Columbus Clippers 9, Iowa Cubs 4
Clippers improve to 20-19
Columbus teed off on offense Sunday, scoring nine runs on 16 hits as a whopping six different players had multi-hit games.
Leading the charge was Kahlil Watson, who impressively went 3-for-5 with two home runs and a stolen base, raising his season OPS to .899.
Angel Genao also had his best game since his promotion, going 3-for-5 with a triple, a double and two runs scored. After a slow first couple games, he’s now batting .333 with a 1.009 OPS at Triple-A.
Milan Tolentino had a big game as well, going 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base while Nolan Jones went 2-for-5 with a double, Stuart Fairchild went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and Kody Huff went 2-for-4 with a walk.
The Clippers got a strong showing on the mound as well, with Logan Allen having his best game of the season. Allen allowed one run on five hits with five strikeouts and one walk in 7.0 innings.
Cody Heuer allowed a pair of runs and Steven Perez allowed one more run before finishing off the game.
Akron RubberDucks 0, Richmond Flying Squirrels 6
RubberDucks fall to 17-16
Akron’s offense struggled mightily in this one as no one had an extra base hit.
Zac Cozart led the way, going 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base. Alex Mooney went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and Jake Fox and Christian Knapczyk both went 1-for-3 with a walk.
Starting pitcher Josh Hartle pitched well enough, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits with five strikeouts and a walk in 5.1 innings.
Jack Jasiak allowed three more runs and Reid Johnson pitched a scoreless final frame.
Lake County Captains 4, Great Lakes Loons 7
Captains fall to 15-17
It was a slow day for Lake County as Ryan Cesarini had the lone extra base hit, going 1-for-5 with a double.
Jace LaViolette had a decent game, going 2-for-5, although he struck out three times. Bennett Thompson stayed scorching hot, going 2-for-4 with a hit by pitch while Luke Hill went 2-for-3 with a walk.
Tommy Hawke went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base while Dean Curley and Nolan Schubart both walked twice.
Starting pitcher Jackson Humphries had his typical enigmatic game. He allowed two runs (zero earned) on one hit with three walks and six strikeouts in 4.0 innings.
Michael Kennedy attempted to provide long relief and got shelled for four runs in 0.2 frames to ensure the loss.
Hill City Howlers 4, Fredericksburg Nationals 11
Howlers fall to 18-15
Hill City’s losing streak moved to four games on Sunday as its young pitching got shelled.
Starter Chase Mobley allowed five runs on four hits in 2.0 innings because he walked a whopping seven batters and struck otu two.
Keegan Zinn then attempted long relief and got shellacked for five more runs in 2.1 frames.
Offensively, Jose Pirela had a good game, going 3-for-4 with a double. Robert Arias walked twice and had a sacrifice fly and Yaikel Mijares went 2-for-4 with two doubles. Johan Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a double as well.
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