BUFFALO BISONS
Class AAA International League
53-43 (.552)
Buffalo was defeated Monday by Richmond 6-3 ... RHP KYLE DENNEY (5.1 IP, 8H, 5R, 2BB, 4SO) lost for just the second time this season, falling to 7-2 ... Denney has slumped recently, recording a 5.96 ERA and going winless (0-1) over his last four starts (22.2 IP, 27H, 16R/15ER, 7 BB, 16SO) ... LHP CLIFF BARTOSH (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0R, 0BB, 3 SO) struck out the side in the ninth ... DH RYAN LUDWICK (2-3, RS) has hit in eight of nine games with the Herd and is hitting .302 (19-63) with 6 2B, 2 HR, 8 RS, and 7 RBI in 17 games between Akron and Buffalo ... DH ERNIE YOUNG (2-3, HR, RS, 2 RBI) hit his 20th home run of the season ... Young is 7th in the International League with a .317 (91-287) batting average, ranks 6th in HR (20), 3rd in RBI (74), and 3rd in slugging percentage (.606) ... SS BRANDON PHILLIPS (1-4, RBI) became the third Bison to reach the 100-hit plateau this season (Peralta, Sizemore) ... Phillips has hit in 27 of his last 29 games, batting .361 (43-119) to raise his average to .305 (100-328) ... The Bisons lead the IL in batting average (.296), hits (978), HR
(132), and runs (572) ... RHP KENNY RAYBORN (6-2, 3.05 ERA) will start tonight against Richmond at 7:05 PM ... Five-Day Rotation: Rayborn, Cruceta, Durbin, Davis, Denney.
AKRON AEROS
Class AA Eastern League
43-52 (.453)
Akron had its three-game winning streak snapped Monday with a 9-7 loss to Trenton ... RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE (7.0 IP, 9H, 6R/5ER, 0BB, 3SO) allowed six runs, five earned, on nine hits in 7.0 innings. Guthrie is 0-2 with a 4.68 ERA (25.0 IP, 21R/13ER) in his last four starts, allowing 32H in 25.0IP ... LHP BRIAN TALLET (2.0 IP, 2H, 3R/2ER, 3BB, 1SO) lost in relief, allowing three runs, two earned, and walking three, two intentionally ... RF NATE GRINDELL (2-3, 2B, RS, 2 RBI) has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games and is batting .453 (24-53) with 8 2B, 3B, 11
RS, and 13 RBI over that span, raising his average from .240 to .278 ... 1B RYAN GARKO (2-5, 2 2B, 2 RS) had two doubles and scored twice for the Aeros. Garko is hitting .327 (86-263) with 20 2B, 3B, 16 HR, 51 RS, 61 RBI, .593 slugging percentage, .422 on-base percentage in 70 games this season between Kinston and Akron ... SS BRANDON PINCKNEY (1-4, 3B, 3 RBI) hit his first triple of the season and drove in three runs ... Pinckney is hitting .319 (37-116) in 31 games since being promoted from Lake County on 6/10 ... He is batting a combined .345 (97-281) with 14 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 47 RS, 38 RBI, 8 SB in 71 games between Lake County and Akron ... RHP JOE DAWLEY (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start, piggybacked with RHP DAN DENHAM (2-1, 4.10 ERA) tonight against Trenton at 7:05 PM ... Five-Day Rotation: Dawley/Denham, Carmona, Dittler, Brown, Guthrie.
KINSTON INDIANS
Class A Carolina League
57-33 (.633)
Kinston had its game against Frederick postponed with the score tied at six after 13 innings due to curfew rules ... The suspended game will conclude today at 5:05 PM, followed by the regularly scheduled game ... J.D. MARTIN (4.0 IP, 4H, 5R, 2BB, 5SO) allowed five runs on four hits in 4.0 innings ... RHP RYAN PRAHM struck out six in 3.0 scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 1.25 (36.0 IP, 5 ER) ... Prahm has allowed only 21H while striking out 43 in 36.0 innings this season ... K-Tribe pitchers struck out 18 batters in 13.0 innings last night ... LHP JUAN LARA (2-1, 5.77 ERA) will start the regularly scheduled game tonight against
Frederick at the conclusion of the suspended game ... Five-Day Rotation: Lara, Ramsey, Van Dusen, Slocum, Martin.
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
Class A South Atlantic League
46-48 (.489)
Lake County lost its fourth in a row, 10-3 at Lakewood ... RHP SCOTT ROEHL (2.2 IP, 3H, 4R/0ER, 3BB, 2SO) dropped to 1-5, allowing four unearned runs on three hits in 2.2 innings ... RF RYAN GOLESKI (2-4, RS) has hit safely in six straight games and 14 of his last 15 ... In his last 15 games, Goleski has hit .339 (19-56) with 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 13 RS, 9 RBI. He ranks 5th in the SAL with 19 HR ... DH MATT WHITNEY (2-4, RBI) had two hits and drove in a run for the Captains. Whitney has hit in four straight
games, batting .438 (7-16) with 2B, 2 HR, 2 RS, 6 RBI over that span ... The Captains are second in the SAL in hits (873) and third in batting average at .273 (873-3195) ... RHP ADAM MILLER (6-4, 3.56 ERA) will start tonight at Lakewood at 7:05 PM ... Five-Day Rotation: Miller, Perez, Laffey, Mujica, Pesco.
MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS
Class A New York-Penn League
16-15 (.516)
Mahoning Valley swept a doubleheader from Staten Island Monday night, winning 7-3 and 4-1 ... RHP KYLE COLLINS (3.0 IP, 3H, 1R, 2BB, 3SO) won
game one, hurling 3.0 innings and allowing only one run... LHP CHARLES KNIPPSCHILD (6.0 IP, 7H, 1R, 0BB, 0SO) tossed 6.0 innings in game two, allowing one run on seven hits, earning his first professional win ... RHP MARK HARRIS
(1.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0SO) notched his sixth save of the season ... 2B/CF ARGENIS REYES (5-8, 3 RS, SB) had two hits in game one and three in game two, extending his hitting streak to nine games ... Reyes has hit .400 (16-40) over the past nine games with 8 RS, 2 RBI and 5 SB ... CF/RF TIM MONTGOMERY (3-6, 2B, HR, 3 RS, RBI) had two hits in game one and a solo homer in game two ... DH/2B MARSHALL SZABO (4-9, RS, RBI, SB) had a hit and RBI in game one and three hits, RS and SB in game two ... 1B/OF CHRIS GIMENEZ has been named the New York-Penn
League's Batter of the Week for 7/12-7/18 ... He hit .526 (10-19), with 4 HR, 9 RBI and a 1.211 slugging percentage ... LHP DAN CEVETTE (3-0, 1.41 ERA) will start tonight against Hudson Valley at 7:05 PM ... Five-Day rotation: Cevette, Sipp, Niesel, Lewis, De Los Santos.
BURLINGTON INDIANS
Rookie Appalachian League
11-17 (.393)
Burlington lost 4-1 against Princeton ... LHP REID SANTOS (5.0 IP, 6H, 4R/1ER, 2BB, 6SO) lost for the first time in six starts this season,
allowing four runs, only one earned, on six hits in 5.0 innings while striking out six. His 1.36 ERA still leads the Appalachian League and his 33.0 IP and 34 SO rank 2nd and 4th respectively ... CF JUAN VALDES (2-4, RS, 2 SB) had two hits and stole two bases. His 14 stolen bases lead the league ... 1B DOMINGO VASQUEZ
(2-4, 2 2B) doubled twice ... RHP DANIEL GUZMAN (1-3, 5.07 ERA) will start tonight against Bluefield at 7:00 PM ... Five-Day Rotation: Guzman, Mercedes, Alwert, Lofgren, Santos.
ORGANIZATION TRANSACTIONS
July 15
Transferred C-1B Ryan Garko from Kinston to
Akron.
July 16
Released LHP Mike Porzio from his contract
at Buffalo; transferred LHP Carl Sadler from Buffalo to Akron; placed 1B Michael Aubrey (right hamstring) on the Akron disabled list; Akron C Brian Luderer announced his retirement; transferred C Mario Matulich from Mahoning Valley to Akron; signed INF Pat Magness to a minor-league contract and assigned him to
Kinston.
July 17
Reinstated RHP Jack Cressend from Buffalo's temporarily inactive list; transferred RHP Kane Davis from Buffalo to Akron; placed LHP Carl Sadler (inflamed left shoulder) on the Akron disabled list.
July 19
Placed RHP Jose Jimenez on Buffalo's temporarily inactive list.
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