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*All results from games played on Friday, July 6, 2018
Triple-A - Las Vegas 51s (41-47)
FRESNO 8, LAS VEGAS 2 (Box)
The 51s could get nothing go for them on Friday night as they were defeated by the Fresno Grizzlies. Scott Copeland started for Las Vegas and went six innings but was not helped by his fielders behind him as he allowed two unearned runs. Matt Purke and Jacob Rhame pitched in relief of Copeland and gave up five runs (four earned) in two innings. In total, Las Vegas had four errors in a game where they also were not able to get their bats going. Matt den Dekker went 2-3 with a double, home run, and walk to produce the lone Las Vegas run on the night.
- DH Matthew den Dekker: 2-3, R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB
- LF Zach Borenstein: 1-4, 2 K
- 2B Jeff McNeil: 1-4, 2B, E
- 1B Peter Alonso: 0-4, 3 K
- SS Ty Kelly: 0-4, K
- RF Patrick Kivlehan: 0-3, BB, K
- C Johnny Monell: 0-3, 2 K, E
- 3B Christian Colon: 1-3, E
- 3B Cody Asche: 0-0
- CF Ezequiel Carrera: 0-3, K, E
- P Scott Copeland: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- P Matt Purke: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- P Jacob Rhame: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
ROSTER ALERT: RHP Scott Copeland assigned to Las Vegas 51s from Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
Double-A - Binghamton Rumble Ponies (42-43)
BINGHAMTON 3, ERIE 0 (Box)
The Rumble Ponies shutout the SeaWolves on Friday night to move to within one game of .500. Michael Gibbons pitched six strong innings, while striking out six, while David Roseboom and Corey Taylor were able to combine for 3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen. The Rumble Ponies’ offense came from Josh Allen and Joey Terdoslavich, who drove in all three Binghamton runs.
- LF Levi Michael: 0-4, BB, 2 K
- RF Kevin Taylor: 1-4, R
- 2B Josh Allen: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 K, SB
- 1B Joey Terdoslavich: 3-4, R, HR, RBI
- C Tomas Nido: 1-4, 2B, K
- CF John Mora: 0-3, K
- DH Tim Tebow: 1-4, K
- 3B Andrew Ely: 1-4, 3 K
- SS Joey Wong: 1-2, R, 2B, BB
- P Michael Gibbons: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- P David Roseboom: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- P Corey Taylor: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Low-A - Columbia Fireflies (41-41)
GREENVILLE 7, COLUMBIA 3 (Box)
The Fireflies fell to .500 on Friday night as they were defeated by the Drive. Zac Grotz pitched five innings, giving up six runs on eight hits. At the plate for Columbia, Scott Manea had a solid night as he went 2-3 with a double and two runs batted in. Blake Tiberi also contributed three hits, two runs scored, and a RBI.
- SS Edgardo Fermin: 1-5, R, 3B, K
- 2B Blake Tiberi: 3-5, 2 R, RBI
- 1B Jeremy Vasquez: 2-5, 2B
- C Scott Manea: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- CF Quinn Brodey: 1-5, K, SB
- RF Raphael Gladu: 1-4, K
- DH Dionis Paulino: 1-3, BB, K
- 3B Rigoberto Terrazas: 1-4
- LF Hansel Moreno: 0-3, K
- P Zac Grotz: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
- P Darwin Ramos: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- P Carlos Hernandez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- P Trey Cobb: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A-Short - Brooklyn Cyclones (11-10)
ABERDEEN 5, BROOKLYN 4 (Box)
The Cyclones lost to the IronBirds 5-4 despite a ninth inning rally that fell short. Kyle Wilson was on the mound for Brooklyn and went six innings, allowing four runs (three earned). Jose Miguel Medina was the star of the night for the Cyclones at the plate. In the first inning, he hit a solo home run to start the scoring for Brooklyn. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, Miguel Medina brought the Cyclones within one run on an RBI single. Nick Meyer also contributed at the plate for Brooklyn as he had two RBI’s on the night, as well as two runs.
- CF Jose Miguel Medina: 2-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- DH Chandler Avant: 2-5, R, K
- 3B Jose Brizuela: 0-3, BB, 2 K
- 1B Chase Chambers: 2-4
- RF Wagner Lagrange: 0-2, R, 2 BB
- LF Kendall Coleman: 0-3, BB
- C Nick Meyer: 2-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, E
- SS Manny Rodriguez: 1-3, BB
- 2B Oliver Pascual: 0-4, K
- P Kyle Wilson: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- P Trent Johnson: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- P Ryan Selmer: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Kingsport Mets (9-6)
POSTPONED, RAIN
Star of the night
Matt den Dekker
Goat of the night
Zac Grotz