Minor League Recap 8/24

Written by Greg Fertel | 24 August 2008

Scranton shuts out Buffalo, 2-0

Al Aceves got the start and was solid. In 6 innings of shutout ball, Al scattered 3 hits and walked 2 while he struck out 8. With this start, Al might have pushed Rasner out of the rotation. At least I hope so.
Mark Melancon struck out 3 in his 2 innings of relief.
Justin Christian and Melky Cabrera were 0 for 4.
Juan Miranda was 0 for 3.
Shelley Duncan was 1 for 3 with a double.
Chad Moeller was 0 for 3.

Trenton beats Reading, 8-4

George Kontos got the start and pitched in a solid outing. In 6 innings, George allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk, striking out 6 in the process.
Kevin Whelan allowed a hit and a walk in his shutout inning of work, striking out 1.
Reegie Corona was 3 for 4.
Ramiro Pena was 2 for 5.
Kevin Russo was 2 for 3 with 2 walks.
Frankie Cervelli was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
Cody Ehlers and Edwar Gonzalez were hitless in their respective at bats. Both walked once.

FYI

Jose Tabata was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts today. So far through 15 games at Double-A Altoona, Jose is batting .377 with 3 doubles, 2 triples, 1 homerun, and 7 RBIs. He has 6 walks, 12 strikeouts, and 6 stolen bases (100% success rate). Too bad he couldn't do this while he was in the Yankees organization. Oh well.

Game 1: Tampa shutout by Sarasota, 7-0 (7 innings)

Ryan Pope got the start and was terrible. In 4 2/3 innings of work, Pope allowed 7 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk, striking out 3.
Luis Nunez was 1 for 4.
Eduardo Nunez was 2 for 3.
Kevin Smith was 3 for 3.
Seth Fortenberry, Kyle Anson, Tim Battle, Mitch Hilligross, and Jose Gil were hitless in their respective at bats. Seth and Tim walked once.

Game 2: Tampa returns the favor and shuts out Sarasota, 3-0 (7 innings)

Zachary McAllister got the start and allowed 3 hits and a walk while striking out 5 in his 5 innings of work.
Phil Bartleski pitched an inning of shutout relief.
Mitch Hilligross was 3 for 3 with a double.
Kevin Smith was 2 for 2 with a double and a walk.
Seth Fortenberry was 1 for 3.
Tommy Baldridge and Jose Gil were 0 for 3.

Game 1: Charleston loses to Columbus, 5-1 (7 innings)

Jairo Heredia got the start and allowed 4 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings of work, striking out 5 in the process. He did however have a 9-3 groundout-flyout ratio.
Justin Snyder was 0 for 2 with 2 walks.
Brad Suttle and Austin Romine were 1 for 3 with a walk each.
Jesus Montero was 2 for 3.
Brandon Laird was 0 for 3.
Carmen Angelini was 0 for 3.
Abe Almonte was 1 for 3 with a double.

Game 2: Charleston crushes Columbus, 12-4 (7 innings)

Adam Olbrychowski got the start and allowed 3 runs on 9 hits in 6 innings. No walks or strikeouts.
Jonathan Ortiz allowed a run on 2 hits and a walk in his inning of work, striking out 2 as well.
Austin Krum, Dave Williams, and Abe Almonte were 2 for 3. Austin tripled.
Brad Suttle was 2 for 4.
Jesus Montero was 1 for 3 with his 17th homerun of the season.
Austin Romine was 0 for 3 with a walk.
Brandon Laird was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Justin Snyder was 1 for 4.
Carmen Angelini was 1 for 2 with a double and a walk.

Staten Island loses to Lowell, 4-2

Hector Noesi started and allowed 4 unearned runs on 4 hits in 6 innings, striking out 6.
Roy Gomez was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Taylor Grote was 1 for 4 with his 2nd homerun of the season.
Dan Brewer, Brian Baisley, Jahdiel Santamaria. Melky Mesa, and Kelvin Castro were hitless in their respective at bats. Melky walked.

GCL Yanks had the day off.