All Hail our Rookie of the Year, Jaime Garcia. Not only is he spectacular at retiring bat swingers but his ability to throw the ball behind his head and to look like a 45 year old man are unparalleled in the sport.
Memphis had the night off. On to the DFR!
- Adron Chambers went 2-for-3 with a walk and run scored.
- Colt Sedbrook, James Rapoport and Charles Cutler both went 1-for-4.
- Curt Smith clogged his wooden shoes all the way to second for a double, going 2-for-4.
- Scott Gorgen improved to 4-0 by going 5.2 IP, giving up 5 H, 2 R (1 ER) and 4 BB while striking out 7.
- Adam Reifer picked up a hold despite giving up 1 ER in his 1.1 IP. He was tagged for a hit and had 1K.
- Eduardo Sanchez took the save with 2 strong innings, striking out 3 and allowing only 2 H.
- Tommy Pham went 2-phor-4 with a 3B.
- Matt Carpenter was 3-for-5 with 2 R.
- Tony Cruz had himself a day, going 4-for-5.
- Francisco Rivera legged out a 3B, going 2-for-5.
- Richard Rocobaldo hit a double.
- Xavier Scruggs went Big Fly for his 3rd HR of the year.
- Scott McGregor took a bit of a beating, yielding 10 H and 10 R (3 ER) in 4.2 IP. He walked 4 and struck out 1.Most of the damage came in the 9 run 5th.
- Jason Buursma yielded 2 more ER in his 2.1 IP giving up 5 H.
- David Carpenter shut things down with a scoreless inning, which saw 1 H and 1K.
- Homeruns were hit aplenty by the Riverbandits.
- Jason Stidham hit is first of the season.
- Matthew Adams hit his 4th.
- Ryde Rodriguez drove in 2 with his 2nd HR of the year.
- Edgar Lara hit a 9th inning solo shot for his first of the year.
- That’s it. Quad Cities had 4 hits, all blasts.
- Daniel Calhoun pitched well, 4 IP with 2 BB and 4 Ks.
- Joe Kelly surrendered a run and 5 H in his 3 IP. He walked 1 and struck out 4.
- Christopher Corrigan got 1 out and yielded 3 unearned runs. He walked 1 and struckout 1.
- Aaron Terry took both the blown save and the loss, as Kane County came back from 2 down in the 9th to walkoff. They scored 3 ER on 4 H and 2 BB against 1 K.
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Anyone know what Gorgen’s deal is this year? Why is he improved? More velocity on the fastball (making his change up even more effective)? A third pitch? Better location? Just better luck?
I still cant believe his brother lasted until the 16th round and is doing as well as he is (but in relief). Ok, the part I dont (want to) believe is that we didn’t snap him up in the early teens.
Should be noted that Mateo for QC walked 4 times — the same number he walked in 100 plate appearances last year.
Freese took offense at HL prematurely naming Garcia ROY. He’s 3-3 today w. 6 RBI, and just now (top 6) started an inning-ending DP to stop an Atlanta rally.
@cariocacardinal:
Gorgen’s BB rate is down from last year, and his K rate is up.
I think it’s just a matter of him adjusting to the AA level. I don’t get a chance to see any Springfield games, so I don’t know if he’s doing anything different from last season or not. From just looking at the stats, it seems like sharper command has played a big role in his early success this season.
@Lou Schuler: Yep, Cards sticking it to Braves with a mostly Memphis Mafia offense. Good to see Albert take a day off and we still score some runs.
Shouldn’t it be 2 phor phour??
@Grant:
Went to the game, and it would appear that his off speed stuff is pretty well disguised in his motion. It seemed as though he kept the opposition either way out in front or out of balance. Also, had a nice pick off move that paid off.
There is Matt Carpenter again. He is getting to be pretty regular on these DFRs. With his size you would think he would be able to develop some power.
Last year, Gorgen was recovering from shoulder surgery going into spring training, was kept in extended spring and had been a little tentative coming out and throwing. This year he came in healthy and is determined to try to prove that he belongs. That and the fact that he has adjusted to what it takes at this level. Look at his college career and you see improvement every year as he adjusts.