Friday, March 9, 2012

Dubee dubious

In Clearwater on Thursday, the Pirates handed the ball and the game to Mike Dubee in the 10th inning of a 4-4 deadlock, and Lou Montanez ended it 6 pitches later with a walk off home run. Freddy Galvis got another hit, and Tuffy Gosewisch had 2 more at bats for the Phillies.

Cole Hamels started and went 3.2 innings this time, 4 hits, 2 Ks, NO walks. Antonio Bastardo threw a 1-2-3 7th inning, at the time preserving a 4-3 lead.

In Port Charlotte, The Tigers blasted the Rays,8-1. Quintin Berry had a walk in 2 plate appearances for Detroit..........In Viera, the Nationals shut out the Astros, 8-0. Jonathan Villar (0 for 1) got into that one for Houston............The Jays beat the Yankees in Dunedin, 6-1. Anthony Gose had a hit in his only at bat for Toronto.

The Milwaukee Brewers activated Darrin Byrd on Thursday, but did not use him in the game, an 8-6 victory for the Reds. Mike Costanzo, (who skipped Lakewood in his procession up the Phillies chain) homered for Cincinnati.......In Glendale, the Dodgers subdued the Athletics, 7-2. Michael Taylor drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in his only at bat for Oakland..............In Goodyear, the Angels got by the Indians, 6-5. Jason Doanld had a hit in 2 at bats, and Lou Marson also got 2 at bats, scoring a run for the Indians..........In Scottsdale, Greg Golson's hitless spring (0 for 6) continued for KC, but the Royals beat the Rockies and Josh Outman, 5-0. Josh allowed 4 runs on 5 hits in his first inning, and then was good for 2 more frames (only 1 hit).

Thursday, March 8, 2012

around camps Wednesday

In Clearwater Wednesday, the Astros routed the Phillies, 10-3. Jonathan Singleton had a single and scored a run during the 4-run 6th for Houston. Jonathan is 1 for 5 for the Astros this spring. Freddy Galvis walked and scored in the 8th inning for the Phillies, and Sebastian Valle was 0 for 2 on the day.

Vance Worley made the start for Philadelphia, throwing 2 frames and giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk. B.J. Rosenberg got 4 outs, allowing 1 hit and striking out 2, and Mike Stutes tossed a 1-2-3 9th, with 1 K.

In Lakeland, the Tigers beat the Braves, 5-1. Michael Bourn had a single and a walk for Atlanta..........The Red Sox and Blue Jays played a 3-3 tie in Dunedin, Anthony Gose was 0 for 1 for Toronto. The rest of the Jays went to Bradenton, and scored an 8-6 win over the Pirates. Travis d'Arnaud had a double and scored a run for the Jays. Kyle Drabek started that one for Toronto, throwing 2 innings and giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 1 walk, striking out 2.

In Phoenix, the Dodgers and Athletics played a 3-3 draw, Michael Taylor walked and scored a run for Oakland, and Will Savage threw a scoreless 9th inning for Los Angeles, despite allowing 2 hits......In Surprise, the Kansas City Royals activated Edgar Garcia, but did not use him in their 6-4 loss to the Cubs. Adrian Cardenas was 0 for 2 for Chicago, and Greg Golson similarly 0 for 2 for the Royals.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Korection!

Bobby Korecky is in Toronto's camp, not Detroit's, as I reported earlier. Bobby threw the 9th inning of the Phillies' 7-0 win in Dunedin Tuesday, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits, including a double by Freddy Galvis. Freddy also scored a run and drove one in. Carlos Ruiz had 2 hits and scored a run, and Tuffy Gosewisch also had a hit, a steal and a run scored. Anthony Gose was 0 for 1 for the Jays.

Kyle Kendrick threw 2 scoreless innings, giving up 1 hit, NO walks, and striking out 2, and Jacob Diekman walked 1 and struck out 2 in his inning.

In Jupiter, Quintin Berry was 0 for 1 for the Tigers in relief of Austin Jackson, in Detroit's 3-1 win over Miami..........In Port Charlotte, Matt Maloney threw 2 scoreless innings for the Twins (2 hits, 1 K), in Minnesota's 3-2 edging of the Rays............In Kissimmee, Jonathan Singleton pinch hit and grounded out for the Astros in their 4-1 win over the Mets......In Lake Buena Vista, Michael Bourn took an 0 for 3 for Atlanta, as the Braves lost to the Nationals, 5-2.

In Mesa, Adrian Cardenas was 0 for 2 for the Cubs, as Chicago pounded the Rockies, 11-4.........In Goodyear, Jason Donald was 1 for 4, and Lou Marson had a walk in 3 plate appearances in the Indian's 3-2 victory over Kansas City. Greg Golson was 0 for 1 in KC's other game, a 7-4 win over San Diego.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Monday's notes

Austin Hyatt gets the first spring win for the Phillies, as the pitcher in the game at the time of a 6-run 6th inning to give the Fightin' Phils a 9-3 win over the Yankees. Hyatt allowed 2 runs on a hit and a walk in 2 innings of work. Domonic Brown had a walk and scored a run and Freddy Galvis drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to contribute to the Phillies victory.

In Port Charlotte, Alfredo Simon threw 2 scoreless innings for the Orioles in their 3-1 win over Tampa Bay. Alfredo gave up 1 hit and struck out 2 for Baltimore. The other half of the Orioles split squad stayed in Sarasota and lost a 10-3 decision to the Pirates. Mike Dubee came into this game with 2 out and 2 runners on base and struck out Nolan Reimold to put out the fire for Pittsburgh. In Kissimmee, the Braves doubles up the Astros, 10-5. Michael Bourn was 1 for 4, an RBI triple for the Braves, and Jonathan Villar played some at second base for Houston. Villar walked in both of his at bats. In Jupiter, the Marlins topped the Cardinals, 4-3. R.J. Swindel threw a scoreless inning for St. Louis, striking out 2 and walking 1.

Over in Lakeland, the Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 4-2. Quintin Berry was 2 for 2, with a single, a triple and 2 RBI for the Tigers. Travis d'Arnaud was 0 for 3 for Toronto and Anthony Gose was hitless in his only at bat.

Out in Phoenix, the Angels routed the Athletics, 9-1. Michael Taylor had 2 hits and scored the A's lone run. In Goodyear, the Reds beat the Indians, 12-7. Jason Donald scored a run for Cleveland.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Yanks top Phils again on Sunday

The Yankees made it 2 in a row over the Phillies with a 7-4 win in Tampa on Sunday. Domonic Brown was 2 for 4, with a triple and a single, Freddy Galvis played the entire game at shortstop, and collected 2 hits and an RBI, and Tuffy Gosewisch started and picked up a single in 3 at bats.

Antonio Bastardo threw a scoreless frame, recording 3 out with just 5 pitches.

In Mesa, the Athletics defeated the Cubs 12-10. Adrian Cardenas had a bases clearing triple and the scored a run for the Cubs against his old team, and Lendy Castillo made his Chicago debut, throwing an inning and giving up a run on a hit and a walk. Over in Goodyear, Lou Marson was 2 for 2 for the Indians in the Tribe's 8-6 loss to the Reds. Jason Donald was 0 for 3 for Cleveland. The Royals beat the Rangers, 6-1; Greg Golson was 0 for 2 for Kansas City.

In Bradenton, the Blue Jays beat the Pirates, 8-5. Anthony Gose was 1 for 2 for Toronto, scoring a run and driving one in, and Travis d'Arnaud was 0 for 1 for the Jays.

In Viera, the Astros beat the Nationals, 10-2. Jonathan Singleton was 0 for 2 for Houston, and Jonathan Villar also got into the game, but did not bat. Jay Happ was the starter and winner for the Astros, going 2 innings and allowing 1 run on 3 hits, with 1 walk and 1 strike out.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

14 HomeSiders in action Saturday

In Clearwater on Saturday, the Yankees beat the Phillies, 8-5. Cole Hamels was the starter for the Phils, throwing 2 good innings and allowing 1 run on 3 hits, NO walks and 1 K, and Mike Stutes threw the 9th, giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk. Freddy Galvis (0 for 2), Domonic Brown (0 for 2) and Sebatian Valle (0 for 1, with a walk) all saw action.

Over in Orlando, the Tigers pitching held the Braves to just 1 hit in a 2-0 Detroit win. Michael Bourn ( 0 for 3) started for Atlanta, and Quintin Berry (1 for 2) played for the Tigers again. In Dunedin, Kyle Drabek was the winning pitcher for Toronto in a 7-1 win over Pittsburgh. Drabek threw a scoreless frame, walking 1 and striking out 1, and Anthony Gose struck out in his only at bat. Kyle is trying to win a spot in the rotation for 2012, while Gose is probably heading for AAA- Las Vegas. In Lee County, Matt Maloney made his Minnesota debut in a 7-3 Twins' win over the Rays. Maloney struck out all 3 hitters he faced!! In Kissimmee, Jonathan Singleton got into the game for the Astros without getting an at bat as Houston took a 3-1 decision from the Nationals.

In Scottsdale, the Diamondbacks and Rockies played a 1-1, 10-inning tie. Mike Zagurski threw a perfect inning for Arizona, striking out 2 of the 3 hitters he faced, and Josh Outman made his debut for Colorado, allowing a run on 2 hits and a walk over 2 frames. In Peoria, Michael Taylor was 1 for 4, with a walk for Oakland in the Athletics' 9-2 win over the Mainers.

12 more games on tap for Sunday, including Phillies v Yankees again, this time in Tampa, telecast on YES.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Berry good start

It is said that you only get one chance to make a first impression. In Lakeland, Quintin Berry played his first game in a Detroit Tigers uniform, and had a hit and a walk, stole a base and scored a run for the Tigers in an 11-1 exhibition win against Florida Southern College.

Michael Taylor was 0 for 3, including the final out in Oakland's 8-5 loss to Seattle.