Minor League Game Review – 6/1/12

6/1 Game Review

Louisville lost 3-1. Box Score

• Joey Gathright went 1-4 with a double.
• Felix Perez went 1-3 with a walk.
• Corky Miller went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Miguel Rojas went 1-3.
• Nick Christiani threw 1.1 scoreless innings with a strikeout.
• Josh Judy threw a hitless inning with a walk.
• Jordan Smith threw a shutout inning of work.

Game notes

Not much to say about this game. Offense struggled, pitching was good.

Pensacola lost 6-1, 2-1.

Game 1: 6-1 loss. Box Score

• Yordanys Perez went 1-3.
• Joel Guzman went 2-2 with a double, walk and a run.
• PJ Phillips went 1-3 with a double and RBI.
• Chris Manno threw 2 shutout innings with a walk and a strikeout.
• Wilkin De La Rosa threw a shutout inning of relief with 2 strikeouts.

Game 2: 2-1 loss in 10 innings. Box Score

• David Vidal went 1-3 with a double, walk and a run.
• Stephen Hunt went 2-4.
• Mark Serrano threw 5 shutout innings with a walk and 5 strikeouts.
• Donnie Joseph threw 1.1 shutout innings of relief with 3 strikeouts.
• Curtis Partch threw 2.2 shutout innings with a walk and 5 strikeouts.

Game notes

In game 2, scheduled for 7 innings, neither team scored until the 10th inning. Unfortunately the Blue Wahoos scored one less. Donnie Joseph is still dominating and Curtis Partch continues to be strong out of the bullpen since making the transition from starter.

Bakersfield won 10-4. Box Score

• Billy Hamilton went 2-3 with an RBI, 3 walks, 2 runs and 3 steal (60).
• Dominic D’Anna went 1-2 with 2 walks and 3 runs.
• Tucker Barnhart went 1-4 with a double, walk, RBI and a run.
• James Ewing went 3-5 with a run and 5 RBI.
• Theo Bowe went 3-5 with a run.
• Chad Rogers allowed 3 earned (4 total) in 6 innings with no walks and 8 strikeouts.
• Michael Griffin went for 2 shutout innings with 2 strikeouts.
• Brian Pearl threw a shutout inning of relief with a strikeout.

Game notes

The win sealed up a sweep of the first place team by the second place Blaze and moved them to just a half game back of San Jose with just a few weeks left in the first half race for a playoff spot. With the two fastest players in the system on the corners in a 1 run deficit, a pickoff attempt of Billy Hamilton at first base led to Theo Bowe taking off from third and stealing home to tie the game. Theo Bowe is killing the California League. In 19 games since being called up he is now hitting .409/.500/.561 with 12 steals.

Dayton lost 11-6. Box Score

• Juan Silva went 1-3 with a walk, steal (10) and a run.
• Kyle Waldrop went 1-4 with a run.
• Yovan Gonzalez went 3-4 with a double and 2 runs.
• Junior Arias went 1-3 with a walk, HR (2), 2 RBI and 2 runs.
• Brandon Dailey went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Stalin Gerson allowed 2 earned (4 total) in 5 innings with a strikeout.
• Carlos Contreras threw a perfect inning of relief with 2 strikeouts.

Game notes

The Dragons bullpen allowed 5 earned runs and 7 total runs in 4 innings of relief. Carlos Contreras lowered his ERA to 3.04 on the season.

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