Kevin Cash, John Rodriguez and Justin Leone were all placed on the DL with various ailments. Meanwhile, Jim McLennan tells you everything you need to know about labrums, and more.
Lance Pendleton was named Florida State League Pitcher of the Week while Melky Mesa was named the South Atlantic League’s Player of the Week.
Triple-A Scranton
Game 1 (5-0 win over Rochester in 7 innings) make up of an April 20th rain out
Kevin Russo, Austin Jackson, Colin Curtis, Eric Duncan & Chris Stewart: all 1 for 3 – Jackson doubled, scored a run & K’ed … E-Dunc hit a three run bomb & K’ed
Shelley Duncan: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
Juan Miranda: 1 for 2, 1 R
Ivan Nova: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 7-5 GB/FB – 56 of 90 pitches were strikes (62.2%) … lost the no-hitter with two outs in the sixth on a line drive off the shortstop’s glove … he’s been getting better and better with each start for about two months now
Jon Albaladejo: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 16 of 21 pitches were strikes (76.2%)
Game 2 (3-1 win over Rochester in 7 innings)
Kevin Russo & Austin Jackson: both 1 for 3 – Russo stole a base & K’ed … Jackson hit a solo jack off an old pal … it’s his second homer in as many days & third of the year … his last three hits have gone for extra bases
Colin Curtis: 0 for 3, 1 K
The Duncans, Richie Robnett & Doug Bernier: all 0 for 2 – Shelley drew a walk, scored a run & K’ed … Eric K’ed & committed a fielding error … Robnett played for SWB tonight after playing for Trenton this afternoon and getting promoted between games
Juan Miranda: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Romulo Sanchez: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 2-2 GB/FB – 33 of 47 pitches were strikes (70.2%) … 19 K in 16.2 IP with SWB
Paul Bush: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 5-1 GB/FB – 18 of 31 pitches were strikes (58.1%)
Edwar Ramirez: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GB/FB – 19 of 28 pitches were strikes (67.9%)
Double-A Trenton (12-2 loss to Reading)
Austin Krum & Justin Snyder: both 0 for 2, 1 E – Krum drew a pair of walks & botched a throw … Snyder walked once & bobbled a ball
Richie Robnett, Kyle Anson & Marcos Vechionacci: all 0 for 3, 1 BB – Robnett struck out … Vech made a throwing error
Eduardo Nunez & Edwar Gonzalez: both 0 for 4 – Nunez K’ed
Jorge Vazquez: 1 for 4. 1 R, 1 K
Chris Malec: 4 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI – he had just four hits in his last 25 at-bats coming in to this game
Ryan Pope: 5 IP, 12 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 2 HB, 8-6 GB/FB – Trenton’s pitching staff is so thin & overworked right now that they had to just leave him in there to soak up some innings
Kanekoa Texeira: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 6-0 GB/FB
Eric Wordekemper: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
High-A Tampa (6-1 win over Sarasota)
Dan Brewer: 0 for 3, 2 BB, 1 K
Eric Fryer: 1 for 3, 2 R, 2 BB
Damon Sublett, David Adams & Walt Ibarra: all 2 for 4 – Sublett doubled, scored twice, drove in a run, drew a walk & K’ed … Adams scored a run & drove in another … Ibarra drew a walk, was caught stealing & plated a run
Austin Romine: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI – matches last year’s HR total with 10 … is only 4 doubled behind last year’s pace
Seth Fortenberry & Brandon Laird: both 0 for 4, 1 BB – Fortenberry K’ed twice … Laird drove in a run
Kevin Smith: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 BB
DJ Mitchell: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 11-2 GB/FB – 87-24 K/BB ratio
Noel Castillo: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-3 GB/FB
Pat Venditte: 1 IP, zeroes, 3-0 GB/FB – A+ debut
Low-A Charleston (1-0 win over Savannah)
Jose Pirela, Abe Almonte & Taylor Grote: all 1 for 3, 1 BB – Almonte stole a base, was caught stealing & scored a run … Grote stole two bags & K’ed twice
Ray Kruml, Corban Joseph, Tommy Baldridge & Addison Maruszak: all 0 for 4 – Kruml & Maruszak each K’ed twice, CoJo just once … Baldridge drove in the game’s only run with a groundout to second
Melky Mesa: 0 for 3, 3 K, 1 HBP – heh, classic Melky right there
Chase Weems: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 1 K
Manny Banuelos: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 9-8 GB/FB
Dan Kapala: 2.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 6-0 GB/FB – Hughes-esque
Short Season Staten Island (5-2 win over Aberdeen)
Jimmy PAredes & Kelvin Castro: both 2 for 3, 1 BB – Paredes stole a base & scored two runs … Castro drove one in & missed a catch for an error
Zoilo Almonte: 0 for 3, 1 RBI
Kyle Higashioka & Chad Gross: both 0 for 4 – Higgie K’ed once, Gross twice
Neil Medchill & Luke Murton: both 2 for 4, 1 R – Medchill doubled & K’ed twice … Murton went deep, drove in two, swiped a bag, K’ed & committed both a fielding and throwing error
DeAngelo Mack: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 K
Rob Lyerly: 3 for 4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 CS – I guess hitting in the 9-hole woke his bat up
Shaeffer Hall: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 4-4 GB/FB
Gavin Brooks: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GB/FB – 7 K in 3.2 IP so far
Ben Watkins: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-0 GB/FB
Ryan Flannery: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB
Rookie GCL Yanks
Game 1 (6-1 win over GCL Phillies in 7 innings) make up of Saturday’s rain out
Ramon Flores: 0 for 4, 2 K
Jose Toussen: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 2 K, 1 CS
Issac Harrow & Jose Mojica: both 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 K – Harrow scored a run and committed both a fielding & throwing error at second
Kevin Mahoney: 0 for 1, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 E (missed catch)
Kelvin DeLeon & Eduardo Sosa: both 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
Francisco Arcia: 1 for 2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Mitch Delaney: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Matt Richardson: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 6-3 GB/FB – hasn’t walked a guy in his two starts, impressive for a recent convertee
Alejandro Martinez: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GB/FB
Dickie Marquez: 0.2 IP, zeroes, 1-1 GB/FB
Game 2 (8-7 win over GCL Phillies in 10 innings)
Eduardo Sosa: 1 for 3, 1 2B – left the game after doubling in the top of the fifth
Ramon Flores: 0 for 2, 1 R – took over for Sosa in center
Jose Toussen, Kevin Mahoney & Isaiah Brown: all 1 for 2 – Toussen hit a solo jack, scored two runs, drew three walks & committed a fielding error … Mahoney drove in a run, drew a walk & K’ed … Brown walked twice & committed a fielding error
Kelvin DeLeon & Jeff Farnham: both 1 for 5, 2 K – DeLeon drove in a run & scored another … Farnham plated two runs
Jose Mojica: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Justin Milo: 1 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB – homered in his first professional plate appearance
Danny Gil: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 3-2 GB/FB
Dan Miller: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GB/FB
Shane Greene: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Gabe Tatis: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 5-2 GB/FB – that’s some solid relief work right there
Julian Arballo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 1-0 GB/FB
I’ll tell you what, there ain’t nothin’ quite like eight game DotF’s …