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Check out who is in this news again, Young! Out With a Whimper. , we have a summary: The Cubs/White Sox weekend series ended with a 6-0 blowout win for the Sox. Pretty pathetic effort for a Cubs team that looked like it was starting to show some fire and tenacity at last.The Cubs once again found themselves being stymied by John Danks, who would be a Cy Young candidate if he could ….
This might be shocking news for Young fans, but there are those of you who will say that you saw it coming from a mile away. I’m pretty surprised. Young is fantastic, I hope this doesn’t affect the rest of the team.
Take a peek at a clip of Young trying his best work:
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Check out who is in this news again, Burke! This time, Cubs Minor League Wrap — June 28. For you convenience, we have a summary:
Anyone else want to just chuck the whole major league team and start over? Let’s see the lineup: 1. Thomas 2B 2. Castro SS 3. Vitters 3B 4. Fox 1B (We’ll count him as a minor leaguer) 5.Colvin LF 6. Clevenger C 7. Burke CF 8. Guyer RF 9. Jackson SP. OK, they’d lose 120 games. But they’d at least be interesting. And we’d get Bryce Harper next year.
Iowa Cubs
The I-Cubs were stopped by the Round Rock Express 8-4.
Greg Reinhard started and took the loss, giving up five runs in only three innings. Reinhard surrendered eight hits and a walk while fanning four.
Right fielder So Taguchi led off the game with his first home run of the year. It was his only hit in five trips to the plate.
Second baseman Luis Rivas went 2 for 4.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies were eclipsed by the Huntsville Stars, 3-2.
Marcos Mateo pitched well, allowing only one run on five hits in his five inning start. The one run scored on a solo home run. Mateo didn’t walk anyone and struck out two. He did hit two batters.
Jake Muyco took the loss in relief when he allowed a solo home run in the ninth. Muyco pitched one inning and allowed only that one home run. He struck out two.
Right fielder Doug Deeds was 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Daytona Cubs
The D-Cubs denied the Fort Myers Miracle, 5-1.
Andrew Cashner continues to put up zeros on the scoreboard, pitching another four innings today, allowing no runs on two hits. Cashner walked three and struck out three. He has now not allowed a run in his last three starts, which spanned 12 innings.
Dustin Sasser got the win because Cashner didn’t go five. He pitched three innings and allowed one unearned run on two hits and a walk. Sasser struck out four.
Second baseman Nate Samson had a big day. He went 4 for 5 with two RBI and two runs scored.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs rode a nine-run eighth inning to skin the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 15-6.
Starter Aaron Shafer had a rough game, allowing five runs on six hits over five innings. Shafer walked two and struck out two.
Jeffrey Beliveau is putting up some ridiculous numbers for Peoria this season. Today he pitched four innings and allowed one run on two hits and two walks. The ridiculous part was that he struck out eight. Beliveau has now struck out 72 batters in only 53 innings this season.
The Chiefs banged out 17 hits today, led by Drew Rundle, who was 4 for 5 with a double. Rundle scored three times and had one RBI.
Josh Vitters, Ryan Flaherty and Rebel Ridling each went 2 for 5 with a run scored. Vitters had one RBI, Flaherty two and Ridling three. Both of Ridling’s hits were doubles.
Right fielder Nelson Perez was 2 for 6 with two RBI and a run scored. We’re also past the MWL All-Star Break and I don’t think I’ve called him Nelson Cruz yet, which is something of a miracle. Not only do they have similar names, they’re similar players.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks came home today and managed to defeat the Yakima Bears, 3-2.
Jeffry Antigua got the win with four innings of shutout relief. He gave up three hits and a walk while striking out three.
Second baseman Logan Watkins was 2 for 4. Catcher Alvaro Sosa went 2 for 3.
AZL Cubs
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This might be shocking news for Burke fans, but there are those of you who will say that you saw it coming from a mile away. I’m pretty surprised. Burke is awesome, I hope this doesn’t affect the season.
Take a peek at a video of Burke at his finest:
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I wonder how Gonzalez’s real fans feel,
The Yankees just completed a season of dominance in New York, taking the season series from the Mets, 6-0. In that last game, Mariano Rivera trotted out of the bullpen in the eighth inning to nail down his 110th career save of more than three outs — and, oh by the way, the 500th save of his magnificent, Cooperstown-bound career.
So here’s the question … Trevor Hoffman is still the all-time saves leader. Rich Gossage and Rollie Fingers are already in the Hall for their work in what was a different era for closers. Bruce Sutter recently joined them, perhaps representing the first real one-inning closer, or at least the natural transition from Hoyt Wilhelm and the Goose to Dennis Eckersley and Lee Smith.
But Rivera has done it on the world’s biggest stage for his entire career — none of the others mentioned were one-team guys, much less New York guys. Rivera has done it int he post-season, arguably better than anyone else ever has (with a respectful nod to Luis Gonzalez, natch).
So there’s your question … Mariano Rivera … the greatest closer (career, not just one season or we’ll get lost in the minutiae of really-goods like John Hiller and remember-him?s like Bobby Thigpen) in major league baseball history?
And if not him, who?
Note: Rivera is quite likely to remember this game as the day he got his first career RBI more than the day he nailed down his 500th save, hey?
what do you think?How do you think this news will affect the rest of the team this season?
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A lot of people like this guy. I think Young is awful:
The Jays’ affiliates had an off-day, a postponement, and a suspension. In the remaining 3 games, they went 2-1.
Sacramento 3 at Las Vegas 6
Brian Burres is pushing for a promotion! 11 days after spinning a masterful shut-out, the 28 year old pitched 7 innings of effective ball, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits and a walk while striking out 8 and getting 9 ground outs to only 4 flyouts. By the time he exited, the 51s had built a 6-3 lead which they never relinquished. Bill Murphy and Bryan Bullington each pitched a scoreless inning to ensure that this game was pitched entirely by guys who have been on the big club at some point this year. And whose first names start with B. Coincidence!
Las Vegas spread the offensive love around, with every starter getting a hit. Of note, J.P. Arencibia went 2-4 with a double and 2 ribbies, and Randy Ruiz had a double in 4 trips.
Portland at New Hampshire (suspended)
Charlotte 9 at Dunedin 8 (11 innings)
It was a wild one in Dunedin. Andrew Liebel got the start and had his first bad outing in a while, giving up 6 runs in just 4 and a third innings. However, only 2 of those runs were earned, and it really was a tough luck day for Liebel: he allowed unearned runs in three separate innings, and Kyle Ginley allowed 1 inherited runner to score, so this wasn’t simply one of those situations where one error leads to a whole bunch of unearned runs. Nevertheless, it wasn’t Liebel’s greatest outing.
Liebel’s mediocrity and the D-Jays’ horrific defense put them in a 7-0 deficit by the time the 6th inning rolled around, but they finally broke through against Jeremy Hall on 3 consecutive hits by Sean Shoffitt (single), Raul Barron (triple) and Moises Sierra (single). And then, in the 7th, Dunedin exploded for 6 more, highlighted by a 3-run homer by John Tolisano.
Charlotte tied the game up in the 8th, and a scoreless 9th sent the game to extras. In 3 innings, Dunedin was held baserunner-less by the Stone Crabs’ bullpen, and Charlotte won the game in the 11th by, you guessed it, scoring what turned out to be an unearned run charged to Tim Collins. Collins was otherwise good, pitching 3 innings, allowing 4 baserunners and striking out 3.
No hitter had a spectacular day, though Shoffit, Barron and Sierra each had 2 hits, and Tolisano had the aforementioned 3 run jack.
Young Henderson Alvarez was the story for Lansing on Sunday afternoon, going 6 innings while only allowing 5 hits, walking nobody and striking out 5. Alvarez allowed 1 run, and had a 7-6 GB-FB ratio. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the win, as the bullpen allowed the Dragons to tie it up in the 8th. But Lansing stormed right back with 2 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning, and Matthew Daly nailed it down with a perfect 9th inning for his 14th save.
Chris Emanuele reached base 3 times with a single and 2 walks, and A.J. Jimenez had 3 hits including a double, and drove in 2 runs to lead the Lansing offense.
Jamestown at Auburn - post-poned
GCL Jays - scheduled day off
By the way, ever wonder what attendance is like at minor league games? Well, much more extensive research could be done on this topic, and who knows how representative these attendance figures are, but for what it’s worth here were the crowd sizes for each of today’s minor league games:
Las Vegas: 2,195
Dunedin: 399
Lansing: 4,918
Elsewhere… Lake Elsinore beat High Desert 33-18. Seriously. There were 58 hits. Also, Lake Elsinore walked 13 times, while High Desert only walked once. Weird.
Three Stars!
3. Brian Burres - 7 IP, 3ER, 9K
2. A.J. Jimenez, 3-4, 2B, 2 RBIs
1. Henderson Alvarez - 6 innings, 5 baserunners, 1 run, 5 Ks
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The Jays’ affiliates had more rain-outs (2) than wins (1) on the night. Enough said. Davis Romero received the start and was not overly sharp. He allowed four runs on eight hits and one walk over 5.1 innings of work. Bryan Bullington relieved him and allowed one run in 1.2 innings, but struck out four. Bill Murphy had a scoreless inning and struck out the side. Brian Wolfe, though, took the loss when he allowed three runs on two hits and two walks without getting an out. Offensively, JP Arencibia was 2-for-4 with a double and three runs scored. Kevin Howard also had two hits, as did Michael Barrett. Angel Sanchez had three hits, including a double. David Dellucci was 3-for-4 with two homers and he scored three runs.
Luis Perez, the Jays’ representative in the upcoming Futures Game, struggled with his control and walked five batters in 6.1 innings. He gave up just three hits, though, and allowed three runs (two earned). Adrian Martin finished the game with 2.1 scoreless innings. Brian Jeroloman went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs. Scott Campbell went 1-for-3 with two runs scored. Nick Gorneault, Adam Calderone, Brian Dopirak, and Darin Mastroianni also had hits.
Dunedin - postponed
Starter Josh Wells had another ugly outing and allowed six runs on nine hits and one walk in 2.1 innings of work. Ryan Koch allowed one run one four hits in 3.2 innings. Keith Meyer worked two scoreless innings and allowed just one hit. Hunter Moody worked one scoreless inning and struck out two, while allowing one hit and one walk. Lead-off man Justin McClanahan went 0-for-5 with three Ks. Brian Van Kirk and Mark Sobolewski each had two hits. Balbino Fuenmayor, AJ Jimenez, Johermyn Chavez, Tyler Pastornicky, and Chris Emanuele each had one hit. Sobolewski and Jimenez drove in runs. Van Kirk had the only extra base hit, which was a double.
Scott Gracey had another poor start and allowed five runs in 4.2 innings on six hits and two walks. Willi Mendez also struggled and allowed three runs in 1.1 innings, thanks to three hits and two walks. Dan Miller and Zach Outman also gave up runs. Offensively, Jimmy Gonzalez and Welinton Ramirez each had two hits - and a double a piece for the only extra base hits of the game. Randy Schwartz had a solo homer - his fourth of the year (He only has five hits in total). Jack Murphy went 1-for-3 and Luis Hurtado was 1-for-4.
Gulf Coast League Jays - postponed
The Three Stars:
3. Adrian Martin for 2.1 scoreless innings
2. Brian Jeroloman for two hits and two RBI
1. David Dellucci, three hits, two homers
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I have always been a big fan of Sanchez, but I have to say, seeing stuff like this gives me mixed feelings.This might be shocking news for Sanchez fans, but there are those of you who will say that you saw it coming. I’m pretty surprised. Sanchez is awesome, I hope this doesn’t affect the rest of the team.
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Josh Vitters hit his first home run this month tonight after a torrid May when he couldn’t do anything but hit homers.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs zipped past the New Orleans Zephyrs, 7-3.
Jeff Samardzija picked up his fifth win tonight with seven solid innings. He allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out five.
The I-Cubs had ten hits, all singles. Bobby Scales and Luis Rivas were both 2 for 4 with a run scored. Rivas added in an RBI. So Taguchi went 2 for 5 with a run scored and an RBI. Matt Camp had a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in a 2 for 3 game.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies lost to the Montgomery Biscuits, 4-2.
Starter Jeremy Papelbon took the loss, allowing all four runs in only 3.2 innings. Papelbon was tagged for seven hits, including two home runs. He walked two and fanned three.
First baseman Doug Deeds went 2 for 4 with a double and a home run. Deeds scored twice.
Daytona Cubs
The D-Cubs transformed the hometown cheers for the Fort Myers Miracle into whine, 8-6.
Starter Craig Muschko threw four innings, allowing only one run on three hits. He walked two and struck out five.
Henry Williamson pitched very poorly, but got the win anyway when the offense scored for him. Williamson pitched two innings and gave up four runs on five hits and two walks. He didn’t strike anyone out.
Shortstop Starlin Castro had a huge game, collecting five RBI with a double and a triple in a 2 for 4 night. Castro also walked once and scored once.
Third baseman Marwin Gonzalez was 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored. Center fielder Tony Campana went 2 for 5 with two runs scored. Left fielder Jonathan Wyatt went 2 for 4 with a run scored. First baseman Jovan Rosa was 2 for 5 with a double and a run scored.
Right fielder Brandon Guyer had a double and an RBI in a 2 for 4 game. Guyer is now hitting .396 in 13 games in High-A. If the Cubs hadn’t jumped him all the way to AA this season, I don’t think anyone would be disappointed in his numbers at Daytona so far.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs bullpen broke down and the Chiefs fell to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 3-2.
Starter Chris Archer had a no-hitter going when he got pulled after five innings. The only problem was that he had probably thrown a lot of pitches considering he had walked five batters in that time, although none of them scored. Archer struck out four.
Chris Huseby blew his first save of the season, taking the loss as he allowed one run on four hits in one inning. He also allowed an inherited runner to score in the eighth inning. Huseby struck out one.
Josh Vitters hit his first home run this month, going 2 for 4 with two RBI. As hot as Vitters was in May, he’s been cold in June. Perhaps this is a sign he’s breaking out of his slump.
Center fielder David Macias was 2 for 4.
Boise Hawks
The carnage continued as the Hawks were blown up by the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, 11-1.
Robert Hernandez got beat up for four runs on five hits and two walks over four innings. He walked two and struck out five. One of the runs was unearned.
Catcher Alvaro Sosa was 1 for 3 with his first home run of the season.
AZL Cubs
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I have always been a big fan of Gonzalez, I have to say, seeing news like this gives me mixed feelings.How do you think this news will affect the team this season?
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The message has been sent to Alexei Ramirez.
What he does with it now, that’s on him. But he might want to take it to heart, considering that Ozzie Guillen is the sender, and inevitably can be the executioner.
Upset with what Guillen called “lazy” defense in Thursday’s win over Los Angeles, including a defensive lapse that allowed Los Angeles to tie the game in the seventh inning and extend the game to the 13th, the White Sox manager called Ramirez out following the marathon, and then made it a topic for discussion on Friday.
“One thing about it, I don’t care if he hates me or if he loves me, but this kid has an unbelievable future,” Guillen said of Ramirez. “This kid can be one of the best in the game. My job is to get him there. How I’m going to do it, we’ll see how, but I learned that from Braves manager Bobby Cox. When Bobby Cox told former Atlanta outfielder Andruw Jones right in his face, ‘I benched you because you’re better than that and you’re going to be a superstar.’ I think this kid has the same tools to be a star. If he doesn’t play the game right, he’s going to have a tough time playing for me.”
Guillen was asked if he had personally spoken to Ramirez about that, specifically the idea that Ramirez takes his offensive miscues out to the field with him at times, and said he had been spoken to before about it. Not only spoken to, but spent a weekend series on the bench because of it back in May.
“I should talk to him again, just to get it out of my system,” Guillen said. “But I’m going to let him go because I might say the wrong thing to him and all of a sudden we might create a monster. I hope he reads the paper. My coaching staff will take care of that and we’ll see after that. It’s not because I hate the kid, it’s not because I’m picking on him. You all saw the way he went about his business after he made an out.
“I want him to be the best shortstop he can be. Alexei Ramirez is not going to be winning batting titles, he’s not going to win RBI titles. The only thing this kid can do is win Gold Glove. And I know he has a chance to win a Gold Glove. Well, play like a Gold Glover.
“When I made a statement in January that this kid should be one of the best shortstops in the game, one of the best shortstops for the White Sox, I meant it. I meant it because I’ve seen it. That’s why it’s my job, Joey Cora’s job, to get this kid in the right place for the rest of his career.”
Cora, who works with the infielders on defense, as well as bench coach, did make it known that Ramirez had received the criticism from Guillen, and was spoken about what he did in the win.
“The information has been given, no doubt about it,” Cora said. “I think he’s played, for the most part, he has played good. But when the ugliness shows, it shows very, very ugly. Has there been a lack of focus? No doubt about it and he knows it. He should be a guy out there that is the best player on our team. He has the potential to be the best player on our team, no doubt about that. At times he gets frustrated because of his offense and he takes it to the defense, and when you’re a shortstop as good as he is, that can’t happen.”
What happens next? Well, that’s on Ramirez.
It’s not like the Sox don’t have options, considering prized rookie Gordon Beckham has played most of his life at shortstop until the switch to third this season.
“That’s up to him,” Cora added, when asked what’s next. “It’s like giving up at-bats. Sometimes you go up there and give up an at-bat. Well, he goes out there and gives up a defensive play that shouldn’t be given up. That can’t happen.
” He’s young and he hasn’t had as much experience as we all think, at least not on the big-league level. This is his second year, so hopefully he learns from this experience. He knows he’s a great shortstop, he can play defensively with anyone else in this game, but it’s a matter of taking a little bit more pride in it.”
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I bet nobody saw that coming! Thoughts?
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As Rick Morrissey points out, the Cubs/White Sox series this year has lacked the intensity of some other years. Maybe it’s because of the non-intense teams:
The Cubs seemed to gain momentum from their split with the Sox in the first series, putting together a four-game winning streak. But they have lost three in a row heading into Friday’s game. The Sox have been similarly up and down all season.
Were blasé fans at the City Series simply reflecting the status of their teams? Maybe it’s the other way around. I’ve been critical of Cubs manager Lou Piniella for not showing much life this season, and others have jumped on Sox manager Ozzie Guillen for the same thing. But perhaps the skippers are taking their cues from fans.
Two teams coming off playoff appearances in 2008 with playoff hopes for this season, and the prevailing theme on both sides of town seems to be listlessness.
Bruce Miles has some ideas on how to eliminate the torpor. Here’s one:
Flip the rules: Major League Baseball has talked about letting the pitcher bat in AL ballparks and using the designated hitter in NL parks.We couldn’t have had a better situation for that than this year. How about Mark Buehrle hitting a homer at the Cell and setting off the fireworks?
Or every Cubs fan’s new favorite, Jake Fox, belting a pair of homers as DH without manager Lou Piniella holding his breath every time the ball was hit to Fox at third base?
Let’s hope at least the Cubs can ramp up their performance this weekend. Speaking of listlessness, what’s up with the seemingly catatonic Lou Piniella?
Piniella wonders why fans want him to revert to his old form, as though that’s all it would take to turn the Cubs’ season around.
“I’m trying to have a little fun,” he said. “What am I supposed to do? What does it do for me to go out there and get kicked out of games?”
Yet many Cubs fans are frustrated and want Piniella to do just that. If he won’t take it out on an umpire, fans would like him to take a pound of flesh out of some of his high-paid talent. Like predecessor Dusty Baker, Piniella prefers to talk to his players behind closed doors.
“What do I need to yell at anybody for?” he said. “What is it that yelling at people is going to ensure you’re going to get a better performance? I have meetings with people here in my office individually, and I talk to them and I try to help them. But I don’t know what yelling and going out there and arguing will accomplish.
“I have the passion. I want to win. Losses bother me. They hurt. I care about the players. But I don’t play. I played at one time, and I could do something about it when I played. I had a bat in my hand, I had a glove in my hand, but I don’t anymore. I’m basically here to direct things.”
One thing Lou is directing is the benching of Milton Bradley. Why?
He’s hitting .205 against right-handers with 30 strikeouts in 117 at-bats and .327 vs. left-handers.
Great. $10 million a year for a platoon right fielder. Aren’t we already doing that in center field? And after all that — Bradley plays today vs. a RHP (from Twittermyer):
Soriano, lf; Fukudome, cf; Bradley, rf; Lee, 1b: Hoffpauir, dh; Fox, 3b; Fontenot, 2b; Soto, c; Blanco, ss
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Jose Contreras is a mystery. He’s officially 37 years old, but some think he could be years older. He dominates at times, but got so bad earlier this year that the Sox sent him to Triple-A. He is 2-3, 6.08 lifetime vs. the Cubs, and that includes a nine-run pounding the Cubs gave him at Wrigley Field last June 21. Of course, he then turned around and beat the Cubs six days later at the Cell. The best Cubs hitter against him is Aramis Ramirez. Oh, well. Milton Bradley is 4-for-12 against him with a homer, and Alfonso Soriano, who just has to break out of it one of these days, is 5-for-8 with 3 HR.
The White Sox are 3-9 this year against pitchers they have never faced before. Let’s hope that continues today vs. Randy Wells, who is making his first career start vs. the White Sox.
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I have always been a fan of Blanco, I have to say, seeing news like this gives me mixed feelings.This might be shocking news for Blanco fans, but some of you who will say that you saw it coming. I’m pretty surprised. Blanco is sweet, I really hope this doesn’t affect the rest of the team.
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He was one of the 49 people drafted by the Timberwolves.”My girlfriend goes to Drexel, so she wanted me to stay local, as did my family. I’m not upset at all, though. This is a blessing.”Philly.com
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I have always been a big fan of hill, I have to say, seeing stuff like this gives me mixed feelings.This might be shocking news for hill fans, but some of you who will say that you saw it coming. I’m pretty surprised. hill is fantastic, I really hope this doesn’t affect the rest of the team.
Take a look at a clip of hill:
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Gonzalez doesn’t know what he’s gotten himself into -
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Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs zapped the New Orleans Zephyrs, 5-4 in ten innings.
Mitch Atkins had a no-hitter going through seven innings tonight, but the eighth inning was cruel, as a leadoff single broke up the no-hitter and eventually led to a four-run inning. Atkins’s final line was 7.1 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and a walk. Atkins fanned four.
James Russell allowed a hit in a scoreless tenth to get his second win.
Center fielder Sam Fuld went 4 for 5 with a double and two stolen bases. Fuld scored twice. Right fielder So Taguchi was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBI.
Catcher Chris Robinson, first baseman Steve Clevenger and Shortstop Matt Camp each went 2 for 5 with an extra base hit and a run scored. Robinson tripled, the other two doubled. Camp’s double scored Clevenger and ended the game in the tenth inning.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies were baked by the Montgomery Biscuits, 8-4.
Hung-Wen Chen had a rough outing tonight, giving up five runs on five hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. Chen did strike out six, which is very uncharacteristic of him.
Third baseman Marquez Smith tripled in a 2 for 4 game. He scored once an had one RBI.
Daytona Cubs
The Daytona Cubs lost their religion to the Fort Myers Miracle, 6-4.
Ryan Searle had not been pitching well lately, and tonight he got rocked again for six runs in 4.2 innings. Searle surrendered seven hits and one walk. He struck out one Miracle. One of the runs allowed was unearned.
Center fielder Tony Campana was a perfect 4 for 4 tonight, with one RBI and one run scored. Left fielder Marwin Gonzalez was 2 for 4.
Right fielder Brandon Guyer was 2 for 3 with a walk, a double and a stolen base.He scored once and had an RBI.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs were bitten by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 4-1.
Justin Bristow started and took the loss tonight, giving up four runs on five hits over five inings. Bristow walked two and struck out three.
Left fielder Josh Harrison was 2 for 4 with an RBI double.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks got into the win column tonight with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
Jonathan Nagel got his second start and didn’t allow a hit or a walk over three innings. (He did make an error that spoiled his perfect outing.) Nagel fanned two.
Mike Perconte got the with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief.
Right fielder Jae-Hoon Ha was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. He scored once and had one RBI.
AZL Cubs
Off day.
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I’m willing to bet nobody saw that coming!
Here’s a clip of Gonzalez:
2008-08-31 A’s Game (1) Pitching Practice Gio Gonzalez
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