Minor League Game Review – 4/9/12

4/9 Game Review

Louisville won 9-3. Box Score

• Daryl Jones went 1-4 with a walk, triple and 2 runs.
• Chris Valaika went 2-5 with a double and 3 runs.
• Denis Phipps went 1-4 with a walk, HR (1), 2 RBI and 2 runs.
• Todd Frazier went 2-5 with a double, 2 RBI and a run.
• Corky Miller went 2-5 with an RBI.
• Kristopher Negron went 2-5 with an RBI and a steal (4).
• Andrew Brackman allowed 1 earned run in 6 innings on 2 hit and a walk while striking out 4.
• Scott Carroll threw 2 shutout innings with 2 strikeouts.

Game notes

Andrew Brackman had a strong start, going 6 full innings on just 76 pitches (47 strikes). His curveball was very good on the night. He was able to get 10 groundouts to 3 fly outs. Denis Phipps’ home run bounced out of the stadium in left center and probably was just over 400 feet. Despite offensive output, the Bats were very hit or miss (literally) last night. They had 12 hits and 15 strikeouts at the plate. Paul Janish was named the International League Player of the Week Monday afternoon.

Game links

Postgame article from BatsBaseball.com.

Pensacola won 6-5. Box Score

• Didi Gregorius went 2-4 with a run.
• Henry Rodriguez went 2-4.
• Joel Guzman went 1-4 with a run.
• Mike Costanzo went 1-3 with a walk and a Grand Slam (1).
• Brodie Greene went 1-4 with a run.
• Mark Fluery went 2-4.
• Cody Puckett went 2-3 with a walk, double and a run.
• Josh Fellhauer went 1-4 with 2 RBI.
• JC Sulbaran allowed 2 earned in 5.1 innings with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.
• Clayton Tanner locked down the save with 0.2 scoreless innings in the 9th with a strikeout.

Game notes

JC Sulbaran gave up two solo home runs for the only runs he allowed. He threw 82 pitches (52 strikes). Mike Costanzo’s Grand Slam put the Blue Wahoos up 4-1, but the Biscuits tied the game up after scoring in the 6th, 7th and 8th innings. Pensacola got one in the bottom of the 8th to put the game away though.

Game links

Postgame article from PensacolaBaseball.com.

Bakersfield won 10-4. Box Score

• Billy Hamilton went 1-4 with a double, walk, 2 runs and a steal (3).
• Bryson Smith went 2-4 with a walk, 2 RBI and a run.
• Donald Lutz went 3-5 with 2 doubles, an RBI and 3 runs.
• David Vidal went 3-4 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and a run.
• Stephen Hunt went 1-4 with a double, RBI and a run.
• Travis Mattair went 1-3 with a walk and a run.
• Devin Lohman went 1-4 with a run and 2 steals (2).
• Tucker Barnhart went 2-4 with 2 RBI.
• Kyle Lotzkar allowed 2 runs in 6 innings with 8 strikeouts.
• Michael Griffin allowed an unearned run in an inning of work.

Game notes

Not a good game for Yorman Rodriguez as he went 0-5 with 5 strikeouts. I am beginning to wonder if they are doing him a disservice by batting him in an “RBI spot” where he feels the need to drive runs in and he may be expanding things in order to try and do that. Strong start for Kyle Lotzkar, who gave up a home run that sounds like it only would have gone out in Sam Lynn with the 350 foot center field.

Game links

Postgame article from BakersfieldBlaze.com.

Dayton lost 8-0. Box Score

• Kyle Waldrop went 0-2 with 2 walks.
• Jim Moran threw 2 shutout innings of relief with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
• Ryan Kemp threw a hitless inning of relief with a strikeout and a walk.

Game notes

Junior Arias, Ryan Wright and Sean Buckley all went 1-4. Erik Miller walked one batter last season in 31.1 innings after being drafted. He walked two last night in 1.2 innings. One of those fun statistical oddities.

Game links

Postgame link from DaytonDragons.com.

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