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Matt O’Brien Throws Seven Shutout Innings In Lakeland Loss

by @ Saturday, June 30th, 2007. Filed under Scott Sizemore, Brennan Boesch, Matt O'Brien, West Michigan White Caps - June 2007

It looks like Matt O’Brien’s demotion to Single A was just what he needed because in his second consecutive start, he didn’t give up a run.  He improved to 2-0 and he gave up six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in seven shutout innings.
The lone run of the game for both sides came […]

Virgil Vasquez Throws Eight Solid Innings In Mud Hens Loss

by @ Saturday, June 30th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Virgil Vasquez, Toledo Mud Hens - June 2007

Virgil Vasquez just can’t catch a break.  He’s had some rough starts lately but even in his good ones, the team hasn’t hit for him and today was no exception.  He fell to 7-3 and he gave up two runs on just three hits with three strikeouts in eight innings in the 2-1 loss.
Chris Shelton […]

Lakeland Edges Jupiter 4-3

by @ Saturday, June 30th, 2007. Filed under Michael Hernandez, Wilkin Ramirez, Angel Castro, Lakeland Flying Tigers - June 2007

Lakeland and Jupiter got in only one of their games because of rain and Lakeland came out on top 4-3.  Angel Castro improved to 2-0 and he gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts in five innings.
Wilkin Ramirez went three for three with a double and two […]

Matthew Joyce Powers Erie To Win Over Bowie

by @ Saturday, June 30th, 2007. Filed under Matthew Joyce, Jackson Melian, Erie Seawolves - June 2007, Roman Colon

Matthew Joyce had only one hit in Erie’s 7-2 win over Bowie but it was a two run homer.  Joyce also drew two walks and he finished the game with three runs.  Jackson Melian went three for five with a run and an RBI.
Roman Colon improved to 2-0 on the season since his demotion to […]

Trenton Loses Seventh Straight Game

by @ Saturday, June 30th, 2007. Filed under Jeffrey Marquez, Juan Miranda, Trenton Thunder - June 2007

Trenton’s skid continued with a 5-4 loss to Altoona.  Jeffrey Marquez took the loss and he fell to 8-5 on the season.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and one walk with one strikeout in five innings.
Juan Miranda was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for two with a walk, […]

SWB Loses to Buffalo In Eleven Innings

by @ Saturday, June 30th, 2007. Filed under Eric Duncan, SWB Yankees - June, Jim Brower

Jim Brower gave up a run in the eleventh inning and he took the loss in SWB’s 5-4 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up one run on four hits and two walks and a strikeout in two innings of relief.
Eric Duncan was the hitting star.  He went two for five with a double, a run […]

George Kontos Pitches Tampa to Win Over Vero Beach

by @ Saturday, June 30th, 2007. Filed under George Kontos, Sergio Pedroza, Tampa Yankees - June 2007

George Kontos improved to 1-2 on the season with a nice start in Tampa’s 2-1 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Sergio Pedroza was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a triple and […]

Greg Veloz Scores Four, Drives in Four In Kingsport Win

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Greg Veloz, Kingsport Mets - June 2007, Jeremy Hambrice, Jorge Rodriguez

Kingsport rolled all over Bluefield 18-6 and it’s hard to believe that a guy who belted two homeruns wasn’t even the hitting star.  Greg Veloz played a part in eight of Kingsport’s 18 runs and he went three for five with two doubles, one walk, four RBIs and four runs.  Jeremy Hambrice went two for […]

Cal Stanke Is Hit Hard In Raptors Loss

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Elian Herrera, Ogden Raptors - June 2007, Cal Stanke, Kenley Jensen

Cal Stanke dropped to 0-1 on the season in the Raptors 4-3 loss to Casper.  He gave up three runs on five hits with five strikeouts in four innings of relief.
Elian Herrera doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Kenley Jensen belted a solo homerun.

Casper Wells Homers Twice In Oneonta Win

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Oneonta Tigers - June 2006, Kody Kaiser, Christopher Carlson, Guillermo Moscoso, Casper Wells

Casper Wells had a huge day at the plate in Oneonta’s 10-6 win over Tri-City.  He went three for four with a double, two homeruns, five RBIs and two runs.  Christopher Carlson went three for five with a homerun, three RBIs and three runs while Kody Kaiser continued to rake and he went three for […]

Zephyrs Held to Two Hits In Shutout Loss to Omaha

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Jose Santiago, New Orleans Zephyrs - June 2007, Ben Johnson

The Zephyrs got nothing from their hitters in a 9-0 blowout loss to Omaha.  Two singles and two walks and that was it.  Ben Johnson was the only hitter to reach base twice.
Jose Santiago was hit hard and he fell to 3-4 on the season.  He gave up five run on seven hits and two walks […]

Andrew Locke Homers Twice In Inland Empire Win

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Blake DeWitt, Javy Guerra, Andrew Locke, Inland Empire 66ers - June 2007

Andrew Locke had a big day at the plate in Inland Empire’s 10-2 win over the Quakes.  He went two for four with two homeruns and three RBIs.  Blake DeWitt went two for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs.
Javy Guerra improved to 5-3 with the win. He gave up two runs on […]

Noel Castillo Throws Four Shutout Innings In GCL Yankees Win

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under GCL Yankees - June 2007, Ryan Wehrle, Noel Castillo, Ben Blumenthal

Noel Castillo improved to 2-0 on the season with four shutout innings of relief in the GCL Yankees 3-2 win over the GCL Indians.  He gave up two hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
Ryan Wehrle doubled and drove in a run.  Ben Blumenthal had the only other extra base hit with a triple.

Jeremy Mizell Is Hit Hard In Sand Gnats Loss

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under D.J. Wabick, Jeremy Mizell, Savannah Sand Gnats - June 2007

Jeremy Mizell fell to 3-7 on the season in a tough start in the Sand Gnats 7-3 loss to the RiverDogs.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts in four innings.
The Sand Gnats had more errors (4) then runs (3) but D.J. Wabick was the hitting […]

Giuseppe Norrito Pitches Suns to Win Over Barons

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Gluseppe Norrito, Jacksonville Suns - June 2007, Kevin Howard

Giuseppe Norrito improved to 4-0 on the season with a decent enough start in the Suns 5-4 win over the Barons.  He gave up three runs on five hits with one strikeout in six innings of work.
Kevin Howard went two for three with a double, a walk and a run.  A.J. Ellis went two for four […]

Staten Island Doubles Up Aberdeen 6-3

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Luis Nunez, Staten Island Yankees - June 2006, Gabriel Medina, Isaiah Howes

Gabriel Medina improved to 1-0 on the season in Staten Island’s 6-3 win over Aberdeen despite being the only pitcher to give up any runs in the game.  He gave up the three runs on six hits with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings of relief.
Luis Nunez went two for three with a double, two […]

Three Errors Cost St. Lucie In Loss to Fort Myers

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Joshua Petersen, Jonathan Niese, Sean Henry, St. Lucie Mets - June 2007

The Mets made three costly errors that led to eight unearned runs in a 12-3 blowout loss to Fort Myers. Jonathan Niese dropped to 6-4 on the season with the loss.  He gave up seven runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
Joshua Petersen went two for […]

White Caps Edge and Brawl Lugnuts

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Scott Sizemore, Louis Ott, West Michigan White Caps - June 2007, Casey Fien

The big story in this game was when Louis Ott was hit in the seventh, there was a bench clearing brawl.  Nobody got hurt but it made the local news.  The Lugnuts pitcher was ejected as was Ott.
That overshadowed a solid pitching performance by Casey Fien.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four […]

Grant Duff Wins Tenth Game In RiverDogs Win

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Grant Duff, Seth Fortenberry, Christopher Kunda, Charleston RiverDogs - June 2007

Grant Duff improved to 10-5 on the season with a nice start in the RiverDogs 7-3 win over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up three runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.
Seth Fortenberry scored a run and drove in two without getting a hit.  Christopher Kunda went one for […]

Miguel Pinango Is Hit Hard in Vegas Loss

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Choo Freeman, Miguel Pinango, Wilkin Ruan, Las Vegas 51s - June 2007

Miguel Pinango fell to 2-4 on the season with a tough start in Vegas’ 10-3 loss to Tucson.  His tough inning was the second.  After a two out fielding error, he gave up a pair of two run homers that axcounted for his four unearned runs.  He gave up two more in the sixth for a […]

Erie Blows Out Bowie In Rain Shortened Win

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Matthew Joyce, Eddie Bonine, Jackson Melian, Erie Seawolves - June 2007

Erie and Bowie only got in five innings but I’m sure Bowie was glad to get out of there after Erie rang up ten runs on them.  Jackson Melian went two for two with a homerun and three RBIs while Matthew Joyce doubled, drove in two and scored a run.
Eddie Bonine was spectacular and he improved […]

Wilkin Arias Pitches Tampa to Win Over Vero Beach

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Austin Jackson, Phil Coke, Wilkin Arias, Tampa Yankees - June 2007

Wilkin Arias improved to 4-1 on the season with a1 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief in Tampa’s 3-2 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up one hit and he struck out one in the win.  Phil Coke had a pretty good start and he gave up two runs on five hits with two strikeouts […]

Ottawa Edges Mud Hens 4-3

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Ryan Rayburn, Timo Perez, Jonathan Connolly, Toledo Mud Hens - June 2007

The Mud Hens scored two runs in the sixth inning to make it a 4-3 deficit against Vancouver but that’s as far as they got in the loss.  Jonathan Connolly took the loss and he fell to 1-1 on the season.  He gave up all four runs on nine hits and a walk with one […]

Trenton Loses Sixth Straight After Two Losses In Doubleheader Sweep By Altoona

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Joba Chamberlain, Brett Gardner, Gabe Lopez, Brett Smith, Trenton Thunder - June 2007

Trenton lost their sixth straight game with two losses to Altoona in which the Thunder scored just a single run.  In the first game, a great start by Joba Chamberlain went to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and four walks with ten strikeouts in five innings.  The reason for the loss […]

SWB Yankees Held to Five Hits In Loss to Buffalo

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Tyler Clippard, Kevin Reese, SWB Yankees - June

Tyler Clippard was hit hard and he fell to 4-3 on the season with a tough start in the Yankees 6-2 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on eight hits and three walks with one strikeout in 3 1/3 innings.
Kevin Reese had two of the Yankees four hits in the game.  […]

Luis Marte Pitches GCL Tigers to Win Over GCL Blue Jays

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under GCL Tigers - June 2006, Luis Arlet, Luis Marte, Christpher White, Christopher White

Luis Marte improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice start in the GCL Tigers 8-1 win over the GLC Blue Jays.  He gave up one run on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven innings.
Luis Arlet went two for five with a triple, a homerun and two RBIs.  Christopher White […]

Kevin Tomasiewicz Is Hit Hard In Binghamton Loss

by @ Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Kevin Tomasiewicz, Mike Carp, Binghamton Mets - June 2007

Kevin Tomasiewicz had a tough time and he took the loss in only 1/3 of the an inning.  He gave up three runs on three hits and a walk.
Mike Carp provided most of the offense in the Mets loss.  He went three for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

Lauren Gagnier Pitches White Caps to Win Over Lugnuts

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Scott Sizemore, Lauren Gagnier, Audy Ciriaco, West Michigan White Caps - June 2007

Lauren Gagnier improved to 3-7 on the season with a excellent start in the White Caps 4-1 win over the Lugnuts.  He gave up one run on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Scott Sizemore went two for three with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Audy Ciriaco belted a […]

James Dougher Throws Four Shutout Innings In GCL Blue Jays Win

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under GCL Blue Jays - June 2007, James Dougher, Frank Gailey, Moises Sierra

The GCL Blue Jays took care of the GCL Indians 4-0 as three pitchers combined to throw a three hit shutout.  James Dougher threw four shutout frames in his start and then Frank Gailey threw 3 1/3 shutout innings to pick up the win.
Moises Sierra had the big hit of the game. He belted a […]

Doubledays Shut Out Mahoning Valley 5-0

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Auburn Doubledays - June 2007, Manuel Rodriguez, Joe Wice, Benjamin Zeskind

Three Auburn pitchers combined to shutout Mahoning Valley in a 5-0 win.  Joe Wice picked up the win with three shutout innings.  He gave up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
Manuel Rodriguez belted a two run homer in the ninth inning.  Benjamin Zeskind went three for five and he scored a run.

Christopher Cody Makes Lakeland Debut

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Christopher Cody, Wilkin Ramirez, Derek Witt, Lakeland Flying Tigers - June 2007, Rafael Mendez

Christopher Cody wasn’t awesome, but he certainly held his own in his first Florida State League start.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four innings before giving it up to the pen.  Derek Witt then had a tough time and he gave up seven runs (three […]

Timothy Dennehy Throws Four Shutout Innings In GCL Yankees Win

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under GCL Yankees - June 2007, Prilys Cuello, Timothy Dennehy, Brandon Laird

Timothy Dennehy improved to 1-1 on the season with a solid relief appearance in the GCL Yankees 5-4 win over the GCL Phillies.  He gave up one hit and two walks with two strikeouts in four shutout innings.
Prilys Cuello hit a solo homerun in the win.  Brandon Laird went two for four with a double […]

Jair Jurrjens Strikes Out Nine In Erie Win

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Jair Jurrjens, Erie Seawolves - June 2007, Michael Hollimon

Jair Jurrjens had a very nice start in Erie’s 2-1 win over Bowie.  He improved to 3-3 and he gave up just one run on five hits with nine strikeouts in seven solid innings.
Michael Hollimon was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a run and an RBI.

Staten Island Loses to Hudson Valley in Rain Shortened Game

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Staten Island Yankees - June 2006, Nicholas Chigges

Staten Island and Hudson Valley didn’t get to play a full game but the game was called after innings and Staten Island lost 2-1.  Nicholas Chigges dropped to 1-1 and he gave up two runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
The Yankees picked up just four hits and […]

Ron Chiavacci Pitches Mud Hens to Win Over Ottawa

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Ron Chiavacci, Ramon Santiago, Kevin Hooper, Toledo Mud Hens - June 2007

Ron Chiavacci improved to 7-4 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 5-2 win over Ottawa.  He gave up two runs on seven hits with four walks in seven innings.
Kevin Hooper went two for three with a walk, an RBI and three runs.  Ramon Santiago went three for five with a double […]

Bryan Villanola Throws Four Shutout Innings In Tampa Win

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Bryan Villalona, Austin Jackson, Tampa Yankees - June 2007, Russell Raley

Bryan Villanola improved to 3-4 on the season with four shutout innings or relief in Tampa’s 8-0 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
Austin Jackson had the big hit of the game. He belted a three run homer in the fifth inning.  Russell Raley went one for […]

Lugnuts Held to Five Hits In Loss to White Caps

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Kyle Ginley, Matthew Lane, Lansing Lugnuts - June 2007

The Lugnuts were pretty much completely shut down in a 4-1 loss to the White Caps.  Matthew Lane was the only Lugnut with two hits and he also drove in the only run for the Lugnuts with a solo homerun.
Kyle Ginley fell to 1-5 on the season with the loss.  He gave up three runs […]

Angel Calero Throws Five Shutout Innings In Kingsport Win

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Kingsport Mets - June 2007, Angel Calero, Jeremy Hambrice

Angel Calero threw five outstanding innings of shutout relief in Kingsport’s 6-3 win over Bluefield.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
At the plate, Kingsport truly had a team effort in this one.  All six runs were scored by different players and five different hitters drove in runs.  Jeremy Hambrice […]

Dunedin Scores Six Late Runs to Edge Daytona

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Cory Patton, Aaron Tressler, Jacob Butler, Dunedin Blue Jays - June 2007

Dunedin scored two runs in seventh and four in the eighth to come from behind from three down to beat Daytona 6-5.  Cory Patton doubled twice and he both scored and drove in a run.  Jacob Butler had a single, two walks and two runs.
Aaron Tressler picked up the win and he improved to 4-5 […]

Fisher Cats Blown Out By New Britain 12-1

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under David Smith, New Hampshire Fisher Cats - June 2007, Eric Fowler

Eric Fowler was shelled in the Fisher Cats 12-1 blowout loss to New Britain.  He gave up eight runs on eleven hits and one walk with one strikeout in just 3 2/3 innings of work and the loss drops him to 2-4 on the season.
David Smith drove in the only run of the game for […]

Michael Gardner Throws Six Shutout Innings In Raptors Win

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Michael Gardner, Ogden Raptors - June 2007, Jovanny Rosario, Jaime Ortiz

Michael Gardner improved to 1-0 on the season since joing the Raptors with a great start in their 8-1 win over Orem.  He gave up just two hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six solid innings.
Jovanny Rosario went two for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run in the win.  Jaime Ortiz […]

Victor Zambrano Pitches Chiefs to Win Over Charlotte

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under John-Ford Griffin, Kevin Barker, Victor Zambrano, Syracuse Chiefs - June 2007

Victor Zambrano improved to 2-1 on the season with a nice start in the Chiefs 7-2 win over Charlotte. He gave up two runs on two hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Kevin Barker was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a solo homerun and two runs.  […]

Brooklyn Edges Aberdenn In Rain Shortened Game

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Brooklyn Cyclones - June 2007, J.R. Voyles, Matthew Bouchard, Josh Appell

The Cyclones took care of Aberdeen 9-7 and they were helped out by some rain because the game was called an inning short.  J.R. Voyles had a nice day at the plate and he went two for four with a double, four RBIs and a run.  Matthew Bouchard was a perfect three for three with […]

Kyle Smit Throws Five Shutout Innings In GCL Dodgers Win

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under GCL Dodgers - June 2007, Alfredo Silverio, Kyle Smit, Gabriel Casanova

Kyle Smit improved to 1-0 with five shutout innings of relief in the GCL Dodgers 8-1 win over the GCL Marlins.  He gave up just one hit and he struck out one.
Alfredo Silverio went three for five with a double and two RBIs.  Gabriel Casanova went two for four and he scored four runs.

Daniel Murphy Drives In Three Runs In St. Lucie Win

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Jacob Ruckle, Emmanuel Garcia, Daniel Murphy, St. Lucie Mets - June 2007, Joe Hietpas

Four players had multihit games in St. Lucie’s 6-1 win over Fort Myers but only one had more then one RBI and that was Daniel Murphy.  He went two for four with three RBIs and a run.  Emmanuel Garcia had a nice game as well and he went four for five with two runs.
Jacob Ruckle […]

Kevin Mulvey Is Hit Hard In Binghamton Loss

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Kevin Mulvey, Mark Kiger, Binghamton Mets - June 2007

Kevin Mulvey had a tough time on the mound and he fell to 6-7  on the season in the Mets 7-1 loss.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on ten hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Mark Kiger went two for four in the loss.  Wilson Batista doubled and he […]

Zephyrs Held to Five Hits In Loss to Omaha

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under New Orleans Zephyrs - June 2007, David Newhan, Ben Johnson, Dave Williams

The Zephyrs had a tough time at the plate in their 3-1 loss to Omaha.  Ben Johnson was really the only hitter who had a decent game and he went two for four with an RBI.  David Newhan doubled and he scored New Orleans’ only run.
Dave Williams lost in his second rehab start.  He gave […]

Carlos Ramirez Drives In Four Runs In GCL Tigers Win

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under GCL Tigers - June 2006, Carlos Ramirez, Eleazar Aponte

Carlos Ramirez provided the bulk of the offense in the GCL Tigers 7-3 win over the GCL Braves.  He went two for four with two doubles, four RBIs and a run.
Eleazar Aponte picked up the win and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts […]

Loons Can’t Score a Run In Double Header Sweep By Fort Wayne

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Steven Johnson, Joshua Wall, Eduardo Perez, Great Lakes Loons - June 2007

The Loons were double bageled as they were shutout in both of their games against Fort Wayne.  In game one, a solid start by Johsua Wall went to waste.  He gave up just one run on one hit and two walks with three strikeouts in seven innings.  Eduardo Perez’s single was the only baserunner for […]

Orlando Rodriguez Powers Oneonta to Win Over Vermonth

by @ Thursday, June 28th, 2007. Filed under Oneonta Tigers - June 2006, Kody Kaiser, Orlando Rodriguez, Cory Middleton, Mark Brackman, Collin Mahoney

Orlando Rodriguez belted a huge three run homer in the eighth inning to push Oneonta to a 6-2 win over Vermont.  Kody Kaiser had another nice game with a single, a run and three walks while Cory Middleton went three for four with an RBI and a run.
Mark Brackman pitched 4 2/3 shutout innings but […]

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