Laird cycles Trenton to a walk-off win

Triple-A Scranton had a scheduled off day, as did the rest of International League.

Double-A Trenton (7-6 win over Erie, walk-off style)
Justin Christian, LF: 0 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – got picked off first … threw a runner out at second
Austin Krum, CF & Luis Nunez, SS: both 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI – Krum drew a walk … Nunez doubled & K’ed
Austin Romine, C: 1 for 5, 1 K
Brandon Laird, 3B: 4 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI – completed the cycle with a walk-off two-run homer … what a game
Dan Brewer, DH: 0 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 K
Marcos Vechionacci, 1B: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 E (throwing)
Edwar Gonzalez, RF & Justin Snyder, 2B: both 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB – Snyder doubled
D.J. Mitchell: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 WP, 6-2 GB/FB – threw 60 of his 99 pitches for strikes (60.6%) … that’s a career high in strikeouts
Noel Castillo: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GB/FB
Eric Wordekemper: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1-3 GB/FB

High-A Tampa (7-2 loss to Lakeland)
Jack Rye, RF, Neil Medchill, CF, Jose Pirela, SS & Trent Lockwood, 1B: all 1 for 4 – Rye tripled, scored a run & K’ed … Medchill hit a solo jack & K’ed … Lockwood K’ed & committed a fielding error
Corban Joseph, 2B: 3 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS, 1 E (fielding)
Bradley Suttle, 3B & Melky Mesa, DH: both 1 for 3, 1 K – Suttle drew a free pass … Mesa stole a base & got caught stealing
R.J. Baker, C: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 PB
Francisco Santana, LF: 0 for 4, 1 K – got picked off first
Craig Heyer: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HB, 5-4 GB/FB – that’s a nice spot start
Brandon Braboy: 1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3 WP, 1-1 GB/FB – allowed both inherited runners to score
Jon Ortiz: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-3 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (5-0 win over Greenville)
Jimmy Paredes, SS: 0 for 5, 1 E (throwing)
Ray Kruml, CF & Rob Lyerly, 1B: both 2 for 4 – Kruml drew a walk, stole a base, doubled, drove in two & K’ed … Lyerly scored a run, drove in two & committed a fielding error
Zoilo Almonte, RF: 0 for 4, 2 K, 1 HBP
J.R. Murphy, DH: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 K
DeAngelo Mack, LF: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 K – had been just three for his last 14 (.214)
Kyle Higashioka, C: 0 for 3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 PB – just one for his last 17 (.059)
Hector Rabago, 3B & Kelvin Castro, 2B: both 1 for 4 – Rabago drove in a run & K’ed
Sean Black: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 5-10 GB/FB – easily his best start of the year
Ryan Flannery: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GB/FB