Baby Bomber Recap 4/26/13: Jose Ramirez strikes out six in debut

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L 2-3 vs. Columbus Clippers

2B Corban Joseph 0-4, 2 K
CF Melky Mesa 1-4
RF Zoilo Almonte 2-4, K, E9 - fielding error, 7 for his last 35 (.200)
C Austin Romine 0-1 - pulled mid-game due to Cervelli's injury
DH Luke Murton 1-4, 2B, RBI, K
LF Cody Johnson 1-4, 2 K
SS Addison Maruszak 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K - 7 for his last 34 (.206)

Brett Marshall 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R/1 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, WP - six groundouts, three flyouts
Jim Miller 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K - 34 of 49 pitches for strikes
Preston Claiborne 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K - 11 of 16 pitches for strikes

The RailRiders out-hit their competition, but it wasn't enough to overcome them in the run column. Vidal Nuno gets the start today for SWB, and it may be worth watching if Ivan Nova ends up hitting the DL. Nuno has been very, very good.

Double-A Trenton Thunder: W 6-3 vs. Portland Sea Dogs

LF Ramon Flores 1-3, 2 BB, K, CS, HBP - 14 for his last 42 (.333)
2B Jose Pirela 1-3, 3B
RF Tyler Austin 1-3, 2B, BB, K - .458 OBP in his last 10 games
C JR Murphy 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, K - batting .323
1B Kyle Roller 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 K
CF Slade Heathcott 0-4, K, CS - 7 for his last 39 (.179)
DH Neil Medchill 1-3, RBI, BB, 2 K
SS Ali Castillo 1-4, 2B, K
3B Casey Stevenson 2-4, RBI, K - batting .289

Nik Turley 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, HB - six groundouts, three flyouts
Jose Ramirez 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, BB, 6 K, WP - 40 of 63 pitches for strikes, was hitting 96 mph in debut

Jose Ramirez returned for the first time since Spring Training and was strong in relief of a decent outing by Nik Turley. Ramirez won't be coming out of the bullpen again, so no one panic. Zach Nuding starts for the Thunder today at 7:05 pm.

High-A Tampa Yankees: L 4-9 vs. Clearwater Threshers

CF Mason Williams 0-4, BB, K
2B Rob Refsnyder 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB, E4 - missed catch error (4th), 14 game hitting streak, 11 for his last 32 (.344)
LF Ben Gamel 0-4, BB, 2 K - batting .312 this season
C Gary Sanchez 1-4
3B Anderson Feliz 1-4, K
1B Saxon Butler 1-3, 3B, RBI, BB
DH Francisco Arcia 1-3, BB, K
SS Dan Fiorito 1-4, RBI

Bryan Mitchell 4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HB - seven groundouts, one flyout
Dan Mahoney 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K - one home run allowed
Rigoberto Arrebato 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K

Back to back three-run innings for the Threshers in the fifth and sixth innings kind of put this one out of reach for Tampa, but Rob Refsnyder continues to tear the cover off the ball. Corey Black gets the start today at 6:30 pm.

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs: W 5-1 vs. Kannapolis Intimidators

CF Jake Cave 2-5, 2 K - batting .353 since his season debut
SS Cito Culver 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB
1B Greg Bird 0-3, RBI, 2 K
3B Dante Bichette Jr. 2-4, 2 RBI, K - 7 for his last 38 (.184)
RF Yeicok Calderon 0-4, K
LF Taylor Dugas 2-3, BB, SB - batting .284 this season
C Nick McCoy 1-4, 2 K, pickoff
2B Francisco Rosario 1-2, SB

Cesar Vargas 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, WP - four groundouts, three flyouts
Brett Gerritse 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Dietrich Enns 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, BB, 5 K - 21 of 34 pitches for strikes

Three errors by the Intimidators (who have a pitcher named Storm Throne, which is friggin fantastic) helped the RiverDogs to a win in the series opener against Kannapolis. Rafael DePaula gets the start for Charleston today at 6:05 pm.