Down on the Farm: 06-19-2010

AAA Fresno Grizzlies blanked the Reno Aces 4-0:

Brock Bond- 1 for 3, BB, SB(5). BA= .296.
Emmanuel Burriss- 2 for 3, BB, SB(1). BA= .375.
Henry Sosa- 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.74.

Sosa was shaky with 5 BB's. He came out too early to get the W. Matos, Espinelli and Medders completed the shutout.

Altoona Curve outlasted the Richmond Flying Squirrels 3-2 in 12 innings:

Darren Ford- 3 for 5, 3 SB(22). BA= .241.
David Mixon- 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 3.07.
Tony Pena- 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K. ERA= 2.79.

Ford was the quintessential leadoff man in this game. Pena continues to pitch well.

High A San Jose Giants defeated Lake Elsinore Storm 6-3:

Brandon Belt- 2 for 4, HR(9). BA= .392.
Charlie Culberson- 2 for 2, BB, SF. BA= .314.
Drew Biery- 2 for 4. BA- .270.
Kyle Nicholson- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 6.64.
Oliver Odle- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 4.42.
David Quinowski- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 2.51.

Belt's HR was a high fly over the RF "monster" at The Diamond. It probably would have been a routine flyout in most any other park. Nicholson left the game early when a line drive through the box glanced off his right elbow. It was caught by Adrianza who doubled up the runner who was on 2B to end the inning. Nicholson went down and took awhile getting back up. I thought it might have hit him in the head. He still appeared to be in some pain as he came off the field. Had to leave the game to attend to family responsibilities before Quinowski pitched. I would have liked to get a look at him.

Low A Augusta Greenjackets edged the Savannah Sand Gnats 5-4 in 10 innings:

Nothing really of interest on offense here.
Andy Reichard- 6 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 3.27.
Ryan Verdugo- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 2.20.

Kind of a strange line from Reichard as he got knocked around a bit, but the K's and BB's look dominant.

Short Season Everett Aquasox topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 5-3:

Jesse Shriner- 1 for 3, HR(1), BB. BA= .333.
Edward Concepcion- 3 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 12.00.
Brennan Flick- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Mario Rodriguez- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K. ERA= 0.00.

DSL Giants blanked the Mets 6-0:

Christian Paulino- 2 for 4. BA= .254.
Fernando Pujadas- 2 for 2, 2B, HBP. BA= .316.
Leonardo Fuentes- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .322.