The Matt Morris Report: 7/11/14

-- Indianapolis lost to Columbus, 5-4.  Sanchez went 4-4 with three doubles, Chris McGuiness 3-5 and Robert Andino 2-5.  Adam Wilk struck out eight and walked none over seven innings, but allowed five runs.

-- Altoona won a wild one from Harrisburg, 13-12 in 11 innings.  The Curve set the stage by scoring seven in the first three innings, only to have Orlando Castro, making his first AA start, give the runs right back.  Castro had a rough day, lasting only three innings and giving up the seven runs on seven hits and two walks.  He fanned four.  Altoona eventually took a two-run lead into the bottom of the 9th, only to blow it due to two throwing errors by third baseman Dan Gamache.  Alen Hanson, who was 3-5 on the day, hit his ninth HR to put the Curve back in front in the 10th, but Ryan Beckman couldn't hold the lead.  Jarek Cunningham hit a pinch-hit HR, his fifth, in the 11th, and this time Beckman made it stand up.  Drew Maggi went 4-6 with his third HR, Stetson Allie 2-6 with his 14th, Keon Broxton 2-6 with a double and his seventh HR, Andy Vasquez 2-6 with his sixth HR, and Gift Ngoepe 3-5.  Castro even joined in the fun, getting a sac bunt and an RBI single in his first two professional plate appearances.

-- Glasnow hit his pitch limit after five and two-thirds innings.  He allowed no runs on seven hits and a walk, and Bradenton went on to edge Tampa, 2-1.  Glasnow threw 97 pitches, 62 for strikes.  Josh Bell went 3-4 and Walker Gourley 2-3.  More on this game in the comments.

-- West Virginia won the continuation of its suspended game with Greensboro, 8-3.  Jones was 4-4, Reese McGuire 2-4 with a double, Michael Fransoso 2-4 with his second HR, and Elvis Escobar 2-4 with a triple.  Cody Dickson allowed one run in four and two-thirds innings before the rain came.  He gave up three hits and two walks, and struck out three.

The Power lost the regularly scheduled game, 6-3.  Luis Heredia continued to struggle, allowing five runs, four earned, in five and a third innings.  He gave up four hits and two walks, and struck out only one.  Brett McKinney didn't help, allowing two runners inherited from Heredia to score.  Danny Collins was 2-3, both doubles.  Erich Weiss, who's been in a lengthy slump (.209 average in June, .179 so far in July) was 2-3.  Jones was 1-3.

-- Jamestown broke its ten-game losing streak, beating Tri-City, 8-6.  Every hitter in the Jammers' lineup had at least one hit.  Kevin Ross was 2-4 with a double and Carl Anderson 2-5.  Francisco Aponte hit his first HR.  Andrew Lambo went 1-4 with a walk.  Marek Minarik allowed one run in five innings on two hits and two walks.  He struck out two.  Andres Mendoza gave up five runs in relief, all unearned.

-- Bristol pounded Bluefield, 10-5.  The Pirates had 14 hits, all singles.  Nick Buckner and Enyel Vallejo each went 3-4.  Pablo Reyes was 2-5 with a walk.  Starter Omar Basulto threw four shutout innings.  He gave up three hits and a walk, and fanned four.

-- The GCL Pirates lost to the Phillies, 5-4.  Trey Supak, who started, and Mitch Keller each threw three innings.  Supak allowed a run on four hits.  He walked two and struck out one.  Keller allowed no runs on a hit and a walk.  He struck out none.  Tito Polo! was 2-4 with a double, Julio De La Cruz 2-3 with a walk, and Bealyn Chourio 2-4.  Cole Tucker returned from his thumb injury and went 1-4 as the DH.  A little more on this game in the comments.

-- The DSL Pirates beat the Cubs, 5-4, in ten innings.  Mikell Granberry singled in the top of the 10th to drive in Edison Lantigua, who had tripled, with the winning run.  Granberry finished 3-5 with a double, Lantigua, who's now hitting .292, 2-5.  Sandy Santos and Yunelky Adames each went 2-4.  Adrian Valerio was 0-4.