Minors Recap, 5/12

Scranton falls to Gwinnett, 5-4

• George Kontos started, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits (3 homers) and 3 walks, while striking out 4.  His ERA sits at 3.00 on the season.
• Anthony Claggett took the loss, giving up a run on 3 hits and 2 walks in 2 2/3 innings.
• Mark Melancon struck out the only batter he faced.
• Kevin Russo was 2 for 5 with a steal.
• Austin Jackson was 3 for 5 with a double and his 12th stolen base.  He’s hitting .341 on the season.
• Shelley Duncan and Juan Miranda were each 1 for 4 with a home run.  Duncan’s homer was his 20th, while Miranda hit his 10th.
• John Rodriguez was 1 for 3.

Trenton blanks Binghamton, 1-0

• Ivan Nova go thte start, and continued to pitch well.  In 8 shutout innings, Nova allowed just 3 hits and a walk, and struck out 8.  He also posted a 13-3 groundout-air out ratio.  You can’t really ask for anything more in an outing.  Nova lowered his ERA to 2.70 with this gem.
• Amaury Sanit pitched a perfect 9th, striking out 1.
• Luis Nunez was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles.
• Jesus Montero, DH’ing, was 2 for 4 to raise his AA average to .280.
• Noah Hall was 1 for 4 with a homer that was the only run in this game.
• Kyle Anson was 1 for 4.
• Marcos Vechionacci was 1 for 2 with a walk.

Tampa stops St. Lucie, 5-3

• Jeremy Bleich put together a nice outing, giving up just 4 hits and a walk in 7 scoreless, and striking out 4.  He lowered his ERA to 3.58.
• Humberto Sanchez, making his return from injury, struggled.  In 2/3 of an inning, Sanchez gave up 3 runs on 2 hits and a walk, and struck out 2.
• Jon Hovis pitched a perfect 9th and struck out 1.
• Eric Fryer was 1 for 4.
• Damon Sublett was 1 for 3 wtih a walk.
• Brandon Laird was 2 fo r4.
• Seth Fortenberry was 2 for 4 with a home run.
• Roger Strasbaugh was 2 for 4.

Charleston defeats Rome, 7-2

• Manny Banuelos put together another strong start, giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits in 7 innings, while fanning 5.  His ERA on the season sits at 2.62, a great number.
• Brad Rulon pitched 2 innings of scoreless relief, striking out 3 and allowing a hit and a walk.
• Jose Pirela continued to hit, going 3 for 5 to bring his average to .321.  He also stole his 4th base since being promoted to Charleston.
• Dan Brewer was 1 for 2 with 2 walks.
• David Adams was 1 for 4.
• Melky Mesa was 1 for 5.
• Taylor Grote was 1 for 4.
• Neall French was 2 for 3 with a walk.

That’s all for tonight.  Sorry for my absence over the last few days, things have been busy.

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