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Lansing and Dunedin won, while rains on the East Coast wiped out the double A and triple A games.


Scranton-Wilkes Barre @ Syracuse, ppd. rain

New Hampshire @ Bowie, ppd. rain

Sarasota 8 @ Dunedin 9

The D'Jays rallied to score twice with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth on a run-scoring double by Christian Snavely and the game-winning single by Robinson Diaz. Earlier, first baseman Josh Kreuzer drove in 4 runs with a homer and a double, while Ron Davenport made his return to Dunedin successful by banging out 4 hits. Robert Ray started for the Jays, and went a solid 6 innings. He gave up 3 unearned runs in the first, allowing a 3 run homer after a 2 out throwing error by Jason Armstrong, but then settled in nicely. He gave up 4 runs, 1 earned on 5 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts. The D'Jays struck for 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh to take a 7-4 lead, but the wheels fell off for Milton Tavarez in the top of the ninth until the offence bailed him out. Ryan Patterson doubled in 5 trips, while Ryan Klosterman walked in 5 plate appearances.

Beloit 3 @ Lansing 6

Joey Metropoulos hit a 2 run homer and Chi-hung Cheng battled for 5 innings to receipt for his 3rd win, as the Lugnuts continued their fine start to the season. The Lugs scored 3 in the 3rd, 2 in the 4th and 1 in the 5th, and that was all Cheng, Po-Hsuan Keng and Paul Phillips needed. Cheng allowed 2 earned runs on 7 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts. He picked off a runner. Keng went 3 innings and allowed a run on 4 hits and no walks, while striking out 2. Phillips earned his 2nd save with a perfect ninth, striking out 2. The young hitters shone for the 'Nuts. Sean Shoffit had 3 hits, and raised his average to .339. Chris Gutierrez tripled and singled and drove in 2. Yuber Rodriguez singled twice and was plunked in 4 trips and stole his 6th base of the season without being caught.


3 star selection
3rd star- Sean Shoffit
2nd star- Ron Davenport
1st star-Josh Kreuzer

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Maldoff - Sunday, April 23 2006 @ 12:06 PM EDT (#145654) #
Anyone (Lugnut Fan, you might be able to help out) have a scouting report on Chris Gutierrez? I hadn't heard much from him prior ot this season, but he seems to be hitting quite well in Lansing this year.
rtcaino - Sunday, April 23 2006 @ 06:52 PM EDT (#145669) #
Casey Janssen was pulled after three scoreless innings. Looks like he
will be the one who is called up for AJ's start. He threw only 38
pitches, 26 for strikes.He allowed two hits, one walk, k'd two to go
along with some donuts.
Lugnut Fan - Monday, April 24 2006 @ 08:12 AM EDT (#145684) #

Maldoff,

Gutierrez has been hitting second in the line up all year.  Really he and Shoffit are the reason that Lansing has been scoring so many runs offensively this year.  The top of the order has been getting on and just setting up the middle of the order quite nicely.

Gutierrez has good speed.  He scored the winning run from first yesterday on a Joey Metropoulos single in the 17th.  I don't think the RF for the other team expected him to try and score on a routine single to right and when he saw him tear around third, it caused him to fumble the ball.  Metropoulos got the hit and the RBI,  but it was Chris Gutierrez speed that won that game yesterday.

He has been seeing a lot of time at third this year, but can play short as well.  He probably projects more as a middle infielder than a corner infielder because he has a little better footwork around second than Jesus Gonzalez from what I have seen.  Plus he really isn't a power hitter, and you expect a little more pop from the corner infield positions.

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