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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Down on the Farm - 6/8/13

AA - Corpus Christi 5 San Antonio 1

Jake Buchanan continued his stranglehold on Texas League hitters with 4 more innings without allowing an earned run to lower his ERA to 0.80 in Corpus Christi's 5-1 win over the Missions. Domingo Santana and Rene Garcia each homered for the Hooks (38-23), but Justin Maxwell's struggles continue as he went 0 for 3 with a sacrifice fly and a strikeout. In four games with the Hooks, Maxwell is 0 for 13. Carlos Quevedo tossed 5 shutout innings to improve his record on the year to 2-4. Jonathan Meyer doubled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games.

Advanced A - San Jose 7 Lancaster 0

The JetHawks (35-27) were held to just 5 hits as they were beaten up by the Giants once again by a score of 7-0. Andrew Aplin was one of the lone bright spots on offense going 2 for 4 with a stolen base. Jonas Dufek added 2 scoreless innings of relief while starter Aaron West (2-3, 5.62) was saddled with the loss.

Low A - Peoria 1 Quad Cities 0

Gerardo Sanchez's wild pitch in the 9th inning scored the winning run from third base as the Chiefs defeated the River Bandits (32-27) by a score of 1-0. Mike Hauschild started the game for Quad Cities and tossed 5 shutout innings to lower his ERA on the year to 2.84. Colton Cain followed that up with 3 scoreless innings of his own before giving way to Sanchez in the 9th. Carlos Correa had one of Quad Cities' 5 hits in the game dropping his average to .288.

DSL - DSL Astros 6 DSL Dodgers 3

Hector Roa hit a grand slam and drove in 5 runs as the Astros (4-3) defeated the Dodgers 6-3 in a game shortened to 8 innings by rain. Randy Cesar reached base 4 times (2 singles, walk, hit by pitch), and Arturo Michelena scored twice to lead the offense while Junior Garcia pitched 4 shutout innings in relief to earn the win. Angel Heredia recorded the final out of the game to earn the save.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Down on the Farm - 6/3/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 8 Albuquerque 4

Jarred Cosart struggled with his control and failed to make it through 5 innings, but the RedHawks (32-24) still managed to defeat the Isotopes 8-4. Cosart walked 5, hit 2, and threw just 49 strikes out of 99 pitches as he ended up getting charged with 4 runs in 4 1/3 innings. The bullpen didn't fair much better walking 6 more, but they managed to toss 4 2/3 innings of shutout ball despite their wildness. Fernando Martinez led the offense with 3 rbis including a 2-run single to break a 4-4 tie, while Carlos Perez and Andrew Simunic each had 3 hits in the game. Jonathan Villar went 2 for 4 and stole his 17th base of the season.

Advanced A - Stockton 4 Lancaster 2

Preston Tucker had his 17 game hitting streak snapped and the JetHawks (35-22) saw their late rally fall short in a 4-2 loss to the Ports. Matt Duffy was 3 for 3 with a double and Delino DeShields was 2 for 4 with a double and an rbi, but the JetHawks were just 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position. Kyle Hallock tossed 3 hitless innings of relief in a losing effort.

Low A - Quad Cities 2 Beloit 1

Rio Ruiz drove in both River Bandits runs and Mike Hauschild tossed 4 scoreless innings of relief as Quad Cities (32-24) edged out the Snappers 2-1. Jonathan Singleton was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk and scored both runs and Colton Cain turned in a solid start allowing just a run on 4 hits in 5 innings. Carlos Correa went 0 for 4 and is 1 for his last 13 lowering his average on the year to .275.

Dominican Summer League - DSL Astros 3 DSL Mariners 2

Centerfielder Luis Payano reached base 4 times with 2 singles and 2 walks and led the DSL Astros (1-1) to their first win of the season as they defeated the DSL Mariners 3-2. After getting shutout for 6 innings, the Astros broke through for 2 runs in the 7th and a run in the 9th when Payano singled home pinch runner Jean Estrella. Reliever Angel Heredia earned the win after throwing 2 1/3 shutout innings in which he didn't allow a hit, walked one, and fanned five. Juan Hernandez started and allowed one earned run in 5 innings of work.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/29/13

AA - Corpus Christi 5 Northwest Arkansas 4

Max Stassi had 2 doubles and 2 rbis and Erik Castro added 3 hits of his own as the Hooks (32-20) edged out the Naturals 5-4. Ruben Alaniz earned the win out of the pen with 3 solid innings of work to improve to 2-5 on the year while former Astro Sergio Escalona continues to work his way back after missing all of 2012 with 2 innings of work in which he allowed 1 run and fanned two to earn his first save. The Hooks had 12 hits in the game including 7 doubles.

Advanced A - Lancaster 9 Rancho Cucamonga 4

Preston Tucker homered again and Telvin Nash homered twice as the JetHawks (32-20) erased an early deficit and defeated the Quakes 9-4. Tucker and Nash each drove in 3 runs in the game and 6 different JetHawks players had multi-hit games led by Matt Duffy's 3 hits and 2 rbis. David Rollins worked 4 hitless innings in relief to earn his 4th win of the season.

Low A - Quad Cities 2 Kane County 1

Jonathan Singleton homered for the second time in as many games and also ripped a double as the River Bandits (29-23) won a close one over the Cougars 2-1. Teoscar Hernandez added a solo home run while Rio Ruiz (2/4) and Austin Elkins (2/3) each had multi-hit games for the River Bandits. Mike Hauschild worked 5 shutout innings of 1-hit ball, but it was Colton Cain who had 3 shutout innings of his own earning the win. John Neely worked the 9th for his 8th save.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/25/13

AAA - Iowa 7 Oklahoma City 3

Wojo suffered a second straight defeat for the RedHawks allowing 4 earned runs on 7 hits in 5 1/3 innings as Oklahoma City (27-21) fell to the Cubs, 7-3. Brett Wallace drove in all three RedHawks runs with his 8th home run of the season and an rbi groundout. Marc Krauss added two singles and a walk, and Cody Clark went 2 for 4 with a run scored. Former Astros Brian Bogusevic (3/5, rbi) and Edwin Maysonet (2/4, HR, 2 rbi) enjoyed solid games for the Cubs. Bogusevic is hitting .364 on the year.

AA - Corpus Christi 10 Arkansas 3

Ruben Alaniz earned his first win of 2013 as the Hooks (29-19) upended the Travelers 10-3. Alaniz (1-5, 5.17) pitched 5 solid innings allowing just 2 runs and the Hooks got 2 rbis apiece from George Springer, Max Stassi and Enrique Hernandez. Stassi finished the game 1 for 3 with a double to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. Sergio Escalona made his 2013 debut and worked an inning allowing a solo home run to Randal Grichuk and striking out one.

Advanced A - Lancaster 5 Inland Empire 1

Lancaster scored runs on a balk, a wild pitch, an error and a passed ball as the JetHawks (28-20) defeated the 66ers 5-1. Andrew Aplin doubled, drew 2 walks, stole a base, and drove in his 43rd run of the year to lead the offense. The JetHawks pen pitched 5 no-hit innings, highlighted by 3 innings from Tyson Perez. Perez struck out 4 and earned the win to improve to 2-3 and lower his ERA on the year to  7.36.

Low A - Clinton 1 Quad Cities 0 (Game 1)

Colton Cain (1-5, 6.32) pitched well allowing just 1 run in 4 2/3 innings, but the River Bandits (24-23) were limited to just 4 hits in a 1-0 loss. Jordan Scott had 2 of Quad Cities' 4 hits in the game, and Richard Rodriguez threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Cain.

Quad Cities 6 Clinton 5 (Game 2)

The River Bandits (25-23) rallied from a 5-0 deficit and edged out the LumberKings 6-5 despite only getting 3 hits. Clinton pitchers walked 11 hitters and their defense made 3 errors as Quad Cities was able to salvage a split in the doubleheader. Miles Hamblin had 2 of the 3 hits for Quad Cities and drove in 3 runs while Jordan Scott and Teoscar Hernandez each scored twice. Carlos Correa added a double and a pair of walks. Mike Hauschild started and went 5 innings to earn the win and improve to 3-0, and Cameron Lamb pitched 2 scoreless innings to earn his second save.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/16/13

AAA - Oklahoma City 7 Sacramento 2

Andrew Simunic's bases loaded bloop double in the top of the 7th put the RedHawks (24-15) ahead for good as they rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the River Cats 7-2. Brett Wallace added a pair of rbis, and Jonathan Villar and Austin Wates both added two hits as every RedHawk starter had a hit in the game. Relievers Alex Sogard, Josh Zeid, Rhiner Cruz and Eric Berger combined to throw 4 2/3 shutout innings to set up the late rally.

AA - San Antonio 6 Corpus Christi 2

Rene Garcia hit his 2nd home run of the season and Jiovanni Mier took another step closer to the Mendoza Line with a pair of doubles, but the Hooks (23-17) still fell short against the Missions, losing 6-2. Ruben Alaniz (0-5, 5.45) pitched well allowing just 2 runs in 4 2/3 innings while fanning 5, but the offense just couldn't get things going. Josh Fields made his first rehab appearance for Corpus Christi after appearing in two games for Quad Cities and threw another scoreless inning. Fields has now tossed 5 scoreless innings during his rehab.

Advanced A - Visalia 6 Lancaster 5

The Rawhide scored twice in the bottom of the 7th against Tyson Perez (1-2, 6.62) and edged out the JetHawks (23-17) in a back-and-forth affair, 6-5. Matt Duffy led the JetHawks offense with 3 hits and 3 rbi, and Joe Sclafani, Andrew Aplin and Tyler Heineman all had multi-hit games for Lancaster. Aplin, the JetHawks starting centerfielder, also picked up a pair of outfield assists. Theron Geith tossed two scoreless innings in relief to lower his ERA on the year to 1.29. After allowing two runs in his first appearance of the season, Geith has rattled off 11 straight scoreless appearances. Delino DeShields Jr went 0 for 5 and struck out 4 times.

Low A - Quad Cities 3 Wisconsin 1

Colton Cain worked 4 1/3 solid innings and Mike Hauschild tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief as the River Bandits (23-16) defeated the Timber Rattlers 3-1. The Bandits pushed 3 runs across in the 5th thanks to an error, a Carlos Correa rbi groundout and a Miles Hamblin single, and that was all the offense Quad Cities would need. Correa also added a single of his own to extend his hitting streak to 7 games and Ariel Ovando added a pair of hits to lead the offense. John Neely pitched a scoreless 9th for his 7th save.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/6/13

AAA - Iowa 6 Oklahoma City 1

Trevor Crowe, Jonathan Villar and Carlos Perez all had 2 hits, but the RedHawks (18-12) fell behind early, and never recovered losing to the Cubs 6-1. Ross Seaton's struggles in AAA continued as he allowed 4 runs in 5 innings of work to fall to 0-2 with a 10.42 ERA. Former Astro Brian Bogusevic continued his big series against the RedHawks reaching base 3 times and raising his average on the year to .419 (39/93). Another former Astro, Edwin Maysonet homered and drove in 3 runs for the Cubs.

AA -  Corpus Christi 3 San Antonio 0

Mike Foltynewicz announced his presence in AA with authority striking on 9 in 5 shutout innings in which he allowed just 1 hit and 1 walk as the Hooks (19-12) defeated the Missions 3-0. Folty's relief, David Martinez (4-0), was equally impressive throwing 3 1/3 shutout innings to earn the win and lowering his ERA on the year to 0.87. George Springer hit his 11th homer of the season and Domingo Santana followed it up with his 4th to lead the offense.

Advanced A - Lancaster 8 High Desert 7

The JetHawks (18-12) overcame an early 5-1 deficit and held on late to defeat the Mavericks 8-7. Jonas Dufek and Brady Rodgers combined to throw 5 scoreless innings out of the bullpen setting the stage for the comeback as the JetHawks banged out 15 hits, including 2 apiece from MP Cokinos, Matt Duffy, Preston Tucker, Tyler Heineman and Chris Epps in the win. Travis Ballew surrendered a 2-run homer in the 9th, but still earned his 5th save.

Low A - Quad Cities 8 West Michigan 3

Colton Cain pitched his best game of the year tossing 5 shutout innings and was rewarded with his first win as the River Bandits (18-11) defeated the Whitecaps 8-3. Jordan Scott tripled and drove in 3 runs, and Jesse Wierzbicki, Ryan Dineen and Roberto Pena all had two hits to lead the Bandits offense.