And Saturday's games.

Clippers 8 Knights 4

Papi 2-4 RBI R
Y.Diaz 2-3 double 2BB 1RBI 1R
Mejia 1-3 double and a walk
(Clips score 5 in 9th for come behind win, highlighted by a walk off grand slam by Richie Shaffer)

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RubberDucks 5 Yard Goats 4

Whitehouse 5(IP) 5H 0R 0ER 0BB 3SO
Castro 2-4 R 2B RBI (showing signs of life)
Bradley 0-4 (not so much here)
Calica 2-5 2B RBI
Sever 1-4 R HR RBI

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Hillcats 12 Nationals 0

Plesac 6(IP) 3H 0R 0ER 1BB 3SO (There was a rain delay or Plesac may have come out for more)
Longo 2-5 1R
Collins 1-5 2B 1RBI
Miller 3-5 4R HR 3RBI
Wakamatsu 2-4 3R 2B RBI BB
Ice 3-5 3RBI
(Krauth and Karinchek both pitched a scoreless inning with 1 K)

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Whitecaps 7 Captains 1

Jones 1-4 RBI
Clement 1-4 R
Wade 1-3 BB
Gallagher 3(IP) 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 3SO

Lake County Captains transactions
LHP Skylar Arias promoted from Mahoning Valley
RHP Dakody Clemmer assigned to Mahoning Valley

Andrew Calica hit a ton 2 summers ago at Mahoning Valley, not so impressive in Lynchburg last year or in April with AKron, but he's hit .404 in April to bring his season to 311, he doesn't walk a lot [5 times], some doubles power [9] and one homer a couple nights ago; he can run a bit, 6 steals, hasn't been caught. If nothing else he gives Akron a better bat than what they've stuck with the last few years with Myles and Jordan Smith and Paulino.

Ka'ai Tom 5 hits Friday surged him over .200, he has some power, 5 home runs. A 5-9 185 LH OF, makes me think of Brian Giles but that's wishful thnking

From the Pluto article Rusty posted --

3. Top prospect Triston McKenzie developed a forearm problem late in spring training. He has been pitching in extended spring in Goodyear. In about two weeks, he is expected to report to a team - possibly Class AA Akron. McKenzie was the Class A Carolina League pitcher of the year with a 12-6 record and 3.46 ERA at age 19 last season.

Bieber starting for Clip show today. Getting under way now.

Bieber so far today, 6 innings, 3 hits, 6 strikeouts, and for hillbilly, 0 walks!

Bieber now 8 innings, 3 hits, 8 k's, 0 BB

The Clips beat my Knights, they probably couldn't wait to get back to Charlotte and in the best ball park in the minors!!!!!

LOL UD!

There there, don't feel bad. I'm sure the reason your boys only mustered 1 run today and lost last two games was because they were overcome with emotion at the electricity and atmosphere at Huntington Park!

Clip show did indeed win today, 2-1, behind the pitching of Bieber, as UD said. 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, and 8 K.

Yandy had day off, or beating would have been worse.

Mejia might as well had day off, another 0'fer.

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Ducks lost 13-10. DeMasi gave up 8 earned in 2+... Egads.

Castro was 1-3, a triple, with 2 walks. ... Marabell continues to stroke it, 3-5 with a double and a homer, 3 RBI. Hitting .333 now.

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Hillcats scored 6 in the bottom of the 8th to win 9-5.

Longo 2-4. ... The Buckeye, Tully, having an up and down year. Will have a good outing followed by a stinker. Today was the turn for his stinker. 5 earned in 5 IP. 7 hits, 6 K.

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Captains lost 7-4. ... I think Wade was hurt, he was replaced mid game. ... Oscar and Benson both 1-3. Jones 2-4. Not an extra base hit among them. ... Hillman 7 earned in 4+ innings on 9 hits. Yeah, if you haven't written him off yet time to do so.

Bieber has walked 3 batters this season, two in a row in his first game at Columbus. That's it. Josh Tomlin's days in the rotation are numbered.

Quite a month of May for the Akron outfielders.

Calica for the season is hitting 315. In May: 404/429/558 [987]
Tom for the season is at a modest 224, but walks plenty; in May: 268/368/464 [832]
Marabell's 6th homer yesterday, he's at 333. In May 364/410/623 (including 5 of the homers) OPS: 1033

Among BA highlights, other than another monster day by Vlad Jr.

• Shane Bieber, RHP, Indians. Bieber’s dominating season continued on Sunday with his longest outing of the year. Bieber threw eight scoreless innings with three hits allowed. He struck out nine. It goes without saying that he walked no one. [CLE AAA Bieber, Shane 8.0 3 0 0 0 8 1.32 W (1-1) ]

Also:

CLE AA Bradley, Bobby 1B 4 1 0 1 .191 BB (19)
CLE AA Castro, Willi SS 3 1 1 0 .233 3B (1), 2 BB (14)
CLE AAA Chang, Yu 3B 3 1 1 2 .252 HR (3), BB (11)
CLE AAA Haase, Eric C 4 0 1 0 .229
CLE AAA Mejia, Francisco LF 3 0 0 0 .184 [what's going on here??]
CLE HiA Capel, Conner CF 1 1 1 1 .292 2 BB (20)
CLE HiA Collins, Gavin 3B 4 1 0 0 .241
CLE LoA Benson, Will RF 3 0 1 0 .200 BB (31)
CLE LoA Clement, Ernie SS 2 0 0 0 .293
CLE LoA Gonzalez, Oscar LF 3 0 1 0 .242
CLE LoA Jones, Nolan 3B 4 0 2 0 .217
CLE MAJ Allen, Greg CF 3 0 1 0 .212

Indians Prospective @indiansPro

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Columbus Clippers transactions

LHP Sean Brady promoted from Akron

RHP Evan Marshall optioned from Cleveland

RHP Alexi Ogando designated for assignment

UTL Todd Hankins promoted to Columbus

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Akron RubberDucks transactions

UTL Todd Hankins promoted to Columbus

INF Sam Haggerty activated from the 7-day DL

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Lake County Captains transactions

LHP Skylar Arias promoted to Lake County

RHP Dakody Clemmer assigned to Mahoning Valley

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Indians minor league leaders (ERA) 30+ IP
Shane Bieber (Columbus) 1.43
Eli Morgan (Lynchburg) 1.83
Adam Plutko (Columbus) 2.25
Aaron Civale (Akron) 2.51
Shao-Ching Chiang (Akron) 3.13

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Indians minor league leaders (SO/BB) 30+ IP
Shane Bieber (Columbus) 15.3
Aaron Civale (Akron) 8.0
Eli Morgan (Lynchburg) 7.0
Tanner Tully (Lynchburg) 4.7
Adam Plutko (Columbus) 3.9

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Indians minor league leaders (SO/9) 30+ IP
Eli Morgan (Lynchburg) 11.4
Kirk McCarty (Lake County) 10.8
Sam Hentges (Lynchburg) 9.9
Aaron Civale (Akron) 8.9
Shane Bieber (Columbus) 8.2

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 2018

JOEY MENESES & SHANE BIEBER HONORED AS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

The International League announced today that Lehigh Valley first baseman Joey Meneses and
Colunbus right-handed starter Shane Bieber have been named the League’s Batter and Pitcher of the
Week for the period from May 14-20. Meneses becomes the League’s fisrt player to claim multiple
weekly awards in 2018 (April 30-May 6) and combines with the previous Pitcher of the Week Cole
Irvin to make the IronPigs the first team to collect three weekly awards. Bieber is the first member of
the Clippers to be so honored this season.

SHANE BIEBER, Columbus Clippers

IL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Highly-touted pitching prospect Shane Bieber picked up his first win at the Triple-A level on Sunday,
capping an impressive week in which he allowed just one run on eight hits without walking a batter
over a League-high 14.2 innings of work. He appeared to be headed for his first win Tuesday when
he departed his outing against Gwinnett with a 3-1 lead, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the edge in an
eventual 5-4 Clippers extra-innings victory. Bieber was on top of his game Sunday, tossing 8.0
scoreless innings of three-hit baseball with eight strikeouts as Columbus defeated Charlotte, 2-1.
Bieber now has an ERA of just 1.32 through his first four starts with the Clippers since being
promoted from Double-A Akron on May 3.

22-year-old Shane Bieber is in his third season since being selected by Cleveland in the 4th round of
the 2016 draft. He has yet to make his Major League debut. Bieber is a native of Orange, California.

Bieber is not on the 40. Indians don't want to start his clock if they don't have to.

Bieber doesn't have to be on the 40 until 2020. He'll be up before that!

LHP Sean Brady promoted from Akron

Not because of anything he's done lately, but Civale is on the DL. Brady this season has an ERA of 4.17 and a WHIP of 1.61; allowed 18 baserunners in the 8 innings he's worked in his last 2 starts. But someone has to fill the spot vacated by Ogando.