Monday, June 30, 2008 |
Catching Up On Stuff You Might Already Know
- Juan Pierre will miss 4-6 weeks with his knee injury, the first time in his career he's gone on the DL. If it weren't for the fact that the Dodgers don't know a good player from a bad one, this might have a tonic effect on their team lineup, but no.
- Brett Tomko was picked up by the Padres off waivers from the Royals.
- Troy Percival might hit the DL with a hamstring injury. Percival gave up two runs in the top of the ninth but the Rays held on to win 5-4 over the Red Sox, retaining their hold on first place and extending their lead in the AL East to a game and a half.
- Felix Hernandez will miss his next start because of a strained ankle, and Ryan Rowland-Smith will make his first career start in his stead.
- The Brewers activated Eric Gagne from the DL. The Brewers won't say whether he's going to close or not.
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Pythagoras Catches Up: A's 6, Angels 1
Vlad's four for his last week, and at least one of those was a weakly hit infield single; he hasn't had an extra-base hit since the two homers he clocked in Philly. GMJ is worthless, as usual, Garret Anderson hasn't deserved to start at left for at least two years, and Reggie Willits isn't getting enough playing time to tell whether last year was a fluke. Casey Kotchman, part of the Angels' ridiculous new-look lineup, batted eighth. Which reminds me: what happened to Kotchman's OBP and power? Both are down noticeably from last year. Has another season of exposure to Mickey Hatcher wrecked the only Angel who knows how to take a walk? It's a little early to tell, yet; the season's only half over, but his OBP in the first half last year (.291/.365/.490) was also a bit lower than his OBP in the second half (.301/.382/.439), though in general it looks like his walk rate didn't really change that much, with 25 walks total in the first half. He's on pace for around 20 this time, so the change isn't what you'd call terrifying, but it is a data point worth mentioning.
While we're looking at team statistics, here's one for you: the Angels are tied for 12th in the league with Seattle with an aggregate team .256 batting average. For a team as dependent on batting average as the Angels, that's just not good enough, and it's hardly a wonder they're not scoring runs. That is to say, tonight's game and the last week or so are unsurprising.
Labels: angels, athletics, recaps
Minor League Scorebook
News
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Here's a nice biographic article about Angels pitching prospect Trevor
Reckling in the Cedar Rapids Gazette:
This was how Trevor Reckling expected his spring and summer to go: attend Los Angeles Angels minor-league spring training, pitch in extended spring training once full-season squads were announced in early April, then in mid-June head to the Rookie-level Pioneer League to throw for the Orem Owlz.
But Reckling, 19, ended up getting a better deal. He impressed enough in spring training to break camp with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. After a so-so start to the Midwest League season, the left-hander has emerged as one of the best starters in the league.
"I really didn't anticipate coming here," Reckling said. "I thought because of my age, I was going to be going to Orem. I came to spring training working hard, and all that hard work I did in the off-season pretty much paid off."
All the hard work during the season has paid off, too. Reckling has a 5-2 record and 2.31 earned run average in 14 starts. He has limited opponents to a paltry .204 batting average, giving up 62 hits in 85 2/3 innings, and recently had 29 consecutive innings over five starts without allowing a run.
That's not earned runs. That's runs, period.
"At the beginning of the season, I was more of a thrower. It kind of showed my age," Reckling said. "I was still immature. I started talking to a couple of people, my roommates, my teammates, and they just told me I had to grow up more. Just focus and work hard. After my birthday, after I turned 19, I don't know, something just clicked for me."
- I nearly forgot to mention this, but from yesterday's Angels pregame radio show, it appears that Kendry Morales won't be back in the Salt Lake lineup for another 3-4 weeks (also here).
Scores
Rodriguez, S: 0-4
Brown, D: 1-2, 2 BB
Wood: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Pavkovich: 3-3, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Moseley: (W, 4-4), 7.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 7 K, 0 BB, 2 HR, 5.43 ERA
Hey, Dustin Moseley has a good game! Alert the media! Seriously, some nice offensive work in this one; Adam Pavkovich hit a leadoff homer in the top of the third, and Brandon Wood got a double in the top of the ninth as part of a three-run rally that put an exclamation point on this win. Jason Bulger continued to whittle his ERA down in a non-save situation; he hasn't allowed an earned run since May 8.
Johnson, Be: 2-4
Rodriguez, Fe: (L, 5-5), 3.0 IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 H, 0 K, 2 BB, 5.68 ERA
Browning: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA
Marek: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 2.92 ERA
13 men came to the plate in a nightmare seven-run fourth inning that chased starter Fernando Rodriguez; the woe that frame included an error, a hit batter, a scoring wild pitch, and a pair of walks. Rodriguez failed to retire anyone after pitching to seven batters, leaving the game with the bases loaded. Two of his bequeathed baserunners scored thanks to reliever Aaron Cook.
Bourjos: 2-5, 1 K
Trumbo: 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Mount: 0-3, 1 BB
Phillips: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Anton: 6.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 4.50 ERA
Bell: (BS, 1)(W, 6-6) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 5.19 ERA
Herndon: (S, 6), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 5.38 ERA
Michael Anton's first really good start for Rancho, for which his offense rewarded him with a no-decision. It actually could have been worse, considering he gave up two runs in the second and the Quakes didn't start scoring until the two-run fifth. Defense was sloppy on both sides, as there was a total of seven errors, four by the Quakes, though only one that the Mavericks were able to capitalize on, Anthony Norman's two-base error in second.
Monday, Kelvim Escobar will make his first rehab start with Rancho, against Inland Empire at the Epicenter at 7:05 PM.
Estrella: 2-4, 1 2B
Fuller: 0-4, 3 K
Davitt: 6.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 6 BB, 4.82 ERA
Howard: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 3.24 ERA
Cephus Howard couldn't get the last out of the ninth to send it to extras, so this one was won in regulation on a Mark Dolench walkoff single. The Kernels had opportunitites in the fourth and fifth, but stranded two in scoring position; Cedar Rapids went down in order in six of the nine frames.
Jacobo: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Contreras: 2-2
Bailey: 2-3
Boshers: 2.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 2.45 ERA
Scholl: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 3 BB, 3.68 ERA
Miller: 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 0.68 ERA
Casper took both ends of the doubleheader and pulled into the division lead. By the by, in the first game that's Lou Green; don't worry, it's not a rehabbing Nick Green or anything like that.
Jones, M: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Chavez, A: 3-4, 1 2B
Meloan: 0-2, 2 K
Meloan: (L, 4-8), 6.0 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 10 H, 8 K, 1 BB, 2 HR, 4.77 ERA
Jon Meloan's strikeouts were very nice, but unfortunately his surrendered homers weren't. Mitch Jones hit a leadoff shot in the top of the ninth, part of a two-run rally that fell short.
De Jesus: 3-5, 1 2B, 2 BB
Tomlin: 0-5, 2 BB
May: 0-7, 1 K
Justis: 2-4
Gonzalez, J: 1-5, 2 BB, 1 K
McDonald: 0-2, 1 K
Gonzalez, A: 2-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
McDonald: 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 H, 9 K, 1 BB, 3.19 ERA
Sierra: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 5.61 ERA
Leach: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 2.73 ERA
Hammes: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 5.85 ERA
Gonzalez, A: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 15.00 ERA
Maybe not his best start of the year, but certainly a high-water mark for strikeouts (equalled on a May 6 game in which he went seven innings) for James McDonald. This one went into extras through fourteen in a scoreless tie, with Adolfo Gonzalez giving up the game-winning runs; he just came off a dreadful outing in which he allowed seven runs, three earned.
Gallagher: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Fuller: 2-5, 2 K
Johnson: (L, 0-1), 4.1 IP, 9 R, 9 ER, 7 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 3 HR, 18.69 ERA
Pratt: 1.2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 5.97 ERA
Guerra: 2.0 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 0 K, 2 BB, 4.95 ERA
Steve Johnson gave up a no-outs grand slam after giving up a single and a pair of walks in the first inning, so you immediately knew it was gonna be a long one. Johnson gave up a two-run blast in the bottom of the third, and a solo blast in the bottom of the fifth. It makes you wonder why he was left in there so long; this was clearly his worst outing of the year. Maybe the 28 MPH winds had something to do with it.
Lambo: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Silverio: 0-4, 2 K
Miller: (L, 3-5), 6.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 8 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 3.26 ERA
Sanfler: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 4.01 ERA
Decided in the three-run top of the seventh, in which Justin Miller just plain ran out of gas.
Ruggiano: 1-6, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K
Russell: 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K
Baez: 3-6, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Wallach: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Casanova: 3-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Boothe: 3.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 3.86 ERA
Roberts: 2.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 5.79 ERA
Solano: (W, 1-1) (in relief), 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 3.86 ERA
Ogden started making up for their offensive ineptitude earlier in the season in this game, even posting a five-run top of the ninth highlighted by Brian Ruggiano's three-run homer. It was a pretty comically sloppy game, with nine errors total and six by Idaho Falls that allowed five unearned runs to cross the plate.
Contreras: (W, 1-0), 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 0.00 ERA
Completed early due to rain.
Sunday, June 29, 2008 |
The Narrow Escape: Angels 1, Dodgers 0
There's something intrinsically comic about Mike Napoli driving in the only run of the game; I only wish I could figure out what it was. The unfunny part of the game was Juan Pierre limping off the field after a hard slide into second; not so long ago, that could have had positive results for the Dodgers, but it's hard to see how Jason Repko would be better as a leadoff man than Pierre, and that's saying something — unfortunately.
The best part was that the Giants put on an 11-1 beatdown on Oakland, leaving the Angels still 4.5 games up. The worst the A's can do even if they sweep the Angels in the upcoming homestand is to get to 1.5 games. As for the Dodgers, a two-run Florida uprising in the bottom of the ninth turned into a walkoff win that defeated Arizona 4-3, so the Dodgers end the day 2.5 games back of a Diamondbacks team suddenly .500, the worst division leader in baseball. Wow.
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Labels: angels, dodgers, recaps
Minor League Scorebook
Rodriguez, S: 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Wood: 0-5, 1 K
Wilson: 0-4, 1 K
Pavkovich: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Czarniecki: 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Adenhart: (L, 5-8), 5.0 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 9 H, 4 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 5.12 ERA
Wilhite, M: 2.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 6.03 ERA
Nick Adenhart is 1-8 since coming back from the big club, and has lost his last five straight. Just another terrible outing for him; Brandon Wood didn't do any better.
Stavisky: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
Morrissey: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Ortega: 7.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 3.58 ERA
Rodriguez, R: (W, 1-2) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 1.83 ERA
Aldridge: (S, 1), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 1.29 ERA
Phillips: 1-5, 3 K
Nieves: 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Trumbo: 1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Mount: 0-4, 1 K
Wipke: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 K
Norman: 0-2, 2 BB
O'Sullivan: 7.0 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 5.91 ERA
Bootcheck: (H, 1), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 0.00 ERA
Chambers: (BS, 1)(L, 0-2) (in relief), 1.1 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 6.14 ERA
Estrella: 3-5, 2 2B, 1 RBI
Brossman: 1-3, 2 BB
Fuller: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Perez: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
De Los Santos: 0-5, 3 K
Walden: (W, 4-5), 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 4 BB, 2.42 ERA
McKiernan: (S, 7), 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 4.02 ERA
Lopez: 3-6, 1 BB, 1 K
Jimenez: 3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Perez, D: 2-6, 1 K
Contreras: 2-6, 1 K
Short: 4.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 4.85 ERA
Taylor: 2.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 2.00 ERA
Plefka: (BS, 2), 2.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 3.86 ERA
Hurst: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 0.2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 13.50 ERA
Correa: (W, 1-0), 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 1.59 ERA
Keller: (S, 2), 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 4.15 ERA
Lindsey: 3-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Schmidt: 0-0, 1 BB
Schmidt: 2.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 3.38 ERA
Johnson: (W, 10-4) (in relief), 6.1 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 8 H, 6 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 4.05 ERA
Jason Schmidt's first appearance in rehab, I would be curious to see what the radar gun had to say.
Bellhorn: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Justis: 3-5, 2 RBI
Godwin: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
White, C: 0-2
Elbert: 0-1, 1 K
White, C: (W, 3-1), 5.0 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 9 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 6.51 ERA
Elbert: (H, 2), 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 7 K, 1 BB, 2.93 ERA
Hammes: (S, 4), 0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 5.96 ERA
Santana, C: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Locke: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 K
Giles: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Williams: 3.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 3.00 ERA
Pfeiffer: (W, 1-2) (in relief), 4.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 7 K, 2 BB, 9.00 ERA
Jones: (S, 2), 2.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 3.96 ERA
Silverio: 0-4, 1 K
Mattingly: 0-4, 3 K
Lizarraga: 2-4, 1 2B
Melgarejo: (L, 1-4), 3.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 4.10 ERA
Rondon: 5.1 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 10 K, 5 BB, 1 HR, 5.72 ERA
Calfee: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Baez: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K
Orr: 1-3, 2 BB, 2 K
Mier: 2-5
Watt: 3.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 K, 3 BB, 8.59 ERA
Thompson: (W, 1-0) (in relief), 5.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 6.39 ERA
Prado: (S, 1), 0.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 4.82 ERA
Pimentel: (L, 1-1), 3.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 6.43 ERA
Smith: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA
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Answering Don Drysdale's Question: Dodgers 1, Angels 0
The Dodgers of the mid-1960s featured pitching, speed, defense and light hitting. The last quality was so notorious that teammate Don Drysdale, while briefly away from the team, was informed of a Koufax no-hitter and famously asked, "Who won?"Thanks to Eric Enders in today's DT thread (at comment 117) for mentioning that there have only been three games in the Retrosheet era in which one team has thrown a complete-game no-hitter and lost; the most recent was Matt Young, a one-time Dodger then with the Red Sox, who pitched a complete game no-hitter for Boston against the Indians on April 12, 1992 and lost.— cribbed from B-Ref's Wiki, which is down right now
Of course, this game was not one of them, Jered Weaver being Jered Weaver and getting behind almost every batter, but it pretty much was a showcase for that which irritates me endlessly about Weaver:
- Weaver often does not throw first-pitch strikes, and rarely gets ahead of hitters. Not one of the batters Weaver faced in the first inning saw a first-pitch strike, four of twelve batters he started off that way (out of 23 batters faced). Now, granted, home plate umpire Jeff Nelson's strike zone was peculiar, but as we saw in Torii Hunter's first at bat, he was giving pitches below the knee to the pitcher. That is to say, Weaver was often outside a generous vertical zone.
- He has trouble (this year at least) fielding his position. The critical play was the leadoff batter in the fifth, Matt Kemp, who bounced out to the first base side of the mound. Another error back on April 16 against the Royals cost the Angels that game, too.
- He simply does not control the running game. Once again this bit the Angels, as Kemp immediately stole second, and thanks to the allegedly superior defense of Jeff Mathis, Kemp not only reached second, but because of the airmailed ball, arrived safely at third — whence he was cashed in by a Blake DeWitt sac fly.
- The petulance whenever something goes wrong. He expects himself to be perfect all the time, and according to other reports, was engaged in glove-shouting again. He also took his replacement for a pinch-hitter badly, sulking into the tunnel to the clubhouse.
- He seems to be regressing a little every year. His ERA will go down after this one, but there's little question but that his inconsistency seems to get worse each year. Certainly his ERA has, and he's below league average, even with this game in which he allowed no hits and no earned runs. In many ways, this game was a step in the right direction for him, though I would also posit that until he gets his control problems straightened out, he's not going to improve in other areas.
Lost in this historical swamp is a very good performance by Chad Billingsley, who seems to be doing better and better as the season progresses; the Dodgers offensively performed poorly otherwise.
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Saturday, June 28, 2008 |
Minor League Scorebook
- Not much going on in this week's Prospect
Hot Sheet, except to note that Brandon Wood's good week earned him
a (ho-hum!) mention in the "In the Team Photo" section:
Triple-A Salt Lake SS Brandon Wood (Angels) was hot this week, batting .393/.393/.750 (11-for-28) with two home runs, two doubles, a triple, nine RBIs and six runs scored. The 23-year-old supplied a walk-off hit on Tuesday, but still struck out once a game, on average, and did not draw a walk.
Those last five words are enough. - More from the Travs: Cody Fuller has been activated after a seven-week stint on the DL. Anderson Rosario was moved to Rancho to make room.
- Update: Kelvim Escobar will start a rehab assignment with Rancho on Monday.
Scores
Brown, D: 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K
Wood: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K
Brown, M: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Wilson: 1-3, 3 RBI
Pavkovich: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K
Alvarado, C: 3.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 4 BB, 4.03 ERA
Olenberger: (W, 4-4) (in relief), 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 4.39 ERA
Bonilla: 1.1 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 4 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 4.75 ERA
Bulger: (S, 9), 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 4 K, 2 BB, 0.73 ERA
Giancarlo Alvarado only lasted three innings in this one, so reliever (!) Kasey Olenberger vultured the win; Jason Bulger got his ninth save and dropped his ERA to an unearthly 0.73 despite walking a pair; he struck out four in 1.2 innings of work. Bobby Wilson drove in three, one on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the top of the ninth.
Johnson, Be: 1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Denham: (L, 6-6), 4.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 3.54 ERA
Rodriguez, Fr: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 3.16 ERA
Browning: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA
An unsightly loss for the Travs, who never held a lead. Ben Johnson got his 18th homer of the season, a two-run jack that scored Wilberto Ortiz in the bottom of the fourth.
Nieves: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Mount: 1-5, 2 K
Trumbo: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Infante: 2-5, 1 RBI
Wipke: 1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Toussaint: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 K
Phillips: 1-4, 2 K
Haynes: 3.1 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 8 H, 2 K, 3 BB, 2 HR, 8.25 ERA
Albano: (W, 2-3) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 7.05 ERA
Herndon: (S, 5), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 5.45 ERA
Rancho had to come back from a 6-2 deficit at the middle of the fourth, but they banged away at it, narrowing it to 6-3 after P.J. Phillips' RBI infield single in the bottom of the frame. Flint Wipke's two-run homer in the seventh turned the game around; the Quakes won it on Larry Infante's RBI single in the eighth, but they had to quell a High Desert ninth-inning rally by erasing a pair of base runners, one of which (Eric Monzon) who reached on a fielding error by 2B Ryan Mount.
Estrella: 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K
Navarro: 2-5, 1 K
Brossman: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Fuller: 2-4, 1 BB, 1 K
Perez: 3-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K
De Los Santos: 1-5, 2 RBI, 3 K
Johnson: 2-5, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Fish: (W, 7-2), 6.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 4 K, 4 BB, 4.86 ERA
Calderon: 1.2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 10.80 ERA
Kiely: (S, 1), 1.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 6.75 ERA
Robert Fish got his fourth straight start on his third consecutive quality start. A real group effort in which the bottom of the order did most of the damage, with an exciting three-run ninth that provided crucial insurance runs.
Jimenez: 2-4, 1 BB
Jacobo: 3-3, 2 2B, 1 BB
Perez, J: 5.2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 8 K, 0 BB, 2 HR, 4.02 ERA
Nabors: 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 2.84 ERA
Cabrera: (W, 1-0) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1.29 ERA
Tom Kotchman got his 1,500th career managerial win in this one, and it was somehow fitting that they had to go to extras to get it. Ogden had a 3-2 lead going into the eighth, but Alberto Rosario's scoring groundout tied it. Brandon Tuten gave up a pair of wild pitches in the 10th, one of which ended in a run scoring, and the other put a baserunner in scoring position (he scored, also).
Update: More at the Daily Herald:
"I didn't think about it at all until everyone started bringing it up," said the veteran coach. "All it means is you have been around a long time, you have had your health, and obviously you've had a lot of good players."Kotchman said he started getting the good players in 1983 when he had Roger Clemens and a player by the name of Mike Brumley, Ogden's current manager.
Those names were followed by more big names like Garret Anderson, Troy Percival, Todd Green, John Lachey, Frankie Rodriguez. Of the 40 players on the Los Angeles Angels' roster, 27 were coached by Kotchman, including his son, Casey.
"Your job at his level is to teach the kids the game on the field and off. It's a different form of school," Kotchman said. "That is the part I like, that is the part that was most conducive for my family."
When Brumley learned the significance of the victory, he expressed his congratulations.
"Good for him, I'm just the guy to get it against," he said with a smile. "I think I was No. 1,000 for Bobby Jones. I seem to move guys up the list a lot.
"No, good for Tom. He's been there a long time, does a good job. He has made his mark on the game."
Amarista: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Alliman: 3-5, 2 RBI, 1 K
Mann: 2-5, 1 K
Torres: (W, 2-0), 6.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 9 K, 3 BB, 2.45 ERA
Pugliese: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA
Paul: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Tiffee: 2-4, 1 BB
Griffin: 1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Rivera, R: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Totten: (W, 1-0), 5.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 5.40 ERA
Koplove: (S, 5), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 3.19 ERA
May: 0-3, 2 K
De Jesus: 0-0, 1 BB
Gonzalez, A: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 K
Rodriguez, J: (L, 0-1), 5.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 6 H, 2 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 9.00 ERA
Leach: 2.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 2.83 ERA
This was merely your garden-variety blowout until the seven-run ninth, egged on by shortstop-pitcher Adolfo Gonzalez, given an opportunity to provide batting practice that inning. He surrendered three consecutive hits to lead off the inning, the third being a home run to Craig Tatum; later, he gave up a grand slam to Eric Eymann. Good times.
Hunt: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Santana, C: 4-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Fuller: 2-3, 2 BB, 1 K
Wall: 4.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 6 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 5.70 ERA
Felix: (W, 5-2) (in relief), 3.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 2.68 ERA
Koss: (S, 4), 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 2.86 ERA
Ortiz: 1-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Silverio: 0-2, 1 K
Mattingly: 0-2
Morris: (W, 1-3), 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 3.88 ERA
Cut to five innings due to rain, the Loons' Jaime Ortiz blasted a homer in the fourth innin, his tenth of the season. Bryan Morris was credited with a complete game shutout.
Baez: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
Aguasviva: 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 8 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 2.76 ERA
Runnels: 2.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 4.50 ERA
Vasquez: (BS, 2), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 2.70 ERA
Tuten: (L, 0-3) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 9.95 ERA
Garcia, J: 2-4, 1 RBI
Sands: 0-2, 2 BB
Goulder: 2-2, 1 2B, 1 BB
Santiago: 4.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 K, 1 BB, 2.70 ERA
Webster: (W, 1-0) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB, 0.00 ERA
Quintero: (S, 1), 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 1 BB, 7.36 ERA
A continuation/rescheduling of yesterday's game? Who knows. Anyway, the Dodgers won both ends of the doubleheader. Go them.
Bert: 1-2
Perez, E: 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 2.00 ERA
Wilson: (W, 1-0) (in relief), 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 0.00 ERA
Labels: minors
Friday, June 27, 2008 |
Really, I Have A Comment Here: Dodgers 6, Angels 0
Good game by the Dodgers, who uncharacteristically didn't let opportunities get past them, Andre Ethier especially.
Labels: angels, dodgers, recaps
Talk About Climbing The Ladder!
The Grizzlies' left fielder should be embarrassed. Hat tip to Al at BCB, who had it as a .mov, but it's easier to show from YouTube.
Update: Looks like I've been hoaxed. Sheesh.
Labels: funny, hoaxes, minors, wow
Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
Minor League Scorebook
News
- Las Vegas held a contest to rename the team; the winner will be announced during the last week of their season.
- Speaking of Vegas, a number of days old, but still bearing repeating: the 51's activated OF Greg Jacobs from the DL; Brian Akin was moved up from AA Jacksonville to replace Ramon Troncoso, recently called up to the Dodgers. (Would it kill the 51's or whatever they're gonna be called to do a better job of reporting their transactions in-house?)
- The Travs
have a bunch of roster moves as well, which I'll just quote
for laziness' sake:
The Travs have lost 1B Mike Collins and LHP Doug Brandt to injury while Jordan Czarniecki was sent to Salt Lake City. However the Travs get back outfielder Chris Pettit after he missed the first half of the season with a broken foot. Two relievers come to the Arkansas bullpen from Rancho Cucamonga; right-hander Aaron Cook and lefty Barret Browning. Catcher Tim Duff and infielder Adam Morrissey rejoined the Travs from Salt Lake and outfielder Drew Toussaint was sent back to Rancho Cucamonga.
Collins has been placed on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to June 19. Tests taken during the all-star break revealed a bulging disc in his lower back.
Brandt also goes to the 7-day DL diagnosed with a strain in his left elbow. Brandt's stint in the disabled list is retroactive to June 23.
- And speaking of tardy, congratulations to the Fresno State Bulldogs, who won the College World Series.
Scores
Sandoval, F: 3-4, 2 2B
Wood: 0-4
Brown, M: 2-4, 1 2B
Budde: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Loux: (L, 9-4), 5.1 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 9 H, 6 K, 2 BB, 3 HR, 4.20 ERA
Jepsen: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 3.38 ERA
Brandon Wood wasn't helped by the day off, which snapped a pretty substantial six-game hitting streak (.475/.394/.688). Shane Loux was the predictable culprit, though I suppose in his defense he just came off a seven-inning shutout win.
Johnson, Be: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Smith, Cor: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Mosebach: (L, 6-6), 5.2 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 10 H, 7 K, 3 BB, 4.42 ERA
Rodriguez, R: 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 1.93 ERA
Cook: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 0.00 ERA
Starter Bobby Mosebach got knocked around pretty good, and the new-look offense didn't do a whole lot, getting three runs on five hits. They did make it interesting in the bottom of the ninth by scoring again, but they expended too many outs to do it.
Nieves: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Mount: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Trumbo: 0-5, 2 K
Infante: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 K
Wipke: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 K
Phillips: 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Norman: 3-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Diaz: 6.0 IP, 6 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 4.52 ERA
Leon: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 7.97 ERA
Herndon: (W, 3-6) (in relief), 0.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 5.52 ERA
A terrific game for Peter Bourjos, who also had four hits in a single game on May 5, though that one was in regulation. Bourjos was part of a big three-run ninth inning rally Rancho had to get just to force the game to extras, one that came perilously close to ending when Anthony Norman erased himself stealing second. Norman more than made up for it in the bottom of the tenth when reliever Steven Uhlmansiek intentionally walked both Flint Wipke and P.J. Phillips to get to Norman, loading the bases. Norman then whacked a single to center for a walkoff tally.
Romine: 3-6, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Estrella: 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 K
Brossman: 1-2, 3 BB, 1 K
Fuller: 2-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB
De Los Santos: 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Johnson: 4-4, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Davitt: 3.0 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 5.29 ERA
Ford: (W, 2-0) (in relief), 2.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 0.84 ERA
McKiernan: (S, 6), 1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 4.23 ERA
The completion of yesterday's wild one, Cedar Rapids came back to score four in the bottom of the sixth on a Julio Perez triple, an Anel De Los Santos RBI single, and Tyler Johnson's two-run homer. Wisconsin came back for two more in the top of the ninth, but that was it.
Fuller: 0-1, 1 K
Perez: 2-4
Romine: 0-1
Reckling: 6.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 7 K, 2 BB, 2.31 ERA
Armstrong: (L, 0-4) (in relief), 1.1 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 7.62 ERA
Howard: (BS, 1), 0.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 3 BB, 2.84 ERA
Carmona: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 7.76 ERA
Trevor Reckling pitched well, but
Hector Estrella's leadoff homer in the fourth was one of only two tallies for the Kernels.
Lopez: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Jimenez: 3-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Pippin: 1-5, 1 2B, 4 K
Smith: 4.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 1 HR, 2.25 ERA
Geltz: (BS, 1)(W, 1-0) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 1 HR, 9.00 ERA
Dorado: (S, 2), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 2 BB, 4.50 ERA
Another slugfest between the Owlz and the Raptors, with the Raptors coming up short again. Ogden led 3-1 after a two-run sixth (both starters finished afer only four innings) that included a Kyle Orr solo homer, but Orem answered in the eighth with three runs, one of which came on an infield single to Jon Michael Redding, and another thanks to a wild pitch. Orem got two more in the ninth; each time, Ogden posted single runs (one on Steven Caseres' solo shot in the eighth) but the Owlz held on to win it.
Farnsworth: 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K
Younger: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Blanco: (L, 0-1), 4.2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 3 BB, 1.93 ERA
Keller: 1.1 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 6.00 ERA
Orenduff, J: 0-1
Repko: 1-1
Orenduff, J: (L, 2-4), 4.0 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 8 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 4 HR, 6.55 ERA
Miller: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 4.86 ERA
A crummy game for Justin Orenduff, who's had two in a row and only three quality starts this year.
Bellhorn: 2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
May: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K
Justis: 2-4
Godwin: 3-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
LaMura: (W, 2-2), 6.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 3.60 ERA
Hammes: (H, 3), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 6.04 ERA
Meque: (S, 1), 1.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 0.00 ERA
Jacobo Meque got his first AA save in his second appearance. The Suns scored four in the second and held the lead thereafter. Mark Bellhorn homered, his second in as many games, and his third in a week. Well, he was a major leaguer, once.
Santana, C: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
Locke: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K
Pedroza: 2-4, 1 3B, 1 K
Guerra: (L, 1-2) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 3 BB, 4.50 ERA
Inland Empire pushed the go-ahead runs across in the top of the ninth, but Lancaster got two more in the bottom of the frame to win it on Josh Reddick's RBI single.
Mattingly: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Lambo: 3-4, 1 RBI
Garabedian: 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Silverio: 1-4, 1 RBI
Garcia, Y: 0-4, 4 K
Ortiz: 1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Kutz: (W, 3-1), 5.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 3.89 ERA
Sartor: (S, 4), 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 3.98 ERA
Russell: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Caseres: 1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Orr: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
Herrera: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 K
Mier: 3-4
Gordon: 2-4, 1 2B
Garcia, L: 4.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 4 K, 4 BB, 4.00 ERA
Prado: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 1 BB, 5.00 ERA
Redding: (BS, 1), 2.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 0 BB, 8.31 ERA
Solano: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 5.68 ERA
Labels: minors
Pickoff Moves
Bullets Over Broadway
- Tony Jackson and others reported on Scott Proctor's move to the DL trumping an option to AAA only after Proctor was told of the move. Ridiculous.
- Lou Piniella will join the NL coaching staff at the All-Star game, replacing the deposed Willie Randolph.
- Josh Hamilton was hit in the hand by a pitch, but x-rays were negative and he's day-to-day.
Shawn Chacon Tackles GM, Loses Job, Duh
Shawn Chacon was put on unconditional release waivers by the Astros a day after he threw Astros GM Ed Wade to the floor and was suspended indefinitely."Based on the information we have to date, we believe the Astros' response violates the Basic Agreement," union general counsel Michael Weiner said. "If Shawn Chacon clears waivers and is released, we will pursue appropriate relief on his behalf."The Astros are claiming that Chacon is not due any of his remaining salary because he is being terminated for cause. Rotoworld thinks the Astros are doing Chacon a favor by releasing him, but I'm not so sure; he may not be able to find another taker, and if he were merely suspended, he'd be still drawing the balance of his salary, $983,607.
Dodgers Go To Six-Man Rotation Just For Stults
The Dodgers are going to a six-man rotation, just so they can keep Eric Stults in it.As for the six-man rotation, Torre joked that the alternative of not letting Stults start again posed a threat to the manager's security, professionally and otherwise."You want to get me fired and killed at the same time?" he asked.
Kershaw Wobbly, Dodgers Can't Score — What Else Is New? White Sox 2, Dodgers 0
The only thing really interesting about this game was Andy LaRoche making his major league debut at second base. Otherwise, Clayton Kershaw proved that if he can't spot his curveball, he just won't get through a game too well; he only lasted four innings. He really ought to be sent back to AA or AAA. Brian Falkenborg pitched a scoreless inning, but he won't be long for the Show, I imagine.
Matt Kemp got himself two walks, the only Dodger to get on base three times (the other being a single), and Delwyn Young reached twice, also on two walks. James Loney hit into his league-leading 1,234,566,789th 17th GIDP. There's something wrong with Gameday, it keeps repeating the same game.
Labels: all-star game, angels, astros, dodgers, front office, funny, managers, transactions, white sox
Minor League Scorebook
Romine: 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Estrella: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 K
Fuller: 2-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB
De Los Santos: 0-3, 1 K
Johnson: 3-3, 2 2B, 1 RBI
Davitt: 3.0 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 5.29 ERA
Suspended in the sixth due to a rain delay lasting more than two hours, with two outs in the top of the second and a man on second. Wisconsin center fielder Denny Almonte is a double away from the cycle, as both pitching staffs suffered from epic collapses. The Kernels used a pair of relievers, Michael Davitt and Esmerlin Jimenez, neither of which were especially effective. Jimenez in particular surrendered nine runs, all but one earned, over 2.1 innings of work.
Giovanatto: 3-4, 1 RBI
Rosario, Al: 2-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI
Miller: (W, 1-0), 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 0.82 ERA
Taylor: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 1.35 ERA
Orem rushes out to an incredible 8-1 record with this game, with Jayson Miller and three relievers pitching a four-hit shutout. Orem scored the only run they would need in the top of the second, on a Gabriel Jacobo double and Donato Giovanatto's RBI single. Giovanatto and Rian Kiniry paced the team with three hits apiece.
Ramos: 1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Escobar: 2.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 4.50 ERA
Flores: (L, 0-1) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 7 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 32.40 ERA
Kelvim Escobar pitched two innings to start this game, giving up a run on two hits while striking out two. He might be at this level for a while.
De Jesus: 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 K
Hoffmann: 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Bellhorn: 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K
May: 0-3, 1 BB
Castillo, J: 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 7 K, 2 BB, 2.85 ERA
Schlichting: (W, 2-1) (in relief), 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 2.74 ERA
Leach: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 1 BB, 2.36 ERA
Mark Bellhorn homered, a two-run jack in the sixth, the highlight of scoring for the Suns, who pitched a five-hit shutout against Chattanooga, kicked off by starter Jesus Castillo.
Silverio: 0-4, 2 K
Garate: (L, 4-3), 6.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 8 K, 3 BB, 1 HR, 2.14 ERA
Sanfler: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB, 4.20 ERA
Unpronounceable Lancing starter Marc Rzepczynski picked up the win over Victor Garate. It's not like the Loons didn't have any chances, as for instance in the top of the seventh when they got a leadoff double by Jaime Ortiz, but they weren't able to cash him in.
Calfee: 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Caseres: 3-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Orr: 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Dutton: (W, 1-0), 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 5 BB, 1.80 ERA
Ogden won their first game of the season here, taking out their frustrations of losing six straight to Orem and the first two of this series. Coming up next: a two-game set with Orem.
Labels: minors