In the minors

In Rochester Friday afternoon, Andy Baldwin tossed 5 shut out innings for the Red Wings before running into trouble in the 6th. He came out after 5.2 frames, charged with 3 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks and was the losing pitcher as Pawtucket won, 3-1...........In Toledo, the Mud Hens topped the Indians, 7-1. Jason Jaramillo was 1 for 3 with a walk, and the lone Indianapolis run came on a home run from Chase d'Arnaud, Travis' brother........Speaking of Travis, he had a double and an RBI as New Hampshire shut out Binghamton, 2-0. I notice in the stats, he also had 3 passed balls, which is not good. Anthony Gose was 0 for 3 for New Hampshire.........In Lancaster, Jonathan Villar was 0 for 5 for the JetHawks, scoring a run and making a throwing error, as the Stockton Ports defeated Lancaster,5-4..............In Richmond, the Altoona Curve and the Flying Squirrels played a 15 inning affair, which the Curve won with 6 in the 15th, 11-5. Mike Dubee threw 2 shut out frames for Altoona, giving up just 1 hit and 1 walk, striking out 3 and lowering his ERA to 0.96!.............In New Orleans, Zack Segovia threw a shut out inning for Nashville, as the Sounds pounded the Zephyrs, 9-1...............In Reno, the Aces scored 4 in the bottom of the 9th to defeat Sacramento, 6-5. Adrian Cardenas (.429) had 3 more hits, drove in a run and scored 2 more for the River Cats.


In Buffalo. the Bisons defeated the IronPigs, 4-2. Both Scott Mathieson (1 IP, 1 run, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 K) and Mike Stutes ( 1 IP 2 walks, 1 K) pitched for Lehigh Valley.........In Akron, Reading scored 3 runs in the top of the 3rd inning to take a 3-0 lead on the Aeros, but the game was suspended due to rain and will be completed Saturday afternoon before the regularly scheduled game.........In Clearwater, the Threshers were shut out by Brevard County, 6-0. Jiwan James and Joe Savery (.482) had 2 hits each for Clearwater. Jarred Cosart (1-3, 4.03) was the starter and losing pitcher, going 5.1 innings, allowing 6 runs, 5 earned, on 5 hits and 2 walks, but he did strike out 9. Joe Esposito tossed 2.2 innings of shut out ball, 2hits, 1 walk, 2Ks.