Lehigh Valley IronPigs 10, Worcester Red Sox 5 (BOX)
The IronPigs (PHI) went up 5-0 early, due to a short outing from starter Blake Wehunt, who allowed seven hits and three earned in three innings to get the loss. A slew of base hits in the middle innings helped the Woo Sox cut the lead to 6-5 after six innings, before Lehigh Valley ran away with it.
Three-hit days from Franklin Arias and Allan Castro, along with a two-hit day from Andrew Knizner, contributed to a 12-hit effort from Worcester in the loss. Arias is now 10-for-35 (.286) since his Triple-A promotion, picking right up where he left off. Kristian Campbell had three more productive plate appearances, with a single, a walk, and a sacrifice fly. He’s slashing .389/.514/.537 over his past 18 games.
It should be noted that Angel Bastardo threw another shutout inning, with two strikeouts. While his ERA sits at 4.20 on the season, he’s thrown nine straight shutout innings (six appearances), with no walks and 18 strikeouts.
John Holobetz (1-0, 1.59) gets the ball on Wednesday at 6:45 for Worcester.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats 6, Portland Sea Dogs 4 (BOX)
Much like Worcester, the Sea Dogs fell behind early on Tuesday before clawing back. Jeremy Wu-Yelland threw two clean innings as the opener before the bullpen struggled, with Caleb Bolden getting the loss due to a four-run third inning for the Fisher Cats (TOR).
Home runs from Portland’s Johanfran Garcia (13th) and Miguel Bleis (10th) got Portland back in it, with Bleis totaling three hits, two runs, and two RBI on the evening.
Portland has not announced a starter for the 12:05 matinee on Wednesday.
Greenville Drive 12, Hudson Valley Renegades 6 (BOX)
The Drive were swinging the Styx against the Renegades (NYY) on Tuesday, led by recent second-round draft pick Owen Hull. Hull has multiple hits in each of his first three games, and on Tuesday he had a double, and a three-run home run that went over the 420 sign in center field.
Justin Gonzales and Antonio Anderson also had multi-hit days for the Drive. Starter Alex Bouchard struck out seven and allowed one run, but did not go long enough for the win. Steven Brooks was the only effective reliever and was credited with the win by the official scorer despite closing out the game.
Marcus Phillips (0-5, 6.54) will take the hill for the Drive on Wednesday at 6:45.
Salem RidgeYaks 10, Fayetteville Woodpeckers 4 (BOX)
The RidgeYaks put up a ten-spot on Tuesday, with hits coming from the top and bottom of the lineup. Louis Andujar started things off with a two-run home run in the first. Kleyver Salazar, Andrews Opata, and Avinson Pinto all had two hits on the day, with Pinto stealing two bases as well.
Yermain Ruiz picked up the win against the Woodpeckers (HOU), throwing three innings and not allowing an earned run. Harry Blum got an eight-out save, his third.
The RidgeYaks send Brady Tygart (3-1, 5.06) to the bump on Wednesday at 6:35.
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