Caminiti tossed four innings of scoreless ball in the win
(42-62) Gwinnett Stripers 1, (62-40) Durham Bulls 8
- Eddys Leonard, DH: 1-4, RBI
- Jason Delay, C: 1-3, BB
- Davis Daniel, SP: 4 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Wednesday’s loss was a rather abysmal one for Gwinnett, as they dropped to 20 games under .500 for the year following the 8-1 loss to Durham.
Despite starting off the game with a pair of scoreless frames, starter Davis Daniel didn’t help matters as he was tagged for seven runs in just four innings of work, including six of those runs being given up in the fourth inning.
At the plate, things were somehow tougher for the Stripers as they were limited to just two hits on the night — none of which were for extra bases. The lone RBI came on an RBI-single off the bat of Eddys Leonard in the bottom of the ninth to make it an 8-1 deficit.
(38-57) Columbus Clingstones 2, (51-47) Montgomery Biscuits 11
- E.J. Exposito, 2B: 2-4, HR, RBI, R
- David McCabe, 3B: 1-4, 2B
- Landon Harper, SP: 4.2 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, BB, 3 K
Much like their counterparts at triple-A, Columbus struggled both on the mound and at the plate as the Clingstones were handed an 11-2 loss.
Columbus fell behind early in this one as the Biscuits plated seven runs in the first three innings off Clingstones starter Landon Harper.
The first run of the game for Columbus came in the top of the fourth as E.J. Exposito launched his third homer of the season over the center field wall to make it a 7-1 game.
Unfortunately, things went from bad to worse as Montgomery went on to score four runs across their next three trips to the plate, extending their lead to 11-1. In the bottom of the ninth, Columbus actually got their second and final run of the night as Adam Zebrowski scored on an error off the bat of Dylan Shockley to make it 11-2 which held as the final.
(39-56) Rome Emperors 1, (69-28) Greensboro Grasshoppers 5
- Patrick Clohisy, CF: 2-4, R
- Bryson Horne, 1B: 2-4
- Garrett Baumann, SP: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2K
Things started out on a positive note for Rome on Wednesday, as the Emperors actually scored in their first trip to the plate. The downside is that would be the only run the team would score in this one.
Garrett Baumann got the start in this one for the Emperors and while he did allow eight hits across five innings, only two of those batters came around to score in what was a so-so outing from the righty. Baumann has lowered his season ERA to 3.87 with Wednesday’s start. After giving up a combined 10 earned runs in 10 innings across his first two starts this month, it appears as though he may be getting back into the groove. Counting last night, Baumann has spun 12 innings in his most recent pair of starts, allowing just the two runs and striking out eight over that span.
As mentioned above, offense was difficult to come by in this one, as the Emperors were limited to just six hits and the lone run, which came courtesy of a Mason Guerra sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning.
(49-47) Augusta GreenJackets 5, (56-38) Carolina Mudcats 2
- John Gil, SS: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
- Owen Carey, RF: 1-3, RBI, 2 R
- Cam Caminiti, SP: 4 IP, 4 H, BB, 7 K
To sum up Cam Caminiti’s start to his professional career, the young lefty has simply been brilliant since making the jump to low-A Augusta. That trend continued Wednesday night as Caminiti tossed four scoreless innings, striking out seven and only walking one in the process. With his performance, Caminiti lowered his season ERA to just 2.37 on the year.
Since joining Augusta on June 7, Caminiti has been absolutely dominant. Across eight starts at the level, the lefty has struck out 43 batters — including six starts where he struck out at least five batters — in just 30.1 innings pitched. Caminiti is making an extremely strong case to get a late season promotion to Rome, and if he continues to pitch the way he did Wednesday night, that call will probably come sooner rather than later.
Getting back to Wednesday’s action, Augusta was the lone Atlanta affiliate to come away with a win. Every single GreenJacket came away with a hit in this one, as Augusta outhit Carolina nine to eight on the night. The biggest swing came courtesy of John Gil, who launched a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth to give Augusta their first lead, and the GreenJackets never looked back as they went on to win by a 5-2 final.