Memphis rocked Kyle Drabek for the system’s only win on the night. Eric Fornataro was good for Palm Beach in a losing effort and Johnson City lost in the 16th inning despite Gary Apelian’s stellar day. Let’s get to the details.
Hitting:
- Adron Chambers led off and went 2-for-3 w/ 1 BB, 2 R and 2 SB (he was also caught stealing 3rd base twice)
- Nick Stavinoha (29 years old) went 2-for-3 w/ 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 R and 4 RBI
- Matt Carpenter recorded 2 H, 1 R and 1 RBI in 5 AB
- Tyler Greene continues to dominate AAA, he went 3-for-5 w/ a 2-run homer
- Tony Cruz went 3-for-4 w/ 1 2B, 1 R and 1 RBI
Pitching:
- Adam Ottavino was solid: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB and 4 K
- Victor Marte recorded one out in the ninth for his 25th save of the season
Hitting:
- The offense was in a malaise tonight as recently acquired Padre Joe Wieland shut them down
- Zack Cox went 1-for-4, he also made his 17th error
- Chris Swauger went 2-for-3
Pitching:
- John Gast was the Cardinal starter tonight and went 5.2 innings that included 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB and 3 K
- Kevin Thomas pitched 1.1 scoreless inning, he gave up 1 BB and had 2 K
Hitting:
- Starlin Rodriguez went 1-for-3
- Rainel Rosario and Niko Vasquez both went 1-for-4
- Luis De La Cruz went 0-for-2 w/ 1 BB and 1 SB
Pitching:
- Eric Fornataro had the best pitching performance in the system despite taking the loss: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB and 6 K
- Justin Smith went 1.0 IP w/ 1 K
- Chase Reid went 1.0 IP w/ 1 BB and 1 K
Hitting:
- Jonathan Rodriguez went 1-for-3 w/ 1 BB
- Cody Stanley went 1-for-4 w/ 1 R
- Geoff Klein went 3-for-4 w/ 2 2B and 1 RBI
Pitching:
- Boone Whiting went 5.0 IP w/ 8 H, 3 R, 1 BB and 5 K
- Drew Benes went 3.0 IP w/ 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB and 0 K
- Anthony Fernandez of the Seattle organization was the opposing pitcher, he struck out 10 in 5.0 IP, he also gave up 4 H and 3 BB for 2 R
Hitting:
- Romulo Ruiz went 1-for-3 w/ 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 R and 1 SB
- Garrett Wittels (1 RBI), Jeremy Patton (1 R, 1 RBI), and Kevin Moscatel (1 R) each had a single
- Virgil Hill (1 RBI) and Nick Martini (1 R, 2 RBI) both went 1-for-4 w/ 1 2B
- Cesar Valera went 2-for-3 w/ 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 R and 1 RBI
Pitching:
- Jose Almarante was the starter, he was ok: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB and 4 K
- Adam Bileckyj backed him up and only pitched 0.2 innings, the defense did him no favors: 3 H, 6 R (1 ER), 2 BB and 1 K
- Former shortstop Yunier Castillo came in the eighth inning and stopped the bleeding with a scoreless inning that included 1 H and 1 K
Danville 5 @ Johnson City 4 (16 innings)
Hitting:
- Matthew Williams went 2-for-6 w/ 2 2B, 1 BB and 1 SB
- Gary Apelian hit out of the cleanup spot and went 3-for-7 w/ 2 solo shots
- Kolby Byrd went 2-for-6 w/ 1 2B and 1 R
- Tyler Rahmatulla pinch hit and went 0-for-1
Pitching:
- Nick Gillung started the game and went 4.0 innings that included 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB and 2 K
- Chris Constantino went 3.0 IP w/ 2 H, 1 BB and 4 K
- Roberto Canache went 0.1 IP w/ 2 H
- Heath Wyatt went 1.1 IP w/ 1 R, he gave up the tying run in the ninth
- Logan Billbrough went 0.1 IP w/ 1 H and 1 BB
- Dyllon Nuernberg went 3.0 IP w/ 2 H, 1 R (0 ER) and 2 K
- Michael Santana went 3.0 IP w/ 1 H and 2 K
- Matt Rein went 1.0 IP w/ 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB and 1 K and took the loss
Kenny..Kenny…………..Kenny
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Fornataro and Gast have been very solid all year.
Ott had a great outing, the reliever didn’t do his job.
I am glad that you mentioned it was a solid start.
He was excellent last night! Should have been given the chance to complete the 8th.
Rahmatulla and Anthony Garcia are in a rat race for JC’s OPS lead. Rahmatulla winning at the moment. Given that Garcia is 2 years the junior, I should probably start paying more attention to him.
Also, why in the world do we have a 29 year old corner outfielder on our Memphis roster. Blech.
Daryl Jones is wondering the same thing. My sense is that it’s Stav’s “reward” for being a good soldier.
The guy has about 25 HRs and 95 RBIs. Maybe after this season, Stavi can land a gig in Korea or Japan. Leading Memphis in RBIs is why he is on the Memphis roster.
fyp: why in the world do we have a 29 year old corner outfielder with a wOBA below PCL average on our memphis roster? double blech.
alt. fyp: why in the world do we have a 32-year-old “outfielder” with a career .291 OBP on our major league team while a 24-year-old minor league prospect who hasn’t had a season OBP of less than .366 since quad cities in 2008 sitting on our memphis roster? triple blech.
Probably one of the reasons everyone else does. Memphis played a team not sure there was on born after 85.
Sorry, I meant, not sure there was one that was born before 1985.
Tom: news flash. Memphis is about the lowest scoring park in the PCL. There are plenty of parks out west where the air is dry or the ball carries. For instance, the park in New Mexico. Memphis is always going to have players with offensive stats below PCL averages, and pitchers with good stats, relative to the rest of the league.
thanks for the condescension. here’s a list of memphis position players with a lower wOBA than stavinoha in 150 or more PAs.
donovan solano
ramon vasquez
james rappoport
freddy bynum
pete kozma
everybody else with 150 or more PA’s has an equal or better wOBA – bryan anderson, adron chambers, aaron luna, etc. if nick stavinoha isn’t better at hitting than a bunch of people who play better defense than he does or at more premium positions, then he doesn’t belong on the team. nick stavinoha is a weak fielder at best, limited to the low-end of the defensive spectrum, like LF or 1b. if he can’t hit, he doesn’t have a use.
“Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.”
Lord Byron
What did Byron have to say about baseball cluelessness?
Lord Byron? Dunno.
But, after the last 4 years of Stavy swingin’ down on one knee, Aaron Miles, Jeff Suppan, Pedro Feliz, Corey Patterson, Miguel Batista, Ryan Franklin, Rick Ankiel, Chris Duncan, Ryan Theriot, Randy Winn, Joe Thurston….well… let’s just say….
“You can observe a lot just by watching.”
Yogi Berra
Of course, Lord Byron was around in the dead ball era. But you already knew that.
Taveras is having a down week and his average has dropped alot. Hope he picks it up soon.
Apelian, Garcia, Rahmatulla, Roberto De La Cruz, and Washington. 5 who have shown hitting promise at Johnson City this summer, helping make a good squad there.
FWIW, Tilson played his first pro game this afternoon in the GCL. Went 0-3, 1 BB, SB, run. Struck out once.
Hey now…if you are going to point out the fact that Stavinoha is 29 years old (thus explaining his good night at the plate)…you should probably point out that Tyler Greene is 28. Let’s face it, neither Stavinoha nor Greene have done ANYTHING at the major league level.
Greene hasn’t done anything in the majors. He his, however, hitting .338/.424/.611 in Memphis right now and plays shortstop.
Still, fair point. I don’t claim to be unbiased, especially towards the large version of Aaron Miles.
More like the guy that ate aoron miles
Too gritty.