Round Rock
Wesley Wright extended his record to 2-0 as the Express beat the Bees, 5-4, and that's five wins in their last six games. Wright threw 5.1IP, 5H/3ER, 4K:5BB in kind of a sloppy game. Gervacio gave up the 4th Salt Lake run, while Evan Englebrook and Casey Daigle threw two scoreless IP. Chris Shelton and Drew Meyer each had three hits - with Shelton hitting a 2-run homer. Matt Kata and Jason Castro had your other multi-hit games, both going 2x4. In his last six games, Castro is hitting .391 (9x23).
Man of the Match: Chris Shelton
Corpus
The Hooks jumped all over Frisco for a 10-3 win. Jordan Lyles went 7IP, 6H/1ER, 6K:2BB for his third win of the season, while Henry Villar allowed to 2ER to blow up his ERA to 1.37. The Hooks were 8x17 w/RISP, and Shuck led the way with a 3x6 day (a homer short of the cycle) and 4RBI, while Duran, Gaston, Florentino, and Sutil each had two hits. Towles was 0x3, but with two walks, and Clemens was the only Hook to not get on base.
Man of the Match: Jack Shuck
Lancaster
Rancho Cucamonga owns Lancaster. The JetHawks were swept to drop their record to 3-8 against the Quakes with a 5-4 loss. Brad Dydalewicz gave up 8H/4ER, 1K:4BB in 5IP, but Ashton Mowdy took the loss by allowing the Quakes' 5th run in the 8th. Dydalewicz ERA currently sits at 10.72, and in his six starts for the JetHawks, he hasn't made it into the sixth, and allowed fewer than four ER just twice. His K:BB ratio is currently 13:16. Josh Flores was 2x4 with 2RBI, while Brandon Wikoff and Brandon Barnes got on base twice.
Man of the Match: Josh Flores
Lexington
Kody Hinze hit a two-run shot in the 10th to give the Legends a 7-5 win over Asheville. Juan Minaya threw 5IP, 6H/4ER, 1K:3BB, while Arcenio Leon (2IP, 5K), Jose Trinidad (2IP, 1BB), and Kirk Clark (1IP, 0H/0BB) held it down. Jiovanni Mier was 2x5 with 2RBI, while Hinze's homer was his second hit of the game.
Man of the Match: Kody Hinze
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
