Friday, August 12, 2011

Howard, Alonso, and Jaramillo

In Norfolk, the Tides shut out the IronPigs, 7-0. Mike Zagurski (2.57) struck out 2 of the 3 hitters he faced, and Freddy Galvis had 1 of the Pigs' 5 hits. The IronPigs are now 67-53, and trail first place Pawtucket by 1 game. They lead the wild card race by the slimmest of margins, .5 games over the Gwinnett Braves. The Braves won in Scranton, 1-0 behind Randall Delgado, who threw 7 more shut out innings. The 21-year old has thrown 13 straight AAA innings without allowing a run since his promotion. Greg Golson had 1 of the Yankees' 4 hits.

In Reading, the R-Phils lost to Bowie 5-2. JC Ramirez allowed 4 runs in the 2nd inning and Reading was never in it. Mike Cisco (1.94, 1.2 IP, 1 hit, 2 walks, 4 Ks) and BJ Rosenberg (4.37, 2 IP, 1 hit, 3 walks, 2 Ks) threw scoreless relief. Reading is now 59-58, tied with Trenton for the final playoff spot. They both trail New Hampshire by 6 games. The Fisher Cats beat Erie, 3-0 led by 3 hits from Kevin Howard. Kevin had 2 singles, a double, stole a base and drove in 2 of the 3 runs for the Cats. Travis d'Arnaud (.330) drove in the other run, his 60th RBI of the year.


In Tampa, the Yankees beat Clearwater, 4-0. The Threshers were held to just 5 hits, 3 by Brandon Tripp. Jonathan Pettibone (8-10, 3.14) was the hard luck loser, going 6 innings and allowing 3 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6. Colby Shreve may his debut for the Threshers and gave up a run on 2 hits in his inning. With Dunedin winning both game of their doubleheader, these 3 teams are all 25-22. Daytona and Brevard county are 2.5 games back.


In Greensboro, the BlueClaws dropped a 6-3 heartbreaker, having led the game from the start into the 8th inning. Carlos Alonso stayed hot, popping out 3 more hits and raising his average to .312. Bill Rice (.371 in limited action) had 2 hits, including his 2nd home run in his brief time with the team, and Anthony Hewitt belted his 13th dinger of the year. Ervis Manzanillo bounced back from a poor outing last week and went 5 good innings, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks. Ervis left with a 2-1 lead. After Lendy Castillo gave us 2 good frames (3 hits, 2 Ks, hold #4), Jay Johnson surrendered 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits and a walk in just .2 innings. For Johnson, (1-4, 3.15), it was his 2nd blown save.




In Columbus, Jason Jaramillo (.269) had 3 hits, including a home run, and 3 RBI for Indianapolis in their 9-1 win over the Clippers.............In Lancaster, the JetHawks lost to San Jose, 15-4. Jonathan Singleton was 1 for 4 for Lancaster, and is hitting .310 with 2 home runs in 11 games since the trade.........In Chattanooga, the Birmingham Barons jumped on Will Savage for 5 runs in the 4th inning (4 earned) on the way to a 7-4 win. The loss for Savage is just his 4th of the year, against 12 wins. The Lookouts are 27-19 in the second half, and in first place by 1.5 games over Tennessee, the first half winner........In Zebulon, Quintin Berry (.285) had 2 hits and knocked in a run for the Mudcats in Carolina's 6-4 loss to Montgomery.

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