Down on the Farm

Okay, it’s the end of the month, where the hell is Joba Chamberlain???

Triple-A Scranton (7-1 win over Columbus)
Kevin Thompson & Jamal Strong: both 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 K
Andy Phillips: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Bronson Sardinha: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K – first game back from injury, and he gets his first XBH in 8 games
Eric Duncan: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Chris Basak: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 K
Darrell Rasner: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3-9 GB/FB – definition of a AAAA guy
TJ Beam: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

Double-A Trenton (2-1 win over Harrisburg)
Brett Gardner: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 K, 1 SB - 5 for his last 9 after 2 for 18 slump
Ramiro Pena: 3 for 5, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB
Cody Ehlers: 2 for 3, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Justin Christian: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB – 9 SB in 18 games
Jeff Marquez: 7 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 8-7 GB/FB
Edwar Ramirez: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K – forget about this game, this dude’s been throwing straight cheddar this year (10.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 18 K)

High-A Tampa (7-4 loss to Dunedin)
Reegie Corona: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Tim Battle: 2 for 5, 2 R, 2 K – 37 K in 22 games
Jose Tabata: 1 for 1, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 CS – seems like he’s running a whole lot more this year than last
Mr. Miranda: 0 for 4 – he’s in some kinda slump
Edwar Gonzalez: 1 for 3, 2 RBI
Dan McCutchen: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Erick Abreu: 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K – 10.1 IP, 22 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 2 BB, 6 K this year

Low-A Charleston (7-0 loss to Columbus)
Mitch Hilligoss: 1 for 3, 1 3B, 1 CS
Chris Kunda: 1 for 1, 1 2B
Chris Malec: 1 for 2, 1 BB
Eduardo Nunez: 1 for 2, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 E (fielding, throwing)
rest of lineup: 0 for 22, 0 BB, 7 K, 2 E (fielding by Brian Aragon, missed catch by Wilmer Pino)
Michael Dunn: 6 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Brady Martinez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Oh yeah, he’s hitting .333 too….
Tim Lincecum: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 14 K – 62 of 86 pitches were strikes (72.1%)…31 IP, 12 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 11 BB, 46 K this year…why is he still in the minors???