Austin & Bichette homer in losses

Triple-A Scranton (9-4 loss to Durham)

2B Corban Joseph: 3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) — had been in a 5-for-35 (.143) slump
RF Brennan Boesch: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — he was called into the manager’s office after the game, so he’ll almost certainly be coming up to replace the injured Curtis Granderson
LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-5
DH Thomas Neal: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K — 11 hits in his last 25 at-bats (.440)
CF Melky Mesa: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K — 70 strikeouts (!) and four walks in 45 games
RHP Chase Whitley: 1.2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 15 of 22 pitches were strikes (68%) … first scoreless outing of the year
RHP Mark Montgomery: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 25 of 48 pitches were strikes (52%), and he was sitting mostly 89-90 mph with the fastball … 15 strikeouts and 15 walks in his last 15.1 innings
RHP Sam Demel: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 12 pitches, eight strikes … he’s been their only reliable reliever this year

Double-A Trenton (4-2 loss to Bowie)

LF Ramon Flores: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — had been in a 6-for-36 (.167) slump
CF Slade Heathcott: 0-4, 2 K
DH Tyler Austin: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K — first homer in 18 games
RHP Zach Nuding: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 7/3 GB/FB — 65 of 105 pitches were strikes (62%)
RHP Branden Pinder: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 11 of 15 pitches were strikes

High-A Tampa (4-3 win over Dunedin, walk-off style)

CF Mason Williams: 2-4 — threw a runner out at first
2B Angelo Gumbs & DH Rob Refsnyder: both 0-4 — Refsnyder struck out thrice
LF Ben Gamel: 1-4
1B Casey Stevenson: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI — walk-off three-run homer, so that’s cool
RHP Corey Black: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 12/3 GB/FB — 56/20 K/BB in 48.1 innings
LHP Cesar Cabral: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/3 GB/FB — first two strikeouts of his rehab assignment (third game)
RHP Taylor Garrison: 1 IP, zeroes, 1/1 GB/FB — all batted balls tonight, but he’s got a 23/3 K/BB in 20.1 innings this year

Low-A Charleston (12-2 loss to Greenville)

CF Jake Cave: 1-5, 2 K
1B Greg Bird: 0-4, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 E (pickoff) — no contact kinda day
C Peter O’Brien: 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 PB — another no contact kinda day … that’s also his 15th (!) passed ball
3B Dante Bichette: 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — fourth homer of the year, one more than all of last season
LHP Dan Camarena: 4 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 3/4 GB/FB — 54 of 79 pitches were strikes (68%) … just an ugly, ugly season so far