Minor League Recap, 5/9

Written by Greg Fertel | 09 May 2008

• Heath Phillips got the start, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits and 5 walks, while striking out 1.
• Stephen Jackson allowed a run on a hit and a walk in his 3 1/3 innings of relief, striking out 3 in the process.
• Recent callup Bo Hall walked a batter in his 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.
• Scott Patterson struck out 3 in his 1 1/3 innings of perfect relief.
• Brett Gardner was 0 for 3 with 2 walks and 2 stolen bases.
• Alberto Gonzalez and Eric Duncan were 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
• Cody Ransom was 1 for 5 with a double.
• Matt Carson and Greg Porter were 2 for 5.

• Chase Wright got the start, giving up an unearned run on 6 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings, while striking out 3. He also had a pickoff and a 10-7 groundout-flyout ratio.
• Mike Gardner allowed a walk but no further in his scoreless inning of relief; he also struck out 1.
• Zach Kroenke struck out 2 in his perfect inning of relief.
• Kevin Russo was 1 for 4.
• Austin Jackson was 1 for 4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Edwar Gonzalez and Chris Malec picked up 3 hits in their respective at-bats.
• Jose Tabata was 0 for 5 but he put the ball in play on every out.
• Colin Curtis was 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.
• Reegie Corona was 2 for 5 with 2 doubles.

• Ivan Nova got the start and was solid for most of the game. In 7 innings, he gave up 5 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 4. All the runs came in the 3rd inning. By the end of the game, Nova accumulated 12 groundouts against 5 flyouts.
• Jose Valdez gave up a hit and a walk in his inning of relief, striking out a batter in the process.
• Eduardo Nunez was 3 for 5 with a steal.
• Mitch Hilligoss was 2 for 5 with a double.
• Jose Gil was 3 for 5.
• James Cooper was hitless in 4 at-bats.
• Seth Fortenberry, Josue Calzado, and Kevin Smith picked up a hit in their respective at-bats.

• Zachary McAllister got the start and was shelled. In 3 innings, ZA gave up 9 runs (8 earned) on 11 hits and 2 walks, striking out 3 in the process. He obviously didn't have his stuff today, and as a result, he ERA rose to 2.57 for the year.
• Jesse Hoover struck out 5 in his 3 innings of shutout relief. He allowed 2 hits and 3 walks as well.
• Carmen Angelini was 1 for 4.
• Jesus Montero got the day off.
• Justin Snyder was 2 for 5 with 2 walks.
• Braedyn Pruitt and Dave Williams picked up a hit in their respective at-bats.
• Brian Baisley was hitless in 4 at-bats.
• Taylor Holiday was 2 for 4 with a homerun.
• Austin Krum was 1 for 3 with a double and 2 walks.