9/1/10 Minor League Report – Kyle Russell Puts on a Show

AAA – The Isotopes had a comfortable 13 to 6 lead heading into the 9th inning, but Jesus Rodriguez and Jon Link were unable to hold the lead as the Iowa Cubs stormed back for 9 runs in the 9th and came away with a 15 to 13 victory.  It turns out that the 5 runs that Link allowed were all unearned, but you can bet that the 4 hits he gave up were all his fault.  Tim Corcoran was the starter in this game and he wasn’t very good either, allowing 8 hits and 5 runs in 6.1 innings.  John Lindsay, on the other hand, continues to rake as he went 2 for 5 and smacked his 24th homer of the year.  Ivan De Jesus also contributed with 2 hits and 3 RBI’s, and the rehabbing Furcal had a double and a triple in 3 at bats.  In addition, Chin-Lung Hu made his first appearance since June so he is apparently healed from his injury. 

AA – Starter Will Savage lasted just 2.2 innings and gave up 4 runs, but his offense and bullpen picked him up as the Lookouts beat the BayBears 7 to 5.  Kyle Russell was a big reason for the victory as he pounded out 2 homers and 4 hits in all.  Since the All Star Break, Russell is hitting .296 with a .942 OPS so he really is doing well.  Sure he has a lot of strikeouts, but I don’t care about that as much as some people.  The other player who contributed with both his arm and his bat was David Pfeiffer.  Pfeiffer threw 2 shutout innings, but was even better at the plate as he hit a grand slam.  It was actually David’s 5th hit of the year so he is actually pretty handy with the stick.  In other news, Jerry Sands went 1 for 5, and Dee Gordon stole his 51st base of the season. 

High A – It was quite a day for the 66ers hitters as every batter in the lineup had a hit, and 7 of players had more than 1 hit.  In all, Inland Empire accumulated 19 base knocks on the night.  The offensive leader was again Alfredo Silverio, who went 4 for 5 with a couple of doubles.  After a horrendous start to his season, Silverio has amazingly brought his batting average all the way back up to .292.  The other hitter with more than 2 hits was Austin Gallagher who went 3 for 3.  On the mound, Aaron Miller wasn’t as sharp as his previous start, but the 9 hits and 5 runs allowed were good enough for him to earn the win.  Robert Boothe and Matt Sartor combined to finish off the game with 4 shutout innings.

A – True to his name, Mr. Unsexy had another solid, yet unspectacular game.  Magill allowed 3 hits and 2 runs over 6 innings while punching out 6 batters, and lowered his ERA to 3.28 for the season.  Steve Smith then pitched the final 4 frames to pick up the win in the Loons 4 to 3 extra inning victory.  The win came in walk off fashion as Mario Songco lined a 2 run double in the 10th inning after Great Lakes had gone down by a run in the top of the inning.  Besides Songco, the only other Loon to do well at the dish was big Chris Jacobs, who continued his hot streak with a single, 2 doubles, and 2 RBI’s.

Rookie Ogden – Garrett Gould threw a very solid game and picked up his first victory of the season as the Raptors won 6 to 2.  Gould allowed just 4 hits and 1 walk over 5 innings while striking out 5, and gave up just 1 earned run.  Hopefully he’ll have at least 1 more good start before the season is over so he can carry some momentum into 2011.  Andrew Pevsner came out of the pen and struck out 4 in 2 innings of shutout relief, and Shawn Tolleson did not allow a hit as the closed the door in the 9th.  At the plate, both Jonathan Garcia and Jake Lemmerman hit their 9th homers of the season, while Leon Landry drove in 2 runs with a double and a single. 

Rookie Arizona – Season over

DSL – Season over

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