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Trenton’s skid continued with a 5-4 loss to Altoona.  Jeffrey Marquez took the loss and he fell to 8-5 on the season.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and one walk with one strikeout in five innings.

Juan Miranda was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for two with a walk, a double and two runs.

Trenton lost their sixth straight game with two losses to Altoona in which the Thunder scored just a single run.  In the first game, a great start by Joba Chamberlain went to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and four walks with ten strikeouts in five innings.  The reason for the loss was that the Thunder were held to five hits without scoring a run.  Gabriel Lopez had two of those of hits and he went two for two with a double.

In the second game, the Thunder put two runs on the board but Brett Smith was shelled. He gave up six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in three innings.  Brett Gardner was the hitting star and he went two for four with a double.

Zachary Kroenke gave up a two run homer in the bottom of the eighth that turned the Thunder’s one run lead into a one run loss.  On top of that, a nice start by Alan Horne went to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk with six strikeouts in five innings.

P.J. Pilittere had the big hit of the game for the Thunder.  He belted a two run homer in the seven inning.

The Thunder lost to Erie 5-3 and it was the hitters and Jeffrey Marquez who had a tough time.  For Marquez, he was shelled for five runs in the fifth inning and he fell to 8-4 on the season.

At the plate, Cody Ehlers was the hitting star.  He went two for four and he drove in a run.

Joba Chamberlain didn’t have his best stuff but he still improved to 2-0 since joining the Thunder.  He gave up five runs on five hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings in the 9-6 win.

Noah Hall went two for three with a walk, a double, three RBIs and a run.  Andy Cannizaro went two for five with two RBIs and a run.

Ian Kennedy fell to 3-1 on the season but it was because of a lack of run support and not the way he pitched.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

The offense picked up ten hits but they couldn’t push a single base runner over the plate.  Brett Gardner had a great day and he went four for five in the 2-0 loss. 

Alan Horne improved to 7-3 on the season with a nice start in Trenton’s 9-5 win over Akron.  He gave up just one run on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings.

Matt Carson went two for five with two RBIs and two runs in the win.  Aarom Baldiris hit a two run homer nd the long ball was his sixth of the season.

Trenton lost to Akron 4-3 but Matt Carson did just about all he could to keep the Thunder in the game.  He went three for five with a solo homerun and two runs.

Michael Gardner took the loss. He gave up two runs in three innings and he fell to 2-2 on the season.

It wasn’t pretty, but Colin Curtis and Juan Miranda scored on a throwing error in the fourteenth inning and that gave Tampa the runs they needed to beat Fort Myers 6-4 in fourteen innings.  Curtis finished the game with two runs.  Jose Tabata two for five with two RBIs.

Mike Martinez picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  He improved to 2-2 on the season and he gave up two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

A fantastic start by Joba Chamberlain went to waste in the Thunder’s 7-4 loss to Reading.  He gave up a single run on three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in six innings before the pen was shelled for six runs in the final three frames.

Matt Carson doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Noah Hall went two for three with a run.

It doesn’t look like Ian Kennedy has been affected at all after his bump up to Double A Trenton.  With another nice outing, he improved to 3-0 and that improves his overall record this year to 9-1.  In the 7-2 win over Reading, he gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with an impressive nine strikeouts in five innings.

Justin Christian was the hitting star and he had a hand in more then half of Trenton’s runs.  He went two for four with four RBIs.

Jason Jones improved to 5-4 on the season with a nice start in the Thunder 3-0 win.  He gave up two hits and a walk with two strikeout in seven shutout innings. 

Noah Hall was the hitting star.  He went two for four and he scored one of the runs.

Trenton extended their division lead to eight games with a doubleheader sweep over the Defenders and it extends their overall winning streak to six games.  In the first game, Jeffrey Marquez threw all seven innings and he gave up just one unearned run in the 3-1 loss.  Noah Hall drove in two runs while Brett Gardner went two for three with a double, a walk and a run.

In the second game, Joba Chamberlain made his Double A debut and he pitched about as good as you could ask.  He threw five shutout innings and he gave up three hits and two walks with an impressive nine strikeouts in the win.  Ramiro Pena was a perfect three for three in the 2-0 loss.

Jason Jones improved to 4-4 on the season with a nice start in the Thunder’s 7-1 win over Reading.  He gave up one run on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts in seven innings.

Aarom Baldiris hit a big three run homer in the win.  Matt Carson went one for three with a walk, a double and two runs scored.

Brett Smith improved to 5-2 on the season with a nice start in Trenton’s 8-4 win over Reading.  He gave up just one run on seven hits with five strikeouts in seven innings.

Matt Carson was one of three Thunder hitters to drive in two runs.  He went two for five with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Cody Ehlers singled home Gabe Lopez in the bottom of the fourteenth to win it for Trenton in their 5-4, fourteen inning win over Binghamton.  Justin Christian went three for seven with an RBI while Gabe Lopez went one for four with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI.

Michael Gardner improved to 2-1 on the season despite giving up the go ahead run in the top of the fourteenth.  He gave up the one run on two hits and a walk with one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.

The offense spotted the pitchers five early runs but Binghamton did give up and pulled out a 6-5 win.  Gerardo Casediego gave up the tying and losing runs in the ninth inning and Jeffrey Marquez had a mixed start.  He did give up four runs in six innings but he also struck out seven.

Noah Hall went two for four with a two run homer.  Ramiro Pena went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.

The RiverDogs blasted the Sand Gnats 12-2 and Brian Aragon led the way with the stick.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Seth Fortenberry also had a nice game and he went three for six with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Mitchell Hilligoss extended his hitting streak to three games with a single in six at bats.  Seriously, this is an amazing stretch for Hilligoss.  I don’t have a complete game log, but he’s reached base in his last 40+ games.

Lost in all of the offense was a really nice start by Grant Duff.  He gave up four hits and four walks with four strikeouts in six shutout innings and he improved to 7-4 on the season.

Ian Kennedy picked up the win in his first Double A start although it was more because of the run support then anything.  He gave up four runs on six hits with no walks and six strikeouts in five innings.  The toughest jump is from High A to Double A so some growing pains should be expected and while the ERA looks a bit bloated, this was a decent enough start from someone making his Double A debut.  I’m looking forward to seeing how he does at this advanced level the rest of the season.

Shawn Garrett had a huge day at the plate.  He went three for five with two doubles, a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Carlos Mendoza went two for two with a double, three RBIs and a run.

One run on four hits was all the Thunder could manage in a 4-1 loss to Akron.  Shawn Garrett had two of those hits in a two for four game with a double and he scored the only run for the Thunder.

Jason Jones had a decent enough start but he took the loss.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  The loss drops him to 3-4 on the season.

Thunder hitters didn’t show up in a 5-1 loss to Akron. The lone run of the game was driven in by Noah Hall in the second inning.

Allan Horne dropped to 5-3 on the season.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

The Thunder beat Akron 8-7 as they continued to pad their division lead (which is now six games).  Justin Christian had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with two doubles, a triple, two RBIs and a run.  Shawn Garrett and Matt Carson each went two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Jeff Kenard picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and struck out three and the win improved his record to 1-3 on the season.