Zoilo’s huge day helps Tampa to win

Update: The Double-A Trenton game is finally over and has been added to the post.

No official rosters have been released, but Cito Culver, Ben Gamel, and Mason Williams will be playing for Short Season Staten Island when the season starts this Friday. Not surprising. Oh, and apparently Alan Horne is done with his throwing program and is close to returning to one of the affiliates, though I’m guessing he’ll start close to home base in Tampa. Hard to believe he’s 28 already, but I guess time flies when you’re always hurt.

Triple-A Scranton (3-1 win over Syracuse)
Kevin Russo, 2B: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K – nine for his last 22 (.409)
Greg Golson, CF, Jordan Parraz, RF & Gus Molina, DH: all 1 for 4 – Golson drove in a run and struck out
Jesus Montero, C: 1 for 4 – he hit the ball hard three times
Jorge Vazquez, 1B & Brandon Laird, 3B: both 0 for 4, 2 K
Doug Bernier, SS: 1 for 4, 1 R
Austin Krum, LF: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B – three of his last four hits have been for extra bases
Adam Warren, RHP: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 4-9 GB/FB – 55 of 98 pitches were strikes (56.2%) … picked a runner off first with his great move … a few too many walks tonight, but he’s been on a very nice roll of late
Greg Smith, LHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB – 15 of 26 pitches were strikes (57.7%) … I’m guessing this was just a tuneup for Saturday’s start
Josh Schmidt, RHP: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K – threw six pitches, half for strikes

Double-A Trenton (7-3 win over Harrisburg)
Ray Kruml, CF: 0 for 5, 3 K – well that’s not very leadoff hitter-ish
Corban Joseph, 2B: 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Bradley Suttle, DH: 1 for 4, 1 K
Jose Gil, C: 0 for 4, 1 K
DeAngelo Mack, LF & Addison Maruszak, 1B: both 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K – Mack scored two runs … Maruszak scored one and drove one in
Jose Pirela, SS: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 E (fielding)
Jason Place, RF: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI – he had three hits total in his first six games with Trenton
Yadil Mujica, 3B: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Shaeffer Hall, LHP: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 8-1 GB/FB – picked a runner off first … very nice effort after a few sketchy ones
Naoya Okamoto, LHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 5-2 GB/FB
Wilkins Arias, LHP: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1-1 GB/FB – can’t imagine three straight lefties is all that common

High-A Tampa (11-6 win over Lakeland) they faced one of Warren’s former college teammates
Abe Almonte, CF: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 K
Walt Ibarra, SS: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K
Rob Lyerly, 1B: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB – seems like he’s been playing a lot of first base recently … I wonder if a promotion is coming since Trenton has Bradley Suttle at third and no obvious first baseman
Zoilo Almonte, LF: 3 for 4, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB – 11 for his last 36 (.306) with six homers … he’s been killing it of late
Kevin Mahoney, 3B: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI
Luke Murton, DH: 2 for 5, 2 2B, 2 RBI – six for his last 13 (.462) with three doubles
Taylor Grote, RF: 0 for 5, 1 K
Kyle Higashioka, C: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 K
Kelvin Castro, 2B: 1 for 4, 1 R, 2 K
Scottie Allen, RHP: 4 IP, 9 H, 4 R 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 4-4 GB/FB – gave up three homers after allowing just five all year coming into the game
Michael Solbach, RHP: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GB/FB
Preston Claiborne, RHP: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-2 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (9-3 loss to Greenville)
Anderson Feliz, 2B: 0 for 5, 3 K
Jose Toussen, CF & Mike Ferraro, LF: both 2 for 4, 1 K – Toussen stole a base … Ferraro doubled, drove in a run, scored a run, and threw a runner out at the plate
Ramon Flores, 1B & Kelvin DeLeon, RF: both 0 for 3, 1 BB – Flores stole a base, DeLeon had his contractually mandated two strikeouts as well?
J.R. Murphy, C, Gary Sanchez, DH & Rob Segedin, 3B: all 1 for 4 – Sanchez drove in a run and struck out thrice … Segedin whiffed once
Garrison Lassiter, SS: 3 for 4, 1 2B, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
Zach Nuding, RHP: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 5-2 GB/FB – 59-27 K/BB in 59.1 IP
Yobanny Reyes, RHP: 1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GB/FB
Tommy Kahnle, RHP: 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GB/FB – hit a little rough patch of late
Nathan Forer, RHP: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GB/FB