Wilkins DeLaRosa was deservingly promoted to High-A Tampa, but Eladio Rodriguez, the 2007 Israeli Baseball League MVP, was released. DeLaRosa has been revelation this season, easily one of the biggest surprises in the system. E-Rod was a spare part, he had no place to play with Trenton since PJ Pilittere, Frankie Cervelli & Joe Muich are all on the team as well. He’ll definitely get an opportunity elsewhere.
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Triple-A Scranton (7-6 win over Syracuse, walk-off style) they scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game
Brett Gardner: 1 for 3, 2 RBI, 2 BB – walk-off single
Matt Carson: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Shelley Duncan: 0 for 1, 1 R, 4 BB, 1 K – the Barry Bonds of the International League
Juan Miranda: 1 for 5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 3 K – tied the game up in the 8th with a 2-run double
Cody Ransom: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 2 K
Ben Broussard: 0 for 3, 2 BB
Chris Stewart: 1 for 3, 2 R, 2 BB
Eric Duncan: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K – had been 5 for his last 40 (.125)
Chris Basak: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 K – 13 for his last 31 (.419)
Chase Wright: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 10-4 GB/FB – 47 of 77 pitches were strikes (61.0%)
JB Cox: 1.2 IP, zeroes, 3-2 GB/FB – 10 of 16 pitches were strikes (62.5%)
Scott Patterson: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K – 27 of 37 pitches were strikes (73.0%) … gave up what appeared to be a pair of insurance runs in the 8th, but he ends up walking away with a win
Double-A Trenton (3-1 loss to Akron)
Austin Jackson: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 2 K – had been 2 for his last 18
Edwar Gonzalez & Frankie Cervelli: both 1 for 3 – Edwar K’ed … Cervelli doubled
rest of lineup: combined 0 for 20, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K – Reegie Corona drew the walk & scored the team’s only run
Eric Hacker: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 6-5 GB/FB – 3.13 K/BB ratio
Oneli Perez: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
High-A Tampa (8-2 win over Clearwater)
Luis Nunez, Jose Gil, Tommy Baldridge (33) & Tim Battle: all 2 for 4 – Nunez drove in a run … Jose Gil doubled, drove in a pair of runs & scored one … Baldridge drew a walk, drove in a run, scored a run & K’ed twice … Battle tripled, drove in two runs & scored two runs
Eduardo Nunez: 0 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS
Kevin Smith: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Josh Kreuzer: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB – 5 for his last 9 after a 4 for 28 stretch (.153)
Seth Fortenberry: 0 for 1, 1 R, 3 BB
Mitch Hilligoss: 1 for 4 – avg down to .239 … the season can’t end soon enough for him
Chris Garcia: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 9-2 GB/FB – just finish the season healthy, that’s all I ask
Ronny Marte: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-4 GB/FB
Josh Schmidt: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 4-0 GB/FB – striking out 5.11 fewer batters per 9 IP this year than last
Low-A Charleston (4-2 loss to Rome)
Austin Krum, Austin Rome & Wady Rufino: all 0 for 4, 2 K
Justin Snyder: 1 for 5, 3 K – remember when it seemed like all he did was walk and not strike out?
Bradley Suttle: 0 for 5, 1 K
Jesus Montero: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K – 12 game hitting streak
Abe Almonte & Prily Cuello: both 1 for 3, 1 BB – Almonte K’ed twice & swiped a bag … Cuello K’ed once
David Williams: 3 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI – had been 0 for his last 21
Lance Pendleton: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 3-4 GB/FB – having himself a very nice first full season after missing all of 2006 & most of 2007 with Tommy John surgery
Craig Heyer: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 0-3 GB/FB
Chase Vacek: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Jon Ortiz: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 Er, 0 BB, 0 K
Short Season Staten Island (10-7 win over Williamsport)
Addison Maruszack (17), Dan Brewer (8) & Jahdiel Santamaria: all 1 for 4, 1 R – Maruszack drove in a pair of runs, was hit by a pitch & committed a fielding error … Brewer hit a solo jack & K’ed … Santamaria drove in a run
David Adams (3): 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Brian Baisley: 1 for 5, 1 R, 2 R BI, 2 K
Marcos Vechionacci: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 RBI – hitting .455 with SI
Jack Rye (19): 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS
Mitch Abeita (13): 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB – had been 5 for his last 31 (.161)
Ray Kruml (11): 2 for 3, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
Casey Erickson: 4 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 1 Balk, 1-4 GB/FB
Jason Kiley: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Mike Obradovich: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-2 GB/FB – 19-0 K/BB ratio in 14 IP this year
Josue Selenes: 0.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0-2 GB/FB – almost coughed it up in the 9th
Pat Venditte (20): 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K – struck out a LHB to end the threat, and the game
Rookie GCL Yanks were rained out. They’re going to make this one up as part of a doubleheader on Monday.
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