Some good pitching, and a couple of bombs

Between rain in the middle of the country and an off-day in the Florida State League, there was limited activity on Sunday.

In New Britain, Julio Rodriguez was the story with 6 1-hit innings against the Rock Cats in Reading's 6-4 win.  J-Rod (3-0, 2.25) did walk 5 and allow 1 UNearned run.  Troy Hazawa (.326) was 3 for 4, including a triple and 3 RBI, and Jiwan James (.236) also had 3 hits, while Steve Susdorf (.295) had a single and a double, driving in a run.

In Salt Lake City, Will Savage became the first minor leaguer to 7 wins, as Albuquerque hung on for a 10-7 win over the Bees.  Will went 6 innings, allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks, and is now 7-0, 3.40 for the Isotopes.


In Corpus Christi, Jarred Cosart went 6.1 innings for the Hooks, allowing just 2 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4 to improve to 2-2, 2.84 in the Hooks' 7-3 win over Frisco.  Jonathan Singleton (.301) had 2 hits, including a 3-run home run (#5) and 4 RBI, and Jonathan Villar had a single and a double and scored a run for Corpus Christi.  Cosart was returned to the Hooks after making 1 start in AAA Oklahoma City.......In Charlotte, Greg Golson (.312) had 2 hits for the Knights, who lost 7-6 to visiting Buffalo..............In Sacramento, Michael Taylor (.360) had a single and a double, walked twice, stole a base and scored a run for the River Cats, who lost to the Cubs, 4-3.  Sacramento rallied for 3 in the 9th, but came up short.

In Lakewood, the BlueClaws lost to Greensboro, 8-3.  Maikel Franco had 2 hits, including a 3-run home run (his 4th)  in the 1st inning to account for all the Lakewood runs.  Franco is reminding me of Leandro Castro, the way he swings hard on every pitch.  Franco, like Castro, swings as hard as anybody I have seen. It sure is sweet when he connects!


A forgettable day for our boys on the Las Vegas 51s, who dropped a 7-3 game in New Orleans.  Travis d'Arnaud (0 for 4, .266), Anthony Gose (1 for 4, RBI, .252, an error in the outfield), and Bobby Korecky (3 runs, 2 earned, 4 hits, just 1 out) will be having Mardi Gras nightmares after this one!