In addition to Andrew Velazquez, Columbus also has a vintage Rays flavor to the roster with Dioner Navarro and Mitch Talbot. From 2014-17, Talbot did not pitch in affiliated baseball, but he’s been a midseason addition to the Clippers in each of the last two seasons.
Triple-A Durham Bulls (3-1)
Durham fell to Columbus in Game 1 of the International League Championship, 8-3. Like any Triple-A game this season, home runs were a big part of the story. The Clippers went up 3-0 in the first on Bobby Bradley’s homer, but in the fourth, the Bulls pulled within one thanks to longballs from Kevin Padlo and Dalton Kelly.