Down on the Farm: 7/24/2016

AAA  Sacramento River Cats defeated the El Paso Chihuahuas 5-1(Game 1 of DH, 7 innings):

Gorkys Hernandez CF- 2 for 4, SB(20).  BA= .296.
Ehire Adrianza SS- 1 for 3, SB(1).  BA= .500.
Hunter Pence RF- 1 for 3.  BA= .455.
Andrew Susac C- 3 for 3, 3B.  BA= .268.
Travis Ishikawa 1B- 1 for 3, HR(4).  BA= .252.
Kelby Tomlinson 3B- 1 for 3, SB(3).  BA= .246.
Ty Blach LHP- 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.57.

In his last 6 Starts, Blach has allowed just 4 runs in 37 IP for a 0.97 ERA with 28 K's against just 1 BB.  Remarkable!

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AAA  El Paso Chihuahuas blanked the Sacramento River Cats 4-0(Game 2 of DH, 7 innings):

Tyler Rogers RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.79.

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Harrisburg Senators 6-2:

Steven Duggar CF- 2 for 3, 2 BB, 2 SB(5).  BA= .301.
Carlos Moncrief LF- 2 for 5, HR(5).  BA= .281.
Ryder Jones 1B-3B- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .235.
Andrew Suarez LHP- 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 4.96.

Suarez has kicked it up a notch with 4 QS's in a row covering 27.2 IP, with an ERA of 2.61, 28 K's against 5 BB's.  How great of a season is Steven Duggar having?  He got an aggressive assignment to San Jose and conquered that by mid-season.  Got off to a slow start in AA, but has turned on the afterburners there.  In 11 games prior to the AA All-Star Break he hit just .191.  In the 10 games since, he's hit .444.  Christian Arroyo left the game after 1 AB.

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High A  San Jose Giants outscored the Inland Empire 66'ers 8-6:

Jonah Arenado 1B- 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .269.
Miguel Gomez 3B- 1 for 4, HR2).  BA= .276.
Cristian Paulino 2B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .266.
Rene Melendez C- 1 for 4.  BA= .206.
Tyler Cyr RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.40.
Reyes Maronta RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(5).  ERA= 2.18.

Gomez has 2 3-run dingers in his last 2 games.

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets edged out the Greensboro Grasshoppers 4-3:

Dillon Dobson 3B- 3 for 4, 2 2B, HR(12), BB.  BA= .267.
Seth Harrison RF- 2 for 4, HR(4).  BA= .262.
Jean Angomas LF- 3 for 4, 2B.  BA= .227.
Jake McCasland RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 1.64.
Conner Kaden RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.15.
Ryan Koziol RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(2).  ERA= 2.03.

Angomas is hitting .351 over his last 10 games.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes topped the Everett Aquasox 3-1:

Heath Quinn RF- 1 for 3, HR(2).  BA= .330.
Kevin Rivera 2B- 1 for 3, 3B.  BA= .320.
Melvin Adon RHP- 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 5.74.
Nolan Riggs RHP- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 Bb, 1 K.  ERA= 5.40.
Patrick Ruotolo RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

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Rookie AZL  Padres trounced the Giants 6-1:

Beicker Mendoza 1B- 2 for 4.  BA= .275.
Nathanael Javier 3B- 3 for 4.  BA= .350.
Jeffrey Parra C- 2 for 2.  BA= .500.
Nick Deeg LHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 0.00
Sidney Duprey RHP- 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 0.00.
Reagan Bazar LHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 6.48.
Olbis Parra RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Deeg and Duprey make their pro debuts.  Parra makes his season and stateside debut after 2 seasons in the DSL.

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DSL Giants were idle.