minor lines, 8/22/14

Friday highlights from the Giants' farm: Chris Heston pitched a complete-game shutout, and Clayton Blackburn had 7.0 scoreless IP.

AAA: Fresno defeated Nashville 3-0

Fresno: RF Jarrett Parker: 2 for 3, BB, SB

Fresno: SP Chris Heston: 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K--2 HB

Parker reached base three times for the Grizzlies.  He has hit .265/.368/.429 through his first 49 PCL AB.

Heston pitched his second career complete-game shutout.  He threw 110 pitches (68 strikes).  This was his fifth straight start completing at least 7.0 IP.  The performance improved his ERA to 3.30.

AA: Richmond defeated Bowie 3-0

Richmond: 2B Blake Miller: 2 for 4, 2B, SO

Richmond: SP Clayton Blackburn: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Richmond: RP Hunter Strickland: 1.0 IP, 3 K

With his 5th double and a single, Miller was the lone Flying Squirrel with two hits.  He has hit .344/.400/.453 through his first 64 AB in the upper minors--fairly impressive for the third year pro who spent all of his first two seasons in short-season ball.

Blackburn backed up his last start (11 K in 8.0 scoreless IP) with another 7.0 scoreless IP.  For the year he has a 2.69 ERA in eighteen starts.  Strickland struck out all three batters in the 9th inning.  His component stats as a Squirrel are 24 H, 4 BB, 0 HR, and 43 K in 33.2 IP.

A+: San Jose lost to Visalia 7-0

San Jose: 1B Brian Ragira: 2 for 3, SO

San Jose: SP Pat Young: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K--2 HR

Ragira's two singles accounted for half of the Giants' four hits.  After hitting just .224 in the first half (in 228 AB), he has hit .293 in the second half (in 191 AB).

Young allowed just 1 ER despite surrendering 2 HR--a solo shot in the 2nd inning and a two-run shot in the 4th inning.

A-: Augusta lost to Lexington 6-4
(allowing four runs in the 9th inning)

Augusta: 1B Scott Price: 2 for 3, 2B, HBP

Augusta: SP Christian Jones: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

Playing his seventh game for the GreenJackets, Price was the lone GreenJacket with two hits.

Jones has been inconsistent in four August starts.  He has 1 ER in 6.0 IP in two starts but in each of the other two starts has allowed 5+ ER.

ssA: Salem-Keizer lost to Tri-City 9-5

Salem-Keizer: C Aramis Garcia: 2 for 3, BB

Salem-Keizer: SP Ethan Miller: 4.2 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Salem-Keizer: RP Dusten Knight: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K--1 HR

Garcia was the lone Volcano with two hits.

After Miller allowed hits to 10 of his 25 batters, Knight struck out of 8 of his 12 batters.

R: Giants lost to Indians 7-3

Scottsdale: 2B Christian Lichtenthaler: 2 for 5, SB

Scottsdale: SP Michael Santos: 4.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K--1 HB

Lichtenthaler was the lone rookie Giant with two hits, raising his AVG to .250.

Santos allowed a new season-high 4 ER and matched a season high with 10 H as he came shy of completing 5.0 IP for the first time in twelve starts this year.

DSL: Gigantes at Rockies postponed by rain
(The Gigantes' regular season finale is today.)