Written by Greg Fertel | 29 August 2008

Scranton loses to Rochester, 9-3

• Victor Zambrano got the start and was terrible. In 4 innings of work, Victor surrendered 8 runs on 11 hits and 3 walks, while managing to strike out two. This washed up major leaguer is definitely not going to get a shot anytime soon.
• Scott Patterson allowed a solo homerun in his 2 innings of work, walking 1 while striking out 3.
• Justin Christian was 1 for 5.
• Melky Cabrera was 0 for 3 with a walk.
• Juan Miranda was 2 for 3 with a double.
• Shelley Duncan was 0 for 2 with a walk.
• Chad Moeller was 0 for 3.
• Eric Duncan was 2 for 4.

Trenton edges Conneticut, 4-3

• Oneli Perez got the start and allowed a run on 1 hit, striking out 9.
• Kevin Whelan allowed a hit and 2 walks in his 2 shutout innings of relief, striking out 2.
• Kevin Russo was 2 for 5.
• Colin Curtis and Frankie Cervelli were 3 for 4.
• Reegie Corona was 1 for 1.
• Ramiro Pena was 1 for 4.
• Edwar Gonzalez was 4 for 5 with a game winning single in the bottom of the ninth.
• Chris Malec was 0 for 3.
• James Cooper was 0 for 2 with a walk.
• In other news, Christian Garcia is going to be called up on Monday to pitch in Trenton's final regular season game.

Tampa shutout by Fort Myers, 4-0

• Ryan Pope bounced back from his previous start, turning in a gem. In shutout 7 innings of work, Pope allowed 6 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 4 and pitching to the tune of a 12-4 groundout-flyout ratio.
• Philip Bartelski allowed a game winning grand slam in the bottom of the 9th, accounting for FM's 4 runs.
• Tommy Baldridge was 1 for 4.
• Jose Gil was 1 for 3.
• Eduardo Nunez and Kevin Smith were 0 for 4.
• Mitch Hilligross was 0 for 2 with a walk.
• Tim Battle was 0 for 3.

Charleston conquers Rome, 15-7

• Jairo Heredia got the start and allowed 5 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings of work, striking out 5 in the process.
• Jonathan Ortiz allowed a hit in his inning of shutout work, striking out 1.
• Craig Heyer allowed 1 run on 3 hits and a walk in 2 innings of work.
• Chase Vacek allowed 1 run on a hit and a walk in his inning of work.
• Austin Krum was 1 for 6, lowing his average to .273.
• Austin Romine was 2 for 3 with 2 walks, raising his average to .299.
• Chase Weems was 1 for 1.
• Jesus Montero and Brad Suttle were 3 for 7. Montero's average now stands at .322 while Suttle's is at .274.
• Brandon Laird was 3 for 3 with 3 walks, raising his average to .270.
• Justin Snyder 3 for 4 with a double and 2 walks, raising his average to .287.
• Carmen Angelini 3 for 6 but also committed his 40th error of the season.
• Abe Almonte was 1 for 5 with a walk.
• Of Charleston's 20 hits, Snyder's double happened to be the only extra base hit for the River Dogs offense. Weird.

Staten Island edges Tri-City, 5-4

• Hector Noesi started and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings, striking out 9. Not bad for the 21 year old.
• Michael Obradovich pitched 2 perfect innings of work, striking out 2.
• Brad Rulon got the save as he allowed a walk but no further in his shutout inning of work, striking out 2.
• Raymond Kruml was 1 for 5.
• Dave Adams, Braedyn Pruitt, and Dan Brewer were all 2 for 4 with a double each.
• Jack Rye was 2 for 4.
• Jahdiel Santamaria and Kelvin Castro were 0 for 4.
• Taylor Grote was 1 for 4 with a walk.

Over the course of the next couple of days, the whole MVN circuit will be undergoing drastic changes, and as a result, there will be no new posts for a short while. In the meantime, enjoy your Labor Day and 3 day weekend!

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