Minor League Recap 5/23

Written by Greg Fertel | 23 May 2008

• Kei Igawa got the start and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings of work. He also had 6 strikeouts to compliment his outing.
• J.B. Cox allowed a hit and struck out 2 in his 1 2/3 innings of relief.
• Rehabbing Wilson Betemit was 0 for 2 with 2 walks.
• Brett Gardner, batting cleanup, was 1 for 4 with a walk.
• Jason Lane was 2 for 5 with his 10th home run of the season.
• Eric Duncan was 3 for 4 with a homerun and a double.

• Chase Wright got the start and was wild. In 6 2/3 innings of work, Chase allowed a run, but allowed 6 hits and issued 6 walks in the game. Looks like he took a page out of Dellin's book.
• Steven Jackson allowed 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in 2/3 of an inning. He also struck out a batter.
• Austin Jackson was 2 for 4 with a homerun and 2 RBIs, raising his average is up to .280. Austin's hit 3 homeruns in the last seven days.
• Colin Curtis and Jose Tabata were hitless.
• PJ Pilittere, Chris Malec, Edwar Gonzalez, and Cody Ehlers got a hit in their respective at-bats.
• Reegie Corona was 0 for 2 .

• Mike Dunn got the start, allowing 6 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks in 5 innings of work. He also had a strikeout and a 6-6 groundout-flyout ratio.
• Damon Sublett, Mitch Hilligoss, James Cooper, Josue Calzado, Jose Gil, and Luis Nunez picked up a hit in their respective at-bats. Mitch and James' hit happened to be a double, while Luis' hit was a homerun.
• Seth Fortenberry was 2 for 4 with a double and a triple.
• Kyle Anson was 2 for 4.
• Ben Blumenthal was 2 for 4 with a homerun.

• Jairo Heredia got his feet wet since coming off the DL, pitching a scoreless inning to start off the game. He allowed a hit and all 3 outs were via the groundball. The main thing right now is to condition him back into that starting role. So far, so good.
• Wilkins De La Rosa allowed a walk and 2 hits in his 3 innings of shutout relief, striking out 4 in the process.
• Jonathan Ortiz pitched 1 perfect inning for the save, striking out 1.
• Austin Krum was 2 for 3 with a homerun and a walk.
• Justin Snyder was 1 for 3.
• Brandon Laird was 2 for 4 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBIs.
• Jesus Montero, dhing, was 1 for 4.
• Austin Romine, Carmen Angelini, Braedyn Pruitt, and Taylor Holiday were hitless in their respective at-bats.