Staten Island bullpen comes up big in series opener

Make sure you scroll down for tonight’s game thread.

Triple-A Scranton will take on Durham, in the International League Championship Series (best-of-five) starting tomorrow. It’s a rematch of last year’s title series, and SWB is looking to win their second straight Governor’s Cup in a rematch. Chad Jennings has the pitching matchups and a position-by-position breakdown.

Double-A Trenton’s season is over. Connecticut will face Akron in the Eastern League Championship Series (best-of-five) starting tomorrow.

High-A Tampa (3-1 win over Charlotte) Tampa leads the best-of-five title series 2-1
Dan Brewer, David Adams, Brandon Laird & Jack Rye: all 1 for 4 – Brewer K’ed three times, Adams & Laird once each … Rye got caught stealing
Damon Sublett: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
Austin Romine: 2 for 3, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB – money performance right there
Kevin Smith & Luis Nunez: both 0 for 4 – Smith K’ed once, Nunez twice
Jose Gil: 0 for 3, 1 K
DJ Mitchell: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 13-1 GB/FB – one of the walks was intentional … you gotta love the groundballs
Noel Castillo: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GB/FB
Pat Venditte: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GB/FB
Jon Hovis: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston’s season is over. Lakewood defeated Greenville tonight to take a 1-0 lead in the South Atlantic League Championship Series (best-of-five).

Short Season Staten Island (3-0 win over Mahoning Valley) SI leads the best-of-three series 1-0 … a win tomorrow and they’ll be league champs for the fifth time in the last ten years
Jimmy Paredes, Luke Murton & Kyle Higashioka: all 1 for 3 – Paredes drew a walk & scored a run … Murton drove in a run … Higashioka walked, scored a run & K’ed twice
DeAngelo Mack & Zoilo Almonte: both 2 for 4 – Mack K’ed twice & got picked off first … Almonte hit a solo jack & doubled
Neil Medchill: 0 for 4, 2 K
Mike Lyon: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Kelvin Castro: 0 for 2, 1 RBI
Carmen Angelini: 0 for 3
Adam Warren: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 7-4 GB/FB – well done sir
Griffin Bailey: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB
Gavin Brooks: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K
Ryan Flannery: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GB/FB – gotta love the relief work

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.