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2-4 on an extremely boring final Sunday of the minor league season.  Aside from the no-hitter with two outs in the final frame, that is.


Las Vegas 2    Portland 6

The 51s didn't put up much of a fight in their penultimate game of the year.  The offence managed just three hits, including a homer from Mike JacobsBrad Emaus was 0-for-1 but with his customary two walks.

Scott Richmond started and lost for Vegas going four innings and allowing six runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out a pair.  Lance Broadway went the final four, giving up but two hits.



New Hampshire 2    Portland 9


Huh, this looks familiar.  I wonder if they're staying in the same hotel.  Just four hits for the Fisher Cats, one each for Adeiny Hechavarria and David CooperAdam Loewen had the only RBI.  Boring stuff all around.

Mixed bag on the mound as four pitchers threw.  Three sucked including starter Clint Everts and reliever Vincent Bongiovanni.  I just like typing his name.



Dunedin 4    Tampa 3


This one's a bit better.  Ryan Schimpf led the way with two hits, including a triple, and three runs scored.  Moises Sierra was 2-for-4 with a double and Mark Sobolewski had just one hit but drove in three.

Ryan Shopshire started and went five allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks against three strikeouts.  Russ Buckwalter got the win and Evan Crawford nailed down the save.



Lansing 6    Lake County 8
(Game 1)

Jon Del Campo swung the big bat in this one with two hits including his first Hi-A HR.  Karim Turkamani chipped in a pair of hits while Jake Marisnick was 0-for-1 with a walk and a sacrifice.

Matt Fields started and allowed five runs on five hits in four and a third while Brian Slover picked up the loss in a third of an inning.  Economical.



Lansing 3    Lake County 1
(Game 2)

Daniel Webb started and carried a no-no until two outs in the seventh which just happens to be the final inning on a doubleheader day.  But a single to his final batter ruined the day.  Still, 6.2 frames of one hit (but five walk) ball is nothing to sneeze at.  Casey Beck nailed down the final out for the save.

Bradley Glenn had two hits including his 17th HR while Jake Marisnick was 1-for-3 with an RBI double and two strikeouts and a stolen base (of home!).



Auburn 0    Batavia 7


The Doubledays managed 10 hits but were shutout.  Nice work.  Andy Fermin and Yudelmis Hernandez each had a pair with Fermin's double being the only extra base hit of the day.

Misaul Diaz started and went 4.2 allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out five.  Juan Hernandez struck out the side in his inning of work.



Three Stars:

3rd Star:  Andy Fermin- 2-for-4, 2B
2nd Star:  Ryan Schimpf- 2-for-4, 3B, 3 R
1st Star:  Daniel Webb- 6.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 K



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ramone - Monday, September 06 2010 @ 03:35 PM EDT (#222003) #

From Barry Davis via twitter:

"Mills starting for Vegas today. Robert Ray on way to Tor along with Sean Hill. Both should be with #jays Tuesday"

I'm not sure who's starting out of the two, from looking at their minor league numbers I would guess Hill.  I was somewhat surprised it wasn't Richmond, but I did listen to a little bit of the 51's game yesterday and the announcer said Ricmond's off speed stuff was great but that he'd had a difficult time controlling the fastball since he'd been in vegas.  Also the one gun reading I did hear had his fastball at 87mph, I remember Richmond in the low 90's, so perhaps Richmond's fastball is not back enough for the Jays to promote him.

ramone - Monday, September 06 2010 @ 04:03 PM EDT (#222005) #

I apologize for the double post but apparently Zep is starting on short rest on Wednesday and Hill is starting on Thursday, I found this out after my post.

Also of note the Yankees AA team, the Thunder, is starting Andy Pettitte against the Fisher Cats in game one of the playoffs.  How sweet would it be for the Cats to beat up on Pettitte.

TamRa - Monday, September 06 2010 @ 04:33 PM EDT (#222007) #
As if i needed more reasons to hate the Yankees.

Let's note this for the future when we are wondering if the rules prevent loading up a minor league team for the playoffs.

Still, Drabek can match him i think, hoepfully he's on a pitch count even if he is effective.

in Toronto, I've a hunch that Ray will relieve Zep pretty early in a sort of "tandem start" fashion - I can't see starting the guy with the shakiest control on short rest otherwise.

Richmond has to be wondering what's up....maybe we should let him go to NH and boost their rotation through the playoffs before coming back here ...Mills too for that matter.

Sauce for the goose, Mr. Savik

TamRa - Monday, September 06 2010 @ 04:34 PM EDT (#222008) #
Lott tweets Petitte will be limited to 4 IP
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