Tampa, SI fail to clinch titles

Triple-A Scranton (4-1 loss to Durham) Durham takes a 1-0 series lead in the International League Championship Series (best-of-five)
Kevin Russo & Colin Curtis: both 1 for 4, 1 K, 1 E – Russo got caught stealing & made a bad throw … Curtis missed a catch
Austin Jackson & Doug Bernier: both 0 for 2, 1 K – Jackson walked twice
Juan Miranda & Chris Stewart: both 0 for 3 – Miranda drew a walk & K’ed … Stewart committed a throwing error
Eduardo Nunez: 0 for 4, 3 K
John Rodriguez: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Reegie Corona: 1 for 3, 1 2B
Romulo Sanchez: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 4-3 GB/FB – 57 of 92 pitches were strikes (62%)
Zach Kroenke: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB – just 11 of his 23 pitches were strikes (47.8%), but the walk was intentional
Jose Valdez: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 3-1 GB/FB – 15 of 22 pitches were strikes (68.2%)

Double-A Trenton’s season is over. Akron beat Connecticut tonight to take a 1-0 lead in the Eastern League Championship Series (best-of-five).

High-A Tampa (3-1 loss to Charlotte) the best-of-five Florida State League Championship Series is all knotted up at two … someone will walk away champs tomorrow
Dan Brewer: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
David Adams: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 K
Luis Nunez: 1 for 3
Everyone Else: combined 0 for 19, 2 K – Damon Sublett drove in a run & drew a walk
Ryan Zink: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 8-4 GB/FB
Phil Bartlewski: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB
Jon Ortiz: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 1-3 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston’s season is over. Lakewood defeated Greenville again tonight to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the South Atlantic League Championship Series (best-of-five).

Short Season Staten Island (3-2 loss to Mahoning Valley in 11 innings, walk-off style) the best-of-three NY-Penn League Championship Series is tied at one, so someone will be crowed champs tomorrow … both bullpens are in pretty rough shape
Jimmy Paredes & DeAngelo Mack: both 2 for 5, 1 2B, 1 K – Paredes scored a run
Luke Murton & Kyle Higashioka: both 1 for 5 – Murton K’ed three times, Higashioka once
Neil Medchill: 0 for 5, 1 K
Zoilo Almonte, Mike Lyon & Kelvin Castro: all 0 for 4 – Almonte walked & K’ed twice … Lyon drew a walk & K’ed three times
Carmen Angelini: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Sean Black: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 1-3 GB/FB – loves the K’s … just wish he could have gone a little deeper
Griffin Bailey: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 2-3 GB/FB
Gavin Brooks: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 1-3 GB/FB
Ryan Flannery: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GB/FB
Ronny Marte: 0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K – served up a walk-off solo jack to a dude that hit .215-.328-.308 this year

The Rookie GCL Yanks season is over after they lost to the GCL Marlins in Round One of the playoffs. The GCL Nats won the league championship.