Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-29-2007

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Score:

 

Iowa lost 11-3, box:

 

2B E. Patterson 0/4, R, BB, 2 K

SS R. Cedeño 1/3, R, HR (7), RBI - June (95 AB): .442/.500/.705/1.205; 1.049 OPS for season

1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4

RF M. Murton 1/4, RBI, 2 K

C G. Soto 1/3, R, HR (11), RBI, BB

3B S. Moore 2/4, K, SB (4)

SP S. Gallagher 4+ IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 K/3 BB, 6 GO-4 FO, 67 pitches (40 strikes) - faced 4 batters in the 5th inning, all 4 scored

RP C. Pignatiello 0.1 IP, 3 ER, 0 H, 1 K/2 BB, HBP, WP, 20 pitches (7 strikes), 3-3 inherited runners-scored

RP C. Rapada 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 K/1 BB, 1 GO-1 FO, 25 pitches (16 strikes)

 

Tennessee lost 9-0, box:

 

2B G. Cates 1/4, K

3B M. Craig 0/4, K

1B J. Fox 0/4, K

CF T. Colvin 2/3 - 39 AB at AA: .282/.300/.359/.659

C C. McGehee 0/3, 2 PB (6)

SP J. Berg 4.1 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 1 K/5 BB, 2 HBP, WP, 8 GO-3 FO

RP J. Blevins 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 GO-3 FO

 

Daytona PPD: Wet Grounds

 

Peoria won 7-1, box:

 

2B J. Mota 1/5, 2 R, K

RF J. Adduci 2/4, R, 2B (10), 2 RBI, K

3B J. Lansford 2/4, R, HR (3), 3 RBI

1B R. Canzler 2/4, SB (8) - last 10 games (37 AB): .514/.550/.784/1.334; June (75 AB): .347/.419/.533/.952

C W. Castillo 2/4, R, K

CF M. Camp 2/4, 2 R, HR (2), RBI, K

SP J. Pina 7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 2 K/3 BB, WP, 6 GO-12 FO

RP A. Maestri 2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K/0 BB, WP, 1 GO-2 FO

 

Boise lost 4-1, box:

 

SS D. Johnston 1/2, 2B (6), 2 BB, K

3B M. Smith 1/3, R, BB, K

DH S. Clevenger 1/3, R, RBI, K

1B M. Sawyer 0/4, 3 K

C M. Mercedes 1/3

RF K. Burke 0/4, 3 K - 0/15, 3 BB : 4 K with Boise

SP A. Alburquerque 4 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 6 K/4 BB, HBP, 4 GO-0 FO

RP J. Muller 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 K/1 BB, 1 GP-1 FO

 

Mesa won 5-4 on a walk-off RBI triple from Luke Sommer, box:

 

DH L. Johnson 1/3, 3 R, 2 BB, SB (5) - 24 AB: .458/.552/.708/1.260, 3 BB : 5 K

CF J. Rea 1/1, 2B (1), BB - pro debut (18th rounder)

CF L. Sommer 1/3, 3B (1), RBI, E (1, fielding) - came in as a defensive replacement in the 4th inning

C J. Donaldson 0/2

C C. Perez 2/2, 2B (1), 3 RBI, HBP - came in as a defensive replacement in the 4th inning

RF C. Andersen 0/4, 2 K

1B J. Reyes 2/4, K

SS G. Guzman 1/3, R, BB

SP L. Suarez 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K/2 BB. 1 GP-4 FO

RP F. Acosta 1 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 K/1 BB, E (1, missed catch) - state-side debut

 

DSL Cubs lost 6-2, box.

 

The VSL Cubs/Twins have the day off.

 

Overall: 2-4

Edited July 1, 2007 by CaliforniaRaisin

[Guest]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa: RHP Sean Gallagher (Iowa: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 IP; Overall: 8-2, 3.14 ERA, 66 IP)

Tennessee: RHP Justin Berg (4-5, 5.24 ERA, 77.1 IP)

Daytona: RHP Jeff Samardzija (0-5, 5.22 ERA, 69 IP)

Peoria: RHP Jose Pina (1-7, 5.64 ERA, 68.2 IP)

Boise: RHP Al Alburquerque (Boise: 0-0, 4.00 ERA, 9 IP; Overall: 1-3, 6.53 ERA, 30.1 IP)

 

Gallagher (Iowa): 5 IP, 4 K/2 BB, .071 BAA

Gallagher (Iowa & Tenn): 66 IP, 58 K/26 BB, .224 BAA

Berg: 77.1 IP, 43 K/40 BB, .293 BAA

Samardzija: 69 IP, 25 K/24 BB, .330 BAA

Pina: 68.2 IP, 48 K/24 BB, .296 BAA

Alburquerque (Boise): 9 IP, 13 K/5 BB, .243 BAA

Alburquerque (Peoria & Boise): 30.1 IP, 28 K/14 BB, .282 BAA

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Go Sean!

[jersey cubs fan]

Go Samardzija. Start turning things around so, at the very least, you become a valuable trading chip this offseason or next.

[Guest]

Mesa is down 3-0 in the 5th. Looking at the box, there are a few things of note:

 

• 17-year old Larry Suarez got the start and fared much better in his second appearance of the season, though he displayed more poor control - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K/2 BB.
   
  18-year old Francisco Acosta made his U.S. debut and gave up 2 unearned runs: 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 K/1 BB.
   
  18th rounder Jeffrey Rea, a 2B at Mississippi State, is making his pro debut...at CF.
   
  Josh Donaldson threw 1 out of 2 potential base stealers today, meaning he's thrown out 2 of 3 in two games.

[Guest]

Iowa is up 1-0 in the third on a Matt Murton RBI single. Gallagher: 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 K/1 BB, 30 pitches.

 

Tennessee is down 3-0 in the fifth. Tyler Colvin is 2/2.

 

Peoria is up 4-0 after 4. Josh Lansford has a 2-run HR.

[Guest]

ANOTHER homer for Ronny Cedeño. That's three straight games with a HR. Iowa up 2-0.

 

Gallagher: 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K/1 BB, 53 pitches.

[jjgman21]

KF C. Andersen 0/4, 2 K

 

wazzat?

[Outshined_One]

KF C. Andersen 0/4, 2 K

 

wazzat?

 

Delicious.

[jjgman21]

Gallagher lossses it in his fifth inning of work. He, Pigs and Prinz combine to give up a 9 spot.

[Guest]

RF C. Andersen 0/4, 2 K

 

wazzat?

 

I don't know what you're talking about. O:)

Edited June 30, 2007 by CaliforniaRaisin

[NCCubFan]

Smokies smoked by Carolina, 9-0 (final).

[Guest]

Bosie LF Sammy Baez is on the DL and back at Fitch injured. Edited June 30, 2007 by CaliforniaRaisin

[Laura]

Ugh on Gallagher's start.

[Guest]

Dylan Johnston (1/1, double, 2 walks) broke his bat on his double and the other end of his bat hit a little girl in the stands. She had to get medical attention but looked like she was leaving the ballpark on her own power. :?

[E.J.]

Another homerun for Ronnie? Wow, someone's been eating their HGH-laced Wheaties. :shock:

[Guest]

All boxes besides the DSL Cubs posted!

 

IowaCubs.com[/url]"]RedHawks Finish Sweep with 11-3 Win

MLB.com

 

A nine run, three hit, fifth inning allowed the Oklahoma RedHawks to coast to an 11-3 win over the Iowa Cubs Friday night at Principal Park.

Iowa starter Sean Gallagher and relievers Carmen Pignatiello and Bret Prinz combined to walk five batters and hit one batter in the fifth. All six scored. Oklahoma's Drew Meyer added a three-run homer, his first of the year, in the fifth to pad the lead.

 

Ronny Cedeno hit his third home run in three games in the losing effort. Geovany Soto had a solo home run and Buck Coats extended his hitting streak to seven games with a single in the fourth.

 

Iowa's Gallagher (1-1) was tagged with the loss.

 

John Rheinecker (2-2) picked up the win for Oklahoma, throwing seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits.

 

SmokiesBaseball.com[/url]"]CAROLINA PITCHES SHUTOUT AGAIN FRIDAY 9-0 OVER SMOKIES

 

Zebulon, NC- Carolina took the series over the Smokies Friday night 9-0 at Five County Stadium.

 

The Mudcats built a 3-0 lead heading into the fifth, Carolina then blew the game wide open the next two innings. Centerfielder Jai Miller’s RBI double cleared the bases after a hit batter and two walks put them on.An inning later, third baseman Lee Mitchell hammered an Adalberto Mendez pitch over the leftfield wall to grow the advantage to 9-0.

 

Gaby Hernandez (4-7) picked up the win, lasting five innings and gave up just three hits. The loss falls to Smokies starter Justin Berg (4-6).

 

There was a 22 minute power delay in the fifth inning as the stadiums lights loss power.

 

PeoriaChiefs.com[/url]"]Chiefs Beat Bees 7-1

 

Peoria, IL- The Peoria Chiefs climbed to within a game of first place Burlington with a 7-1 victory over the visiting Bees at O’Brien Field Friday night. The win brings the Chiefs to 5-4 in the second half and 36-42 overall.

 

Jose Pina tossed seven shutout innings to pick up his second win of the season. Pina had his best start of the season allowing just four hits while striking two. Alex Maestri worked the final two innings and allowed the only Burlington run.

 

The Chiefs were able to break through against Bees starter Josh Cribb in the third inning. Jonathon Mota singled to start the inning and Josh Lansford connected on his third home run of the season to give the Chiefs a 2-0 lead.

 

 

Peoria got back to work on offense in the fourth after Wellington Castillo and Matt Camp both singled. Camp moved to second on a throw to give the Chiefs runners on second and third with one out. With two outs, Jim Adduci doubled off the wall in left center to score Castillo and Camp to give the Chiefs a 4-0 advantage.

 

Burlington managed just one hit in the first five innings off Pina. However, in the sixth inning after Derrick Robinson singled and Kurt Mertins doubled to give the Bees with runners on second and third with one out. Pina bounced back to strike out Jeff Bianchi and got the MWL leader in home runs Michael Thompson to ground out to keep Burlington off the board.

 

The Chiefs struck against the Bees bullpen in the seventh inning off Ed Cegarra. Mota reached on a throwing error by the shortstop and Adduci reached on a single. Both runners moved up on a passed ball to make it second and third with no outs. Lansford reached on the second error of the inning by Burlington to score Mota and Adduci to make it 6-0.

 

Matt Camp hit a solo home run, his second of the season with two outs in the eighth inning to give the Chiefs a 7-0 advantage. The Bees broke up the shutout in the ninth inning after Joe Dickerson doubled to right center field and came around to score on an RBI single by Matt Morizio to make it 7-1.

 

Gorman’s Pub Player of the Game: Jose Pina (SP) – Jose worked seven shutout innings, his best start of the season to earn his second win. This was the first start this year in which Pina has not allowed a run. He also struck out two batters in the contest.

 

BoiseHawks.com[/url]"]Bears Pitching Stifles Hawks

 

YAKIMA, WA -- Bryant Thompson pitched six shutout innings for his first win of the season and Daniel Vasquez followed with three strong innings for the save as the Yakima Bears beat the Boise Hawks Friday night, 4-1.

 

Thompson allowed just two hits and struck out six Boise batters as the Bears took the first game of this three game series. The right-hander issued four walks and the Hawks had runners on base in every inning through the sixth but could not break through. The Hawks scored their lone run in the eighth inning off Vasquez on a Steve Clevenger double. The hit extended Clevenger's hitting streak to five games. Vasquez allowed two of the Hawk's four hits on the night.

 

The Bears got single runs off Boise starter Al Alberquerque in the third inning on a bases loaded walk and an unearned run in the fourth on an error. Mark Hallberg's bases loaded single off Chris Siegfried added two more runs in the sixth inning. John Muller pitched two scoreless innings to finish the game for Boise.

 

The series continues Saturday as the Hawks send Alberto Cabrera to the mound against the Bears' Daniel Fornier. Game time at County Stadium in Yakima is 7:05 p.m. PST.

 

Roster Moves: Infielder Sammy Baez, who had shoulder surgery last season, has returned to Mesa for further rehab.