The Clearwater Threshers hit 5 home runs, 4 in the 4th inning, en route to a 10-3 victory over the first place Yanks. Brandon Tripp, Cyle Hankerd (playing his first game for Clearwater), and Travis Mattair going back-to-back-to-back. Darin Ruf had homered earlier in the inning, and Jeremy Barnes had gone deep in the 1st. Everybody in the Clearwater line up had at least 1 hit, taking the pressure off David Buchanan, who made his Threshers' debut with 6 good innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks to earn the win, his 12th overall this year. Ebelin Lugo threw 2 scoreless innings, and Andy Loomis (1.65) finished it off.
In Reading, Tuffy Gosewisch had 3 hits, including a double and his 10th home run of the year, to lead Reading to an 8-4 win over Harrisburg. Mike Spidale (.321) had 2 more hits and stole his 17th base, and Steve Singleton hit a pinch hit grand slam home run in his first at bat for the R-Phils!! Singleton was hitting for Tyson Brummett, and his big blow gave Tyson the victory. Brummett gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits, NO walks, and struck out 3 to improve to 3-5, 3.44 on the year.........In Scranton, the Yankees edged the IronPigs, 3-2. Domonic Brown hit his 3rd home run for Lehigh Valley, and Freddy Galvis was 1 for 4 in his AAA debut. Scott Mathieson started and went 5, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 7. Andrew Carpenter (1.66) took the loss, allowing a rare run in his 2 innings.
Jarred Cosart made his debut for Corpus Christi and threw 6 shut out inning at San Antonio, giving the home team just 2 hits, NO walks, and struck out 4. Josh Zeid threw a scoreless 7th, before being ambushed for 4 runs on 4 hits in the 8th, and the Missions took a 4-0 decision from the Hooks. Jonathan Villar had a hit and a walk for the Hooks......In Bakersfield, Jonathan Singleton hit his first home run for Lancaster (#10 on the year), and his 2 hits make him 5 for 11 (.455) since joining the JetHawks. The Blaze routed Lancaster, 20-7.
In Richmond, Travis d'Arnuad (.326) had 3 hits, 2 doubles and his 15th home run and Anthony Gose added 2 doubles as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats held on for a 7-6 win over the Flying Squirrels............In Tulsa, the Drillers beat Northwest Arkansas 6-2, and got to Edgar Garcia (4.26) for 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks in just 1.2 innings of work.......In Charlotte, Joe Bisenius (2.98) was hit hard by the Durham Bulls, giving up 7 runs on 5 hits and 5 walks in just 3 innings of work, and suffered his first loss for the Knights.............In Sacramento, Adrian Cardenas (.296) had a triple, an RBI and scored a run, and Michael Taylor (.283) had a single and 2 walks, also scoring a run as the River Cats defeated Colorado Springs, 8-6.
The Blue Jays have promoted Bobby Korecky from New Hampshire to Las Vegas, and Bobby made his debut for the 51s Tuesday, and recorded a save in Las Vegas' 6-2 win in Tacoma. Korecky retired all 9 hitters he faced, striking out 5 of them........Robinson Tejeda also got a 3-inning save for Omaha in the Storm Chasers 13-2 win in Oklahoma City. Robinson (3.48) allowed a run on 3 hits, NO walks, and struck out 4.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Wright just right!
Austin Wright made his debut for the BlueClaws Tuesday and threw 6 sparkling innings. He allowed just 1 run on 6 hits and 1 walk and 5 Ks in the Claws' 6-2 win over the Shorebirds. Wright, who was 3-1, 3.38 in 8 games (7 starts) in Williamsport, was selected in the 8th round by the Phillies in this June's draft out of University of Mississippi. Colby Shreve (2.82) threw 2 more scoreless innings and has not allowed a run in his last 11.1 innings of work, and not allowed an EARNED run since June.
Domingo Santana (.270) had a single, a double, a walk, an RBI, and scored 3 times to pace the Lakewood attack with Anthony Hewitt (2 singles, 2 stolen bases- for a team leading 30, and scored a run), Miguel Alverez and Jim Murphy (2 doubles) all adding 2 hits each.
Lakewood is now 21-17 in the second half, just 2 games behind Hickory, and will send Garrett Claypool against Delmarva tonight.
Domingo Santana (.270) had a single, a double, a walk, an RBI, and scored 3 times to pace the Lakewood attack with Anthony Hewitt (2 singles, 2 stolen bases- for a team leading 30, and scored a run), Miguel Alverez and Jim Murphy (2 doubles) all adding 2 hits each.
Lakewood is now 21-17 in the second half, just 2 games behind Hickory, and will send Garrett Claypool against Delmarva tonight.
Ryno belts 2
Ryan Howard hit 2 home run in Denver Tuesday, giving him 23 on the year (and 83 RBI), to back the shut out pitching of Kyle Kendrick in the Phillies 5-0 win. Kyle (6-5, 3.19) threw his best game of the year- 8 innings, 4 hits, 2 walks, 7 Ks to earn the victory.........In Kansas City, Alfredo Simon started for Baltimore and threw 7 strong innings, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk, striking out 3 to improve to 3-4 on the year in the Orioles' 8-2 win over the Royals.......In Washington, Michael Bourn (.304) had a single and a double, and drove in a run for the Braves, but Atlanta lost to the Nationals, 9-3.
The wins by Kendrick and Simon make a total of 69 for the HomeSide.
The wins by Kendrick and Simon make a total of 69 for the HomeSide.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Galvis promoted
Red hot Freddy Galvis has been promoted from Reading to Lehigh Valley, along with Carlos Rivero. Steve Singleton will be moved up from Lakewood to Reading, and Maikel Franco has moved up to Lakewood from Williamsport. Speaking of new additions in Lakewood, Austin Wright makes his BlueClaws' debut tonight in Delmarva.
Oswalt good in rehab start
The IronPigs and the Yankees split a doubleheader in Scranton on Monday, with Lehigh Valley winning the opener, 4-3. Roy Oswalt started for the Pigs and went 6 good innings. Mike Zagurski (3-0, 2.27) threw a scoreless frame and picked up the win when Lehigh scored 2 in the 8th. Mike Schwimer (1.76) recorded his 9th save. Domonic Brown had 2 hits, a walk, a stolen base and scored a run. The Yankees took the second game, 4-1. Joe Savery threw a scoreless inning in that one, and Greg Golson (.282) was 1 for 6 (with a walk, and a run scored) on the day. The split leaves Scranton in 3rd place, 4 games behind the front running IronPigs.
David Buchanan will make his debut for Clearwater tonight against first place Tampa.
After a pinch hit double in his debut for Lancaster on Sunday, Jonathan Singleton popped 2 more hits yesterday in the JetHawks' 4-3 loss at Bakersfield..............In Huntsville, Quintin Berry (.277) had a hit and a walk, stole his 22nd base, and scored a run for the Mudcats in Carolina's 13-1 pounding of the Stars. Jesus Sanchez (5.35) threw the final 2 innings for the Stars, allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk.......In Sacramento, Josh Outman (3.21) threw 5 solid innings, and allowed just 1 UNearned run on 2 hits and 3 walks, in a game won by the Rover Cats, 4-3 with a run in the 9th inning. Adrian Cardenas ran for Kevin Kouzmanoff and scored the game winner............In Tacoma, the Rainiers beat the 51s, 4-2. Kevin Howard (.300) had 2 hits for Las Vegas...........In Rochester, Buffalo got to Andy Baldwin for 5 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits over 6 innings on their way to a 9-6 win. Andy is 5-9, 5.81 and has been losing effectiveness lately.
David Buchanan will make his debut for Clearwater tonight against first place Tampa.
After a pinch hit double in his debut for Lancaster on Sunday, Jonathan Singleton popped 2 more hits yesterday in the JetHawks' 4-3 loss at Bakersfield..............In Huntsville, Quintin Berry (.277) had a hit and a walk, stole his 22nd base, and scored a run for the Mudcats in Carolina's 13-1 pounding of the Stars. Jesus Sanchez (5.35) threw the final 2 innings for the Stars, allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk.......In Sacramento, Josh Outman (3.21) threw 5 solid innings, and allowed just 1 UNearned run on 2 hits and 3 walks, in a game won by the Rover Cats, 4-3 with a run in the 9th inning. Adrian Cardenas ran for Kevin Kouzmanoff and scored the game winner............In Tacoma, the Rainiers beat the 51s, 4-2. Kevin Howard (.300) had 2 hits for Las Vegas...........In Rochester, Buffalo got to Andy Baldwin for 5 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits over 6 innings on their way to a 9-6 win. Andy is 5-9, 5.81 and has been losing effectiveness lately.
deja vu, a la Bastardo
For the second game in a row, Antonio Bastardo pitched 1 scoreless inning and was awarded a victory when the Phillies scored the winning run. On Monday, Bastardo (5-0, 1.31) threw the bottom of the 9th after John Mayberry's home run had tied it, making him the beneficiary of Shane Victorino's game winner in a 4-3 win over the Rockies. Cole Hamels went the first 6, allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk, both runs coming on Seth Smith's home run in the 2nd. Otherwise, Cole was very good. Mike Stutes allowed 1 run in 2 innings of work. Carlos Ruiz (.268) had 2 doubles and scored a run for Philadelphia.
The win for Bastardo was #67 for the HomeSide.
In Washington, Michael Bourn made his debut for the Braves, going 1 for 4 in Atlanta's 5-3 loss, while his old team, the Astros, took a 4-3 game from the Reds. Sergio Escalona (2.53) retired all 4 hitters he faced, picking up a strike out.
The win for Bastardo was #67 for the HomeSide.
In Washington, Michael Bourn made his debut for the Braves, going 1 for 4 in Atlanta's 5-3 loss, while his old team, the Astros, took a 4-3 game from the Reds. Sergio Escalona (2.53) retired all 4 hitters he faced, picking up a strike out.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Buchanan promoted
The Phillies completed a sweep of the Pirates on Sunday with a come from behind, 10-inning 6-5 win. Vance Worley (2.33) made the start and went 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, NO walks, and 7 strike outs. The win went the Antonio Bastardo (4-0, 1.34), who threw a 1-2-3 10th. Ryan Howard (.253) followed his 4-hit game Saturday with a 1 for 5 on Sunday.
It was win #66 for the HomeSide, on pace for 100!!
In Cleveland, Jason Donald had a walk in 3 at bats for the Indians in his 2011 debut, as did Lou Marson in the Royals' 5-3 win over the Tribe.
The Phillies also announced on Saturday the promotion of David Buchanan from Lakewood to Clearwater. David was 11-5 in his 20 starts for the Claws and will step into the Clearwater rotation to replace traded Jarred Cosart. Mario Hollands stepped into Buchanan's scheduled start Sunday in Charleston, giving Lakewood 3 innings (1 run, 2 hits, 3 walks) on short notice. Lendy Castillo (3-1) was the winning pitcher, tossing the next 3 frames (2 hits, 3 walks, 3 Ks), with Chase Johnson (hold) and Ryan Duke (4th save) finishing off the 6-1 win over the Power. Edgar Duran led the attack with 3 hits and an RBI out of the lead-off spot, and Anthony Hewitt hit his 11th home run of the year, 1 of his 2 hits on the afternoon. Domingo Santana and Bill Rice also had 2 hits each. The win gives the BlueClaws a mark of 20-16 in the second half (53-51 overall) and leaves them 2 games behind first place Hickory.
In Palm Beach, Julio Rodriguez won his 14th game of the year for the Threshers in a 3-2 Clearwater win over the Cardinals. "J-Rod" (3.03) went 6 good innings, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk, striking out 6. Eric Pettis (3.10) recorded his 5th hold with 2 scoreless frames. Darin Ruf (.310) had 3 hits to lead the attack, scoring a run and driving 1 in, and Jeremy Barnes (.279) and Travis Mattair (.257) added 2 hits each for the Threshers, who have won 8 of 10 to improve to 19-18 in the second half (58-48 overall), and pulled to within 2 games of front running Tampa.............In Manchester, the Reading Phillies gained a split of their 4-game set with New Hampshire by posting a 10-6 win Sunday. Carlos Rivero (3 doubles) and Paco Figueroa (2 doubles) had 3 hits each for Reading and Freddy Galvis added 2 more. Freddy is 16 for his last 41 (that's .390) over the last 10 games. Joe Esposito (4-3, 5.40) was the winning pitcher, going 5 innings (2 runs, 4 hits, 3 walks). Chris Kissock tossed 2 scoreless frames, and B.J. Rosenberg (back in the bullpen) had a rough outing (2 runs 2 hits 3 walks, only 1 out) before Mike Cisco (1.91) came in the record the save, his 2nd. Cisco and Rosenberg will both get some save opportunities with the trade of Josh Zeid.
Speaking of Zeid, Josh made his debut for Corpus Christi in Midland Sunday, recording a hold by getting 2 outs (1 K) in the Hooks' 8-7 win over the Rock Hounds. Jonathan Villar belted his 8th home run of the season for the Hooks..................In Sacramento, Adrian Cardenas (.296) had 2 hits and a walk, scoring 2 runs, and Michael Taylor (.285) added a double, 2 walks, and 2 runs cored in the River Cats 12-4 win over Colorado Springs.............In Rochester, Greg Golson (.284) had 2 hits, 2 stolen bases (12), scored a run and drove in another, but the Red Wings beat Scranton, 6-3.
It was win #66 for the HomeSide, on pace for 100!!
In Cleveland, Jason Donald had a walk in 3 at bats for the Indians in his 2011 debut, as did Lou Marson in the Royals' 5-3 win over the Tribe.
The Phillies also announced on Saturday the promotion of David Buchanan from Lakewood to Clearwater. David was 11-5 in his 20 starts for the Claws and will step into the Clearwater rotation to replace traded Jarred Cosart. Mario Hollands stepped into Buchanan's scheduled start Sunday in Charleston, giving Lakewood 3 innings (1 run, 2 hits, 3 walks) on short notice. Lendy Castillo (3-1) was the winning pitcher, tossing the next 3 frames (2 hits, 3 walks, 3 Ks), with Chase Johnson (hold) and Ryan Duke (4th save) finishing off the 6-1 win over the Power. Edgar Duran led the attack with 3 hits and an RBI out of the lead-off spot, and Anthony Hewitt hit his 11th home run of the year, 1 of his 2 hits on the afternoon. Domingo Santana and Bill Rice also had 2 hits each. The win gives the BlueClaws a mark of 20-16 in the second half (53-51 overall) and leaves them 2 games behind first place Hickory.
In Palm Beach, Julio Rodriguez won his 14th game of the year for the Threshers in a 3-2 Clearwater win over the Cardinals. "J-Rod" (3.03) went 6 good innings, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk, striking out 6. Eric Pettis (3.10) recorded his 5th hold with 2 scoreless frames. Darin Ruf (.310) had 3 hits to lead the attack, scoring a run and driving 1 in, and Jeremy Barnes (.279) and Travis Mattair (.257) added 2 hits each for the Threshers, who have won 8 of 10 to improve to 19-18 in the second half (58-48 overall), and pulled to within 2 games of front running Tampa.............In Manchester, the Reading Phillies gained a split of their 4-game set with New Hampshire by posting a 10-6 win Sunday. Carlos Rivero (3 doubles) and Paco Figueroa (2 doubles) had 3 hits each for Reading and Freddy Galvis added 2 more. Freddy is 16 for his last 41 (that's .390) over the last 10 games. Joe Esposito (4-3, 5.40) was the winning pitcher, going 5 innings (2 runs, 4 hits, 3 walks). Chris Kissock tossed 2 scoreless frames, and B.J. Rosenberg (back in the bullpen) had a rough outing (2 runs 2 hits 3 walks, only 1 out) before Mike Cisco (1.91) came in the record the save, his 2nd. Cisco and Rosenberg will both get some save opportunities with the trade of Josh Zeid.
Speaking of Zeid, Josh made his debut for Corpus Christi in Midland Sunday, recording a hold by getting 2 outs (1 K) in the Hooks' 8-7 win over the Rock Hounds. Jonathan Villar belted his 8th home run of the season for the Hooks..................In Sacramento, Adrian Cardenas (.296) had 2 hits and a walk, scoring 2 runs, and Michael Taylor (.285) added a double, 2 walks, and 2 runs cored in the River Cats 12-4 win over Colorado Springs.............In Rochester, Greg Golson (.284) had 2 hits, 2 stolen bases (12), scored a run and drove in another, but the Red Wings beat Scranton, 6-3.
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