Thursday, September 08, 2005 |
Minor League Scorebook
According to the Stingers website, Salt Lake pitching coach Bryn Smith was released after the season. Possibly unrelated events:
- Bobby Jenks goes unprotected on the 40-man roster, and is claimed by the Chisox.
- The Brewers claim Derrick Turnbow off waivers. Quoth manager Ned Yost:
"I don't know how much of an opportunity he would've gotten on a high-profile team," Yost said. "On high-profile teams, they don't give guys like that opportunities. They way we're set up, we can provide opportunities. But this just shows that if you put guys out there and you hang with them, good things can happen."
- Pedro Borbon, Jr. is released.
- Tim Bittner is released.
- Bret Prinz is released.
Update: Stephen Smith wrote to remind me that my memory's failed me; Tim Bittner never pitched at Salt Lake. Also, Bryn wasn't the pitching coach in 2004 so his connection to Jenks and Turnbow is in passing at best.
Willits, R: 0-4
Kendrick, H: 2-5, 1 RBI
Napoli, M: 1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Morales, K: 1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Porter: 2-3, 1 BB
Olenberger: (W, 1-0), 6.0 IP, 3 ER, 10 H, 3 K, 2 BB, 4.50 ERA
Bang! The Travs roared past the Drillers on Kendry Morales' three-run homer, capping an inning in which Arkansas sent eight men to the plate. Mike Napoli belted a solo shot for good measure. Olenberger held on to the win despite surrendering ten hits and two walks over six.
Jered Weaver gets the start tomorrow at Arkansas. Go Travs!
2005-09-07: Cedar Rapids did not play
2005-09-07: AZL Angels did not play
Rosario: 2-4, 2 RBI
Smith: 2-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI
Mosebach: 4.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 4.57 ERA
Mattison: (BS, 2)(L, 1-2) (in relief), 1.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 8.66 ERA
A meaningless game for both clubs (Orem clinched the division yesterday), Orem put a bunch of non-regulars in to start the game, except for Robert Mosebach.
2005-09-07: Jacksonville did not play
Kemp: 0-4
Raglani: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 K
Dunlap: 1-3
Paul: 0-0
Muegge: 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 1.35 ERA
Alexander: (W, 1-0) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K, 3 BB, 0.00 ERA
One out away. Reminiscent of Kirk Gibson's amazing feat in 1988, Palm Beach was one out away from sealing the series when Blake DeWitt blasted a three-run walkoff homer that tied the series in the ninth.
The Dodgers trailed 1-0 in the ninth inning and were one out away from elimination after losing Game 1 of their first round playoff series on Tuesday. Worse, DeWitt was facing Mark Worrell, the Florida State League's toughest closer.Tommy Lasorda waxed equally enthusiastic, saying "To see when that young man crossed across home plate, and all his teammates crowd around him was just so exciting." I'll bet it was.Worrell (0-1) saved a league-high 35 games, and closed a 4-3 win in the series opener. The Dodgers were aware of the difficulty when Worrell is in the game.
"He's got a changeup, a slider, a fastball and he can throw them all of them at any time," Vero Beach manager Scott Little said. "You can't sit on him at all."
The Palm Beach right-hander faced trouble to begin the ninth inning. Pinch-hitter Xavier Paul worked a leadoff walk and moved to third on Cole Bruce's sacrifice bunt and a throwing error by third baseman Mike McCoy. Worrell bore down to strike out Andrew Ellis, and Paul was thrown out at home on Jamie Hoffmann's groundout to first baseman Andy Schutzenhofer.
DeWitt, who was 0-for-4 and had left three men in scoring position, fouled off several tough pitches before his homer to right clinched a victory that Little called "the most exciting of my managing career."
2005-09-07: GCL Dodgers did not play
Apodaca: 2-4
Robinson: 2-4, 1 K
Arias, M: (L, 4-4), 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 9 K, 1 BB, 5.48 ERA
Pfeiffer: 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 5.62 ERA
Ivan De Jesus was hit by a pitch in the first inning and immediately replaced by Juan Rivera. A meaningless game for both teams, as Casper is out of it and Ogden has a playoff berth secured. A good effort by Marlon Arias spoiled by the silence of Ogden bats.
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