Z-Mac debuts for Tampa

Mike Ashmore sat down for an interview with Mark Melancon. Don’t miss it.

Triple-A Scranton (5-2 win over Rochester in 10 innings) you may have heard of the opposing pitcher
Brett Gardner & Ben Broussard: both 0 for 4 – Gardner K’ed … Broussard was hit by a pitch
Alberto Gonzalez, Jason LAne & Justin Christian: all 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K – Gonzalez drew  walk & was caught stealing … Lane hit a 2-run, go ahead homer in the 10th & walked
Nick Green, Eric Duncan & Chris Stewart: all 2 for 4 – Green doubled, scored a run & K’ed … Duncan drove in a run … Stewart doubled
Jeff Karstens: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 3-6 GB/FB – pulled after 4 IP and only 66 pitches … the thought was that he was coming up for long relief duty, but nope, Chad Jennings says he hurt his groin
Heath Phillips: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 6-4 GB/FB
David Robertson: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 2-0 GB/FB – 47 K in 34.2 IP

Double-A Trenton (13-3 beatdown of New Britain)
Ramiro Pena: 0 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Austin Jackson & Jose Tabata: both 2 for 6, 2 R, 2 K – Ajax drove in a run
Colin Curtis: 3 for 6, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K
Edwar Gonzalez: 2 for 6, 1 RBI, 1 K – what, no doubles?
Kevin Russo: 2 for 6, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Pj Pilittere & Chris Malec: both 4 for 5 – PJ scored two run & drove in two others … Malec doubled, drove in three runs & scored one of his own
Reegie Corona: 2 for 5, 1 R
Phil Coke: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-3 GB/FB – came out after a lenghty rain delay
Mark Melancon: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 8-1 GB/FB – 24-7 GB/FB with Trenton
Anthony Claggett: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Eric Wordekemper: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

High-A Tampa (8-6 loss to Fort Myers)
Luis Nunez: 3 for 5, 1 2B, 1 K
James Cooper: 2 for 5, 1 RBI
Kyle Anson: 0 for 5, 1 K
Mitch Hilligoss: 1 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding) – dropped to 6th in the lineup
Josue Calzado: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI – raised his SLG to .304
Kevin Smith: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K
Zach McAllister: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 3-5 GB/FB – the walk was intentional … respectable High-A debut for the 20 year old
Wilkins Arias: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Kevin Whelan: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-0 GB/FB – 17 K in 14 IP

Low-A Charleston (2-0 win over Hickory)
Abe Almonte & Brandon Laird: both 0 for 4 – Almonte stole a base
Justin Snyder: 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Jesus Montero, Brian Baisley, Carmen Angelini & David Williams: all 0 for 3 – Baisley scored a run & K’ed … Angelini K’ed once, Williams twice
Austin Romine: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B – 6 for 33 since coming off the DL
Austin Krum: 1 for 3, 2 RBI
Adam Olbrchowski: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 4-7 GB/FB – picked a runner off first
Wilkins DeLaRosa: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 6-0 GB/FB
Jon Ortiz: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 27-4 K/BB ratio in 25.1 IP