Charleston barely avoids getting no-hit

Update (10:38): Mike Ashmore’s got the word on a few promotions/demotions: Mark Melancon & Chase Wright up to Scranton, Wilkins Arias up to Trenton, Steven White down to Trenton, Eric Wordekemper down to Tampa.

Zach McAllister is your Florida State League Pitcher of the Week, Brandon Braboy took home NY-Penn League honors. Brian Baisley took home NY-PL Hitter of the Week honors for the second week in a row.

Triple-A Scranton (7-4 loss to Rochester)
Brett Gardner: 0 for 5, 3 K
Alberto Gonzalez & Ben Broussard: both 1 for 4, 1 R – Broussard hit a solo jack & committed a fielding error
Matt Carson & JD Closser: both 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Juan Miranda & Chris Stewart: both 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K – Stewart doubled & scored a run
Cody Ransom: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Alan Horne: 1 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GB/FB – 16 of 43 pitches were strike (37.2%), yikes … Chad Jennings said he was on a 50-pitch count anyway
Chris Britton: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K – 25 of 38 pitches were strikes (65.8%
Brian Bruney: 0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HB – threw one pitch, hit former Trenton cleanup hitter Randy Ruiz in the back of the head, and was ejected … Ruiz charged the mound, but never made it to Bruney
Billy Traber: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP – allowed Bruney’s runner to score
Steven Jackson: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Scott Strickland: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)

Double-A Trenton (3-1 loss to Altoona)
Reegie Corona & Ramiro Pena: both 0 for 4 – Corona K’ed once, Pena twice
Austin Jackson, Colin Curtis, Edwar Gonzalez & Joe Muich: all 1 for 4 – Curtis K’ed … Edwar stole a base, scored a run & K’ed … Muich drove in a run
Chris Malec: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
Cody Ehlers: 2 for 4, 1 K
James Cooper: 2 for 2, 1 BB
Mike Gardner: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 6-2 GB/FB - the scheduled starter was Chase Wright, who was pulled from the start before the game … probably headed to Scranton to fill one of the vacant rotation spots following the trade
Kevin Whelan: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GB/FB
Phil Coke: 2 IP, zeroes, 3 K – 21 baserunners allowed & 39 K in his last 30 IP … labrum’s fine, but he’s going to work out of the ‘pen the rest of the year because he’s getting up there in innings
Oneli Perez: 2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 0-3 GB/FB

High-A Tampa (6-5 win over Lakeland)
Luis Nunez: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K - picked off first
Eduardo Nunez: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 K
Kevin Smith: 0 for 2, 2 R, 3 BB – 8 walks, 1 K in his last 10 games
Josh Kreuzer: 1 for 3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Seth Fortenberry, Andres Perez & Tim Battle: all 2 for 4 – Fortenberry doubled, drove in a run & drew a walk … Perez homered, drove in 3 & K’ed … Battle tripled, was picked off first & K’ed
Mitch Hilligoss & Kyle Anson: both 0 for 4 – Hilligoss K’ed twice, Anson once
Jason Stephens: 6 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 11-3 GB/FB
Mike Dunn: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K – I wonder why he’s working out of the pen, he’s still about 40 IP below last year’s mark … 7 K in 2.2 IP? wow
Josh Schmidt: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K – allowed both inherited runners to score

Low-A Charleston (6-0 loss to Hickory)
Austin Krum: 1 for 3 – singled with two outs in the bottom of the 9th to break up the no-hitter
rest of lineup: combined 0 for 21, 2 BB, 2 K – Brandon Laird & Abe Almonte each drew a walk … Bradley Suttle committed a throwing error
Lance Pendleton: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 10-9 GB/FB
Jesse Hoover: 0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K – just one of those days
Stephens Artz: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-3 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island (5-2 loss to Brooklyn)
Ray Kruml & Mitch Abeita: both 0 for 3 – Kruml K’ed once … Abeita drew a walk & K’ed twice
David Adams & Brian Baisley: both 1 for 4, 2 K – Adams drove in a run
Addison Maruszack & Jack Rye: both 0 for 4, 1 K – Rye threw a runner out at second from LF
Dan Brewer: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Mike Lyon: 2 for 3, 1 R – 12 for his last 36 (.333)
Taylor Grote: 0 for 3, 1 K
Nick Montgomery: 5 PI, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 8-4 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff)
Jason Kiley: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB
Andy Shetrone: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

The Rookie GCL Yanks were rained out. They’re going to make it up as part of a doubleheader on August 7th. Phil Hughes was scheduled to throw 2 innings in this game, but instead he’ll throw tomorrow for Charleston.