The Oakland Athletics have called up Michael Taylor from Sacramento. Taylor hit .272 with 16 home run and 64 RBI in 93 games with the first place River Cats.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Q moves up
The Reds have moved Quintin Berry up from AA Carolina to AAA Louisville for the final weekend.
Claypool and Cloyd
The Lakewood BlueClaws single season home record will remain at 22, as Jim Murphy had his hand broken in his final at bat Tuesday night and will not play again this season. "Murph" tied Juan Richardson's 2001 mark on August 8, but failed to hit another one. Lakewood began their final series with a 10-1 win in Hagerstown Thursday, improving to 35-30 in the second half (68-65 overall). Carlos Alonso (329) had 3 more hit, including a double and 3 RBI to pace the 16-hit attack. Jeff Lanning played first base, and he did his best Murphy imitation, hitting a home run in the 9th inning (his 5th of the year)- 1 of his 3 hits in the game. Anthony Hewitt (2 doubles), Zack Collier and Cameron Rupp all chipped in with 2 hits each, and Garrett Claypool came off the DL to throw 6 shut out innings (3 hits, NO walks) and record his 5th win. Chase Johnson and Ryan Duke (also fresh off the DL) finished it up.
The Threshers game in Dunedin was postponed, and they will try to play 2 tonight with Clearwater's playoff hopes squarely on the line. Clearwater needs to win 3 of the last 4 to make the playoffs.
Tyler Cloyd (6-3, 2.78) pitched 6.2 splendid innings in a pressure packed situation as the Reading Phillies beat the Aeros, 6-1 in Akron. Cloyd, who has been fantastic since joining the R-Phils, allowed just 1 run on 8 hits and 1 walk, striking out 5. B.J. Rosenberg got the final 7 outs to get his 2nd save. Troy Hanzawa got his first 2 hits since his promotion and scored 2 runs, and Mike Spidale (.324) and Matt Rizzotti (.291) were among other with 2 hits, as Reading kept pace with New Britain, who won in Richmond, 8-0. The Rock Cats remain a half game ahead of the Phillies in the race for the final playoff spot. Reading wraps up with 4 games in Binghamton, New Britain goes home to face Trenton for 5 in 4 days.
In Lexington, Domingo Santana had 2 more hits for the Legends and drove in 3 runs (52), but Lexington lost to Savannah, 6-5. Domingo is hitting .397 in 14 games with the Legends................In Lancaster, Jonathan Singleton had 2 hits and scored 2 runs to help the JetHawks to a 6-2 win over Visalia. Jonathan is hitting .342 in 31 games with Lancaster.........In Trenton, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats shut out the Thunder, 2-0. Anthony Gose drove in 1 of the runs (his 56th RBI), and Bobby Korecky struck out 2 of 3 hitters to record his 12th save...........In Sacramento, Michael Taylor's 16th home run, a 3-run shot in the 3rd inning, got the River Cats off to an early lead, and the cruised to a 7-1 win over Las Vegas.
The Threshers game in Dunedin was postponed, and they will try to play 2 tonight with Clearwater's playoff hopes squarely on the line. Clearwater needs to win 3 of the last 4 to make the playoffs.
Tyler Cloyd (6-3, 2.78) pitched 6.2 splendid innings in a pressure packed situation as the Reading Phillies beat the Aeros, 6-1 in Akron. Cloyd, who has been fantastic since joining the R-Phils, allowed just 1 run on 8 hits and 1 walk, striking out 5. B.J. Rosenberg got the final 7 outs to get his 2nd save. Troy Hanzawa got his first 2 hits since his promotion and scored 2 runs, and Mike Spidale (.324) and Matt Rizzotti (.291) were among other with 2 hits, as Reading kept pace with New Britain, who won in Richmond, 8-0. The Rock Cats remain a half game ahead of the Phillies in the race for the final playoff spot. Reading wraps up with 4 games in Binghamton, New Britain goes home to face Trenton for 5 in 4 days.
In Lexington, Domingo Santana had 2 more hits for the Legends and drove in 3 runs (52), but Lexington lost to Savannah, 6-5. Domingo is hitting .397 in 14 games with the Legends................In Lancaster, Jonathan Singleton had 2 hits and scored 2 runs to help the JetHawks to a 6-2 win over Visalia. Jonathan is hitting .342 in 31 games with Lancaster.........In Trenton, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats shut out the Thunder, 2-0. Anthony Gose drove in 1 of the runs (his 56th RBI), and Bobby Korecky struck out 2 of 3 hitters to record his 12th save...........In Sacramento, Michael Taylor's 16th home run, a 3-run shot in the 3rd inning, got the River Cats off to an early lead, and the cruised to a 7-1 win over Las Vegas.
J.J. recalled, Ryno belts #30
The first note of interest this morning is that the Pirates have recalled Jason Jaramillo from AAA Indianapolis. They used him as a pinch hitter Thursday afternoon against the Dodgers, and he grounded out...............In Cleveland, Gio Gonzalez helped the Ath;etics salvage a game in their finale against the Indians, throwing 7 shut out innings, and giving up just 4 hits and 4 walks, to notch his 12th win of the year in the A's 7-0 win. The Indians got just 5 hits altogether, 2 by Lou Marson and 1 by Jason Doanld...............In Atlanta, Michael Bourn (.299) had a hit and a walk, as the Braves beat the Nationals, 5-2...........In Cincinnati, Vance Worley improved his mark to 10-1 on the year with 6 solid innings against the Reds to give the Phillies a sweep of their 4-game set. Vance tired in the 7th, facing 3 hitters and not retiring anyone before coming out. Antonio Bastardo (1.38) retired all 5 hitters he faced, striking out 3 of them, for his 15th hold of they year. Ryan Howard (.250) had 2 more hits, including his 30th home run (and 104th RBI) to begin his September. Ryan has typically heated up in the final month of the season.
The win by Vance Worley gives the HomeSide a total of 80 major league wins this year!
The win by Vance Worley gives the HomeSide a total of 80 major league wins this year!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
and so it begins
Matt Maloney has been recalled by the Cincinnati Reds, the first of quite a few I imagine we will get as the rosters are all expanded.
on the brink for the final weekend
This season, and the playoff spots for the post season, are all coming right down to the end:
In Viera, the Threshers and the Manatees split a doubleheader, with Clearwater winning the opener, 2-0 behind Brody Colvin. Colvin (3-8, 4.71) came within 1 out of a complete game, throwing 6.2 innings of shut out ball, scattering 6 hits and 2 walks. Jiwan James (.270) had 2 hits and stole his 30th base, and Cesar Hernandez (.270) added 2 hits, and drove in a run. The other RBI went to team leader Darrin Ruf, his 81st. In game 2, Clearwater got just 2 hits and lost, 4-2. With Dunedin winning their game, 7-2 over Lakeland, the Threshers are now 1.5 games out. Clearwater will need to win 3 of the final 4 games to pass the Blue Jays, as the teams match up for the final 4 games starting tonight.
In Akron, home runs by Matt Rizzotti (#24) and Derrick Mitchell (19) helped Reading to an early 5-1 lead over the Aeros, but the home team came back, eventually winning 6-5 in the 13th inning. Tyson Brummett pitched the first 7 innings, and gave up 3 runs on 5 hits, leaving with a 2-run lead. Les Walrond gave up the tying runs in his inning, before Mike Cisco came on for 3 excellent frames of 1-hit ball. Jacob Diekman got through the 12th before getting into trouble in the 13th. New Britain also lost, so the Rock Cats stay a half game ahead of the Phillies for the final spot.
In Lehigh Valley, the IronPigs dropped their 4th straight, this time 6-2 to Scranton. The IronPigs' slide finds them 2 games behind Pawtucket, and in a 3-team fight for the wild card with Gwinnett and Indianapolis, who has won 4 in a row to get back in it. While it seemed very unlikely all year long, the truth is Lehigh Valley could miss the playoffs!
In Lancaster, the JetHawks split a doubleheader with Visalia. The JetHawks took the opener behind 2 hits and an RBI by Jonathan Singleton, 3-2. Singleton (.336 since being traded) walked 3 times in the second game, a 12-3 Visalia victory.............In Corpus Christi, Jonathan Villar (.229 since promotion, .240 overall) had 2 hits and stole his 14th base for the Hooks (34th overall), who lost to Frisco, 6-5................In Trenton, Anthony Gose walked, stole 2 bases (# 67 & 68) and scored a run for New Hampshire, but the Thunder won the game, 7-2.
In Viera, the Threshers and the Manatees split a doubleheader, with Clearwater winning the opener, 2-0 behind Brody Colvin. Colvin (3-8, 4.71) came within 1 out of a complete game, throwing 6.2 innings of shut out ball, scattering 6 hits and 2 walks. Jiwan James (.270) had 2 hits and stole his 30th base, and Cesar Hernandez (.270) added 2 hits, and drove in a run. The other RBI went to team leader Darrin Ruf, his 81st. In game 2, Clearwater got just 2 hits and lost, 4-2. With Dunedin winning their game, 7-2 over Lakeland, the Threshers are now 1.5 games out. Clearwater will need to win 3 of the final 4 games to pass the Blue Jays, as the teams match up for the final 4 games starting tonight.
In Akron, home runs by Matt Rizzotti (#24) and Derrick Mitchell (19) helped Reading to an early 5-1 lead over the Aeros, but the home team came back, eventually winning 6-5 in the 13th inning. Tyson Brummett pitched the first 7 innings, and gave up 3 runs on 5 hits, leaving with a 2-run lead. Les Walrond gave up the tying runs in his inning, before Mike Cisco came on for 3 excellent frames of 1-hit ball. Jacob Diekman got through the 12th before getting into trouble in the 13th. New Britain also lost, so the Rock Cats stay a half game ahead of the Phillies for the final spot.
In Lehigh Valley, the IronPigs dropped their 4th straight, this time 6-2 to Scranton. The IronPigs' slide finds them 2 games behind Pawtucket, and in a 3-team fight for the wild card with Gwinnett and Indianapolis, who has won 4 in a row to get back in it. While it seemed very unlikely all year long, the truth is Lehigh Valley could miss the playoffs!
In Lancaster, the JetHawks split a doubleheader with Visalia. The JetHawks took the opener behind 2 hits and an RBI by Jonathan Singleton, 3-2. Singleton (.336 since being traded) walked 3 times in the second game, a 12-3 Visalia victory.............In Corpus Christi, Jonathan Villar (.229 since promotion, .240 overall) had 2 hits and stole his 14th base for the Hooks (34th overall), who lost to Frisco, 6-5................In Trenton, Anthony Gose walked, stole 2 bases (# 67 & 68) and scored a run for New Hampshire, but the Thunder won the game, 7-2.
HAPPiness is a win for J.A.
Jay Happ won his first major league game since July 19, throwing 7 shut out innings against the Pirates, as the Astros completed the sweep of Pittsburgh, 2-0. Jay (5-15) allowed just 3 hits and 1 walk, striking out 6 to end the drought and even his career mark at 24-24.........In Cleveland, the Indians got a much needed win with a 4-3, 16-inning victory over the A's. Tied at 3 going to the 15th, Oakland turned to Josh Outman. Outman allowed a lead-off double by Jason Donald, J.D.'s second hit of the game, but got out of the inning unscored upon. The Indians got to him for the winning run an inning later, dropping him to 3-4 on the season............In Cincinnati, Carlos Ruiz, having another of his late season hitting streaks, had 3 hits to help Cliff Lee win his 15th game, 3-0 over the Reds. Ruiz is now hitting .278, and Ryan Howard dove in his 103rd run.
The win by Happ was the 79th for the HomeSide!
The win by Happ was the 79th for the HomeSide!
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