Minor League Recap 6/23

Written by Greg Fertel | 23 June 2008

Scranton blanks Columbus, 6-0

Kei Igawa got the start, and picked up where Jeff Karstens left off last night. In 6 2/3 scoreless innings, Igawa gave up 7 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 5.
Dave Robertson struck out 2 in 1 1/3 1-hit innings of relief. His ERA is now 1.74.
Scott Patterson pitched a perfect 9th.
Brett Gardner was 2 for 4 with a walk and his 10th triple of the season. He also threw out a runner at home, and raised his average on the season to .295.
Chris Basak was 1 for .
Juan Miranda was 2 for 4 with a double, and his average is up to .319.
Eric Duncan was 1 for 4 with a double, and this raised his average to .243.
Nick Green was 1 for 4.
JD Closser was 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and a walk.

Trenton edges out Erie, 4-3

Jason Jones had another solid start, giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings, with 4 strikeouts.
Kevin Whelan blew the save but got the win, giving up a run on a hit and a walk in 1 inning of work.
Mark Melancon got the save, pitching 3 innings of 1-hit relief, and striking out 2. This dropped his ERA on Trenton to 1.57. He's definitely earned a promotion to Scranton.
Austin Jackson was 1 for 4 with his 12th stolen base.
Colin Curtis was 1 for 2 with 2 walks.
Edwar Gonzalez was also 1 for 4.
Jose Tabata was 1 for 3 with a walk to bring his average up to .232.
PJ Pilittere and Reegie Corona were both 2 for 4. Corona also had his 1st home run of the season.

Tampa outraces Daytona, 7-6 (8 innings, game 1 of doubleheader)

Ivan Nova continued to frustrate with another mediocre outing, giving up 6 runs on 10 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings of work.
Phil Bartelski gave up 1 hit in 1 scoreless inning of relief.
Eduardo Nunez was 1 for 4.
Seth Cooper was 2 for 3.
Mitch Hilligoss was 1 for 4.
Andres Perez was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Jose Gil was 1 for 4.
CJ Henry was 3 for 4, bringing his average up to .286.
Luis Nunez and Tim Battle were each 2 for 4. Battle also doubled.

Tampa shut out by Daytona, 2-0 (7 innings, game 2)

Zach McAllister was great once again, but was the hard-luck loser. In 6 innings, McAllister gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on just 1 hit (a solo homer) and 1 walk, with 3 strikeouts. He also had a 10:5 groundout:flyout ratio. This lowered his ERA to 2.79 since being promoted to Tampa.
Jon Hovis pitched a scoreless 7th to lower his ERA to 1.76.
Seth Cooper and Kevin Smith were both 1 for 3.
Mitch Hilligoss was 2 for 3.

Charleston's game against Rome was suspended after 2 innings. Jesus Montero had doubled and Brandon Laird homered in those 2 innings. Staten Island falls to Aberdeen, 4-1

Luke Greinke was the starter, and he gave up an unearned run in 2 innings of 1-run ball, with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.
Brad Rulon was lights-out in relief, striking out 5 in 3 shutout innings and allowing just a walk.
Andy Shive gave up 3 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk in 2 innings of work, and also struck out 3.
Drew Shetrone pitched a perfect inning.
David Adams was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk to raise his average to .176.
Chris Baisley, Daniel Brewer, and Taylor Grote were each 1 for 4. Grote also made his 2nd fielding error of the season.
Mike Lyon was 1 for 4 with a double.

GCL Yanks top Tigers, 3-2 (completion of a suspended game)

Dominican righty Frandisco Rondon got the start, pitching 3 innings of 2-hit ball, and allowing an unearned run.
Ian Kennedy, rehabbing, pitched 3 strong innings. He allowed just 1 run on 3 hits, and struck out 7.
Chase Wright, also rehabbing, struck out 5 in 3 innings of 1-run ball.
Jose Pirela, playing shortstop, was 0 for 3 with a walk.
Corban Joseph, playing second base, was 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts. He is still hitless in his minor league career.
Zoilo Almonte was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Tim Bainridge was 1 for 3.
Jimmy Paredes was 1 for 3.
Chase Weems was 0 for 3.

GCL Yanks downed by Tigers, 2-1

Dickson Marquez got the start, and held the Tigers to 1 run on 6 hits and 1 walk in 4 1/3 innings. he also struck out 4
Jose Pirela, back at second base, was 0 for 4.
Chris Smith, making his minor league debut, was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts and a stolen base.
Zoilo Almonte and Chad Gross were each 1 for 4. Gross also stole a base.
Tim Bainridge was 1 for 3.
Francisco Arcia was 0 for 3