Written by Travis Aune
| 18 June 2010
Rochester Wrap
Charlotte 9 Rochester 2 (28-39)
- The Red Wings continued their inconsistency by following up a good game the day before with a bad one last night. In this one they got back relief pitching along with not hitting in a 9-2 loss to Charlotte. Anthony Swarzak got the start and was ok in this one. Swarzak went 6.2 innings and gave up three runs although only one of them was earned on five hits along with five strikeouts to drop his record on the year to 1-2 and lower his era on the season to 4.75. Kyle Waldrop then came in and went 1.1 innings and gave up two unearned runs on two hits along with a strikeout to lower his era on the year to a team low 1.16 on the year. Jose Lugo then came in and put gas on the fire as usual. In this one Lugo went one inning and gave up four runs on four hits along with a strikeout and a homerun allowed to raise his era on the year to 6.95. I am all about giving guys a chance to turn things around, but Lugo has been awful the last two years and there are guys out there that deserve the opportunity, but with Lugo on the roster that can’t happen. I don’t think that is going to happen so here is to hoping that Lugo can get things figured out and have a better second half of the year because if they don’t there is no way they can get back in playoff contention.
- The Red Wings just could not get anything going against Charlotte pitching as they were in the game for most of the game so they should not be pressing too much. In this game Rochester scored just two runs on just six hits along with drawing four walks and leaving nine guys on base. The big difference in the game was the Red Wings had two errors that led to four unearned runs. Matt Macri committed his fourth error, while Yancarlos Ortiz committed his second. The Red Wings were led offensively by Brock Peterson who continued his recent hot streak by going 2-3 at the plate with his 12th homerun and 13th double of the year along with two rbi’s to bring his season total up to 37 and his average up to .271. Brian Dinkelman went 1-4 at the plate with his 18th double of the year. Jacque Jones went 1-4 at the plate with his 10th double of the year. Matt Macri went 1-4 at the plate with his 14th double of the season. Yancarlos Ortiz went 1-4 at the plate with his first triple of the year.
- Tonight, the Red Wings continue their series with Charlotte as Glen Perkins gets the start for Rochester. Gametime is at 6:05 at Frontier Field in Rochester as the Red Wings try to get back on track.
New Britain Business
New Britain 6 (18-48) Harrisburg 3
- The Rockcats had a nice game last night as they defeated Harrisburg to salvage the last game of the series by winning last night by the score of 6-3 to win one of the three games. David Bromberg got the start for the Rockcats and was pretty good once again. Bromberg went the first six innings and gave up three runs on four hits along with three walks and two strikeouts along with a homerun to lower his era on the year to 3.62. Bromberg has been pretty good lately as he is still only 22 years old so 3.62 is very good for his age and the level he is at. If he can get his walks down he will be very good. Chris Province then came on and probably had his best game of the season. Province went three perfect innings along with five strikeouts in the nine batters he faced. With the three perfect innings he lowered his era on the year to 5.66 and improve his record to 2-1.
- The Rockcats had a nice night offensively and it was good enough to get the win because they got a well pitched game by David Bromberg and Chris Province. New Britain scored six runs on nine hits along with drawing three walks and left seven guys on base. The Rockcats were led offensively by Jair Fernandez who continued his recent hot streak by going 2-3 at the plate with his fifth double of the year and brought his average up to .327. Chris Parmelee went 2-4 at the plate to bring his average up to .213. Joe Benson went 1-4 at the plate with his sixth double and 11th rbi. Erik Lis went 1-4 at the plate with his sixth double and 24th rbi. Juan Portes, Steve Singleton, and Danny Lehman each contributed a base hit in the winning cause for New Britian.
- Tonight, the Rockcats begin a series in Reading as Deolis Guerra gets the start for New Britain. Gametime is at 6:05 in Reading as the Rockcats try to build on their win last night with more of the same.
Fort Myers Minutes
Charlotte 2 Fort Myers 0 (26-37)
- The Miracle lost their fourth consecutive game last night as they got good pitching from Dan Osterbrock, but could not do anything against Port Charlotte pitching in a 2-0 loss to the Stone Crabs. Dan Osterbrock got the start and was very good again as he continued his recent trend of great starts. Osterbrock went 4.1 innings as he struggled a little bit of the pitch count and gave up two runs on six hits along with two walks and three strikeouts to lower his era on the year to a very good 3.23, but due to no run support he took the loss and dropped his record to 3-5 on the year. Jose Gonzalez then came on and was very good pitching 3.2 scoreless innings on three hits and a strikeout and now has pitched 12 consecutive scoreless innings.
- The Miracle could do nothing offensively in this game as they were shutout once again. Fort Myers did not score a run on only six hits along with drawing three walks and leaving six guys on base. The Miracle were led offensively by Nick Romero who went 1-4 at the plate with his fourth stolen base of the year. The Miracle got single hits from Esterlin De Los Santos, Chris Hermann, Nathan Hanson, Drew Thompson, and Jonathan Goncalves in the losing cause for the Miracle.
- Tonight, the Miracle continue their series with Charlotte as Santos Arias makes his first start of the year for the Miracle. Gametime is at 6:05 in Charlotte as the Miracle try to break out of their four game losing streak and end the first half on a better note.
Beloit Beat
Beloit 4 (35-31) Cedar Rapids 0
- The Snappers continued their hot streak with a nice 4-0 victory over Cedar Rapids last night as they completed the three game sweep over the Kernels in Cedar Rapids. In this one Snappers starter BJ Hermsen got the start for the Snappers only 35 minutes from home and was awesome taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning and picking up the win. BJ Hermsen was awesome for the Snappers in this one and had to feel good pitching so well in front of friends and family. Hermsen pitched all nine innings and only gave up one hit along with a walk and three strikeouts to lower his era on the year to a very good 3.43 and improved his record on the year to 4-1. BJ Hermsen has been very good since his promotion to Beloit and I think he probably will stay in Beloit instead of going to Elizabethton as I feel he is ready for this competition and will be interesting to see if he can build off this start going into the second half.
- The Snappers offense did not do a lot in this game, but it was enough thanks to the great performance by Hermsen. Beloit scored four runs on 11 hits along with drawing three walks and leaving nine guys on base. The Snappers were led offensively in this one by Anderson Hidalgo who continued his hot streak by going 3-4 at the plate with his 17th rbi of the year and brought his average up to .313. Daniel Santana went 2-2 at the plate with his third double and fifth rbi of the year to bring his season average up to .233. Aaron Hicks went 2-5 at the plate with his 18th double of the year and brought his average up to .262. Derek Mccallum went 1-4 at the plate with his fourth double of the year. James Beresford, Wang Wei Lin, and Tobias Streich each contributed a base hit in the winning cause for the Snappers.
- Tonight, the Snappers start their final series of the first half as they welcome in Clinton as Michael Tonkin gets the start for Beloit. Gametime is at 7:00pm in Beloit as the Snappers try to finish off the first half on a good note and just keep on winning.
