6/13 Minor League Report

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We are lucky enough to have a SWB report from BigGuy tonight.
He won't be doing these all the time by when he does I will
post them. Thanks BG for the great contributions.

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (37-25) beat Gwinnett (34-29) 7-6: Box Score - Recap

PITCHING: Casey Fossum got the start and it was his worst of the year. After getting a strikeout to start the 1st, he gave up 3 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks, and a sac fly to give the Braves a 3-0 lead. Gwinnett picked up an unearned run in the 2nd on an error by Juan Miranda at 1st, a double, and RBI sac fly by Casey Kotchman, to give the Braves a 4-0 lead. Fossum started off the 4th with a double and single before being relieved. Fossum's line: 3.0 IP, 6 runs (5 earned), 5 hits, 3 K--2 BB, ERA 2.86

BULLPEN: Romulo Sanchez relieved Fossum in the 4th with no outs and 2 men on. He threw a wild pitch that scored a run. A RBI groundout scored the 2nd run to give Gwinnett a 6-3 lead after 4 innings. Both runs charged to Fossum. Sanchez threw a scoreless 5th, but gave up a walk and single. He got the win (1-0).

Zach Kroenke came on to pitch a perfect 6th. He tossed a scoreless 7th, allowing a single. Kroenke got 2 quick outs in the 8th and was relieved by Melancon. 2.2 IP, 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 K-0 walks, ERA 0.98.

Mark Melancon got the final out of the 8th on a groundout. He threw a perfect 9th with 2 strikeouts to pick up his 3rd save. 1.1 IP, 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 K--0 BB, ERA 2.73.

OFFENSE: The Yanksees down 4-0 in the 4th came up with 3 runs. Shelley Duncan walked, Juan Miranda singled, Justin Leone had a RBI double. Eric Duncan and Kevin Cash got rbi's on groundouts to make it 4-3. Trailing 6-3 in the 5th, SWB picked up 4 runs on a 2-run single by Miranda and error, and rbi single by Cody Ransom to take a 7-6 lead. That was all the scoring in the rest of the game by either team.

Austin Jackson--1-for-5 double, run scored, strikeout.

Cody Ransom 1-for-5, RBI single & strikeout.

Shelley Duncan 0-2 with 3 walks, 2 runs. Juan Miranda 3-3, 2 rbi, run.

NOTES: Casey Kotchman made a rehab start for Gwinnett. John Rodriguez on temporarily inactive list with personal issue. Todd Linden sold to team in Japan. JB Cox was sent to Trenton, and PJ Pilittere was taken off the DL and added to the SWB roster..

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Scranton/WB	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0		7	6	1
Gwinnett	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		6	7	3

W: Sanchez, R (2-0, 3.92); L: Gomez, M (3-2, 1.77); SV: Melancon (3)
HR: None.

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 0-for-4, BB, R
Austin Jackson: 1-for-5, 2B, R, one strikeout
Cody Ransom: 1-for-5, RBI, R
Shelley Duncan: 0-for-2, 3 BB, 2 R
Juan Miranda: 3-for-3, 2 RBI, R
Justin Leone: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, R
Eric Duncan: 0-for-4, RBI
Kevin Cash: 0-for-3, RBI, BB

Pitching:
Casey Fossum: 3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 83 pitches/49 strikes (2.86 ERA)
Rumolo Sanchez (W, 2-0): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 3 BB, 1 K, 42 pitches/20 strikes (3.92 ERA)
Zach Kroenke: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 35 pitches/22 strikes (0.98 ERA)
Mark Melancon (S, 3): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches/10 strikes (2.73 ERA)

(Double-A) Trenton (31-29) lost to Binghamton (25-35) 4-0 in game one of today's doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Binghamton	0	0	0	0	1	3	0				4	9	0
Trenton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	3	0

W: Stoner (2-2, 2.68); L: Pope (2-5, 5.07)
HR: BIN: Paniagua (1).

Offense:
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-3, SB (7)
Jesus Montero: 1-for-3
Richie Robnett: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Brian Bruney: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches/8 strikes (0.00 ERA)
Ryan Pope (L, 2-5): 4.2 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (5.07 ERA)
JB Cox: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)

Trenton (32-29) beat Binghamton (25-36) 5-1 in game two of today's doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Binghamton	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				1	6	1
Trenton	0	3	1	0	1	0	X				5	4	2

W: Whelan (2-0, 3.69); L: Niesen (0-1, 9.00)
HR: TRN: Nunez, E (4), Vechionacci (4).

Offense:
Reegie Corona: 1-for-2, 2B, BB
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-2, HR, RBI, R, BB
Kyle Anson: 0-for-2, R
Kevin Smith: 1-for-2, 2B, R, BB
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, R
Justin Snyder: 0-for-1, BB, R

Pitching:
Josh Schmidt: 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (1.36 ERA)
Kevin Whelan (W, 2-0): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (3.69 ERA)
Wilkins Arias: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (3.76 ERA)
Kanekoa Texeira: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (3.83 ERA)

(Single-A) Tampa (28-31) beat St. Lucie (29-29) 8-3: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Tampa	1	0	0	2	2	0	2	1	0		8	11	0
St. Lucie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		3	9	0

W: Mitchell (2-2, 4.02); L: Carr (2-3, 3.59)
HR: STL: Davis (7).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 1-for-4, BB, 2 R
Eric Fryer: 2-for-5, 2 2B, 2 R
Austin Romine: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, R
Damon Sublett: 3-for-5, 2 2B, RBI, R
Brandon Laird: 2-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Seth Fortenberry: 0-for-4, BB, R
Brian Baisley: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, R
Matthew Cusick: 1-for-3, RBI
Mitch Hilligoss: 0-for-4, RBI

Pitching:
D.J. Mitchell (W, 2-2): 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K (4.02 ERA)
Craig Heyer: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (3.86 ERA)
Grant Duff: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (4.66 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (37-25) beat Rome (32-30) 14-6: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Charleston	0	1	0	0	1	1	7	4	0		14	20	1
Rome	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		6	10	1

W: Kapala (4-0, 2.70); L: Francis (3-3, 3.63)
HR: CSC: Mesa (13), Abeita (3).

Offense:
Jose Pirela: 3-for-6, 2B, RBI, 2 R
Raymond Kruml: 2-for-5, 2B, BB, R
David Adams: 4-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R
Daniel Brewer: 2-for-4, RBI, 2 BB, R
Corban Joseph: 1-for-6, 3B, 3 RBI, R
Melky Mesa: 1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, BB, R
Taylor Grote: 3-for-5, RBI, BB, 2 R, SB (2)
Neall French: 1-for-4, R
Mitch Abeita: 3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB

Pitching:
Brett Marshall: 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (4.41 ERA)
Daniel Kapala (W, 4-0): 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (2.70 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (5.06 ERA)