LEVELAND INDIANS 2017 MINOR LEAGUE REPORT - JUNE 9 Game Affiliate Opponent Score Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save W-L 59 Columbus Louisville L, 0-3 LHP Cody Reed (2-4, 2.56) RHP Adam Plutko (4-7, 6.24) RHP Kevin Shackelford (9, 1.57) 28-31 55 Akron Portland L, 8-14 RHP Jacob Dahlstrand (5-1, 5.93) RHP Leandro Linares (0-2, 7.20) None 26-29 58 Lynchburg Frederick W, 7-1 RHP Triston McKenzie (4-3, 2.51) RHP Ofelky Peralta (0-4, 6.55) None 33-25 58 Lake County Fort Wayne L, 3-7 RHP Hansel Rodriguez (2-6, 5.62) RHP Micah Miniard (1-6, 5.32) RHP Jim McDade (1, 2.92) 20-38 The Mahoning Valley Scrappers will begin their season on June 19 The Arizona League Indians will begin their season on June 24 YESTERDAY’S SCOREBOARD & WIN/LOSS RECORDS TRIPLE-A COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (INTERNATIONAL, 28-31, 2ND/-4.0) The Columbus Clippers were shut out yesterday at Huntington Park as the Louisville Bats prevailed 3-0. Hitting Notes: • The Clippers were held to just three hits, all singles, on the day...CF TODD HAN- KINS and RF MIKE PAPI each went 1-for-3 with a single, while 3B YANDY DIAZ was 1-for-4 with a single...Diaz extended his hitting streak to six games and is batting .391 (9-for-23) in that span. Pitching Notes: • RHP ADAM PLUTKO tossed a quality start but fell to 4-7 on the season...Plutko al- lowed two runs on five hits over 6.1 innings, walking three and striking out three...RHP COLE SULSER tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of relief (1H, 3K) and has yet to allow an earned run in his seven appearances (9.1IP) with Columbus this season. DOUBLE-A AKRON RUBBERDUCKS (EASTERN, 26-29, 4TH/-5.0) SINGLE-A ADVANCED LYNCHBURG HILLCATS (CAROLINA, 33-25, 2ND/-3.0) SINGLE-A LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (MIDWEST, 20-38, T7TH/-18.5) The Lake County Captains took their second straight loss on Thursday, falling 7-3, in the series finale against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Parkview Field. Hitting Notes: • The Captains were held to six hits on the day...Lake County took an early 1-0 lead thanks to a solo home run by 3B GAVIN COLLINS in the top of the 2nd...SS MIGUEL ELADIO (RBI double) & C LI-JEN CHU (RBI single) each drove in a run in the 6th inning. Pitching Notes: • RHP MICAH MINIARD fell to 1-6 on the season after allowing six earned runs on five hits in 5.0 innings of work, though all six runs came in the 4th inning...LHP ALSIS HERRERA surrendered one run on two hits in 2.1 innings of relief...RHP DALBERT SIRI worked a scoreless 8th inning, striking out all three batters he faced. SINGLE-A MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS (NEW YORK-PENN) • The Mahoning Valley Scrappers went 37-38 to finish the 2016 season fourth in the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division, 12.5 games back from the first place State College Spikes…the Scrappers will begin their 2017 season on June 19. Season Hitting Notes: • CF GABRIEL MEJIA led the Scrappers offense last year, batting .322 through 65 games, the third-best average in the NY-Penn League...he also led the league in hits (85) and ranked 2nd in runs scored (55)...1B EMMANUEL TAPIA recorded a team- high 14 doubles & tied for the team lead in home runs (6) with LF TODD ISAACS. Season Pitching Notes: • RHP TRISTON McKENZIE went 4-3 with a 0.55 ERA in nine starts for the Scrappers before being promoted to Lake County & led the Scrappers with 55 strikeouts...LHP JUAN HILLMAN made a team-high 15 starts, going 3-4 with a 4.43 ERA, and also led the team in innings pitched (63.0)...RHP MICHAEL LETKEWICZ went 6-0 with a 1.74 ERA in 21 relief appearances. ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE INDIANS • The AZL Indians finished their 2016 campaign with a 31-25 record, good for 3rd in the AZL Central division...they qualified for the AZL playoffs as the first-half division winners, but lost a one-game playoff in the Divisional round...they will begin their 2017 season vs. the AZL Reds on June 24. Season Hitting Notes: • OF OSCAR GONAZLEZ was named Arizona League MVP after batting .303 with a league-high .566 slugging percentage...Gonzalez tied for the league lead with eight home runs, and tied for the AZL Indians lead with 44 hits...C JOSE VICENTE led the team with 28 RBI and matched Gonzalez with 44 hits...OF WILL BENSON, the Tribe’s 2016 1st-round draft pick, led the AZL Indians with 31 runs scored and ranked second with 27 RBI. Season Pitching Notes: • LHP FRANCISCO PEREZ was named a Postseason All-Star as he tied for the team lead with five wins while pacing the AZL Indians in innings (63.2), strikeouts (52) & ERA (2.69, 3rd-lowest in Indians organization)...RHP GREGORI VASQUEZ also collected five wins, and his 3.18 ERA was the 4th-lowest in the Indians organization. MINOR LEAGUE NEWS The Akron RubberDucks fell to the Portland Sea Dogs, 14-8, on Thursday in the series finale at Hadlock Field. Hitting Notes: • Eight of Akron’s nine starters recorded a hit as the team combined for 11 total...C FRANCISCO MEJIA went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs: a solo shot in the 1st in- ning & a two-run homer in the 8th...1B BOBBY BRADLEY & SS YU CHANG also recorded a pair of hits (two singles each)...Chang drove in a pair of runs on an RBI single in the 6th...2B TYLER KRIEGER also tallied two RBI with a double in the 8th. Pitching Notes: • Starter RHP NICK PASQUALE did not factor into the decision after allowing four runs on six hits in 4.0 innings of work...RHP D.J. BROWN posted the only scoreless outing among Akron pitchers, holding the Sea Dogs hitless in the 5th inning...RHP LE- ANDO LINARES was dealt his second loss of the season after allowing eight earned runs on seven hits in the bottom of the 8th. The Lynchburg Hillcats beat the Frederick Keys 7-1 thanks to a 6-run 4th inning. Hitting Notes: • The Hillcats offense was led by CF KA’AI TOM, who went 2-for-5 with a solo homer that put Lynchburg on the board in the 3rd inning...DH MARTIN CERVENKA went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored, while 1B ANTHONY MILLER provided the other multi-hit effort, going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored...SS WILLI CASTRO was 1-for-4 with a two-run double in the decisive 4th-inning rally. Pitching Notes: • RHP TRISTON McKENZIE posted another dominant outing, allowing just two hits and one run over 7.0 innings of work. McKenzie struck out 13 batters, one shy of his career-high 14 (May 9 vs. Carolina)...the Tribe righty leads the Carolina League with 84 strikeouts and ranks second with his 2.51 ERA (also 2nd in the Indians organiza- tion)...RHP PAUL HENDRIX closed out the Lynchburg win with 2.0 scoreless innings, recording five of his six outs via strikeout. TODAY’S SCHEDULE COLUMBUS: vs. Indianapolis, 7:15PM Probable: LHP Shawn Morimando (3-5, 4.81) AKRON: at New Hampshire, 7:05PM Probable: LHP Luis Lugo (4-2, 3.42) LYNCHBURG: vs. Frederick, 6:30PM Probable: RHP Shao-Ching Chiang (7-3, 2.69) LAKE COUNTY: vs. Bowling Green, 7:00PM Probable: LHP Brady Aiken (1-7, 4.11) 2017 ORGANIZATION LEADERS Average: ERA: Francisco Mejia .346 Thomas Pannone 0.94 Giovanny Urshela .288 Triiston McKenzie 2.51 Willi Castro .284 Tanner Tully 2.59 Mike Papi .284 Shao-Ching Chiang 2.69 Connor Marabell .283 Matt Esparza 3.10 RBI: WINS: Richie Shaffer 44 Shao-Ching Chiang 7 Yu Chang 33 Julian Merryweather 6 Mike Papi 30 Ryan Merritt 6 Bobby Bradley 29 Matt Esparza 5 Emmanuel Tapia 29 4 others tied 4 RYAN NAMED TO ALL-STAR TEAM • Lake County right-hander RYDER RYAN was named to the Midwest League All-Star team...the Tribe’s 2016 30th round draft pick has allowed just two earned runs over 21.1 innings in 16 relief appearances for the Cap- tains, good for a team-low 0.84 ERA. ALMONTE REHAB • Indians outfielder ABRAHAM ALMONTE (biceps strain) made his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Columbus yesterday...Almonte was the designated hit- ter for the Clippers and went 0-for-3.
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LEVELAND INDIANS2017 MINOR LEAGUE REPORT - JUNE 9
Game Affiliate Opponent Score WinningPitcher LosingPitcher Save W-L59 Columbus Louisville L, 0-3 LHP Cody Reed (2-4, 2.56) RHP Adam Plutko (4-7, 6.24) RHP Kevin Shackelford (9, 1.57) 28-3155 Akron Portland L, 8-14 RHP Jacob Dahlstrand (5-1, 5.93) RHP Leandro Linares (0-2, 7.20) None 26-2958 Lynchburg Frederick W, 7-1 RHP Triston McKenzie (4-3, 2.51) RHP Ofelky Peralta (0-4, 6.55) None 33-2558 Lake County Fort Wayne L, 3-7 RHP Hansel Rodriguez (2-6, 5.62) RHP Micah Miniard (1-6, 5.32) RHP Jim McDade (1, 2.92) 20-38 The Mahoning Valley Scrappers will begin their season on June 19 The Arizona League Indians will begin their season on June 24
YESTERDAY’SSCOREBOARD&WIN/LOSSRECORDS
TRIPLE-ACOLUMBUSCLIPPERS(INTERNATIONAL,28-31,2ND/-4.0)The Columbus Clippers were shut out yesterday at Huntington Park as the Louisville Bats prevailed 3-0.
Hitting Notes:• The Clippers were held to just three hits, all singles, on the day...CFTODDHAN-KINS and RFMIKEPAPI each went 1-for-3 with a single, while 3BYANDYDIAZ was 1-for-4 with a single...Diaz extended his hitting streak to six games and is batting .391 (9-for-23) in that span.
Pitching Notes:• RHPADAMPLUTKO tossed a quality start but fell to 4-7 on the season...Plutko al-lowed two runs on five hits over 6.1 innings, walking three and striking out three...RHPCOLESULSER tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of relief (1H, 3K) and has yet to allow an earned run in his seven appearances (9.1IP) with Columbus this season.
SINGLE-ALAKECOUNTYCAPTAINS(MIDWEST,20-38,T7TH/-18.5)The Lake County Captains took their second straight loss on Thursday, falling 7-3, in the series finale against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Parkview Field.
Hitting Notes:• The Captains were held to six hits on the day...Lake County took an early 1-0 lead thanks to a solo home run by 3BGAVINCOLLINS in the top of the 2nd...SSMIGUELELADIO (RBI double) & CLI-JENCHU (RBI single) each drove in a run in the 6th inning.
Pitching Notes:• RHPMICAHMINIARDfell to 1-6 on the season after allowing six earned runs on five hits in 5.0 innings of work, though all six runs came in the 4th inning...LHPALSISHERRERA surrendered one run on two hits in 2.1 innings of relief...RHPDALBERTSIRI worked a scoreless 8th inning, striking out all three batters he faced.
SINGLE-AMAHONINGVALLEYSCRAPPERS(NEWYORK-PENN)• The Mahoning Valley Scrappers went 37-38 to finish the 2016 season fourth in the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division, 12.5 games back from the first place State College Spikes…the Scrappers will begin their 2017 season on June 19.
Season Hitting Notes:• CFGABRIELMEJIA led the Scrappers offense last year, batting .322 through 65 games, the third-best average in the NY-Penn League...he also led the league in hits (85) and ranked 2nd in runs scored (55)...1BEMMANUELTAPIA recorded a team-high 14 doubles & tied for the team lead in home runs (6) with LFTODDISAACS.
Season Pitching Notes:• RHPTRISTONMcKENZIE went 4-3 with a 0.55 ERA in nine starts for the Scrappers before being promoted to Lake County & led the Scrappers with 55 strikeouts...LHPJUANHILLMAN made a team-high 15 starts, going 3-4 with a 4.43 ERA, and also led the team in innings pitched (63.0)...RHPMICHAELLETKEWICZ went 6-0 with a 1.74 ERA in 21 relief appearances.
ARIZONAROOKIELEAGUEINDIANS• The AZL Indians finished their 2016 campaign with a 31-25 record, good for 3rd in the AZL Central division...they qualified for the AZL playoffs as the first-half division winners, but lost a one-game playoff in the Divisional round...they will begin their 2017 season vs. the AZL Reds on June 24.
Season Hitting Notes:• OFOSCARGONAZLEZwas named Arizona League MVP after batting .303 with a league-high .566 slugging percentage...Gonzalez tied for the league lead with eight home runs, and tied for the AZL Indians lead with 44 hits...CJOSEVICENTE led the team with 28 RBI and matched Gonzalez with 44 hits...OFWILLBENSON, the Tribe’s 2016 1st-round draft pick, led the AZL Indians with 31 runs scored and ranked second with 27 RBI.
Season Pitching Notes:• LHPFRANCISCOPEREZ was named a Postseason All-Star as he tied for the team lead with five wins while pacing the AZL Indians in innings (63.2), strikeouts (52) & ERA (2.69, 3rd-lowest in Indians organization)...RHPGREGORIVASQUEZ also collected five wins, and his 3.18 ERA was the 4th-lowest in the Indians organization.
MINORLEAGUENEWS
The Akron RubberDucks fell to the Portland Sea Dogs, 14-8, on Thursday in the series finale at Hadlock Field.
Hitting Notes:• Eight of Akron’s nine starters recorded a hit as the team combined for 11 total...CFRANCISCOMEJIA went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs: a solo shot in the 1st in-ning & a two-run homer in the 8th...1BBOBBYBRADLEY & SSYUCHANG also recorded a pair of hits (two singles each)...Chang drove in a pair of runs on an RBI single in the 6th...2BTYLERKRIEGER also tallied two RBI with a double in the 8th.
Pitching Notes:• Starter RHPNICKPASQUALE did not factor into the decision after allowing four runs on six hits in 4.0 innings of work...RHPD.J.BROWN posted the only scoreless outing among Akron pitchers, holding the Sea Dogs hitless in the 5th inning...RHPLE-ANDOLINARES was dealt his second loss of the season after allowing eight earned runs on seven hits in the bottom of the 8th.
The Lynchburg Hillcats beat the Frederick Keys 7-1 thanks to a 6-run 4th inning.
Hitting Notes:• The Hillcats offense was led by CFKA’AITOM, who went 2-for-5 with a solo homer that put Lynchburg on the board in the 3rd inning...DHMARTINCERVENKA went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored, while 1BANTHONYMILLERprovided the other multi-hit effort, going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored...SSWILLICASTRO was 1-for-4 with a two-run double in the decisive 4th-inning rally.
Pitching Notes:• RHPTRISTONMcKENZIE posted another dominant outing, allowing just two hits and one run over 7.0 innings of work. McKenzie struck out 13 batters, one shy of his career-high 14 (May 9 vs. Carolina)...the Tribe righty leads the Carolina League with 84 strikeouts and ranks second with his 2.51 ERA (also 2nd in the Indians organiza-tion)...RHPPAULHENDRIX closed out the Lynchburg win with 2.0 scoreless innings, recording five of his six outs via strikeout.
TODAY’SSCHEDULE
COLUMBUS: vs. Indianapolis, 7:15PMProbable: LHP Shawn Morimando (3-5, 4.81)
AKRON: at New Hampshire, 7:05PMProbable: LHP Luis Lugo (4-2, 3.42)
LYNCHBURG: vs. Frederick, 6:30PMProbable: RHP Shao-Ching Chiang (7-3, 2.69)
LAKECOUNTY: vs. Bowling Green, 7:00PMProbable: LHP Brady Aiken (1-7, 4.11)
• Lake County right-hander RYDERRYAN was named to the Midwest League All-Star team...the Tribe’s 2016 30th round draft pick has allowed just two earned runs over 21.1 innings in 16 relief appearances for the Cap-tains, good for a team-low 0.84 ERA.
ALMONTEREHAB
• Indians outfielder ABRAHAM ALMONTE (biceps strain) made his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Columbus yesterday...Almonte was the designated hit-ter for the Clippers and went 0-for-3.
a-Hit by pitch for Almonte in the 9th. BATTING TB: Hankins; Papi; Diaz, Y. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilson, Jo; Urshela. GIDP: Almonte. Team RISP: 0-for-2. Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING PO: Wilson, Jo (1st base by Brantly). FIELDING DP: (Urshela-Rodriguez, N).
Louisville IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Reed (W, 2-4) 8.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 2.56 Shackelford (S, 9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.57 Totals 9.0 3 0 0 1 8 0 4.55
Columbus IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Plutko (L, 4-7) 6.1 5 2 2 3 3 1 6.24 Sulser 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 Johnson, J 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.28 Totals 9.0 9 3 3 4 7 1 4.54
Game Scores: Reed 88; Plutko 53. HBP: Colabello (by Shackelford). Pitches-strikes: Reed 94-60; Shackelford 14-9; Plutko 104-66; Sulser 24-19; Johnson, J 25-12. Groundouts-flyouts: Reed 9-5; Shackelford 0-0; Plutko 5-7; Sulser 1-1; Johnson, J 0-1. Batters faced: Reed 25; Shackelford 5; Plutko 26; Sulser 6; Johnson, J 7. Inherited runners-scored: Sulser 2-1. Ejections: Louisville Bats right fielder Jesse Winker ejected by HP umpire Dan Merzel (6th) Umpires: HP: Dan Merzel. 1B: Robert Moreno. 3B: Chris Graham. Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, Out to CF. First pitch: 12:04 PM. T: 2:33. Att: 10,772. Venue: Huntington Park. June 8, 2017
BATTING 2B: Reed (2, Miniard); Young (7, Miniard); Boykin (6, Miniard); Greene Jr. (9, Herrera). TB: Kennedy, A; Reed 2; Boykin 2; Young 2; Greene Jr. 2; Ona 2. RBI: Ona (20); Greene Jr. (18); Boykin 2 (13); Kennedy, A 3 (3). 2-out RBI: Greene Jr.; Boykin 2; Kennedy, A 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ilarraza 2; Potts. SF: Kennedy, A. Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING SB: Ona (1, 2nd base off Miniard/Chu).
Lake County IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Miniard (L, 1-6) 5.0 5 6 6 2 3 0 5.32 Herrera 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.08 Siri 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.16 Totals 8.0 7 7 7 2 8 0 4.13
Fort Wayne IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Rodriguez (W, 2-6) 5.0 6 3 3 1 8 1 5.62 McDade (S, 1) 4.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2.92 Totals 9.0 6 3 3 1 13 1 4.59
Rodriguez pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. Game Scores: Miniard 41; Rodriguez 49. WP: Herrera; Rodriguez. HBP: Greene Jr. (by Miniard); Ona (by Miniard). Pitches-strikes: Miniard 81-47; Herrera 28-19; Siri 13-9; Rodriguez 85-54; McDade 37-26. Groundouts-flyouts: Miniard 6-3; Herrera 2-2; Siri 0-0; Rodriguez 3-3; McDade 1-4. Batters faced: Miniard 24; Herrera 8; Siri 3; Rodriguez 21; McDade 12. Inherited runners-scored: McDade 1-0. Umpires: HP: Jason Johnson. 1B: James Folske. Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, L to R. First pitch: 7:06 PM. T: 2:25. Att: 7,429. Venue: Parkview Field. June 8, 2017
BATTING 2B: Contreras (2, Florez). HR: De Oleo, H (1, 9th inning off Del Orbe, F, 0 on, 0 out). TB: De Oleo, H 4; Montero 2; Ventura; Contreras 3; Santiago 2; Jimenez, P; Marmol; Gonzalez. RBI: Lopez, J 2 (4); Jimenez, P 2 (3); Marmol (1); Ventura (1); Gonzalez (1); De Oleo, H (1). 2-out RBI: Jimenez, P; Marmol; Ventura. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: De Oleo, H 3; Marmol 2. SF: Lopez, J; Jimenez, P. GIDP: Santiago. Team RISP: 5-for-14. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Montero 2 (2, 2nd base off Florez/Babilonia, 2nd base off Contreras/Babilonia); Santiago (1, 2nd base off Florez/Babilonia). CS: Contreras (1, 2nd base by Contreras/Babilonia). FIELDING PB: Marmol (1). DP: (Lopez, J-De Oleo, H).