Down on the Farm: 06-23-2010

AAA Game 1 Portland Beavers edged the Fresno Grizzlies 2-1:

Brett Pill- 2 for 3. BA= .301.
Eric Hacker- 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 4.17.

Best game from Hacker in awhile. Too bad in a losing cause.

AAA Game 2 Portland Beavers topped the Fresno Grizzlies 2-1:

Oliver Odle- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K's, GO/AO= 9/3. ERA= 0.00.

Odle looked good in relief Saturday night for San Jose against Lake Elsinore. This is his AAA debut. We'll see if it becomes a permanent gig. Hopefully he replaces Matt Kinney in the rotation.

AA Akron Aeros defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-4:

Michael Ambort- 2 for 3, 2B, 3B, BB. BA= .246.
Clay Timpner- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(1). BA= .300.

Ambort is hitting .359 with a .590 SLG% over his last 10 games.

High A Cal League was idle.

Low A SAL was idle.

Short Season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes erupted for an 11-0 win over the Boise Hawks:

Chris Lofton- 3 for 4, BB. BA= .273.
Jose Medina- 3 for 4, BB. BA= .320.
Jeff Arnold- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .273.
Carlos Quintana- 3 for 4, 2B. BA= .350.
Taylor Rogers- 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, GO/AO= 12/4. ERA= 4.35.

Just a bit of a difference from his last game for Taylor. Good to see some bats come alive up there in the northwest!

Rookie AZL Giants topped the AZL Cubs 5-3:

Carlos Willoughby- 1 for 2, 2 BB, 3 SB(4).
Josh Lopez- 1 for 3, HR(1). BA= .286.
Stephen Harrold- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Rafael Martinez- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.

The thing I like about Willoughby is he seems to understand the importance of getting on base in order to utilize his speed. Maybe he can become what I once dreamed of Marcus Sanders becoming? THis is Josh Lopez' 4'th season in the AZL. He's 21 yo. Rafael Martinez gets the promotion to the states after 4 years in the DSL.

DSL The entire league was rained out.