Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-24-2007

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Iowa has a 7-1 lead with the game suspended due to rain against the Round Rock. It will be resumed at a date TBD.

 

2B Patterson - 1/2, R, 2B (7), BB

CF Pie - 1/3, R, K, SB (6)

SS Fontenot - 0/2, BB, 2 K, SB (3)

1B Hoffpauir - 1/2, 2 R, BB

C Hill - 3/3, 2 R, 2 2B (12), 2 RBI (22)

RF Coats - 2/3, 4 RBI (21), SB (4)

LF Walker - 1/3, RBI (6), 2 K

SP Webb - 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2/2 K/BB, HR

 

 

Peoria tied and took the lead in the 8th and hung on to beat Lansing 5-4

 

3B Lansford - 2/4, 2 R, HR (2), 2 RBI (21), E (7, fielding)

1B Canzler - 2/4, 2 R, 2B (7), HR (3), 2 RBI (14), 2K

LF Joseph - 1/4, K

DH Lalli - 1/3, 2B (3), 2K

RF Carter - 1/3, RBI (24), 2K

SP Hernandez - 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 2 WP

RP Carrillo - 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3/1 K/BB

RP Bernard - 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0/0 K/BB

RP Roquet - 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1/0 K/BB

 

 

Tennessee lost to Jacksonville 8-2

 

CF Fuld - 1/3, R, 2B (5), BB

LF Salas - 2/3, RBI (17), BB

C Fox - 1/4, HR (9), RBI (29), K, E (4, throw)

1B Craig - 1/3, 2B (7)

2B-SS Cates - 2/4

SP Hart - 6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 6/0 K/BB, HR, Balk

RP Reinhard 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0/1 K/BB

RP Blevins - 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2/2 K/BB

RP Mendez - 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2/1 K/BB

 

 

Daytona lost to Fort Myers 5-0

 

CF Colvin - 1/4, K

LF Valdez - 2/4, 2B

DH Dopirak - 0/4, K

3B Reynolds - 1/3, K

1B Garcia - 1/3, 2K

SP Koerber - 5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1/1 K/BB, HR

RP Santo - 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/0 K/BB

RP Mueller - 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB

[Guest]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: RHP John Webb (1-0, 4.78 ERA, 26.1 IP)

Tennessee: RHP Kevin Hart (2-4, 6.43 ERA, 42 IP)

Daytona: LHP Scott Koerber (2-1, 2.79 ERA, 29 IP)

Peoria: RHP Robert Hernandez (0-1, 3.60 ERA, 5 IP)

 

Webb: 26.1 IP, 17 K/9 BB, .282 BAA

Hart: 42 IP, 36 K/14 BB, .278 BAA

Koerber: 29 IP, 19 K/5 BB, .232 BAA

Hernandez: 6 IP, 3 K/0 BB, .222 BAA

[Guest]

Another lackluster day pitching wise down on the farm. Go Hernandez!

[Guest]

By the way, I'm going up to the Bay area this weekend and leaving the game threads in the very incapable hands of Jon.

[Outshined_One]

By the way, I'm going up to the Bay area this weekend and leaving the game threads in the very incapable hands of Jon.

 

Kent help us all...

[Guest]

By the way, I'm going up to the Bay area this weekend and leaving the game threads in the very incapable hands of Jon.

 

My god, what were you thinking? You're trusting the rookie?

[Flames24Rulz]

Iowa's game was suspended in the 5th with Iowa leading 7-1. Koyie Hill was 3/3 with two doubles and two RBI's. Buck Coats was 2/3 with 4 RBI's. EPatt had a double and walk, and Felix was 1/3 with a stolen base. The only Iowa position player to not get a hit was Fontenot, but he did reach base on a walk.

 

Peoria just took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the 8th on a 2-run HR by Lansford. Russ Canzler also has a 2-run HR for the Chiefs. Roquet is on for the 9th to get the save for the Chiefs.

[Jon]

All boxes posted.

 

They have yet to determine when to resume the Iowa/Round Rock game.

[NCCubFan]

I was at the Smokies game again tonight, and they got smoked, 8-2. Two innings really did them in, giving up 4 runs in the 3rd (off Hart) and 3 in the 9th (off Mendez). Fox caught tonight and allowed a stolen base and also had a throwing error. I also think he could have stopped one of the wild pitches charged to Mendez. On the plus side, he did hit a home run, one of the few offensive highlights. Salas continued his hot hitting, going 2 for 3 today after going 4 for 4 yesterday. Cates was the only other hitter to get 2 hits. Fuld, Fox, McGehee, Craig, and Simokaitis each had 1 hit.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

So, at what point do we say that Pie needs MLB exposure to continue to develop?

 

.398/.467/.559/1.026, 13 BB, 14 K in ~110 PA's

[Brian]

So, at what point do we say that Pie needs MLB exposure to continue to develop?

 

.398/.467/.559/1.026, 13 BB, 14 K in ~110 PA's

 

I think it's just about time to take what we can get for Jacque.

[seanimal]

So, at what point do we say that Pie needs MLB exposure to continue to develop?

 

.398/.467/.559/1.026, 13 BB, 14 K in ~110 PA's

 

I think it's just about time to take what we can get for Jacque.

 

It's going to be a bumpy ride, but it needs to happen.

[Slugger_16]

SmokiesBaseball.com[/url]"]McDougall ignites Suns

 

Marshall McDougall homered and knocked in a season-high five runs to lead Jacksonville past Tennessee, 8-2, on Thursday night at Smokies Park.

 

McDougall, who rose to fame in 1999 by hitting six home runs in a game for Florida State University, slugged a three-run homer with two outs in the top of the third inning to put the Suns (26-21) on top, 4-0. He singled in the eighth and stroked a two-run double in the ninth to finish 3-for-5.

 

Chin Lung Hu went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a stolen base, while Juan Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with a pair of runs for Jacksonville.

 

Starter Eric Cyr (4-1) limited the Smokies (24-21) to two runs on eight hits in six innings. He struck out three and did not walk a batter. The 28-year-old Canadian has won four straight decisions and has a 2.47 ERA in 10 starts.

 

Luis Gonzalez worked two scoreless frames and Jonathan Meloan pitched a perfect ninth to snap the Smokies' four-game winning streak.

 

Tennessee starter Kevin Hart (2-5) took the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits in six innings. He fanned six and did not issue a walk.

 

Jake Fox connected for a solo homer, his ninth, while Issmael Salas and Gary Cates each contributed two hits for the Smokies. --Zack Hample/MLB.com

 

 

DaytonaCubs.com[/url]"]Disappointing Road Trip Continues in Fort Myers

Miracle Shutout Cubs, 5-0

 

By: Matt Martinez

 

FT. MYERS, FL - It's been awhile since the Cubs have scored a run- 20 innings to be exact. Ryan Mullins was sensational against Daytona tonight as he went eight strong scoreless innings, scattering three hits while walking just one.

 

Daytona (21-25) fell for the fifth straight time to a Fort Myers (19-28) team that has spent most of the year in the cellar of the Florida State League West.

 

Scott Koerber took the hill for the Cub's for only the second time as a starter and lasted five plus innings, allowing four earned runs on only four base hits. Koerber was relieved by Joel Santo in the sixth, as Koerber left the game with the bases loaded. On one pitch, Santo forced Edward Ovalle to hit into a 6-4-3 double play to help end the scoring threat. But an RBI single off the bat of Whit Robbins allowed another inherited runner to score, and after six innings, the Miracle lead 4-0.

 

Fort Myers would tack on one more in the seventh as player-coach Luis Ugueto ripped an RBI single into left to score the game's final run.

 

Daytona's bats never awakened throughout the game, as the Cubs were shutout. Daytona only managed five base hits and only one was for extra bases (Tyler Colvin's ninth inning double).

 

The Cubs will try to get back on track tomorrow night at Hammonds Stadium at 7:05et in Fort Myers. All Cubs games are broadcasted locally on 1380 WELE or worldwide at daytonacubs.com.

 

 

PeoriaChiefs.com[/url]"]Chiefs Celebrate Anniversary with 5-4 Win

 

Peoria, IL- The Peoria Chiefs used a late two-run homer from Josh Lansford for a come from behind 5-4 win over the visiting Lansing Lugnuts on Thursday night. The Chiefs and Lugnuts spilt the four game series and the Chiefs are now 22-23 on the season

 

With the Chiefs down 4-3 in the eighth inning Josh Lansford came to the plate after a one out walk to Jonathon Mota and connected on his second home run of the season, a two run shot to put the Chiefs a head for the final time at 5-4.

 

Rocky Roquet entered the game with a runner on first in the ninth and promptly induced a 5-4-3 double play off the bat of Chris Emanuele. Roquet then struck out pinch hitter Josh Bell on three pitches to earn his 10th save of the season.

 

Lansing jumped out in front of the fourth consecutive game in the first inning when Yuber Rodriguez and Sean Shoffit singled and both came around to score on a Joey Metropoulos double off the wall in left center field to make it 2-0.

 

The Chiefs, as they have done in the all four games this series answered back the next half inning with two outs. Josh Lansford singled past the third basemen and Russ Canzler who missed the last due games took an 0-1 pitch off Lugnuts starter Graham Godfrey out to the palm trees in left field to tie the game at two. Canzler now has three home runs on the season with two of them coming here at O’Brien Field.

 

The Lugnuts regained the lead in the fourth inning after Matt Lane hit a lead off single followed by an RBI double by Brian Pettway to give Lansing a 3-2 advantage. Chris Emanuele followed with a RBI single to score Pettway and push the lead to 4-2.

 

Canzler picked up his second hit of the game with a double to center field and moved to third on a ground out by Alfred Joseph. After a 51 minute rain delay Canzler came into score on a RBI single by Yusuf Carter to pull the Chiefs to within a run at 4-3. Carter picked up his team leading 24th RBI of the season.

 

Lansford continued to swing a hot bat in the series after a one out walk to Jonathon Mota, Lansford connected on his second home run of the season, a two run shot to put the Chiefs a head for the final time at 5-4.

 

Hernandez worked four innings for the Chiefs while allowing four runs on six hits and did not return after the rain delay. Marco Carrillo worked three hitless innings to keep it a one run game. Oscar Bernard threw an inning of scoreless relief to pick up his first win of the season.

 

Gorman’s Pub Player of the game: Russ Canzler & Josh Lansford (1B & 3B)- Russ came back into the line up after missing two games and hit a 2-run home run in his first at bat to tie the game at 2-2. Canzler later doubled and scored his second run of the game in the fourth inning. Lansford finished the game 2-for-4 with the game winning home run in the eighth inning to give him two on the season.

 

Notes… The Chiefs fell behind in all four games of the series and have fallen behind in 13 consecutive games… There were two rain delays in the game totaling one hour…Friday night is Illini Night at O’Brien Field…Illinois Head Basketball Coach Bruce Weber and assistant coach Wayne McClain will both be on hand along with various Illinois basketball players...The Chiefs will wear custom orange and white Illinois jerseys with #31, #33, #41 and #55 along with Manager Ryne Sandberg’s and an 07 signed jersey by Bruce Weber will be auctioned off to benefit the Louis and Dawn Weber Student Management Enrichment Fund at the University of Illinois…The Zooperstars will also be on hand to entertain…The Chiefs will take on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at 6:30 PM when RHP Alex Maestri (3-1, 2.28) takes the mound against RHP Steve Richard (0-1, 4.05)…The game can be heard live online starting at 6:15 PM at http://www.peoriachiefs.com or on WOAM 1350.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

So, at what point do we say that Pie needs MLB exposure to continue to develop?

 

.398/.467/.559/1.026, 13 BB, 14 K in ~110 PA's

 

how 'bout today?