Minor League Discussion & Boxes 9-9-11

[Outshined_One]

Box Scores

 

Tennessee wins 10-4 to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-5 series Box Score

 

CF JH Ha 2/5, 2 R, 2B (1), K

1B-C B. Lalli 2/3, 2B (1), 3 RBI, K

LB-1B R. Ridling 1/3, R, HR (1), RBI, BB, K

3B J. Vitters 1/4, RBI, K

C S. Clevenger 2/4, 2 RBI

SS J. Lake 1/3, 2 R, K, HBP, SB (1)

SP R. Searle 2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 3-1 GO-FO

RP O. Martinez 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 2-0 GO-FO

RP M. Hatley 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Daytona wins 3-1 to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-5 series Box Score

 

LF E. Crawford 1/5, 2B (1), K

2B L. Watkins 0/4, K

3B M. Cerda 1/3, BB

1B J. Bour 3/4

RF M. Burgess 2/3, BB, K

CF M. Szczur 1/3, 2B (1), BB

C C. Noble 1/4, 2B (1), RBI, K

SP C. Harman 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HBP, 2-5 GO-FO

RP Y. Negrin 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 5-2 GO-FO

 

OVERALL: 2-0!

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Probable Starters

 

Tennessee: RHP Ryan Searle (6-5, 3.03 ERA, 113 IP, 93 K, 57 BB)

Daytona: LHP Casey Harman (5-6, 3.23 ERA, 83.2 IP, 76 K, 15 BB)

[Named After Maddux]

Hopefully Searle can continue his really solid run since returning as a starter this year (11 starts, 3.08 ERA, 2.13 GO/FO, .238 BAA). It's weird thinking that he's just 22 this year. I remember when he was pushed to Daytona when he was 19 in 2009. It'll be interesting to see whether he ends up starting next season in Tennessee or Iowa or going back to his relief role where he was very good in Daytona. I hope they give him a shot to start again next year. It always seemed like his issue was on the mental aspects of the game. Maybe he's grown up a bit.

[Rob]

I am just now noticing Harman's strikeout to walk ratio.

[sandbergcubs]

Hopefully Searle can continue his really solid run since returning as a starter this year (11 starts, 3.08 ERA, 2.13 GO/FO, .238 BAA). It's weird thinking that he's just 22 this year. I remember when he was pushed to Daytona when he was 19 in 2009. It'll be interesting to see whether he ends up starting next season in Tennessee or Iowa or going back to his relief role where he was very good in Daytona. I hope they give him a shot to start again next year. It always seemed like his issue was on the mental aspects of the game. Maybe he's grown up a bit.

 

 

Yes, i was under that impression also. In reading his online interviews, it seems that this may have finally changed. Coming into the season at 21 this year (turned 22 in AA) he probably needed to mentally gather it all, maybe the transition to the bullpen helped that.

 

Also, i was watching and it seemed that everytime he would pitch out of the bullpen in Tennessee, it would be for 2-5 innings, most of the time backing up mcnutt. Im sure that if he had a regular relief role, that his numbers would also reflect those in daytona. I heard a report that his stuff is alot better in short bursts, although he does has enough quality pitches to work as a starter, seems he has his sinker working too you pointed out with the 2.0 GO/FO

[TruffleShuffle]

searle sucked, allowing 4 runs in 2 innings, including a pair of home runs. tennessee has batted around in the 2nd inning to knock the opposing pitcher out of the game, scoring 6 runs. searle was lifted for a PH, presumably because the bases were loaded with 1 out and they were down 4-1.

[Named After Maddux]

Smokies close it out, winning 10-4. Martinez (5 K's, no walks, 3 innings), Rhoderick, Berlind, and Hatley throw 7 shutout innings with only 2 hits in relief of Searle. I guess the Smokies have an MO this year in the playoffs. Here's hoping they can close it out tomorrow night in Chattanooga.

[Guest]

Daytona and St. Lucie are tied 1-1 in the 8th. There was - brace yourself - a lengthy rain delay in this one.

[Guest]

Szczur just missed a HR in the 8th. Ended up with a double. Scored on an Elliot Soto IF single. 2-1 Daytona.

 

Chad Noble added an RBI double. 3-1 Daytona as we go to the 9th. Frank Batista looking to close it out.

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Batista closes it out, Daytona wins it 3-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 FSL Championship.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Whats the deal with Oswaldo Martinez? He's been hanging around for the past 5 years, and all of the sudden, he's good. Anyone to keep an eye on?