6/19 minors thread

7 IP 93 pitches 3 K

only 1 ER, with 2 H and 4 BB

The walks are high, but if you can only give up 2 hits in 7 innings, 4 walks isn't that bad.

Indians lost to the Phillies 9-6; the Indians' bullpen (specifically Aaron Fultz and Roberto Hernandez) let them down, as the Indians may have won this game if those two had done their jobs.  The rumor is is that Hernandez could be on his way out; it's been reported that RHP Jake Westbrook will start in Washington on Sunday, which means someone has to go.

That guy could be LHP Jason Stanford, and he's out of options, but I hope not; his line tonight wasn't great, but 2 of those ERs were allowed in by Fultz:

Stanford - L (1-1):
6.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (solo to Howard,) 2 HB; 8 G/9 F; 71 S/24 B (4.97)

Garko hit a solo shot (his 9th) for the Indians, breaking a 2-41 slump.  David Dellucci, trying to beat out a relay throw to 1B in an attempt at a DP (which he succeeded on,) popped his left hamstring and will be put on the DL - don't know how severe the injury is, but by the looks of it, I'd say at least a few weeks.  This could open up an opportunity for either AAA Buffalo OF Ben Francisco (.329/.390/.479) or 3B Andy Marte (.265/.318/.541) to come up from Buffalo - either Francisco can take over in LF and platoon with Michaels (even though Francisco is a RH hitter, he has hit RHP much better at AAA Buffalo than LHP (.367/.427/.557 vs. RHP compared to .256/.315/.329 vs. LHP) OR bring up Marte and have him play 3B, allowing Blake to shift to either RF or LF (depending on whether Trot can and is willing to move to LF, but probably Blake would play in LF, even though he's the better OF defender of the two now.)  It will be interesting to see what happens.

Onto the Minors:

AAA Buffalo - their game with Louisville (CIN) was rained out; it will be made up as part of a DH on Wednesday, beginning at 5:35 PM.

AA Akron - defeated Trenton (NYY) 4-3:

SS Asdrubal Cabrera - 2-5, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 K, 1 E (8-fielding) (.323)
LF Jordan Brown - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB (IBB) (.324 - his 1B/LF versatility is a nice asset to have; should make it easier for him to move to AAA Buffalo, which will probably happen in the near future at this rate.)
RF Brian Barton - 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP (.312 - still might lead in most HBPs in the Minors; BA even called him the new "Carlos Quentin" in terms of his ability to get HBP.)
1B Michael Aubrey - 3-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI (.208 - if he could just stay healthy; nice to see him have a good night AND play 1B!)
DH Ryan Goleski - 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB (.256)
CF Trevor Crowe - 0-4, 1 K (.193 - don't tell me he's not going to reach .200 again?!)

LHP Shawn Nottingham - 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 2 HR (both solo); 5 G/2 F (4.54 - has gone 3 IP or less in 3/4 starts after going 6+ IP in 6 previous starts before that.)
RHP Joe Ness - 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K; 9 F (5.53 - has good stuff, but can he harness it?)

Trenton:
RHP Jeff Marquez - 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HB; 5 G/7 F (2.70)

High-A Kinston - playing in the High-A ASG between the Carolina and California Leagues; the game is in progress (started at 10:30 PM EDT, 7:30 PM PDT,) and the CAL AS lead the CAR AS 10-4 in the top of the 7th:

Kinston Indians AS:
C Max Ramirez (AS starter - batting 3rd in the order):  0-2, 1 K
PH Chris Gimenez (AS reserve - pinch-hit for the 4th hitter in the order in the top of the 6th) - 0-1, 1 K

RHP Frank Herrmann - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER; 3 G; 16 S/7 B (9.00)

Low-A Lake County - playing in the North-South SAL All-Star Game - the North AS (LC part of that team) defeated the South AS 3-1, despite the South outhitting the North 11-4:

Lake County AS:
1B Matt Whitney (AS starter - batting 4th in the order):  1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 GIDP (.333 - he was going to compete in the SAL AS HR Derby, but it was rained out down in Rome, GA.)
C Matt McBride (AS starter - batting 6th in the order):  0-1, 1 RBI, 1 SF (.000)
SS Carlos Rivero (AS starter - batting 9th in the order):  0-3, 1 K, 1 E (1-missed catch) (.000)

RHP Hector Rondon - H (1) - 1.0 IP, 1 H; 3 F; 7 S/7 B (0.00)

SS-A Mahoning Valley - their game with Jamestown (FLA) was rained out; it will be made up as part of a DH on Wednesday.

Rk-A GCL Indians:  I'm presuming their game with the Braves was rained out because MinorLeagueBaseball.com is not reporting it (jsut says "Scheduled,") even though the game was supposed to take place at 12:00 PM EDT on Tuesday.  Other reports have come in, but not for them or the Dodgers and Nationals.

Take care and have a great day!