Down on the Farm

WHY DIDN’T YOU PINCH HIT FOR KEVIN THOMPSON!!! 

WHY DIDN’T YOU…oh forget it, there’s too many to list.

Triple-A Scranton
Game 1 (8-2 loss to Syracuse in 7 innings)
Alberto Gonzalez: 3 for 3, 1 R, 1 3B – 4 XBH on the year, 3 of ’em are triples
Bronson Sardinha: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Shelley Duncan: 1 for 3
Andrew Beattie: 2 for 3
Tyler Clippard: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HB – I’m not his biggest fan, but I’m willing to cough this one up to the 9 day layoff between game action…
Erick Burke: 1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K – you on the other hand…I’m not willing to be so forgiving with…
Game 2 (3-2 loss to Syracuse, walk-off style)
Omir Santos: 2 for 3,  R, 1 2B, 1 K
Jamal Strong: 1 for 3, 1 RBI
rest of lineup: 2 for 16, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K – both walks by Sardinha
Mighty Matt: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 HB – so much for this…
TJ Beam: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K – served up a walk-off bomb to one of the Jays best prospects

Double-A Trenton (7-6 win over Binghamton walk-off style)
Brett Gardner: 1 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Justin Christian: 0 for 5, 1 RBI
Cody Ehlers: 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 BB – walk off single
Shawn Garrett: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
Aarom Baldiris: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Matt Carson: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Gabe Lopez: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 2 RBI – having the best under-the-radar season in the system (.500-.545-.850, 4 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K)
Alan Horne: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 1 Balk
Jeff Kennard: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 BB, 4 K
Kevin Whelan: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 5-2 GB/FB – 2 of those walks were intentional

High-A Tampa (9-1 loss to Fort Myers)
Reegie Corona: 1 for 4, 1 BB
Hideki Matsui: 1 for 3, 1 R – did play LF, but was pulled for a defensive sub in the 5th after making the final out of the inning, no word on if he reaggravate the injury…
Jose Tabata: 1 for 4, 1 K
Mr. Miranda: 1 for 4, 2 K
Francisco Cervelli: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Erick Abreu: 3 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP
Josh Schmidt: 2 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 HB – so yeah, control is an issue
Mike Martinez: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 6-1 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston
Game 1 (3-1 win over Kannapolis in 7 innings)
Mitch Hilligoss: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 CS, 1 E (fielding)
Wilmer Pino: 0 for 3
Eduardo Nunez: 1 for 3, 1 R
Jose Gil: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B
Donald Hollingsworth: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 RBI
Angel Reyes: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Garrett Patterson: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 8-0 GB/FB – nice
Game 2 (5-1 win over Kannapolis in 7 innings)
Mitch Hilligoss: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI – first XBH in 9 games
Brian Baisley: 2 for 3, 1 R – hitting his way into the starting catcher gig (.412-.524-.588)
Eduardo Nunez: 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 CS
Brian Aragon: 1 for 3, 1 R
Tim Norton: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K – 24 K in last 16.2 IP
Jon Hovis: .2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Do you know what name I haven’t seen in a while (3 days to be exact)? Austin Jackson. Hmmmm…