Minor League Recap - 4/22/07

Triple A - Las Vegas lost 6-4

Tony Abreu - 2 for 4, 2B, R, K, Picked off
James Loney - 1 for 4, 2B, RBI, 2 K's
Andy LaRoche - 2 for 3, RBI, BB, K

Eric Stults was solid through 6 innings, but Spike Lundberg (great name) allowed 3 ER in the 8th to take the loss. Tony Abreu returned to the lineup and had a nice game, raising his batting average to .393 while clubbing his 4th double of the season. Loney added a double, his 3rd, and LaRoche is now hitting a respectable .274. Mitch Jones hit his team leading 5th HR and threw out a couple runners from RF. Vegas continues their series with Sacramento tomorrow at 7pm.

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2007_04_22_lvgaaa_srcaaa_1&t=g_box&did=milb


Double A - Jacksonville lost 8-6

Chin Lung Hu - 2 for 5, 2B, RBI, R, K
Xavier Paul - 3 for 5, 2 2B's, RBI, R, K
Cory Dunlap - 2 for 3, BB
Anthony Raglani - 1 for 3, 3B, RBI, R, BB

Chin Lung Hu stayed hot, but the Suns cooled off after their 4 run 3rd inning didnt hold up. Hu is 14 for his last 25 with 6 doubles, at least one two-bagger in each of the last 4 contests. He's batting .354. Paul and Dunlap also had multi-hit efforts. Raglani raised his league leading SLG to .741 and now has 4 Doubles, 4 Triples and 4 HR on the young season. William Juarez had a decent outing, allowing 4 runs over 6 innings, though only 2 of the runs were earned. Matt Riley relieved him and also gave up 4 runs, and only one of his was earned. Jax stays in West Tenn for game 3 of 5 tomorrow at 4pm.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2007_04_22_jaxaax_wtdaax_1


High A - Inland Empire won 11-6

Blake DeWitt - 3 for 5, 2 2B's, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
Ivan De Jesus Jr - 1 for 6
Travis Denker - 1 for 6, Solo HR (1)
Lucas May - 2 for 4, 2 RBI, R, PB
Russell Mitchell - 2 for 3, 3B, RBI, R, BB, K
Jamie Hoffman - 1 for 1, RBI

Jesus Castillo - 5 IP, 5 Hits, R (0 ER), 3 BB, 5 K's
Brent Leach - 2 IP, Hit, ER, BB, 4 K's

The 66ers scored a total of 8 runs in the first 4 innings and never looked back. Lucas May continued his hit streak, which is up to 8 games, and is now batting .386. Russell Mitchell also had a pair of hits, and is now just a single point behind May hitting .385. Blake DeWitt seemed to find his groove batting leadoff, hitting his 5th and 6th doubles and raising his average to .250. Travis Denker hit his first dinger of the year and Hoffman collected an RBI single before being replaced as the DH. Jesus Castillo had a nice game, allowing an unearned run over 5 innings. Cory Wade added two scoreless. David Pfeiffer had a forgettable outing, allowing 4 ER without recording an out. Leach relieved him and allowed his first run of the year on a solo homer. Inland Empire concludes their series in Lancaster tomorrow at 6:30pm.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2007_04_22_inlafa_lncafa_1


Low A - Great Lakes won 10-1

Trayvon Robinson - 2 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB, K, SB
Josh Bell - 1 for 5, 2 RBI, R, SB
David Sutherland - 3 for 5, RBI, 2 R, 2 K's
Kenley Jansen - 2 for 5, RBI, 2 R, K

Josh Wall - 7 IP, 3 Hits, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K's

The Loons had their best offensive game since opening day and Josh Wall had possibly the best outing of his career. After struggling to get through 4 innings in his first 2 starts, Wall took a 1 hitter into the 7th inning and earned his first victory of the season. He has gotten better in each outing this year, and hopefully it's a sign of good things to come. On offense, Trayvon Robinson reached base 4 times and stole his 5th base while collecting his first extra base hit of the season. David Sutherland had 3 hits, Kenley Jansen had 2 and Josh Bell added 1. Preston Mattingly had the day off, but I'm sure he wishes he was out there. The Loons look to add to their 2 game winning streak against Cedar Rapids tomorrow at 4pm.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2007_04_22_cedafx_swmafx_1