On Tuesday, half of which actually took place August 11, Roman Anthony was the difference maker in two games on two days.
With Greenville and Salem’s seasons coming to an end, all eyes shift to the higher level affiliates. Roman Anthony had a heck of a night, gathering four hits. Kristian Campbell had three more. Quinn Priester pitched, and it was, uh, certainly a game that he has pitched. Let’s get into it.
Worcester, Game 1: W, 11-4 (BOX SCORE)
You may be wondering why this game’s box score looks so odd. Well…. it’s because this game actually happened on August 11…. err, the first four and change inning of it, anyway. recently departed Bobby Dalbec was still on the 40-man roster and on the boards with a home run. This was ACTUALLY Kyle Teel, Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell’s first Triple A game (and Teel and Kristian’s first hits, plural for both, in Worcester) and, somehow, the first half of this contest was played in Syracuse (Mets AAA) before being instantly transported about 200 miles east. Interesting how that happens. Also interesting was Brian Van Belle’s 4 2⁄3 inning scoreless frames “in relief.”
Worcester, Game 2: W, 8-4 (BOX SCORE)
Ah, this is more normal. And, following some feast and famine moments by Quinn Priester (seven strikeouts though!) Bailey Horn commanded the Mets for two innings, securing the win through Kyle Teel to breaking the tie with a longball and the bats continuing to score and utilize the best of their foot traffic. The Sox stranded just three on the night, which is less than the number of hits Roman Anthony accounted for…. even though we’re all told August 11 is when the first two actually happened.
Portland: L, 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Wikelman Gonzalez had the best night of the season in what may be his last start of the season, striking out seven and giving up just two hits in one season, but the bullpen couldn’t keep the lead against Binghamton (Mets AA). It’s not all bad: Blaze Jordan and Allen Castro had four of the Sea Dogs’ seven hits despite batting sixth and seventh… though it beckons the question why the first five batters went 0-for-18 (Nathan Hickey did get walked three times, though.) With a record of 76-57 with just five games remaining, the Sea Dogs hold on to their 1st place position in their division (aided by the Big Four earlier in the season, but still!) which means they will be playing some postseason baseball next week.
Have a happy Wednesday!