Mel Rojas Jr da 5to jonrón y dos hits con Gwinnett AAA

 

Mel Rojas Jr. hit his fifth home run of the season in Thursday’s loss. (Taylor Botta)

DURHAN, NC (Licey.com),-El jardinero izquierdo Mel Rojas jr, de los Braves, disparó su quinto cuadrangular de la temporada en la noche de este jueves en la derrota de los Braves de Gwinnett (Atlanta) de 5-8 ante los Bulls de Durham (Tampa Bay) en la Liga Internacional, AAA.

Rojas Jr, de 26 años,  batea de 42-13, para .310, con cuatro anotadas, un cuadrangular, y dos remolcadas en sus últimos diez juegos. Su cuadrangular llegó en la sexta entrada a los envíos del venezolano Yonny Chirinos ante 8,990 fanáticos en el Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

En 822 juegos de Ligas Menores batea de 765 hits en 2955 turnos al bate, con 363 carreras anotadas, 131 dobles, 43  triples, 45 cuadrangulares, 281 bases por bolas, 16 bases por bolas intencionales, 678 ponches y 93 robos para .286 de promedio al bate.

Mel Rojas terminó de 5-3, con anotada y dos remolcadas por Gwinnett, mientras que Willy Adames (.224) bateo de 4-1, anotada, dos remolcadas con su décimo doble.

En Norfolk, el jardinero derecho Rymer Liriano (.211) bateó de 5-1, con anotada y dos ponches en derrota de los Knights de Charlotte (White Sox) de 3-4 ante los Tides (Orioles) en el Campo Harbor.

En la Liga Costa del Pacifico, el jardinero izquierdo Víctor Cruzado (.200) dio dos sencillos en la derrota de los 51´s de Las Vegas de 5-6 ante los Cubs de Iowa bajo la mirada de 7,251 fanáticos en el Campo Cashman.

En Omaha, el torpedero Raúl Mondesí (.324) bateó sencillo  en la derrota de Omaha (Royals) de 0-1 ante Tacoma (Mariners) en primer de la doble cartelera pactada a siete entradas en el Werner Park.

En el segundo juego Mondesí también se fue con un hit en la victoria de los Storm Chasers (Kansas City) de 5-0 ante los Rainers (Seattle) con asistencia de 4.202 para los dos encuentros.

 

WILD CARD STANDINGS

International League North W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Lehigh Valley IronPigs 26 14 .650 – 15-5 11-9 19-9 L1 9-1 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 22 16 .579 3.0 14-5 8-11 14-12 W6 7-3 Buffalo Bisons 21 17 .553 4.0 15-7 6-10 14-12 W1 4-6 Rochester Red Wings 18 17 .514 5.5 7-8 11-9 12-12 W1 4-6 Pawtucket Red Sox 15 21 .417 9.0 9-9 6-12 11-14 L8 2-8 Syracuse Chiefs 13 23 .361 11.0 8-9 5-14 7-18 L1 4-6 International League South W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Durham Bulls 25 14 .641 – 13-8 12-6 13-7 W2 4-6 Gwinnett Braves 21 18 .538 4.0 10-9 11-9 10-10 L2 5-5 Charlotte Knights 20 19 .513 5.0 12-6 8-13 9-12 L2 6-4 Norfolk Tides 17 23 .425 8.5 11-9 6-14 9-12 W2 4-6 International League West W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Indianapolis Indians 20 18 .526 – 11-11 9-7 10-10 W4 8-2 Toledo Mud Hens 20 18 .526 – 11-6 9-12 14-6 L1 5-5 Columbus Clippers 17 23 .425 4.0 4-13 13-10 9-12 L4 5-5 Louisville Bats 13 27 .325 8.0 6-17 7-10 8-13 W1 2-8

W L PCT GB Streak Last10 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 22 16 .579 – W6 7-3 Buffalo Bisons 21 17 .553 1.0 W1 4-6 Gwinnett Braves 21 18 .538 1.5 L2 5-5 Indianapolis Indians 20 18 .526 2.0 W4 8-2 Toledo Mud Hens 20 18 .526 2.0 L1 5-5 Rochester Red Wings 18 17 .514 2.5 W1 4-6 Charlotte Knights 20 19 .513 2.5 L2 6-4 Columbus Clippers 17 23 .425 6.0 L4 5-5 Norfolk Tides 17 23 .425 6.0 W2 4-6 Pawtucket Red Sox 15 21 .417 6.0 L8 2-8 Syracuse Chiefs 13 23 .361 8.0 L1 4-6 Louisville Bats 13 27 .325 10.0 W1 2-8

RESULTS FOR 05/18/2017

Louisville 11, Toledo 2   Final (2:41) W-Reed, Cody (1 – 2)   L-VerHagen, Drew (2 – 3) Iribarren (LOU), 2-for-3, 4 R , 3B , HR , 3 RBI …Reed (LOU), W, 7.0 IP , 4 H , 2 ER , 9 SO

Scranton/WB 11, Pawtucket 10 (11)   Final (3:56) W-Mantiply, Joe (2 – 2)   L-Martin, Kyle (0 – 2) Travis (PAW), 5-for-6, R , 2 2B , 3 RBI …Frazier (SWB), 3-for-6, 2 R , 2 2B , HR , 2 RBI

Indianapolis 4, Columbus 2   Final (2:46) W-Light, Pat (3 – 0)   L-Holland, Neil (0 – 1)   SV-Runzler, Dan (1) Meadows (IND), 1-for-5, R , HR , 3 RBI …Diaz, Y (COL), 1-for-3, R , HR , RBI

Rochester 10, Lehigh Valley 8     Final (3:21) W-Wheeler, Jason (3 – 1)   L-Mariot, Michael (1 – 2)   SV-Hildenberger, Trevor (2) Hoskins (LHV), 2-for-4, 2 R , 2 HR , 5 RBI …Hague (ROC), 3-for-5, R , 2B , HR , RBI

Buffalo 4, Syracuse 3  Final (2:39) W-Dermody, Matt (3 – 0)   L-Cotts, Neal (1 – 1)   SV-Smith, Chris (2) Snyder, B (SYR), 2-for-4, 2 R , HR , RBI …Dermody (BUF), W, IP , 2 H , ER , SO

Norfolk 4, Charlotte 3 Final (2:59) W-Fry, Paul (1 – 0)   L-Burdi, Zack (0 – 2)   SV-Jackson, Edwin (1) Alvarez, P (NOR), 3-for-4, R , 2 2B , HR , 3 RBI …Fry (NOR), W, 2.0 IP , H , 3 SO

Durham 8, Gwinnett 5    Final (2:50) W-Chirinos, Yonny (4 – 0)   L-Weigel, Patrick (0 – 1) Kazmar (GWN), 3-for-5, 2 R , 2B , HR , RBI …Rojas Jr. (GWN), 3-for-5, R , HR , 2 RBI

 

UPCOMING GAMES FOR 05/19/2017 (All Times Eastern)
Toledo at Indianapolis (GM: 1)	5:30PM		Vasquez, Anthony (1-0) vs Holmes, Clay (1-1)
Toledo at Indianapolis (GM: 2)			TBA vs McKinney, Brett (2-1)
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse	6:35PM		Thompson, Jake (2-3) vs Voth, Austin (1-4)
Rochester at Scranton/WB	6:35PM		TBA vs Adams, Chance (1-0)
Charlotte at Norfolk	7:05PM		Danish, Tyler (1-3) vs Lee, Chris (2-1)
Columbus at Louisville	7:05PM		Peoples, Michael (1-1) vs Davis, Rookie (0-0)
Gwinnett at Durham	7:05PM		Sims, Lucas (4-0) vs Snell, Blake (0-0)
Pawtucket at Buffalo	7:05PM		Price, David (0-0) vs Latos, Mat (0-1)

 

COMPOSITE STANDING OF CLUBS

CLUB W L PCT GB Lehigh Valley (Philadelphia) 26 14 .650 -6.0 Durham (Tampa Bay) 25 14 .641 -5.5 Scranton/WB (NY Yankees) 22 16 .579 -3.0 Buffalo (Toronto) 21 17 .553 -2.0 Gwinnett (Atlanta) 21 18 .538 -1.5 Indianapolis (Pittsburgh) 20 18 .526 -1.0 Toledo (Detroit) 20 18 .526 -1.0 Rochester (Minnesota) 18 17 .514 -0.5 Charlotte (Chi White Sox) 20 19 .513 -0.5 Columbus (Cleveland) 17 23 .425 3.0 Norfolk (Baltimore) 17 23 .425 3.0 Pawtucket (Boston) 15 21 .417 3.0 Syracuse (Washington) 13 23 .361 5.0 Louisville (Cincinnati) 13 27 .325 7.0

LHV DUR SWB BUF GWN IND TOL ROC CHA COL NOR PAW SYR LOU X – 3 6 – – 3 6 – 4 – 4 – – – X – 2 6 2 2 – 5 1 2 – 3 2 4 – X 1 – 4 – – – – – 5 4 4 1 1 5 X – – – 3 – 3 3 – 5 – – 4 – – X – 3 3 1 1 5 4 – – – 1 2 – – X 4 – 3 6 3 1 – – 3 1 – – 1 6 X – 1 – – – 0 8 1 – – 3 3 – – X 1 – – 4 4 2 – 2 – – 2 0 2 1 X 2 5 2 – 4 2 3 – 0 2 4 – – 1 X – – – 5 – 1 – 3 2 1 – – 6 – X – 2 2 3 – 2 – 2 1 – 1 1 – – X 5 – – 0 2 2 – – 2 2 – – 4 1 X – – 1 2 – – – 2 1 0 6 1 – – X

 

 

Pacific Coast League American Northern
			W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
	Colorado Springs Sky Sox		23	13	.639	–	13-6	10-7	7-4	L1	5-5
	Oklahoma City Dodgers		21	17	.553	3.0	11-12	10-5	5-8	W4	7-3
	Omaha Storm Chasers		20	19	.513	4.5	9-10	11-9	3-5	W1	6-4
	Iowa Cubs		18	21	.462	6.5	6-8	12-13	5-3	W3	5-5
Pacific Coast League American Southern
			W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
	Memphis Redbirds		26	15	.634	–	12-8	14-7	8-2	W1	6-4
	Nashville Sounds		18	19	.486	6.0	8-10	10-9	8-5	W1	5-5
	Round Rock Express		16	25	.390	10.0	10-11	6-14	6-8	L1	3-7
	New Orleans Baby Cakes		14	26	.350	11.5	8-13	6-13	1-8	W1	3-7
Pacific Coast League Pacific Northern
			W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
	Tacoma Rainiers		25	14	.641	–	16-4	9-10	5-4	L1	7-3
	Reno Aces		25	16	.610	1.0	16-8	9-8	7-7	W1	6-4
	Fresno Grizzlies		16	25	.390	10.0	10-11	6-14	7-7	L1	3-7
	Sacramento River Cats		15	24	.385	10.0	7-9	8-15	8-9	L3	4-6
Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern
			W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
	Salt Lake Bees		24	17	.585	–	13-7	11-10	3-7	L1	8-2
	Albuquerque Isotopes		21	19	.525	2.5	10-6	11-13	12-6	L1	5-5
	El Paso Chihuahuas		19	22	.463	5.0	10-11	9-11	7-7	W1	5-5
	Las Vegas 51s		16	25	.390	8.0	10-14	6-11	6-8	L3	2-8

RESULTS FOR 05/18/2017

Reno 14, Round Rock 4     Final (3:02) W-Jokisch, Eric (3 – 0)   L-Wagner, Tyler (1 – 4) Walker, C (RNO), 2-for-5, 3 R , 2 HR , 4 RBI …Reinheimer (RNO), 2-for-4, 3 R , HR , 2 RBI

Tacoma 1, Omaha 0 (GM: 1)  Final (1:55) W-Pagan, Emilio (1 – 0)   L-Staumont, Josh (3 – 3)   SV-Harper, Ryne (2) Pagan, E (TAC), W, 2.0 IP , 2 H , 2 SO …Cloyd (TAC), 4.0 IP , 2 H , 3 SO …Harper (TAC) Sv, IP , H

Omaha 5, Tacoma 0 (GM: 2)   …makeup of game postponed on May 16 Final (1:58) W-Binford, Christian (3 – 0)   L-Paez, Paul (0 – 1) Starling (OMA), 3-for-3, R , 2 RBI …Binford (OMA), W, 6.0 IP , 4 H , 5 SO

New Orleans 4, Salt Lake 2     Final (2:52) W-Fife, Stephen (2 – 2)   L-Campos, Vicente (0 – 2)   SV-Steckenrider, Drew (2) Hood (NO), 2-for-4, 2 R , 2B , HR , 2 RBI …Fife (NO), W, 6.0 IP , 5 H , 5 SO

Memphis 4, Albuquerque 2 Final (2:36) W-Mayers, Mike (3 – 4)   L-Carpenter, Ryan (2 – 3)   SV-Brebbia, John (3) Huffman (MEM), 3-for-4, R , RBI …Ravelo (MEM), 3-for-4, R , RBI …Mayers (MEM), W, 7.0 IP , 8 H , 2 ER , 5 SO

Sacramento , Okla. City   Cancelled: Inclement Weather

El Paso 4, Col. Springs 1  Final (2:43) W-Lamet, Dinelson (3 – 2)   L-Woodruff, Brandon (5 – 2)   SV-Maton, Phil (7) Lamet (ELP), W, 6.0 IP , 5 H , ER , 9 SO …Villanueva (ELP), 3-for-4, R , HR , 2 RBI

Iowa 6, Las Vegas 5   Final (3:02) W-Pena, Felix (1 – 0)   L-Baldonado, Alberto (0 – 1)   SV-Grimm, Justin (2) Rosario (LV), 2-for-5, 2 R , 3B , HR , 2 RBI …Smith, D (LV), 3-for-5, R , RBI

Nashville 13, Fresno 3     Final (2:44) W-Mengden, Daniel (1 – 1)   L-Thornton, Trent (1 – 2) Barreto (NAS), 3-for-6, 2 R , 2B , HR , 5 RBI …Nunez, R (NAS), 2-for-5, 2 R , 2B , HR , 3 RBI

 

UPCOMING GAMES FOR 05/19/2017 (All Times Eastern)
Las Vegas at New Orleans	8:00PM		Knapp, Ricky (1-4) vs Worley, Vance (2-5)
Reno at Omaha	8:05PM		Sampson, Keyvius (3-2) vs Junis, Jake (1-2)
Salt Lake at Round Rock	8:05PM		Diaz, Luis (1-2) vs Gee, Dillon (1-4)
Tacoma at Iowa	8:08PM		TBA vs Buchanan, Jake (1-2)
Col. Springs at Albuquerque	9:05PM		Hader, Josh (3-2) vs Enright, Barry (1-0)
Okla. City at El Paso	9:05PM		Oaks, Trevor (1-1) vs Huffman, Chris (0-0)
Memphis at Fresno	10:05PM		Weaver, Luke (3-0) vs Hauschild, Mike (0-1)
Nashville at Sacramento	10:05PM		Blackburn, Paul (1-4) vs Gregorio, Joan (2-2)

 

COMPOSITE STANDING OF CLUBS

CLUB W L PCT GB Tacoma (Seattle) 25 14 .641 – Col. Springs (Milwaukee) 23 13 .639 0.5 Memphis (St. Louis) 26 15 .634 – Reno (Arizona) 25 16 .610 1.0 Salt Lake (LA Angels) 24 17 .585 2.0 Okla. City (LA Dodgers) 21 17 .553 3.5 Albuquerque (Colorado) 21 19 .525 4.5 Omaha (Kansas City) 20 19 .513 5.0 Nashville (Oakland) 18 19 .486 6.0 El Paso (San Diego) 19 22 .463 7.0 Iowa (Chi Cubs) 18 21 .462 7.0 Fresno (Houston) 16 25 .390 10.0 Las Vegas (NY Mets) 16 25 .390 10.0 Round Rock (Texas) 16 25 .390 10.0 Sacramento (San Francisco) 15 24 .385 10.0 New Orleans (Miami) 14 26 .350 11.5

TAC COS MEM RNO SL OKC ABQ OMA NAS ELP IOW FRE LV RR SAC NO X – – – – – 4 2 – 5 – – 3 3 5 3 – X 5 – – 3 – 3 4 2 1 4 – – 1 – – 3 X – – 3 2 4 – 3 3 – – 4 – 4 – – – X 4 – 5 – – 4 – 5 – 3 2 2 – – – 0 X – 1 3 – 2 3 6 – – 6 3 – 1 4 – – X – 2 4 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 2 – 2 3 4 – X – 2 3 – – 5 – – – 2 1 0 – 1 2 – X – – – – 4 6 – 4 – 1 – – – 3 2 – X 1 – 3 – 4 – 4 3 2 1 3 3 – 1 – 3 X – – 3 – – – – 2 1 – 1 3 – – – – X – 3 2 – 6 – 0 – 5 1 2 – – 1 – – X 5 – 2 – 1 – – – – – 4 0 – 2 1 3 X – 5 – 1 – 1 1 – 1 – 2 5 – 5 – – X – – 4 3 – 2 2 0 – – – – – 2 2 – X – 1 – 1 2 1 – – 3 0 – 6 – – – – X