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Monday, June 10, 2013

Down on the Farm - 6/9/13

AAA - Omaha 7 Oklahoma City 0

Jarred Cosart's command failed him for a third straight start as he walked 4 hitters in 5+ innings and the RedHawks (33-27) suffered a 7-0 loss at the hands of the Storm Chasers. Oklahoma City managed just 5 hits in the game and a Brett Wallace error led to 4 unearned runs as not much went right for the visitors. Kevin Chapman and C.J. Fick each tossed scoreless innings in relief.

AA - San Antonio 7  Corpus Christi 4

George Springer hit his 18th home run and stole his 18th base, but the Missions rallied for 4 runs against Sergio Escalona in a 7-4 win over the Hooks (38-24). Erik Castro and Jonathan Meyer each homered and Meyer extended his hitting streak to 13 games, but Jonathan Singleton was 0 for 3 dropping his average with the Hooks to .118 and Justin Maxwell took an 0 for 4 and is now hitless in 17 rehab atbats. Nick Tropeano tossed 3 shutout innings in relief and fanned 5 in a losing effort.

Advanced A - San Jose 5 Lancaster 3

Joe Sclafani had 2 more hits and 2 runs batted in, but the JetHawks once again fell to the Giants, this time by a score of 5-3. Brady Rodgers suffered the loss in relief dropping to 5-3 on the year when he allowed 2 runs in the 7th after Lancaster had rallied to tie the game at 3. Delino DeShields was 1 for 3 with a walk, but was caught stealing for the 9th time this season.

Low A - Peoria 9 Quad Cities 1

Jake Westbrook, making a rehab start for the Chiefs, completely overmatched the River Bandits lineup limiting them to 1 run on 4 hits in 7 innings of work as Quad Cities (34-27) was blown out 9-1. Ariel Ovando had an rbi double in 3 trips and Rio Ruiz added a double, but that was about it for highlights in a game that was all Peoria from the outset. Juan Minaya made his first start of the season and suffered the loss allowing 4 runs in 4 innings of work.

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.

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.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/23/13

AAA - Fresno 4 Oklahoma City 1

Jarred Cosart logged a quality start, but the RedHawks bats were silent as they fell to Fresno by a score of 4-1. Brett Wallace reached base 4 times (2 singles, 2 walks) and raised his average since his demotion to .319, and Austin Wates added a pair of doubles and drove in the only run for the RedHawks (27-19), but they were about the only bright spots on offense. Philip Humber made his second appearance for the RedHawks, but struggled to find the strike zone and walked 2 of the 4 hitters he faced and hit a third before getting relieved by Kevin Chapman.

AA - Corpus Christi 10 Northwest Arkansas 4

Bobby Doran improved his record to 6-1 as the Hooks (27-19) cruised to a 10-4 win over the Naturals. Jonathan Meyer homered and drove in 4 and Max Stassi hit a pair of doubles and drove in 3 to lead the 13-hit attack. Stassi has now hit in 9 straight and he's 13 for 34 during that stretch raising his average on the year to .306. Nick Tropeano pitched the final four innings to earn his 5th save of the season.

Advanced A - Lancaster 8 Inland Empire 7

In a sloppy game featuring 8 errors, 18 strikeouts and 3 wild pitches, the JetHawks (26-20) edged out the 66ers 8-7. Carlos Perdomo and Preston Tucker each drove in a pair of runs and 8 different JetHawks scored at least once in the win. Delino DeShields Jr. entered the game as a defensive substitution and added a pair of stolen bases. Theron Geith (5-0, 2.29) earned the win with a scoreless 8th inning and Travis Ballew closed it out with a scoreless 9th for his 8th save.

Low A - Wisconsin 7 Quad Cities 4

Quad Cities (23-22) didn't get a hit until Terrell Joyce's home run to lead off the 7th inning and their late rally came up short as they were defeated 7-4 by the Timber Rattlers. Roberto Pena added a 2-run double and Carlos Correa drew a pair of walks and scored a run in a losing effort. Vincent Velasquez worked the final 4 innings and allowed just one hit while fanning 8.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/15/13

AA - Corpus Christi 10 San Antonio 8

David Martinez wasn't at his best allowing three runs in four innings of relief, but the offense made sure it was good enough to give him his sixth win of the year. Jonathan Meyer homered and drove in four runs, and both Ben Orloff and Rene Garcia drove home a pair as the Hooks (23-16) had 15 hits in a 10-8 win. Mike Foltynewicz started and lasted just 4 innings allowing 2 earned runs while walking three and fanning four.

Advanced A - Visalia 5 Lancaster 2

Lancaster (23-16) managed just 5 hits and couldn't overcome an early 4-0 deficit in what ended up being a 5-2 loss. Telvin Nash was one of the few bright spots on offense doubling and drawing two walks in four trips. Chris Devenski started the game for the JetHawks and allowed 4 runs in 4 innings to fall to 3-2 on the year.

Low A - Quad Cities 9 Wisconsin 4

The top three hitters in the River Bandits lineup (Teoscar Hernandez, Carlos Correa and Miles Hamblin) combined to go 9 for 12 with 5 runs, 5 rbis, 4 walks and 0 strikeouts as Quad Cities (22-16) defeated the Timber Rattlers 9-4. Correa finished the game 3 for 5 and has his average all the way back up to .266 thanks to a 6-game hitting streak. The River Bandits drew 10 walks and had 14 hits and overcame the loss of Lance McCullers Jr who left the game with tightness in his hip after 1 inning. Michael Dimock threw two scoreless innings in which he fanned 5 to improve to 5-0 on the year and Daniel Minor tossed 4 scoreless innings to earn his first save.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Down on the Farm - 5/13/13

AAA - Salt Lake 3 Oklahoma City 2

Brad Peacock fanned 9 hitters in 5 innings of work, and Jonathan Villar missed the cycle by a home run, but the RedHawks (22-15) fell to the Bees, 3-2. Brett Wallace was 2 for 5 and drove in both RedHawk runs to lead the offense, but it wasn't enough to back Peacock who lost despite only allowing 2 runs. Peacock, making his second start since his demotion, needed 99 pitches to get through 5 innings.

AA - Corpus Christi 13 San Antonio 3

Michael Burgess entered yesterday's game hitting .174 with 8 runs batted in in 29 games. When the dust finally cleared, he'd doubled his rbi total on the year going 3 for 5 with a double and a pair of home runs, and 8 more runs batted in as Corpus Christi (22-15) routed the Missions 13-3. George Springer added home run number 13 on the year, and Jonathan Meyer was 4 for 5 with 4 runs scored an a home run of his home to lead the 15-hit attack for the Hooks. On the mound, Jake Buchanan (3-0) threw 4 scoreless innings in relief allowing just 1 hit and lowering his ERA on the year to 1.04 in 43 1/3 innings. He's walked just 2 hitters this season.

Advanced A - Lancaster 6 Stockton 3

The JetHawks (23-15) rode a 6 run 4th to a 6-3 win over the Ports behind the bat of Brandon Meredith and the pitching of Blair Walters. Meredith hit his first home run of the season and drove in a pair, and Walters didn't allow an earned run in 4 innings of work to lead the way for Lancaster. Delino DeShields Jr. went 2 for 4, but was caught stealing for the 7th time this year when he was picked off of first base by Deyvi Jimenez. DeShields is just 5 for 12 stealing bases this year after stealing 101 bases in 135 games last year. Travis Ballew earned his 6th save of the season by getting the final four outs.

Low A - Quad Cities 8 Peoria 0

Big innings were the theme yesterday as the River Bandits (21-15) scored 8 times in the 4th en route to an 8-0 win over the Chiefs. Jordan Jankowski (2-0, 2.87) threw 5 shutout innings and was followed by another solid rehab appearance from Josh Fields who threw 2 scoreless innings of his own. Rio Ruiz went 3 for 4 with a double, and Carlos Correa went 2 for 4 to raise his average to .238, while Austin Elkins and Jobduan Morales each drove in a pair of runs to lead the offense.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Farm Report - 5/4/13

AA - San Antonio 6 Corpus Christi 2

Rene Garcia and Jonathan Meyer each went 2 for 4 with a double, and Jake Buchanan tossed 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, but it wasn't enough as the Hooks (17-12) fell to the Missions 6-2. Buchanan retired all 11 hitters he faced to lower his ERA on the year to 1.31. Carlos Quevedo started and took the loss for the Hooks dropping to 1-2 on the year. George Springer and J.D. Martinez were both 0 for 4.

Advanced A - High Desert 5 Lancaster 3

The Mavericks scored 4 times in the bottom of the 6th to erase a 3-0 JetHawk lead and went on to defeat Lancaster (16-12) by a score of 5-3. Thomas Shirley threw 4 scoreless innings in his first start of the year, but the Mavericks got to reliever Luis Cruz for 5 runs in just 1 2/3 innings. Catcher Tyler Heineman led the offense by reaching base 4 times and Delino DeShields Jr. added a double and a triple in 4 trips.

Low A - West Michigan 7 Quad Cities 4

Cameron Lamb gave up 4 runs in just 2/3 of an inning as the River Bandits (16-11) squandered a 4-3 lead and fell to the Whitecaps 7-4. Jesse Wierzbicki doubled and drove in a pair of runs, and Joe Sclafani had 2 hits and an rbi of his own to lead the offense, while Joe Bircher tossed 3 scoreless innings of relief in a losing effort. Vincent Velasquez started the game for Quad Cities and allowed 3 runs in 4 innings of work while striking out 4.


Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Down on the Farm - 4/22/13

AAA - Albuquerque 8 Oklahoma City 1

The Isotopes rode a 5-run 4th inning to an 8-1 win over the RedHawks (10-8) sending Rudy Owens (0-3) to his third loss of the season. The RedHawks managed only 5 hits, 2 of them by Jonathan Villar who recorded his 4th straight 2-hit game, and 1 a solo homerun by catcher Cody Clark. Trevor Crowe saw his 15 game hitting streak come to an end with an 0 for 4 outing.

AA - Midland 2 Corpus Christi 1

Jeremy Barfield slugged a solo homerun with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th off of Carlos Quevedo to lead the RockHounds to a 2-1 walkoff win over the Hooks (9-8). Jake Buchanan started and threw 5 shutout innings and left with a 1-0 lead before giving way to Quevedo who was touched up for a pair of solo homers in the loss. Jonathan Meyer was 2 for 4 and Jiovanni Mier stole 2 bases in a losing effort.

Low A - Quad Cities 7 Wisconsin 2

The River Bandits (11-5) scored 5 times in the top of the 11th to knock off the Timber Rattlers 7-2. Austin Elkins had 3 hits, and Teoscar Hernandez tripled and drove in three runs to lead the offense in the win. Daniel Minor started on the mound for Quad Cities and allowed just 1 run on 1 hit in 5 innings of work before giving way to Lance McCullers who allowd just 1 run on 3 hits in 4 innings. John Neely earned the win in relief with 2 scoreless innings while scattering 4 hits.