Daytona Shuts Out Brevard County, 2-0

Kodi Medeiros
Kodi Medeiros

Brevard County starting pitcher Kodi Medeiros deserved a better fate on Tuesday, getting two outs in the sixth inning before giving up the go-ahead run in an eventual 2-0 loss to the Daytona Tortugas at Space Coast Stadium.

Medeiros (2-4) gave up a walk and a single in the top of the first, but was bailed out by an inning ending double play, started by Brewers’ Major League rehabber Scooter Gennett. Medeiros went on to retire the next 10 in a row, including striking out the side in the third inning.

“Once he got his rhythm going, he had some really good stuff,” said Manatees manager Joe Ayrault. “He mixed his pitches well and came right after them. He had a plus-fastball and threw the ball very well. It was just an off-night for the offense, their pitchers threw very well against us.”

To Ayrault’s point, the Manatees managed just four hits, two off the bat of leadoff man Johnny Davis. He had a double into short left field in the top of the first against Daytona starter Tyler Mahle. Gennett followed with a walk. The runners moved up on a wild pitch and a walk to Dustin DeMuth would load the bases. George Iskenderian hit the ball hard on the ground, but the Daytona infield turned it into a double play and with it went Brevard County’s best chance of the night. “That was a big opportunity for us and we let them off the hook,” said Ayrault.

Mahle (3-2) kept the Manatees at bay until the bottom of the sixth, when Davis singled with one out. He would be erased on a caught stealing moments later in the frame, but it was another two hit night for Davis, who has been very consistent with the bat in the early going this season. “He does a real good job,” Ayrault said of his centerfielder. He’s got some quick hands and really good bat barrel accuracy. He gets the bat on the ball and utilizes his speed the rest of the way.”

The Tortugas have some speed too and they utilized it in the sixth inning. With two outs, Avain Rachal hit a ball off the wall in center and slid into third safely. Blake Butler followed with an RBI single, giving Daytona a 1-0 lead and ended the night for Medeiros.

He allowed six hits in 6.2 innings of work, giving up just the one earned run. He threw 87 pitches (56 strikes). He walked one and struck out eight, in his best performance of the young season. Watching him, you see the maturation in the 19-year-old. That was not lost on Gennett, who had plenty of praise for the Manatees’ hurler.

“He did a real good job after he got settled in there, his fastball’s obviously good, throws low-to-mid 90’s,” Gennett said. “It seems like his ball is sneakier, like it plays up more… a lot of guys were late on it, so it’s definitely good to see. I know that the standards are high and they (Milwaukee) expect good things out of him. He’s doing good so far, so it’s good to see.”

The Tortugas (13-18) added a run in the top of the eighth against Junior Rincon, who took over for Medeiros. Jonathan Reynoso drew a one out walk and came home on a Blake Trahan RBI single, making it a 2-0 game.

For more info: Daytona @ Brevard County boxscore

With the win, the Tortugas have now taken the first two games of the series. Games three and four will be back at Daytona on Wednesday and Thursday. Ayrault has yet to name a starter for Wednesday’s 7:05 p.m. contest. Daytona will send Keury Mella (1-4, 3.16 ERA) to the hill.

This article originally appeared on the now defunct Examiner.com on 5/10/16

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