Dodgers minor league report May 27: 4 close losses

By Eric Stephen@ericstephen May 28, 2014, 7:34am PDT

All four Dodgers affiliates lost on Tuesday, including three one-run defeats and a 2-0 contest.

Minor League Player of the Day

There wasn't much offense on Tuesday, but Class-A Rancho Cucamonga catcher Tyler Ogle was 2-for-2 with a walk, extending his hitting streak to five games, including four multi-hit contests. Ogle is 9-for-16 (.563) with three walks and a .632 on-base percentage during his streak.

Triple-A Albuquerque

Alex Liddi hit a two-run double in the second inning and later scored for a 3-0 lead, but the Isotopes lost 5-4 on the road to the Sacramento River Cats (Athletics). Joc Pederson was 1-for-3 with a walk. Mike Baxter was 0-for-4. Old friend Nick Buss, unlike those two outfielders currently on a 40-man roster, was 2-for-3 with a home run for Sacramento.

Double-A Chattanooga

The Lookouts managed just six hits in their 2-0 loss to the Birmingham Barons (White Sox), and third baseman Daniel Mayora had three of them, all singles. Jarret Martin struck out one in a scoreless inning of relief, and has allowed just one run in his last nine appearances, though the left-hander has 10 walks to go with his 12 strikeouts during that 8⅓-inning span.

Advanced Class-A Rancho Cucamonga

Second baseman Brandon Dixon and pitcher-turned-designated-hitter Aaron Miller each went 2-for-5 with a home run, but the Quakes lost 5-4 in Adelanto against the High Desert Mavericks (Mariners). Corey Seager, who won Cal League offensive player of the week honors, was given the day off.

Class-A Great Lakes

Right fielder Alex Santana was 1-for-4 in his first game back off the disabled list, but that was the Loons' only hit in a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Lake County Captains (Indians). Santana's hit was a two-run double in the second inning that briefly gave Great Lakes a lead, but Lake County tied it in the bottom of the inning against Jonathan Martinez, who allowed two runs in six innings in a no-decision. The Loons had six walks as a team, including three from third baseman Paul Hoenecke.

Minor League Transactions

The Quakes added infielder Adam Law from Ogden in a paper move, and transferred outfielder Jeremy Rathjen to Ogden. ... Great Lakes activated Santana from the disabled list and transferred infielder Delvis Morales to Ogden.

Coming up

Zachary Bird starts for Great Lakes in the opener of a three-game series against the Lansing Lugnuts at 4:05 p.m. PT ... Chris Reed starts for Chattanooga at Birnmingham at 5:05 p.m. ... Tom Windle starts for the Quakes at High Desert at 7:05 p.m. ... Jeff Bennett, who has seven walks and six strikeouts but has yet to allow an earned run in 12 innings, makes his third start for Albuquerque at Sacramento at 7:05 p.m.