9/3/10 Minor League Report – J.T. Wise Earns an A

AAA – The Isotopes had a lackluster game on Friday as they were shutout 3 to 0 by the Red Rock Express.  The offense was limited to just 5 singles, probably because they were playing on the road instead of in their own bandbox of a stadium.  On the mound, John Ely actually threw a pretty good game as he allowed just 5 hits and 3 runs over 7 innings while striking out 7.  I’m still expected him to rejoin the big league club once the AAA season is over. 

AA – The Lookouts were leading 7 to 5 heading into the 9th inning, but the Diamond Jaxx rallied for 3 in the final frame off of Jon Huber to pull out an 8 to 5 victory.  Huber allowed way too many base runners in the 9th, although the actual winning run actually scored on Jaime Pedroza’s fielding error.  Starter Alberto Bastardo wasn’t very good, allowing 5 runs in 5.1 inning of work, but the offense and the bullpen gave Chattanooga a chance at the win.  Javier Solano threw 1.2 perfect innings before the disaster occurred in the 9th.  The Lookouts accumulated 14 this, including 2 each from Dee Gordon, Elian Herrera, Jerry Sands, Eduardo Perez, and Keyter Collado.  The newly promoted Pedro Baez also chipped in with 3 hits in 5 at bats and 2 RBI’s.  It should also be noted that Alfredo Silverio was promoted from the California League to AA to finish out the season, although he went 0 for 4 in his debut. 

High A – The 66ers were shut out by the Modesto Nuts 4 to 0 as Inland Empire was only able to scratch out 5 singles in this game.  Austin Yount, who is having a terrible season, was the only 66er player to have more than 1 hit in this game.  Josh Walter was the starter for Inland Empire and lasted 5.2 innings while allowing 7 hits and 4 runs.  The bullpen very good as Thomas Melgarejo, who returned from his loan to the Mexican League, threw 1.1 perfect innings and Miguel Sanfler tossed a scoreless 8th. 

A – J.T. Wise continued to scorch the ball as he went 3 for 3 with 2 more homers, knocking in 4 runs and leading the Loons to a 5 – 3 victory over the Lake County Captains.  J.T.’s dad Sunny was in town watching the game, so apparently Wise is stepping it up even more to impressive his dad.  The win puts the Loons at 88 wins for the season, and with 3 games left they are really trying to reach the 90 win plateau, which would be an amazing accomplishment for the team.  The pitching for Great Lakes was very good in this game as Greg Wilborn allowed just 4 hits over 5 innings while striking out an impressive 10 batters.  He did allowed 3 runs, but the K’s are more notable for me.  After Ji-Mo Lee threw 2 innings of 1 hit ball, Steven Ames came in and struck out 5 of the 7 batters he faced to record his 15th save for the Loons.  After the game, Ames said in an interview that his arm felt really good and that he was missing a lot of bats, so that’s good news.  Also, Ames’ FIP while with the Loons is now a miniscule 0.38, which is one of the best FIP’s I’ve ever seen for someone with as many as 27 innings with a team.

Rookie Ogden – Ralston Cash got his first taste of the Pioneer League, and while his results were not pretty the Raptors were able to come away with the 8 to 6 win.  Cash gave up 5 hits and 5 runs in just 3 innings, although only 3 of the runs were earned.  Newly promoted Gustavo Gomez ended up picking up the win, while Logan Bawcom and Shawn Tolleson were perfect for the final 7 outs of the game.  At the plate, everyone in the Ogden lineup managed at least one with, and Michael Pericht led the way with 3 singles.  Jonathan Garcia, Bobby Coyle, and Casio Grider also had 2 hits apiece while combining to drive in 4 runs. 

Rookie Arizona – Season over

DSL – Season over

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