Minors Recap, 6/5

Scranton defeats Syracuse, 8-3

• Josh Towers got the start, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings, and striking out 5.
• Anthony Claggett Gave up a run on 1 hit in 2 innings.
• Mark Melancon struck out 1 in a perfect 9th.
• Austin Jackson was 1 for 4 with a double and a walk.
• Todd Linden was 4 for 5 with a triple and a steal.
• Shelley Duncan was 3 for 4 with 3 doubles and a walk.  He’s now slugging .699 on the season.  Just ridiculous.
• Juan Miranda was 1 for 5 with his 9th homer of the year.
• Justin Leone was 3 for 4.
• Eric Duncan was 1 for 4.

Trenton defeats Portland, 5-3

• Zach McAllister was great once again, giving up 7 hits in 7 2/3 shutout innings, with 6 strikeouts and no walks.  He lowered his ERA in AA to 1.61, and given the shoddy state of the Scranton rotation (Josh Towers and Casey Fossum, seriously?) I think he could be worthy of a callup.
• Kevin Whelan gave up 2 runs on 3 walks in 1/3 of an inning.
• Reegie Corona was 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.
• Jesus Montero, catching, was 0 for 3 before leaving with an injury after a collision at home plate with Portland’s Bubba Bell.  Hopefully it’s nothing serious.  He did, however, catch Bell stealing earlier in the game, the only runner to attempt to steal off of Jesus.
• Edwar Gonzalez, Kevin Smith, and Justin Snyder were each 2 for 4 with a double.

Tampa tops Jupiter, 2-1

• Jason Stephens started, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks in 5 shutout innings, while striking out 7.
• Austin Krum was 1 for 3 with a walk.
• Austin Romine was 2 for 4 with a double, raising his average to .286 on the year.  He also threw out the only runner who attempted to steal.
• Damon Sublett, Brandon Laird, and Mitch Hillgoss were each 1 for 4.
• Brian Baisley was 1 for 4 with a double.

Charleston stops Savannah, 5-3

• David Phelps was the winner, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings, and fanning 3.
• Pat Venditte struck out 2 in a perfect 9th to earn the save.  His ERA on the season sits at 0.74, but yet he remains in low-A.
• Jose Pirela was 2 for 3 with 2 walks.
• Melky Mesa was 1 for 4 with a double and a walk.
• Taylor Grote was 1 for 5.
• Mike Lyon was 2 for 5.
• Chase Weems was 1 for 3.

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