Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-21-2007

[Slugger_16]

Scheduled Games:

 

Iowa loses 5-1

Iowa wins 1-0

Tennessee loses 5-4

Daytona PPD - Rain

Peoria wins 9-0

Boise wins 6-3

Boise wins 4-1

Mesa wins 4-2

 

DSL Cubs win 5-3

VSL Cubs/Twins lose 10-1

Edited July 22, 2007 by Slugger_16

[Slugger_16]

Probable Starters:

 

Iowa (Game 1): RHP Randy Wells (5-4, 4.50 ERA, 64 IP)

Iowa (Game 2): TBD

Tennessee: LHP Ryan O’Malley (Tenn: 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 5 IP; Overall: 3-8, 7.47 ERA, 90.1 IP)

Daytona: RHP Joel Santo (7-4, 5.10 ERA, 83 IP)

Peoria: LHP Jeremy Papelbon (4-2, 2.47 ERA, 58.1 IP)

Boise (Game 1): LHP Dustin Sasser (2-1, 3.00 ERA, 21 IP)

Boise (Game 2): TBD

Mesa: RHP Kerry Wood (0-1, 3.00 ERA, 3 IP)

 

Wells: 64 IP, 66 K/30 BB, .256 BAA

O’Malley (Tenn): 6 IP, 2 K/0 BB, .261 BAA

O’Malley (Tenn & Iowa): 90.1 IP, 47 K/28 BB, .359 BAA

Santo: 83 IP, 52 K/38 BB, .281 BAA

Papelbon: 58.1 IP, 61 K/18 BB, .215 BAA

Sasser: 21 IP, 15 K/9 BB, .197 BAA

Wood: 3 IP, 5 K/0 BB, .250 BAA

 

Jeremy Papelbon is making his first professional start.

[Flames24Rulz]

Wood gave up a hit, an unearned run (but he committed the error), and a walk in 1 inning. He did get two ground outs, including a double play.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Not a very exciting pitching day aside from Wood's rehab. Hopefully the hitters at Boise stay hot through the doubleheader.

[Skyballer]

Is Jeremy Papelbon, John Papelbons brother or relative?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Is Jeremy Papelbon, John Papelbons brother or relative?

 

Brother

[Skyballer]

Is Jeremy Papelbon, John Papelbons brother or relative?

 

Brother

What's the scouting report on him?

[craig]

What's the scouting report on him?

 

Soft-tossing finesse lefty. Not as fast as Mark Guthrie or Scott Eyre, but as fast or faster than Moyer.

[Skyballer]

What's the scouting report on him?

 

Soft-tossing finesse lefty. Not as fast as Mark Guthrie or Scott Eyre, but as fast or faster than Moyer.

What does he throw as far as off-speed and breaking balls?

[otis89]

Jeremy also has a twin brother named Josh who's in the Red Sox organization.

[Skyballer]

Jeremy also has a twin brother named Josh who's in the Red Sox organization.

Wow lots of Papelbons, who drafted the redheads brother

[bannor10]

is there any report on how well Wood is pitching.....? Is he lighting up the radar gun with triple figures?

[RichHillIsABeast]

is there any report on how well Wood is pitching.....? Is he lighting up the radar gun with triple figures?

 

95 mph, not triple digits.

[JimSorgi]

Is anything expected from O'Malley?

[Flames24Rulz]

Is anything expected from O'Malley?

 

No, not really.

 

Pretty bad outing for Wells tonight: 4 IP, 8 hits, 5 runs, 4 ER, 5 K's/2 BB's. Neal Cotts decided to show up tonight too as he pitched a scoreless 5th including walking 1 and striking out 1. Cedeno has an RBI single and EPatt and Murton are each 1/2. Pie is 0/2 with 2 K's and Soto is 0/1 with a walk.

[Flames24Rulz]

Very good start for Papelbon: 5 IP, 2 hits, 0 ERs, 2 K's/0 BB's. Peoria gets the easy 9-0 win.

 

Tennessee is tied at 3 in the bottom of the 8th. O'Malley went 5, giving up 6 hits, 2 runs, 3 K's/0 BB's, and gave up a HR. Salas, Colvin, and Spears with the RBI's. Colvin is 1/3 with a BB.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Colvin is 1/3 with a BB.

 

I may have to consult a calculator, but I believe that brings him up to TWO AA walks, huzzah!

 

Boise leads 5-3 in the first game of their doubleheader(Hempy started). Thomas and Smith are 0/1 with a walk, Wright is 2/2, and Donaldson is 1/2 with a double. I think they should look at promoting Wright pretty soon, with projects like Burke and Rundle both in Boise it's really not fair that they can't play everyday because Wright is occupying a corner OF spot.

[UK1679666180]

Congrats to Redmond on his 1st professional win.

[Flames24Rulz]

Simokaitis hit a HR to lead off the 9th to, momentarily, give Tennessee the lead. But Jim Henderson took the loss as he gave up 3 hits and 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th.

 

Iowa up 1-0 in the 6th in the nightcap. EPatt led off the game for Iowa with a HR to account for all of the scoring. He also has a single. Felix, Murton, and Cedeno all are 1/3. Walrond only went 2 innings giving up 3 hits, no runs, 1 walk, and struck out 1. Webb relieved him and has been nearly perfect, only allowing 1 hit in 3 innings while striking out 4 and walking none.

 

Boise now up 6-3 in the 5th.

[NCCubFan]

I think it's worth mentioning that Henry Blanco started a rehabilitation assignment with Peoria. He went 1 for 1 plus a walk, scored a run, and had 2 RBI.

[chattbaseball]

EVERETT, WA --The Hawks swept a double header from the Everett Aqua Sox Saturday night, winning the first game, 6-3 and taking the night cap, 4-1.

 

The Hawks won the first game, 6-3. Ty Wright had two hits, drove in a run and scored one. The Hawks got the first three runners on in the first inning and all three scored. Josh Donldson and Mario Mercedes drove in runs in the third inning and the final run scored in the fourth inning on a wild pitch.

 

Zach Ashwood got the win with two and two thirds innings of shutout relief after Arik Hempy went the first two and a third and gave up all three runs. Chris Siegfried allowed one hit in the final two innings to pick up his third save of the season.

 

In the second game Jose Made broke a scoreless tie with a home run over the scoreboard in right field in the fifth inning off the starter Juan Ramariz. The Hawks then added three more in the sixth inning off reliever Brandon McKearney. After a pair of walks Kyler Burke doubled in a run and Luis Bautista drove in two with a base hit.

 

Al Alberquerque pitched five shutout innings for the win and Audi Santana pitched the final two innings allowing a home run in the seventh inning for the only run for the Sox.

 

The Hawks now go to Spokane to open a three game series against the Indians. Game time on Sunday in Spokane is 6:30 p.m. PST.

[Slugger_16]

IowaCubs.com[/url]"]Cubs and Sounds Split Twinbill

Iowa Pitching Finishes Saturday with 10 Shutout Innings

By Toby Hyde / http://www.iowacubs.com

 

The Iowa Cubs and the Nashville Sounds split a doubleheader Saturday in front of a paid crowd of 11,649 at Principal Park. The Sounds won game one 5-1, while the Cubs edged Nashville in the nightcap 1-0.

 

In game two, Eric Patterson led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run and four Iowa pitchers made the single run hold up. John Webb earned the win for three strong relief innings, fanning four. Clay Rapada earned his 14th save. The Cubs kept the Sounds off the scoreboard by executing a perfect relay from leftfield, Buck Coats-to-Ronny Cedeno to catcher Tony Richie to nail the Sounds' catcher Vinny Rottino at home plate in the top of the first. Rottino ran over Richie in the biggest collision at Principal Park in 2007.

 

In game one, the Sounds scored five runs, four earned off Cubs starter Randy Wells in the second through fourth innings. Sounds' knuckleballer R.A. Dickey held the Cubs offense to just six hits in a seven-inning complete game performance.

 

SmokiesBaseball.com[/url]"]Moss, Stars win 12th straight

 

Steve Moss ripped an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning as Huntsville won its 12th straight with a 5-4 victory over Tennessee on Saturday.

 

The Stars (19-11) trailed, 4-3, in the ninth before Hernan Iribarren singled, moved to second on Alcides Escobar's sacrifice and scored on a pinch-hit single by Michael Brantley.

 

Moss followed with his 14th double off reliever Jim Henderson (4-3) as Huntsville remained unbeaten since July 5. The winning streak matches the franchise-record run from April 30 to May 12, 1988.

 

Escobar hit a two-run shot, his first, in the fourth and Iribarren added a solo blast, his third, in the sixth for the Stars, who improved to 14-3 this month.

 

Huntsville reliever Bo Hall (5-1) gave up a run on two hits and a walk with one strikeout over two innings to pick up the win. Starter Sam Narron allowed three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits with two strikeouts over seven frames.

 

Joseph Simokaitis crushed a solo homer, his third, in the ninth for the Smokies (13-16), who have lost five straight.

 

Ryan O'Malley yielded two runs on six hits with three strikeouts over five innings in his second start with Tennessee after going 3-8 with a 7.58 ERA in 18 outings for Triple-A Iowa.

 

PeoriaChiefs.com[/url]"]Chiefs Win 9-0 Saturday

 

Peoria, IL- The Peoria Chiefs extended their winning streak to a season high six games with a 9-0 win over the visiting Fort Wayne Wizards on Saturday night. The win puts the Chiefs record at 18-10 in the second half and keeps them in first place by 2.5 games over Quad Cities who lost tonight.

 

Jeremy Papelbon worked five scoreless innings and the Chiefs bullpen combination of Michael Bartek, Matt Maradeo and Casey Lambert pitched four scoreless and hitless innings to give the Chiefs their third straight shut out. Papelbon allowed just two hits and struck out two and did not issue a walk. Bartek pitched two scoreless innings and while walking two and striking out one. Maradeo had a scoreless eighth inning while Lambert pitched the ninth and did not allow a runner.

 

The Chiefs took advantage of Fort Wayne starter Andy Underwood not being able to find the strike zone in the first inning. Leon Johnson and Henry Blanco both walked on a total of nine pitches. Darwin Barney helped load the bases with no outs after reaching on a bunt single down the third baseline. Jim Adduci delivered a two-run single to right center to give the Chiefs a 2-0 lead. Russ Canzler followed with a sacrifice fly to score Barney to make it 3-0.

 

Peoria added to the lead in the second inning after a lead off walk to Ryne Malone. Nate Samson drove a single into center field to put two runners on with no outs. Johnson sacrificed both runners over and nearly beat the throw at first base. Blanco hit a sacrifice fly to left to score Malone to make it 4-0.

 

Blanco continued to help the Peoria offense in the fourth inning by driving in his second run of the game. Samson was hit by an Underwood pitch in the head and then stole second base. Blanco lined a single into left center to score Samson to make it 5-0. The Cubs catcher, on rehab for a herniated disk, is expected to play with the Chiefs through the eight game homestand.

 

The Chiefs continued to pound out hits in the fifth inning off the Wizards pitching staff. Adduci and Canzler started things with back –to-back singles to put runners on the corners with no outs. Clark Hardman picked up his first hit and RBI in a Chiefs uniform to score Adduci and make it 6-0. Samson drove in a run with a broken bat double over the head of the third basemen to score Canzler and make it 7-0. Johnson picked up his second RBI as a Chief with a ground out to extend the Chiefs lead to 8-0.

 

Peoria again added to the lead in the seventh inning after a long at bat Johnson drew a walk to start the inning. Wellington Castillo lined a double into the left field corner to score Johnson all the way from first base to make it 9-0.

 

Gorman’s Pub Player of the Game: Jeremy Papelbon (SP) – Jeremy tossed five scoreless innings in his first professional start. He allowed just two hits and struck out two batters. Papelbon did not allow a runner past first base and benefited from two double plays turned by the defense.

 

Notes...Peoria has now scored 69 runs in the first inning, the most out of any inning this season…For the first time all season…Blake Lalli’s eight game hitting streak was snapped at eight games which tied a season best…Peoria is over .500 for the first time since May 18th… The crowd of 7,796 was the second largest this season at O’Brien Field and the 10th largest in stadium history…The Chiefs have not trailed in 50 1/3…The pitching staff has not allowed a run in 28 1/3 innings…Peoria is 3-2 when wearing alternate uniforms…Manager Ryne Sandberg’s Hawaiian jersey was auctioned off for $1,025 dollars with the proceeds benefiting the Pediatric Resource Center... The series continues on Sunday afternoon at 2:00…Sunday is also WHOI Kids Count Day…All kids can run the bases after the game as well as get player autographs while the Marching Cobras will preform…The Chiefs will send RHP Jose Pina (4-8, 4.60) to the hill against RHP Stephen Faris (5-5, 4.16)…The game can be heard live beginning with the pre-game at 1:45 online at http://www.peoriachiefs.com or on WOAM 1350.

 

BoiseHawks.com[/url]"]Hawks Sweep Aqua Sox

 

EVERETT, WA --The Hawks swept a double header from the Everett Aqua Sox Saturday night, winning the first game, 6-3 and taking the night cap, 4-1.

 

The Hawks won the first game, 6-3. Ty Wright had two hits, drove in a run and scored one. The Hawks got the first three runners on in the first inning and all three scored. Josh Donldson and Mario Mercedes drove in runs in the third inning and the final run scored in the fourth inning on a wild pitch.

 

Zach Ashwood got the win with two and two thirds innings of shutout relief after Arik Hempy went the first two and a third and gave up all three runs. Chris Siegfried allowed one hit in the final two innings to pick up his third save of the season.

 

In the second game Jose Made broke a scoreless tie with a home run over the scoreboard in right field in the fifth inning off the starter Juan Ramariz. The Hawks then added three more in the sixth inning off reliever Brandon McKearney. After a pair of walks Kyler Burke doubled in a run and Luis Bautista drove in two with a base hit.

 

Al Alberquerque pitched five shutout innings for the win and Audi Santana pitched the final two innings allowing a home run in the seventh inning for the only run for the Sox.

 

The Hawks now go to Spokane to open a three game series against the Indians. Game time on Sunday in Spokane is 6:30 p.m. PST.