Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Minor League Schedule and Recaps

Tuesday's Schedule

DSL Astros
DSL Dodgers
9:30 CST


GCL Cardinals
GCL Astros
11:00 CST


Omaha
Oklahoma City
11:05 CST
MiLB.tv
Princeton
Greeneville
6:00 CST
Lexington
Greensboro
6:00 CST
Lowell
Tri-City
6:00 CST
Modesto
Lancaster
9:00 CST

Monday's Results

DSL Royals over DSL Astros 2-1 in 10 innings
Juan Hernandez pitched a beautiful game (four hits, no runs, no walks and five strikeouts over six), but lack of run support and a two-run relief performance by Victor Mesa (L, 1-2) conspired to keep Hernandez from getting a W. The Astros were held to four hits with Arturo Michelina getting two of them, including a double. Frederick Serrano had the lone RBI.

GCL Astros over GCL Cardinals 7-4
I'm not sure how this game happened when every other Florida GCL game got postponed due to inclement weather, but apparently it did. Agapito Barrios got his first win by pitching a strong five innings in which he allowed only one run on three hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Brandon Culbreth allowed three runs over 2.2 innings (two runs were inherited runs allowed to score by Ricardo Batista), and Erick Gonzalez pitched the final 2/3 of an inning to get his second save. The Astros led from the second inning on with strong performances by Brett Phillips (two RBIs), Yonathan Mejia (three-for-five), Darwin Rivera (two-for-five) and Wallace Gonzalez (two RBIs).

Greeneville over Princeton 5-3
Richard Rodriguez got the win, giving up three runs (two earned) over six innings and Mitch Lambson got a three-inning save. Ariel Ovando drove in two runs in the first to set the tone; Terrell Joyce was two-for-four and scored two runs; Michael Martinez had two RBIs; and Ernesto Genoves contributed a solo home run. Steve at Appy Astros has an eyewitness account of the action.

Greensboro over Lexington 12-11 in 13 innings
This was the one that got away ... twice. Lexington led 8-5 through the top of the ninth inning but a blown save by Murilo Gouvea forced extra innings. After scoring three runs in the top of the 13th inning, Lexington pitchers Gabriel Garcia and Evan Grills allowed four runs to score in the bottom of the frame. It wasn't Mike Foltynewicz' best outing as he allowed 12 hits, but he limited the damage to only two runs over six innings. Overall, it was just a rough day for the pitching staff as they allowed 12 runs on a whopping 23 hits. It wasn't all bad news, though, as Brandon Meredith hit two solo homers; Delino DeShields was three-for-five with a home run and his 50th and 51st stolen bases of the season; Roberto Pena hit two doubles; and Jose Fernandez went five-for-six with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs.

Frisco over Corpus Christi 4-1
After very good starts his last two times out, Ross Seaton did a little backsliding as he gave up four runs on six hits and a walk over only 4.2 innings. Alex Sogard and Josh Zeid offered up scoreless relief over the final 3.1 innings, but the Hooks couldn't get on the board beyond the first inning solo homer by Jonathan Villar as they were held to three hits. The Hooks enter their All-Star break in second place overall and in second place for the second half standings as well.

Omaha over Oklahoma City 7-4
After a stretch in which Oklahoma City hasn't exactly displayed its earlier dominance, the Redhawks slipped into second place in their division after holding the first place position for quite some time. Brian Bass was charged with the loss after allowing four runs on nine hits over eight innings. The game was in reach with a 4-2 score until Adalberto Flores allowed three additional runs in the ninth. Oklahoma City came back with two in the bottom of the frame, but the hill proved too steep. Scott Moore and Mike Hessman (two-for-four) both hit solo home runs; Fernando Martinez was two-for-three with a double; and Brett Wallace was two-for-four with a double and two RBIs.

Modesto over Lancaster 14-4
Zach Grimmett's first appearance back in the rotation since May 7th didn't go well at all as he allowed nine runs (eight earned) on ten hits and three walks over only 3.1 innings. Brian Streilein didn't fare much better as he allowed another five runs to come across in his 2.2 innings of work. The good news is that Jason Chowning and Brad Dydalewicz both pitched very well after having struggled in their last outings. The JetHawks were never really in it after the score blossomed to 10-2 in the fourth. Ben Orloff, Domingo Santana and Rene Garcia all had multi-hit nights. George Springer knocked in two runs with a triple and Telvin Nash knocked in the other two with his 19th home run of the season.

Game of the Day
Tri-City over Lowell 7-1
Somebody call the PO-lice. Tri-City's offensive not only stole five bases (Austin Elkins, Dan Gulbransen 2, Chase Davidson and Ryan Dineen), they pretty much stole this win as they scored seven runs on only five hits without hitting any home runs while Lowell had seven hits but only managed to score one run. A triple from Ryan Dineen, a two-run double from Jobduan Morales, a two-run single from Justin Gominsky, and a sac fly from Jesse Wierzbicki helped Tri-City's cause as did a throwing error, passed ball, wild pitch and hit by pitch by Lowell's team. Aaron West earned a well-deserved win as he allowed only one hit over five innings. Tommy Shirley allowed the only run in relief.

What went right: Being aggressive on the base paths and taking advantage of mistakes.

What went wrong: Not much at all. A couple of guys were hitless, but since they still managed to draw walks, I'll give them a pass.

Aaron West (W, 1-0) - 5IP 1H 0R 0BB 5SO
Tommy Shirley - 2IP 4H 1R 0BB 4SO
Jamaine Cotton - 2IP 2H 0R 0BB 1SO

Jobduan Morales - 1x3 2B 2RBI 2BB 2R
Ryan Dineen - 1x3 3B RBI BB R SB
Justin Gominsky - 1x4 2RBI SO

Player of the Day: Lexington SS Jose Fernandez gets this one. It's not everyday that you go five-for-six.

Pitcher of the Day: Aaron West gets a little WTH love for his first professional win, plus the fact that he only allowed one hit and no walks over his five innings.

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