Minor League Recap 7/18

Written by Greg Fertel | 18 July 2008

Scranton defeats Lehigh Valley, 6-4

Ross Ohlendorf started, and pitched fairly well. In 4 1/3 innings, Ohlendorf gave up 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk, while striking out 5 and maintaining a 5:2 GO/AO ratio.
Chris Britton got the win, pitching 2 1/3 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 2.
JB Cox gave up 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks in 1 inning of work.
Scott Strickland struck out 2 in an inning of 1-hit shutout relief.
Alberto Gonzalez was 1 for 5.
Chris Basak was 1 for 4 with a double.
Juan Miranda was 1 for 3 with his 7th home run and a walk. He's sitting at a cool .301 batting average.
Jason Lane was 2 for 4 with a double and a homer, his 15th.
Chris Stewart was 2 for 4.
Nick Green was 1 for 4.

Trenton's game against Portland was postponed. Tampa falls to Jupiter, 10-5 (completion of suspended game)

Before the suspension, Jason Stephens allowed a run on 2 hits.
Grant Duff was rocked, allowing 7 runs (6 earned) on 9 hits and a walk in 3 1/3 innings, while striking out 6.
Luis Nunez was 2 for 5 with a double.
Kevin Smith was 1 for 4 with a 2-run homer.
Seth Fortenberry was 1 for 4 with his 6th omer.
Andres Perez and Mitch Hilligoss were each 2 for 4 with a double.
Tim Battle was 1 for 4.

Tampa tops Jupiter, 3-2 (7 innings)

Ryan Pope started, and pitched the whole game. In 7 innings of work, the righty from Savannah College of Art and Design allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, while striking out 8 and walking none. This brought his ERA to 2.35 on the season.
Luis Nunez was 1 for 4.
Eduardo Nunez was 1 for 3.
Josh Kreuzer was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Andres Perez was 1 for 2 with a double.
Tom Baldridge was 1 for 3.

Charleston over Kannapolis, 4-2

Wilkins de la Rosa continued to excel as a starter, striking out 7 in 6 innings of 2-run ball, and allowing 7 hits and 1 walk. In his last 4 outings (23 1/3 innings), de la Rosa has allowed 4 runs on 14 hits and 5 walks, and has struck out 26. Very impressive stuff from this intriguing lefty.
Stephen Artz and Jonathan Ortiz combined for 3 perfect innings in relief.
Abe Almonte continued to struggle, going 0 for 4 with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
Brad Suttle was 1 for 5.
Austin Romine was 0 for 5 to drop his average to .269.
Jesus Montero was 2 for 5 to raise his average to .296.
Brandon Laird was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Justin Snyder was 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, bringing his average up to .284
Carmen Angelini was 2 for 4.
Dave Williams was 1 for 4.

Staten Island beats Batavia, 3-2

Nick Montgomery started, and pitched well, allowing a run on 4 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings, while striking out 4.
Brad Rulon struck out 4 and walked 1 in 2 shutout innings of relief, lowering his ERA to 0.45 and earning a win.
Raymond Kruml and David Adams were each 1 for 4. Adams' hit was a triple.
Brian Baisley was 4 for 4 with a homer, bringing his average up to .379.
Addison Maruszak was 1 for 3 to hold steady at .333.
Jack Rye was 1 for 1, and drove in the winning run with a pinch-hit single.

GCL Yanks fluster the Phillies, 3-0

Manny Barreda started, and was very effective. In 4 shutout innings, Barreda gave up 3 hits and struck out 4, lowering his ERA to 2.25.
Shawn Joy and Ryan Flannery combined for 5 strikeouts in 2 perfect innings.
Jose Pirela was 2 for 5 to raise his average to .244.
Corban Joseph was 0 for 5.
Jimmy Paredes was 1 for 4 with a double and his 10th error.
Zoilo Almonte was 2 for 4.
Francisco Arcia was 1 for 3.