8/19/10 Minor League Report – Fools Gould?

AAA – The Isotopes lost 11 to 5 behind Seth Etherton’s worst performance in a long time.  He allowed 7 runs in 4 innings, and then Josh Lindblom came in and allowed another run in relief.  Jon Link continued the trend by giving up a 3 run homer in the 7th.  On offense, John Lindsay hit a 3 run homer and Russell Mitchell went 3 for 4.  Jamie Hoffmann also contributed by going 2 for 4 with an RBI. 

AA – Rubby De La Rosa wasn’t piling up the strikeouts on Thursday night, but he still had a dominant performance in which he allowed just 3 hits over 7 innings.  A walk and a homer resulted in 2 runs allowed, but that was his only blemish on the night.  Now in 32 innings, Rubby has allowed just 3 earned runs and batters are hitting just .178 against him.  The Lookouts were able to back their star pitcher with 3 runs, which was just enough for the win.  Jaime Pedroza did most of the damage with 2 hits and 2 RBI’s, but the other hitting prospects were pretty quiet on this night.

High A – I always seem to get the games when Josh Walter pitchers, and I hate it because he so pointless.  He’s a 25 year old in the California League with an ERA over 6.  Walter had another mediocre performance on Thursday as the 66ers lost 6 to 4.  At the plate, Manny Ramirez went 0 for 2 with 2 K’s and a walk in his 2nd rehab game.  The only good news is that Pedro Baez and Alfredo Silverio both went 2 for 4, although both are still hitting in the .260’s.

A – The Loons only scratched out 3 hits in this game, but somehow it was enough as they won 1 to 0.  The Great Lakes pitching was extremely good on this night, with Greg Wilborn going 7 strong innings in which he struck out 8.  Steven Ames finished off the game with 2 nearly perfect innings, in which his only base runner was the result of a field error.

Rookie Ogden – Garrett Gould continued his mediocre season with 4 less than stellar innings.  He allowed 4 runs, but only 2 runs were earned.  This unearned run thing has become a trend all season for Gould, and for the season he has allowed 34 runs, but only 21 of those were earned.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a big discrepancy between those 2 numbers.  I still think Gould will be fine as he is barely 19 years old, but I do wish he were having a better season.  Getting back to the game, Carlos Frias threw in relief again and allowed 2 unearned runs in 2.1 innings while striking out 4.  Nobody did much at the plate besides Nick Akins, who hit 2 doubles and is just having a ridiculously good season.

Rookie Arizona – The Arizona Dodgers lost 3 to 1 because they were only able to manage 4 hits against the Giants.  Chance Gilmore went 2 for 4 with a double and triple, and Tae-Hyeok Nam had an RBI double, but that was it.  Preston Mattingly continued his strong season with an 0 for 4 performance, including 3 strikeouts.  Brandon Martinez was the starting pitcher and did OK, allowing 5 hits and 3 runs in 5.1 inning while striking out 5.  Jimmy Marshall and Joel Lima were solid out of the bullpen. 

DSL – The Dodgers split a double header with the Rays, winning the first game 6 to 1 before falling 3 to 1 in the nightcap.  In terms of pitching, starter Giordanny Chavez was solid in the first game, while 17 year olds Abdiel Velasquez and Jackson Mateo shut down the opposition out the bullpen in game 2.  There isn’t anything to report in terms of offense for either game.

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Inland Empire 66ers Box Score

Great Lakes Loons Box Score

Ogden Raptors Box Score

Arizona Dodgers Box Score

DSL Dodgers Box Score Game 1

DSL Dodgers Box Score Game 2

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