7/10/10 Minor League Report – Withrow & Martin Get Early Hooks

AAA – Starting pitcher Alberto Bastardo got absolutely lit up in the Isotopes 13 to 1 loss to the Omaha Royals.  Bastardo allowed 10 hits and 10 earned runs in just 3 innings in what was his worst AAA start thus far with the Dodgers.  Cory Wade also didn’t do himself any favors by allowing 3 runs in 2 innings of work.  The good news, however, is that Lindblom rebounded with 2 scoreless innings of relief.  The Albuquerque offense was very weak besides John Lindsay’s 3 for 4 efforts, including his 4th homer in the last 3 games.

AA – Chris Withrow got the start but lasted just one inning.  In that inning he allowed 4 hits, 2 walks, and 2 runs, so I think that he was pulled from the game due to his poor performance and not because of an injury.  In addition, the recap of this game from the Lookouts website did not mention anything about a Withrow injury.  Tim Sexton picked up in the 2nd inning and pitched pretty well, giving up just 3 runs in 6 innings.  Cole St. Clair pitched a perfect 8th, but Kenly Jansen finally struggled as he allowed 2 walks, 1 hit, and 2 runs in his inning work (although he did still end up striking out the side).  The Lookouts only had one extra base hit in their 7 to 3 loss, which was a double by Jaime Pedroza.  Trayvon Robinson went 2 for 5, and Jerry Sands went 1 for 3 with an outfield assist.

High A – Ethan Martin started for the 66ers, but lasted just 3 innings and picked up the loss in the Inland Empire 5 for 3 defeat.  Even though Martin only gave up 2 hits, he allowed 2 walks and 3 runs and struck out just 1.  Miguel Sanfler had his best outing of the season as he pitched 5 innings of 3 hit relief, but it wasn’t enough.  A couple of rehabbing Dodgers played in this game as Manny went 0 for 3 and Brad Ausmus went 3 for 3.  In terms of offensive prospects, only Alfredo Silverio had a good game with his 2 for 4 effort.

A – Matt Magill followed Allen Webster’s lead by walking 5 batters, but he only allowed 1 earned run in 7.1 innings as the Loons won on Saturday 4 to 2.  Steven Ames picked up his 4th save of the season with yet another perfect inning, including 2 K’s.  The winning runs in this game actually scored in the 9th inning on Christian Lara’s inside the park homer.  Other Great Lakes players who had multi hit games were Brian Cavazos-Galvez and Austin Yount, who both went 2 for 4.

Rookie Ogden – The Raptors pitching staff only allowed 5 hits in this game as Ogden won this game 5 to 2.  2010 29th round pick Red Patterson pitched 5 strong innings as he allowed just 3 hits and 1 run while striking out 7.  Nick Gaudi and Shawn Tolleson closed out the game with great relief, and in 8.2 innings of work, Tolleson has a K per 9 of 16.62.  On offense, Jonathan Garcia continued his hot hitting by going 2 for 4.  Pedro Guerrero also chipped in with a RBI double that plated 2 runs.

Rookie Arizona – Former DSL players Gustavo Gomez and Carlos De Aza got spanked for 4 runs each as the Arizona Dodgers lost 9 to 4.  The good news, however, is that Nick Akins continued to make a mockery of the Arizona League with his 6th homer of the young season.  Akins went 2 for 5 in total and is now hitting .433 for the season.  Tae-Hyeok Nam also had an RBI double in this game.

DSL – The Dominican Dodgers were scheduled for a double header on Saturday, but their box scores were not posted at the time of this report.

Albuquerque Isotopes Box Score

Chattanooga Lookouts Box Score

Inland Empire 66ers Box Score

Great Lakes Loons Box Score

Ogden Raptors Box Score

Arizona Dodgers Box Score

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