Minor League Game Review – 5/31/12

5/31 Game Review

Louisville was postponed.

Pensacola was postponed.Double header this evening.

Bakersfield won 7-4 in 12 innings. Box Score

• Billy Hamilton went 3-6 with a walk, 3 runs and 2 steals (57).
• Devin Lohman went 1-4 with 2 walks and a HBP.
• Bryson Smith went 2-6 with a double and 2 RBI.
• Travis Mattair went 1-6 with a double, walk and 2 RBI.
• Niko Vasquez went 1-4 with a run and 2 walks.
• James Ewing went 1-4 with a run and 2 HBP.
• Theo Bowe went 2-4 with 2 walks, a steal (23) and 2 runs.
• Danny Vicioso went 2-6 with a double and 3 RBI.
• Daniel Renken allowed an unearned run in 7 innings with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.
• Brooks Pinckard threw 2 shutout innings with a walk and a strikeout.
• Jamie Walczak threw a shutout inning with a walk.

Game notes

The Blaze scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning to take a 4-3 lead, but Kyle McMyne gave up a one out solo home run to see the lead erased. The two teams went scoreless until the 12th when the first 4 batters reached and plated 3 runs before the inning ended. Billy Hamilton ends the month of May with 57 steals. The win pulls Bakersfield to within 1.5 games of San Jose with just a few weeks left in the first half.

Game links

Postgame article from BakersfieldBlaze.com.

Dayton won 8-7. Box Score

• Kurtis Muller went 2-3 with 2 walks, 2 runs, HR (4) and 2 RBI.
• Joe Terry went 2-4 with an RBI and a run.
• Steve Selsky went 1-4 with a triple, RBI and a run.
• Sean Buckley went 3-4 with a double, RBI and a run.
• Junior Arias went 2-4 with 2 RBI.
• Brandon Dailey went 1-4 with a double and a run.
• Lucas O’Rear allowed a run in 2.1 innings with 2 walks.
• Michael Dennhardt went 2.1 perfect innings of relief.

Game notes

The Dragons had a walk off win thanks to a Joe Terry single that plated the hottest hitter in the system, Kurtis Muller. Muller is now hitting .475/.533/.825 with the Dragons in his first 10 games. He has 4 home runs in those 10 games, which is twice as many as he had in his first 126 professional games. Sean Buckley may be finally catching up after missing most of spring training this season. He is hitting .389/.436/.611 over his last 10 games. The game is online tonight, for free, at the link below.

Game links

Postgame article from DaytonDragons.com.

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