Saturday, May 19, 2007 |
Minor League Scorebook
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Not really Angel or Dodger related, but I had to pass along briefly news that the Lake Elsinore Storm annihilated Red Sox affiliate Lancaster 30-0; leadoff man Matt Antonelli went 6-for-8, and Chad Huffman went 5-for-5 with a pair of home runs; Craig Cooper also homered twice. Man, what a game, but believe it or not, this didn't set a record for Cal League scoring; that belongs to a May 23, 1947 contest between Fresno and Ventura. Lake Elsinore put up six runs in each of the second, third, and ninth innings, and actually had fewer hits than runs.Scores
Evans: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Kendrick: 1-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 K
Wood: 1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Gorneault: 2-4, 2 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Mathis: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Johnson: 3-4, 3 RBI
Olenberger: (W, 5-1), 6.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 11 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 2 HR, 3.40 ERA
Howie Kendrick had a three-run jack, his only hit in the game, followed immediately by a Brandon Wood solo shot to cap a six-run second inning. Wood's homer was his first in over a week, and his fifth of the year; he's young yet, but I'm really beginning to think Wood = Dick Schofield, i.e., much-heralded slugging shortstop in the minors suddenly turns to a relatively uninteresting major leaguer once he comes up.
Nick Gorneault and Jeff Mathis also had very solid games, Gorneault posting his second multi-hit game in as many days, and Mathis snapping a two-game hitless skid. Mathis also threw out 33-year-old fossil (I say that jokingly, as I'm more than 10 years his senior) Luis R. Figueroa trying to steal second base.
With plenty of run support, Kasey Olenberger got the win despite giving up 11 hits and a walk. Matt Wilhite and Greg Jones pitched three innings of scoreless ball, Jones making his first appearance in four days.
Pride: 2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Collins: 0-5, 3 K
Leahy: 3-4, 1 RBI
Green: 5.0 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 8 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 4.83 ERA
Pullin: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 3.93 ERA
Michael Collins isn't making much of a case for him to stick in the pro game at this level, collecting a silver sombrero in this game. It's not entirely unexpected, though, since his opponent was former Dodger draftee and Scott Boras (boo) client Luke Hochevar, who struck out six through five innings. Hochevar gave up five runs, all earned; Nick Green gave up six runs, all earned, over five innings on eight hits and a walk, including a two-run homer to Jace Brewer. Aaron Pullin gave up consecutive triples to Chris Lubanski and Edward Lucas, and a sac fly to Geraldo Valentin for the loss.
Freddy Sandoval, Ryan Leahy, and Curtis Pride all had multi-hit nights.
Reilly: 1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Ortega: 8.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 H, 6 K, 2 BB, 4.05 ERA
O'Day: (W, 1-0) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA
Patrick Reilly drove in Drew Toussaint in a two-out, two-run walkoff homer. Darren O'Day continued his impressive scoreless streak.
Trumbo: 0-4, 1 K
Sweeney: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Conger: 1-3, 1 BB
Phillips: 1-3, 1 K
Smith: 2-3
Haynes: 2.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 2 BB, 5.82 ERA
Holler: 5.2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 8 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 3.54 ERA
Cook: (L, 1-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA
Matt Sweeney's solo homer didn't help the Kernels much; they did most of their scoring in the eighth inning, which sounds like one of those typical Angels "aggressive baserunning giveth and the aggressive baserunning taketh away" innings. The Kernels got consecutive singles from P.J. Phillips and Stantrel Smith. With Phillips on third on Smith's single, Ryan Mount then struck out, but Smith then stole second, so men on second and third, one out.
Wizards reliever Rolando Valdez then wild pitched P.J. Phillips home, and Smith stole third, so now a man on third and one out. Wilberto Ortiz, during whose at bat all this occurred, managed to strike out: two down. The "taketh away part" happened when Christopher Pettit singled to right, scoring Smith, but then got himself thrown out at second trying to grab the extra base on the throw. None of it mattered, because in the top of the ninth, Aaron Cook (no, not the Rockies pitcher — had me fooled for a second, too) gave up a run and eventually the game, as Cedar Rapids went down in order in the bottom of the ninth.
Kemp: 0-5
Loney: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K
Young: 2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Garcia: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Stults: (W, 3-4), 6.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 7 K, 1 BB, 7.56 ERA
Eric Stults had a terrific outing, and Tony Abreu went 4-5 with a triple as the 51's cruised past Portland. Abreu is fourth in the PCL in batting with a .360 average. Delwyn Young drove in a pair, one on a single and one on a ground-rule double.
Paul: 1-4, 2 K
Dunlap: 0-1, 3 BB, 1 K
Cyr: 6.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 2.41 ERA
Meloan: (BS, 3)(W, 4-2) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 3.72 ERA
Wright: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 4.50 ERA
Jonathan Meloan got the win despite giving blowing the save, walking more than he struck out. He was rescued by a five-run bottom of the eighth that overcame six straight no-hit innings from Mudcats starter Gaby Hernandez.
May: 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Mitchell: 2-7, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 K
Justis: 2-5, 1 K
De Jesus: 4-5, 2 2B, 2 BB, 1 K
Dewitt: 1-7, 1 RBI, 1 K
Tomlin: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Castillo, J: 5.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 4.23 ERA
Troncoso: (BS, 1), 2.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 1.04 ERA
Pratt: (L, 2-2) (in relief), 3.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 4 K, 4 BB, 2.70 ERA
Jordan Pratt pitched three and a third strong innings but took the loss in the 13th after plunking speedster Eric Young, Jr., who then stole his 22nd base of the season. Pratt then walked the bases loaded, and Daniel Carte's walkoff RBI single took the game.
The 66ers got strong performances out of Ivan DeJesus, who was on bas six times with two doubles, and Lucas May, who walked twice and drove in two runs on two hits. Russell Mitchell homered and doubled, and drove in four himself, three on his eighth-inning homer.
Peterson: 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Perez: 3-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Bell: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Mattingly: 1-5, 2 RBI, 1 K
White, C: (W, 3-4), 5.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 8 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 2.83 ERA
A thumping by Great Lakes, who put up crooked numbers in three of nine innings, including a three-run ninth that saw consecutive homers by James Peterson and Eduardo Perez. Francisco Lizarraga also homered, a solo shot in the top of the third. Perez, Peterson, and Lizarraga each had three hits; Cody White pitched five solid innings, striking out four.
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