Minor League Discussion & Boxes 9-6-2006

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Box Scores

 

Peoria lost game 1 of their best-of-3 playoff series, 2-0: box score

 

2B V. Heredia 1/4, K

SS R. Chirinos 1/4

LF J. Valez 0/4

1B R. Norwood 1/2, HBP

3B K. Reynolds 1/3

RF Y. Carter 0/3, K

C M. Reed 0/3, 3 Ks - ouch

SP M. Atkins 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 K/2 BB, WP, HR, 4 GO-11 FO

RP J. Rayborn 2 IP, 0 R, 1 K/1 BB, E (1, fielding), 2 GO-3 FO

 

Boise gets walked off on, 4-3: box score

 

CF M. Camp 0/2, R, BB

SS M. Matulia 1/4, R, 2 K

LF T. Colvin 0/3, K, CS (5)

DH R. Canzler 0/4, RBI, 2 K

RF A. Joseph 0/2, 2 K - left game in the 4th inning

3B J. Lansford 1/4, R, HR (5), RBI, 3 K

SP J. Pina 6 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 K/2 BB, 3 HBP, 9 GO-6 FO

[CaliforniaRaisin]

MWL First Round:

 

Game 1: Wed., Sept. 6, Peoria @ Beloit, 6:30 pm CDT

Game 2: Thurs., Sept. 7, Peoria vs. Beloit, 6:30 pm CDT

Game 3 (if needed): Fri., Sept. 8, Peoria vs. Beloit, 6:30 pm CDT

 

Probable Starters:

 

MWL First Round - Game 1: RHP Mitch Atkins (13-4, 2.41 ERA) @ RHP Yohan Pino (14-2, 1.91 ERA)

Boise: RHP Jose Pina (2-5, 4.60 ERA) @ RHP Andrew Graham (3-1, 2.61 ERA)

 

Atkins: 138.1 IP, 127 K/53 BB

Pina: 58.2 IP, 24/21

[CaliforniaRaisin]

MiLB.com's MWL Playoff Preview[/url]"]Peoria Chiefs vs. Beloit Snappers

(Best-of-3)

 

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES

 

The two teams split the season series, winning eight games apiece. Peoria and Beloit ended the regular season by splitting a four-game series, so they'll be more than ready to face one another again this week. The Chiefs swept a four-game series in May, but the Snappers took three out of four in both April and July.

 

HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS

 

Peoria

The Chiefs hit.242 and slugged .336 as a team against the Snappers. Alberto Garcia hit .367, with five doubles and seven RBIs. Jesus Valdez collected 15 hits in 46 at-bats, while Robinson Chirinos hit .311 with five doubles and five RBIs ... Peoria's pitching staff posted a 3.23 ERA against Beloit. Mitch Atkins tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings against the Snappers on Sept. 1. Jesus Yepez did not factor into a decision despite tossing 18 2/3 innings over four appearances and compiling a 2.41 ERA.

 

Beloit

The Snappers hit .243 and slugged .344 against the Chiefs. Dwayne White hit .297 over 37 at-bats. Eli Tintor hit .308 and scored a team-high 12 runs. Erik Lis and Paul Kelly, the team's two leading run producers vs. Peoria, are no longer with the club ... Beloit's pitching staff posted a 2.92 overall ERA against Peoria. Adam Hawes went 2-0 with a 2.12 ERA over three appearances. Alexander Smit went 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA and struck out 20 batters over 17 innings.

 

ON THE MOUND

 

Peoria

Mitch Atkins: The dominating staff ace led the team in wins (13), ERA (2.41), and strikeouts (127).

 

Scott Taylor: The 19-year-old went just 8-8 over 22 starts, but compiled a respectable 3.39 ERA and walked just 28 batters over 140 2/3 innings.

 

Matt Avery: The fireballing closer struck out 76 batters over just 67 innings.

 

Beloit

Yohan Pino: Pino is tied for the league lead in wins (14), despite making seven starts against 35 relief appearances. The red-hot right-hander posted a 2.70 ERA in August, his highest of the season.

 

Ryan Mullins: Poor run support led to a disappointing 5-8 record, but the Nashville native compiled a respectable 3.86 ERA and struck out 139 over a team-high 156 1/3 innings pitched.

 

Alexander Smit: Smit is 5-1 since joining the starting rotation, 7-2 overall. Smit, who was born in Norway, struck out an amazing 141 batters over 108 1/3 innings.

 

AT THE PLATE

 

Peoria

Ryan Norwood, 1B: The 23-year-old first baseman has been the Chiefs' most consistent offensive performer. Norwood hit .307 with 15 homers and 69 RBIs.

 

Jesus Valdez, OF: The Venezuelan left fielder batted .302 with 25 doubles and 61 RBIs. He also hit .321 in the month of August.

 

Robinson Chirinos, 2B/SS: Chirinos hit just .242, but this scrappy infielder draws plenty of walks (69) and excites on the basepaths (19 stolen bases).

 

Beloit

Edward Ovalle, OF: Consistent but unspectacular, the 21-year-old Dominican was among the Snappers' leaders in hits (123) and RBIs (55).

 

Eli Tintor, OF: After a slow start, Tintor hit .333 in July and .294 in August. The 21-year-old native of Minnesota slugged 12 homers and drove in 54 runs.

 

Matthew Betsill, 1B: A late addition to the Snappers' lineup, the 22-year-old Georgian provided a spark by hitting .280 over 100 at-bats.

 

HISTORY LESSONS

 

The Chiefs won it all in 2002, but since then have appeared in the playoffs just once (a first-round loss to Kane County in 2004). Since the team's inception in 1983, Peoria has won the Division Championship just two times ... The Snappers have won only one MWL Championship in their 24-year history, but the club captured the Division crown in 2001 and 2003.

 

SERIES COULD TURN ON...

 

Beloit's continued ability to play well under adversity. Despite losing many of their best players to injuries and callups (including slugger Erik Lis and starter Oswaldo Perez), the Snappers actually played better in the second half than they did in the first. Peoria, meanwhile, has played under .500 in the second-half after winning the Division in the first.

 

PREDICTION

 

The Snappers haven't had a losing month since May, and there is no reason to believe September will be any different. Beloit in two.

 

Boo on the prediction!

[Guest]

Is there anything more meaningless to the prediction of the outcome of the series than the respective playoff history of two minor league franchises?

[karenmac]

I think my husband and I have given in and are going to make the round-trip to Beloit and back today. After seeing the games Fri-Sun, I think the Chiefs have a good chance of winning this in 2 - we should have won Saturday, and looked convincing on Friday and Sunday. The Monday win for Beloit I don't count for anything, as we should have never played the game in the first place...and the run they got to "win" was just a fluke brought on by the sloppy conditions.

 

Go Chiefs!

[Mephistopheles]

Jake Fox in BA's Hot Sheet:

 

Jake Fox, c, Cubs (Double-A West Tenn): A third-round pick out of Michigan in 2003, Fox made it to Double-A this season after spending all of last year--and half of this season--at high Class A Daytona. This has been a breakout year for Fox, who never hit higher than .287 in a season (low Class A Lansing, 2004). In 442 at-bats, Fox hit .294/.350/.514--with probably his most impressive stat being the 16 home runs he put up in the FSL.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/hotsheet/262386.html

 

Somewhere Dayn Fox is in the corner crying, or laughing.

[snoodmonger]

The Snappers?

[Laura]

Go Chiefs!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Peoria:

 

2B Valerio Heredia

SS Robinson Chirinos

LF Jesus Valdez

1B Ryan Norwood

DH Alberto Garcia

3B Kyle Reynolds

RF Yusuf Carter

C Mark Reed

CF Davey Gregg

 

SP Mitch Atkins

 

Game-time weather at Beloit, WI: 75°F, partly cloudy.

[ChiefsVoice]

Playoff baseball, here we go! The stream is up and rolling...Guys are excited...and got a big laugh out of the prediction from MILB.com. Time to prove them wrong!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Playoff baseball, here we go! The stream is up and rolling...Guys are excited...and got a big laugh out of the prediction from MILB.com. Time to prove them wrong!

 

You're sounding good, Nathan.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

And Heredia opens up the playoffs with an IF single. And promptly is retired on a Chirinos GIDP.

 

0-0 in the middle of the first.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Mitch Atkins bottom of the first:

 

Atkins vs. Patterson:

 

Strike 1 looking.

Strike 2 looking.

Ball 1 low.

Ball 2 low.

Flyout to CF. One out.

 

Atkins vs. Luque:

 

Strike 1 low.

Strike 2 low.

Fouled off (curveball), count remains 0-2.

Lineout to SS. Two outs.

 

Atkins vs. Betsill:

 

Ball 1.

Flyout to RF.

 

1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 12 pitches (according to Nathan, I must have missed one somewhere)

 

0-0 after 1.

[Laura]

Thanks for the updates, Raisin! :)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Oneri Fleita and Bobby Dickerson are at the game.

 

Atkins' second inning:

 

Atkins vs. White:

 

10-pitch walk

 

Atkins vs. Tintor:

 

Flyout to LF. One out.

 

Atkins vs. Ovalle:

 

Groundout, 5-3 - nice throw by Reynolds. White to second base (was going on the pitch). Two outs.

 

Atkins vs. Portes:

 

5-pitch walk.

 

Atkins vs. Leger:

 

Flyout to RF.

 

Atkins: 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 0 K - approximately 37 pitches

 

0-0 after 2.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Pino has retired 8 straight since the Heredia single to open the game. 0-0 going to the bottom of the third inning.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Mitch Atkins' third inning:

 

Atkins vs. Gardenhire:

 

Strike 1.

Strike 2.

Check swing - didn't go around, ball 1.

Single to RF.

 

Atkins vs. Patterson:

 

Bunted foul.

Sacrifice bunt, 5-3. One out. Gardenhire to second.

 

Atkins vs. Luque:

 

Ball 1.

Popped out (foul) to third base. Two outs.

 

Atkins vs. Betsill:

 

Wild pitch, ball 1. Gardenhire to third.

Strike 1 looking.

Strike 2 looking.

Groundball (on a curveball), 3-unassisted.

 

Atkins: 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K (49 pitches)

 

0-0 after 3.

Edited September 7, 2006 by CaliforniaRaisin

[CaliforniaRaisin]

11 in a row retired by Pino...and all three in the 4th inning were soft grounders to the right side of the IF.

 

0-0 in the bottom of the 4th.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Atkins' 5th inning:

 

Atkins vs White:

 

Ball 1 inside.

Ball 2 low.

Lineout to first base. One out.

 

Atkins vs. Tintor:

 

Strike 1 called.

Ball 1 slightly low.

Curve ball fouled weakly down the third base line, 1-2 count.

Ball 2 in the dirt.

Ball 3 (fastball) low.

Fouled out of play, count remains full.

Popped out (foul) to Reed. Two outs.

 

Atkins vs. Ovalle:

 

Strike 1.

Strike 2.

Strike 3 swinging (fastball).

 

Atkins: 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K, 62 pitches.

 

0-0 after 4.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Top of the 5th:

 

Norwood singles.

Garcia flies out.

Reynolds with a pop-single to CF (misplayed by the CF). Norwood to second (first Chief in scoring position).

Carter strikes out.

Reed strikes out.

 

0-0 in the middle of the 5th.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Mitch Atkins' 5th inning:

 

Atkins vs. Portes:

 

Full count single. Nathan notes that the ball 3 pitch was the exact same pitch that Reed was called out on in the top of the inning.

 

Atkins vs. Leger:

 

Sacrifice bunt. Portes to second. One out.

 

Atkins vs. Gardenhire:

 

Flies out to the warning track in LF. Two outs.

 

Atkins vs. Patterson.

 

Strike 1.

Ball 1.

Strike 2 swinging.

Strike 3 swinging.

 

Atkins: 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 75 pitches.

 

0-0 after 5.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Pino works around a 2-out bunt single by Chirinos. It's 0-0 in the middle of the 6th.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Atkins' 6th inning:

 

Atkins vs. Luque:

 

Ball 1.

Ball 2.

Strike 1 on the outside corner.

Single grounded to LF, past a diving Kyle Reynolds.

 

Atkins vs. Betsill:

 

Popped out to SS. One out.

 

Atkins vs. White:

 

Popped out to SS. Two outs.

 

Atkins vs. Tintor:

 

Strike 1 on the outside corner.

Pitchout, ball 1.

Ball 2 low.

Ball 3 outside.

2-run homerun to LF. Beloit leads 2-0.

 

Atkins vs. Ovalle:

 

Strike 1 looking. Justin Rayborn loosening in the Chiefs' pen.

Ball 1.

Strike 2 fouled back.

Strike 3 swinging (curve ball).

 

Atkins: 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 90 pitches.

 

Beloit leads Peoria 2-0 after 6.

Edited September 7, 2006 by CaliforniaRaisin

[Laura]

argh.

 

runs plz

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Top of the 7th inning for the Chiefs:

 

Ryan Norwood HBP.

Garcia GIDP.

Reynolds strikes out swinging.

 

Pino only has 75 pitches. Nathan notes that Beloit has a weak bullpen with no real closer.

 

At the 7th inning stretch, Beloit is winning 2-0.