minor lines, 6/13/08

AAA: Fresno lost to Portland 7-4 (10 innings)

Fresno: LF Eugenio Velez: 2 for 5, 3B, SO, CS
Fresno: 3B Julio Cordido: 3 for  4
Portland: LF Chase Headley: 2 for 5, HR, 2B, 2 SO
Portland: 2B Matt Antonelli: 2 for 4, HBP

Fresno: RHP Matt Palmer: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K--1 HB, 1 WP
Fresno: LHP Geno Espineli: 2.0 IP, 1 K
Fresno: RHP Jesse Foppert: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB--1 HR, 2 WP

With three singles, Cordido led the Grizzlies' ten-hit attack, but his AVG remains below .250.  Three other Grizzlies had two hits each, including Velez who had his 2nd triple and whose SB/CS line is now 7/5.  Headley, the Padres' top prospect, had another big game, including his 13th HR, a shot estimated at 450 feet to lead of the 10th inning, and also his 24th double.  He also had an outfield assist to throw out a runner at the plate.  Even with a slot start in April in which he barely managed a .700 OPS, his season line is now .305/.383/.556.  Antonelli, who entered the season as the Padres' second best prospect, had a rare multi-hit line to raise his AVG to .172.

Palmer, who was already the league leader in strikeouts, had a season-high 10 K.  He is also the league leader in walks but walked just two, although once again he was not particularly efficient with his pitch count, requiring 114 pitches (66 strikes) through six innings.  His ERA remains just above 4.50.  Two more scoreless, in fact perfect, innings for Espineli lowered his ERA to 1.17.  Foppert retired just two of the eight batters he faced in the 7th inning as his ERA rose to 5.74, and it could have been worse as all three of his bequeathed runners were stranded.  He threw just 10 of 28 pitches for strikes.

AA: Connecticut lost to Altoona 7-3

Connecticut: LF Eddy Martinez-Esteve: 2 for 3, BB
Connecticut: 2B Olma Rosario: 2 for 4, 2 2B, E

Connecticut: RHP Adam Cowart: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K--1 PO
Connecticut: RHP Brooks McNiven: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R

Four Defenders had two hits each.  Among them, were Rosario, who had his 14th and 15th doubles but also his 12th error, and EME, who also drew one of two Defenders walks to reach base three times, which improved his OBP to .372, although unfortunately his OBP remains higher than his SLG.

Cowart allowed ten or more hits for the second time in his last three starts, boosting his BAA above .300.  Uncharacteristically, his GO/AO ratio has also been below 1.00 over his last three starts.  After eight appearances with Fresno, McNiven returned to Connecticut, where he made four very good starts to begin the season.

A+: San Jose defeated Bakersfield 11-7 (11 innings)

San Jose: 2B Matt Downs: 3 for 5, 3 2B, BB, SO, SB, CS
San Jose: C Pablo Sandoval: 4 for 5, HR, SO
San Jose: DH Andy D'Alessio: 2 for 6, HR, 3 SO
Bakersfield: SS Marcus Lemon: 3 for 6, PO, 3 E

San Jose: LHP Clayton Tanner: 4.0+ IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K--3 WP
San Jose: RHP Mike Musgrave: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K--1 PO, 1 BK

Sandoval's four hits accounted for a quarter of the Giants' sixteen hits and raised his AVG to .366.  He connected for his 11th HR, while D'Alessio connected for his 8th HR.  On the other hand, the hat trick put D'Alessio's SO/AB ratio back above 30%.  Downs had three doubles, raising his XBH/H ratio above 40%.  The Rangers' Lemon, the 20-year-old son of former major leaguer Chet Lemon, had three hits, raising his OBP above .400, but he also raised his error total to 17.

Tanner had his least effective start in a month, raising his ERA back to 4.41.  Musgrave pitched three scoreless innings, including stranding the only runner he inherited from Tanner, lowering his ERA to 2.62.

A-: Augusta defeated Greenville 11-0

Augusta: 1B Angel Villalona: 1 for 4, HBP, 3 SO
Augusta: C Jackson Williams: 2 for 3, HR, BB, HBP
Augusta: SS Charlier Culberson: 4 for 4, HR, 2B, E

Augusta: RHP T.J. Brewer: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Augusta: RHP Waldis Joaquin: 3.0 IP, 3 K

Culberson had his best game of the year with four hits, raising his AVG to .222, although he also committed his 26th error.  Williams, who like Culberson has struggled this year, also reached base four times.  They both connected for their 2nd HRs.  Villalona returned to the lineup for the first time in a week.  He reached base twice, but the hat trick raised his SO/AB ratio to 28%.

Brewer and Joaquin combined for the shutout.  For Brewer, this was his best start in a couple months.  He has a 3.72 ERA after a dozen starts this year.  Joaquin pitched three perfect innings for his first save.

ssA: Salem-Keizer begins their season June 17th

R: Scottsdale begins their season June 22nd

DSL: Giants lost to Marlins 7-2

Dominican: RF Sundrendy Windster: 2 for 3, 2B, BB
Dominican: RHP Bertoni Garcia: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K

The 19-year-old Windster was the only Giant with multiple hits, raising his AVG to .258 through 31 AB.  The 16-year-old Garcia (born in July 1991) made his second pro appearance, pitching a scoreless 7th and 8th inning.