AFL Recap - 10/26/09

Peoria Javelinas won 2-1

Russell Mitchell - 2 for 3, BB (.412 BA)
Andrew Lambo - 1 for 4, RBI (.400 BA)

Aaron Miller - 1 IP, Hit, 0 R, BB, 3 K's (2.08 ERA)

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Games Notes

Laborious outing for Miller, who made 30 pitches. He struck out Mike Moustakas after an 11 pitch duel to begin the inning and ended it with a 4 pitch punch out. In between were a walk, another strikeout and a single to shortstop on a well-placed changeup. Aaron was up to 92 in the first AB but settled in at 88-90 as the inning wore on. It's a little disappointing to see the velocity down but he's still getting great results.

AFL Recap - 10/23/09

Peoria Javelinas lost 8-7

Russell Mitchell - 0 for 2, R, 2 BB, K, HBP (.407 BA)
Lucas May - 1 for 4, RBI, R (.280 BA)

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AFL Recap - 10/21/09

Peoria Javelinas lost 17-4

Trayvon Robinson - 1 for 5, 2 K's (.250 BA)
Lucas May - 1 for 4, 2B, R, 3 K's (.286 BA)
Russell Mitchell - 3 for 3, 2B, RBI, 2 R (.476 BA)
Andrew Lambo - 1 for 4 (.444 BA)

Javy Guerra - 0.2 IP, 2 Hits, R (0 ER), BB, 2 K's (0.00 ERA)

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Game Notes

Wasn't a good day for the Javelinas, save for Mitchell. He's hit safely in all 6 of his AFL games and was awarded Player of the Week honors on Monday. The 24 year old isn't much of a prospect, but it's nice to see him doing well. Lambo has hit safely in his last 5 and has only struck out twice in nearly 30 plate appearances. Robinson has only played in 3 games in the past week so I'm not thinking much about his numbers. May has exactly 1 hit in each of his 6 games and all but 1 have been of the extra base variety. Guerra had his worst outing thus far, though he's still maintaining a perfect ERA.

AFL Recap - 10/20/09

Peoria Javelinas won 14-10

Andrew Lambo - 3 for 6, GS (2), 4 RBI, 3 R, K (.478 BA)
Russell Mitchell - 1 for 2, HR (3), 2 RBI, R, BB (.389 BA)
Lucas May - 1 for 2, 2B, 2 RBI (.294 BA)

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Game Notes

This was Lambo's second grand slam. Mitchell's 3rd HR ties him for the league lead. May collected his 3rd double after replacing Mitchell in the 5th.

AFL Recap - 10/19/09

Peoria Javelinas won 8-1

Russell Mitchell - 1 for 4, 2B, R, BB, K (.375 BA)
Lucas May - 1 for 3, 2B, RBI (.267 BA)

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Game Notes

Mitchell's double allows him to maintain his 1.000 SLG. May collects his 2nd double. Would be nice to see some more of Trayvon Robinson.

AFL Recap - 10/17/09

Peoria Javelinas won 9-5

Trayvon Robinson - 1 for 4, RBI, R, BB, K, SB (.286 BA)
Lucas May - 1 for 4, 2B, RBI, R, BB, K (.250 BA)
Andrew Lambo - 1 for 4, R, K, HBP (.471 BA)

Travis Schlicthing - 2.2 IP, 0 Hits, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K's (0.00 ERA)
Javy Guerra - 1.1 IP, Hit, 0 R, BB, K (0.00 ERA)

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Games Notes

Schlichting getting the start is a surprise, and he did well. His sinker sat at 89-91 and he threw his changeup a good amount. He showed a few breaking balls but didn't really command the pitch. Overall, a very nice debut for Travis. Guerra's stuff was about the same. 93-95 on the fastball, lots of changeups.

AFL Recap - 10/16/09

Peoria Javelinas won 13-3

Russell Mitchell - 2 for 5, 2B, HR (2), 4 RBI, 2 R, K (.417 BA)
Andrew Lambo - 4 for 5, 2B, 3B, RBI (.538 BA)

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Game Notes

After missing the cycle by a triple yesterday, Lambo collected a three-bagger in his first at bat of today's game. Then he doubled in his second AB and singled in his third. He'd have two more shots to complete the feat with a homer but grounded out and singled again to come just shy once more. Andrew now has 7 hits in his last 2 games including 2 doubles, a triple and a grand slam. Russell Mitchell went yard and doubled for the second time in as many days.

AFL Recap - 10/15/09

Peoria Javelinas won 17-9

Lucas May - 1 for 4, RBI, 2, R, 2 BB, 2 K's, PB (.250 BA)
Russell Mitchell - 2 for 3, 2B, HR (1), 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB (.429 BA)
Andrew Lambo - 3 for 5, 2B, GS (1), 4 RBI, R, BB, SB (.375 BA)

Aaron Miller - 2.1 IP, 0 Hits, 0 R, BB, K, HB (0.00 ERA)

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Game Notes

Lambo's granny in the 6th broke the game open for the Javelinas. Aaron Miller came in and was throwing 91-92 to the first handful batters he faced before settling in at 89-90 over the remainder of his appearance. He also mixed in a few sliders and a changeup. As mentioned before, it seems Miller's velocity was down from its reported low to mid 90s during the spring. Hopefully this is simply a matter of him wearing down after pitching so many innings this year. It'll be interesting to see where his velocity is in future games.

AFL Recap - 10/14/09

Peoria Javelinas lost 6-4

Trayvon Robinson - 1 for 3, 3B, RBI, R, 2 BB, 2 K's, 2 SB (.333 BA)

Javy Guerra - 1 IP, Hit, 0 R, BB, K (0.00 ERA)

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Game Notes

Thanks to Gameday and pitch f/x, viewers can track pitchers' movement and velocity live while watching the game. Guerra was sitting at 93-95mph with his fastball and it appeared to have average/above average movement. His second pitch was his changeup, which sat 82-83mph with similar action to his fastball. He threw the pitch 8 times in his 22 total pitches. The only other pitch I saw was a slider/cutter at 89-90 which he only threw a few times. I'm very anxious to Aaron Miller's velocity once he makes his AFL debut.

AFL Recap - 10/13/09

Peoria Javelinas lost 17-4

Russell Mitchell - 1 for 4, 2B, R (.250 BA)
Andrew Lambo - 0 for 3, R, BB, SB (.000 BA)
Lucas May - 1 for 4, HR (1), RBI, R (.250 BA)

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