AAA: Sacramento River Cats stopped the Round Rock Express 12-1.
Buddy Kennedy DH- 2 for 4, 2B, BB, SB(3). BA= .328.
Victor Bericoto RF- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .303.
Grant McCray CF- 1 for 3, BB, SF, SB(5). BA= .194.
Drew Cavanaugh C- 2 for 5, 2B, SB(1). BA= .375.
Aeverson Arteaga SS- 3 for 5, HR(1). BA= .600.
Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.83.
Cavanaugh and Arteaga making an immediate impact after promotion to AAA.
AA: Erie Seawolves beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels 14-7.
Jonah Cox CF- 3 for 5, 3B. BA= .426.
Parks Harber 3B- 1 for 5, HR(3). BA= .333.
Charlie Szykowny 1B- 3 for 5. BA= .285.
Zane Zielinski SS- 1 for 4, HR(1). BA= .250.
Is Jonah Cox the Giants CF of the future?
A+: Tri-Cities Dust Devils edged out the Eugene Emeralds 2-1.
Dakota Jordan CF- 2 for 4, SB(7). BA= .291.
Jancel Villaroel DH- 2 for 4. BA= .241.
Jean Carlos Sio 2B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .375.
Luis De La Torre LHP- 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 4.94.
Is Dakota Jordan the Giants CF of the future?
A: Ontario Tower Buzzers defeated the San Jose Giants 8-4.
Isaiah Barkett 2B- 2 for 4, 2B, BB, SB(4). BA= .333.
Dario Reynoso 3B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .295.
Fernando Gonzalez C- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .323.
Argenis Cayama RHP- 4 IP, 1 H, 3 R, BB, 10 K's. ERA= 5.79.
Ubert Mejias RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 2.36.
I attended this game specifically to see Cayama pitch. He was perfect through the first 11 batters he faced and with 9 K's, then went HBP, BB, HR before striking out the final batter he faced. His fastball topped out at 94 MPH but he mixed it well with secondary stuff with excellent command and a good feel for pitching. Not sure if he was upset at hitting the batter and losing his perfect game or if he is just inexperienced pitching out of the stretch but he did seem to temporarily lose command after the HBP. He looks noticeably bigger on the mound than Keyner Martinez and is 2 years younger, although Martinez throws up to 5 MPH harder now.
ACL: Angels outscored the Giants 9-7.
Josuar Gonzalez 2B- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(1). BA= .476.
Luis Hernandez SS- 3 for 4, 2B. BA= .444.
Yulian Barreto 3B- 2 for 4, SB(2). BA= .345.
Luis Frias CF- 2 for 3, BB, SB(3). BA= .348.
Wow! Gonzalez and Hernandez were already doing well then kicked it into orbit the last two games. Gonzalez: 6 for 7, 2 2B, HR, 3 BB, SB. Hernandez: 8 for 9, 4 2B, HR.
Whisenhunt is leading AAA pitching in many categories including ERA and strikeouts. I remember last year he was similarly a league leader in AAA. Obviously in AAA if you are doing good as a pitcher you get called up. But still impressive and shows that Whisenhunt deserves a shot more than any other giants pitcher. McDonald has been getting dominated in AAA this here and last year while Whisenhunt is leading AAA in many statistics.
ReplyDeleteMy theory is McDonald's sinker-heavy approach performs better in major league ballparks which are mostly near sea level than in PCL parks which tend to be in higher, hotter and drier climates.
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