Down on the Farm: 04-23-2010

AAA Reno Aces beat the Fresno Grizzlies 5-3 in 11 innings:

Brock Bond- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .279.
Joe Borchard- 1 for 3, HR(3), 2 BB. BA= .333.
Horacio Ramirez- 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.91.
Steve Edlefsen- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.82.

Bond continues to show he can get on base. Would Borchard be a bench bat upgrade for the Giants?

AA Richmond Flying Squirrels topped the Reading Phils 5-3:

Darren Ford- 3 for 5, SB(3). BA= .308.
Thomas Neal- 2 for 3, 2 HR(2), 2 BB. BA= .232.
Craig Clark- 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.07.
Tony Pena- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.90.
Rafael Cova- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K's, Save(5). ERA= 0.00.

Neal had been scuffling at the plate. This is more like it!
Ford is 7 for 10 in his last 2 games and is hitting .333 over his last 10 games.

High A Bakersfield Blaze defeated the San Jose Giants 4-1:

Wendell Fairley- 1 for 4, BB. BA= .273.
Brandon Belt- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .415.
Francisco Peguero- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .283.
Craig Westcott- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Eric Stolp- 0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 0 K's.
Jason Stoffel- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00.

Fairley's OBP is .385. Belt continues to generate a large portion of the little Giants offense.

Low A Augusta Greenjackets brushed off the Savannah Sand Gnats 9-5:

Ryan Cavan- 3 for 4, 3B, BB. BA= .254.
Ryan Lollis- 2 for 4, HR(1). BA= .326.
Tommy Joseph- 1 for 4, HBP. BA= .211.
Zack Wheeler- 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 5 K's, GO/AO= 8-1. ERA= 9.72.
Jose Casilla- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 1.00.

Ryan Lollis has quietly gotten off to a good start. Don't pay any attention to Wheeler's ERA, he's made progress with each start and the peripheral stats looked very good tonight.