Down on the Farm

Update: Hat tip to commentor Jeteupthemiddle for pointing this out: Double-A Trenton pitchers currently have a 46 inning shutout streak going, dating back to the 6th inning of Tuesday’s win over Harrisburg. That’s freakin’ incredible.

Triple-A Scranton (5-1 win over Pawtucket)
Jamal Strong: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HBP – minor league journeyman getting a chance to play with KT called up
Alberto Gonzalez: 2 for 4
Bronson Sardinha: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 E (fielding)
Andy Phillips: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
Eric Duncan: 0 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Shelley Duncan: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS – absolutely en fuego
Mighty Matt: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K – took a no-no into the 6th
Ben Kozlowski: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Double-A Trenton
Game 1 (1-0 win over Connecticut in 7 innings) makeup for Thursday’s rainout
Brett Gardner: 1 for 3, 1 SB
Carlos Mendoza: 2 for 3
Gabe Lopez: 2 for 2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI
rest of lineup: 0 for 17, 5 K
Alan Horne: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K – looks like he’s gotten his control problems under…errr…control
Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Game 2 (2-0 win over Connecticut in 15 (!) innings)
Brett Gardner: 2 for 7, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI – threw a runner out at first, drove in the winning run
Justin Christian: 1 for 6, 1 RBI, 1 K
Cody Ehlers: 2 for 7 – hitting .143-.302-.228-.530
Shawn Garrett: 1 for 6, 1 2B, 1 K
Jason Brown: 2 for 5, 1 BB, 1 K
Gabe Lopez: 4 for 6, 1 R, 1 2B – quite a day
Brett Smith: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 6-4 GB/FB
bullpen: 9.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, 12-7 GB/FB – nice job

High-A Tampa (4-3 win over Sarasota)
Reegie Corona: 0 for 5
Tim Battle: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB – threw a runner out at 3rd
Jose Tabata: 0 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Juan Miranda: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K
Marcos Vechionacci: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K – 3 H, 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI in last 8 AB
Kevin Russo: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SB
Erick Abreu: 3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HB
Mike Martinez: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K – sleeper deluxe
Zack Kroenke: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Eric Wordekemper: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Low-A Charleston (2-0 loss to Augusta) don’t feel bad, Augusta is 10-0 after all
Mitch Hilligoss: 1 for 4, 1 K
Austin Jackson: 0 for 4, 1 K
Seth Fortenberry: 0 for 4, 1 K – 2 for 19 since 4 for 4 game last Monday
Andres Perez, Chris Malec, Eduardo Nunez, Josue Calzado: all 1 for 4 – Malec doubled, Nunez K’ed once
Angel Reyes: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 E (missed catch) – also picked 2 runners off first
Garrett Patterson: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 5-1 GB/FB – he’ll be your atypical hard-throwing lefty specialist down the road

I understand Wilmer Pino is a nice prospect, but this guy really needs to play everyday. Hard-nosed guys with championship winning experience and talent aren’t exactly a dime-a-dozen.