Minor League Game Review – 6/19/12

6/19 Game Review

Louisville won 4-2. Box Score

• Joey Gathright went 2-4 with a run.
• Mike Costanzo went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Dioner Navarro went 1-4 with a solo HR (3).
• Bill Rhinehart went 1-4 with a double and a run.
• Cody Puckett went 2-2 with a walk, HR (8) with 2 RBI.
• Ryan Feierabend allowed 2 runs in 5.2 innings with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts.
• Scott Carroll threw a shutout inning with a walk and a strikeout.
• Donnie Joseph threw 1.1 hitless innings with a walk and a strikeout.
• Jordan Smith threw a perfect inning of relief for the save.

Game notes

Good game by the Bats pitchers, allowing just 4 hits and 2 runs in the game. Donnie Joseph lowered his ERA to 0.78 on the season.

Pensacola is on the AS Break. The AS game was won by the good side, 6-2.

• Ryan LaMarre went 0-3.
• Josh Fellhauer went 0-1 with a walk.
• Didi Gregorius went 1-4 with an RBI.
• JC Sulbaran threw a shutout inning with a strikeout.

Bakersfield is on the AS Break. The AS game was lost by the good side, 9-1.

• Billy Hamilton went 1-5 with a run and 2 steals.
• Chad Rogers allowed an unearned run in an inning with a strikeout.
• Brian Pearl threw 0.2 perfect innings with a strikeout.

Dayton is on the AS Break. The AS game was won by the good side, 18-2.

• Ryan Wright went 1-3 with an RBI.

Billings won 2-1 in 10 innings. Box Score

• Robert Maddox went 1-2 with a double, run and 2 walks.
• Carlos Sanchez went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Wagner Gomez went 1-4 with a run.
• Brandon Dailey went 2-4.
• Robert Stephenson allowed an unearned run in 5 innings with a walk and 8 strikeouts.
• Nolan Becker threw 1.2 shutout innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
• Ben Klimest threw 1.1 shutout innings.
• Nick Routt threw 1.2 shutout innings with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.

Game notes

Stephenson was on top of his game in his professional debut. He had 8 strikeouts, 6 ground outs and no fly outs in 5 innings while allowing just 3 hits (1 line drive, 2 ground balls). He threw 65 pitches with 50 strikes. The Mustangs bullpen was strong, allowing just 3 hits in 5 shutout innings of relief, including coming on with 4 runners on base and not allowing any of them to score. Jon Matthews singled to plate Wagner Gomez in the bottom of the 10th inning for a walk off win.

Game links

Postgame article from the Billings Gazette.

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