Ajax plates seven (again)

Chad Jennings notes that Dan McCutchen has been suspended for three games and will miss his next start. Apparently he threw two pitches behind a batter against Pawtucket after SWB’s #3 & 4 hitters were each plunked twice in the series. Jennings also noted that Alan Horne will make what should be his final rehab start in Extended Spring Training tomorrow.

Triple-A Scranton (8-7 loss to Rochester)
Brett Gardner: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB – threw a runner out at third from CF … 10 walks, 9 strikes out in his last 10 games
Bernie Castro: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 CS
Jason Lane: 1 for 5, 1 R, 2 K
Ben Broussard: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) – 8 for 23 with 5 doubles since signing
Cody Ransom: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Eric Duncan: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI – 4 doubles, 3 homers & 12 RBI in his last 8 games
Greg Porter & JD Closser: both 0 for 3 – Porter K’ed … Closser scored a run & walked
Dan Giese: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – 12 of 17 pitches were strikes … he’s on his way up to serve as a long-man
Steven White: 3 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HB – 45 of 70 pitches were strikes (64.3%)
Billy Traber: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-3 GB/FB – 27 of 42 pitches were strikes (also 64.3%)
JB Cox: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Double-A Trenton (9-3 win over New Britain)
Ramiro Pena: 0 for 2, 1 R, 3 BB
Austin Jackson: 3 for 5, 2 2B, 7 RBI – second 7 RBI game in the last 11 days
Colin Curtis & Kevin Russo: both 0 for 4, 1 BB – Curtis K’ed twice
Cody Ehlers & Jose Tabata: both 1 for 4, 1 BB – Ehlers scored 2 runs, doubled & K’ed thrice … Tabata drove in a run
Chris Malec: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B – having another rock solid year
Reegie Corona: 2 for 3, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Jason Jones: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 10-1 GB/FB – 2.28 ERA & 1.21 WHIP
Zach Kroenke: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Mike Gardner: 1.1 Ip, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-0 GB/FB
Bo Hall: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K

High-A Tampa (6-1 loss to Fort Myers)
Eduardo Nunez, Josue Calzado, Chris Kunda & Tim Battle: all 1 for 3 – Nunez drew a walk … Calzado hit a solo homer & K’ed … Battle doubled & wait for it … K’ed
Mitch Hilligoss & Jose Gil: both 0 for 4 – Gil K’ed … Hilligoss was moved back up to the 2nd spot in the lineup
Andres Perez: 1 for 4
Ben Blumenthal & Kevin Smith: both 0 for 3, 1 K
Chris Garcia: 4 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 6-2 GB/FB – first bad outing back from TJ
Phil Bartlewski: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 5-2 GB/FB
Edgar Soto: 2 IP, zeroes, 1 K

Low-A Charleston (9-6 win over Hickory)
Austin Krum: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – filling in for Abe Almonte, who left yesterday’s game after ripping a double … my guess is Almonte reaggravated his lower body injury
Justin Snyder: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Bradley Suttle: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 3 K – back after missing over a month with a lower body injury, rumored to be a hip flexor
Jesus Montero: 2 for 5, 2 RBI – 40 RBI on the year
Austin Romine: 0 for 4, 1 K, 1 HBP
Brandon Laird: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB – 3 for his last 32
Carmen Angelini: 3 for 3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS – picked off second
Lance Pendleton: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 9-5 GB/FB
Ryan Zink: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K – did you know he got a $123,000 bonus as a 17th round pick last year? wow
Chase Vacek: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Jon Ortiz: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K