPD
Palm Beach Cardinals @ Clearwater Threshers, PPD
Fort Myers Miracle @ Jupiter Hammerheads, PPD

Standouts

Jared Walsh led the Inland Empire attack on Monday with a perfect day at the plate, going 2-2 with a pair of home runs, driving in 4 runs, and walking twice.

Visalia’s Emilio Vargas had his good stuff working on Monday, going 6 2/3 innings of scoreless ball, allowing just 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out 8.

Other hitters
Austin Athmann, Lakeland, 2-4, RBI, BB
Daron Blanco, Stockton, 4-4, 2B, 3 RBI, SB
Skye Bolt, Stockton, 1-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB
Frandy De La Rosa, San Jose, 2-4, R, 3B, BB
Vince Fernandez, Lancaster, 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Cam Gibson, Lakeland, 1-3, R, 2 BB, SB
Carlos Herrera, Lancaster, 3-4, R, BB
Jacob Heyward, San Jose, 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Nathaniel Lowe, Charlotte, 2-3, R, BB
Jorge Ona, Lake Elsinore, 2-5, 3 R, 2B, HR
Buddy Reed, Lake Elsinore, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2 SB
Daulton Varsho, Visalia, 2-4, R, BB, SB
Matt Winn, San Jose, 2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB

Other pitchers
Reggie Lawson, Lake Elsinore, 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K
Willy Ortiz, Charlotte, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

Tuesday’s Game to Watch

Two of the best teams in the Florida State League this season square off in a series this week as Daytona and Bradenton play game 1 of the series at 6:30 PM Eastern on Tuesday night.

Midwest League

Fort Wayne TinCaps 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 3
Great Lakes Loons 6, Bowling Green Hot Rods 5, 10 innings
Lansing Lugnuts 4, Dayton Dragons 3
Lake County Captains 3, South Bend Cubs 2, Game 1
South Bend Cubs 11, Lake County Captains 0, Game 2
Peoria Chiefs 5, Clinton LumberKings 2
Kane County Cougars 5, Burlington Bees 0
Cedar Rapids Kernels 5, Quad Cities River Bandits 1
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 10, Beloit Snappers 3

South Atlantic League

Hickory Crawdads 2, Rome Braves 1
Kannapolis Intimidators 2, Asheville Tourists 1
Augusta GreenJackets 5, Greensboro Grasshoppers 2
Lakewood BlueClaws 5, West Virginia Power 2, Game 1
West Virginia Power 2, Lakewood BlueClaws 1, Game 2
Delmarva Shorebirds 1, Columbia Fireflies 0
Charleston RiverDogs @ Hagerstown Suns, PPD
Greenville Drive 13, Lexington Legends 12

Standouts

Greenville’s Charlie Madden had a perfect day at the plate, going 5 for 5 with a pair of doubles, scoring 4 runs as well as driving in 4 runs.

Delmarva’s Michael Baumann has had a dominant season in 2018, and Monday was just another chapter in that dominance as Baumann tossed 7 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and no walks, striking out 8.

Other hitters
Cameron Baranek, Greensboro, 2-3, BB
Daniel Brito, Lakewood, 2-3, RBI, BB
Luis Campusano, Fort Wayne, 2-4, RBI, BB
Zach Davis, South Bend, 2-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SB
Stuart Fairchild, Dayton, 3-5, R, 3 2B, RBI
Tyler Frost, Kannapolis, 2-3, R, 2B, BB
Alexis Garcia, West Michigan, 3-4, R, 2B
Marten Gasparini, Lexington, 2-4, 3 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, BB, SB
Casey Golden, Asheville, 2-3, BB, SB
Dalton Guthrie, Lakewood, 3-3, 3 R, 2 2B, HR
Payton Henry, Wisconsin, 4-5, 3 R, 3B, RBI
Starling Heredia, Great Lakes, 3-4, 2 R, 3B, HR, 3 RBI
Nick Hill, Augusta, 3-4, 2 RBI
Brandon Hughes, South Bend, 2-3, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Ryan Kirby, Augusta, 3-4, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Gabriel Maciel, Kane County, 2-4, BB
MJ Melendez, Lexington, 2-3, 2 R, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Brayan Morales, Great Lakes, 1-3, R, 2 BB
Demi Orimoloye, Wisconsin, 2-4, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Julio Rodriguez, Peoria, 3-4, 2B, 2 HR
Esteury Ruiz, Fort Wayne, 2-4, R, 2 2B, RBI, BB
Zach Rutherford, Bowling Green, 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Joantgel Segovia, Wisconsin, 3-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Kevin Smith, Lansing, 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Zach Sterry, Greenville, 4-6, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI
Kevin Suarez, Greenville, 3-4, 2 R, RBI
Andy Sugilio, Dayton, 3-5, RBI
Kevin Vicuna, Lansing, 3-5, R, 2B

Other pitchers
Brusdar Graterol, Cedar Rapids, 5 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K
Luis Madero, Burlington, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Joey Marciano, Augusta, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 K
David Peterson, Columbia, 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K
Tyler Phillips, Hickory, 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Alex Reyes, Peoria, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 12 K
Ramon Rosso, Lakewood, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Garrett Schilling, Asheville, 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Donnie Sellers, Lansing, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Brian Shaffer, Kane County, 5 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 11 K
Erich Uelmen, South Bend, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Huascar Ynoa, Rome, 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K

Tuesday’s Game to Watch

West Virginia and Lakewood square off in a South Atlantic League matchup on Tuesday night. Domingo Robles takes the mound for the Power, and the BlueClaws send Will Stewart to the mound.

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