Minor League Game Review – 4/21/12

4/21 Game Review

Louisville lost 9-1. Box Score

• Denis Phipps went 2-4.
• Paul Janish went 1-2 with a walk and a double.
• Corky Miller went 1-2 with a walk, run and a steal (1).
• Jordan Smith threw a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.

Game notes

The Bats dropped to 5-12 on the season. Paul Janish just keeps on hitting, now up to .351/.422/.579 through 57 at bats.

Game links

Postgame article from BatsBaseball.com.

Postgame article from the Courier-Journal.

Pensacola lost 7-1. Box Score

• Ryan LaMarre went 2-4 with a triple and a run.
• Joel Guzman went 2-4 with an RBI.
• Josh Fellhauer went 1-3 with a walk.
• Brian Peacock went 1-2 with a walk.
• Miguel Rojas went 1-3.
• Tim Gustafson threw 2.1 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts.
• Drew Hayes threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout.
• Chris Manno threw a scoreless inning.

Game notes

All of the runs were scored in the 1st inning. Curtis Partch had a rough go of it, giving up 7 runs in the first inning.  Ryan LaMarre is heating up, with 4 straight two hit games and is hitting .318/.375/.500 over his last 10 games.

Game links

Postgame article from BlueWahoos.com.

Bakersfield won 4-1. Box Score

• Devin Lohman went 2-4 with a HR (1) and 2 RBI.
• David Vidal went 2-4 with a double.
• Bryson Smith went 2-2, a HBP and 2 runs.
• Tucker Barnhart went 1-3 with a 2 run HR (1).
• Kyle Lotzkar threw 6 shutout innings with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.
• Michael Griffin threw a hitless inning with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
• Brian Pearl threw 1.1 shutout innings with a strikeout.

Game notes

Kyle Lotzkar lowered his season ERA to 1.69 in 16 innings. Michael Griffin has had a strong start to his pitching career. He had 5 innings pitched with a 1.80 ERA and 6 strikeouts. Devin Lohman has been off to a quiet, but impressive start. He is hitting .333/.438/.463 with 10 walks and 9 strikeouts.

Dayton won 5-1. Box Score

• Theo Bowe went 1-4 with a run.
• Ryan Wright went 2-4 with a steal (4).
• Robert Maddox went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Yovan Gonzalez went 1-4 with a run.
• Kyle Waldrop went 1-3 with a double, walk and a run.
• Junior Arias went 1-4 with a run and a steal (2).
• Jefry Sierra went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Justice French allowed a run in 5.2 innings with a walk and 6 strikeouts.
• Ryan Kemp threw 1.1 scoreless innings of work with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
• Carlos Contreras went 2 shutout innings with a walk and a strikeout.

Game notes

Ryan Wright was the only hitter who had more than one hit, but it was enough as the Dragons were able to put together 5 runs in part thanks to two Quad Cities errors. Justice French has a 2.91 ERA through his first four starts of the year. Ryan Kemp lowered his ERA to 1.93 on the season.

Game links

Postgame article from DaytonDragons.com.

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