Golson goes deep

In Rochester, Greg Golson had a home run and a walk for Scranton in the Yankees' 12 inning 7-6 loss to the RedHawks..........In Nashville, the Sound beat new Orleans, 8-1. Zack Segovia gave up the run on 2 hits in the 9th inning..........Over in Memphis, Sergio Escalona came into the game for Oklahoma City with his team trailing 3-2 and was knocked around for 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in the RedBirds 6-2 win.........In Jacksonville, Jesus Sanchez made his first start of the year for Huntsville and went 6 good innings, giving up just 2 runs on 2 hit and 3 walks to post the win in the Stars 9-2 win over the Suns.......In Manchester, Anthony Gose was 0 for 4 in the Fisher Cat's 4-1 win over Trenton..........In Erie, Mike Dubee retired all 4 hitters he faced, getting the final 5 outs of the Curve's 6-2 win over the Sea Wolves to notch a save.

Carrasco, Bastardo shine

Carlos Carrasco picked up his first win of 2011 late Friday night in Seattle as the Indians scored 10 runs in the 4th innings and Carrasco cruised to the 12-3 victory. Carlos went 6, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6............At the same time, in Anaheim, Kyle Drabek made is second strong start of the year for Toronto, tossing 6 good frames for the Jays, and giving up just 2 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits and 4 walks, striking out 5 in the Blue Jays 3-2. He did not receive the win last night, but has posted an impressive 1.38 ERA through his first 2 starts. I know the Phillies have a good rotation, but how bad could it have been with these 2 home grown youngsters?!.........Speaking of the Phillies, the Fightin' ones took an early 3-0 lead last night in Atlanta, but Cliff Lee could not hold it. Unable to get out of the 4th inning, Lee was relieved by Kyle Kendrick, who gave up just 1 hit over 1.2 innings of work. The hit did allow 2 inherited runners to score, but Kyle minimized the damage, doing his job keeping Philadelphia in the game. But the star of the night was Antonio Bastardo. Bastardo came on to open the 6th inning and promptly gave up a single to Chipper Jones, which was hit #2500 for Jones. He then slammed the door on the Braves, striking out the next 6 hitters he faced before leaving the game. Ryan Howard drove in a run with a first inning sacrifice fly, picking up his 9th RBI in the 7th game so far. Carlos Ruiz had 2 hits and scored a run for the Phillies, but the Braves prevailed in the end, 6-3..........Jason Jaramillo made his 3rd start in 7 games for the Pirates so far, a good sign that he will get more playing time this year. He also got the benefit of a 14 inning contest, which afforded him 6 at bats. He got 2 hits and an RBI and was 1 for 2 throwing out runners. The Pirates got the walk-off win, 4-3.......Michael Bourn was 1 for 4 and stole his 2nd base of the year in the Astros' 4-3 loss to the Marlins. Houston has lost 6 of their first 7..........The worse news comes from Phoenix, where Matt Maloney was lit up by the Diamondbacks. Maloney lasted just 1.2 innings, giving up 6 hits, including 3 home runs, and a walk, and all 7 of the base runners scored in Arizona's 13-2 win over Cincinnati.

HomeSiders on both ends

In Gwinnett, Georgia, the Durham Bulls beat the Braves 5-3 in 12 innings. Yohan Flande recorded the final 2 outs for the Braves in the 12th inning after all0wing 2 inherited runners to score the go ahead runs, and R.J. Swindel came in for the Bulls to pick up the save............Carlos Monasterios made his AAA debut for Albuquerque and it was forgettable. "Monte" gave up 4 earned runs (6 altogether) on 9 hits and 4 walks (and a wild pitch) in just 4 innings of work in the Isotopes' 10-6 win over Omaha. Carlos threw 80 pitches, 47 for strikes and struck out 2...........Tacoma topped Sacramento, 3-1, holding the River Cats to just 4 hits, Adrian Cardenas taking an 0 for 4 for Sacramento.......In Manchester, the Fisher Cats came from behind to edge Trenton 8-7. Anthony Gose (1 for 5) and Travis d'Arnaud (0 for 4) did not have much participation, though d'Arnaud did pick off a runner at second base............In Jacksonville, the Huntsville Stars dropped a 5-4 decision to the Suns, but Darren Byrd did throw 2 scoreless inning in relief for the Stars. Byrd allowed just 1 hit, and struck out 4!

Hyatt, Pettibone notch wins.

The Lakewood BlueClaws and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs were both rained out of their games on Friday night, but the Reading Phillies got their first win with a 7-5 win over Portland. Austin Hyatt was the starter and winning pitcher, throwing 5 good inning in which he gave up 1 run on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 5. Brian Rosenberg allowed a run in 2 innings, and Chance Chapman threw a scoreless frame, before Justin De Fratus allowed 3 runs in the 9th. Matt Rizzotti and Tuffy Gosewisch had 2 hits each for Reading, who got a 3-run home run from Cody Overbeck in the 3rd inning and coasted most of the way. Freddy Galvis was struck in the head in his at bat in the second inning and was removed from the game an inning later, Fidel Hernandez taking over at shortstop.............In Clearwater, Jonathan Singleton, Sebastian Valle and Joe Savery had 2 hits each and Leandro Castro hit a 2-run homer, as the Threshers topped the Dunedin Blue Jays, 3-1. Jonathan Pettibone got the win, throwing 5 shut out innings, giving up just 2 hits, NO walks, and picking up 6 Ks. Joe Esposito (2 IP, 1 hit, 3K) and Jordan Ellis (1 IP, 1 hit, 1K) both threw scoreless relief.

Yo, Adrian!

Adrian Cardenas had 2 singles and a double, and scored 2runs to lead the Sacramento River Cats to a 6-2 win Thursday night in Tacoma. Josh Outman was the starter and threw 90 pitches through 4 innings of work, giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits and 4 walks (too many), striking out 3. A little better control and he may have gotten through 5, to qualify for a win........In Memphis, Sergio Escalona recorded 2 out for Oklahoma City in the RedHawks 8-7 win over the Redbirds and was awarded a "hold". He walked 1 and struck out 1.

Pigs win!!

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are over .500 for the first time in team history, defeating the Scranton Yankees, 7-2 in Allentown. Vance Worley was strong for 6 innings, allowing just 4 hits and 1 walk, striking out 9! Mike Stutes recorded 4 outs in the game, with 3 Ks, and Scott Mathieson threw the 9th, allowing a run on a hit and a walk. Of the 4 hits Worley allowed, 2 were by Greg Golson, a single and double.......In Gwinnett, the Braves edged the Durham Bulls, 2-1, but R.J. Swindel threw a scoreless inning for Durham.

Dogs edge R-Phils

The Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Reading Phillies 4-3 in Maine Thursday night in the opener for both clubs. Josh Zeid was the starter and losing pitcher, working 5 innings and giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk, striking out 5. Tyson Brummett threw 2 scoreless frames, then Jacob Diekman retired 2 and walked 2. Harold Garcia had 2 hits for Reading and Tuffy Gosewisch hit his first home run of the year. Freddy Galvis drove in the other 2 runs......Also in the Eastern League, Mike Dubee came into a tie game in the 8th inning for Altoona and surrendered the winning run in the 9th in Erie's 3-2 win over the Curve. Dubee threw 1.2 innings, giving up the 1 run on 2 hits. He struck out 3 of his 5 outs.......In Manchester, the Trenton Thunder defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 5-1. Anthony Gose was 1 for 3 for New Hampshire and stole 2 bases. Travis d'Anaud was 0 for 4 for the Cats.