Mel Rojas Jr da 5to jonrón y dos hits con Gwinnett AAA

Mel Rojas Jr. hit his fifth home run of the season in Thursday’s loss. (Taylor Botta)

DURHAN, NC (Licey.com),-El jardinero izquierdo Mel Rojas jr, de los Braves, disparó su quinto cuadrangular de la temporada en la noche de este jueves en la derrota de los Braves de Gwinnett (Atlanta) de 5-8 ante los Bulls de Durham (Tampa Bay) en la Liga Internacional, AAA.

Rojas Jr, de 26 años, batea de 42-13, para .310, con cuatro anotadas, un cuadrangular, y dos remolcadas en sus últimos diez juegos. Su cuadrangular llegó en la sexta entrada a los envíos del venezolano Yonny Chirinos ante 8,990 fanáticos en el Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

En 822 juegos de Ligas Menores batea de 765 hits en 2955 turnos al bate, con 363 carreras anotadas, 131 dobles, 43 triples, 45 cuadrangulares, 281 bases por bolas, 16 bases por bolas intencionales, 678 ponches y 93 robos para .286 de promedio al bate.

Mel Rojas terminó de 5-3, con anotada y dos remolcadas por Gwinnett, mientras que Willy Adames (.224) bateo de 4-1, anotada, dos remolcadas con su décimo doble.

En Norfolk, el jardinero derecho Rymer Liriano (.211) bateó de 5-1, con anotada y dos ponches en derrota de los Knights de Charlotte (White Sox) de 3-4 ante los Tides (Orioles) en el Campo Harbor.

En la Liga Costa del Pacifico, el jardinero izquierdo Víctor Cruzado (.200) dio dos sencillos en la derrota de los 51´s de Las Vegas de 5-6 ante los Cubs de Iowa bajo la mirada de 7,251 fanáticos en el Campo Cashman.

En Omaha, el torpedero Raúl Mondesí (.324) bateó sencillo en la derrota de Omaha (Royals) de 0-1 ante Tacoma (Mariners) en primer de la doble cartelera pactada a siete entradas en el Werner Park.

En el segundo juego Mondesí también se fue con un hit en la victoria de los Storm Chasers (Kansas City) de 5-0 ante los Rainers (Seattle) con asistencia de 4.202 para los dos encuentros.

International League AAA
(As of 05/18/2017 10:22 PM EDT)

WILD CARD STANDINGS

		W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
International League North
	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	26	14	.650	–	15-5	11-9	19-9	L1	9-1
	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	22	16	.579	3.0	14-5	8-11	14-12	W6	7-3
	Buffalo Bisons	21	17	.553	4.0	15-7	6-10	14-12	W1	4-6
	Rochester Red Wings	18	17	.514	5.5	7-8	11-9	12-12	W1	4-6
	Pawtucket Red Sox	15	21	.417	9.0	9-9	6-12	11-14	L8	2-8
	Syracuse Chiefs	13	23	.361	11.0	8-9	5-14	7-18	L1	4-6


International League South
		W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
	Durham Bulls	25	14	.641	–	13-8	12-6	13-7	W2	4-6
	Gwinnett Braves	21	18	.538	4.0	10-9	11-9	10-10	L2	5-5
	Charlotte Knights	20	19	.513	5.0	12-6	8-13	9-12	L2	6-4
	Norfolk Tides	17	23	.425	8.5	11-9	6-14	9-12	W2	4-6


International League West
		W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
	Indianapolis Indians	20	18	.526	–	11-11	9-7	10-10	W4	8-2
	Toledo Mud Hens	20	18	.526	–	11-6	9-12	14-6	L1	5-5
	Columbus Clippers	17	23	.425	4.0	4-13	13-10	9-12	L4	5-5
	Louisville Bats	13	27	.325	8.0	6-17	7-10	8-13	W1	2-8

	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Last10


Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	22	16	.579	–	W6	7-3
Buffalo Bisons	21	17	.553	1.0	W1	4-6
Gwinnett Braves	21	18	.538	1.5	L2	5-5
Indianapolis Indians	20	18	.526	2.0	W4	8-2
Toledo Mud Hens	20	18	.526	2.0	L1	5-5
Rochester Red Wings	18	17	.514	2.5	W1	4-6
Charlotte Knights	20	19	.513	2.5	L2	6-4
Columbus Clippers	17	23	.425	6.0	L4	5-5
Norfolk Tides	17	23	.425	6.0	W2	4-6
Pawtucket Red Sox	15	21	.417	6.0	L8	2-8
Syracuse Chiefs	13	23	.361	8.0	L1	4-6
Louisville Bats	13	27	.325	10.0	W1	2-8

RESULTS FOR 05/18/2017

Louisville 11, Toledo 2
Final (2:41) W-Reed, Cody (1 – 2) L-VerHagen, Drew (2 – 3)
Iribarren (LOU), 2-for-3, 4 R , 3B , HR , 3 RBI …Reed (LOU), W, 7.0 IP , 4 H , 2 ER , 9 SO

Scranton/WB 11, Pawtucket 10 (11)
Final (3:56) W-Mantiply, Joe (2 – 2) L-Martin, Kyle (0 – 2)
Travis (PAW), 5-for-6, R , 2 2B , 3 RBI …Frazier (SWB), 3-for-6, 2 R , 2 2B , HR , 2 RBI

Indianapolis 4, Columbus 2
Final (2:46) W-Light, Pat (3 – 0) L-Holland, Neil (0 – 1) SV-Runzler, Dan (1)
Meadows (IND), 1-for-5, R , HR , 3 RBI …Diaz, Y (COL), 1-for-3, R , HR , RBI

Rochester 10, Lehigh Valley 8
Final (3:21) W-Wheeler, Jason (3 – 1) L-Mariot, Michael (1 – 2) SV-Hildenberger, Trevor (2)
Hoskins (LHV), 2-for-4, 2 R , 2 HR , 5 RBI …Hague (ROC), 3-for-5, R , 2B , HR , RBI

Buffalo 4, Syracuse 3
Final (2:39) W-Dermody, Matt (3 – 0) L-Cotts, Neal (1 – 1) SV-Smith, Chris (2)
Snyder, B (SYR), 2-for-4, 2 R , HR , RBI …Dermody (BUF), W, IP , 2 H , ER , SO

Norfolk 4, Charlotte 3
Final (2:59) W-Fry, Paul (1 – 0) L-Burdi, Zack (0 – 2) SV-Jackson, Edwin (1)
Alvarez, P (NOR), 3-for-4, R , 2 2B , HR , 3 RBI …Fry (NOR), W, 2.0 IP , H , 3 SO

Durham 8, Gwinnett 5
Final (2:50) W-Chirinos, Yonny (4 – 0) L-Weigel, Patrick (0 – 1)
Kazmar (GWN), 3-for-5, 2 R , 2B , HR , RBI …Rojas Jr. (GWN), 3-for-5, R , HR , 2 RBI

UPCOMING GAMES FOR 05/19/2017 (All Times Eastern)
Toledo at Indianapolis (GM: 1)	5:30PM	Vasquez, Anthony (1-0) vs Holmes, Clay (1-1)
Toledo at Indianapolis (GM: 2)		TBA vs McKinney, Brett (2-1)
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse	6:35PM	Thompson, Jake (2-3) vs Voth, Austin (1-4)
Rochester at Scranton/WB	6:35PM	TBA vs Adams, Chance (1-0)
Charlotte at Norfolk	7:05PM	Danish, Tyler (1-3) vs Lee, Chris (2-1)
Columbus at Louisville	7:05PM	Peoples, Michael (1-1) vs Davis, Rookie (0-0)
Gwinnett at Durham	7:05PM	Sims, Lucas (4-0) vs Snell, Blake (0-0)
Pawtucket at Buffalo	7:05PM	Price, David (0-0) vs Latos, Mat (0-1)

COMPOSITE STANDING OF CLUBS

CLUB		W	L	PCT	GB
Lehigh Valley	(Philadelphia)	26	14	.650	-6.0
Durham	(Tampa Bay)	25	14	.641	-5.5
Scranton/WB	(NY Yankees)	22	16	.579	-3.0
Buffalo	(Toronto)	21	17	.553	-2.0
Gwinnett	(Atlanta)	21	18	.538	-1.5
Indianapolis	(Pittsburgh)	20	18	.526	-1.0
Toledo	(Detroit)	20	18	.526	-1.0
Rochester	(Minnesota)	18	17	.514	-0.5
Charlotte	(Chi White Sox)	20	19	.513	-0.5
Columbus	(Cleveland)	17	23	.425	3.0
Norfolk	(Baltimore)	17	23	.425	3.0
Pawtucket	(Boston)	15	21	.417	3.0
Syracuse	(Washington)	13	23	.361	5.0
Louisville	(Cincinnati)	13	27	.325	7.0

LHV	DUR	SWB	BUF	GWN	IND	TOL	ROC	CHA	COL	NOR	PAW	SYR	LOU
X	–	3	6	–	–	3	6	–	4	–	4	–	–
–	X	–	2	6	2	2	–	5	1	2	–	3	2
4	–	X	1	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	5	4	4
1	1	5	X	–	–	–	3	–	3	3	–	5	–
–	4	–	–	X	–	3	3	1	1	5	4	–	–
–	1	2	–	–	X	4	–	3	6	3	1	–	–
3	1	–	–	1	6	X	–	1	–	–	–	0	8
1	–	–	3	3	–	–	X	1	–	–	4	4	2
–	2	–	–	2	0	2	1	X	2	5	2	–	4
2	3	–	0	2	4	–	–	1	X	–	–	–	5
–	1	–	3	2	1	–	–	6	–	X	–	2	2
3	–	2	–	2	1	–	1	1	–	–	X	5	–
–	0	2	2	–	–	2	2	–	–	4	1	X	–
–	1	2	–	–	–	2	1	0	6	1	–	–	X

Pacific Coast League AAA
(As of 05/19/2017 06:28 AM EDT)

		W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
Pacific Coast League American Northern
	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	23	13	.639	–	13-6	10-7	7-4	L1	5-5
	Oklahoma City Dodgers	21	17	.553	3.0	11-12	10-5	5-8	W4	7-3
	Omaha Storm Chasers	20	19	.513	4.5	9-10	11-9	3-5	W1	6-4
	Iowa Cubs	18	21	.462	6.5	6-8	12-13	5-3	W3	5-5


Pacific Coast League American Southern
		W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
	Memphis Redbirds	26	15	.634	–	12-8	14-7	8-2	W1	6-4
	Nashville Sounds	18	19	.486	6.0	8-10	10-9	8-5	W1	5-5
	Round Rock Express	16	25	.390	10.0	10-11	6-14	6-8	L1	3-7
	New Orleans Baby Cakes	14	26	.350	11.5	8-13	6-13	1-8	W1	3-7


Pacific Coast League Pacific Northern
		W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
	Tacoma Rainiers	25	14	.641	–	16-4	9-10	5-4	L1	7-3
	Reno Aces	25	16	.610	1.0	16-8	9-8	7-7	W1	6-4
	Fresno Grizzlies	16	25	.390	10.0	10-11	6-14	7-7	L1	3-7
	Sacramento River Cats	15	24	.385	10.0	7-9	8-15	8-9	L3	4-6


Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern
		W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Away	Div	Streak	Last10
	Salt Lake Bees	24	17	.585	–	13-7	11-10	3-7	L1	8-2
	Albuquerque Isotopes	21	19	.525	2.5	10-6	11-13	12-6	L1	5-5
	El Paso Chihuahuas	19	22	.463	5.0	10-11	9-11	7-7	W1	5-5
	Las Vegas 51s	16	25	.390	8.0	10-14	6-11	6-8	L3	2-8

RESULTS FOR 05/18/2017

Reno 14, Round Rock 4
Final (3:02) W-Jokisch, Eric (3 – 0) L-Wagner, Tyler (1 – 4)
Walker, C (RNO), 2-for-5, 3 R , 2 HR , 4 RBI …Reinheimer (RNO), 2-for-4, 3 R , HR , 2 RBI

Tacoma 1, Omaha 0 (GM: 1)
Final (1:55) W-Pagan, Emilio (1 – 0) L-Staumont, Josh (3 – 3) SV-Harper, Ryne (2)
Pagan, E (TAC), W, 2.0 IP , 2 H , 2 SO …Cloyd (TAC), 4.0 IP , 2 H , 3 SO …Harper (TAC) Sv, IP , H

Omaha 5, Tacoma 0 (GM: 2) …makeup of game postponed on May 16
Final (1:58) W-Binford, Christian (3 – 0) L-Paez, Paul (0 – 1)
Starling (OMA), 3-for-3, R , 2 RBI …Binford (OMA), W, 6.0 IP , 4 H , 5 SO

New Orleans 4, Salt Lake 2
Final (2:52) W-Fife, Stephen (2 – 2) L-Campos, Vicente (0 – 2) SV-Steckenrider, Drew (2)
Hood (NO), 2-for-4, 2 R , 2B , HR , 2 RBI …Fife (NO), W, 6.0 IP , 5 H , 5 SO

Memphis 4, Albuquerque 2
Final (2:36) W-Mayers, Mike (3 – 4) L-Carpenter, Ryan (2 – 3) SV-Brebbia, John (3)
Huffman (MEM), 3-for-4, R , RBI …Ravelo (MEM), 3-for-4, R , RBI …Mayers (MEM), W, 7.0 IP , 8 H , 2 ER , 5 SO

Sacramento , Okla. City
Cancelled: Inclement Weather

El Paso 4, Col. Springs 1
Final (2:43) W-Lamet, Dinelson (3 – 2) L-Woodruff, Brandon (5 – 2) SV-Maton, Phil (7)
Lamet (ELP), W, 6.0 IP , 5 H , ER , 9 SO …Villanueva (ELP), 3-for-4, R , HR , 2 RBI

Iowa 6, Las Vegas 5
Final (3:02) W-Pena, Felix (1 – 0) L-Baldonado, Alberto (0 – 1) SV-Grimm, Justin (2)
Rosario (LV), 2-for-5, 2 R , 3B , HR , 2 RBI …Smith, D (LV), 3-for-5, R , RBI

Nashville 13, Fresno 3
Final (2:44) W-Mengden, Daniel (1 – 1) L-Thornton, Trent (1 – 2)
Barreto (NAS), 3-for-6, 2 R , 2B , HR , 5 RBI …Nunez, R (NAS), 2-for-5, 2 R , 2B , HR , 3 RBI

UPCOMING GAMES FOR 05/19/2017 (All Times Eastern)
Las Vegas at New Orleans	8:00PM	Knapp, Ricky (1-4) vs Worley, Vance (2-5)
Reno at Omaha	8:05PM	Sampson, Keyvius (3-2) vs Junis, Jake (1-2)
Salt Lake at Round Rock	8:05PM	Diaz, Luis (1-2) vs Gee, Dillon (1-4)
Tacoma at Iowa	8:08PM	TBA vs Buchanan, Jake (1-2)
Col. Springs at Albuquerque	9:05PM	Hader, Josh (3-2) vs Enright, Barry (1-0)
Okla. City at El Paso	9:05PM	Oaks, Trevor (1-1) vs Huffman, Chris (0-0)
Memphis at Fresno	10:05PM	Weaver, Luke (3-0) vs Hauschild, Mike (0-1)
Nashville at Sacramento	10:05PM	Blackburn, Paul (1-4) vs Gregorio, Joan (2-2)