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River Ave. Blues ยป Montero fails to homer in fifth straight game, is immediately released for shaming the organization

Montero fails to homer in fifth straight game, is immediately released for shaming the organization

July 3, 2009 by Mike 141 Comments

Open Thread: Hope everyone's having a good time
Burnett glides as Yanks take Blue Jays 4-2

There are still some tickets left for this year’s Double-A Eastern League All-Star Game in Trenton, if you’re interested.

Triple-A Scranton (6-1 win over Partucket)
Kevin Russo, Ramiro Pena, Shelley Duncan, Colin Curtis: Yurendell DeCaster & Eric Duncan: all 1 for 4 – Russo drew a walk & K’ed … Pena walked, scored a run & K’ed twice … Shelley walked, scored a run, drove in one & K’ed … Curtis broke the game open with a grand salami in the 8th … E-Dunc doubled & scored a run
Austin Jackson: 0 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Juan Miranda: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Jose Molina: 1 for 2, 1 2B, 1 BB – caught six innings
Josh Towers: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 7-10 GB/FB – 61 of 86 pitches were strikes (74.4%) … his ERA’s high, but he’s certainly been better than I expected
Anthony Claggett: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3-2 GB/FB – 17 of 29 pitches were strikes (58.6%) … hadn’t pitched in the last six days

Double-A Trenton (10-1 win over Erie)
Austin Krum: 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K – threw a runner out at second from CF
Reegie Corona: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Eduardo Nunez: 1 for 5, 1 R – quietly hitting .308
Jorge Vazquez: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K – BOMBS … fourth homer in his last 10 games … second straight day with a two-bagger and a jack
Jesus Montero: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB – 11 for his last 19 (.579) with a double and five homers
Chris Malec: 2 for 3, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Edwar Gonzalez & Kyle Anson: both 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 K – Edwar doubled & drove a run in … Anson allowed a passed ball, homered & drove in five
Justin Snyder: 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Wilkins DeLaRosa: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 3-3 GB/FB – just off the DL
Jason Stephens: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB
Kanekoa Texeira: 2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 1-2 GB/FB
Josh Schmidt: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-0 GB/FB

High-A Tampa (1-0 win over Lakeland)
Dan Brewer, David Adams & Seth Fortenberry: all 0 for 3 – Brewer drew a walk … Fortenberry K’ed
Matt Cusick: 0 for 4
Brandon Laird: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K – bumps his SLG over .360
Damon Sublett, Jose Gil & Kevin Smith: all 1 for 3 – Sublett drew a walk … Gil doubled
Mitch Hilligoss: 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
Lance Pendleton: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 2-8 GB/FB
Pat Venditte: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 0-1 GB/FB – good to see him working multiple innings rather than wasting away in the closer’s spot
Jon Hovis: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (4-0 win over Greenville)
Jose Pirela, Ray Kruml & Abe Almonte: all 0 for 4 – Kruml K’ed … Almonte scored a run
Melky Mesa: 1 for 4, 1 K – doubled a runner off first from RF
Corban Joseph & Tommy Baldridge: both 0 for 3, 1 BB – Baldridge drove a run in
Taylor Grote: 1 for 2, 2 R, 2 BB
Garrison Lassiter: 4 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI – career game for the young guy
Chase Weems: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 PB – first jack of the year
David Phelps: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 5-4 GB/FB
Charles Nolte: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 4-2 GB/FB – raised his K/9 to 4.60

Short Season Staten Island (4-2 loss to Lowell)
Jimmy Paredes & Zoilo Almonte: both 1 for 4, 1 RBI – Paredes swiped a bag, K’ed & committed a fielding error … Almonte hit a solo jack & K’ed twice
Kyle Higashioka & Neil Medchill: both 0 for 4, 1 K
Rob Lyerly, Kelvin Castro & Francisco Santana: all 0 for 3 – Lyerly & Castro each K’ed twice, Santana once … Castro committed a pair of fielding errors
DeAngelo Mack: 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 SB
Luke Murton: 1 for 3, 1 R, 2 K
Trenton Lare: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1-5 GB/FB
Mike Solbach: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GB/FB
Griffin Bailey: 2 IP, zeroes, 3-2 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks (5-2 win over GCL Braves)
Ramon Flores & Jose Mojica: both 1 for 4 – Mojica doubled in a run
Jose Toussen & Kelvin DeLeon: both 0 for 4 – Toussen scored a run & swiped a bag … DeLeon K’ed twice
Kevin Mahoney: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Eduardo Sosa: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 3B, 2 RBI
Justin Milo: 1 for 2, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Nik Turley: 5 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 Balk, 4-3 GB/FB – picked runners off first & second
Dan Miller: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GB/FB
Danny Gil: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Gabriel Tatis: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1-2 GB/FB

Open Thread: Hope everyone's having a good time
Burnett glides as Yanks take Blue Jays 4-2

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