Thursday, August 31, 2006 |
Mid-Day Roster Notes
- The Padres have signed Rudy Seanez, earlier DFA'd by the Red Sox. The Red Sox also DFA'd David Wells, and the Padres have traded for him, sending a PTBNL and/or cash to Boston.
- The Angels will add four players tomorrow, when rosters expand: Darin Erstad, Curtis Pride, Chris Bootcheck, and Jeff Mathis.
- Boston traded for Kevin Jarvis from the Diamondbacks, for a PTBNL or cash, and assigned him to AAA Pawtucket.
- Mariners reliever Rafael Soriano, hit in the head Tuesday by a Vlad Guerrero line drive, was released from the hospital without any swelling of the brain or fractures. He sustained a mild concussion but is otherwise in good condition.
- Curt Schilling got his 3,000th strikeout Wednesday against the A's, becoming the 14th pitcher to do so.
- Update: The Dodgers will call up OF Matt Kemp, catcher Einar Diaz, and INF James Loney when rosters expand on Friday. Also, the team will promote Giovanni Carrara (if he clears waivers) and Andy LaRoche after the 51's season is over.
Minor League Scorebook
News
- Former Dirtbag Troy Tulowitzki got the callup to the Rockies straight from AA, much sooner than expected. Tulowitzki was a leadoff hitter for Tulsa, an action the Rockies took in order to restrain some of his natural agressiveness at the plate. He'll go to the AFL when the regular season ends. Clint Barmes, whom he will supplant at short, said, "Obviously, I haven't done what I've needed to do at the plate." Well, you can say that (.220) again; Clint Hurdle has said jobs are on the line. If Tulo plays against the Mets, it will be the fastest rise of any prospect in franchise history.
- Jason Hirsh of Round Rock was named PCL Pitcher of the Year.
- Shocking to read that no Catfish was named to the Sally League All-Star Team.
Scores
Eylward: 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K
Morales: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 K
Gorneault: 1-4
Mathis, J: 1-4, 1 K
Bland: (L, 6-6), 3.1 IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 10 H, 4 K, 2 BB, 5.31 ERA
Bootcheck: 2.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 6.72 ERA
Avert your eyes. Jon Nelson of the Rainiers homered twice; Tacoma had 23 hits. Matt Hensley gave up six earned runs while making only two outs.
Rodriguez, S: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
Evans: 0-4, 2 K
Wilson: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Green: (L, 8-5), 7.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 4.41 ERA
Nick Green got a tough-luck loss on this one, giving him four quality starts of six on the month. Aaron Peel homered in the loss.
Collins: 1-3, 1 BB
Reilly: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Lopez: 2-4, 1 BB
Fuller: 3-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K
Sandoval, F: 3-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Toussaint: 1-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Statia: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Mosebach: 3.0 IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 6 BB, 4.50 ERA
Cruz Chavez: (L, 2-1) (in relief), 0.2 IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 7 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 8.16 ERA
Torres: 1.1 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 6 BB, 8.06 ERA
Some real football scores here tonight... jeez. A nine-run fourth, a truly awful start by Bobby Mosebach (his worst since a four-inning, four-run start on June 11 for Cedar Rapids), more doses of Rafael Cruz Chavez, and lots of wasted offense. Darin Erstad got his third hit, and is now above the Mendoza line.
Trumbo: 0-4, 1 K
Infante: 2-3, 1 2B
Butcher: (L, 3-3), 1.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 4.65 ERA
Hawkins: 4.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 4 K, 2 BB, 3.97 ERA
Despite the date, a game suspended by rain that was completed Wednesday. Brok Butcher lost the game, as Cedar Rapids scored only a single run for him, on five hits.
O'Day: (W, 3-1) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 2.95 ERA
The Kernels only had one hit, but they made it count. Tim Didjurgis made his inaugural appearance as a starter for Cedar Rapids, and did a fine job in an (apparent?) emergency role. The game was completed in seven as part of a doubleheader.
Pettit: 3-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI
Phillips: 2-4, 2 K
Herndon: (W, 5-2), 6.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 6 K, 0 BB, 2.13 ERA
Ryan Mount has an on-base streak going back to August 14, and extends it here to 15 games. Kenneth Herndon has only had one game where he's allowed more than two earned runs all year, but here's an interesting statistic about him:
Good thing he's not a reliever, then! The win marked his fifth straight decision with a victory.Condition ERA ================= Bases Empty 0.94 Runners On 3.96 RISP 6.06
Brandt: (W, 1-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 4.79 ERA
Madrigal: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 3.75 ERA
This win was Tim Schoeninger's fourth quality start in six tries this month. The game's only run scored on a wild pitch by Robert Garramone, the second of the inning. The 19-8 Angels are a half game ahead of the 19-9 Royals, and if the team schedule page is to be believed, this game marks the end of the AZL schedule for the Angels. If that's correct, then the Angels would meet the Padres for a one-game league championship.
Kemp: 4-5
Loney: 0-3, 1 BB
Young, D: 2-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI
Alvarez, N: 2-4, 1 RBI
Stults: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Stults: (W, 10-11), 7.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 10 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 4.23 ERA
Hull: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 3.93 ERA
Eric Stults pitched one of his better games lately (his best game to date was a complete game shutout on July 19), and helped himself with an RBI double. Matt Kemp and Delwyn Young had solid games at the plate, as the 51's scored one run in four different frames.
Santana: 2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Bell: 1-5, 1 RBI
Soto: 2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K
Brown: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 BB, 2 K
Coleman: 4.2 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 7 H, 7 K, 3 BB, 2.91 ERA
Rodriguez, J: 1.2 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 5.74 ERA
Ramirez: (L, 2-2) (in relief), 2.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 3.31 ERA
Carlos Santana and Jesus Soto both homered, but they couldn't overcome a seven-run seventh that included consecutive doubles; four batters got hits and two runners crossed the plate before the Raptors pulled Jesus Rodriguez off the mound.
The Ol' Perfesser Does It All: Dodgers 7, Reds 3
But perhaps Maddux's best play was the last out of the seventh: with men on second and third and two out, Nomar caught what should have been a lineout to first, end of inning. Only, not, as the ball squirted out of his glove. Nomar recovered the bobble, and fired a bullet to Maddux, already running to first — and beat out Javier Valentin by about a half step for a heartracing conclusion to the inning. In all, Maddux was involved in an eye-popping eleven of the 21 outs made in the seven innings he pitched.
At the plate, Maddux drove in the first and third runs of the game, the first one on a solid RBI single that got him to second on the throw. Then in the fourth, he drove in what would have been the winning run (had it not been for an RBI single by Todd Hollandsworth surrendered by Jonathan Broxton) on a suicide squeeze. In short, it was a simply masterful appearance by Maddux, who captured his 330th career win, surrendering only two runs, one on an anomalous solo shot to Jason LaRue, and another in the seventh on a leadoff double by Encarnacion followed by an RBI single from Scott Hatteberg.
I should add that the other Dodgers did have a little to do with the victory, lest I make it sound like Greg Maddux took the field sans any player other than Nomar. Greg Maddux turned golden Andre Ethier's second inning walk. In the fourth, Russ Martin drove in Nomar Garciaparra on an RBI single that turned into a scoring play from first when Jason LaRue couldn't cleanly field the throw from Aaron Freel; the ESPN play-by-play charged Freel with a throwing error, but it really should have been given to LaRue, as the ball was straight at the catcher. In the fifth, J.D. Drew's RBI triple plated Julio Lugo, and might have plated him as well save for a brilliant 8-4-2 play to nail Drew at the plate by a good amount.
And then there was the simply astonishing eighth inning, featuring three homers. Wilson Betemit's, off Scott Schoeneweis, chased that left-hander; Matt Belisle then came in to get the next out, Russ Martin on a flyout to center, but Olmedo Saenz pinch-hit a solo homer, and Rafael Furcal ripped one, too, chasing Belisle, forcing the Reds to bring in Rheal Cormier for the last two outs of the inning.
It was a heckuva game. Together with last night, I'm 2-0 on Other People's Tickets on the year.
I should note, incidentally, that Jon's followup post about the recent Steve Henson piece in the Times regarding the hideous lines at Dodger Stadium got me wondering what the deal was before I came to the park the last couple of times, but it really didn't sink in until I decided I wanted to get an ice cream sandwich in the third inning. Going downstairs to the Reserved level concessions was a huge eye-opener; here's a few comments.
- One of the concessions (the extremest stand on the third base side, where we sat for the game) was actually shut down despite lines elsewhere going from the register to the railing opposite! This is clearly wrong, and would seem to contradict the "as many concession windows are open as possible" principle.
- Some of the DT commenters suggested getting rid of the Panda Express and Carl's Jr. concessions as a way to improve matters, but this strikes me as a step backwards, for two reasons: first, I like having the diversity in the food (and often do purchase from these), and second, they are providing a positive example of how to make these concessions work. Some have pointed out that back in the golden era of grilled Dodger Dogs on every level, the stadium concessions were operated in exactly the same way as the Carl's and Panda are now, i.e., grab and go.
- When we arrived — before the game actually started — the lines were quite manageable. This points to perhaps a problem that, yes, dammit, the Dodgers do have a problem with their fans all arriving in the third. Get there early.
- kngoworld, who claims to be a Levy employee, suggests (see comment #102) buying from one of the aisle vendors. That would be cool, except none of them had the ice cream sandwiches I wanted, and after the fifth, they were nonexistant in my part of the Reserved section.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006 |
Bryan Smith Hangs 'Em Up
Pickoff Moves
Today's Birthdays
Dave Chalk CAL b. 1950, played 1973-1978, All-Star: 1974-1975. A Top 100 Angel, Chalk was a solid defender and a league-average bat. Knee injuries ended his career.
Kiki Cuyler BRO b. 1898, played 1938, All-Star: 1934, Hall of Fame: 1968 (Veterans), d. 1950-02-11. Attended West Point during World War I; Bill James claimed he had one of the best ten rookie seasons by a right fielder in history. He led the majors four times in steals, three times in games played and times on base, twice in runs scored and hit by pitch, and once each on triples and doubles. A fantastic player for the Pirates, cheap owner Barney Dreyfuss got nervous about the financial side effects of having three top stars on his team (the other two being the Hall of Famer brothers Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner) — and traded Cuyler to Chicago, where he went on to be even better. He played with and coached for the Dodgers in the last season of his career.
Tommy Dean LAN b. 1945, played 1967. Spent one season with the Dodgers as a rookie, behind Dick Schofield; traded to San Diego, he was an original Padre, for whom he played shortstop as their regular starter.
Dave Smith CAL b. 1957, played 1984-1985
Bert Tooley BRO b. 1886, played 1911-1912, d. 1976-08-17
Which Weaver? Mariners 6, Angel 4
So Jered Weaver coughed up four homers. It's long been a great fear of mine that some of those flyball outs will turn into home runs. Mat misrepresents the concern; it's not making bets on particular games that matters so much as having a clear idea of which outcomes are likely. At this point in his career, Jered Weaver still has a lot of adjusting to do, as do his opponents. Is the Jered Weaver we'll know in 2007 the guy who just gave up four longballs? Or the tough luck loser of his start prior?Jarrod Washburn had one really good season in an Angels uniform, his 2002, and was never before or again so good. Is that what we're getting with Jered?
Finally, it ought to be noted that Rafael Soriano was hospitalized with a concussion after he took a Vladimir Guerrero line drive off the back of his head. He was able to turn his head after contact, never lost consciousness, and x-rays appear to show he has no fracture. Vlad supposedly had planned to visit Rafael in the hospital. Speedy recovery.
You Picked A Fine Time To Leave The Yard, Lucille: Dodgers 6, Reds 5
Okay, so that's an obscure reference to the Dodger Thoughts commenters' chosen nickname for Ramon Martinez, but after the eleventh, I decided to bail from the confines at Dodger Stadium. It was a good thing, because I managed to get out in one of the easiest exits I've ever had, and nothing really happened until Martinez's 16th inning dinger, well after I got home. Mark Hendrickson was lousy-mediocre (this was a surprise to some people enamored of Ned Colletti's furious trading, from whom I expect to hear not at all around these parts), but the bullpen put together twelve innings of one-run ball, pretty good considering how well the Cincy lineup can hit.Oh, and postscriptum: happy birthday to Jay Jaffe, the announcement of which made the displays ringing the infield scoreboard.
Roster Notes
- Bill Stoneman is counting on Bartolo Colon for next year.
- Derek Lowe will make his next scheduled start despite the injury to his non-pitching hand.
- Brad Penny and Chad Billingsley will flip-flop their turns in the rotation, with Penny starting Saturday and Billingsley starting Sunday.
- The Dodgers may be interested in David Wells. (Update: Also via Ken Rosenthal.)
Minor League Scorebook
News
- Via Bob Timmermann, it appears that there will no longer be draft pick compensation for departing free agents under the new collective bargaining agreement. This will take effect starting this offseason.
- Howie Kendrick was named PCL Rookie of the Year. (Also via MILB.com.)
- Team USA won their fourth game in the Olympic qualifiers, 5-2 over Puerto Rico. Team USA is 4-0 so far.
- Brandon Wood was named to the Texas League All-Star team.
Scores
McPherson: 1-4, 3 K
Morales: 0-3, 1 K
Davidson: (L, 1-1), 8.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 7 K, 3 BB, 3.50 ERA
Dan Davidson pitched by far the best of his three starts for the Bees, a complete game six-hitter, but it was all for nought, as the Rainiers three-hit the Bees.
Porter: 1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K
Evans: 0-4, 1 K
Pali: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
Bacon: 0-2, 2 BB
Smith, J: (L, 7-13), 6.0 IP, 8 R, 8 ER, 9 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 6 HR, 5.25 ERA
Jesse Smith on the mound, with predictable results; Sean Rodriguez and Terry Evans both had solo homers in the loss.
Lopez: 2-2, 1 RBI
Sutton: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Collins: 1-5, 1 2B
Toussaint: 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Statia: 1-3, 1 BB
Rodriguez, F: (W, 11-7), 5.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 6 K, 3 BB, 4.35 ERA
Jepsen: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 3.28 ERA
Darin Erstad got his second hit in his rehab assignment; homers by Nate Sutton and Drew Toussaint helped propel the Quakes past the Storm. Fernando Rodriguez collected his fourth win in his last five starts, all of which have been quality starts.
Suspended in the second due to rain; to be made up Wednesday.
Knazek: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 K
Phillips: 3-3, 1 BB
O'Sullivan: (W, 4-0), 6.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 6 K, 0 BB, 1.91 ERA
Sullivan: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 4.31 ERA
O'Sullivan has had only one game all year in which he surrendered more than two earned runs, and continued that streak Tuesday, with one of his best games yet, going six innings and striking out six. Ryan Mount ripped a grand slam in the five-run seventh, his ninth homer of the year, to put the game out of reach.
Fish: 3.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 3.21 ERA
Peacock: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 5 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 6.43 ERA
Schlichting: 3.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 8 K, 1 BB, 0.00 ERA
It looks like a tandem start on this one, as the Angels gave playing time to four starters, including starter Robert Fish and Aussie pitcher Dylan Peacock, who gave up five runs, two unearned thanks to an error by Matt Sweeney. Travis Schlichting, a converted position player along with Warner Madrigal, pitched his longest outing of the season to date, and struck out all but two of the batters he faced while walking only his second all year.
Loney: 4-5, 3 RBI, 1 K
Young, D: 0-4, 2 K
Diaz: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K
Hanrahan: 0-1
Reid: (W, 2-7), 6.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 5.61 ERA
Osoria: 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 4.20 ERA
Justin Reid collected his first win as a starter this season; James Loney was almost perfect at the plate.
Dewitt: 0-4, 1 K
Cresse: 2-3
Raglani: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K
Nall: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 2.94 ERA
Meloan: (W, 1-0) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 1.69 ERA
The Smokies and Suns traded zero frames through seven, when Jacksonville broke through on a two-run pinch-hit single by A.J. Ellis.
De Jesus: 1-5, 1 RBI
Denker, T: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Godwin: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 K
Castillo: 6.0 IP, 4 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 5 K, 3 BB, 4.50 ERA
Pratt: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 4.68 ERA
Felix: (L, 1-2) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 5.81 ERA
Tied and into extra innings, Rome pounded out four runs in the top of the 11th on four hits, a walk, and a passed ball by Anthony Harper.
Santana: 3-4, 2 RBI
Bell: 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
Taloa: 2-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
Van Slyke: 3-5, 1 K
Castillo, J: (L, 1-5), 5.0 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 2 HR, 3.18 ERA
Sanfler: 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 1.74 ERA
Rick Taloa's solo homer didn't outmatch Daniel Dorn's grand slam, and so the Raptors found themselves edged by the Mustangs.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 |
Chales Dasni Suspended 50 Games
Today's Birthdays
Henry Blanco LAN b. 1971, played 1997. Currently employed by the Cubs; Bengie Molina minus the hits, the fielding ability, and some of the speed. Or, Chad Kreuter minus the longevity. He'll be out of baseball soon enough, unless the Cubs front office has a total lapse of judgement — but there you go.
Randy Brown CAL b. 1944, played 1969-1970
Billy Cox BRO b. 1919, played 1948-1954, d. 1978-03-30. "That ain't a third baseman. That's a f*cking acrobat," said Casey Stengel; considered by some to be the best fielding third baseman until Brooks Robinson, and one of Branch Rickey's best trades ever. Brooklyn also swindled the Pirates of Preacher Roe and future Angels manager Gene Mauch, all for Dixie Walker (who initially resisted Jackie Robinson's presence on the club, but changed his mind), the shortly-to-collapse Hal Gregg, and the soon-to-be-mediocre Vic Lombardi.
Doug DeCinces CAL b. 1950, played 1982-1987, All-Star: 1983. A Top 100 Angel, DeCinces earned the Chronicler's nod as the best 3rd baseman in Angels history prior to Troy Glaus. In Baltimore, famous for Not Being Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson; in turn, his replacement, Top 100 Angel Jack Howell, became famous for Not Being Doug DeCinces. Funny how those things work.
Buck Marrow BRO b. 1909, played 1937-1938, d. 1982-11-21
Jeff Richardson CAL b. 1963, played 1990.
Elmer Stricklett BRO b. 1876, played 1905-1907, d. 1964-06-07
Jack Warner BRO b. 1903, played 1929-1931, d. 1986-03-13
Reggie Williams LAN b. 1960, played 1985-1987
Monday, August 28, 2006 |
Minor League Scorebook
News
- Daniel Zappala forwarded this Salt Lake
Tribune article about Dallas McPherson:
Counting Sunday, the Bees have gone deep eight times in their last three games. Even shortstop Casey Smith, who drove in two runs, joined the party, homering over the left field wall in the first inning.
But people were still buzzing about the rocket shot McPherson launched over the batter's eye in center field, 420 feet away from home plate.
According to eyewitnesses, the ball, which appeared like it was never returning to Earth, smacked against the iron fencing that separates the Franklin Covey Field property line from a bank - approximately 500 feet.
It was the second consecutive game that the Greensboro, N.C., native crushed a long ball.
Major League scouts watching McPherson were impressed.
"He's swinging free," said one scout. "You can tell his back isn't hurting him."
- No Angels or Dodgers prospect appears on the Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year update.
- BA also has their AFL Preview up (RR), with Scott Elbert of the Dodgers taking the "Top Prospect" honor for the Mesa Solar Sox, and the Angels' Terry Evans (Scottsdale Scorpions) winning the "Emerging" category. "This fall might mean more to Evans' career than any other player heading to Arizona," writes Chris Kline, which translates to "needs to show his 2006 wasn't a fluke".
- From BA's Prospect Hot Sheet:
10. Josh Bell, 3b, Rookie-level Ogden (Dodgers)
It was a big week for the fourth-rounder in 2005. Bell, 19, went 10-for-17 with three homers and 14 RBIs. He is now second in the Pioneer League in home runs (12) and slugging percentage (.579). - Offensive Players of the Week: Tydus Meadows, for Jacksonville; Josh Bell, Ogden; no Angels.
- Pitchers of the Week: Jeremy Haynes, Orem; no Dodgers.
- Weekly Notebooks: PCL (Bees, 51's); Texas League (Travs); Southern League (Suns); Cal League (Quakes); Florida State League (Vero Beach Dodgers); Midwest League (Kernels); Sally League (Catfish); Pioneer League (Owlz, Raptors).
Scores
Eylward: 0-4, 2 K
McPherson: 2-4, 1 K
Morales: 0-4
Gorneault: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Mathis, J: 1-4
Smith, C: 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Moseley: (W, 12-8), 7.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 7 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 4.70 ERA
Every now and then, Dustin Moseley can remind you why he was a first-round draft pick; tonight's victory was his third quality start in four consecutive tries, and four of his six starts this month have met that standard. Nick Gorneault had a solo shot in the top of the ninth, and Greg Jones came in to get the save, his sixteenth of the year.
Wilson: 0-2, 1 BB
Hunter: (L, 4-13), 3.2 IP, 7 R, 6 ER, 10 H, 1 K, 4 BB, 7.24 ERA
Sean Rodriguez homered in a miserable game for the Travs, who now slide to 8-17 in August. In addition to Chris Hunter's awful night, Kyle Edens gave up an additional five runs, all earned.
Collins: 0-4
Reilly: 2-4, 1 RBI
Lopez: 0-4
Statia: 2-4, 1 K
Rodriguez: (L, 5-12), 4.2 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 6 BB, 5.40 ERA
Former Dirtbag Neil Jamison picked up his 30th close for the Storm, who scored two in the first inning and never looked back. Darin Erstad got his first hit of his rehab assignment, a first-inning single; he is 1-6 in three games. Francisco Rodriguez took the well-deserved loss.
Albano: 2-4, 1 RBI
Trumbo: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Ortega: 8.0 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 4.30 ERA
Hawkins: (L, 0-4) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 4.50 ERA
Jose Duarte's RBI single off Daniel Hawkins provided the difference. Anthony Ortega pitched a quality start plus, allowing only one earned run over eight innings; a fourth-inning throwing error by shortstop Larry Infante led to two unearned runs, one of two errors he made in the game.
Johnson: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Phillips: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K
Cassevah: (L, 2-3), 3.0 IP, 4 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 1 K, 3 BB, 4.58 ERA
Bobby Cassevah didn't get into the fourth inning thanks to three errors that allowed three unearned runs. Tyler Johnson homered in the loss.
Loney: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Young, D: 3-4, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 1 BB
LaRoche: 0-1, 1 K
Robles: 1-4
Houlton: 1-3, 2 K
Houlton: (L, 8-11), 5.0 IP, 8 R, 8 ER, 14 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 5.93 ERA
Ketchner: 2.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 9.00 ERA
Miller: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 4.09 ERA
I mean... wow. Just, wow. D.J. Houlton imploded for eight runs, all earned, over five miserable innings. Ryan Ketchner made his first appearance in a Las Vegas uniform this year, surrendering two runs; and Greg Miller pitched a scoreless ninth.Three doubles from Delwyn Young weren't enough to help the 51's beat the cellar-dwelling Sky Sox, who are 16 games out of first, yet shockingly have won six of their last eight.
Meadows: 3-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Dewitt: 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 K
Raglani: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Bruce: 2-4, 1 BB
Muegge: (L, 9-9), 6.0 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 3.91 ERA
Ojeda: 2.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 3.02 ERA
Danny Muegge got mugged. I know I've used that before...
Nicholson: 2-4, 1 BB
Mitchell: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Dunlap: 1-3, 2 BB
Apodaca: 3-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Justis: 1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Hoffmann: 1-4, 2 K
Thomas: (W, 3-4), 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 2.30 ERA
Is there no Justis? There sure was tonight, as Shane Justis bludgeoned a two-run shot in the bottom of the second, all the scoring the Dodgers would need, though they went on to post another one in that frame, four more in the fourth (three on an Eloy Gutierrez triple), and one in the bottom of the sixth on a Russell Mitchell solo homer. Adam Thomas posted five scoreless frames; the only scoring play for Daytona was an unearned run in the sixth thanks to a throwing error by Justis.
Denker, T: 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K
May: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI
Sutherland: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Rivera, J: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Horlacher: (W, 2-3), 6.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 4.74 ERA
Columbus' four-run fifth, cashed in by a Lucas May triple and an Eduardo Perez double, was all they'd need. David Horlacher and three other relievers scattered six hits and three walks in the win.
Santana: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Bell: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K
Taloa: 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Guerra: (L, 1-3), 2.2 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 7 H, 2 K, 3 BB, 5.48 ERA
It was a game until late, when Billings scored seven runs in the last three innings, including four runs scored on a pair of two-run dingers. Matt Berezay and Carlos Santana both homered.
Going For The Trifecta: Mariners 2, Angels 0
Then today, the Rev trash talked Mariners starter Felix Hernandez, and sure enough, the Halos fell on a complete game shutout.
In that same intro, we read the bellowing about Rich Harden, who is now only days away from a return — just in time to deliver a punchout blow to the Halos' season.
Keep it up, jinxes. Let's go for the trifecta, whaddya say?
Angels Kremlinology, Part 4
Number four in a series. Vlad returns from exile, and Jered Weaver and Juan Rivera stay in the rotation; Scot Shields makes a first appearance, as does Howie Kendrick. John Lackey, Mike Napoli, and Orlando Cabrera have been demoted.
Angels Kremlinology 3
Angels Kremlinology 2
Angels Kremlinology 1
Pickoff Moves
Today's Birthdays
Billy Cowan CAL b. 1938, played 1969-1972. One thing I noticed this morning in yesterday's Cedar Rapids game was the fact that three Kernels struck out five times each. Billy Cowan has the dubious distinction of owning the franchise record (with others unnamed in the Angels media guide) for single-game strikeouts, with six, earned in a July 9, 1971 20-inning marathon against the A's.
Tony Gonzalez CAL b. 1936, played 1970-1971. For his era, a solid outfielder; the Padres stole him from Pittsburgh in the 1969 expansion draft, and then flipped him to Atlanta. His moment of infamy for the Braves came in the eighth inning of the 1969 NLCS Game 1, when he allowed a ball to get past him with the bases loaded, allowing all three Mets to score and putting the game out of reach; earlier, he had homered against Tom Seaver. As an Angel, he played for the last part of 1970 and all of 1971, his last season in the majors.
Darren Lewis LAN b. 1967, played 1997. Played for both Bay Area clubs and both Chicago clubs, four of seven uniforms he would wear; a fringe starter and a fourth outfielder for most of his career, he seems to have been in some interesting games nonetheless, like the time he and Robin Ventura hit grand slams in a May 19, 1996 game, or the time he got erased with the hidden ball trick on June 28, 1995. A Gold Glover in 1994.
Goody Rosen BRO b. 1912, played 1937-1939, 1944-1946, All-Star: 1945, d. 1994-04-06. A Jewish, Canadian-born outfielder with the Dodgers' war-years teams, he once led the NL in fielding percentage, and was a pretty fair hitter, too. Traded to the Giants, he shortly thereafter broke his clavicle after a collision with a fence, ending his career.
Tom Satriano LAA,CAL b. 1940, played 1961-1969. Mainly a catcher, but he played every infield position, and even a little shortstop. In 1968, the Angels' main catcher, but whatever his abilities were, the Angels decided they needed someone with more specialization, and traded him to the Red Sox for Joe Azcue, a full-time catcher and one-time All-Star.
Joe Yeager BRO b. 1875, played 1898-1900, d. 1937-07-02. Supposedly the originator of the squeeze play, he started his career as a pitcher, and ended it as an infielder.
Roster Notes
- Don't expect much in the way of player movement from the Angels when rosters expand; Darin Erstad, Curtis Pride, Jeff Mathis, and Chris Bootcheck will be about it. Dallas McPherson, Kendry Morales, Tommy Murphy, and Greg Jones will all stay with Salt Lake through the AAA postseason, returning to the big club at some point.
- A bunch of the traded Dodgers aren't doing so well, including the DFA'd Jose Cruz, Jr.
- Frank Thomas wants a multiyear contract to stay with the A's.
- Ex-Dodger Dave Ross will be the Reds' primary catcher down the stretch.
- Former Angel Jeff DaVanon may be done for the rest of the season with an ankle sprain; he is to fly to Los Angeles to see a specialist about the injury.
Minor League Scorebook
Smith, C: 2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Eylward: 0-5, 1 K
Morales: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K
Gorneault: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Aspito: 2-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Shell: 4.1 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 9 H, 1 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 6.44 ERA
Rouwenhorst: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 4.45 ERA
Thompson: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 2 BB, 9.00 ERA
Only two pitchers in this one ended the day with ERAs under 5.00, and one of them didn't make an out. A really awful game.
Rodriguez, S: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Porter: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Evans: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Wilson: 1-3, 1 K
Blakely: 2-3, 1 BB
Rodriguez, R: 7.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 8 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 6.73 ERA
Zimmermann: (H, 3), 0.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 2 BB, 6.38 ERA
Edwards: (BS, 5)(W, 8-7) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 5.82 ERA
The Travs won? Sean Rodriguez and Greg Porter homered, and Rafael Rodriguez pitched a quality start.
Lopez: 2-3, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K
Collins: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Reilly: 2-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Johnson: 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Statia: 1-4, 1 BB
Leblanc: 2-2, 1 BB
Toussaint: 0-1, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Posey: 4.2 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 K, 4 BB, 5.59 ERA
Beck: (W, 1-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 1.85 ERA
Aldridge: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 0.00 ERA
Recently promoted Richard Aldridge held down the JetHawks for two innings to collect his first Cal League save. A seven-run seventh that included two bases-loaded situations, one with a scoring walk, sealed the game for the Quakes.
Morris: 3-8, 3 RBI, 2 K
Renz: 0-7, 5 K
Trumbo: 1-7
Davies: 1-6, 5 K
Rosario: 0-7, 5 K
Hill: 7.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 4.48 ERA
O'Day: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 3.20 ERA
Howell: 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 4.43 ERA
Mattison: (W, 3-5) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 4.88 ERA
A nineteen-inning marathon, won on Dallas Morris's RBI single. The two sides used fourteen pitchers to get through it; no home runs were hit despite a 10 MPH wind out to left. Both sides scored a run in their respective halves of the 11th.
Bourjos: 1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Pettit: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Phillips: 0-4, 3 K
Sales: 0-1, 2 BB
Knazek: 2-4
Haynes: (W, 3-1), 5.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 2.84 ERA
Arredondo: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 2.37 ERA
Jeremy Haynes blanked the Sox for five and a third, while Christopher Pettit and Peter Bourjos both homered. Felipe Arredondo notched his ninth save.
Ortiz, W: 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K
Ortiz, N: 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Lewis: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
Miller: (W, 1-0), 5.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 1.10 ERA
Leon: 2.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 3.51 ERA
Madrigal: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 4.09 ERA
Warner Madrigal continues to make outs, yet without strikeouts. Norberto Ortiz had a solo shot in the fifth; Dustin Miller won his first start, and his first decision.
Kemp: 4-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI
LaRoche: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Young, D: 0-4, 1 BB
Robles: 2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Kuo: 0-1, 1 K
Loney: 0-0, 1 BB
Kuo: 3.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 3.06 ERA
Osoria: 2.0 IP, 4 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 K, 2 BB, 4.10 ERA
Hull: (L, 2-4) (in relief), 0.1 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 4.04 ERA
Hong-Chih Kuo got chased early in his second start where he didn't complete the fifth in his last three tries. Las Vegas actually had a 7-3 lead going into the bottom of the seventh, but Portland rallied to tie the game on singles by Dave Matranga and Jon Knott, and an RBI groundout by Ben Johnson, all against Franquelis Osoria. Knott later homered in the 11th, a two-run walkoff shot off loser Eric Hull.
Hu, C: 0-3
Meadows: 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Zapp: 1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Dewitt: 1-4
Raglani: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Elbert: 0-2, 1 RBI
Elbert: (W, 6-4), 7.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 3.70 ERA
Akin: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 2.60 ERA
Tydus Meadows and A.J. Zapp both homered; Scott Elbert held his own with a quality start plus. Brian Akin notched his sixth save.
Denker, T: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
McDonald: 8.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 8 K, 1 BB, 4.25 ERA
Norrito: (L, 2-2) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 4.43 ERA
Goldenwest College product (and native Long Beacher) James McDonald pitched the best game of his season, but Giuseppe Norrito, whose success at this level can best be described as "mixed", blew the game by surrendering a leadoff walk and an RBI single in the top of the ninth.
Berezay: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Santana: 2-3, 1 2B, 2 BB
Bell: 3-4, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1 BB
Soto: 2-4, 1 K
Taloa: 4-5, 3 2B, 2 RBI
Brown: 1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K
Medero-Stullz: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Morris: (W, 4-5), 6.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 6 K, 4 BB, 4.76 ERA
Josh Bell blasted a pair over the fence, one a grand slam, driving in seven. Jeremy Brown also homered, a two-run shot; though it almost didn't matter given the run support, Avery Morris pitched a quality start.
Sunday, August 27, 2006 |
The Devil In The Details: Yankees 11, Angels 8
And as for this crap — well, Rev, I'm sorry you've confused personal attacks with having fun online. Welch sure as hell ought to know better, too. Halos' Heaven isn't fun, not anymore.
Today's Birthdays
Trent Durrington ANA b. 1975, played 1999-2000, 2003. Mostly a career minor leaguer with stints in the Dodgers, Angels, Brewers, and now Red Sox minors.
Rick Gorecki LAN b. 1973, played 1997
Ed Herrmann CAL b. 1946, played 1976, All-Star: 1974. It would be really cool if he were related to composer Bernard, but I sort of doubt it. He played Doug Mirabelli to Wilbur Wood's Tim Wakefield, i.e., he was known for being able to keep up with the floaters. With the 1976 Angels, he was a backup for the not-much-better Andy Etchebarren, and out of baseball two years later.
Hal Janvrin BRO b. 1892, played 1921-1922, d. 1962-03-01
Mike Maddux LAN b. 1961, played 1990, 1999. Brother of current Dodger and presumptive Hall of Famer Greg, he is now the Brewers' pitching coach. Also on the Dodger Blues Crappy Brothers list.
Doc McJames BRO b. 1874, played 1899, 1901, d. 1901-09-23
Rick Steirer CAL b. 1956, played 1982-1984
Saturday, August 26, 2006 |
Minor League Scorebook
Eylward: 0-3, 1 BB
McPherson: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
Morales: 1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Gorneault: 2-4, 1 2B
Mathis, J: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
Smith, C: 2-4
Olenberger: (W, 7-4), 5.0 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 7 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 5.34 ERA
Hensley: 2.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 4.11 ERA
Kendry Morales' two-run blast in the fifth was the deciding event in this one; Dallas McPherson also had a solo homer. The Bees missed a chance at another run in the eighth when somebody had the bright idea of sending catcher Jeff Mathis on a close play at the plate.
Evans: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K
Rodland: 2-4, 1 RBI
Wilson: 0-1
Arredondo: 6.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 4 BB, 6.75 ERA
Pullin: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 5.23 ERA
Heaverlo: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA
The Travs go back to their losing ways despite a decent offense. Jose Arredondo had control problems again, walking more men (4) than he struck out (3). Jeff Heaverlo gave up the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth.
Collins: 0-3, 1 K
Reilly: 0-2, 2 BB
Lopez: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 K
Leahy: 1-1, 3 BB
Statia: 2-4, 2 RBI
Gelinas: 4.0 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 9 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 6.18 ERA
Torres: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 7.65 ERA
Karl Gelinas, blah. Hainley Statia did a man's work, yeah, and Darin Erstad... well... it says something that he left the game after two plate appearances and was lifted for a single-A pinch-hitter, Ben Johnson.
The Quakes actually managed a pretty decent three-run rally in the ninth, loading the bases and getting RBI singles from Baltazar Lopez and Ryan Leahy. It wasn't enough, as Gelinas had pretty much lost the game for Rancho by that time.
Renz: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
Trumbo: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Mendoza: (W, 11-6), 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 4.18 ERA
Didjurgis: (H, 9), 1.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 4.68 ERA
Mattison: 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 4.97 ERA
I have this feeling they're going to promote Mark Trumbo next year regardless of how badly he's done this year. This game, though, he was pretty useful, as was Jordan Renz. Tommy Mendoza pitched six strong innings, and Tim Didjurgis managed to give up the only run Beloit would get all night.
Bourjos: 2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Phillips: 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K
Johnson: 0-4, 4 K
Bell: 6.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 3.53 ERA
Connelly: (L, 3-2) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 1 BB, 3.26 ERA
Cook: 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 5.87 ERA
Not Bozotic: Trevor Bell pitched well, but Patrick Connelly blew the 1-1 tie in the eighth, surrendering the lead. Mustang Chris Valaika singled in the sixth inning to extend his hitting streak to 32 games, and driving in they tying run.
Lewis: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Ryan: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K
Jimenez: (W, 5-3), 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 10 K, 1 BB, 3.57 ERA
A real one-sided pasting, as Aussie first baseman Matt Ryan walloped a two-run dinger in the second to drive the score to 3-0, all the scoring that the Angels would need. The Halos would pick up another three-run inning in the fourth and an RBI double in the sixth, again by Ryan, that one-man wrecking crew. Esmerlin Jimenez pitched his most dominant game to date, collecting a season-high ten strikeouts while giving up only one hit over six innings and walking one. Robert Fish, Travis Schlichting, and Ismael Carmona combined with Jimenez to three-hit the Athletics, and struck out fifteen.
Kemp: 3-5, 3 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Loney: 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
Young, D: 3-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Alvarez, N: 2-5
Robles: 2-4, 1 BB
Bellorin, E: 3-4, 3 RBI
Hanrahan: 0.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 4.48 ERA
Gonzalez, L: 2.1 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 5.52 ERA
Miller: 0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 4.26 ERA
Edwin Bellorin and Delwyn Young both drove in three, Delwyn's on a pair of jacks. Joel Hanrahan pitched to one batter as a starter and was removed for Harold Eckert, almost certainly because of an injury; we'll know more later.
Meadows: 3-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Dewitt: 1-4
Hu, C: 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Zapp: 1-1, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Raglani: 0-1
Lundberg: (W, 14-2), 6.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 2.36 ERA
Alexander: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 0.62 ERA
Mark Alexander nails down another save, thanks to A.J. Zapp's pinch-hit solo homer in the bottom of the sixth.
Dunlap: 1-2, 2 BB
Justis: 1-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Hoffmann: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 K
Bastardo: 3.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 6 K, 3 BB, 4.25 ERA
Hammes: (L, 6-3) (in relief), 2.1 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 5 BB, 4.32 ERA
Brent Leach walked the losing run across the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth in this first doubleheader game, a seven-inning affair. Shane Justis homered in the first with Drew Locke aboard. Alberto Bastardo struck out six but walked three and didn't make it into the fourth.
Nicholson: 2-2, 1 2B, 2 BB
Dunlap: 3-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K
Hoffmann: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Arias, M: 4.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 6 K, 5 BB, 2.25 ERA
Ketchner: (W, 2-1) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 1.45 ERA
Ryan Ketchner does what he does so well, posting zero frames. Marlon Arias got through a rocky four innings, while the Dodgers' bats gave him plenty of run support.
Denker, T: 0-4, 1 K
Perez: 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Rivera, J: 0-3, 1 K
Alvarez: (L, 6-10), 7.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 8 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 6.11 ERA
Garrison: 2.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 2 K, 3 BB, 3.24 ERA
Mario Alvarez pitched a strong eight innings but Catfish bats couldn't support him, and he ended up taking a loss. An Eduardo Perez homer was the only scoring on the night.
Berezay: 1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Santana: 1-3, 2 BB
Bell: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Soto: 3-4, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Martin: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Johnson: (W, 3-5), 8.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 8 H, 6 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 3.99 ERA
Matthew Berezay hit his second home run of the week (and his second of the season) in a pasting of the Sox. Jesus Soto led the team with three RBIs; Steven Johnson pitched eight innings, giving up four runs, all earned.
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