Thursday, August 25, 2011

Chooch gets 2 more!

In Philadelphia, Kyle Kendrick allowed 6 runs (just 2 earned) on 7 hits and 1 walk, in just 4 innings of work in the Phillies' 7-4 loss to the Mets. Antonio Bastardo (1.45) had another scoreless inning, even walking 2 hitters. Carlos Ruiz (.275) had another 2-hit game, making it 5 straight with 2 hits, and is getting hot at the right time! Mike Schwimer allowed a run on 2 walks and a hit in his inning.........In Cleveland, Jason Donald had 2 hits for the Indians, who took a 9-2 beating from the Mariners.

The Houston Astros have placed Sergio Escalona on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 22, with left elbow tendinitis .

Jesse Biddle won his 7th game of the year for Lakewood, throwing 5 1-hit innings for the BlueClaws in their 5-1 win over the Shorebirds. Hector Neris followed Biddle with 3 innings on no-hit (1 walk) baseball himself!! Carlos Alonso (.322) had a double and a 2-run home run, Anthony Hewitt added 2 hits and an RBI, and Jim Murphy drove in his team-leading 76th run. The BlueClaws (32-26 in the second half) have won 4 in a row, and 8 of 10, but are still 3 games behind Kannapolis with 11 to play.

In Clearwater, Jonathan Pettibone was great again (7 IP, 1 run, 3 hits, NO walks, 5KS), but the Threshers came up short in a 2-1 loss to Brevard County. With Dunedin winning again, Clearwater is 4 games back with 14 to play.

In New Britain, Mike Spidale (.321) and Matt Rizzotti (.290) had 2 hits each, as Reading defeated the Rock Cats, 4-2. Mike Cisco (8-0, 1.63) picked up the win in relief, with 3.1 innings of no-hit ball (2 walks). Chris Kissock recorded the final 2 outs for his first save. Reading (67-63) now leads New Britain by 2 games for the final playoff spot. The R-Phils have won 7 of 10, and trail first place New Hampshire by 4 games. The Fisher Cats bombed Trenton 16-3 last night. Anthony Gose (.253) had 2 singles, a triple, a walk, stole a base (#61), scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Travis d'Arnaud (.321) added 2 hits, including his 19th home run of the year, scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 (71). It is shaping up as a tasty playoff series , and I hope we get it!!

In Louisville, Freddy Galvis (.325) had 3 hits, including a double, and scored a run for the IronPigs in their 6-5 win over the Bats. Domonic Brown added an RBI double to the cause, and Justin DeFratus picked up his 5th save, throwing a 1-2-3 9th inning (2 Ks).



In Zebulon, Quintin Berry (.304) extended his hitting streak to 15 games on Wednesday, with a hit and a walk, and scored a run in the Mudcats' 2-1 win over Jacksonville..................In Salt Lake City, Kyle Drabek looked a little better, throwing 6.2 innings for Las Vegas, and allowing just 1 run. He did give up 8 hits and 3 walks, but seemed to make the big pitch when he needed to. For Kyle, it was his 4th win for the 51s, and it lowers his AAA ERA to 6.51................In Fresno, Adrian Cardenas (.315) had 2 hits, stole a base (#10) and scored 2 runs for Sacramento, but the River Cats were beat by the Grizzlies, 14-6.

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