Minor League Game Review – 8/16/12

8/16 Game Review

Louisville lost 8-6. Box Score

• Didi Gregorius went 2-4 wih 2 RBI.
• Neftali Soto went 2-4 with 2 doubles, a walk and a run.
• Dioner Navarro went 2-4 with a walk and solo HR (5).
• Felix Perez went 2-5 with a double.
• Willie Harris went 1-2 with 2 walks.
• Travis Webb threw 1.2 shutout innings with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.
• Nick Christiani threw a perfect inning.
• Bill Bray (rehab) threw a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout.

Game notes

Neftali Soto continued his hot hitting August. He is now hitting .353/.431/.569 during the month.

Pensacola was postponed. Double header today at 6:05.

Bakersfield won 4-2. Box Score

• Kurtis Muller went 2-4 with 2 runs.
• Ryan Wright went 1-4 with a run.
• Juan Duran went 1-4 with a run.
• Travis Mattair went 2-4 with 2 RBI.
• Steve Selsky went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Dominic D’Anna went 2-4.
• Josh Smith threw 6 shutout innings with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.

Game notes

Josh Smith lowered his ERA to 3.56 on the year and now has 127 strikeouts with 39 walks in 131.1 innings pitched.

Dayton won 12-5. Box Score

• Sammy Diaz went 3-4 with a double, HR (1), walk, 2 RBI and 3 runs.
• Jefry Sierra went 2-5 with 3 runs.
• Yorman Rodriguez went 2-5 with a run and 4 RBI.
• Kyle Waldrop went 3-5 with a double, RBI and a run.
• Nick O’Shea went 2-4 with an RBI and a run.
• Junior Arias went 3-4 with a double, HR (4), 2 RBI and 3 runs.
• Wes Mugarian allowed 3 runs in 6 innings with a walk and 4 strikeouts.

Game notes

Sammy Diaz had a big game, reaching base four times and scoring three times. Yorman Rodriguez found some luck as he hit two high choppers that found their way into the outfield as each one scored two runners.

Billings lost 7-0. Box Score

• Seth Mejias-Brean went 1-3.
• Robert Maddox went 1-3.
• Robert Ramirez went 1-3 with a double.
• Jordan Remer threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Game notes

The Mustangs are up 2 games in the standings at 13-5 after the loss.

AZL Reds lost 9-1. Box Score

• Jonathan Reynoso went 2-3 with a double and a run.
• Daniel PAula went 1-2 with a double, walk and RBI.
• Abel De Los Santos threw a hitless inning with a walk and 2 strikeouts.

Game notes

The Reds had 3 hits in the game, 2 errors and allowed 9 runs. Not much else to write about.

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