Oklahoma City (17-20)
Big 4th inning for OKC, who scored four runs and rode it out for a 5-2 win over Salt Lake. Sergio Perez allowed 7H/2ER, 4K:1BB, 2WP, HBP in 6IP. Nelson Figueroa allowed 1H/0ER in 2IP, and Fernando Rodriguez struck out the side for his second save.
Tommy Manzella was 1x3 with a double, 2RBI, and successfully stole home. Oswaldo Navarro was 1x3 with an RBI. Brandon Barnes was 1x4 with a stolen base. J.B. Shuck was 1x4 with his 2nd triple of the season.
Man of the Match: Tommy Manzella
Corpus (13-23)
Corpus snapped their nine-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over Frisco in 11 innings. Xavier Cedeno allowed 6H/3ER, 5K:1BB in 6IP, Erick Abreu threw two scoreless innings of relief, as did Patrick Urckfitz, who got the win. Danny Meszaros threw a scoreless 11th to get his first save of the season.
Jimmy Paredes was 4x6 with two doubles and an RBI. Jeff Keppinger was 3x5 with a walk, and David Flores and Wladimir Sutil got two hits each. T.J. Steele was 1x4 with an RBI and a walk. Every Hook got a hit, with the exception of Andy Simunic, who was 0x3 and replaced by Jake Goebbert in LF (and went 1x2 with a double).
Man of the Match: Jimmy Paredes
Lancaster (17-20)
Lake Elsinore jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the 1st, but a three-run 2nd inning, and a nine-run 4th helped Lancaster get a 14-6 win. Luis Cruz continued being pretty much ineffective, with 7H/5ER, 4K:2BB, 2WP in 2.2IP. Our Boy Andrew Robinson allowed 5H/1ER, 2K:0BB (getting the win) in 3.1IP of long relief. Mike Ness, Yordany Ramirez, and Colton Pitkin all threw scoreless innings.
Jose Altuve (3-run HR, 4RBI) and Rene Garcia (2RBI, BB) had three hits each. Jordan Comadena was 2x3 with a walk and 4RBI. Austin Wates and Jose Carlos Thompson had two hits each, and Kody Hinze hit his 11th HR of the season.
Man of the Match: Jose Altuve
Lexington (17-19)
Postponed. Will play a double-header against Asheville today.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
