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Showing posts with label Jobduan Morales. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/27/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 4 Iowa 3

Ross Seaton won his second straight decision and was backed by a solid effort from the bullpen as the RedHawks (28-23) defeated the Cubs 4-3. Alex Sogard pitched 1 2/3 no-hit innings, and Rhiner Cruz and Jose Valdez each followed with a shutout innings of their own as Valdez earned his 10th save of the year. Cody Clark and Andrew Simunic each went 2 for 4 with a run scored to lead the offense while Jake Elmore and Brett Wallace each drove in runs. Fernando Martinez's recent struggles continued as he went 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts and grounded into a double play. He's now hitting .212 on the year for the RedHawks.

AA - Corpus Christi 14 Arkansas 4

George Springer hit a pair of home runs, giving him 15 on the year, and drove in 5 as the Hooks (30-20) overcame an early 4-0 deficit and steamrolled the Travelers 14-4. Michael Burgess added a pair of home runs of his own and Domingo Santana had four hits including a home run missing the cycle by only a triple as the Hooks banged out 16 hits in the rout. Nick Tropeano finally earned his first win of the season with 5 innings of work while Bobby Doran earned his first save with 4 scoreless innings of relief.

Advanced A - Lancaster 6 Rancho Cucamonga 4

Aaron West allowed just 1 hit in 5 shutout innings and Delino DeShields Jr. went 4 for 4 with a walk as the JetHawks (30-20) defeated the Quakes 6-4. Raoul Torrez added 3 hits and Joe Sclafani doubled in a pair of runs to lead the offense. Travis Ballew allowed a solo home run to O'Koyea Dickson in the 9th, but picked up the final 4 outs, 3 by strikeout, to earn his 9th save. Ballew has now fanned 35 hitters in 20 1/3 innings for the JetHawks this season.

Low A - Quad Cities 11 Clinton 4

Carlos Correa singled twice, doubled and drove in 4 runs and Jobduan Morales and Austin Elkins each had 3 hits of their own as the River Bandits (27-23) upended the LumberKings 11-4. Miles Hamblin homered and drove in 2, while Terrell Joyce and Morales each drove in a pair as well. Vincent Velasquez earned the win with 5 innings of work to improve to 4-2 despite an uncharacteristic 0 strikeouts.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Down on the Farm - 4/30/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 4 Nashville 2

Jarred Cosart pitched 5 1/3 solid innings and earned his 3rd win of the year as the RedHawks (15-10) defeated the Sounds 4-2. Cosart struck out 6 and allowed just 1 run lowering his ERA to 2.63 on the year. Marc Krauss led the offense with his 6th home run and 25th rbi of the season. Josh Zeid earned his second save of the season and with 2 strikeouts, he now has 15 in 10 1/3 innings.

AA - Corpus Christi 1 Midland 0

Rene Garcia drove in Erik Castro in the third inning for the game's only run as the Hooks (14-11) defeated the RockHounds 1-0. Jake Buchanan, Carlos Quevedo and Alex Sogard combined on a 6 hitter as all three continued their impressive seasons on the mound (Buchanan 1.47, Quevedo 1.62, Sogard 0.00 in 8 1/3 innings). Ben Orloff had 2 of Corpus Christi's 5 hits.

Advanced A - Inland Empire 3 Lancaster 2

Preston Tucker's 2-run double gave the JetHawks (14-10) a short lived 2-0 lead, but it was erased a half inning later as Lancaster fell 3-2 to the 66ers. Nolan Fontana stayed hot with 2 more hits including his 7th double of the season, but Matt Duffy saw his 15 game hitting streak draw to a close with an 0 for 4 night. Luis Cruz started and threw 5 scoreless innings while fanning 5.

Low A - Quad Cities 17 Great Lakes 6

Jobduan Morales hit a Grand Slam and drove in 5 runs, Roberto Pena homered and drove in 4, and Jesse Wierzbicki had 3 hits as Quad Cities (15-8) erupted for 17 runs on 15 hits in a blowout win. Carlos Correa added two hits and a walk and scored three times, and Teoscar Hernandez scored three runs of his own, as pretty much everyone on the River Bandits roster enjoyed a big night offensively. Michael Dimock pitched just 1/3 of an inning in relief, but that was enough to earn his third win of the year.