Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-14-2009

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 14-7 Box Score

 

CF S. Fuld 3/5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B (1), 3B (1)

SS N. Spears 2/5, R, RBI

1B J. Fox 4/5, 3 R, 5 RBI, 2B (1), 2 HR (3), K

RF B. Snyder 1/5, RBI, K

SP M. Atkins 4 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 6/2 K/BB, 2 HBP, 2-4 GO-FO

RP G. Reinhard 2 scoreless, 2 H, 2/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO

RP J. Berg 1 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee with an off day

 

Daytona lost 8-6 Box Score

 

2B N. Samson 1/4

LF M. Gonzalez 1/4, RBI, K

DH T. Colvin 0/4

RF D. Johnston 0/3, BB, R, K, E (2, fielding)

3B M. Smith 1/4, R, RBI, K

CF D. Rundle 1/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (1), 2 K

SS S. Castro 0/4

SP S. Leverton 3.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3/4 K/BB, HR, WP, 3-5 GO-FO

 

Peoria won Game 1 of their DH 5-4 Box Score

 

DH J. Harrison 0/3

1B R. Ridling 1/2, BB, R, RBI, K

LF N. Perez 1/3, R, 2 RBI, HR (1), E (1, fielding)

3B J. Vitters 1/3, CS (1), E (1, fielding)

RF K. Burke 1/3, R

SS J. Lake 0/2, BB, R, E (2, throw)

2B R. Flaherty 2/2, BB, 2 RBI, 2B (2), CS (1)

SP B. Beliveau 3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO

 

Peoria won Game 2 of their DH 5-4 Box Score

 

DH J. Harrison 1/3

1B R. Ridling 0/2, RBI

RF N. Perez 2/2, BB, R, 2B (2)

2B R. Flaherty 1/2, BB, R, RBI

SS J. Lake 0/2, 2 E (4, fielding, fielding)

SP M. Hatley 2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO

RP K. Kreier 3 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 K/BB, WP, 5-2 GO-FO

RP J. Whitlock 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 3-1

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Mitch Atkins (0-1, 12.60 ERA, 5 IP, 5 K/3 BB)

Daytona: RHP Marcos Mateo (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 IP, 1 K/0 BB)

Peoria (game one): LHP Jeff Beliveau (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.2 IP, 1 K/0 BB)

Peoria (game two): RHP Marcus Hatley (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 IP, 0 K/1 BB)

[chattbaseball]

You talk about pumped to go to work today! TWO Chiefs day games! It'll only get better if we get two wins!

[chattbaseball]

It's baseball time in Peoria! Well, too bad the weather sucks...37 degrees, cloudy and windy...maybe the Chiefs and Dragons should play football today.

[Guest]

Josh Vitters is back in Peoria's lineup after missing 1 game with that lower back strain.

 

Ryan Flaherty is batting 8th. :-s

[Outshined_One]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand Vitters commits his first error of the season.

[karenmac]

Ryan Flaherty is batting 8th. :-s

 

Pretty sure for the first couple of games, he was in the 7th spot...Nelson Perez is our clean-up guy, and just haven't seen much out of him yet. Am hoping he's just a little slow in coming around, but am surprised he's continued to hit where he's at.

[chattbaseball]

Rough start....4-1 top second...

[chattbaseball]

Nathan Baliva with the NorthsideBaseball.com plug on the air!

[karenmac]

NSBB love from Nate on the radio! hope you're staying warm, Nate - I'm hoping to get down there for the last part of the 2nd game...

[karenmac]

4-3 Dayton in game 1 - Nelson Perez with what sounded like a ginormous 2 run HR to right

[Guest]

Good things happen when Nelson can make contact with the ball. He just needs to make more contact with the ball.

[chattbaseball]

Burke singles, Lake walks and Flaherty drives them both in with a double down the line.

 

Chiefs 5, Dragons 4

[Guest]

Flaherty is now hitting .462 with a 1.269 OPS. But he's batting 8th.

 

(I know, it's only 14 plate appearances).

[Guest]

He was hit around a bit but at least Beliveau only had 1 BB in 3 innings (he had 29 in 35.1 innings last year).

[falcon]

Good things happen when Nelson can make contact with the ball. He just needs to make more contact with the ball.

I think the opposing clubs will eventually get the scouting report on Perez.....he is a fastball only hitter that will be back to the mound if he continues to struggle with the offspeed stuff.

[Guest]

Peoria wins game one 5-4. Perconte came in for Beliveau and threw 3 scoreless and hitless innings.

[Guest]

No Vitters for game two.

[Outshined_One]

Peoria won both games 5-4.

 

Go fig.

[Guest]

Nelson Perez got another XBH and even got a walk in game two. I think it took him like 100 at bats before he walked for the first time last season down in Mesa.

 

Ryan Flaherty continues to hit well and played at second base in both games.

[craig]

Nelson Perez got another XBH and even got a walk in game two. I think it took him like 100 at bats before he walked for the first time last season down in Mesa.

 

Ryan Flaherty continues to hit well and played at second base in both games.

 

I was going to mention what you just did. Games 1 and 2 Flaherty SS/Lake 2B. Both games today reversed. And the game when Vitters was out on Saturday, Flaherty moved to 3B.

 

Will be interesting to see whether they flip-flip Lake/Flaherty periodically, or have just kind of decided that flaherty isn't going to be a SS and why delay the inevitable.

 

Perez already has 2BB/3K. If he maintains that kind of ratio, he could surprise.

 

I still can't help but call him "Neifi" when I see N Perez.

 

Lake, who profiled as a potential walk-hater, also seems to be taking a few.

 

Kreier off to a good start thus far.

[Guest]

Nelson Perez got another XBH and even got a walk in game two. I think it took him like 100 at bats before he walked for the first time last season down in Mesa.

 

Ryan Flaherty continues to hit well and played at second base in both games.

 

I was going to mention what you just did. Games 1 and 2 Flaherty SS/Lake 2B. Both games today reversed. And the game when Vitters was out on Saturday, Flaherty moved to 3B.

 

Will be interesting to see whether they flip-flip Lake/Flaherty periodically, or have just kind of decided that flaherty isn't going to be a SS and why delay the inevitable.

 

Perez already has 2BB/3K. If he maintains that kind of ratio, he could surprise.

 

I still can't help but call him "Neifi" when I see N Perez.

 

Lake, who profiled as a potential walk-hater, also seems to be taking a few.

 

Kreier off to a good start thus far.

 

In regards to why delay the inevitable...it's also far more important that Lake get as many reps as possible at SS since there's a better chance he can play there and since he's so raw.

 

All of this keeps Harrison DHing and not playing at second base, though.

[Guest]

Whoops, James Leverton started for Daytona. Drew Rundle finally got his first Daytona hit - it was a 2-RBI double.

 

Jake Fox with a HR, he continues to rake.

[manbearcub]

Atkins struggling, has allowed 5 runs in 2 innings.

 

Jake Fox has a HR, Fuld and Taguchi both 2 for 2.

 

Iowa up 6-5

[manbearcub]

Fox with a second home run