7/15 Minor League Report: Montero Homer, Brackman Wins 1st At Trenton

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (54-38) beat Toledo (44-48) 12-5: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Reid Gorecki RF: 2-for-4, BB, R
Chad Tracy 3B: 1-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI (6), R
Eduardo Nunez SS: 3-for-5, 2 2B, RBI (41), 2 R
Juan Miranda DH: 1-for-4, 2 R, HBP
Jesus Montero C: 3-for-4, HR (8), 2 RBI (39), 2 R --- average climbs to .259
Jorge Vazquez 1B: 1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI (27), R
Eric Bruntlett LF: 2-for-3, RBI (27), BB, R
Greg Golson CF: 2-for-3, R, HBP

Pitching:
Sergio Mitre: 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, WP (9.00 ERA)
Tim Redding (W, 5-4): 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (3.32 ERA)
Boone Logan: 1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.11 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Mitre 60-43, Redding 87-57, Logan 11-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mitre 2-4, Redding 4-6, Logan 1-0.


(Double-A) Trenton (54-37) beat Reading (44-46) 3-2: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian CF: 3-for-4, 2 2B, RBI (29), R
Matthew Cusick 2B: 1-for-4, RBI (11)
Austin Romine C: 0-for-4 --- average down to .277
Brandon Laird 3B: 1-for-4
Daniel Brewer RF: 0-for-4
Jack Rye LF: 1-for-3
Marcos Vechionacci 1B: 1-for-3, R
Edwar Gonzalez DH: 0-for-3
Justin Snyder SS: 2-for-3, R

Pitching:
Andrew Brackman (W, 1-4): 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K (4.56 ERA)
George Kontos (H, 1): 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (4.32 ERA)
Ryan Pope (S, 4): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (4.39 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Ramirez, J 8-7, Brackman 7-1, Kontos 2-3.


(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 48-38; Second Half: 12-6) beat Jupiter (Overall: 28-59; Second Half: 6-13) 7-5 in 11 innings: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Raymond Kruml LF: 0-for-5, 3 K's
Melky Mesa CF: 0-for-5, 3 K's
Bradley Suttle DH: 1-for-5, RBI (46), R, SB (7)
Corban Joseph 2B: 2-for-3, 3B, BB, 3 R, SB (4), HBP
Jose Pirela SS: 3-for-4, 2 RBI (37), BB, 2 R, SB (16)
Zolio Almonte RF: 0-for-4, RBI (6)
Jose Gil 1B-C: 1-for-5, 2 RBI (4)
Walter Ibarra 3B: 0-for-4
Myron Leslie C-1B: 3-for-4, 2B, R, SB (4)

Pitching:
Craig Heyer: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (1.44 ERA)
Adam Olbrychowski: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K (3.07 ERA)
Noel Castillo: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (3.63 ERA)
Trenton Lare: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (3.71 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz (W, 4-1): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (2.63 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Heyer 5-2, Olbrychowski 1-4, Castillo, N 0-1, Lare 3-2, Ortiz, J 2-2.


(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 41-49; Second Half: 10-11) beat Augusta (Overall: 51-40; Second Half: 10-11) 6-5: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Kelvin Castro SS: 0-for-4, BB, R
Deangelo Mack RF: 2-for-4, 2B, R
Jimmy Paredes 2B: 2-for-3, 2 3B, 3 RBI (39), BB, R
Neil Medchill LF: 1-for-3, RBI (10), BB
JR Murphy C: 1-for-4
Robert Lyerly 1B: 1-for-4, R
Kyle Higashioka DH: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Emerson Landoni 3B: 1-for-4, RBI (16), R
Francisco Santana CF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (5)

Pitching:
Michael Solbach: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HB (3.27 ERA)
Jose Ramirez (W, 3-4): 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (3.51 ERA) --- now relieving to limit his innings
Francisco Gil (S, 4): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.35 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Solbach 6-7, Ramirez, Jo 3-3, Gil 3-0.


(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (14-11) lost to Jamestown (17-9) 5-1: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Eduardo Sosa CF: 1-for-4, 2B
Isaiah Brown DH: 0-for-4
Kyle Roller 1B: 0-for-4
Kelvin De Leon RF: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Kevin Mahoney 2B: 1-for-4, 2B
Shane Brown LF: 1-for-3, RBI (7), BB
Jeffrey Farnham C: 0-for-3
Garrison Lassiter 3B: 0-for-2, BB
Jose Mojica SS: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Shane Greene (L, 2-2): 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (5.10 ERA)
Wilton Rodriguez: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (3.80 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Greene, S 7-2, Rodriguez, W 7-3.


(Rookie) GCL Yankees (8-14) lost to the GCL Pirates (11-11) 8-5: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Kelvin Duran CF: 1-for-5, R, SB (5)
Anderson Felix SS: 1-for-4, R
Gary Sanchez DH: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI (21), R
Ramon Flores LF: 0-for-4
Reymond Nunez 1B: 1-for-4, 2 RBI (16)
Fu-Lin Kuo 3B: 0-for-4
Damian Taveras C: 1-for-3, R, HBP
Jose Toussen 2B: 1-for-3, BB, R
Judd Golsan RF: 1-for-4, RBI (5)

Pitching:
Juan Marcano: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Mariel Checo: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP (5.91 ERA)
Charlyn Garcia (H, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HB (10.38 ERA)
Trevor Johnson (BS, 1)(L, 0-1): 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 WP (4.50 ERA)
Sam Elam: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (4.50 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Marcano 2-5, Checo 0-2, Garcia, Ch 2-0, Johnson 2-0, Elam 2-0.

Posted byGreg Cohen

View the Original article

Brackman Gets a Promotion

Josh Norris is reporting that RHP Andrew Brackman has been promoted from High-A Tampa to Double-A Trenton. In 12 starts for Tampa this year he went 5-4, with a 5.10 ERA, but has posted a 2.84 ERA over his last eight starts.

For more on Brackman, check out this post that Domenic wrote last week.

Posted byGreg Cohen

View the Original article

6/2 Minor League Report - Brackman Makes It 3 Great Starts in a Row

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (31-22) lost to Durham (30-23) 4-0: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Greg Golson, CF: 1-for-4, 2B
Reegie Corona, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
Colin Curtis, DH: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Rene Rivera, C: 1-for-3
Matthew Cusick, 3B: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Dustin Moseley (L, 2-3): 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (4.21 ERA)
Zack Segovia: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (5.26 ERA)
Royce Ring: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (1.53 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Moseley 103-61, Segovia 36-23, Ring 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Moseley 10-4, Segovia 3-2, Ring 2-0.

(Double-A) Trenton (31-21) beat Portland (26-25) 1-0: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian, LF: 0-for-3, BB
Austin Romine, C: 2-for-4, 2B - now batting .329
Brandon Laird, 3B: 1-for-4
Jorge Vazquez, DH: 1-for-4
Daniel Brewer, RF: 0-for-4, RBI (22)
Marcos Vechionacci, 1B: 1-for-3
Luis Nunez, SS: 1-for-3

Pitching:
David Phelps: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K (2.13 ERA)
Eric Wordekemper (W, 3-0): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (3.07 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Phelps 5-9, Wordekemper 4-0.

(High-A) Tampa (28-25) beat St. Lucie (25-27) 10-1: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Jack Rye, RF: 1-for-5, R
Corban Joseph, 2B: 0-for-2, 3 BB, 2 R
Bradley Suttle, 3B: 3-for-5, 3 2B, 2 RBI (24), 3 R
Melky Mesa, CF: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI (19), BB, 3 R, SB (16)
Addison Maruszak, DH: 4-for-5, 2 RBI (14), R, SB (3)
Jose Pirela, SS: 2-for-5
Myron Leslie, 1B: 0-for-4, BB, RBI (15)
Mitch Abeita, C: 0-for-3, 2 BB, RBI (14)
Francisco Santana, LF: 0-for-3, RBI (7)

Pitching:
Andrew Brackman (W, 4-3): 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, HB (5.44 ERA) - Last 3 starts: 17 IP, 12 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 19 K
Tim Norton: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (1.08 ERA)
Noel Castillo: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, WP (3.00 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (1.80 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Brackman 4-3, Norton 0-2, Castillo, N 3-0, Ortiz, J 0-1.

(Low-A) Charleston (23-30) beat Hickory (33-21) 5-4 in 10 innings: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott, CF: 1-for-5, RBI (1) - season debut
JR Murphy, DH: 0-for-4, RBI (12)
Jimmy Paredes, SS: 1-for-4, R, SB (21)
Luke Murton, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI (30)
Zolio Almonte, RF: 0-for-3, BB, SB (5)
Hector Rabago, 3B: 1-for-2, 2 BB
Kelvin Castro, 2B: 2-for-2, 2B, 3B, RBI (15), 2 BB, R, 2 SB (8)
Raymond Kruml, LF: 1-for-3, 3B, RBI (11), IBB, R

Pitching:
Sean Black: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, WP (4.50 ERA)
Benjamin Watkins: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (4.44 ERA)
Ryan Flannery (W, 3-2): 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (2.70 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Black 5-5, Watkins, B 2-2, Flannery 4-3.

Posted byGreg Cohen

View the Original article