AAA
Buffalo 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2
SS Kevin Smith hit a bomb to CF in the top of the 9th to break a 2-2 tie and send the Bisons on to victory:
With scheduled starter Alek Manoah on his way to New York to make his MLB debut tomorrow, Connor Overton was pressed into making another start for the Bisons. Overton once again gave the team a quality effort, throwing three shutout innings. Lefty reliever Tayler Saucedo had his roughest outing of the season, giving up a pair of runs in two innings. Former Bison Casey Lawrence, signed last week, made his 2021 Buffalo debut with a shutout inning. Close Bryan Baker pitched a scoreless 9th to pick up his 2nd Save.
AA
Somerset 2 New Hampshire 1
Starter Kyle Johnston had another fine start, tossing five scoreless innings, but a 2-run rally in the last of the 8th gave Somerset a W.
Singles by Otto Lopez and Austin Martin, followed by an RBI sac fly by Gabriel Moreno cut the Somerset lead in half in the top of the 9th, but the rally fell short. Martin had 3 hits on the night, while Lopez had 2, and extended his hit streak to 16 games.
Low A
Tampa 3 Dunedin 2
Over the first five games of their season-opening series, Tampa out scored the D-Jays 77-43.
What a difference a couple of weeks makes.
Starter Naswell Paulino pitched 5.1 scoreless innings before turning things over to the bullpen, but Thomas Ruwe and Gabriel Ponce were unable to hold a 2-1 lead, allowing a pair of Tampa runs in the 8th.
Zac Cook, a free agent signed after last year’s truncated draft, made his pro debut, and went 3-4 with a pair of runs scored in the leadoff spot.
High A
Eugene 5 Vancouver 3
A run in the bottom of the 8th broke a 2-2 tie, and gave the C’s the lead heading into the top of the 9th, but a three-run rally gave Eugene the victory.
Sean Wymer continued his remarkable turnaround from a rough start to the season, throwing six innings, giving up but a run on five hits.
OF Cameron Eden stole his 14th base, second best in all of minor league baseball.
