Minor League Recap, 5/2

Written by Greg Fertel | 02 May 2008

• Steven White got the start and was solid. In 6 innings of work, he gave up a run on 2 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 7. He threw 90 pitches, 55 of them going for strikes.
• Billy Traber struck out 2 in his inning of scoreless relief.
• Brett Gardner and Eric Duncan were 0 for 3.
• Wilson Betemit was 1 for 3 with a double.
• Jason Lane was 2 for 3 with a double.
• Cody Ransom was 2 for 3 with a double.

• Heath Phillips took the hill and was effective in his 3 innings of work, allowing no runs on 4 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 4 in the process.
• Steven Jackson allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk in his 2 innings of relief.
• Scott Patterson allowed an unearned run in his inning of relief.
• Brett Gardner was 1 for 3. Brett is 7 for his last 37, but still boasts a .290 average.
• Wilson Betemit was hitless in 4 at-bats.
• Jason Lane and Eric Duncan each were 0 for 2 with a walk.
• Cody Ransom was once again 2 for 3 with a double.
• Justin Christian was 1 for 2 with a walk.

• Phil Coke got the start and was exceptional. In 7 shutout innings, the lefty scattered 5 hits and a walk, while striking out 11.
• Mike Gardner struck out 2 in 2 innings of 1-hit relief.
• Colin Curtis, Ramiro Pena, Kevin Russo, Jose Tabata, and Chris Malec all were 0 for 3. JT however did plate in the only run of the game.
• Matt Carson, Joe Muich, and Reegie Corona each were 1 for 3. Carson threw out a runner at home plate. After the game, Carson was promoted to Scranton, taking the place of injured Juan Miranda, who was placed on the 7 day DL with a shoulder injury.
• Cody Ehlers was 2 for 3 with a double.

• Ryan Pope bounced back from his previous start and was solid. In 7 shutout innings, Ryan allowed 4 hits and no walks, while striking out 4. He also had a 7-10 groundout-flyout ratio.
• Eduardo Nunez was 3 for 4 with a double.
• James Cooper, Mitch Hilligross, Kyle Anson, and Luis Nunez each picked up a hit in their at-bats. Anson's hit was a double.
• Seth Fortenberry was 2 for 4 with a triple.
• Kevin Smith was 2 for 5 with a double.
• Josue Calzado was hitless in 5 at-bats.

• Noel Castillo struggled, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in just 4 innings of work. He also hit 2 batters.
• Jonathan Ortiz pitched a inning of scoreless relief.
• Ryan Zink allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk in his inning of relief.
• Abe Almonte, Carmen Angelini, Brandon Laird, and Dave Williams all went 1 for 4. Carmen and Abe each drew a walk. Abe also had 2 stolen bases in the game, and now has 11 for the season.
• Justin Snyder was 0 for 4.
• Jesus Montero was 0 for 3 with a walk.
• Brian Baisley and Taylor Holiday each were 2 for 4. Taylor hit a double while Baisley hit a homerun.