AAA: Fresno defeated Omaha 2-0

Fresno: SS Omar Vizquel: 1 for 3
Fresno: CF Clay Timpner: 1 for 3, BB, CS
Fresno: LF Brian Horwitz: 3 for 3

Fresno: RHP Matt Palmer: 8.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K--1 WP
Fresno: LHP Alex Hinshaw: 1.0 IP, 2 K
Omaha: LHP Tyler Lumsden: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Horwitz, who had three of the Grizzlies' eight hits, raised his AVG to .312.  Timpner was the other Grizzly to reach base twice, improving his OBP to .353.  Vizquel made his second rehab appearance, playing five innings, and is schedule to make a rehab appearance with San Jose tonight and the next couple nights (as the rest of the Grizzlies head east to New Orleans).

Palmer had his most effective start of the year, with season highs in IP and K and with season lows in R, ER and BB.  But his ERA remains just above 5.25.  Hinshaw struck out two of three batters he faced in a perfect 9th inning for his 5th save.  The Royals' Lumsden also had his most effective start of the year.  Considered one of the Royals top five prospects heading into last season, he has struggled since with an ERA close to 6.00 last year in the PCL and an ERA over 7.00 so far this year.  Both starters threw exactly 100 pitches (61 strikes for Palmer, 59 for Lumsden).  The game last just a few minutes past two hours.

AA: Connecticut lost to Harrisburg 5-2

Connecticut: SS Olma Rosario: 3 for 5, 2 2B, SB
Connecticut: 1B Simon Klink: 2 for 4, 2B
Harrisburg: 2B William Bergolla: 2 for 3, BB, SB

Connecticut: LHP Paul Oseguera: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K--2 WP
Connecticut: RHP Steve Palazzolo: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K--1 HR
Connecticut: RHP Sergio Romo: 1.0 IP, 1 H

Rosario and Klink combined for five of the Defenders' nine hits, raising their respective AVGs to .296 and .218.  Klink had had just one hit in his previous six games.  Bergolla, who hit .306/.366/.433 for Fresno last year, is in the Nationals organization this year.  He reached base three times in his first game against his previous organization, but is otherwise off to a somewhat slow start hitting .256/.354/.329 through 82 AB.

Oseguera lasted just three innings in his second start, facing 13 batters.  Palazzolo saw his ERA nearly double to 1.66.  Romo had his second straight appearance without a strikeout but edged his ERA a bit lower to 1.26.

A+: San Jose had their second scheduled off-day
(Their next scheduled off-day is May 20.)

Giants on the Cal League leaderboards:
--Hitters:
AVG: Sandoval 1st, D'Alessio 8th
OBP: Sandoval 2nd
SLG: Sandoval 1st, D'Alessio 10th
OPS: Sandoval 1st
HR: Sandoval 3rd
2B: Sandoval 2nd, D'Alessio 8th, Rohlinger 8th
H: Sandoval 2nd
TB: Sandoval 1st
SO: D'Alessio 9th
RBI: Sandoval 1st
R: Sandoval 2nd
SB: Graham 1st, McBryde 4th
CS: Felmy 3rd, McBryde 6th
--Pitchers:
ERA: Snyder 1st, Pucetas 2nd, Alderson 6th, English 9th
WHIP: Snyder 2nd, Pucetas 3rd, Alderson 8th, English 9th
K: Snyder 10th
IP: Snyder 6th, Pucetas 10th
Sv: Wilding 3rd

A-: Augusta defeated Rome 11-2

Augusta: 1B Thomas Neal: 1 for 1, BB, 2 HBP, SF
Augusta: C Matt Klimas: 3 for 5, SO, CS
Augusta: 3B Andrew Davis: 0 for 4, 3 SO
Augusta: CF Shane Jordan: 3 for 4
Rome: RF Jason Heyward: 2 for 3, E

Augusta: RHP Oliver Odle: 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K--1 PO

Pacing the GreenJackets' thirteen hit attack with three hits each were Klimas and Jordan, raising their respective AVGs to .192 and .256.  Klimas had hit just 2 for 21 entering the game.  Neal reached base four times to raise his OBP above .400.  Davis had been perhaps the hottest bat in the lineup the past few days, but he had an oh-fer with a hat trick as one of two GreenJackets starters without a hit.  Heyward, who is perhaps the Braves' top prospect, at least with Schafer suspended, had the Braves' lone multi-hit line to raise his AVG to .319.

Odle had the longest start of any GreenJackets pitcher this year, all the more remarkable for him since he had not made it through the 6th inning since his first start of the year.  (Note: The game recap from the Augusta Chronicle indicates Odle may have been credited with the stats from an inning of work actually performed by Dan Turpen.)  He also set a new season high with 5 K and tied season lows with 5 H and 0 BB.  His ERA remains just above 5.00.  Oddly enough, he has a large reverse platoon split so far this year, at least in terms of AVG, with righties batting .352 againt him but lefties just .241.