Written by Travis Aune
| 23 June 2010
Rochester Wrap
Columbus 10 Rochester 5 (29-43)
- The Red Wings lost a tough one last night as their pitching staff did not allow the offense to do anything against Columbus in a 10-5 loss to the Clippers in Rochester. After being tied at five after three innings the Clippers went on to score five consecutive runs to put the Red Wings away. Anthony Swarzak got the start for the Red Wings and had his worst start of the season. Swarzak went five innings and gave up seven runs on 10 hits along with three strikeouts, but also allowed two homeruns. With the seven runs allowed it made Swarzak’s era on the year balloon up to 5.71 and dropped his record down to 1-3. I am a little bit disappointed in Anthony Swarzak as his career has taken a nosedive after doing so well with the Twins last year. I don’t know if he doesn’t think he should be in AAA or what, but since he came back from his broken foot he has not been very good. It is possible that he is just shaking off the rust after missing like six weeks of games, but he really needs to step it up if he wants to be a September call-up or even an injury replacement for one of the starters. Brad Hennessey then came on and worked two innings and gave up two runs on three hits along with a walk to raise his era up to 6.10. Pat Neshek then came in and pitched an inning and gave up an unearned run on a hit along with a strikeout to lower his era on the year to 1.80. Rob Delaney then pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to lower his era down to 4.91.
- The Red Wings offense had a pretty good night, but you are not going to win very many times when your pitching staff gives up 10 runs. Rochester scored five runs on just six hits along with drawing five walks and leaving six guys on base. Allan De San Miguel committed his third error of the season in the loss for the Red Wings. Rochester was led offensively by Dustin Martin who went 1-3 at the plate with his eighth homerun and three rbi’s to bring his season total up to 51. Jacque Jones went 1-3 with his 12th double of the year. Brock Peterson went 1-4 at the plate with his 14th double of the year. Toby Gardenhire went 2-4 at the plate along with his ninth rbi of the year to bring his average up to .264. Brian Dinkelman added a base hit in the losing cause for the Red Wings in this game against Columbus.
- Tonight, the Red Wings continue their series with Columbus 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
Binghamton 13 New Britain 3 (18-52)
- The Rockcats had a really tough one last night as not only did they not pitch very good in this one, but they also did not get a whole lot going on offense in a blowout loss to Binghamton by the score of 13-3. Tyler Robertson got the start and was decent before running out of gas in the seventh inning. Robertson went into the seventh inning only allowing three runs which is not real bad, but he got drilled in the 7th so his line will not look pretty. Robertson went 6.1 innings and gave up six runs on 10 hits along with a walk and four strikeouts while giving up two homeruns. With the six runs allowed it ballooned Robertson’s era on the year to 5.16 and dropped his record down to 0-7. This has been Robertson’s problem all year long as he will be doing good and then will hit the wall and get drilled. This probably means one of two things that either he does not have the stamina to pitch into the 7th and 8th innings or quite possibly he should be a reliever as teams figure him out the third and fourth times around. Loek Van Mil then came on and went 2/3 of an inning and gave up three runs on two hits although only two were earned along with a strikeout to raise his era up to 3.24. Michael Allen then came in and got shelled getting only one out and giving up four runs on only one hit along with two walks to raise his era up to a robust 8.68. Matt Williams finished the game with a shutout inning on one hit to lower his era on the year to 6.85.
- The Rockcats really could not go much on offense and in a game where the pitchers struggled that is not a good sign. New Britain scored three runs on seven hits along with drawing four walks and leaving nine guys on base. Loek Van Mil committed his second error of the year in the loss. The Rockcats were led offensively by Steve Singleton who went 2-4 at the plate with his 18th double of the year and improved his average up to .257. Chris Cates also went 2-4 to bring his average up to .218. Erik Lis, Chris Parmelee, and Mark Dolenc each contributed a base hit in the losing cause.
- Tonight, the Rockcats continue their series with Binghamton as Carlos Gutierrez is scheduled to pitch for New Britain. Gametime is at 5:35pm in Binghamton as the Rockcats try to end their four game losing streak and try to play some better baseball.
Fort Myers Minutes
Fort Myers 3 (27-41) Palm Beach 0
Palm Beach 5 Fort Myers 0 (27-42)
- The Miracle are having their first half come to an end thankfully they only have one game left after finishing a suspended game and winning that while losing the regularly scheduled game. In the suspended game Liam Hendriks had started the game and pitched five shutout innings on only three hits along with four strikeouts to lower his era to 1.62. When they started last night Blake Martin got the start and went three innings and did not give up a run on a walk and three strikeouts to pick up the win and improve his record to 2-2 on the year and drop his era down to 4.68. Billy Bulluck pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to pick up his 12th save of the year and lower his era to 3.90. In game 2 Dan Osterbrock got the start and was very good once again, but the offense could get nothing done in the 5-0 loss. Osterbrock went seven innings and gave up two runs on six hits although only one of the runs was earned to take the loss and drop his record to 3-6 and his era down to 2.98. Joe Testa then came on and was awful going one inning and gave up three runs on five hits along with two strikeouts to raise his robust era up to 6.52.
- The Miracle did not have a good offensive game in game 1, but got enough big hits to pull out the win. Fort Myers scored three runs on seven hits along with drawing a walk and leaving four guys on base. Blake Martin committed his first error of the year in the win for the Miracle. The Miracle were led offensively by Esterlin De Los Santos who went 1-4 at the plate with his fourth double and seventh stolen base of the year. Nick Romero, Chris Hermann, Angel Morales, Nathan Hanson, Deibinson Romero, and Jonathon Goncalves each contributed a base hit in the winning cause for the Miracle. In game 2 the Miracle could not do anything against Palm Beach pitching. Fort Myers did not score a run on only five hits along with drawing three walks and leaving nine guys on base. The Miracle did not help themselves by committing three errors which led to an unearned run. Nathan Hanson committed his third and fourth errors of the year while Deibinson Romero had his eighth. The Miracle were led offensively by Brian Dozier who went 1-3 at the plate. Nathan Hanson, Deibinson Romero, Evan Bigley, and Angel Morales each contributed a base hit in the losing cause for the Miracle.
- Today, the Miracle finish off their bad first half with a game with Palm Beach as Santos Arias gets the start for Fort Myers. Gametime is at 11:30am in Palm Beach as the Miracle try to end the first half on a winning note.
Beloit Beat
· The Snappers continue their All-Star Break and will not begin their second half until Friday. Last night the Midwest League held their all-star game and the Snappers had three players involved. Aaron Hicks went 1-3 at the plate with a double. Anderson Hidalgo went 0-2 at the plate while Kane Holbrooks got both guys out that he was in charge of facing. The Snappers begin their second half on Friday.
E-town Tidbits
Elizabethton 6 (1-0) Bristol 1
· The E-Town Twins got off to a very good start to their season last night as they got a very well pitched game by Adrian Salcedo and some key hits to get the season off on the right foot with a 6-1 win over Bristol. Adrian Salcedo back from his time in Fort Myers got the start and was very good as was to be expected from the uber prospect. Salcedo went the first seven innings and gave up a run on six hits along with two walks and four strikeouts to bring his era to 1.29. Nelson Fuentes then came on and pitched a perfect inning of relief in striking out the side. Zach See pitched a shutout ninth inning on one hit along with two strikeouts.
· The Twins had a pretty good night offensively as they scored their runs in bunches last night. E-Town scored six runs on nine hits along with drawing two walks and leaving just five guys on base. The Twins were led offensively by Oswaldo Arcia who went 3-4 at the plate with his first homerun along with his first double and his first three rbi’s of the year. Gunner Glad went 3-5 at the plate with his first and second doubles of the year. Daniel Ortiz went 1-4 at the plate with his first double. Hyeong-rok Choi went 1-3 at the plate with his first homerun of the year. Jamaal Hawkins also contributed a base hit in the winning cause for the Twins.
· Tonight, the Twins continue their series with Bristol as Blayne Weller gets the start for Elizabethton. Gametime is at 6:05 in Bristol as the Twins try to make it two in a row to start the season.
