AAA: Fresno had a scheduled off-day
(They have no more scheduled off-days this season.)

Grizzlies on PCL leaderboards:
--Hitters:
AVG: Ochoa 14th
OBP: Ochoa 10th
SLG: Schierholtz 8th
OPS: McClain 12th
HR: McClain 8th
3B: Schierholtz 2nd
2B: McClain 7th
H: McClain 12th
TB: McClain 8th
BB: McClain 8th, Leone 13th
AB: McClain 10th
RBI: McClain 5th
R: McClain 5th
SB: Ochoa 4th
CS: Ochoa 2nd, Velez 4th
--Pitchers:
ERA: Palmer 14th
K: Palmer 1st
IP: Palmer 7th
BB: Palmer 2nd, Santos 7th
HB: Palmer 6th
HR: Santos 5th, Hennessey 6th
R: Santos 2nd
ER: Santos 2nd
G: Gryboski 9th

AA: Connecticut defeated Portland 7-2
(finishing game suspended on July 23rd)

Connecticut: SS Kyle Haines: 2 for 3, BB, SF, CS
Connecticut: 1B Adam Witter: 0 for 2, 2 BB, HBP, SO, E

Connecticut: RHP Brooks McNiven: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K--1 WP
Connecticut: LHP Paul Oseguera: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K
Connecticut: LHP Jason Waddell: 2.0 IP, 4 K

Haines was one of five Defenders with two hits each, but he and Witter, who had not hits, were the only Defenders to reach base three times.

McNiven started the game, and approximately two weeks later Oseguera came in relief with the bases loaded.  McNiven is no longer on the Defenders' roster as he is in China for the Canadian Olympic team.  Oseguera stranded all three runners and pitched much better than in his previous two appearances, during which he allowed 7 ER, although officially this appearance counts as happening a couple games before his other two most recent appearances.  Waddell struck out four of the six batters he faced for his first save.

AA: Connecticut tied with Portland 0-0, suspended in 4th inning
(with the game scheduled to be resumed this evening)

Connecticut: CF Antoan Richardson: 1 for 1, SB

Connecticut: RHP Joe Martinez: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Richardson had singled in his only plate appearance and stolen his 28th base.

Martinez was very effective in this start, allowing just three singles.  He had an 8/2 GO/FO line.

A+: San Jose defeated Visalia 4-2

San Jose: SS Sharlon Schoop: 2 for 4, HR, GiDP

San Jose: RHP Kevin Pucetas: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
San Jose: RHP Waldis Joaquin: 1.0+ IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB
San Jose: RHP Danny Otero: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 K
Visalia: RHP Dallas Buck: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K--1 HR, 1 HB, 2 WP

Schoop, the lone Giant with two hits, raised his AVG above .250 and connected for his 6th HR.

Pucetas maintained his spotless W-L record, improving to 9-0.  He also raised his K/BB ratio above 4.00.  Joaquin pitched a scoreless 8th inning, before failing to retire either batter he faced in the 9th inning.  Otero allowed both of those inherited runners to score as he allowed three hits, but he was still credited with his 9th save.  The D'backs' Buck made his return to the Cal League following Tommy John surgery a year ago.

A-: Augusta defeated Greensboro 10-5
(after leading 10-0 after eight innings)

Augusta: 2B Nick Noonan: 2 for 5, HR, 2B, 2 SO, E
Augusta: 1B Angel Villalona: 2 for 5, 2B, SO
Augusta: DH Thomas Neal: 2 for 3, 2 2B
Augusta: LF Garrett Baker: 4 for 5, 2 2B
Greensboro: 3B Matt Dominguez: 2 for 4, 2B

Augusta: RHP T.J. Brewer: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Augusta: LHP Craig Clark: 1.0 IP, 1 K

Noonan, Neal and Baker each had two XBHs for the GreenJackets, including Noonan's 6th HR.  Villalona had one of the GreenJackets' other three XBHs, and Neal and Villalona both have 22 doubles now this season.  Baker's four hits paced the GreenJackets' fourteen-hit attack.  Dominguez, whom the Marlins selected 12th overall a year ago, also had two hits, raising the 19-year-old's season line to .285/.346/.419 through 253 AB.

Brewer continues to pitch very effectively, having allowed just 5 ER in 40.1 IP over his last eight appearances (six starts).  During that time, his peripheral stats are 26 H, 11 BB and 32 K.  Clark, who has made seventeen starts this year, made his second relief appearance of the year, with his other relief appearance coming back in April.  This may be a move to accommodate the GreenJackets' six-man rotation where one of the starters is used out of the bullpen after an off-day.

ssA: Salem-Keizer defeated Boise 7-5 (11 innings)

Salem-Keizer: 1B-3B Mike Loberg: 3 for 6, 2 SO, GiDP, E
Salem-Keizer: 2B Jose Flores: 3 for 4, 2 BB, PO

Salem-Keizer: RHP Mike Loree: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Salem-Keizer: RHP Edwin Quirarte: 1.0 IP, 1 H

Loberg had his streak of four straight games with a HR snapped, but he extended his streak of multi-hit games to four.  This is the first I remember him playing a position other than first base defensively.  He and Flores, who reached base five times, accounted for nearly half of the Volcanoes' thirteen hits as they raised their respective AVGs to .323 and .278.

Loree had his least effective start of the year (over ten starts), at least in terms of earned runs, with 4 ER being a new season high that raised his ERA to 2.47.  Quirarte had his string of three straight appearances with multiple strikeouts snapped but he still earned his 9th save with a perfect 11th inning.

A-: Giants defeated A's 3-0 (5 innings)
(game completed early due to rain)

Scottsdale: LF Ben Woodbury: 2 for 3, 2B, SB
Scottsdale: RF Ryan Mantle: 2 for 2, SF

Scottsdale: RHP Jorge Bucardo: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K--2 WP

With two hits each, Woodbury and Mantle had as many hits as the rest of the team combined, raising their respective AVGs to .360 and .324.

Bucardo allowed a fair number of baserunners (OBP against close to .350 in this start), but he pitched five shutout innings in the first complete game of his pro career.  He also set a career high with 7 K.

DSL: Giants defeated Yankees #1 19-4

Dominincan: 2B Julio Izturis: 3 for 7, HR
Dominican: DH Sundrendy Windster: 2 for 6, HR
Dominican: RHP Edward Concepcion: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K--1 HB, 2 WP

Windster (19.5 y.o.) connected for his league-leading 9th HR, while Izturis (17.11 y.o.) connected for his 1st pro HR.  The speedy Izturis is still without a triple in his pro career, although he has 55 SB in 107 games.  Concepcion (19.10 y.o.) had one of less effective starts, raising his ERA to an even 4.00, but he still improved his W-L record to 7-1 after a dozen starts.