Update (1:10am): No word on the extent of Montero’s injury, but he was taken to the hospital for x-rays after leaving the game. Mike Ashmore reports that PJ Pilittere is on his way to Trenton, indicating that Montero may be out for a while. There are only 35 games left in Trenton’s season, so we may have since the last of Mr. Montero in 2009.
Brett Marshall had/will have Tommy John surgery according to his Facebook page. If lucky, he’ll get a handful of innings late next year and be ready to go in 2011. (h/t TYU)
Triple-A Scranton
Game 1 (8-2 win over Pawtucket in 7 innings) makeup of one of those early July games when the field was unplayable because the drainage system wasn’t working
Ramiro Pena & Doug Bernier: both 0 for 2 – Pena drew two walks & scored a pair of runs … Bernier did each once
Colin Curtis, Juan Miranda & Yurendell DeCaster: all 2 for 4, 1 R – Curtis doubled, drove in two & K’ed … Miranda doubled, scored a run & drove in another
Austin Jackson & Francisco Cervelli: both 1 for 3, 1 R – Jackson was hit by a pitch, tripled, drove in two & K’ed … Cervelli had a steak
John Rodriguez: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI – threw a runner out at second from RF
PJ Pilittere: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI
The Ghost of Kei Igawa: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 8-4 GB/FB – 57 of 90 pitches were strikes (63.3%) … gave up a homer to first batter of the game, then not much else
Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GB/FB – 13 of 32 pitches were strikes (40.6%) … yikes
Amaury Sanit: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 0-1 GB/FB – all three pitches were strikes