Tyler Sample earned his first High-A win
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Rain stole the show on Friday, wiping out a pair of games, including the Omaha Storm Chasers' home opener. Elsewhere in the minors, the Wilmington Blue Rocks staged a late rally in a one-run victory, while Northwest Arkansas was utterly destroyed in San Antonio. Click inside for today's Farm Report.
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Triple-A: Omaha vs. Nashville – Postponed
Comment: The Omaha Storm Chasers’ grand opening of Werner Park was postponed by foul weather in the Omaha region. The game will be made up in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.
Next Game: Omaha (2-6) will try again to open their new park on Saturday evening against the Nashville Sounds (5-3). Danny Duffy (0-0, 3.60) is slated to start for the Storm Chasers.
PCL American North Division Standings
| CLUB |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Nashville |
5 |
3 |
.625 |
-- |
| Iowa |
4 |
4 |
.500 |
1.0 |
| Memphis |
3 |
5 |
.375 |
2.0 |
| Omaha |
2 |
6 |
.250 |
3.0 |
Double-A: San Antonio 26, NW Arkansas 5
L: Will Smith (0-1, 11.81)
HR: None
Comment: The less said about this game the better. Tim Smith raised his average to .389 with a 3-for-4 effort, while Jamie Romak finished 2-for-4 and also turned in the Naturals’ best pitching performance.
Other Notes: Prior to the game, catcher Ryan Eigsti was activated and reassigned to High-A Wilmington. Read our Hot News item about the transaction here.
Next Game: The Naturals (5-3) will look to put this stinker in the rearview mirror as they try to salvage the series finale with San Antonio (5-3) on Saturday. Heath Rollins (0-0, 1.50) will start for NW Arkansas.
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
AVG |
Notes |
| Robinson, CF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.273 |
2 BB, 2 K |
| Colon, SS |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.267 |
K |
| Bianchi, 2B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.355 |
BB, K |
| Romak, DH-P |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
.259 |
2B (3) |
| Smith, LF |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
.389 |
2B (1) |
| Perez, C |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.214 |
K |
| Seratelli, 1B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.150 |
K |
| Lisson, 3B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.357 |
BB, K |
| Van Stratten, RF |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.231 |
BB |
| Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Smith (L, 0-1) |
1.0 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
11.81 |
| Mozingo |
0.2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
67.50 |
| Paulino |
2.2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7.04 |
| Baumann |
1.2 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
10.29 |
| Theriot |
1.0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
27.00 |
| Romak |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
High-A: Wilmington 5, Potomac 4
W: Tyler Sample (1-0, 1.17)
HR: Alex McClure (1)
Comment: Down 4-1 entering the bottom of the seventh, Wilmington plated four runs to stage a late comeback win, highlighted by a game-tying home run by shortstop Alex McClure. Tyler Sample earned his first High-A victory with three hitless shutout innings in relief of piggyback partner Justin Marks.
Other Notes: Rey Navarro went 4-for-5, raising his batting average to an incredible .533 (16-for-30). He leads the Carolina League in hits, batting average, runs scored, and triples…Nick Francis recorded his fifth outfield assist of the season.
Next Game: The Blue Rocks (5-2) meet up again with the Nationals (2-4) on Saturday night, with top right-handed prospect Jake Odorizzi (0-0, 2.25) scheduled to take the mound for Wilmington.
| Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
AVG |
Notes |
| Merrifield, LF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.250 |
BB |
| McClure, SS |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
.115 |
HR (1), BB, SB (3) |
| Navarro, 2B |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
.533 |
2B (2), SB (3), CS (1) |
| Francis, RF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.138 |
2 K, OF Assist |
| Whittleman, DH |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.286 |
2B (2) |
| Ferguson, CF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.148 |
BB, 2 K, SB (2) |
| Bonilla, C |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.071 |
BB, 2 K |
| Lewis, 1B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.238 |
K |
| Batista, 3B |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
2 BB, K, SB (1) |
| Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Marks |
6.0 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
5.79 |
| Sample (W, 1-0) |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1.17 |
Low-A: Kane County at Clinton – Postponed
Comment: Rain postponed Friday night’s series opener between Kane County and Clinton.
Next Game: The Cougars (3-5) and LumberKings (2-6) will play a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. Keaton Hayenga (1-0, 1.80) will start in the first game for Kane County, followed by Greg Billo (0-0, 4.91) in the second.
Midwest League Western Division Standings
| CLUB |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Burlington |
6 |
2 |
.750 |
-- |
| Beloit |
5 |
3 |
.625 |
1.0 |
| Quad Cities |
5 |
3 |
.625 |
1.0 |
| Cedar Rapids |
4 |
4 |
.500 |
2.0 |
| Wisconsin |
4 |
4 |
.500 |
2.0 |
| Kane County |
3 |
5 |
.375 |
3.0 |
| Peoria |
3 |
5 |
.375 |
3.0 |
| Clinton |
2 |
6 |
.250 |
4.0 |
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