Gone Fishin' 4/29/19: Miami Marlins Minor League Report

On an off-day for the Miami Marlins, the top two Marlins affiliates played.

In transactional news, the New Orleans Baby Cakes placed SS JT Riddle and RHP Nick Neidert on the seven-day injured list.

Triple-A Pacific Coast League

New Orleans Baby Cakes 3, Memphis Redbirds 0

With 2,324 in the house at the Shrine on Airline, Ben Meyer started a combination shutout with Mike Kickham and R.J. Alvarez.

Meyer (1-2, 6.00) struck out six over 5 2/3 innings, allowing four walks and three hits. Kickham came on for 2 1/3 innings, getting five whiffs and allowing a pair of hits. Alvarez pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save of the season.

Offensively, no Baby Cakes (14-10) player had more than one hit. Peter O’Brien hit his fourth triple-A home run of the season in the eighth inning for the final score. Bryan Holaday hit a double, and Deven Marrero scored the first run in the fourth inning on an RBI-single, scoring Austin Dean.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – MARCH 03: Peter O’Brien #45 of the Miami Marlins grounds out in the second inning against the Atlanta Braves during the Grapefruit League spring training game at Champion Stadium on March 03, 2019 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

The Baby Cakes outhit Memphis (13-11) seven-to-five. Monte Harrison, Isan Diaz, Dean, and Yadiel Rivera each also hit safely. The team combined to strike out only five times, although O’Brien and Rivera each contributed twice.

Double-A Southern League

Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 1, Tennessee Smokies 4

In an early game, the Tennessee Smokies (11-12) avoided a five-game sweep at the hands of the Jumbo Shrimp (10-15).

Magneuris Sierra, Justin Twine, and Anfernee Seymour each went two-for-four in the game. J.C. Millan had the only other hit, and nobody struck for extra bases.

MIAMI, FL – SEPTEMBER 03: Magneuris Sierra #34 of the Miami Marlins makes a catch in the ninth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Marlins Park on September 3, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Jordan Yamamoto (1-3, 5.04) got the start and the loss with 2,234 in attendance at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. He struck out three, but gave up five hits in as many innings, adding four walks and a hit batsman for all four runs. Tyler Stevens pitched two scoreless innings, Elvis Araujo struck out a pair (but walked as many), and Parker Bugg tossed 1 1/3 perfect innings to end the contest.

JUPITER, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 20: Jordan Yamamoto #68 of the Miami Marlins poses for a photo during photo days at Roger Dean Stadium on February 20, 2019 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

The Smokies scored their first run in the fourth inning when Rodrigo Vigil tossed the ball into right field on a pickoff move. Luis Vazquez then singled another home off Yamamoto. In the fifth, Tennessee added two more.

Seymour brought the only Shrimp run home in the bottom of the fifth on an infield single, scoring John Silviano, but it wasn’t nearly enough, and Jacksonville didn’t score again.

Today’s Games

6:30PM – The advanced-A Jupiter Hammerheads (7-16) will open a three-game set against the Bradenton Pirates (16-8).

7:30PM – New Orleans will again host the Redbirds in game two of a four-game series. Hector Noesi (2-1, 1.64) gets the start.

7:30PM – The Clinton LumberKings (12-10) will open a three game series against the West Michigan White Caps (10-12).

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Gone Fishin’ 4/29/19: Miami Marlins Minor League Report

By Kevin Kraczkowski | Apr 30, 2019