minor lines, 8/26/08

AAA: Fresno lost to Las Vegas 2-1

Fresno: 2B Travis Denker: 2 for 4, 2B, E
Fresno: SS Justin Leone: 0 for 4, 3 SO
Las Vegas: RF Delwyn Young: 2 for 4, 2B
Las Vegas: 3B Angel Chavez: 1 for 2, BB
Las Vegas: 1B Andruw Jones: 0 for 2, SF, SO

Fresno: RHP Brad Hennessey: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K--1 HR
Fresno: LHP Pat Misch: 1.0 IP, 1 H
Las Vegas: RHP Scott Proctor: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K

With two of the Grizzlies' five hits, Denker was the only Grizzly to reach base twice.  In 56 PCL games, he has 18 doubles but 7 errors.  Leone suffered the oh-fer with the hat trick, raising his SO/AB ratio above 26.5%.  Has the Dodgers' Jones had a position change?  Young, who has spent nearly the entire season in the majors, was the lone 51 with two hits.  Along with Denker and Young, the ex-Giant Chavez was the only other player in teh game to reach base twice.

Hennessey lowered his ERA to 4.83 in 21 PCL starts.  Misch faced the minimum three batters in the 8th inning.  Proctor made his second rehab appearance, about two weeks after his first rehab appearance.

AA: Connecticut lost to Reading 5-3

Connecticut: CF Antoan Richardson: 1 for 3, 2B, BB, SO, SB
Connecticut: 2B Olmo Rosario: 1 for 4, HR, SO

Connecticut: RHP Dave McKae: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K--1 HR
Connecticut: RHP Ronnie Ray: 1.1 IP, 3 K
Connecticut: RHP Kelvim Pichardo: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K--1 HB
Connecticut: RHP Josh Sharpless: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 K--1 WP

Rosario had his 10th HR.  Richardson, one of three Defenders to reach base twice, provided the Defenders' other XBH with just his 5th double of the season.

McKae retired less than half the batters he faced, as he uncharacterically struggled with his control.  He had issued just ten walks over his previous nine appearances.  His ERA rose above 4.50, and it could have been more if Ray, who struck out three of the four batters he faced, had not stranded all three inherited runners.  Pichardo retired just three of the six batters he faced in the 5th inning before Sharpless finished with three scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 3.51.

A+: San Jose had its final scheduled off-day
(Six games remain, three in Modesto and then three vs Lancaster.)

A-: Augusta had its final scheduled off-day
(Six games remain, three vs Hickory and then three at Asheville.)

ssA: Salem-Keizer defeated Eugene 9-4
(increasing their division lead over Eugene to three games)

Salem-Keizer: RF Dan Cook: 1 for 3, 2 BB, SO
Salem-Keizer: 3B Conor Gillaspie: 3 for 5, 2B
Salem-Keizer: C Johnny Monell: 2 for 4, 2B

Salem-Keizer: LHP Ari Ronick: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K--2 HR, 1 HB

Gillaspie had his best game yet as a pro, but the three hits raised his AVG to just .225 in NWL AB over ten games.  Monell, the other Volcano with multiple hits, remained red hot, with his 11th XBH over his last ten games.  Cook reached base three times or more for the third straight game, raising his OBP to .429 in 18 NWL games, after he had just a .304 OBP in 29 AZL games.

Ronick had four scoreless innings, but then allowed two runs in both the 5th and 6th inning, raising his ERA to 3.49.

R: Giants defeated Royals 9-3

Scottsdale: C Buster Posey: 3 for 3, HR, 3B, 2B, 2 BB, PB
Scottsdale: 3B Josh Mazzola: 3 for 5, 3B
Scottsdale: 1B C.J. Ziegler: 2 for 2, 2B, 2 BB, SF

Scottsdale: RHP Jorge Bucardo: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Scottsdale: LHP Ryan Verdugo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 6 K

Posey had his best game as a pro, including his 1st HR, his 1st triple and his 3rd double.  He reached base in all five trips to the plate, although defensively he allowed his first passed ball.  Mazzola also had three hits, raising his AVG to .346.  Ziegler reached base four times, improving his line to .278/.395/.494 in 176 AB.

Bucardo had his fourth straight very effective start, which may also be his final start of the year unless he is promoted to the NWL like his older brother was a year ago.  He lowered his season ERA to 3.68.  Over his final four starts, the eighteen-year-old had 14 H, 5 BB, 1 ER and 30 K in 21.0 IP.  Verdugo struck out six of the seven batters he faced to set a new career high with 6 K.  In seven pro appearances, he has 7 H, 6 BB and 18 K in 12.2 IP.

DSL: Giants finished their season on August 23rd