Minor League Recap - 5/23/07

Triple A - Las Vegas won 6-0

Matt Kemp - 2 for 5, 2B, K

Hong Chih Kuo - 4 IP, 4 Hits, 0 R, BB, 4 K's

Hong Chih Kuo and Eric Stults combined for the 51's 2nd shutout win of the season. Kuo, who had spent a few days up with the big club, made 62 pitches over his 4 innings of work; 40 were strikes. He's expected to take Brett Tomko's place in the major league rotation, according to Vin Scully. Stults, making his first relief appearance of the season, allowed just 1 hit over 5 innings. He was coming off a very successful start in which he gave up just 1 run over 6 innings. He earned his 4th win of the year. Kemp hit his 10th double. Loney did not play. Vegas finishes their series with Tacoma tomorrow at 6:05pm.

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Double A - Jacksonville lost 16-11

Chin Lung Hu - 0 for 2
Xavier Paul - 1 for 2, E
Cory Dunlap - 0 for 3, R, 2 BB
Anthony Raglani - 1 for 2, HR (8), 2 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, CS

Justin Orenduff - 2.2 IP, 9 Hits , 7 R (3 ER), 2 BB

A shutout in the PCL followed by a slugfest in the SL? That might be a sign of the apocolypse. Tennessee scored single runs in the 1st and 2nd, then dropped a 5 spot in the 3rd, followed by 7 more in the 4th. All of Orenduff's earned runs came on 2 HR, doubling his season total. He also earned his first decision of the season. Brian Akin had the worst of it, giving up 8 ER in 2.1 innings. Mark Alexander gave up a run in 2 innings of work, and utility man Jimmy Rohan struck out 2 in a hitless frame. Dunlap and Raglani combined for 5 walks; Dunlap now has 21 walks and 21 strikeouts. Raglani leads the league with 31 free passes and raised his OPS back over .900. Hu went hitless and was replaced early, leading me to beleive he's playing with a boo boo. Paul committed his 2nd error of the year and is hitting .278. The Suns look to rebound tomorrow at 4:15pm.

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High A - Inland Empire lost 16-8

Blake DeWitt - 4 for 5, RBI, R, CS
Jamie Hoffman - 3 for 4, 2 RBI, R, SB
Russell Mitchell - 1 for 5, 2 K's, E
Travis Denker - 1 for 4, RBI, BB, K, SB
Ivan De Jesus Jr - 2 for 5, 2 R

Alberto Bastardo made his first appearance since April 10th and lasted only 2 innings. He allowed 7 ER, including 2 HR, on 9 hits. His ERA on the season is 16.43. Cory Wade allowed 2 ER over 5 innings, while Jacobo Meque gave up 6 ER without recording an out. David Pfeiffer allowed a run in an inning. Blake DeWitt raised his average .016 points to .236. Hoffman also had a nice performance, stealing his 7th base in 10 tries. De Jesus Jr raised his average to .238. Mitchell and Denker had a hit, though Mitchell also committed his 3rd error. Lucas May had the night off. The Empire plays a day game tomorrow, starting at 11am.

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Low A - Great Lakes lost 4-2

Trayvon Robinson - 2 for 5, RBI, R, K, E
Josh Bell - 1 for 3, BB, K
Scott Van Slyke - 1 for 3, 2B, BB

Starter Cody White allowed 3 runs, 2 of which were earned, over 5 innings. He lost his 5th game of the season but his ERA is still just 2.91. Miguel Sanfler tossed a scoreless 8th while walking 2 and striking out 1. Van Slyke has been hot of late, hitting his 4th double in his last 6 games. Robinson moved his average up to .252. Bell is hitting .368 in his last 10 games. Preston Mattingly did not play. Loons' lefty Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to start tomorrow's contest at 4pm.

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