Minor League Recap 5/30

Written by Greg Fertel | 30 May 2008

Scranton defeats Rochester, 6-3

Jeff Marquez got the start, and although hittable, was good enough for the win. In 6 innings, Jeff gave up 3 runs on 10 hits (1 homer) and 2 walks, while striking out 2. In addition, Jeff had a 10-4 groundout-flyout ratio.
J.B. Cox allowed a hit in one shutout inning.
Scott Patterson allowed a hit but struck out 2 in an inning of relief.
Brett Gardner was 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.
Alberto Gonzalez and Ben Broussard were 1 for 4. Ben's hit happened to be a double.
Eric Duncan was 3 for 5 with a double, a homerun (5th of season), and 3 RBIs. He was able to raise his batting average to .250 with today's strong showing.
Jason Lane was 0 for 3 with 2 walks.

Trenton loses to New Brittain, 2-1

Jose Tabata was not suspended or benched today, which is a shame. Anyway, he was 1 for 4 with a run scored.
Alfredo Aceves was the hard luck loser in this one, pitching 7 innings of 2 run ball, allowing 9 hits while striking out 5. He did however have a 3-12 groundout-flyout ratio.
Steven Jackson allowed a hit and a walk but no further in his scoreless inning of relief.
Ramiro Pena, Colin Curtis, and Joey Muich were 1 for 4. Colin, to his credit, also threw out a runner at home.
Austin Jackson and Cody Ehlers were 0 for 4.
Edwar Gonzalez was 2 for 4 with a double. Ahem, promotion anyone?
Kevin Russo was 2 for 4.
Reegie Corona was 0 for 3 with a walk.

Tampa loses to Fort Myers, 7-1

Ivan Nova got the start and was terrible, allowing 6 runs on 9 hits and 5 walks in just 5 innings of work, while punching out 5.
Edgar Soto allowed 2 hits and a walk in his 2 innings of scoreless relief, striking out 2 in the process.
Eduardo Nunez, Mitch Hilligross, Josue Calzado, and Chris Kunda were hitless in their respective at-bats. Josue also had a walk.
Andres Perez and James Cooper were 1 for 4 with a double each.
Jose Gil was 2 for 4.
Kevin Smith was 1 for 3 with a double.
Tim Battle was also 1 for 3.

Charleston shuts out Hickory, 5-0

Jason Stephens got the start and was downright filthy. In shutout 7 innings of 6 hit ball, Jason struck out 12 batters and had a 8-1 groundout-flyout ratio! This 23 year old is basically begging for a promotion, as he has pitched to the tune of a 1.64 ERA for the season.
Craig Heyer allowed a hit in his inning of relief.
Jesse Hoover allowed 3 hits but somehow managed to pitch a scoreless inning.
Abe Almonte was 3 for 4 with a double, raising his average to .293. Boy, it's great to see him back.
Justin Snyder was 1 for 4.
Jesus Montero, catching, and Brandon Laird were 0 for 4.
Austin Romine, DH'ing, and Carmen Angelini were 1 for 4.
Walter Ibarra was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk.
Austin Krum was 2 for 2 with 3 RBIs.