AAA: Fresno lost to Las Vegas 8-4 (10 innings)

Fresno: 2B Travis Denker: 1 for 4, HR, BB, SO
Fresno: RF John Bowker: 1 for 3, HR, BB, 2 SO
Fresno: 1B Brett Harper: 1 for 4, HR, E
Las Vegas: CF Andruw Jones: 2 for 4, 2 HR

Fresno: RHP Victor Santos: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K--2 HR, 2 WP
Fresno: LHP Geno Espineli: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K--1 IBB
Fresno: LHP Pat Misch: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K--1 HR, 1 HB

The Grizzlies had just four hits, but three of them were big flies.  Bowker and Denker, the only two Grizzlies to reach base twice, had their 10th and 6th HRs of the season.  Harper had his 16th HR.  Playing in his third game of his current rehab assignment, the Dodgers' Jones went deep twice.

Santos had his most effective start in a month, despite giving up the two HRs to the possible future Hall of Famer.  Espineli had his first PCL appearance in over five weeks.  Misch allowed a grand slam HR in the 10th inning, pushing his ERA above 5.50.  It was the first time he had allowed an earned run in his five PCL relief appearances.

AA: Connecticut had a scheduled off-day
(It was their final scheduled off-day of the season.  They are currently one game above .500.)

A+: San Jose defeated Visalia 10-7

San Jose: 3B Brad Boyer: 2 for 4, 2B, 2 BB, SO, SB
San Jose: SS-1B Matt Downs: 3 for 6, HR, 2B
San Jose: CF Mike McBryde: 4 for 5

San Jose: RHP Waldis Joaquin: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K--1 HR
San Jose: RHP Taylor Wilding: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K
San Jose: RHP Danny Otero: 1.0 IP, 2 K

Downs had three hits, including his 16th Cal League HR and 28th double, raising his line with San Jose to .311/.366/.510.  Not to be outdone were Boyer and McBryde, who both reached base four times, raising their respective OBPs to .440 and .376.

Joaquin had a short but effective start.  In seven Cal League appearances (two starts), he now has 11 H, 6 BB and 15 K in 14.0 IP.  Wilding provided effective long relief, being credited finally with his first win of the year in his 42nd appearance.  Otero, who picked up his 13th save has not allowed an earned run in his last six appearances, lowering his ERA to 4.50 over 22 Cal League appearances.

A-: Augusta defeated Lexington 5-1
(with all the game's runs scored in the 1st inning)

Augusta: 2B Nick Noonan: 2 for 4, BB, SO, GiDP
Augusta: 1B Angel Villalona: 3 for 4, 2B
Augusta: 3B Elio Sarmiento: 1 for 2, 2 BB

Augusta: LHP Craig Clark: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Augusta: LHP Andy De La Garza: 2.0 IP, 1 K
Augusta: LHP Ryan Paul: 1.0 IP, 2 K

The teenagers Noonan and Villalona, as well as the 22-year-old Sarmiento, reached base three times for the GreenJackets, raising their respective AVGs to .280 and .254.

Clark had his most effective start in a month.  On the season, he now has 91 H, 21 BB and 106 K in 107.2 IP with a 3.76 ERA.  In 46.0 IP since the SAL all-star break, he has held opposing batters below the Mendoza line (.194 BAA).  De La Garza and Paul pitched perfect relief.  The 24-year-old Paul has had multiple strikeouts in each of his last seven appearances, with 27 K in 14.1 IP over that time.

ssA: Salem-Keizer lost to Spokane 4-3
(allowing three runs in top of 9th inning)

Salem-Keizer: C Johnny Monell: 2 for 4, HR, 2 PB

Salem-Keizer: RHP Mike Loree: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Salem-Keizer: RHP Edwin Quirarte: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Monell, the lone Volcano with multiple hits, provided the bulk of their offense with his three-run, two-out HR in the 4th inning.  It was his second consecutive game going deep, but he also allowed his 6th and 7th passed balls in 29 games, and I believe he has been a DH in a fair number of those games.

Loree improved his ERA to 2.69.  He has held opposing hitters below the Mendoza line (.197 BAA) and has issued just four walks (15.00 K/BB ratio).  Blowing his third save, Quirarte walked the first two batters and then allowed three singles with a couple strikeouts mixed in.

R: Giants defeated Brewers 6-0

Scottsdale: CF Wendell Fairley: 1 for 3, 2 BB, SB
Scottsdale: 1B Carlos Quintana: 4 for 5, 3B, 2B

Scottsdale: RHP Javier Hernandez: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Maryvale: RHP Jake Odorizzi: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K

Quintana, who has received just 54 AB this year, had his 3rd and 4th XBHs of the season as he drove in four runs.  He had four of the rookie Giants' dozen hits to raise his AZL AVG to .357.  Two more walks for Fairley helped him raise his OBP to .389, despite just a .325 SLG.

Six days earlier in his ninth start of the season, Hernandez had set new season best marks with 0 ER, 7 K and 6.0 IP.   In his tenth start, he matched the 0 ER and 6.0 IP marks and set a new high with 8 K.  He also lowered his ERA below 4.00.  Odorizzi, whom the Brewers selected 32nd overall this June, has now made five of nine pro appearances against the Giants, allowing 2 ER in 10.1 IP against them.

DSL: Giants defeated Marlins 6-2

Dominican: C Hector Sanchez: 2 for 4
Dominican: RHP Miguel Ferrer: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

Sanchez (18.9 y.o.) had multiple hits for the seventh time in his last nine games, raising his season AVG to .342.  Ferrer (18.0 y.o.) allowed more than one earned run in a start for just the third time this year, but still had a very effective start over all.