The farm system went 2-4 on the night but the teams that won got encouraging pitching performances from Carlos Martinez and Dail Villanueva respectively. On to the good stuff….
Hitting:
- Lou Montanez went 2-for-4 w/ 1 2B and 1 R
- Ryan Jackson (1 R) and Matt Adams both went 1-for-4
- Steven Hill went 1-for-3 w/ 1 BB
- Pete Kozma recorded one hit in 4 AB, that hit was a solo homer
Pitching:
- John Gast got blasted: 4.2 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 3 BB and 2 K
- John Gaub was the only reliever who kept runs from scoring, he went 1.1 scoreless innings that included 1 H and 1 K
Hitting:
- Kolten Wong went 1-for-3 w/ 2 BB and 1 R
- Jermaine Curtis went 1-for-3 w/ 2 R
- Chris Swauger went 2-for-5 w/ 1 2B, 1 R and 1 RBI
- Jamie Romak went 2-for-5 w/ a 3-run home run
- Greg Garcia went 1-for-3 w/ 2 BB and 1 RBI
- Adam Melker went 2-for-5
Pitching:
- Carlos Martinez performed like we hoped he would, although he was held to 67 pitches: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB and 5 K
- Kevin Thomas was perfect for 2.0 innings, he recorded 3 K
- Michael Blazek was almost as good as Thomas, he went 2.0 scoreless innings that included 1 H and 3 K
Hitting:
- Mike O’Neill went 4-for-5 w/ 1 R and 1 RBI
- Christopher Edmondson went 2-for-5 w/ 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 R and 3 RBI
- Rainel Rosario went 1-for-3 w/ 1 R and 1 RBI
- Luis De La Cruz and Ronny Gil both went 2-for-4 w/ 1 R
Pitching:
- Anthony Ferrara was unable to control the strike zone and was punished as a result: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R (4 ER), 7 BB and 5 K
- Chase Reid pitched the final 2.0 innings which included 1 H, 2 BB and 2 K
Hitting:
- Matt Williams went 1-for-4 w/ a 3-run shot
- Anthony Garcia went 1-for-4 w/ 1 2B
- David Medina went 1-for-4 w/ 1 R
- Luis Mateo went 1-for-4 w/ 1 2B and 1 RBI
- Neal Pritchard went 1-for-2 w/ 1 2B, 1 BB and 1 R
Pitching:
- Dail Villanueva gets the nod as the player of the night: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB and 6 K
- Danny Miranda pitched the final 2.0 innings, they included 2 H, 1 R and 3 K
Hitting:
- Breyvic Valera went 1-for-5 w/ 1 2B and 1 R
- Garrett Wittels went 2-for-4 w/ 1 R
- David Bergin went 1-for-2 w/ 1 BB and 1 R
- David Washington went 1-for-3 w/ 1 BB
Pitching:
- Tyler Melling got the start: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R (2 ER), 0 BB and 3 K
- Kevin Jacob and Adam Bileckyj both pitched a perfect inning, they recorded 1 K apiece
Hitting:
- Ildemaro Vargas went 1-for-4
- Lance Jeffries went 1-for-4 w/ 1 2B
- Michael Knox went 2-for-3 w/ 1 2B and 1 BB
Pitching:
- Juan Bautista was solid if not spectacular: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB and 1 K
- Jacob Booden let himself down on defense with a throwing error, he gave up 3 unearned runs over 1.2 innings
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Some interesting names producing lately – nice to see Jeffries playing well early.
FYI – Michael Swinson was suspended for 50 games for PED’s, gotta think that he’s gone
Sure is nice to see Jeffries playing I would like to see more of that power potential that he owns as a tool. But a .545 BABIP is good in 22 PA.
Here’s a pretty exciting video of Jeffries when he was in high school showing off his quick bat speed and power. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L0yUVmJh44
Greg Garcia continues to be an on base machine now OBPing .402.
Got to watch Carlos Martinez pitch in the 100 degree heat.
Looked really really good. Easy velocity sat 94-97 through his 5 innings, was attacking the strike zone till about the 4th and 5 th inning when he started getting some deep counts against hitters. Got a good amount of groundballs. Stamina got zapped by the triple digit heat.
Came away extremely impressed
Was also on a pitch count as well though he did run out of gas in the 5th. Andrew reported “that he doesn’t have as much off violence in his delivery and his stride is straight now and he hides the ball better.”