Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-8-11

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 6-4 Box Score

 

RF T. Campana 1/5, R, 2B (1), 2 K, SB (1)

CF F. Perez 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (1), K

LF L. Montanez 2/4, BB, RBI, K

1B B. LaHair 1/5, RBI

3B S. Moore 0/3, BB, RBI, K, E (1, throw)

2B B. Scales 2/4, R, 2 2B (4), HBP

DH M. Smith 2/5, R

C C. Robinson 1/4, 2B (1), 2 K

SS M. Camp 2/4, 2 2B (2), R, 2 RBI

SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 2 HR, 6-3 GO-FO

RP C. Carpenter 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-2 GO-FO

RP S. Maine 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee won 6-3 Box Score

 

CF B. Jackson 2/5, R, K

2B N. Samson 1/4, R

RF M. Spencer 0/1

3B/2B DJ LeMahieu 2/5, R, 2B (1), K

LF/1B R. Ridling 2/5, R

1B/3B J. Vitters 2/5, 2 RBI, 2B (2)

SS M. Gonzalez 1/4

PH/2B R. Flaherty 0/2

SP R. Dolis 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, WP, 2-3 GO-FO

RP M. Carrillo 1 perfect, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO

RP K. Smit 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GO-FO

RP R. Buchter 1 perfect, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO

RP D. Cales 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Daytona won 7-3 Box Score

 

2B L. Watkins 1/3, BB, R, SB (1)

3B M. Cerda 1/5, K, E (2, missed catch)

CF JH Ha 2/5, 2 R, RBI, K, 2 SB (2), PO (2B)

1B J. Bour 1/2, 2 BB, R, 3 RBI, HR (1)

DH W. Castillo 2/3, BB, R, 2B (1)

RF M. Burgess 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (2), 2 K, Assist (3B)

C M. Brenly 1/3, BB

SS J. Lake 0/4, K

LF E. Crawford 1/4, R

SP N. Struck 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, WP, HBP, 4-4 GO-FO

RP K. Rhoderick 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR, 3-1 GO-FO

RP J. Latham 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO

RP R. Searle 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, HBP

 

Peoria lost the game suspended yesterday 7-3 Box Score

 

CF M. Szczur 1/4, 2B (1), K

RF R. Silva 1/4, BB, R, K, Assist (2B)

3B G. Rohan 2/4, R, RBI, 2 2B (2)

1B R. Jones 0/4, 2 K

DH DJ Fitzgerald 1/4, RBI, 3B (1), K

C M. Gibbs 0/4

LF A. Giansanti 2/4, 2B (1), K

SS A. Alcantara 0/4, 2 K

2B P. LePage 1/2, 2 BB

SP H. Simpson 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 2-1 GO-FO

RP Y. Gonzalez .1 perfect, 1-0 GO-FO

RP E. Jokisch 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR, 3-1 GO-FO

RP J. Antigua .2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 3 WP, 2 HBP, 0-1 GO-FO

RP B. Shafer .1 perfect, 0-1 GO-FO

 

Peoria won their regularly scheduled game 8-2 Box Score

 

DH A. Alcantara 1/5, RBI, K

CF R. Silva 1/5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2 SB (2)

LF DJ Fitzgerald 1/4, BB, 2 R, K

1B R. Jones 1/5, RBI, 2 K

3B A. Giansanti 1/3, R, RBI, SB (1)

C S. Burruel 1/3, R, RBI

SS E. Soto 3/4, R

2B P. LePage 2/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (1), E (1, throw)

SP A. Kirk 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, 4-4 GO-FO

RP J. Serrano 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 5-2 GO-FO

RP E. Figueroa 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

RP M. Hatley 1 perfect, 3 K

 

OVERALL: 4-1

[series65cubsfan]

Thanks O_O!!

[Guest]

Probable Starters

 

Iowa: RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx (2010 at Iowa & Tennessee: 10-7, 3.78 ERA, 138 IP, 102 K, 48 BB)

Tennessee: RHP Rafael Dolis (2010 at Tennessee & Daytona: 9-9, 3.42 ERA, 126.1 IP, 93 K, 57 B)

Daytona: RHP Nick Struck (2010 at Daytona & Peoria: 9-10, 3.43 ERA, 128.2 IP, 96 K, 46 BB)

Peoria: LHP Austin Kirk (2010 at Peoria & Boise: 5-6, 3.36 ERA, 64.1 IP, 65 K, 21 BB)

 

Casey Coleman was initially scheduled to start for Iowa.

[videographer]

I read that Polin Trinidad was released earlier this week. Was he re-signed?

[imb]

Austin Kirk, from ...... OWASSO, OK. Ahhh yeah.

[Guest]

I read that Polin Trinidad was released earlier this week. Was he re-signed?

 

It's likely I'm wrong. I was basing my info on the I-Cubs' Twitter account as, at the time, Iowa hadn't officially announced who was replacing Casey Coleman. Trindiad wasn't on Iowa's roster this morning.

[TruffleShuffle]

i don't even know who polin trinidad is

[imb]

i don't even know who polin trinidad is

 

that's where CT is teaching, i think

[Guest]

RH Austin Bibens-Dirkx will move up in the rotation and start tonight instead of Monday at Albuquerque. Chicago did call up reliever Jeff Stevens today after placing Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner on the disabled list. LH Polin Trinidad joins Iowa today from double-A Tennessee and will be available out of the bullpen.

[Outshined_One]

Vitters starting at 1B in Tennessee with LeMahieu at 3B.

 

Burgess with another HR.

 

Jeff Antigua started the suspended Peoria game and promptly got hammered.

[StarlinOnYou]

Vitters 1/2 with a 2B and RBI.

 

Good start to the year for him.

[CubsWin]

Austin Kirk with 4 innings of scoreless, no hit, 3 K, 2 BB ball in his debut.

[craig]

Szczur must be injured, got replaced in the 9th inning of the suspended, and didn't play in game 2.

 

Hatley K's the side in his single inning. Cales a nice 2-inning perfection.

 

Carpenter set up to lose his first pro relief outing, but Iowa rallied to win it.

 

Little LePage with another walk, plus a couple more hits.

 

I'm not really counting Iowa, since they don't have prospects. But otherwise, all six rotation starters have done well: Dolis-Struck-Kirk-Simpson-Whitenack-Rusing. Good to see.

 

A very nice night indeed.

 

Man it's fun to have the games to check every night again.

[CubsWin]

Man it's fun to have the games to check every night again.

I know. I didn't know how much I missed it until I wandered into the minor league forum yesterday and saw the box scores. It's extra nice to have decent results to talk about as well...

[TruffleShuffle]

two former cubs started in AA against each other tonight: jake peavy and chris archer. (wait jake peavy wasn't a cub?)

 

anyway, archer was mediocre: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3K.

[Rob]

Enough people go 2/5?

[Little Slide Rooter]

two former cubs started in AA against each other tonight: jake peavy and chris archer. (wait jake peavy wasn't a cub?)

 

anyway, archer was mediocre: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3K.

Archer got off to a pretty rough start last year before taking over.

[The Other One]

Enough people go 2/5?

 

Just as remarkable is the low number of 0'fers (not counting the continued Peoria game). I assume being the second game of the year, we faced pretty decent pitching.

 

AAA AA A+ A Total

AB H AB H AB H AB H AB H

C 4 1 5 3 5 2 3 1 17 7 0.412

1B 5 1 5 2 2 1 5 1 17 5 0.294

2B 4 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 14 6 0.429

3B 3 0 5 2 5 1 3 1 16 4 0.250

SS 4 2 4 1 4 0 4 3 16 6 0.375

LF 4 2 5 2 4 1 4 1 17 6 0.353

CF 3 1 5 2 5 2 5 1 18 6 0.333

RF 5 1 1 0 4 1 3 1 13 3 0.231

 

Total 32 10 34 13 32 9 30 11 128 43 0.336

 

Just batting average, but a strong day up the middle. Not so much at the corners.