Minor League Recap - 8/01/09

Albuquerque lost 5-3

Tony Abreu - 1 for 4, 2 K's (.336 BA)
Jamie Hoffman - 0 for 4 (.294 BA)
Chin Lung Hu - 2 for 4, K, E (.274 BA)

http://tinyurl.com/m5n62r


Chattanooga was rained out


Inland Empire won 8-3

Trayvon Robinson - 1 for 4, R, 2 K's, 2 SB (.306 BA)
Scott Van Slyke - 1 for 2, HR (18), 4 RBI, R, 2 BB, K, SB (.300 BA)
Steven Caseres - 0 for 4, RBI (.277 BA)
Preston Mattingly - 1 for 3, BB, K, SB, E (.246 BA)

http://tinyurl.com/lbq2eb


Great Lakes lost 5-2

Dee Gordon - 3 for 4, 2B, R, BB, K, CS, E (.316 BA)
Tony Delmonico - 3 for 4, 2B, R, BB (.283 BA)
Kyle Russell - 1 for 4, RBI, 2 K's (.268 BA)

Ethan Martin - 3 IP, Hit, 5 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 4 K's (4.17 ERA)
Nathan Eovaldi - 4 IP, 0 Hits, 0 R, 4 BB, 2 K's (3.30 ERA)

http://tinyurl.com/l862mq


Ogden lost 8-7

BCG - 1 for 5, 2B, R (.316 BA)
Jerry Sands - 2 for 4, 2B, HR (13), 3 R, BB (.356 BA)
JT Wise - 2 for 5, RBI, K (.333 BA)
Blake Smith - 3 for 3, 2 2B's, R, 2 BB (.156 BA)

Javier Solano - 2 IP, 2 Hits, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K's (4.02 ERA)

http://tinyurl.com/lzmzt9


AZL lost 9-5

Nick Akins - 3 for 5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K's (.349 BA)
Jonathan Garcia - 0 for 3, R, BB, K (.250 BA)

Bolivar Medina - 2.2 IP, 6 Hits, 6 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 4 K's (2.30 ERA)

http://tinyurl.com/krdwst


Player of the Day - Jerry Sands, OF

Sands has been one of the best hitters in the Pioneer league this season, leading the circuit with 13 home runs and a 1.079 OPS. This comes after a disappointing debut to each the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Earlier this spring, Jerry tried his hand in the full season Midwest league and was overwhelmed, collecting just 2 hits in 17 at bats with 7 strike outs. So what can we make of this turnaround? Did he figure something out? Is it the profound effect the Pioneer league has on hitters? Only time will tell.