Minor League Game Review – 7/27/11

7/27 Game Review

Louisville lost 2-0 in 10 innings. Box Score

• Edinson Volquez threw 6 shutout innings with 4 strikeouts.
• Brad Boxberger threw 2 hitless innings with 2 strikeouts.

Game notes: Despite just three strikeouts all game, the Bats managed just 4 hits in 10 innings. Edinson Volquez threw 112 pitches and walked 3 in 6 innings.

Game links

Postgame article from BatsBaseball.com.

Carolina lost 5-4. Box Score

• Yasmani Grandal went 1-3 with a double, walk and a run.
• Quintin Berry went 1-3 with a walk and a run.
• Jake Kahaulelio went 1-3 with a walk and RBI.
• Josh Fellhauer went 2-3 with a walk and a run.
• Clayton Shunick threw 2 shutout innings with 2 strikeouts.
• Justin Freeman threw a hitless inning of relief.
• James Adkins threw a shutout inning of releif.

Game notes: Yasmani Grandal raised his average in AA to .282. The loss was the 6th in a row for the Mudcats.

Bakersfield won 6-2. Box Score

• Ryan LaMarre went 2-3 with a walk and 2 runs.
• Brodie Greene went 3-4 with a double, HR (11) and 6 RBI.
• Stephen Hunt went 3-4 with a triple.
• Kevin Coddington went 1-4 with a double and a run.
• Devin Lohman went 1-4 with a run.
• JC Sulbaran allowed 1 unearned run in 6.1 innings with 4 strikeouts.
• Derrick Lutz threw 1.2 scoreless innings with a strikeout.

Game notes: The Blaze scored 4 runs in the 5th inning. JC Sulbaran dropped his ERA to 4.17 and moved his record to 7-2 on the season. His ERA is 3.00 over his last 10 starts with 22 walks and 58 strikeouts in 54 innings.

Dayton lost 5-4. Box Score

• Billy Hamilton went 2-4 with an RBI.
• Ronald Torreyes went 2-3 with a walk and a run.
• David Vidal went 1-3 with a walk.
• Tucker Barnhart went 1-4 with a double, RBI and a run.
• Juan Duran went 2-3 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and a run.
• Luca Panerati and Daniel Wolford combined for 4 hitless innings of relief and each had a strikeout.

Game notes: Ronald Torreyes raised his average to .412 on the season and evened up his strikeouts and walks at 8 each. Billy Hamilton was caught stealing TWICE in the game. The game will be available online for free here.

Game links

Postgame article from DaytonDragons.com.

Billings lost 13-11 in 11 innings. Box Score

• Robert Maddox went 2-6 with a run.
• Sean Buckley went 1-4 with a walk, 2 RBI and a run.
• Drew Poulk went 3-6 with a double, HR (6) and 3 RBI.
• Kyle Waldrop went 2-4 with 2 doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Cristobal Rodriguez went 2-5 with a double, HR (1) and 3 RBI.
• Carlos Contreras allowed a run in 3 innings with 2 strikeouts.

Game notes: Drew Poulk is hitting .363 through 22 games in Billings this season. Billings gave up 3 runs in the 9th and then 2 in the 11th to lose the game.

AZL Reds lost 2-1. Box Score

• Yimmy Lopez went 1-3 with a walk and RBI.
• Brennan May went 2-4.
• Wilfrel Estevez went 1-3 with a walk.
• Matt Fairel (rehab) allowed 2 runs in 4.1 innings with 2 strikeouts.
• Carlos Gonzalez threw 3.2 innings of 1 hit ball with 6 strikeouts.

Game notes: 18 year old Yimmy Lopez raised his average to .300 in limited action this season with the AZL Reds. Brennan May raised his average to .323 this season. Carlos Gonzalez now has 20 strikeouts in 18.1 innings pitched.

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