On the brink

Triple-A Scranton (6-4 loss to Richmond) Scranton is down 2-1 in the best-of-five series…Jeff Karstens goes tomorrow with the season on the line
Brett Gardner: 1 for 4, 3 K – threw a runner out at home
Andy Cannizaro: 1 for 1, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 HBP – left after getting hit by a pitch on his elbow
Jose Cruz Jr.: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K
Bronson Sardinha: 0 for 3, 1 BB
Angel Chavez: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI
Mike Kinkade & Eric Duncan: both 1 for 4 – Kinkade threw a runner out at 3B from LF…Duncan doubled…Chad Jennings says that Duncan has been one of the team’s best hitters in the clutch
Raul Chavez: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Juan Francia: 2 for 4, 1 K, 2 CS – what good is going 2 for 4 if you get thrown out on the bases twice?
Might Matt: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K – great start in a big game
Sean Henn: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K – fucks it up, as usual
TJ Beam: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K – allowed an inherited runner to score
Colter Bean: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Charlie Manning: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K 

Double-A Trenton (3-2 win over Portland) Trenton leads the best-of-five series 2-1, Jeff Marquez goes in the potential clincher tomorrow
Reegie Corona & Gabe Lopez: both 1 for 4, 1 R – Corona K’ed…Lopez doubled
Austin Jackson & Matt Carson: both 1 for 4 – Ajax K’ed once & swiped a bag…Carson doubled & K’ed thrice
Colin Curtis: 0 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 K
Cody Ehlers: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB – doing in admirable job in the cleanup spot while Juan Miranda is MIA
Noah Hall: 1 for 3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Marcos Vechionacci & Omir Santos: both 0 for 4, 1 K 
Dan McCutchen: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K – 1 ER or less in 6 of his 8 starts with Trenton
David Robertson: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GB/FB – hard to believe he started the year in Low-A
Mike Gardner: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP – cardiac save after Justin Pope worked each of the first 2 games

Short Season Staten Island (11-2 loss to Tri-City) SI will take on Brooklyn in a best-of-three series in the first round of the playoffs, which kick off Sunday…Darrell Rasner was lined up to start Game 1, but he was shipped to Scranton…Ryan Pope is likely to go in Game 1 after he was held to only 1 IP in his last outing…Adam O. lines up to follow in Game 2, and I assume Zach McAllister would go if there’s a Game 3
Justin Snyder: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K – finishes the regular season with 87 hits & a 49-59 K/BB ratio in 73 games
Taylor Holiday: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Damon Sublett: 0 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Braedyn Pruitt & Austin Krum: both 1 for 3 – Krum drove a run in…Pruitt committed a throwing error
rest of lineup: combined 1 for 16, 2 BB, 3 K – James LaSala got the hit & drew one of the walks, he also allowed a passed ball
Jason Stephens: 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Zach McAllister: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K – eek
Danny Kapala, Nick Peterson, Kyle Hollander & Josue Selenes: combined 4.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K – Peterson walked 2 & K’ed 3
Jacinto Gonell: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K