Minor League Blogs

The Hens were down 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth but they capitalized on a throwing error to end up with a pair of runs to come from behind in a 3-2 win.  Mike Hessman was the hitting star and he went two for four with a home run and two runs. 
Ruddy Lugo had [...]

The Hens beat Buffalo 10-6 and most of the attention was given to Jeremy Bonderman and Nate Robertson, both of whom began their rehab assignments.  Nate Robertson got the start and he threw 39 pitches, 31 of which were strikes.  He did get in trouble in the third when he gave up a home run [...]

The Mud Hens scored six runs in the top of the fourth inning and that was what they needed to push away from the Bats in an 8-6 win.  Jeff Frazier went two for five with a double and a three run home run.  Jeff Larish went two for five with two RBIs and a [...]

The Hens took care of the SWB Yankees 8-7 in a game that saw the two teams combine for 28 hits.  Jeff Larish went two for three with two doubles, two walks and three runs.  Scott Sizemore went two for five with a solo home run and two runs.
Scott Drucker was lit up for six [...]

Ruddy Lugo improved to 4-4 on the season with a solid start in the Hens 5-2 win over the Durham Bulls.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.  Clay Rapada threw three shutout innings and he struck out four to earn his fourth save of [...]

The Hens lost to the Clippers 2-1 in a game that saw the Hens hitters held to just five hits.  Freddy Guzman was the hitting star and he went two for four with a double and an RBI.
Virgil Vasquez had one of his better starts of the season.  He gave up one run on four [...]

Virgil Vasquez gave the Mud Hens five solid innings in which he gave up just two runs with six strikeouts.  The pen then proceed to give up seven runs and the end result was a 9-7 loss.  Clay Rapada gave up four runs in his relief stint but all three relievers gave up at least [...]

Jeff Larish got it done at the plate with a pair of homeruns and four RBIs in the Hens 6-1 win over the Bulls.  Mike Hessman had a solid game as well and he went two for four with two doubles and a run.
Jeremy Johnson picked up the win with three solid innings of relief.  [...]

Iowa and Memphis combined for 25 runs on 31 hits in a game where pitching went out the window.  Micah Hoffpauir’s grand slam in the bottom of the eighth gave the Cubs the lead and Buck Coats had a huge game in which he went five for five with two homeruns, five RBIs and three [...]

Anthony Richie hit a big two run homer in the top of the ninth to break a 2-2 tie in Iowa’s 4-2 win over Tacoma.  He finished the game with just that one hit, but man was it a big one.  Geovany Soto also had a nice game and he went one for two with [...]

Iowa scored two runs in the ninth inning to send the game into extra frames and then Mike Kinkade hit a huge two run walk off homer in the tenth to win for the Cubs.  Kinkade finished the game three for five and he scored three runs in the 6-4 win.
Les Walrond had a tough [...]