8/23/10 Minor League Report – What’s Gotten into Gallagher?

AAA – Rained out

AA Game 1 – The Lookouts were swept in their doubleheader on Monday, but at least they had a couple of good offense performances in the 1st game.  Trayvon Robinson went 3 for 3 with a double, and Jerry Sands hit is 33rd total homer of the year to retake the minor league lead.  Matt Wallach also continued his hot hitting with 2 hits in 3 at bats, including a double.  On the mound, Alberto Bastardo did very well as he allowed just 3 hits and 1 run in 5 innings of work.  Cole St. Clair struggled in relief as he gave up 3 runs in 2 innings. 

AA Game 2 – The 2nd game of the doubleheader was quite a struggle for most of the Chattanooga players.  None of the offense players did much of anything, and spot starter David Pfeiffer was bad in 2 inning of work.  2 relievers stood out, however, especially 20 year old Javier Solano.  Solano threw 4 shutout innings in which he allowed just 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3.  He also lowered his AA ERA to 2.51.  The other strong performance belonged to James Adkins as he struck out the side in a perfect inning.

High A – Tim Sexton continued his down season by allowing 8 runs in just 3.2 innings, and while the 66ers staged a mighty comeback, it wasn’t enough as they lost in Bakersfield 11 to 10.  The big story of the game was Austin Gallagher as he hit his 2nd grand slam in as many games.  Gallagher ended the night 2 for 4 with 5 RBI’s to give him 9 ribbies over the past 2 nights.  Hopefully he’s developing his power swing because he is still just 21 years old.  Other Inland Empire prospects to have big nights at the plate were Alfredo Silverio (3 for 5), Pedro Baez (2 for 4 with an RBI), and Steven Caseres (2 for 5 with an RBI). 

A – The Loons allowed 3 late inning runs and ended up losing the Whitecaps 5 to 2.  Starter Allen Webster had a relatively solid performance, allowing just 5 hits and 1 earned run over 5 innings.  However, he continues to lack the dominance the he had to begin the season.  Despite throwing at least 5 innings in each of his last 6 starts, Webster has averaged just 3.5 strikeouts in those outings.  I know it’s not all about strikeouts, and I’m not really complaining because he has a 2.79 ERA, but it’d be nice to see a few more K’s out of him.  One reasonable explanation, however, could be that he is getting a little bit tired since he’s almost thrown double the amount of innings he threw last year.  Anyways, getting back to the game, Steven Ames allowed an inherited run to score, but ended up striking out 4 in 1.2 innings.  The Great Lakes offense was pretty weak compared to their powerful outburst yesterday.  The Loons didn’t have any extra base hits, while Jaime Ortiz and Christian Lara were the only one who had more than one base knock. 

Rookie Ogden – Off day

Rookie Arizona – Off day

DSL – Season over

Chattanooga Lookouts Box Score Game 1

Chattanooga Lookouts Box Score Game 2

Inland Empire 66ers Box Score

Great Lakes Loons Box Score

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