Down on the Farm: 7/21/2016

AAA  Sacramento River Cats edged out the New Orleans Zephyrs 5-4:

Hunter Pence RF= 2 for 3, 2B, HR(1).  BA= .750.
Andrew Susac C- 2 for 5, HR(7).  BA= .251.
Rando Moreno 2B-  2 for 4.  BA= .301.
Chris Stratton RHP- 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.92.
Jake Dunning RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 4.57.

Yeah Hunter Pence!  I'm more impressed by the double than the HR as he had to run out the double.  Maybe Pence is closer to a MLB return than we thought yesterday?  Seems like if ATL is looking for a starting catcher for next year, they could do worse than trading for Andrew Susac.  Stratton follows up his dominant last start with a QS.

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AA  Harrisburg Senators defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 4-2:

Steven Duggar CF- 4 for 4, 2B, SB(3).  BA= .286.
Christian Arroyo 3B- 2 for 4.  BA= .284.
Kyle Crick RHP- 7 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 5.59.

Steven Duggar has raised his BA by .100 over his last 8 games since 7/9/2016.  I like this line from Cricky.  I'd much rather have him give up 9 hits and 1 BB than 1 H and 9 BB's.

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San Jose Giants pounded the Inland Empire 66'ers 13-6:

Ronnie Jebavy CF- 3 for 4, 2B, 3B, BB, SB(19).  BA= .259.
Ehire Adrianza 3B- 1 for 5, HR(5).  BA= .333.
Dylan Davis RF- 1 for 4, HR(7), BB.  BA= .271.
Miguel Gomez 2B- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .250.
Jose Vizcaino Jr DH- 3 for 3, 2 3B.  BA= .261.
Phil Bickford RHP- 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 2.77.

Can't attribute this HR for Adrianza to the high desert.  For those of you waiting with baited breath for a Miguel Gomez line, here it is!  Interesting that Gomez played 2B with Adrianza at 3B.  Viz Jr is hitting .417 over his last 10 games.

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Augusta Greenjackets beat the Asheville Tourists 6-3:

Jalen Miller 2B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .225.
Dillon Dobson 3B- 1 for 4, HR(10).  BA= .264.
Skyler Ewing 1B- 2 for 4, HR(4).  BA= .221.
Dominic Mazza LHP- 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 4.93.

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Short Season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes buried the Everett Aquasox 12-5:

Manuel Geraldo 2B- 1 for 5, 3B.  BA= .266.
Matt Reynolds DH- 1 for 5, HR(3).  BA= .311.
Ryan Howard SS- 2 for 5.  BA= .283.
Gustavo Cabrera LF- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(4).  BA= .264.
Victor Concepcion RHP- 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.83.
Nolan Riggs RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 6.00.

Gustavo has just enough of this kind of game to keep you believing.

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Rookie AZL  Giants blasted the A's 11-3:

Malique Ziegler DH- 2 for 5.  BA= .296.
Jacob Heyward LF- 1 for 2, BB, SB(5).  BA= .442.
Nick Hill 3B- 2 for 3, 2B, BB, SB(9).  BA= .290.
Conner Menez RHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K.  ERA= 2.57.

Pretty impressed by Nick Hill's tools so far, but needs to play at a higher level.

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DSL  Giants blanked the Cubs2 2-0(7 innings):

Angeddy Almanzar DH- 3 for 4, HR(3).  BA= .323.
Norwith Gudino RHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.67.

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DSL Giants also won a 10 inning game vs Cubs2 7-6. This was the completion of a previously suspended game.  I couldn't make head or tails out of where the game picked up from so am not posting highlights from the boxscore.