Minors Recap, 6/22

Scranton falls to Indianapolis, 7-1 (7 innings, game 1)

• Casey Fossum started, giving up 6 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits, while striking out 4.
• Anthony Claggett gave up a run on 4 hits in 2 innings, fanning 2.
• Austin Jackson was 1 for 3.
• Shelley Duncan was 1 for 2 with a double and a walk, but made an error.
• Kevin Cash was 1 for 2.
• Juan Miranda, Cody Ransom, and Colin Curtis were each 0 for 3.

Scranton falls to Indianapolis, 6-3 (game 2)

• Josh Towers took the hill against former Yankee prospect Dan McCutchen.  Towres gave up 4 runs on 6 hits and a walk in 4 innings, with 2 strikeouts.
• Mark Melancon gave up a run on 2 hits in 2 innings, and fanned 4.
• Kevin Russo was 1 for 4.
• Austin Jackson was 0 for 4, dropping his average to .336.
• Cody Ransom was 1 for 2 with a walk.
• Shelley Duncan was 1 for 3 with his 21st homer of the year.
• Juan Miranda and John Rodriguez were 1 for 3.
• Colin Curtis and Chris Stewart were each 1 for 3 with a double.

Trenton was off tonight.  On Monday, Jesus rested.

Tampa tops Clearwater, 4-3

• Ryan Zink started, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings.
• Humberto Sanchez struck out 1 and gave up a hit in 1 inning of relief.
• Jack Rye was 2 for 4 with a homer, a steal, and a walk.
• Eric Fryer was 1 for 5 with a double.
• Damon Sublett, playing centerfield (something I’ve never seen from him) was 1 for 3 with a walk and a steal.
• Austin Romine was 2 for 4 with his 9th homer of the season.  He hit 10 all of last season, so it is apparent that Austin’s power has improved.
• Seth Fortenberry was 1 for 4 with a homer.
• Kevin Smith was 2 for 4.

Charleston was off tonight

Staten Island blanked by Aberdeen, 2-0

• Francisco Rondon took the loss, giving up a run on 2 hits and 3 walks in 5 2/3 innings.  He also struck out 4.
• Francisco Santana and Robert Lyerly were each 1 for 4.
• Kyle Higashioka, batting cleanup, was 1 for 3 with a walk.  He threw out 1 of the 2 runners who attempted to steal on him.
• Neil Medchill was 0 for 4.
• Kelvin Castro was 1 for 3.
• DeAngelo Mack was 1 for 3 with a double.
• Jimmy Paredes was 0 for 3.

That’s all for tonight.

The rookie-level Gulf Coast League begins tomorrow.  2 guys to keep an eye on are 18 year-olds Kelvin DeLeon and Eduardo Sosa (assuming the GCL is where they end up), who both were very impressive in the DSL last season.  DeLeon is a legitimate power bat (hit .289 and led the team with 9 homers) in right, while Sosa (batted .315 with 4 homers and 30 steals) has great speed and hitting ability in center.  Considering how both of them handled the DSL last year, I expect them not to have much trouble in the GCL.  There will probably be a number of other interesting guys who were in the DSL last season, and the high school signees will eventually trickle in as well (though I’m not expecting Heathcott until August).

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