AAA: Fresno lost to New Orleans 3-1

Fresno: 2B Justin Leone: 1 for 3, BB
Fresno: 3B Nate Schierholtz: 1 for 4, 3B, SO
New Orleans: 3B Fernando Tatis: 1 for 2, HR, BB

Fresno: RHP Nick Pereira: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K--1 HR
Fresno: RHP Randy Messenger: 1.0 IP, 1 H

Leone drew the Grizzlies' only walk and was their only hitter to reach base twice.  He has cooled off in May, but his OBP and SLG remain above .350 and .500, respectively.  Schierholtz's 4th triple of the year drove in the team's only run and was their only XBH of the night.  With two outs in the 6th inning, Tatis connected for his 11th HR, a three-run shot that drove in all three runs for the Mets' affiliate.

Pereira had a quality start, but saw his W-L record evened at 3-3.  He was fairly efficient with his pitch count too, needing just 80 pitches (53 strikes) through six innings.  Messenger made his fourth consecutive appearance without allowing a run.

AA: Connecticut hosting Binghamton was postponed by rain
(Just their second rain-out this year; no makeup date announced, although both teams have a scheduled off-day Monday at the end of the current series.)

A+: San Jose defeated Visalia 8-0

San Jose: 2B Matt Downs: 3 for 5, 2B, SB
San Jose: 3B Ryan Rohlinger: 2 for 5, HR, 2B, SO
San Jose: RF Mike Mooney: 2 for 2, 2B, 2 BB

San Jose: LHP Jesse English: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
San Jose: RHP Craig Whitaker: 2.0 IP, 3 K

Downs' three hits paced the Giants' fifteen-hit attack and improved his AVG to .280.  Rohlinger homered for the second straight day.  Mooney reached base in all four trips to the plate, improving his OBP to .571. 

English had perhaps his best start of the year.  At least it was his first start without allowing an earned run, although only twice has he allowed more than a single earned run.  He had a 2/8 GO/FO line on an evening when officially the wind was blowing out at 13 mph to left field.  He now has 32 H, 11 BB and 37 K in 37.1 IP with a 2.65 ERA.  With three strikeouts and three groundball outs in two perfect innings, Whitaker had his most effective appearance among his ten relief appearances this season.  His WHIP fell below 2.00.

A-: Augusta lost to Columbus 5-3
(ending their nine-game winning streak)

Augusta: 2B Nick Noonan: 2 for 4, 3B
Augusta: SS Charlie Culberson: 2 for 3, BB

Augusta: RHP Daryl Maday: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K--1 WP
Augusta: RHP Waldis Joaquin: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K

The young middle infielders Noonan and Culberson selected in the supplemental first round a year ago were the only two GreenJackets to reach base twice.  With two hits each, they raised their respective AVGs to .291 and .150.  Noonan had his 3rd triple.  Five of Culberson's dozen hits have come in his last three games.

After pitching quite effectively through eight long relief appearances (averaging 3.0 IP per appearance, excluding the one appearance with Connecticut), Maday made his first start and nearly doubled his ERA, although it remains below 2.00.  Perhaps the ground balls just found holes because all seven hits he allowed were singles and he had a 7/1 GO/FO line.  Joaquin had just his second appearance of the year without issuing a walk, but a couple runs raised his ERA to 4.37.