Minor League Blogs

This was a tough one.  The Hens got some offense going but the pen blew a three run lead in the ninth that sent the game into extra frames and then Rob Chiavacci gave up a run in the bottom of the eleventh as the Hens lost to the Bulls 6-5.  A solid start by [...]

Ron Chiavacci gave up a run in the top of the tenth and he took the loss as the Hens lost to Norfolk 7-6.  This was after a rough start by Rudy Lugo.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on nine hits and two walks with a strikeout in 5 1/3 innings.
The offense kept [...]

Scott Drucker improved to 2-2 on the season in the Hens 9-2 win over Lehigh Valley.  He gave up two runs on six hits and one walk with eight strikeouts in six innings.  Ron Chiavacci threw three shutout innings and he picked up his first save of the season.
Jeff Frazier homered and drove in three [...]

Clete Thomas had a big day at the plate in the Hens 9-6 win over the Clippers.  He went three for four and all three hits were for extra bases.  He had two doubles, a home run, two RBIs and two runs.  Don Kelly also had a nice game and he went three for four [...]

Ron Chiavacci improved to 12-6 on the season with another nice start in the Hens 2-1 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up six hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six shutout innings.
Mike Hessman provided the offense for the Hens.  He belted his 31st homer of the season and he drove in both runs.

Ron Chiavacci improved to 11-6 with a nice start in the Hens 5-2 win over Columbus.  He gave up one run on four hits with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. 
Mike Hessman went two for two with two walks, a homerun and three RBIs.  Chris Shelton had a team high three hits with two doubles, [...]

Ron Chiavacci improved to 10-6 on the season with an excellent start in the Mud Hens 4-0 win over the Bulls.  He gave up three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven shutout innings.
Andres Torres was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, two [...]

Dane Sardinha had a career day at the plate in the Mudhens 10-3 blowout win over Richmond.  He belted three homers and drove in seven runs in the game.  Prior to that, Sardinha had hit only four homeruns the entire season so the offensive explosion was somewhat surprising.  Erick Almonte also pitched in with a [...]

Henry Mateo singled home David Espinosa in the bottom of the tenth inning to win it for the Mud Hens.  Jack Hannahan finished the game with two RBIs and Brent Clevlen continued his hot hitting with a three for five game with a solo homerun and a double.
Aquilino Lopez picked up the win with a [...]

In just his second game back to the Mud Hens, Brent Clevlen put together a nice day at the plate.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Henry Mateo also had a nice game and he went three for five with two runs in the 8-7 win.
Ron [...]

The Mud Hens weren’t able to get much done at the plate in their 3-1 loss to the Durham Bulls.  Chris Shelton doubled and he drove in the only run while Kevin Hooper doubled and scored the only run.
Ron Chiavacci took the loss although he actually threw a decent game.  He gave up two runs [...]

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 [...]

Aquillino Lopez gave up a run in the bottom of the tenth and he took the loss in a tight ten inning game between Ottawa and the Hens.  A pretty good start by Ron Chivacci went to waste.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in eight solid innings.
Jack Hannahan [...]

The Mud Hens poured on the offense in their 12-3 blowout win over the Syracuse Chiefs.  Chris Shelton went two for four with a homerun and two runs.  David Espinosa tripled and he drove in three runs while Mike Hessman went three for three with a double and three runs.
Ron Chiavacci improved to 6-4 with [...]

Kenny Rogers was definitely a sight for sore eyes and he looked pretty sharp in his first rehab start.  He gave up just three hits and he struck out two in 3 2/3 innings.  Ron Chiavacci picked up the win and he gave up one run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts [...]

Ron Chiavacci improved to 4-4 on the season with one of his best starts of the season.  He gave up just three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six shutout innings.
David Espinosa went one for three with three RBIs and a run.  Ryan Rayburn singled twice, drew a walk and scored two runs.

The Mud Hens beat the Yankees 7-0 and Ron Chiavacci got it done on the mound.  He gave up four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings of relief.  Jordan Tata made his first start of the season and he threw three scoreless frames.
Ryan Rayburn walked in all five of his at [...]

Ron Chiavacci had a nice start in the Hens 8-1 win over the Clippers.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven solid innings.  The win improved Chiavacci’s record to 2-4 on the season.
Ryan Rayburn tripled, drove in two and scored a run.  David Espinosa [...]

Ron Chiavacci dropped to 1-4 with a tough start for the Hens.  He gave up six runs on seven hits and five walks with four strikeouts in four innings of work.
Jack Hannahan had a nice day at the plate in the 8-2 loss.  He went three for four with a double and an RBI.  Chris Shelton [...]

You have to feel for Ron Chiavacci.  He gave up just one run on five hits with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings only to see the pen blow the game in the ninth and lose it in the tenth.  Jason Karnuth gave up the two ninth inning runs to send the game into extra [...]

Ron Chiavacci dropped to 1-2 on the season with a poor start in the Mud Hens 7-5 loss.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings.
Timo Perez had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for five with a double, two RBIs and two [...]

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 [...]

Talk about your marathon games.  The Mud Hens beat the Bulls today in sixteen innings by the score of 7-4.  The Mud Hens blew a 3-0 lead and then they gave up another lead when both teams scored in the twelth.  It finally ended in the sixteenth though when the Hens were able to rack [...]

The Mud Hens got just enough offense to top the Durham Bulls 5-4.  Ryan Rayburn led the way with a two run homer and Ramon Santiago doubled twice, scored a run and drove in one.
Ron Chiavacci had a tough time in his start.  He gave up four runs on six hits and one walk with [...]

Ron Chiavacci got it done on the mound tonight for the Mud Hens and he picked up the win.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.
Timo Perez had two hits and he drove in three runs Kevin Hooper scored three times in the [...]

I’m a huge Virgil Vazquez fan but man did he take it on the chin tonight.  He gave up four runs on four hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.  He did redeem himself a bit with eight strikeouts but it doesn’t quite make for all of those runs.  Ron Chiavacci was also knocked [...]