Down on the Farm: 7/7/2011

AAA Tucson Padres crushed the Fresno Grizzlies 10-0: Nothing to see here.

AA Richmond Flying Squirrels swept a pair of 7 inning games from the Trenton Thunder 3-2 and 2-1:

Game 1

Chris Dominguez(3B)- 1 for 3. BA= .286.
Johnny Monell(C)- 1 for 1, 2 BB. BA= .243.
Roger Kieschnick(RF)- 1 for 3, SB(10). BA= .261.
Ryan Verdugo(LHP)- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 4.00.
Hector Correa(RHP)- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.79.

Game 2

Charlie Culberson(2B)- 2 for 3. BA= .265.
Chris Dominguez(3B)- 3 for 3, 2B. BA= .315.
Justin Fitzgerald(RHP- 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.38.
Alex Hinshaw(LHP)- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 1.33.
Heath Hembree(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.84.

Small sample size, but Dominguez' ability to hit at this level is impressive so far.

High A San Jose Giants downed the Bakersfield Blaze 6-3:

Gary Brown(CF)- 0 for 3, BB, SB(35). BA= .319.
Jarrett Parker(RF)- 1 for 3, 2 BB. BA= .270.
James Simmons(LF)- 2 for 3, 3B, HR(4). BA= .333.
Kelvin Marte(LHP)- 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.41.

Low A Augusta Greenjackets defeated the Asheville Tourists 7-4:

Raynor Campbell(SS)- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .242.
Adam Duvall(3B)- 4 for 5, 3 2B, HR(18). BA= .266.
Jeff Arnold(C)- 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB. BA= .207.
Chris Lofton(CF)- 2 for 4. BA= .251.
Mike Kickham(LHP)- 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 4.95.

Huge game for Duvall who sports a .368 OBP and a .523 SLG% against his .266 BA.

Short Season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes edged the Tri-City Dust Devils 6-5:

Jesus Galindo(CF)- 3 for 4, 2B, SB(10). BA= .233.
Brett Krill(RF)- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(3), Assist(2B). BA= .367.
Garrett Buechele(3B)- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(2). BA= .286.
Cameron Lamb(RHP)- 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 4.21.

Krill homered in his 3'rd consecutive game. He's 7 for 12 with 2 2B and 3 HR in that span. Buechele has homered in his last 2 games.

Rookie AZL Giants crush the Cubs 17-2:

Kelby Tomlinson(3B)- 3 for 6, 2 HR(2). BA= .364.
Leonardo Fuentes(DH)- 3 for 6, 3B. BA= .271.
Joan Gregorio(RHP)- 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.04.
Ariel Hernandez(RHP)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.59.
Clayton Blackburn(RHP)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 0.00.

DSL Ranger 11 Giants 5: nothing to see here.

Late score from 7/6/2011: Giants beat the Blue Jays 2-0 in 17 innings:

Randy Ortiz(CF, 18 yo)- 2 for 6, BB, 2 SB(12). BA= .269.
Emmanuel DeJesus(LHP, 17 yo)- 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K's. ERA= 5.59.
Reyes Maronta(RHP, 18 yo)- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 1.42.

I alway pay attention to dominant starts, especially from young players. It gives you an idea of what their ceiling might be.