Double-A Trenton (7-5 loss to Akron) Akron leads the best-of-five Championship series two games to none … Mikey O’Brien gets the ball with the season on the line in Game Three on Friday
CF Adonis Garcia & SS Addison Maruszak: both 0-4 — Maruszak struck out once, Garcia twice
LF Ramon Flores: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
3B David Adams: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
RF Zoilo Almonte: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K — big three-run homer got them back in the game after being down 7-0
C J.R. Murphy: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
1B Tyler Austin: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 K
2B Kevin Mahoney: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
DH Rob Segedin: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K
LHP Shaeffer Hall: 3 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5/2 GB/FB — 45 of 64 pitches were strikes (70%) … can’t imagine this is how he wanted his final start of the season to go
RHP Craig Heyer: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 19 of 28 pitches were strikes (68%)
RHP Branden Pinder: 1 IP, zeroes, 1/2 GB/FB — six of 11 pitches were strikes
RHP Mark Montgomery: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 22 of 28 pitches were strikes (79%)
The season is over for Triple-A Empire State, High-A Tampa, Low-A Charleston, Short Season Staten Island, and the Rookie GCL Yanks. Empire State lost their first round playoff series to Pawtucket while the other four failed to make the postseason.