Minor League Recap 8/16

Written by Greg Fertel | 16 August 2008

Scranton defeats Lehigh Valley, 12-9 (10 innings)

Chase Wright started, and continued to pitch well. In 6 innings, the lefty gave up 3 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits and a walk, and struck out 3.
Mark Melancon pitched a perfect inning and struck out 1.
Phil Coke gave up an unearned run on 1 hit in 2/3 of an inning.
JB Cox gave up 4 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits.
Bernie Castro was 2 for 5 with a walk, and made 2 fielding errors.
Matt Carson was 2 for 6 wiht a home run, his 9th.
Juan Miranda was 1 for 6.
Shelley Duncan was 3 for 6 with 2 bombs and 6 RBI.
Ben Broussard was 2 for 5.
Jason Lane was 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.
Eric Duncan was 1 for 5 with his 11th homer, but also made 2 errors.
Chad Moeller was 2 for 5 with a double.
Chris Basak was 1 for 4 with a walk.

Trenton over Reading, 9-7

Jeff Marquez started, and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings of work. Marquez also struck out 3.
Anthony Claggett got the save, striking out 2 and giving up 2 hits in 2 scoreless innings.
Reegie Corona was 1 for 4 with his 3rd homer and a walk.
Francisco Cervelli and Austin Jackson were each 2 for 5 with a double. Cervelli raised his average to .367 and Jackson's went up to .290. A-Jax also struck out 3 times.
Kevin Russo was 1 for 4 with a walk.
Edwar gonzalez was 1 for 5.
Walter Ibarra was 1 for 4.
Seth Cooper was 2 for 3 with 2 steals.

Tampa falls to Clearwater, 8-1

Ivan Nova started, giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks in 4 innings of work, striking out 3. The bright spot in this outing is that Nova got 8 groundball outs against only 1 flyout. Nova has been very hittable this season, but has shown encouraging signs with his GO:AO ratio (1.55).
Hideki Matsui was 1 for 3 with a walk. He's old for the leageu at 34, but I think he's a legitimate prospect. He should be a solid 4th outfielder in the bigs if all goes well for him.
Seth Fortenberry was 1 for 4 with a solo home run.
Jose Gil was 1 for 3.

Charleston chases Lakewood, 4-3

Dellin Betances continued his recent run of effective pitching, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings, and striking out 12. Since returning from injury on July 4, Betances has been phenomenal. Dellin has struck out 62 against 18 walks in 49 1/3 innings, with a 2.74 ERA since coming back from injury, and he seems to have his good stuff working now. While he's only in low-A, the improvement in control as well as the high strikeout rate are very encouraging for the future of this 20-year old.
Austin Krum was 2 for 5.
Jesus Montero was 1 for 5, dropping his average to .322.
Brad Suttle was 0 for 4 with a walk.
Austin Romine was 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and a walk, bringing his average up to .292 on the season.
Brandon Laird was 2 for 5 with a double.
Carmen Angelini and Prilys Cuello were each 1 for 4. They each made a fielding error, which was Angelini's 37th, and Cuello's 4th.
Dave Williams was 2 for 4 with a double.

SI Yanks over Vermont, 5-4 (game 1, 8 innings)

Cory Arbiso started, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk in 3 innings, and striking out 5.
Addison Maruszak was 2 for 4 with a double, raising his average to .321 on the season.
Mike Lyon was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk.
Mitch Abeita and Jack Rye were each 1 for 4.
Jahdiel Santamaria was 2 for 3 with a double.

SI Yanks defeat Vermont, 6-1 (game 2, 7 innings)

Hector Noesi started, and gave up a run on 4 hits and 3 walks in 4 innings, while striking out 5.
Pat Venditte pitched a perfect 9th, and reportedly pitched with both arms in the same at bat against a switch-hitter. Pretty cool. So is his 1.09 ERA.
David Adams was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk.
Mike Lyon was 1 for 3.
Daniel Brewer was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles.
Jahdiel Santamaria was 1 for 2 with a double and a walk.
Melky Mesa was 1 for 3 with a 2-run jack, his 6th.

The GCL Yanks were postponed.