Down on the Farm: 7/1/2014

AAA  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Fresno Grizzlies 5-4:

Andrew Susac(Catcher)- 2 for 3, HR(7), BB.  BA= .269.
Travis Ishikawa(1B)- 1 for 3, HR(7), BB.  BA= .262.
Mike Kickham(LHP)- 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.46.
Erik Cordier(RHP)- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.57.

AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels edged out the Harrisburg Senators 3-2:

Kelby Tomlinson(2B)- 2 for 4, 3B.  BA= .248.
Devin Harris(RF)- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(1).  BA= .269.
Kyle Crick(RHP)- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 B, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.22.
Josh Osich(LHP)- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 5.11.
Hunter Strickland(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's, Save(2).  ERA= 3.95.

This was Crick's second consecutive 5 inning 0 Runs start.  Although he kept is BB's down to 2 in this one, he still threw 95 pitches in the 5 innings.  Baby steps!  This is the first Osich has shown up in the highlights in awhile.  He has an ERA of 3.09 over his last 10 appearances.  Strickland has a dominant inning for the Save.

High A  San Jose Giants cracked the Modesto Nuts 7-3:

Chuckie Jones(RF)- 2 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .264.
Brian Ragira, Trevor Brown, Ydwin Villegas- 2 hits each.
Matt Lujan(LHP)- 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 4.63.
Stephen Johnson(RHP)- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.16.
Mason McVay(LHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.60.

Chuckie Jones comes off a sensational month of June with a nice game to start July.  McVay has a 2.40 ERA over his last 10 appearances.  Overall, he has 52 K's against just 14 BB's in 45 IP.

Low A  Augusta Greenjackets beat the Rome Braves 3-1:

Cristian Paulino(RF-LF)- 3 for 4, SB(16).  BA= .248.
Rafael Rodriguez(LF)- 3 for 4, 2 2B, HR(3).  BA= .276.
Christian Jones(LHP)- 7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.34.

Is RafRod turning a corner?  I think this might be his best game as a pro.  Jones took a no-hitter into the 7'th inning.

Short Season  Vancouver Canadians topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 8-4:

Johnshwy Fargas(CF)- 2 for 5.  BA= .246.
Christian Arroyo(SS)- 3 for 4, HR(2).  BA= .238.
Shilo McCall(RF)- 3 for 4, 2B.  BA= .197.

Rookie AZL  Giants were idle.

DSL  Giants drubbed the Orioles2 7-2:

Mikey Edie(CF)- 3 for 4, 2 2B, SB(9).  BA= .294.

This kid has not turned 17 yo yet!

Today is international signing day.  The Giants are rumored to be in on a couple of players ranked just outside the top 30, a LH power hitting 1B and a toolsy OF.