Minor League Discussion & Boxes 9-10-2007

[Outshined_One]

Box Score

 

Tennessee was eliminated from the playoffs in Game 5, 8-7 Box Score

 

CF E. Patterson 1/4, BB, 2 R, K

3B C. McGehee 2/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (2), K

RF T. Colvin 2/5, R, RBI, 2 2B (3), K

PH K. Reynolds 0/1

SP M. Atkins 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR, WP, HBP, 3-5 GO-FO

RP J. Estrada .2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO

RP S. Avery .2 perfect, 1-1 GO-FO

RP R. Roquet 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO

RP G. Jones 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 4-0 GO-FO

Edited September 11, 2007 by Outshined_One

[Guest]

Probable Starters:

 

RHP Mitch Atkins (1-1, 5.54 ERA, 26 IP, 18 K/11 BB, .288 BAA) at LHP Steve Hammond (7-9, 4.69 ERA)

 

During the regular season, Steve Hammond was 3-1 with a 1.00 ERA against the Smokies.

[illiniguy]

even our youngsters struggle with the southpaws?

[NCCubFan]

even our youngsters struggle with the southpaws?

They need to work on struggling against southpaws in the minors so they'll be prepared to do that in the majors. :D

[Guest]

even our youngsters struggle with the southpaws?

 

They have won 2 out of 3 games against lefties this series.

 

It's not surprising that AA hitters are struggling with junkball lefties, most of whom are about 5 years older than they are.

[Guest]

CF E. Patterson

LF J. Spearman

3B C. McGehee

RF T. Colvin RF

1B I. Salas

C C. Robinson C

2B G. Cates

SS R. Chirinos

P M. Atkins

 

Sucks that Kyle Reynolds doesn't start much against lefties, esp. when the opposition throws 4 lefties at you in a best-of-5.

[Guest]

Tennessee up 5-3 in the middle of the fourth. Casey McGehee has a big 3-run HR.

[Guest]

Mitch Atkins has been horrid at AA so far but for one start. 3.2 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 3 K/1 BB, HBP.

 

Game is tied at 5 with 2 outs in the bottom of the 4th. Jesse Estrada is coming in. The Smokies have blown a 5-1 lead.

 

ETA: Estrada gets out of it. Tennessee is tied 5-5 after 4.

[Guest]

Ugh, with the bases loaded and one out, there's a groundball to Chirinos and rather than trying for a potential inning-ending 6-4-3 DP, he threw home wildly. Everyone was safe and the bases remained loaded - Huntsville leads it 6-5. Now a sac fly lineout makes it 7-5 with 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th.

[Guest]

Smokies chipped away from an 8-5 deficit with a run in the 8th and 9th and almost tied it up in the 9th too but Casey McGehee was held at third when he could possibly have scored on a Tyler Colvin double. That error by Chirinos was extremely costly.

 

The final is 8-7 and the Smokies were eliminated to end the Cubs minor league season.

[Outshined_One]

The final is 8-7 and the Smokies were eliminated to end the Cubs minor league season.

 

:(

[Brian]

BIG THANKS to everybody involved with keeping these going all season.