The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Indians minors roundup
• Clippers (38-28): Triple-A Columbus defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (32-32), 13-6, on June 14. The Clippers ended the day with five home runs and one double. Trayce Thompson (3-for-5), Mark Mathias (3-for-5), Eric Stamets (1-for-4), Bobby Bradley (2-for-5) and Ryan Flaherty (2-for-5) all homered, and Daniel Johnson had the double. Aaron Civale (1-0) earned the win. He pitched five innings, gave up seven hits, three runs, two earned runs, walked two and struck out nine. Catcher Eric Haase went 1-for-4.
• RubberDucks (34-32): Double-A Akron lost, 3-2, to the Portland Sea Dogs (23-40). Alex Call (1-for3) had the only extra-base hit for the Ducks with a double. Connor Marabell led the offense with two hits in three at-bats.
• Hillcats (32-33): Advanced Single-A Lynchburg lost to the Wilmington Blue Rocks (42-25), 3-2. Mike Rivera and Nolan Jones had doubles and Steven Kwan had the lone RBI that drove in Rivera in the sixth.
• Captains (39-28): Single-A Lake County fell, 3-2, to the Fort Wayne Tincaps (32-34). Left fielder Will Benson (1-for-3) hit a home run in the ninth in a rally attempt. Bo Naylor (1-for-4), Ruben Cardenas (1-for-4) and Henry Pujols (1-for-4) all hit doubles.
• Scrappers (1-0): Short-season Single-A Mahoning Valley opened its 2019 season on the road against the West Virginia Black Bears (0-1) with a 5-4 victory. Braxton Ashcraft (1-0) earned the opening-day win. He pitched five innings, gave up two hits, three runs, two earned runs, walked one and struck out three. Ryan Haug (2-for-4) and Dean Lockery (1-for-4) both hit doubles. Lockery had a team-high two RBI. Kyle Mottice (1-for-4) had one RBI.
“Patrick has been dreaming of this his entire life. And he got the opportunity this year and the team came together as one and I couldn’t be more happier for the St. Louis Blues organization and most importantly the St. Louis fans who have been waiting 49 years. My son, so surreal. This is unbelievable.”
Phil Maroon, Patrick Maroon’s dad