Minor League Recap, 7/1

Written by Greg Fertel | 01 July 2007

• Steven White continued to pitch well for Scranton, pitching 8 innings and allowing just an unearned run.  White did this on 6 hits and no walks, while striking out 3.  He has gotten his control together of late, and he could have put himself first in line for an emergency start if Kei Igawa falters, or possibly serve as trade bait.
• Colter Bean (remember him) pitched a perfect 9th, striking out 1 in the process.  Nobody wants to free him and his 6.02 ERA at the moment, and hopefully Edwar will do better in the majors than Bean.
• Justin Christian was 4 for 6 with 2 triples and a steal, raising his AAA average to .316.  He's been a pest since his promotion, and he could be a good 4th outfielder if Torre ever remembers that he has a bench.
• Kevin Reese was 3 for 5 with a homer and a walk.
• Shelley Duncan was 1 for 6 with his 20th homer of the season.
• Angel Chavez was 2 for 6 with a triple.
• Andy Cannizaro was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
• Omir Santos was 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.

• Ian Kennedy continued to dominate AA, pitching 5 hitless and scoreless innings.   Kennedy also struck out 9 against 3 walks, and he now has a 1.29 ERA in AA with 72 strikeouts in 63 innings.
• Jeff Kennard pitched 2 innings in relief, giving up the game's only hit and run, also walking a batter and striking out 1.
• Brett Gardner was 3 for 5 with a double, raising his average to .301.
• Alberto Gonzalez was 2 for 5 with a double.
• Cody Ehlers was 2 for 3 with a walk.
• Matt Carson was 1 for 4 with a homer and 5 RBI.

• Anthony Claggett continued to struggle as a starter, allowing 5 runs in 4 innings, while only striking out 2.
• Reegie Corona was 1 for 4 with a walk.
• Austin Jackson continued his hot hitting, going 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.
• José Tabata started July off on the wrong foot, going 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
• Marcos Vechionacci was 2 for 4, bringing his average up to .255.
• Tim Battle was 1 for 3 with a walk.
• Francisco Cervelli was 0 for 4 with a strikeout, and his average is down to .280.
• Kevin Russo was 2 for 4.

•  Ivan Nova started, and was pulled after 2 scoreless innings because of a rain delay.  In those 2 innings, he allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.
• Brady Martinez had one of the ugliest lines I have ever seen, allowing 10 runs on 10 hits and 2 walks in 1 2/3 innings.
• Ferdin Tejeda continued to pitch well in the 'pen, pitching 2 hitless innings and striking out 1 against 1 walk.
• Seth Fortenberry was 2 for 3 with an outfield assist.
• Kyle Anson was 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
• Eduardo Nunez was 1 for 4.
• Brian Aragon was 1 for 1 with a 2-run homer.

• Angel Reyes had another rough outing, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 1 1/3 innings.  While he struck out 3, his 14.54 ERA is not going to get him anywhere except released.
• Phil Bartelski pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
• Ryan Zink allowed 1 earned run in 5 innings, striking out 4 and allowing 5 hits.
• Taylor Holiday was 1 for 5.
• Damon Sublett was 1 for 4 with his 2nd homer.
• Justin Snyder was 1 for 3 with a walk.
• Donald Hollingsworth was 1 for 2 with a walk.
• James LaSala was 1 for 2.