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Showing posts with label Elieser Hernandez. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Down on the Farm - 6/7/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 5 Omaha 2

Brett Oberholtzer (4-4, 4.92) allowed just one run on three hits and fanned seven in six solid innings as the RedHawks (33-26) defeated the Storm Chasers 5-2. Jonathan Villar had 2 hits, stole 2 bases and drove in 2 runs, and Brandon Laird was 2 for 4 with a double, a walk and an rbi to lead the offense while Rhiner Cruz got the final four outs to earn his first save.

AA - Corpus Christi 5 Midland 0

David Martinez improved to 9-0 as he and Mike Foltynewicz combined on a 2-hit shutout as the Hooks  (37-23) defeated the RockHounds 5-0. The Hooks made the most of their 4 hits going 3 for 7 with runners in scoring position. Jose Martinez went 1 for 4 and drove in two and George Springer, Enrique Hernandez and Jiovanni Mier all had rbis. Folty lowered his AA ERA to 1.08 with 4 scoreless innings and earned his third save. Justin Maxwell went 0 for 3, drew a walk, and fanned 3 times. He's yet to record a hit thus far on his rehab going 0 for 10 in 3 games. Jonathan Meyer went 1 for 2 to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.

Advanced A - San Jose 8 Lancaster 4

Delino DeShields went 3 for 5 with a pair of rbis, while Nolan Fontana and Matt Duffy each had 2 hits of their own, but the JetHawks (35-26) went just 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position in an 8-4 loss to the Giants. Chris Epps scored a pair of runs and hit his 15th double of the season and Luis Cruz tossed 4 scoreless innings while fanning 5 in a losing effort.

Low A - Quad Cities 6 Cedar Rapids 1

Lance McCullers won his third straight decision with 4 no-hit innings lowering his ERA to 1.57 as Quad Cities (34-25) defeated Cedar Rapids 6-1. Carlos Correa outplayed Byron Buxton once again going 2 for 5 with a double, an rbi and a pair of runs while Buxton went 0 for 4. Jordan Scott added a triple and a pair of rbis while Mitchell Lambson and John Neely eached tossed scoreless innings in relief.

DSL - DSL Astros 6 DSL Royals 4

The Astros (3-3) overcame 6 errors and rode a 6-run 4th inning to a 6-4 win over the Royals. Brian Pena and Victor Tavarez each had 2 hits for the Astros and Elieser Hernandez tossed 5 innings without allowing an earned run to improve to 1-0 on the year. Harold Arauz pitched the final inning and a third to earn his 2nd save of the season.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Down on the Farm - 6/1/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 13 Albuquerque 10

The RedHawks (31-23) rallied for 6 runs in the 9th as they won a high scoring affair against the Isotopes 13-10. Brandon Laird, Fernando Martinez and Che-Hsuan Lin all homered for Oklahoma City while Jake Elmore, Brett Wallace and Carlos Perez paced an 18-hit attack with 3 hits apiece. All 9 RedHawks starters had at least one hit and a run scored. Brett Oberholtzer started the game for Oklahoma City and failed to make it through 4 innings of work allowing 7 runs on 9 hits in 3 2/3. Alex Sogard ended up earning the win, his first since his promotion, and Jose Valdez got the final out for his 12th save.

Advanced A - Lancaster 12 Visalia 3

Joe Sclafani continued his torrid hitting as he reached base 4 times, homered, and drove in 3 runs in the JetHawks' (34-21) 12-3 win over the Rawhide. Preston Tucker added his 11th home run of the season and drove in three more runs, Chris Epps homered and drove in two, and Brandon Meredith had 3 hits as Lancaster's offense continues to crank out runs. Brady Rodgers pitched 4 scoreless innings of relief and earned the win to improve to 5-1 on the year.

Low A - Beloit 10 Quad Cities 3

Jonathan Singleton finally went a game without homering as the River Bandits (30-24) got beaten up by the Snappers 10-3. Rio Ruiz doubled, homered, and drove in all 3 River Bandits runs and was one of the few bright spots on the day. Singleton was 0 for 3, but did walk and score a run. Vincent Velasquez was roughed up in relief surrendering 5 runs on 7 hits in just 1 1/3 innings as the Snappers put the game out of reach late.

Dominican Summer League - DSL Mariners 6 DSL Astros 0

The DSL Astros (0-1) dropped their season opener to the DSL Mariners 6-0. The game was scoreless heading into the 7th when the Mariners finally broke through and proceeded to score in each of the game's final three innings. 18 year old Elieser Hernandez tossed 5 shutout innings and third baseman Randy Cesar went 2 for 4 to lead the offense.