AAA: Fresno finished its season on Monday

Grizzlies on PCL leaderboards:
--Hitters:
OBP: McClain 13th
SLG: McClain 13th
OPS: McClain 13th
HR: McClain 6th
3B: Schierholtz 2nd
2B: McClain 14th
H: McClain 12th
TB: McClain 9th
B:: McClain 7th, Leone 9th
AB: McClain 10th
RBI: McClain 3rd
R: McClain 10th
SB: Ochoa 6th
CS: Ochoa 2nd, Velez 6th
--Pitchers:
ERA: Palmer 7th
K: Palmer 1st
IP: Palmer 14th
BB: Palmer 5th, Santos 6th
R: Santos 2nd
ER: Santos 2nd
HR: Santos 4th, Hennessey 13th
HB: Palmer 2nd
CG: Hennessey 1st
G: Gryboski 11th
L: Hennessey 13th, Palmer 13th
Sv: Gryboski 12th

AA: Connecticut finished its season on Monday

Defenders on Eastern League leaderboards:
--Hitters:
AVG: Martinez-Esteve 12th
OBP: Martinez-Esteve 8th
SLG: Rosario 10th
HR: Witter 5th
3B: Copeland 1st, Richardson 11th
2B: Rosario 8th
BB: Witter 8th
SO: Maroul 13th
RBI: Witter 9th
SB: Richardson 1st, Copeland 9th
CS: Richardson 12th
--Pitchers:
ERA: Martinez 1st, Cowart 12th, Broshuis 13th
WHIP: Martinez 1st
K: Martinez 9th
IP: Broshuis 4th, Martinez 10th
H: Broshuis 3rd, Cowart 4th
R: Broshuis 7th, McKae 8th
ER: Broshuis 10th
HR: Broshuis 8th
HB: Bump 11th
G: Pichardo 10th, Ray 10th
W: Broshuis 2nd, Martinez 9th
L: Martinez 7th, Broshuis 10th
Sv: Romo 8th, Hedrick 12th

A+: San Jose has a bye in the first round of the playoffs

They will face the winner of best-of-three series between Stockton and Modesto.  Modesto defeated Stockton 6-5 (10 innings) in game 1 last night.

Notable lines:
Stockton: 3B Chris Carter: 2 for 4, HR, SF, SO
Modesto: RHP Jhoulys Chacin: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K--1 HR, 1 BK

The A's' Carter, who 39 HRs were one away from leading all the minor leagues, hit another HR.  The Rockies' Chacin, who is the top prospect on the Modesto Nuts after a season in which he had a 2.03 ERA, did not have one of his better starts.

A-: Augusta defeated Asheville 1-0
(in game 1 of the best-of-three series)

Augusta: 1B Angel Villalona: 1 for 3, SO
Augusta: RF James Simmons: 0 for 2, BB, 2 SO

Augusta: LHP Madison Bumgarner: 8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K--3 PO
Augusta: LHP Andy De La Garza: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K
Asheville: RHP Connor Graham: 8.0 IP, 1 R, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K--1 E

Villalona had the GreenJackets' only hit, although he was quickly erased on an inning-ending double play when the next batter was called out for interference after striking out.  Simmons drew a leadoff walk in the 6th inning and after advancing to third on an error scored on a sac fly.

Just another eight shutout innings for the dominant Bumgarner, who was once again pitching on six days rest.  He threw 89 pitches and was almost perfect in that he picked off (on steal attempts) all three batters who reached base against him.  He faced just one batter over the minimum because there was a missed catch error on one of the pickoffs.  De La Garza had a scoreless 9th inning for the save.  Not to be outdone by Bumgarner, Graham, whom the Rockies selected in the fifth round a year ago and had a 2.26 ERA this year, also had 10 K in 8.0 IP.  He arguably outpitched Bumgarner, but his own error was ultimately the difference in the score.  Total game time was just under two hours.

ssA: Salem-Keizer lost to Vancouver 8-5
(losing their regular season finale but winning their division via a tiebreaker with a 40-36 W-L record)

Salem-Keizer: SS Ehire Adrianza: 2 for 5, SO
Salem-Keizer: 3B Conor Gillaspie: 0 for 2, 3 BB
Salem-Keizer: DH Buster Posey: 3 for 5, 2 2B

Salem-Keizer: RHP Wilbur Bucardo: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K--1 HB
Salem-Keizer: LHP Ryan Verdugo: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K--1 HR

Gillaspie and Posey both reached base three times, surprising me somewhat that they were even in the lineup in a mostly meaningless game.  Adrianza was one of three starters in the Volcanoes lineup making his NWL debut after spending the summer in the AZL.  The 19-year-old Adrianza was limited to nineteen games this summer due to injury, but hit .288/.382/.409 in 66 AB.

Bucardo had a less than effective start, raising his ERA to 4.57.  Verdugo, the Giants' ninth round pick this year, was one of four relievers used by the Volcanoes, two of whom were making their NWL debuts after spending their entire summer in the AZL.

R: Giants won the league championship on Sunday

DSL: Giants at National was postponed by rain
(the second straight day that the opener of the DSL championship series was postponed by rain)