Minor League Blogs

Luke Lockwood was hammered as was just about every pitcher thrown into this game in the Lookouts 16-8 loss to West Tenn.  Lockwood dropped to 0-4 and he gave up nine runs (four earned) on seven hits with three strikeouts in five innings.  Three reliever also gave up runs with Mike Flannery giving up five [...]

The Bats were held to just five hits in a 3-0 shutout at the hands of the chiefs.  All five hits were singles and while the team drew seven walks, they stranded eleven men on base.
Tom Shearn wasn’t awful but he took the loss and dropped to 0-2.  He gave up three runs on six [...]

Travis Webb was spectacular in the Dragons 6-1 win over Wisconsin.  He gave up just one walk in six innings of no hit ball and he struck out five.  Pedro Viola was also very good and he gave up a solo homerun and he struck out five in just three innings of relief.
Billy Rojo was [...]

Richie Gardner improved to 3-1 with another good  start in the Reds 7-2 win over Lakeland.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts in six innings of work. It’s his sixth straight start where he’s gone at least five innings and given up less then two earned [...]

Angel Castro improved to 2-1 on the season with a solid start in the White Caps 6-1 win over the Cougars.  He gave up a single run on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings.
Jeramy Laster went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Gorkys Hernandez went [...]

Eleazar Aponte had a tough start and he dropped to 2-2 in a 7-2 loss to Sarasota.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and two walks with five strikeouts in just four innings.
Cameron Maybin doubled and he scored a run while Justin Justice went two for four with a double.  Ryan Roberson hit [...]

Jack Hannahan drove in the only run of the game for the Mud Hens in their 4-1 loss to Rochester.  He went two for four with a double while Mike Hessman finished with two singles.
Yorman Bazardo was cruising in this one until he was touched up for two runs in the ninth inning.  He dropped [...]

For the second straight game, the 51s managed just one run and the end result is a 3-1 loss to Tacoma.  James Loney drove home Tony Abreu in the first inning and that was it.
Hong-Chih Kuo lasted only two innings and there’s no indication as to why because he seemed to put up a decent [...]

Dennis Tankersley was crusing in this one, and he came out in the eighth inning after giving up two runs to make it a 6-3 lead.  Then in the ninth, the Jason Karnuth collapsed and gave up six runs to lose it.  The two errors in the inning didn’t help things though.
Chris Shelton had a big day [...]

The Seawolves lost 2-1 and their hitters were completely shutdown in the pitcher’s duel.  Andres Torres drove in the only run of the game for Erie and Clete Thomas singled and scored the only run.
A solid start by Jonathan Connolly went to waste in the loss.  He gave up one run on three hits and [...]

A lot of Flying Tigers contributed today in their 8-7 win over Sarasota.  Mark Haske tripled and he drove in three runs.  Cameron Maybin went one for three with two walks, two RBIs and a run while Justin Justice went two for five with a two run homer.
Gabriel Benetiz picked up the win with 1 [...]

The White Caps were shut out today in their 4-0 loss despite being held to nine hits.  In all, the team left eleven baserunners on base.  James Skelton was a perfect three for three and he drew one walk.
Lauren Gagnier was hit hard and he dropped to 1-3 on the season.  He gave up four [...]

Jason Vargas was hit hard and he took the loss in a 10-1 beatdown.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks with one strikeout four innings.
Mike DeFelice drove in the only run for the Zephyrs.  Fernando Tatis tripled and he scored the only run.

Tobi Stoner didn’t nab his first win yet, but it wasn’t because of his performance on the mound.  He gave one unearned run on just two hits and he struck out six in six solid innings.  He set a season high for strikeouts and innings.  Unfortunately, Todd Privitt wasn’t as good and he gave up [...]

Brian Aragon had a big day at the plate in the RiverDogs 7-4 win over the Catfish.  He went four for four with two doubles, two RBIs and a run.  Mitchell Hilligoss also had a nice game and he went two for five with two runs.
Grant Duff picked up the win and he improved to 3-2.  [...]

Tampa came back from a four run deficit to tie it only to lose the game in the fourteenth inning. Elvys Quezada gave up five early runs and then Zachary Kroenke gave up the go ahead run in the fourteenth.
Luis Nunez had a nice day at the plate. He went three for six with two doubles, [...]

SWB lost to the Clippers 8-2 and Steven Jackson gave up most of the runs with a tough outing.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
Raul Chavez drove in both Yankees runs with a double in the sixth inning.  Bronson Sardinha didn’t get a [...]

Inland Empire topped Modesto 6-3 and Ivan DeJesus provided a nice piece of the hitting with a solid game at the plate.  He went two for four with a triple and two RBIs.  Blake DeWitt also had a nice game and he went two for four with a double and two runs.
Marlon Arias picked up [...]

Las Vegas pitchers gave up 15 runs in a 15-1 blowout loss to Tacoma.  Eric Stults took the biggest hit and he also took the loss in his start.  He gave up seven runs on eight and two walks with one strikeout. 
Larry Bigbie was a perfect three for three in the loss.  Sergio Garcia drove [...]

St. Lucie dropped their fourth straight and for the second straight game, they were held to just a single run.  The lone run came on a solo homerun by Ryan Coultas in the seventh inning.
A pretty good start by Mike Swindell went to waste.  He gave up just one run on four hits and a [...]

The Ports were blown out by Lake Elsinore 11-4 with most of the offense coming late in the game.  Jose Guzman took the loss and he gave up three runs in three innings but three other relievers each gave up at least two runs in the loss.
The Ports picked up most of their offense via [...]

The Rockhounds lost 2-1 to San Antonio as their offense was held to just one run on four hits.  The lone run of the game came on a solo homer by Casey Myers.
A pretty good start by Michael Madsen went to waste.  He gave up just one run on two hits and a walk with [...]

Woods Fines dropped to 1-2 on the season with a tough start against the RiverDogs.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and five walks with a strikeout in 3 2/3 innings.
Desmond Jennings was the hitting star in the 8-4 loss. He went two for five with a solo homerun.

Vero Beach lost to Palm Beach 8-4 and it was Brian Lockwood who took the loss.  He gave up four runs on five hits, two of which were homers, without getting a single batter out in his season debut.
Sergio Pedroza doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Christopher Cunningham went two for four [...]

The Biscuits could only put two runs on the board in their 3-2 loss to the Suns.  Fernando Perez was the hitting star and he went two for four with a double and he drove in one of the runs. 
Derek Feldkamp took the loss and he dropped to 0-3 on the season.  He gave up [...]

The Reds blew a five game lead but still picked up the win,  it just took them fourteen innings.  Craig Tatum went two for five with a solo homerun and Adam Rosales went two for six with a double and two RBIs in the 6-5 win.
Johnny Cueto was hit hard but the pen picked him up.  [...]

Down 3-0, the Lookouts scored two runs in the eighth inning to make it a one run game but that was far as they got as they look the loss.  Camilo Vazquez threw five solid innings but he took the loss and dropped to 1-3.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and three [...]

The Smokies may have lost 5-4 but Josh Kroeger got it done at the plate.  He went four for five with a homerun and three RBIs.  Gary Cates went three for four with an RBI.
Geoffrey Jones took the loss when he gave up a run in the ninth.  The run was unearned and he struck [...]

The Mud Hens scored just one run on four hits in their 3-1 loss to Rochester.  Brent Clevlen scored the lone run after he tripled and he was also the only hitter to reach base twice.
Ron Chiavacci had a solid start but he dropped to 1-1 with the loss.  He gave up three runs on [...]

Alfred Joseph provided most of the offense for the Chiefs in their 4-2 win over the White Caps.  He went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs.
Jacob Renshaw gave up two runs in five innings.  Jeremy Papelbon  picked up the win with three shutout innings.

Jonah Nickerson had a solid start but because of a lack of run support, he dropped 1-2 with the loss.  He gave up three runs on five hits with nine strikeouts in seven innings.
Deik Scram was the hitting star in the 4-2 loss. He went two for three with a double and a run.

The Loons won a hitfest and scored five runs in the top of the ninth to top Clinton 11-9.  Preston Mattingly had a huge game and he went four for six with two doubles, an RBI and two runs.  Trayvon Robinson went two for six with six RBIs and Josh Bell finished three for six [...]

Josh Kreuzer had a big game in Dunedin’s 6-4 win over Fort Myers.  He went two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Eric Nielsen also had a nice game and he went three for four with an RBI and a run.
John Thomson picked up the win and he improved to 1-0.  [...]

Ryan O’Malley was shelled today in the Cubs 11-7 loss to Memphis.  He gave up ten runs on eleven hits and two walks in just 2 1/3 innings.
Buck Coats was the hitting star in the loss. He went three for four with a solo homerun and two runs scored.  Mike Fontenot also went yard and [...]

Eric Cyr picked up his first win of the season with six solid innings in the Suns 3-2 win over Montgomery.  He gave up just one run on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts.
All three Suns runs came on homers.  John Lindsey hit a two run homer and Xavier Paul hit a solo [...]

Eddie Bonine improved to 2-1 on the season with seven solid innings in the Sea Wolves 6-2 win.  He gave up one run on five hits with three strikeouts.
Brent Dlugach had a big day at the plate. He went two for four with a three run homer and two runs scored.  Jackson Mellan also had [...]

Shawn Garrett had a huge game at the plate.  He hit for the cycle on four hits and he drove in two runs.  Brett Gardner also had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for five with a triple, two RBIs and two runs in the 8-5 win.
Chase Wright picked up the win [...]

Scott Deal picked up the win in the Cougars 6-1 win over South Bend.  He gave up a single run on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven innings and the win improves Deal’s record to 1-1.
Alexander Valdez had a nice day at the plate. He doubled, tripled, drove in two and [...]

Lugnut pitchers gave up nine runs on thirteen hits today in a blow out loss to Cedar Rapids.  Kyle Ginley took the loss and he dropped to 0-2.  He gave up five runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.
Scott Campbell drove in two runs in the loss.  [...]

Nate Spears doubled home Mark Reed in the top of the tenth for the game winner as Daytona topped Jupiter 5-4. Matt Matulia got it done in the earlier innings with a nice day at the plate. He went three for five with a double, a triple, two RBIs and a run.
Jesse Estrada was touched [...]

The Chiefs dropped back to back one run games against the Bats today.  In the first game, Josh Banks was hit hard and he gave up four runs in five innings and James Vermilyea gave up two runs in an inning and a third as he took the loss.  Curtis Thigpen homered and he drove [...]

The Bats picked up two wins today in a couple of close games against the Syracuse Chiefs.  In the first game, Chad Moeller led the offense in the 6-5 win.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Mark Bellhorn went two for four with an RBI.  Gary [...]

For the second straight start, Burke Badenhop was hit hard.  And right when I started talking about him to others.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings and the loss drops him to 2-2.  His overall numbers still looks good but he has to buck [...]

Kevin Melillo had a huge day at the plate in the River Cats 10-0 win over Salt Lake.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Daric Barton drove in three runs and Charles Thomas went two for four with a double and two runs.
Colby Lewis improved to [...]

Andy Sonnanstine had a very nice start this afternoon in his win over Charlotte.  He gave up just a single run on seven hits and two walks with eleven strikeouts in seven solid innings.
Raul Casanova drove in three runs in the 7-2 win.  Wes Bankston went three for four with an RBI and two runs.

Three different pitchers combined to give up ten runs in a 10-6 loss to Altoona.  Marcelo Perez took the brunt of the damage and he gave up four runs in just 2/3 of inning.  Perez also took the loss and he dropped to 0-3 on the season.
Binghamton scored all six of their runs in the [...]

The Dragons blew out Beloit 11-1 and Juan Francisco led the way with two homerun and four RBIs.  Anthony Esquer also had a nice game and he went three for four with two runs.
Daryl Thompson threw six shutout innings and he improved to 4-0 on the season.  He gave up just one hit and he [...]

David Purcey lost his first start of the season and dropped to 3-1 in the Fisher Cats 10-5 loss.  He gave up six runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
David Smith provided most of the offense in the loss with a three run homer.  Aaron Mathews went one [...]

The Sand Gnats picked up four runs but unfortunately, Rome scored eight in Savannah’s seventh loss in eight games.  Nelson Portillo gave up two runs in two innings of relief and he took the loss and Josh Stinson gave up three runs in four innings in his start.
Hector Pellot was the hitting star.  He went [...]

St. Lucie took a 5-4 lead into the eighth before Brevard County scored one in the eighth to tie it and then two in the ninth to win it.  Other then Jacob Ruckie, who threw two shutout innings, the pitching wasn’t all that great.  Jose De La Torre gave up four runs in five innings [...]