Written by Al Ciammiachella

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Jason Kipnis, 2B-COL: 2-4, 2 HR (11), 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 K.

Kipnis must be feeling left out after seeing Cord Phelps and Lonnie Chisenhall get the call to Cleveland and leave him in Columbus. He has three straight multi-hit games, and now 3 HR in his last 8 at bats. For the season, he’s hitting a solid .295/.377/.523, but he’s really come on in the month of June, going for a .309/.404/.608 line with 6 of his 11 HR. His numbers are actually better than Chisenhall’s, and it’s going to get really tough to justify keeping him in AAA much longer if this keeps up.

• Jenmar Gomez, SP-COL: W (8-2), 5 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 9 H, 8 K, 2 BB. Gomez is 4-1 with a 2.18 ERA in June. He has 36 K against 14 BB in his 41 1/3 IP this month.
• Zach Putnam, RP-COL: 1 2/3 IP, ER, H, 3 K, 2 BB. Putnam gave up a solo HR, but bounced back to record 3 of his 5 outs via the strikeout. He has 16 K in his last 13 1/3 IP.

 

• C.C. Lee, RP-COL: IP, H, 2 K. Two appearances for Lee, 2 1/3 scoreless innings, 4 K since being promoted to AAA Columbus.
• Josh Judy, RP-COL: S (12), IP, K. Judy hasn’t given up an earned run in his last 9 2/3 IP.
• Jared Goedert, 1B-COL: 3-4, HR (4), RBI, R. Goedert snapped out of an 0-19 slump with a big day. Not hitting for average, but does have 7 HR in 114 AB between AA and AAA.
• Austin Adams, SP-AKR: 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 6 K, BB. Like Josh Tomlin, Adams is a converted SS. Unlike Josh Tomlin, Adams routinely touches the high-90’s with his fastball. When he limits the walks, Adams pitches deep into games and has a lot of success. When he struggles to find the strikezone, he rarely makes it out of the 4^th inning.
• Cory Burns, RP-AKR: S (20), IP, H, 2 K. After struggling in May, Burns is back to his old self in June. He’s thrown 12 1/3 scoreless innings this month, with 12 K and just 4 H and 1 BB.
• Nick Weglarz, DH-AKR: 2-2, RBI, 2 BB. Weglarz continues to get on base and a borderline remarkable rate. His OBP in 17 games for the Aeros is .446. His OPS is .858. All this despite a .196 batting average. He has 10 hits, just 3 of which have been singles including the two last night.
• Jordan Henry, CF-AKR: 2-3, 2B, BB, R. Henry is up to .390/.468/.415 in his last 10, and even managed an XBH last night! Still waiting on his 1^st professional HR though, as the 7^th round pick in 2009 has yet to go deep.
• Steven Wright, SP-KIN: 8 IP, 3 ER, 9 H, 7 K, 3 BB. The knuckler must have been dancing yesterday, as Wright turned in 8 solid innings for the K-Tribe. He’s now appeared in 9 games in Lake County, 1 in Columbus, 1 in Akron and 2 in Kinston. They really need to work in an appearance at Mahoning Valley for him at some point this season.
• Roberto Perez, C-KIN: 2-3, 2 BB. Perez has been outstanding in June, hitting .313/.443/.500. Not sure I’ve mentioned it lately, but I love me some Roberto Perez.
• Chase Burnette, 1B-KIN: 1-5, HR (2), RBI, R. Burnett homered in the 9^th to bring the K-Tribe within one…
• Tyler Cannon, 2B-KIN: 1-4, HR (4), RBI, BB, R. …and Cannon followed with a solo blast of his own to tie the game and force extras.
• Cole Cook, SP-LCC: W (3-8), 5 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 7 H, 8 K, 2 BB. The 8 K for Cook represent his career high, and it’s good to see him missing some bats for a change.
• LeVon Washington, CF-LCC: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, SB, 3 R. Washington really filled the stat sheet yesterday, and is starting to heat up a little. He has hit in 6 straight, and has gone 12-32 over that span with a pair of triples.
• Jesus Aguilar, 1B-LCC: 1-4, HR (14), 2 RBI, BB, 2 R, K. BBJA leads the organization in homers with 14, and is slugging .763 in June.
• Bryson Myles, RF-MVS: 2-4, 3B, RBI, 2 SB, 2 R. Myles is up to .300 on the season for Mahoning Valley, and has stolen 5 bags without being caught.
• Tony Wolters, SS-MVS: 2-5, 3B, RBI, R. Wolters has been on base in 10 straight games for the Scrappers, and has an impressive .924 OPS in his 11 games on the season.
• Alex Lavisky, DH-MVS: 2-4, RBI. Lavisky’s struggles have continued in Mahoning Valley, as even after yesterday’s 2-4 he’s hitting just .186/.271/.233 in 11 games in the New York-Penn League.