DotF: Sheffield, Loaisiga, and Nelson all dominate in wins

What a night on the mound for @nick_nelson16 and the Dogs got a boost with a solo blast from @blaqexcelents to win 2-1! It was a fun night #DownAtTheJoe pic.twitter.com/ca5FLVK4OE

— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) April 14, 2018

RHP Domingo Acevedo was placed on the Double-A DL with a blister, the team announced today. He’ll eligible to be activated next Thursday. Hopefully it’s a minor blister that’ll go away quickly and not one of those nasty pitcher blisters that lingers.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barres RailRiders (6-5 loss to Charlotte in ten innings, walk-off style) they put a runner on second base to start each extra inning in the minors now, so this game was decided that way

• 3B Gleyber Torres: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB — here are videos of his first and second singles … 12-for-27 (.444) since going 0-for-4 on Opening Day
• C Kyle Higashioka: 1-4, 1 BB — he’s been on base eleven times in six games so far
• DH Mike Ford: 1-5, 1 R, 1 K
• SS Abi Avelino: 1-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
• RHP David Hale: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 4/0 GB/FB — 59 of 89 pitches were strikes (66%)
• RHP Anyelo Gomez: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1/1 GB/FB — 20 of 28 pitches were strikes (71%)

Double-A Trenton Thunder (2-1 win over Akron)

• 1B Gosuke Katoh: 1-4, 1 R
• CF Trey Amburgey: 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP — in a 1-for-28 (.036) slump
• RF Jhalan Jackson: 0-4, 3 K
• LHP Justus Sheffield: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 6/2 GB/FB — 60 of 92 pitches were strikes (65%) … very nice second start after walking a career high six in his first start of the season

High-A Tampa Tarpons (4-0 win over Fort Myers)

• 2B Hoy Jun Park: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
• CF Estevan Florial: 1-5, 1 R, 3 K
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI — got picked off first
• SS Diego Castillo: 0-4 — 2-for-29 (.069) in his last six games
• LF Pablo Olivares: 0-3, 1 K
• RHP Jonathan Loaisiga: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 7/1 GB/FB — 45 of 63 pitches were strikes (71%) … 10/0 K/BB and 16/5 GB/FB in ten innings so far … really hope Johnny Lasagna stays healthy, he’s got a chance to be a good one
  
• LHP Trevor Lane: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 17 of 27 pitches were strikes (63%)

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (2-1 win over Kannapolis)

• 2B Oswaldo Cabrera & CF Leonardo Molina: both 0-4 — Molina struck out twice
• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 1-4
• RF Steven Sensley: 3-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 HBP — 12-for-30 (.400) with three doubles, one triple, and two homers in nine games
• RHP Nick Nelson: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, 1/2 GB/FB — that’s him in the video above … 56 of 92 pitches were strikes (61%) … previous career high had been eight strikeouts … the 2016 fourth rounder is a breakout candidate this year … he’s got a big fastball and a great curveball, just needs to command his heater a little better
• RHP Kyle Zurak: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 24 of 34 pitches were strikes (71%)