Thompson-Williams Swipes 3 Bags in 5-2 Loss to Dunedin
July 14, 2018 - Florida State League (FSL1)
Tampa Tarpons News Release
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(Tampa Tarpons, Credit: Mark LoMoglio)
TAMPA, Fla. - Brandon Wagner lunched his 17th home run and Dom Thompson-Williams tallied a career-high three stolen bases, but the Tarpons fell to the Blue Jays, 5-2, on Saturday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Dunedin (16-7, 47-44) has now won 11 of its last 12 games and remains in first place in the North Division second-half standings. Tampa (12-10, 47-45) trails by three and a half games.
RHP Rony Garcia made his Tarpons debut and tallied two strikeouts while stranding a two-out double in a scoreless first before running into trouble in the second.
A pair of groundouts sandwiched a double by Rodrigo Orozco, but a pair of walks loaded the bases with two outs. Santiago Espinal delivered a two-run single to left, giving the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.
Tampa cut the deficit in half against RHP Maverik Buffo when Angel Aguilar singled, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Mineo before scoring on a groundout by Rashad Crawford in the bottom of the third.
After the second, Garcia retired nine-straight batters until Kevin Smith singled to open the sixth. Smith stole second, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brock Lundquist. Orozco followed with a two-out single and scored on a double by Kacy Clemens, giving Dunedin a 4-1 lead.
Garcia (L, 0-1) allowed four earned runs on seven hits in six innings, walking two while striking out four. The 20-year-old threw 58 of 92 pitches for strikes.
Wagner led off the bottom of the sixth with a high fly ball just over the right field wall for a homer. Isiah Gilliam followed with a ground-rule double to left and Thompson-Williams flared a single to left, putting runners on the corners with no outs.
RHP Jonathan Cheshire relieved Buffo and Thompson-Williams stole second before a strikeout by Miguel Torres. A walk by Ben Ruta loaded the bases with one out, but Cheshire got a 4-6-3 double play from Aguilar to end the threat.
Buffo (W, 2-0) held the Tarpons to two earned runs on six hits, one walk and one hit-batter in five innings. The 22-year-old struck out three on 87 pitches (56 strikes).
The Blue Jays added their final run when Espinal homered off LHP Trevor Lane in the seventh. Lane allowed a run on two hits in two innings of relief, striking out two. RHP Matt Wivinis worked a perfect ninth.
Cheshire (H, 2) retired eight of the 10 batters he faced, scattering a pair of walks in three scoreless frames. LHP Jake Fishman (SV, 4) struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth.
Thompson-Williams (2-for-3, BB, 3SB) tallied a career-high three stolen base. Wagner (2-for-4, HR, RBI, R) leads all Yankees minor leaguers with 17 home runs. Donny Sands (0-for-1, HBP) left the game fifth after being hit by a pitch on the left wrist.
The series concludes with a Sunday matinee at 1:00 p.m. LHP Dalton Lehnen (0-0, 2.79) will make the start against RHP Connor Eller (4-2, 3.10). On "Kids Funday Sunday," kids ages 14-and-under can enjoy half-off kids meals and run the bases after the game. Live play-by-play audio will be available on the Tarpons Radio Network.
Nick Flammia On-Air Broadcaster / Media Relations Coordinator Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League Affiliate of the New York Yankees (Class-A Advanced) Phone: (352)-584-0726 Email: TarponsPR@TarponsBaseball.com | nflammia@gmail.com Website: TarponsBaseball.com | NickFlammiaOnAir.com Twitter: @NickFlammia
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Dunedin 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 9 2 Tampa
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Dunedin
AB R
H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Espinal, Sa, 3B
5
1
2
3
0
0
0
.222
Castillo, I, LF
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.302
Smith, K, SS
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
.299
Jacob, 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.211
Lundquist, RF
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
.382
Orozco, CF
4
2
2
0
0
0
2
.285
Clemens, DH
4
0
1
1
0
2
2
.211
Mineo, C
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
.264
Gudino, 2B
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
.224
Buffo, P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Cheshire, P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Fishman, P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
34
5
9
5
2
6
7
.261
BATTING
2B: Smith, K (7, Garcia, R); Orozco (15, Garcia, R); Clemens
(8, Garcia, R).
HR: Espinal, Sa (2, 7th inning off Lane, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Lundquist; Clemens 2; Castillo, I; Espinal, Sa 5; Orozco 3;
Smith, K 3.
RBI: Espinal, Sa 3 (7); Lundquist (5); Clemens (20).
2-out RBI: Espinal, Sa 2; Clemens.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jacob; Mineo;
Clemens.
SF: Lundquist.
GIDP: Orozco.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING
SB: Smith, K (5, 2nd base off Garcia, R/Torres).
FIELDING
E: Mineo (2, throw); Smith, K (6, throw).
DP: 2 (Gudino-Smith, K-Jacob 2).
Tampa
AB R
H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Park, SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.266
Castillo, D, 2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.259
Wagner, 1B
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
.274
Gilliam, RF
4
0
1
0
0
2
2
.274
Thompson-Williams, CF 3
0
2
0
1
1
0
.278
Sands, C
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.294
Torres, C
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
.000
Ruta, LF
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
.240
Aguilar, A, 3B
4
1
1
0
0
0
4
.195
Crawford, DH
3
0
0
1
1
1
0
.196
Garcia, R, P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Lane, P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Wivinis, P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
32
2
6
2
3
7
14
.248
BATTING
2B: Gilliam (14, Buffo).
HR: Wagner (18, 6th inning off Buffo, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Thompson-Williams 2; Gilliam 2; Aguilar, A; Wagner 5.
RBI: Crawford (5); Wagner (49).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ruta; Gilliam; Torres.
GIDP: Castillo, D; Aguilar, A.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING
SB: Thompson-Williams 3 (9, 2nd base off Buffo/Mineo, 2nd
base off Cheshire/Mineo, 2nd base off Cheshire/Mineo);
Aguilar, A (8, 2nd base off Buffo/Mineo).
FIELDING
E: Aguilar, A (9, fielding).
DP: (Castillo, D-Park-Wagner).
Dunedin
IP H
R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buffo (W, 2-0)
5.0 6
2
2
1
3
1
1.38
Cheshire (H, 2)
3.0 0
0
0
2
2
0
2.81
Fishman (S, 4)
1.0 0
0
0
0
2
0
2.11
Totals
9.0 6
2
2
3
7
1
3.45
Tampa
IP H
R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garcia, R (L, 0-1)
6.0 7
4
4
2
4
0
6.00
Lane
2.0 2
1
1
0
2
1
4.05
Wivinis
1.0 0
0
0
0
0
0
2.22
Totals
9.0 9
5
5
2
6
1
3.32
Dunedin Blue Jays (47-44) 5, Tampa Tarpons (47-45) 2 July 14, 2018
Buffo pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Game Scores: Buffo 47; Garcia, R 50.
HBP: Sands (by Buffo).
Pitches-strikes: Buffo 87-56; Cheshire 42-24; Fishman 15-9; Garcia, R 92-58; Lane 32-19; Wivinis 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Buffo 5-6; Cheshire 2-1; Fishman 0-0; Garcia, R 6-2; Lane 4-0; Wivinis 1-1.
Batters faced: Buffo 23; Cheshire 10; Fishman 3; Garcia, R 26; Lane 8; Wivinis 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Cheshire 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jhonatan Biarreta. 1B: Dillon Wilson.
Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
First pitch: 6:32 PM.
T: 2:30.
Att: 1,585.
Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field.
July 14, 2018
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media
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