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Portland played New Hampshire a few weeks ago so they thought they knew how to run on Darin Mastroianni’s arm. After Mastroianni threw a runner out at the plate the third base coach/manager might have reconsidered. After the second out at the plate they might have stopped running. The third assist for Mastroianni was at third base so that one could be blamed on the runner. But the fourth Mastroianni assist, at home, should have caused the Portland manager to reconsider his opinion.
The GCL Jays beat up the two Indian reality show winners. Scott Richmond pitched well in his final rehab start. Overall the affiliates went 4-2 with the top two teams losing.
Scott Richmond started for Las Vegas and gave up a lead-off single to Jerry Owens. That was followed by a walk and a passed ball to put runners on second and third with no-one out. Richmond struck out Jeff Clement but Mike Carp hit a sac fly. Richmond gave up a lead-off home run in the second inning but thereafter was almost perfect. Richmond was pulled after 80 pitches or 5.1 innings. He gave up three hits, one walk and had five K’s. Offensively Las Vegas had only four hits, Aaron Mathews had two of them. Brian Dopirak was 1-3, Snider and Arencibia each were oh-fer with Snider now hitting .217 and Arencibia .231.
Kenny Rodriguez started and gave up a run in the first inning. A walk and a hit batter was followed by a Lars Anderson RBI double with the second runner out a home on a relay from Darin Mastroianni to Luis Sanchez to Brian Jeroloman. In the second with two out Rodriguez gave up a two out single with a runnder on second but the runner was out at home, Mastroianni to Jeroloman. Portland added another run in the fifth, a lead-off double was followed by an RBI single but the hitter was out at third, Mastroianni to Scott Campbell. Portland added two runs in the sixth off Edgar Estanga and with one out there was a runner on first. The next hitter doubled to centre but the runner was out at home…..yes, Mastroianni to Jon Diaz to Jeroman, that’s four assists for Mastroianni.
The Fisher Cats scored two runs in the second, Nick Gorneault walked, Adam Calderone doubled him home and Calderone later scored on a ground-out. In the fifth Darin Mastroianni singled, stole second and scored on a double by Scott Campbell. Calderone was the only Fisher Cat with two hits.
Dunedin used the long ball to jump out to a 6-0 lead. Manny Rodriguez hit a three run shot in the first, Jon Jaspe hit a solo shot in the second and Jesus Gonzalez delivered a two run shot in the third. Ryan Page started for Dunedin and he gave up an unearned run in the fourth and an earned run in the sixth. Page went seven innings and now has a 4.22 ERA. Raul Barron had two hits out of six total for Dunedin.
Chad Beck pitched eight innings and didn’t allow an earned run. An error in the first inning by Luis Fernandez contributed to two unearned runs scoring but thereafter Beck was solid. Lansing tied the game in the second when Chris House singled in two runs. Johermyn Chavez homered to lead off the sixth to give Lansing the lead. Later in the sixth Kenny Wilson doubled in two more runs. Lansing added a couple of unearned runs in the eighth.
Brian Van Kirk; Justin McClanahan; Luis Fernandez and Kenny Wilson two hits each.
Ryan Goins and Wellinton Ramirez hit back to back doubles in the first to put Auburn 1-0. Brad Glenn hit a home run in the second inning to make it 2-0. Auburn scored four in the fifth to put them up 6-1. Eric Eiland tripled; Goins singled; Ramirez singled; Sean Ochinko doubled; Yan Gomes singled; Glenn singled. In the seventh Jimmy Gonzalez doubled in two more runs.
Egan Smith started and gave up one run in five innings.
Ochinko had three hits. Goins, Ramirez, and Glenn had two hits each.
The Jays faced the two Indian pitchers who won a reality show contest in India last season. They scored three runs off Rinku Singh who has a 12.60 ERA and an unearned off Dinesh Patel who has a 0.00 ERA.
Yeico Aponte had three hits for the Jays, John Roberts and Henry Rodriguez had two hits each..
Three Stars
3rd star - Sean Ochinko
2nd star - Chad Beck
1st star - Darin Mastroianni
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Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs detonated the Albuquerque Isotopes, 11-2.
Starter J.R. Mathes kept the ball down as he went seven innings and only allowed two runs in the best hitter’s park in baseball. Mathes gave up seven hits and didn’t walk anyone. He struck out one. He induced 14 groundouts and allowed only 6 fly outs.
Catcher Chris Robinson had five RBI on two doubles in a 2 for 4 night. He also walked once. Center fielder Sam Fuld went 2 for 5 with a double and triple. Fuld walked once and stole a base. Fuld scored twice and had one RBI.
Shortstop Darwin Barney was 2 for 5 with a triple. Barney had one RBI and scored once.
Second baseman Aaron Miles was 1 for 6 with 2 RBI and two runs scored.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies were shut down by the Mississippi Braves 4-1.
Starter Casey Coleman saw his record fall to 9-5 as he allowed four runs over five innings. One of the runs was unearned. Coleman gave up four hits, walked three and struck out two.
The Smokies only managed four hits tonight.
Daytona Cubs
Rained out.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs whupped the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 9-1.
Jeffrey Beliveau picked up the win tonight with a five-inning start, allowing only one run on four hits. The one run scored on a solo home run. Beliveau struck out four and didn’t walk anyone.
Center fielder Kyler Burke had a double and his eighth home run in a 2 for 3 game. He also walked once. Burke scored twice and had one RBI.
Shortstop Ryan Flaherty hit home run #13 tonight, a three-run tater in the sixth inning. Flaherty was 1 for 4.
Second baseman Junior Lake was 2 for 4 with a stolen base and two runs scored. Catcher Michael Brenly went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks scored four runs with two out in the top of the ninth to polish off the Eugene Emeralds, 10-9.
Dionis Nunez pitched the final 1.1 innings of the game and picked up the win. He gave up one hit in the eighth (which actually scored two inherited runners) but pitched a perfect ninth to close out the game. He didn’t walk or strike out a batter.
Shortstop Hak-Ju Lee was 3 for 5 with a double and three RBI. DH Jae-Hoon Ha went 2 for 5. He scored twice and had one RBI.
Left fielder Jose Valdez scored once and had one RBI in a 3 for 5 game. Third baseman George Matheus was 2 for 5 and scored twice.
AZL Cubs
Did not play.
what do you think?This might be shocking news for lowe fans, but some of you who will say that you saw it coming. I can’t say I’m all that surprised though. lowe is cool, I hope this doesn’t affect the rest of the team.
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I love it when I see headlines about White,
The White Sox‘ Mark Buehrle has joined that very short roll call of major league pitchers who’ve thrown a perfect game, and that even shorter roll call of pitchers who’ve thrown two no-hitters, including one perfect game. And yeah, DeWayne Wise’s catch is probably the greatest no-hitter-saving play of all-time, though I remember one way ….
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Look who is making news again, lowe! This time, Cubs Minor League Wrap — July 23. , we have a summary:
Last night we had terrible starting pitching throughout the system. Tonight we had great starting pitching everywhere. Go figure.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs topped the Omaha Royals, 5-1.
Starter Casey Fossum gave up a home run to the second batter of the game and then shut the Royals down the rest of the way. Fossum went seven innings and allowed only five hits and one walk. (He did hit one batter too.) Fossum struck out five for his second win for the I-Cubs.
Bobby Scales was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. Scales scored once and had two RBI. Third baseman Nate Spears was 2 for 3 with a triple. He scored once and had one RBI.
Shortstop Aaron Miles went 2 for 4 with a walk.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies were beaten by the Mississippi Braves, 2-1.
Hung-Wen Chen was the hard-luck loser tonight. Chen threw 6.2 innings and allowed two runs on eight hits. One of the runs allowed was unearned. Chen walked two and struck out four.
First baseman Blake Lalli had a double and an RBI single in a 3 for 4 game. Left fielder Ty Wright went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored.
Daytona Cubs
The Daytona Cubs shut down the Palm Beach Cardinals, 7-0.
Tonight’s good pitching continued with Craig Muschko, who allowed only one hit in his five innings of work. Muschko didn’t walk a batter and struck out five to improve his record to 5-1.
Third baseman Josh Vitters was 2 for 5 with a double. He scored twice and knocked one in.
I don’t know what’s going on with the PB Cardinals catching or pitching staffs, but the day after the Cubs stole eight bases, they stole another six bases tonight. The Cardinals used different catchers on the two nights, so it’s not just one weak arm.
Center fielder Tony Campana was only 1 for 5, but he stole three bases and scored twice. Campana now has 38 stolen bases for Daytona, as well as 11 earlier in the season for Peoria. He was caught stealing once after getting picked off once. Left fielder Josh Harrison was 2 for 4 with a walk and two stolen bases. Harrison scored once.
Brandon Guyer had the other steal tonight. The right fielder was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk. He also scored twice.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs shut out the Lansing Lugnuts, 5-0.
Starter Justin Bristow turned in another great start for the Cubs tonight as he went six innings and gave up only four hits. Even more impressively, he struck out eight and didn’t walk anyone.
Third baseman Jovan Rosa was 2 for 3 with a three-run home run. Rosa drove in all five runs tonight.
Center fielder Kyler Burke was 3 for 4 with a stolen base. Burke scored twice. First baseman Rebel Ridling went 2 for 4 with a stolen base and a run scored.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks polished off the Eugene Emeralds, 6-2.
He only pitched 2.1 innings, but since this is great starting pitching night, starter Jonathan Nagel didn’t allow a hit and only walked one while striking out four. He did allow an unearned run though.
Andres Quezada picked up the win with 2.2 shutout innings of relief.
Second baseman Logan Wakins had two doubles in a 2 for 5 night. He also had two RBI. Center fielder Jose Valdez was 2 for 4 with a walk and two runs scored. Third baseman Greg Rohan was 2 for 5 with a double and two RBI
AZL Cubs
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It seems like all the news has been about lowe,
PHILADELPHIA — I think yesterday’s game was a prime example of what Jim Hendry envisioned when he put together the 2009 roster. Never mind that two of the starting players yesterday (Jeff Baker and Koyie Hill) were either not on the team or were backups when the season began; the Cubs had 13 hits and drew nine walks off six Philadelphia pitchers and cruised to a 10-5 win over the Phillies, ending Philly’s 10-game winning streak and finishing off a 5-2 road trip, the best trip of the season to date. Baker had a two-run double in the four-run fourth inning and on the play, the ball got away from Phillies 2B Chase Utley, allowing Alfonso Soriano to score. All of this happened right after BCB reader Connecticut Cubs Fan came by to say hi — risking his life to get past the ushers at Citizens Bank Park, who won’t let you go and visit friends in another section. By Wednesday they had gotten used to me being in section 141 so several BCB readers (sdurst, wrigley12 among others, and sorry if I left you out!) were able to stop by and say hi. I’m being too hard on the CBP employees — in general, they were friendly and efficient, and even when chasing people away from the fence two rows in front of me they were nice about it. Remember that in general, Philadelphia hasn’t been a place used to everyday sellouts; this is the sixth year of the Phillies’ new ballpark and yesterday was their 40th sellout of the season (in 48 home dates). Despite that, there were quite a few empty seats and it emptied out even faster when the Cubs raced out to 4-0, 5-1 and 8-3 leads, even though there were tons of neon-T-shirted kids groups there. Those kids were lined up completely around the park when the game was over for the “Kids Run The Bases” promotion — they were probably doing that for at least an hour after the game ended. Despite the 8-3 lead in the seventh inning, the Cubs just had to make the small contingent of Cubs fans nervous. By that time Phillies manager Charlie Manuel had been ejected after Paul Bako was called out on what plate umpire Dan Iassogna said was a foul tip caught by Koyie Hill. In the bottom of the seventh Carlos Zambrano, who had sailed along with little trouble, loaded the bases and had to be yanked as he reached 115 pitches. Sean Marshall, who has been outstanding all year at stranding inherited runners, allowed a two-run single to Greg Dobbs, one of the few times he’s failed since being moved to the bullpen. The Phillies threatened again in the eighth when Aramis Ramirez — who probably should have gotten the day off, a hot, humid day after he played all 13 innings the night before — committed an error on a ground ball that he usually handles routinely. Two outs and a walk later, Lou had to summon Kevin Gregg for a more-than-one-inning save for the second time on the trip. With two runners on, he walked Utley before getting Ryan Howard on a weak grounder, and then finished off the Phillies easily in the ninth inning after the Cubs added two insurance runs in the top of the frame. I’m not sure who took over for Charlie Manuel after he was tossed, but whoever it was apparently wanted to make the most of his temporary managerial status. Granted that Brad Lidge was getting hit pretty hard, but why on Earth would you bother changing pitchers with two out in the ninth inning of a game on a sticky, humid day, after playing 13 innings the night before? (Maybe Lou gave them the idea.) With the Astros’ 4-3 win over the Cardinals last night (only the second blown save for Ryan Franklin), the Cubs move to within one game of first place, tied with Houston. I’m a little concerned about the Astros, though I wonder how they’ve gotten this far with that pitching staff. Houston also has a negative run differential — and you know teams that have winning records with that kind of differential generally can’t keep that up for an entire season. Let’s hope they cool off before Monday, when they’ll begin a four-game series at Wrigley Field. The 2009 Cubs are a flawed team and, as we know, have played well in only fits and starts this season. Nevertheless, the current run — seven wins in the last 11 games — is a nice base to build on. There are moves likely to be made in the next few days; there’s no way this team can continue with Koyie Hill as, essentially, their only catcher (since Geovany Soto’s injury, Hill, starting every day, is hitting .119, 5-for-42). Either Geo has to recover quickly or the Cubs have to make a deal for another catcher. We’ll also soon find out whether the B.J. Ryan experiment is going to work (if so, that will really help the bullpen, either giving a second lefty, or allowing Sean Marshall to start again), and it appears that Ryan Dempster may be able to start as soon as Sunday, as long as an X-ray taken today comes out well. Flawed? Yes. In contention? Definitely. Hang in there and enjoy the off-day.
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Check out who is making news - lowe! Cubs Minor League Wrap — July 22. In the interest of saving time -
I don’t normally comment on the Major League Cubs figuring it’s Al’s job, but since he’s traveling, I thought I’d start out with a short comment that I’m pretty confident Al would agree with.
The Cubs have not been a good team so far this season. Most of the year, they’ve simply been treading water. They’ve had moments where they’ve looked like the world-beaters of the past two seasons, but mostly they’ve been pedestrian. Not bad, mind you. Cub fans know a bad team when they see it. They just don’t look like a playoff team.
But here we are past the All-Star Break, and the Cubs are only a game out of first and a game up on the first-place Cardinals in the loss column. Speaking of the Cardinals, for the first half of this decade, they were a pretty dominating team, making the playoffs every season from 2000 to 2005 except for a minor blip in 2003 which we all remember. But during that time, they never won the World Series, despite some pretty amazing teams led by either Mark McGwire or Albert Pujols.
Yet when 2006 rolled around, the Cardinals were clearly down. Albert Pujols by himself gave the team an offense that was a bit above average, but there were major holes in the lineup. The pitching staff was decidedly mediocre. But the rest of the division was down, too, and the Cards just sneaked past the Astros the final weekend of the season to crawl into the playoffs. We all know that Cardinal team, which was easily the worst Cardinals playoff team of the decade, won the World Series.
Once you make the playoffs, anything can happen, as we found out the bad way over the past two seasons. I’m not saying that this team is going to win it all. I’m just saying that if you think a team that is only a game back in July and a game up in the loss column can’t win it all, you’re dead wrong.
Iowa Cubs
The I-Cubs lost to the Omaha Royals, 9-6.
Jose Ascanio had a terrible start tonight, not making it out of the second inning. Ascanio gave up six runs, five of which were earned, in only 1.2 innings. He was tagged for six hits and failed to strike anyone out. He walked one batter and hit one too. He also had a wild pitch. This awful outing did only raise Ascanio’s ERA to 2.91 though.
John Gaub threw an inning of scoreless relief and Blake Parker had two shutout innings out of the pen. I mention them because they’re both having good seasons that have been mostly under the radar here.
Center fielder Sam Fuld returned to Iowa and hit his first home run of the season. Fuld was 2 for 4 with a walk and two RBI from the home run.
First baseman Matt Craig and DH Jason Dubois had identical lines of 2 for 4 with a double an a run scored. Shortstop Darwin Barney was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Shortstop Aaron Miles was 1 for 5.
Tennessee Smokies
The Smokies were kicked off the reservation by the Mississippi Braves, 8-5.
David Patton made a rehab start and it didn’t go very well either. Patton pitched two innings and gave up three runs on a three-run home run in the second inning. Patton allowed two hits and walked one. He also struck out one.
First baseman Blake Lalli ws 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI. Second baseman Tony Thomas was 2 for 3 with an RBI sac fly.
Shortstop Jonathan Mota was 2 for 5 with a double and a run scored. Center fielder James Adduci was 2 for 4 with a walk and an RBI. Third baseman Marquez Smith was 2 for 5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
Catcher Welington Castillo was 1 for 3 with a solo home run, his eighth of the season.
Daytona Cubs
The D-Cubs lost to the Palm Beach Cardinals, 5-3 in 13 innings.
Rafael Dolis started and allowed three runs on four hits over four innings. Dolis walked three and struck out two.
Joe Simokaitis had an ERA of 8.68 in 9.1 innings of relief in Boise. So naturally the correct move is to promote him all the way to Daytona. He responded to the promotion with two shutout innings of relief. He allowed two hits and he hit a batter. He didn’t strike anyone out.
Luke Sommer pitched the 13th inning and took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits.
Left fielder Josh Harrison went 2 for 6 with four stolen bases. Center fielder Tony Campana went 3 for 7 with a run scored and two stolen bases. Shortstop Starlin Castro had the final two of the Cubs eight steals tonight. Castro was 2 for 5 with a double and two walks.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs were pounded by the Lansing Lugnuts, 6-2.
Austin Bibens-Dirkx got his first start tonight, but it didn’t go well as he picked up his first loss. ABD gave up five runs on six hits, inculding two home runs, over five plus innings. One of the runs was unearned. The positive sign was that he struck out four and didn’t walk anyone.
Right fielder Andrew Rundle hit his second home run, a two-run shot in the sixth inning. Rundle was 1 for 3.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks were outslugged by the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, 10-8.
Robert Hernandez started tonight and continued tonight’s theme of bad starts with three runs over 5.1 innings. Actually, tonight that’s not so bad. He gave up four hits and issued three walks. Hernandez struck out five. One of Hernandez’s runs was unearned.
Corey Martin allowed five runs, three of which were earned, in only one inning to take the loss.
Second baseman Logan Watkins was 2 for 3 with a walk. He scored three times and had one RBI.
First baseman Justin Bour was 2 for 4 with a walk and a double. He had two RBI. Left fielder Jose Valdez was 2 for 3.
Center fielder Brett Jackson was 1 for 3 with a run scored and two more walks. He struck out once.
AZL Cubs
Were the only winner tonight, shutting out the Athletics, 7-0.
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This might be shocking news for lowe fans, but there are those of you who will say that you saw it coming from a long way away. I’m pretty surprised. lowe is spectacular, I really hope this doesn’t affect the rest of the team.
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Tampa Bay reliever Chad Bradford left in the seventh inning of the Rays’ game against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night after he apparently hurt himself warming up on the mound. Tampa Bay led 3-1 with two outs in the seventh inning, with runners on second and third when manager Joe Maddon called on Bradford from the bullpen.
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Check out who is making news again - morrow! This time, BCB Site Note: Wednesday Night, 7/22. , we have a summary -
PITTSBURGH — Just arrived at my hotel outside Pittsburgh… it took a good 45 minutes to get out of Philadelphia rush hour traffic.
I’m tired. It’s late. We have an off day tomorrow to rehash today’s big win and the fact that with Houston beating St. Louis, the Cubs stand one game out of first place.
I’ll post a recap in the morning. I’m not opening comments on this post; it will disappear when I post the recap. Josh’s minor league recap will be up overnight. Goodnight.
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This will be shocking news for morrow fans, but some of you who will say that you saw it coming. I’m pretty surprised though. morrow is awesome, I really hope this doesn’t affect the season.
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WTAE-Pittsburgh reports that a Nevada casino employee has filed a civil lawsuit against Steeler quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, accusing him of sexual assault. His attorney denies the charge. More tomorrow, obviously, when Feel Good Story Week continues. WTAE-TV; PFT
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Logan Watkins was named Northwest League Player of the Week.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs were smote by the Omaha Royals, 7-2.
J.R. Mathes got knocked around for five runs on eight hits. His start only lasted three innings. He didn’t strike out anyone and walked one. He also hit a batter in a rough night all around.
DH Jason Dubois provided all the Cubs offense with a two-run home run in the fifth inning. Dubois was 1 for 2 with two walks. Second baseman Nate Spears entered the game in the fifth inning as a pinch hitter and still went 3 for 3 with a double. Spears is hitting .390 for the month of July. Of course, his OBP for the month is only .395, which is really weird because drawing walks has always been a part of Spears’ game.
Tennessee Smokies
Had the day off.
Daytona Cubs
The Daytona Cubs beat the St. Lucie Mets, 5-2 in 11 innings.
Ryan Searle has gotten his season back on track in July after a bad May and a terrible June. Tonight he went six innings and only allowed one unearned run. He gave up three hits and a walk while striking out three.
Reliever David Cales improved his record to 3-0 with 1.1 innings of relief without allowing a hit or a walk. (One batter did reach on an error and went to third on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 11th.) Cales struck out two.
The D-Cubs banged out 13 hits tonight, led by third baseman Marwin Gonzalez who was 3 for 5 with the go-ahead RBI triple in the top of the 11th. Gonzalez only had the one RBI and he also crossed the plate once.
Shortstop Starlin Castro, third baseman Josh Vitters and center fielder Brandon Guyer were all 2 for 5. Vitters added a triple, a stolen base and run scored. Guyer stole two bases, walked once and had one RBI and one run scored.
Left fielder Tony Campana was 2 for 6 with a run scored and an RBI.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs were cut down by the Clinton Lumber Kings, 6-0.
Aaron Shafer started and took the loss tonight. although he didn’t pitch poorly at all. Shafer allowed three runs on five hits over six innings, and one of the runs was unearned. Shafer walked two and struck out five.
Center fielder David Macias was 1 for 2 with two walks.
Boise Hawks
The Hawks topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 4-3.
Dionis Nunez picked up his second save tonight 2.1 perfect innings of relief. Nunez struck out three.
Shortstop Hak-Ju Lee continues to tear up the NWL with a 2 for 4 night. Lee scored twice and stole his 13th base of the season.
Center fielder Brett Jackson went 2 for 3 with a walk and an RBI. Third baseman Greg Rohan had two doubles in a 2 for 4 game. He scored once.
AZL Cubs
Did not play.
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