AZL Angels Rally to Edge AZL Cubs at Sloan Park
Jahmal Jones crushed a three-run HR and Chad Hinshaw drilled an RBI double and a single, reached base on an HBP, and scored a run, as the AZL Angels rallied for a run in the 7th and a run in the 8th to edge the AZL Cubs 5-4 in Arizona League action last night at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ.
Jose Paniagua belted an RBI double and a single and scored two runs and Michael Foster (Cubs 2015 16th round draft pick - Northeastern U.) singled twice and reached base on an HBP for the Cubs in a losing cause. Foster also turned-in the defensive play of the game, a diving catch in short right-field in the top of the 4th inning.
2B Angelo Amendolare (Cubs 2015 27th round draft pick - Jacksonville U.) has been sent to the AZL Cubs from AAA Iowa, where he provided some bench depth for the I-Cubs for the past couple of weeks after four Iowa position players (Andreoli, Chambers, Dent, and Valaika) found their way to the DL within a seven-day period in early July. Amendolare is a mature, polished college senior with experience in the Cape Cod League who was one of the Top 50 hitters in NCAA D-1 in 2015. He went 0-4 in his AZL Cub debut Monday night.
Here is the abridged box score from last night's game (Cubs players only):
AZL CUBS LINEUP:
1. Robert Garcia, CF: 1-5 (F-7, E-1, F-8, K, 1B, R)
2. Carlos Sepulveda, SS: 2-4 (1B, 1-3 SH, F-8, 1B, 6-3 DP)
3. Angelo Amendolare, 2B: 0-4 (L-9, 5-3, F-8, 5-3, RBI)
4. Jose Paniagua, 1B: 2-4 (4-3, 2B, 1B, K, 2 R, RBI)
5. Marcus Mastrobuoni, DH: 1-4 (6-3, 1B, K, 5-3, RBI)
6. Michael Foster, RF: 2-3 (1B, 4-3, 1B, HBP)
7. Yohan Matos, C: 0-3 (HBP, 5-3, 6-4 FC, 3-U, SB)
8. Carlos Jimenez, 3B: 1-4 (5-3, 2-U, 6-3, 1B)
9. Donnie Cimino, LF: 1-4 (1B, K, L-4, K, R)
AZL CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Jesus Camargo: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HBP, 1 HR, 2 WP, 4/3 GO/FO, 57 pitches (35 strikes)
2. Craig Brooks: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/FO, 11 pitches (7 strikes)
3. Jesus Castillo: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GO/FO, 32 pitches (16 strikes)
4. Luis Hernandez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/FO, 24 pitches (14 strikes)
5. Ariel Ovando: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GO/FO, 18 pitches (11 strikes)
AZL CUBS ERRORS: 2
1. 3B Carlos Jimenez: E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
2. 1B Jose Paniagua: E-3 (missed catrch on what would have been 5-3 GO allowed batter to reach base safely)
AZL CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Yohan Matos: 1-3 CS, 2 PB)
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