Friday, July 27, 2007 |
Minor League Scorebook
Evans: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K
Morales: 1-3, 1 BB
Gorneault: 0-1
Olenberger: (L, 8-5), 6.1 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 8 H, 3 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 4.57 ERA
Omaha took the first game of the doubleheader, grabbing all four runs off Kasey Olenberger. Aaron Pullin made the first AAA appearance of his career, making the last two outs of the seventh of this abbreviated game.
Former Dodger draftee Luke Hochevar got the win for Omaha, his first AAA victory, and his first quality start in three tries. Hochevar had a 4.69 ERA in 94 innings for AA Wichita, and has been something of a bust considering his high draft status and large signing bonus.
Terry Evans extended his hitting streak to seven games with a 1-for-4 night. Kendry Morales returned to action and got on base twice.
Gorneault: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Evans: 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Morales: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Wilson: 1-2, 1 BB
Pavkovich: 3-3, 1 RBI
Liriano: 5.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 K, 1 BB, 6.14 ERA
Bulger: (L, 4-2) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 4.24 ERA
The Royals swept the doubleheader, with Pedro Liriano his usual mediocre self, uncorking a fourth-inning wild pitch that helped drive home Shane Costa; he would have scored anyway on a Mike Avilies double, but self-destructive acts like that don't help your cause. Jason Bulger got tagged with the loss when he surrendered three runs in the sixth.
Adam Pavkovich went 3-for-3 batting out of the nine hole, his best offensive effort of the season.
Rodriguez, S: 1-5, 1 BB, 2 K
Johnson: 2-6, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K
Myers: 1-3, 1 RBI, 3 BB
Collins: 2-5, 1 BB
Fuller: 2-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K
Coon: 2-5, 1 K
Butcher: 4.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 2.25 ERA
O'Day: (BS, 2), 1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 4.20 ERA
Rodriguez, R: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 5.22 ERA
Austen: (W, 1-0) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 4.50 ERA
Funny game, baseball: while they played 14 innings up in Salt Lake, the Travs played 12 down at Dickey-Stephens, and only got credit for one game. The Travs won theirs on Cody Fuller's bunt single in the bottom of the 12th, which gave Arkansas their ninth straight win. It was the first meeting of the Travs and Drillers since Mike Coolbaugh's death.
Starter Brok Butcher went only four innings, giving up four earned runs in the fourth capped by a Tomas Duenas three-run blast. That led to a string of relievers, most of whom put up zero frames — save for Darren O'Day, who coughed up a pair in the ninth to give Tulsa the lead. The Travs came back to tie it in the bottom of the ninth on Brad Coon's single, Coby Smith's sac bunt to move him to second, and an RBI single from Adam Morrissey — textbook smallball. David Austen made his third appearance of the year for Arkansas and got the win in relief with a scoreless 12th.
Fuller's heroism marked a season high for him with four RBIs.
Statia: 2-7, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Remole: 3-6, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Toussaint: 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Reilly: 3-6, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K
Marek: 3.2 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 9 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 5.05 ERA
Rodriguez: 2.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 6.16 ERA
Arredondo: (W, 1-2) (in relief), 3.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 7.29 ERA
Another marathon in which Rancho outlasted Inland Empire, with Hainley Statia providing the game-winning hit in the top of the 13th. Fortunately for the crowd in attendance, he made the third out of the inning trying to stretch a double into a triple, and Inland Empire went down quietly in the 13th. A see-saw game with the lead changing hands four times; Rancho got a big five run inning in the third that included two error, a fielding error by Travis Denker and a throwing error by starting pitcher Javy Guerra on a pickoff that allowed Clifton Remole to score from third.
The 66ers came back to tie the game with three in the sixth that included a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and walk that scored two off Francisco Rodriguez. Rancho came right back in the top of the seventh with a two-out, two-run homer by Patrick Reilly.
Both starters lasted only 3.2 innings, and so it became a battle of the bullpens early. Francisco Felix took the loss for the 66ers, while Jose Arredondo got the win in relief for the Quakes.
Phillips: 2-4, 1 K
Conger: 0-4
Trumbo: 0-4
Mount: 0-3, 2 K
O'Sullivan: (L, 6-6), 7.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 2.46 ERA
Cassevah: 2.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 2 BB, 2.75 ERA
Michigan starter Matt O'Brien pitched eight innings of shutout ball for the Whitecaps and with Brett Jensen, four-hit Cedar Rapids. Hank Conger returned from his rehab stint at Tempe and went 0-for-4 like a lot of the Kernels. Sean O'Sullivan took the tough-luck loss.
Garcia: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Loman: 2-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB
Wing: 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 K
Anton: (W, 4-1), 6.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 7 K, 1 BB, 1.45 ERA
Virginia Military Institute product and 12th-rounder Mike Anton got the win in his sixth professional start; he's had decisions in all but one of his starts, and four were victories. As expected for an NCAA pitcher at this level, he's striking out better than a batter an inning (10.74 K/9) while walking almost nobody (37/6 K/BB).
His offense helped him out big time in the six-run fourth, with AZL second-year veteran Seth Loman getting three walks and going 2-for-2, a perfect day at the plate. Nick Manganaro didn't fare so well, though, and owns a 162.00 ERA after two appearances, giving up 12 earned runs while making only two outs.
Young: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Lindsey: 3-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
LaRoche: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 K
Wright: 0-1, 1 K
Davis: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Ruan: 2-3, 3 RBI
Cyr: (W, 2-1), 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 8 K, 2 BB, 4.43 ERA
Riley: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 6.82 ERA
The 51's stomped on the Isotopes with a big five-run first inning, and never allowed a run thereafter. In fact, Las Vegas starter Eric Cyr and his two relievers four-hit the opposition, with Cyr striking out eight; no Isotope got past second base the whole game.
On the offensive side of things, John Lindsey continued his hot July, going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, bringing line this month to .382/.417/.776. Delwyn Young went 3-for-5 and was a homer shy of the cycle. Wilson Valdez extended his hitting streak to 16 games.
Dewitt: 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Dunlap: 1-3, 2 BB, 2 K
Raglani: 0-2, 3 BB, 2 K
Tomlin: 4-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Gonzalez, J: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 K
Alexander: 0-1
Norrito: (W, 7-1), 6.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 2.81 ERA
Alexander: (S, 4), 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 4.50 ERA
Brendan Katin hit a two-out grand slam off Suns starter Joey Norrito in the first, but Norrito settled down thereafter to last six innings without further damage. The Suns tied it up with a four run rally in the bottom of the second, took the lead in the third on James Tomlin's double, and never looked back. The game became a rout in the fourth with another four-run frame, and four more in the sixth capped by Juan Gonzalez's three-run homer. Gonzalez drove in five, a career high.
Mark Alexander pitched three scoreless innings, bringing his ERA down to 4.50.
Rogowski: 3-6, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Denker, T: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Hoffmann: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
De Jesus: 2-6, 1 RBI, 1 K
Guerra: 3.2 IP, 7 R, 6 ER, 10 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 5.66 ERA
Meque: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 6.20 ERA
Felix: (L, 2-3) (in relief), 4.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 5.76 ERA
Bell: 1-1
Santana: 1-1
Mattingly: 0-0, 1 BB
Wall: 2.1 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 4.18 ERA
Play was suspended in the third with the score 3-1; play will resume tomorrow as part of a doubleheader.
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