Down on the Farm: 6/20/2017

AAA  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes 4-1:

Jarrett Parker RF- 0 for 1, 2 BB.  BA= .250.
Justin Ruggiano CF- 1 for 3, 2B.  BA= .256.
Jae-Gyun Hwang 3B- 2 for 2, SF.  BA= .288.
Tim Fedorowicz C- 2 for 3.  BA= .317.
Chris Stratton RHP- 8 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K's.  ERA= 5.37.
Steven Okert LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(4).  ERA= 2.25.

-A Dominant Start by Stratton who now has put together 4 QS out of his last 6 Starts.  Is Stratton closer to a callup than Tyler Beede?

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels downed the Hartford Yard Goats 5-4:

Miguel Gomez 2B- 3 for 4, HR(8).  BA= .325.
Sam Coonrod RHP- 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 4.67.
Tyler Cyr RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(8).  ERA= 1.78.

-I think Miguel Gomez can hit.

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High A  Cal League held their All-Star Game:  North 5  South 3

-Bryan Reynolds and Aramis Garcia had 1 hit each in 3 AB.
-Ryan Howard went 0 for 2.
-Conner Menez allowed 2 runs in 1 IP.
Mike Connolly pitched a scoreless inning.

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Low A  SAL held their All-Star Game:  Tied 3-3.  Game called after the top of the 8'th inning for some reason.

-Kelvin Beltre went 0 for 1.
-Dominic Mazza pitched a scoreless inning with 2 K's.

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Short Season  Hillsboro Hops outlasted the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 7-6 in 12 innings:

Malique Zeigler CF- 3 for 6, HR(2), SB(4).  BA= .364.
Ryan Kirby 1B- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .368.
Byron Murray 3B- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .333.
Alex Bostic LHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.60.
Matt Pope RHP- 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, BS(1).  ERA= 6.75.
Logan Webb RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

-Have I ever remarked at how much I like Malique Zeigler as a prospect?  5 tools!

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DSL  Giants edged out the Reds 3-2:

Andrew Carabello 3B- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .333.
Luis Alvarado C- 2 for 4. BA= .368.
Francis Pena RHP- 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K's, GO/AO= 8/1.  ERA= 2.25.
Abel Adames RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's, Save(1).  ERA= 0.00.

-Carabello and Alvarado are both 17 yo.
-Pena is 21 yo but this is his first DSL season.
-Adames is 20 yo and stands 6'5".  This is his second DSL season but he pitched just 2 IP, last year.