Triple-A Scranton (8-5 win over Buffalo)
Brett Gardner: 1 for 4, 2 R, 2 BB
Bernie Castro: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 HBP
Nick Green: 0 for 6, 2 K, 1 E (throwing) – 0 for 9 since moving to the 3-hole
Juan Miranda & Chris Kunda: both 1 for 2, 1 2B – Miranda drove in 3, Kunda drove in 2 .. Miranda left the game in the 4th, so it looks like you can add another to the walking wounded
Jason Lane: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB – threw a runner out at home from LF
Eric Duncan: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI – .279-.426-.508 this year … don’t write him off yet
Eladio Rodriguez: 1 for 3, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 K – fresh off his MVP season in the Israeli Baseball League
Dan Giese: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Billy Traber: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K – faced 3 lefties … walked one, K’ed one, one reached on an error
Scott Patterson: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Heath Phillips: 0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP
Steven Jackson: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Jose Veras: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 2 K
Update: Chad Jennings reports that Miranda hurt his shoulder swinging the bat one pitch before he ripped a three run double. If only Posada’s bum shoulder worked like that.
Double-A Trenton (4-1 win over Connecticut) still no sign of Tabata…
Kevin Russo: 1 for 5, 1 K, 1 SB
Austin Jackson & Matt Carson: both 0 for 5 – Ajax K’ed twice … Carson scored a run & threw a runner out at second from RF
Colin Curtis: 2 for 5, 1 R
Cody Ehlers: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – 4 doubles & 3 homers in his last 7 games
PJ Pilittere: 2 for 4, 1 K – better than Chris Stewart? totally
Chase Wright: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 12-4 GB/FB – hey look, it’s Erik Bedard!
Mike Gardner: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GB/FB
High-A Tampa had a scheduled off day. That’s the only way to stop Edwar Gonzalez from racking up another extra base hit.
Low-A Charleston (6-3 win over Augusta)
Abe Almonte: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B
Justin Snyder: 0 for 4, 1 RBI – on-base only 11 times in his last 10 games after reaching base 29 times in his first 13 games
Jesus Montero: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 PB – 6 doubles and a homer in his last 8 games
Wady Rufino: 0 for 1 – left the game in the 4th inning … looks like yet another injury
Brandon Laird: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB – a double, 2 homers and 6 RBI in his last 4 games
Walt Ibarra: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 E (throwing)
Zach McAllister: 8 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 E (throwing), 14-3 GB/FB – 1.13 ERA, 0.75 ERA, .177 BAA, 3.12 GB/FB this game
Jonathan Ortiz: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 0-2 GB/FB