Minor League Recap, 6/1

Written by Greg Fertel | 01 June 2007

Scranton loses to Rochester 7 to 4.

Sean Henn got the start today, opposing top Twins prospect Matt Garza. He managed to out-pitch Garza, throwing five scoreless innings with four strikeouts and only two singles and a walk allowed.
Eric Duncan was 1 for 5 with no strikeouts.
Shelley Duncan was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk. Duncan is now batting .304/.381/.614.
Alberto Gonzalez was 0 for 4.

Trenton beats Akron 8 to 7

Brett Smith's start was shorted by a long rain delay. He allowed 3 runs in the 1st inning, but settled down after that.
Zach Kroenke finally allowed some runs, letting 3 pass home plate in relief of Smith after the rain delay. He went 1-2-3 in the 4th, but allowed 3 runs in the 5th and could have allowed more had he not picked off a runner and had Kevin Whelan to get the final out.
Whelan went 1-2-3 after getting Kroenkes' last out, but walked two batters to begin his 2nd full inning of work. He struck out one and gave up one run on an inherited runner allowed to score by Jeff Kennard.
Cody Ehlers returned only to go 0 for 4.
Justin Christian was 3 for 4 with two doubles and a triple.
P.J. Pilittere was 1 for 3 and was ejected in the 5th inning by the home plate umpire. I hope he was at least creative with whatever he said.

Tampa's game was rained out. Charleston beats Columbus 5 to 2

Mike Dunn got the start, hurling 7 innings and allowing just earned one run. He struck out 5 and walked one. Coming into tonight, lefties batted just .211/.286/.342 off Dunn with a K/9 of 11.32.
Dave Robertson relieved Dunn. He pitched two scoreless innings for the save, striking out two and allowing two singles. On top of the dominating strikeouts, Robertson has a 2.53 GO/AO ratio this year. Wow.
Mitch Hilligoss extended his hitting streak in his 4th at bat of the game, launching a double to left. 38 games and counting.
Seth Forteberry was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and a HBP. In the 4 game series against Columbus, Forteberry took 7 walks.
Austin Jackson was 1 for 3 with 2 walks. He made his first error of the season (fielding) out in centerfield.