Tuesday, April 13th minor league updates

[OnBaseMachine]

Louisville - 6:35 - RHP Sam Lecure

Carolina is off today.

Lynchburg - 6:05 - RHP Lance Janke

Dayton - 12:05 - RHP Josh Ravin

Dayton is looking to extend their record to a perfect 6-0.

[OnBaseMachine]

Dayton is scoreless after one inning.

Ravin: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Henry Rodriguez enters this game with at least one hit in all five games.

[OnBaseMachine]

From Jamie Ramsey:

FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS
For just the second time in franchise history, the Dayton Dragons have opened the season 5-0...the 5 straight wins matches their longest winning streak of 2009 (July)...the Dragons are 1 of only 4 teams in all of the minors with a 5-0 mark...coincidentally, Dayton's division rival Lake County also boasts a 5-0 mark.

JON ADKINS SAVES
Bats closer Jon Adkins has 32 career saves while wearing a Louisville uniform, good for 6th on the franchise's all-time list...with his next save, he will tie Rich Batchelor and Steve Dixon...the all-time saves leader in Louisville club history is Mark Grater with 39.

http://ramsey.mlblogs.com/

[OnBaseMachine]

Ravin: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

No score after two innings.

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Ravin: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Still no score after three innings. Dayton is looking for their first baserunner of the game.

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Andrew Means doubled with two outs but was stranded. No score after 3 1/2.

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Ravin: 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

No score after four innings.

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Ravin: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 7 GO/4 FO

No score after five innings.

[OnBaseMachine]

Justin Walker relieved Ravin and threw a scoreless 6th inning. Still no score after six innings.

[OnBaseMachine]

Henry Rodriguez extends his hitting streak to six games with a leadoff double in the 7th inning. Means followed with a single to move Rodriguez to 3rd. First and 3rd and nobody out for Byron Wiley.

H-Rod already has four doubles this season.

[OnBaseMachine]

Wiley drove in Rodriguez with a RBI groundout. 1-0 Dayton after 6 1/2 innings.

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Walker: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

1-0 Dayton after seven innings.

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Dayton gave up three runs in the bottom of the 8th inning and trail 3-1 heading to the 9th inning.

[aubashbrother]

Ill be at the Hillcats game tom. anyone know who is scheduled to start

[OnBaseMachine]

Ill be at the Hillcats game tom. anyone know who is scheduled to start

Matt Fairel, I believe.

[OnBaseMachine]

Dayton lost 3-1.

Gregorius: 0-for-4
H. Rodriguez: 1-for-4 double
Means: 2-for-4 double
Wiley: 0-for-4 RBI
Coddington: 0-for-3 HBP
Fleury: 0-for-3
Pfister: 0-for-3
Oliveras: 0-for-3
Feiner: 0-for-2 walk

Ravin: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 7 GO/4 FO

Walker: 3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 K

[GOYA]

Bats @ Columbus

Anderson CF
Heisey RF
Francisco 3B
Dorn DH
Sutton 1B
Cozart SS
Castillo LF
Valaika 2B
Miller C

LeCure P

[dougdirt]

Lynchburg is down 1-0 in the 2nd.
Sappelt CF
Fellhauer LF
Mesoraco C
Mendez, C 3B
Buchholz SS
Soto 1B
Day DH
Puckett 2B
Reed, J RF
Janke P

[GOYA]

3 up, 3 down for the Bats in the 1st

Ks for Heisey and Cisco

[Benihana]

I like that 2-5 in the Lynchburg lineup.

My guess is Mesoraco will be in Carolina by June if he shows any ability to hit consistently in Lynchburg. There is too much of a logjam with Coddington in Dayton and Soto trying to learn to catch in Lynchburg.

[GOYA]

Dorn HR in his 1st AB

1-0 Bats

He crushed that one

[OnBaseMachine]

Dorn is on fire.

[dougdirt]

Lynchburg is down 2-0 in the 6th inning.

[GOYA]

Lecure is stuggling

2-1 Clips after 3

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
LeCure 3.0 5 2 2 4 2 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: LeCure 68-36

[GOYA]

LeCure comes back with a perfect inning.

Still 2-1 Clips after 4

[dougdirt]

Andrew Bowman gives up a lead off triple in the 7th for Lynchburg, but proceeds to strike out the next three batters to keep it close. Hillcats trailing 2-1.

[OnBaseMachine]

Mesoraco is 1-for-3 with a double. Soto is 1-for-3.

[dougdirt]

Mesoraco is 1-for-3 with a double. Soto is 1-for-3.

Note on Mesoraco's double - it was a blooper that landed just out of reach of the 2B and SS, and no one was covering and Mesoraco took the base. Smart play.

[dougdirt]

Dave Sappelt singled and stole second for Lynchburg in the bottom of the 8th. Fellhauer lined out though to end the inning. Heading to the 9th and Lynchburg is down 2-1. 3-4-5 due up in the bottom, so lets hope that Horst can keep it that way.

[Scrap Irony]

How does Horst look in relief, doug? Has he added a few mph to his fastball? Is his movement improved any?

[GOYA]

Still 2-1 Clips in the middle of the 5th

LeCure's final line

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
LeCure 4.1 5 2 2 5 3 0 3.86

Pitches-strikes: LeCure 85-44

Reineke replaced LeCure

[dougdirt]

How does Horst look in relief, doug? Has he added a few mph to his fastball? Is his movement improved any?

I won't know until sometime in June. I haven't seen him yet this season.

[dougdirt]

Carlos Mendez singled in the 9th for the Hillcats, but nothing else gets done. Hillcats lose 2-1.

[11larkin11]

Benzinger had a hunch about Means, and boy has he been right!

[GOYA]

Cozart with a single and a stolen base to lead off the 7th

[GOYA]

Bats lead 3-2 after a Castillo walk and a sac bunt by Valaika that the Clips pitcher throws away.

[GOYA]

The Bats are not hitting all that well but several guys have shown the ability to lay down very nice bunts.

[GOYA]

Valaika at 3rd and Heisey at 1st on a BB.

Pitching change for Columbus and Cisco up with 2 outs in the top of the 7th.

Righty Steven Wright on to pitch

[reds44]

The Bats are not hitting all that well but several guys have shown the ability to lay down very nice bunts.
Dusty ball.

[GOYA]

Cisco Ks looking on a nice breaking ball

[GOYA]

Fisher turns in a perfect 7th

Bats lead 3-2 going to the 8th

[dougdirt]

Fisher looked pretty good in the 7th.

[GOYA]

EDR on for the 8th

[GOYA]

3-2 Bats in the top of the 9th

[GOYA]

Bats get nothing in the 9th

Adkins on to close

[GOYA]

Tied up 3-3 with the bases loaded and 1 out

[GOYA]

Double play 5-3

Going to extras

[GOYA]

Bats get nothing in the top of the 10th

[GOYA]

Delgado on to pitch the bottom of the 10th

[GOYA]

2-out HR

Bats lose in 10

4-3