Minors: 4/24 Recap
New Orleans (AAA): 11-5 win over Round Rock
LHP Adam Bostick was terrific, surrendering just one run on two hits and three walks in six innings. The 25-year old lefty struck out three. RHP Carlos Muniz pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
An offensive feast for New Orleans, every starter reached base, and all recorded at least one hit with the exception of 3B Fernando Tatis. Six Zephyrs had multi-hit games. OF Caleb Stewart was 2-for-5 with an RBI double and a two-run homer. OF Christopher Aguila was 2-for-4 with a triple, a HR, two runs and four RBI. 1B Michel Abreu was 2-for-5 with two runs, and C Mike Nickeas finished 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, a run and an RBI.
Binghamton (AA): 2-0 win over Portland
LHP Jon Niese was terrific, tossing six innings of shutout baseball. The young lefty allowed five hits and two walks, striking out five. RHP Eddie Kunz tossed a perfect ninth to earn his fourth save of the year.
OF Fernando Martinez raised his average to .271 with a 2-for-4 night, and he had a hand in both B-Met runs, scoring one and driving in the other. 3B Danny Murphy, also 2-for-4, had the other RBI for Binghamton. 1B Nick Evans was 1-for-4 with a double, while DH Mike Carp finished 0-for-4.
St. Lucie (A+): 7-2 loss to Daytona
RHP Toby Stoner threw three scoreless innings until coming unhinged in the fourth, when he allowed two runs while getting just one out. Overall on the night, he allowed those two runs on four hits and two walks, striking out two.
1B Lucas Duda was 2-for-4 with an RBI, driving in OF Ezequiel Carrera, who finished 2-for-4, as well. 2B Hector Pellot went 1-for-4 with a double.
Savannah (A-): 5-4 loss to Rome
RHP Michael Antonini allowed four runs, three earned, on six hits
in 5.2 innings. He didn’t walk a batter, and struck out six. RHP Edgar Ramirez took the hard luck loss in relief, allowing a run on just one hit and a walk in 3.1 innings.
SS Matt Bouchard was 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs and two RBI, and 23-year old catcher Jordan Abruzzo sent his average back up to .439 with a 2-for-2, two walk night. 2B Greg Veloz was 1-for-5 with his ninth stolen base of the season.
