Minor League Game Review – 5/14/12

5/14 Game Review

Louisville won 5-1, lost 4-3 in a double header.

Game 1: 5-1 win. Box Score

• Kristopher Negron went 1-3 with a run.
• Denis Phipps went 1-3 with an RBI and a run.
• Bill Rhinehart went 1-3 with a double, 2 RBI and a run.
• Danny Dorn went 1-3 with a double and a run.
• Dioner Navarro went 2-3.
• Miguel Rojas went 1-3 with a double.
• Sean Gallagher went 1-2 with an RBI at the plate. On the mound he allowed a run in 6 innings with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts.
• Travis Webb threw a perfect inning of relief.

Game 2: 4-3 loss. Box Score

• Kristopher Negron went 1-3.
• Bill Rhinehart went 2-3 with a solo HR (3) with 2 runs.
• Chris Valaika went 1-3 with a HR (2) and 2 RBI.
• Corky Miller went 0-1 with 2 walks.
• Josh Judy threw 1.1 shutout innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
• Kanekoa Texeira threw 2 shutout innings with a strikeout.

Game notes

Bill Rhinehart went 3-6 with a double, HR and 3 RBI in the doubleheader. Rhinehart is hitting .333/.388/.578 in May. Kristopher Negron extended his hitting streak to 5 games by singling in both games of the double header.

Game links

Postgame article from BatsBaseball.com.

Pensacola lost 8-4. Box Score

• Ryan LaMarre went 2-3 with a walk, steal (10) and 2 runs.
• Didi Gregorius went 1-3 with a triple and RBI.
• Cody Puckett went 1-4 with a solo HR (7).
• Joel Guzman went 2-4 with a solo HR (5).
• Andrew Means went 1-3.
• Clayton Tanner threw a perfect inning of relief with a strikeout.
• Drew Hayes threw a perfect inning of relief with a strikeout.

Game notes

Daniel Corcino gave up 6 runs in 5 innings, and the big blow came in the 2nd as he gave up 5 runs, all on home runs including a grand slam. Ryan LaMarre is having a hot May, hitting .349/.491/.395 on the month with 7 steals, 12 walks and 12 strikeouts.

Game links

Postgame article from BlueWahoos.com.

Bakersfield won 11-6. Box Score

• Bryson Smith went 2-4 with 2 RBI and a run.
• Donald Lutz went 5-5 with a double, HR (11), 3 RBI, steal (6) and 4 runs.
• Stephen Hunt went 1-4 with a run.
• Theo Bowe went 3-3 with an RBI, run and a steal (13).
• Jon Matthews went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Tucker Barnhart went 1-3 with a double and 2 runs.
• Justice French threw 5 shutout innings with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.
• Daniel Wolford threw 1.2 scoreless innings with a walk and strikeout.

Game notes

What a night for Donald Lutz. He is not hitting .326 on the season with 13 doubles and 11 home runs. Bryson Smith pushed his average to .322 on the season. Bakersfield has a double header tomorrow.

Dayton lost 4-2. Box Score

• Sean Buckley went 1-4 with a double and a run.
• Josef Terry went 1-3 with a double, walk, RBI and a run.
• Steve Selsky went 2-4.
• Kyle Waldrop went 1-4 with a double.
• Yovan Gonzalez went 1-3 with an RBI.
• El’Hajj Muhammad threw 2 perfect innings of relief.
• Carlos Contreras threw a shutout inning of relief.

Game notes

The Dragons fell to 2-11 on the month. The four pitchers in the game for the Dragons ended the game with a sub 3.00 ERA.

Game links

Postgame article from DaytonDragons.com.

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