By George Farelli

Canadian Baseball Network

Things have to click just right for a starter to win twice in one week.

Firstly he has to pitch well in back to back outings.

And secondly, the two outings have to fall inside the seven-day time frame.

RHP Cal Quantrill did just that for the triple-A El Paso

Chihuahuas.

Former Ontario Terrier Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) pitched 5 2/3 innings as El Paso beat the Tacoma Rainers 6-2 before 2,177 fans at Cheney Stadium.

And five days later facing the same Tacoma team worked 5 2/3 innings 13-5 before 6,184 at Southwest University Park.

The two outings earned him Canadian Baseball Player minor league player of the week for Week II.

As the late, great Mike Flanagan used to say when starting a second time in a week against a team that you have already beaten: “What do you do? Throw the same stuff knowing that they know how you got them out. Or pitch in a different manner wondering what kind of success you will have?”

In Tacoma, Quantrill allowed two runs on three hits and two walks. He struck out five in his 93-pitch outing (55 strikes) recording seven ground ball outs and five in the air.

At home, Quantrill allowed two runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out seven in his 92 pitch outing (60 strikes), recording five ground ball outs and three fly ball outs.

Top offensive performances

Player/Class/Team AB R H HR RBI AVG

Charles Leblanc - AA Frisco 26 5 10 - 2 .385

Vlad Guerrero - AAA Buffalo 13 3 5 1 5 .385

Adam Hall - A Delmarva 24 6 9 - - .375

Bruce Yari - A Daytona 24 4 8 - - .333

Jonathan Lacroix - A Quad Cities 24 2 7 - 3 .292

Jared Young - AA Tennessee 25 4 7 1 4 .280

(Minimum 10 ABs)

Top pitching performances

CAL QUANTRILL RHP - AAA El Paso

APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA

2 11.1 8 4 4 4 12 2-0 - 1.08 3.24

Highly rated San Diego Padres pitching prospect Cal Quantrill made two very good starts for El Paso this week. On April 11th in a 6-2 win over the Tacoma Rainiers he threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendered three base hits and two earned runs while striking out five Tacoma hitters, to earn his first win of the new season. He followed that up on April 16th in a 13-5 win again over Tacoma with 5 2/3, giving up five base hits and two earned runs while striking out seven Tacoma batters, to secure his second win of the week. His current record is 2-1 with a 6.28 ERA.

WILL McAFFER RHP - A LANSING LUGNUTS

APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA

1 3.0 2 - - 1 4 1-0 - 1.00 0.00

Will McAffer was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 26th Round of the 2018 MLB Draft, and the 21 year old native of North Vancouver is now active in his second season as a pro. This week on April 15th, he made an excellent relief appearance for Lansing in a 6-2 10-inning win over the West Michigan Whitecaps. He pitched three scoreless, gave up only two base hits while striking out four Whitecaps batters, to earn his first win of the year.

His numbers in three appearances with Lansing in Single A Midwest League, now stand at 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA.