2018 Columbus Clippers
 

MARCH 28, 2018
Received RFs Christian Encarnacion and Willy Garcia from Major League Cleveland.

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MARCH 29, 2018
Demoted RF Christian Encarnacion to Rookie League Cleveland (DSL) and 3B Taylor Murphy to Double A Akron.

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MARCH 30, 2018
Received CFs Ryan Apter and Austin Cousino from Major League Cleveland.

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APRIL 1, 2018
Received RPs Sugar Ray Marimon from Rookie League Cleveland (DSL) and Chris M Smith from Rookie League Cleveland (AZL).



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2018 COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
PRIMARY LINEUP
1. Bradley Zimmer CF
2. Greg Allen DH
3. Richie Shaffer 3B
4. Francisco Mejia C
5. Mike Napoli 1B
6. Willy Garcia RF
7. Mike Papi LF
8. Yu-Cheng Chang SS
9. Adam Rosales 2B

ROTATION
1. Aaron Civale
2. Sugar Ray Marimon
3. Chris M Smith
4. Shawn Morimando
5. Robert Zarate

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
NORTH DIVISION
Scranton WB RailRiders 84-54
Rochester Red Wings 75-63
Buffalo Bisons 66-72
Syracuse Chiefs 66-72
Lehigh Valley IronPigs 65-73
Pawtucket Red Sox 60-78

SOUTH DIVISION
Durham Bulls 71-67
Norfolk Tides 71-67
Gwinnett Stripers 64-74
Charlotte Knights 56-82

WEST DIVISION
Indianapolis Indians 73-65
Louisville Bats 73-65
Toledo Mud Hens 73-65
Columbus Clippers 72-66

TOP HITTERS
1. Miguel Andujar 3B Scranton
2. Tyler Austin RF Scranton
3. Bradley Zimmer CF Columbus
4. Christian Arroyo 2B Durham
5. Preston Tucker RF Gwinnett
6. Gleyber Torres 2B Scranton
7. Matt Davidson 3B Charlotte
8. Jordan Luplow LF Indianapolis
9. Dylan Cozens RF Lehigh Valley
10. Brett Lawrie 3B Rochester

TOP PITCHERS
1. A. J. Cole Syracuse
2. Jordan Montgomery Scranton
3. Tyler Glasnow Indianapolis
4. Nestor Cortes Norfolk
5. Ryan Yarbrough Durham
6. Adalberto Mejia Rochester
7. Robert Stephenson Louisville
8. Chih-Wei Hu Durham
9. Tom Eshelman Lehigh Valley
10. Erick Fedde Syracuse



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APRIL 5, 2018
Today is Opening Day in the International League.

The Columbus Clippers will begin their season tomorrow.

The Columbus Clippers demoted CFs Ryan Apter to Class A Lake County and Austin Cousino to High-A Lynchburg.

The Columbus Clippers received RPs Jeff Malm and Carlos Frias from Rookie League Cleveland (DSL) and RP Arnold Leon from Double A Akron.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
Charlotte at Durham

OTHER SCORES
Durham 11 Charlotte 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe McCarthy Durham Bulls 3 for 4, 3 2B, 3 RBI, R
2. Curt Casali Durham Bulls 2 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
3. Chih-Wei Hu Durham Bulls 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W



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APRIL 6, 2018
The Columbus Clippers began the season with a six game road trip that started with a three game series in Indianapolis against the Indians.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
Buffalo at Rochester
Toledo at Louisville
Lehigh Valley at Pawtucket
Syracuse at Scranton WB
Gwinnett at Norfolk
Charlotte 0-1 at Durham 1-0

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
MATCHUPS
SP Aaron Civale vs Tyler Glasnow Advantage Indianapolis
C Francisco Mejia vs Jacob Stallings Advantage Columbus
1B Mike Napoli vs Jose Osuna Advantage Indianapolis
2B Adam Rosales vs Taylor Lindsey Advantage Push
3B Richie Shaffer vs Eric Wood Advantage Columbus
SS Yu-Cheng Chang vs Kevin Newman Advantage Push
LF Mike Papi vs Jordan Luplow Advantage Indianapolis
CF Bradley Zimmer vs Austin Meadows Advantage Columbus
RF Willy Garcia vs Jordan George Advantage Push
DH Greg Allen vs Pablo Reyes Advantage Indianapolis
Overall Advantage Push

In the top of the first, Allen hit a solo home run to put the Clippers on the board first.

Reyes led off the bottom of the first with a home run to tie the game. Osuna added a two run homer to give the Indians the lead.

In the top of the third, Mejia came through with a two-out RBI single to make it a one run game.

After three: Indianapolis 3 Columbus 2.

In the top of the fifth, Shaffer tied the game with an RBI single.

In the top of the sixth, Damien Magnifico took the mound for the Indians.

In the bottom of the sixth, Stallings put the Indians back in the lead with a sacrifice fly. Lindsey added his own sacrifice fly to increase the lead back to a pair.

After six: Indianapolis 5 Columbus 3.

After a lead off walk in the top of the eighth, Tyler Eppler took the mound for the Indians. Napoli would give the Clippers the lead back with a three run homer. With nobody out, Tanner Anderson took the mound for the Indians. Garcia would score on a wild pitch to give the Clippers a two-run lead.

Preston Claiborne took the mound for the Clippers in the bottom of the eighth.

Evan Marshall took the mound for the Clippers in the bottom of the ninth and put the Indians down in order to get the save.

The Indians lost despite recording 11 hits as a team as well as notching 14 Ks from their pitchers.

Final score: Columbus 7 Indianapolis 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Tyler Glasnow 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 9 K

OTHER SCORES
Buffalo 8 Rochester 3
Toledo 11 Louisville 4
Lehigh Valley 3 Pawtucket 1 10 innings
Scranton WB 6 Syracuse 1
Norfolk 5 Gwinnett 4
Charlotte 5 Durham 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Daniel Palka Charlotte Knights 2 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Jalen Beeks Pawtucket Red Sox 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
3. Buck Farmer Toledo Mud Hens 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W



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APRIL 7, 2018
Tonight is the second game in the season-opening series in Indianapolis between the Clippers and the Indians.

The Columbus Clippers demoted SP Aaron Civale to Double A Akron.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
Buffalo 1-0 at Rochester 0-1
Lehigh Valley 1-0 at Pawtucket 0-1
Syracuse 0-1 at Scranton WB 1-0
Toledo 1-0 at Louisville 0-1
Charlotte 1-1 at Durham 1-1
Gwinnett 0-1 at Norfolk 1-0

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (0-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Sugar Ray Marimon vs Mitch Keller Advantage Columbus
C Francisco Mejia vs Jacob Stallings Advantage Columbus
1B Mike Napoli vs Jose Osuna Advantage Indianapolis
2B Adam Rosales vs Taylor Lindsey Advantage Push
3B Richie Shaffer vs Jung-Ho Kang Advantage Indianapolis
SS Yu-Cheng Chang vs Kevin Newman Advantage Push
LF Mike Papi vs Jordan Luplow Advantage Indianapolis
CF Bradley Zimmer vs Austin Meadows Advantage Columbus
RF Willy Garcia vs Jordan George Advantage Push
DH Greg Allen vs Logan Hill Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Columbus

In the top of the first, Mejia hit a two-out two run homer to put the Clippers on the board.

Newman led off the bottom of the first with a home run to put the Indians on the board.

In the top of the third, Zimmer hit a solo home run to make it a two-run lead once again.

In the bottom of the third, Stallings hit an RBI single to make it a one run game again. One out later, Osuna put the Indians in the lead with a two-run homer.

After three: Indianapolis 4 Columbus 3.

Chang led off the top of the fifth with a home run to tie the game.

Arnold Leon took the mound for the Clippers in the bottom of the sixth. The Indians loaded the bases with two out. But Stallings grounded to short to end the inning.

After six: Columbus 4 Indianapolis 4.

In the top of the seventh, Tanner Anderson took the mound for the Indians.

In the bottom of the seventh, with a runner on first and one out, Carlos Frias took the mound for the Clippers. Meadows put the Indians back in the lead with a two-out RBI double.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Indians loaded the bases with nobody out. Lindsey drew a full count walk to bring in a run. Stallings made it a three-run lead with a sacrifice fly. Osuna knocked another run in with a two-out single. With runners at first and second with two out, Louis Head took the mound for the Clippers. Kang singled to load the bases before Meadows grounded back to the pitcher to finally end the inning as the Indians battled around the order.

The Indians got 14 hits in the victory.

Final score: Indianapolis 8 Columbus 4

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jose Osuna 3 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, R

OTHER SCORES
Rochester 6 Buffalo 1
Lehigh Valley 7 Pawtucket 2
Syracuse 3 Scranton WB 0
Louisville 10 Toledo 2
Durham 3 Charlotte 0
Gwinnett 7 Norfolk 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ryan Yarbrough Durham Bulls 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W
2. Christian Arroyo Durham Bulls 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
3. Adalberto Mejia Rochester Red Wings 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W



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APRIL 8, 2018
Today is the rubber game in the season-opening series in Indianapolis between the Clippers and the Indians.

The Columbus Clippers received RP Tyler Olson from Major League Cleveland.

The Columbus Clippers promoted 1B Mike Napoli to Major League Cleveland.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
Buffalo 1-1 at Rochester 1-1
Gwinnett 1-1 at Norfolk 1-1
Syracuse 1-1 at Scranton WB 1-1
Lehigh Valley 2-0 at Pawtucket 0-2
Toledo 1-1 at Louisville 1-1
Charlotte 1-2 at Durham 2-1

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (1-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (1-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Chris M Smith vs Jesus Liranzo Advantage Columbus
C Francisco Mejia vs Jacob Stallings Advantage Columbus
1B Mike Papi vs Jose Osuna Advantage Indianapolis
2B Adam Rosales vs Taylor Lindsey Advantage Push
3B Richie Shaffer vs Jung-Ho Kang Advantage Indianapolis
SS Yu-Cheng Chang vs Kevin Newman Advantage Push
LF Greg Allen vs Jordan Luplow Advantage Indianapolis
CF Bradley Zimmer vs Austin Meadows Advantage Columbus
RF Willy Garcia vs Jordan George Advantage Columbus
DH Jeff Malm vs Chris Bostick Advantage Columbus
Overall Advantage Columbus

In the bottom of the second, the Indians loaded the bases with one out. Smith set Stallings down on strikes for the second out. Lindsey then brought one run in with a single to right but Garcia threw Hill out at home as he was trying to score from second.

After three: Indianapolis 1 Columbus 0.

In the top of the fourth, Papi put the Clippers in the lead with a two-out two-run homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, Hill tied the game with a lead off home run.

In the bottom of the fifth, Hill put the Indians back in the lead with a two-out RBI single. Newman followed with his own RBI single to give the Indians a two run lead.

In the top of the sixth, Mejia tied the game with a two-run homer. With a runner on second and one out, Tyler M Jones took the mound for the Indians. Rosales gave the Clippers the lead back with an RBI double. Malm picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly. The Clippers batted around the order in the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Jeff Beliveau took the mound for the Clippers.

After six: Columbus 6 Indianapolis 4.

In the top of the seventh, Papi picked up a two-out RBI single. With a runner on first and two out, Richard Rodriguez took the mound for the Indians.

In the bottom of the seventh, Beliveau struck out the side around a two-out triple by Luplow.

Evan Marshall took the mound for the Indians in the bottom of the ninth and finished off the Indians.

The two teams combined for 22 hits and 24 strikeouts in the contest. Liranzo recorded 10 of the strikeouts.

Final score: Columbus 7 Indianapolis 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mike Papi 4 for 4, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
Buffalo 6 Rochester 3
Gwinnett 6 Norfolk 3
Scranton WB 5 Syracuse 0
Lehigh Valley 10 Pawtucket 5
Toledo 4 Louisville 3
Durham 4 Charlotte 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jesmuel Valentin Lehigh Valley IronPigs 4 for 4, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Mike Papi Columbus Clippers 4 for 4, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
3. Jordan Montgomery Scranton WB RailRiders 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, W

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