Minor league thread 8/06/13

[Hillsdale87]

Reporting live from Louisville Slugger Field... Ludwick hit a 2 run HR in the 3rd inning. He has hit the ball hard both times tonight. Pino with 3 scoreless innings so far. Louisville 2 - Indy 0

[CmdrCody]

Good, his rehab ends soon.

[texasdave]

Louisville wrap: Bats 6 Indy 4.

Yohan Pino (2.76) with another fine start. Next time the Reds need a spot start, I would go with this guy. Forget the 40-man roster. 6.1IP 5H 2R 2ER 0BB 9K.
Curtis Partch got roughed up in one inning of work. He surrendered two runs on four hits.
Kevin Whelan got save number six.

Billy Hamilton - 1 for 4. A single. 1RBI. 1 SB (66).
Ryan Ludwick - 1 for 4. A home run. 1RS. 2RBI.
Mike Hessman - 1 for 3. A double. A walk. 1RS.
Henry Rodriguez - 1 for 2. A double. 1RS. 2RBI.

Nevin Ashley singled his first time up and then came out of the game. No idea why.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...g_box&sid=milb

[texasdave]

Dayton wrap: West Michigan 6 Dragons 3.

Drew Cisco struggled after retiring the first 11 batters. Joel Bender struggled. Werleen Taveras retired the only batter he faced.

Beau Amaral - 2 for 4. 2 singles.
Tanner Rahier - 2 for 4. A single. A triple.
Jesse Winker - 1 for 3. A opposite-field home run (15). A walk. 2RS. 1RBI (71).

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...g_box&sid=milb

[texasdave]

DSL Rojos wrap: D-Pirates 9 D-Rojos 1.

Franklin Montilla 3.0IP 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 2K.
Hernando Guzman 2.0IP 1H 0R 0ER 2BB 3K.

Francis Azcona (.345) - 2 for 4. 2 singles.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...g_box&sid=milb

[VottoFan54]

Did Bakersfield skip Stephenson an off day? He hasn't pitched since July 29. Are they just trying to limit his innings?

[texasdave]

Pensacola wrap: Barons 7 Blue Fish 6.

Pensacola loses in the bottom of the tenth as Birmingham walks off the field with a win.

Carlos Contreras pitched well: 5.0IP 3H 2R 2ER 2BB 3K.
Shaun Ellis got torched for four runs in .2IP.
Chris Manno is scoreless in his nine appearances covering 15 innings.
Parker Frazier walked four in two innings but kept the Barons off the scoreboard.
Drew Hayes came on in the tenth and gave up the walk-off homer to the first batter he faced.

Yorman Rodriguez - 3 for 6. 2 singles. A double. 1RS. 1RBI.
Donald Lutz - 3 for 5. 2 singles. A double. 3RBI. (.367 in his last 30 ABs)
Ray Chang - 3 for 4. 3 singles. A walk. 2RS. 1RBI.
Corey Wimberly - 2 for 4. 2 singles. 1HBP. 1RS.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...pbp&pid=544371

[texasdave]

Billings wrap: Osprey 5 Mustangs 2.

Mustangs are in a tailspin. 7-20 over their last 27 games.

Fabian Roman and Nolan Becker each pitched a scoreless frame. Otherwise it was ugly on the mound.

Daniel Paula - 2 for 4. A single. A triple. 1RS.
Jose Ortiz - 1 for 3. A double. 1SF. 2RBI.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...g_box&sid=milb

[texasdave]

Did Bakersfield skip Stephenson an off day? He hasn't pitched since July 29. Are they just trying to limit his innings?

Here is an article dated July 31st off of MiLB.com. It doesn't mention any injury of any type. It does state that Stephenson would like to finish the year in Pensacola.

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp..._milb&sid=milb

[texasdave]

Bakersfield wrap: Blaze 3 Stockton 1.

Jake Johnson was strong tonight: 5IP 3H 0R 0ER 1BB 5K. Johnson has yielded just one earned run in his last 13 innings of work. During that span he has allowed 10 hits and 4 walks, while striking out 11.
The bullpen gave up a run in four innings. Michael Lorenzen earned his first save with a scoreless ninth.

Juan Perez - 3 for 4. 3 singles. 1RS.
David Vidal - 1 for 3. A single. A walk. 1RS.
Steve Selsky - 1 for 4. A home run (13). 1RS. 1RBI.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...g_box&sid=milb

[texasdave]

AZL Reds wrap: A-Rangers 4 A-Reds 1.

Blaine Howell, Chad Jones and Bernardo Moreta each were unscored upon in short stints.

Kevin Franklin - 2 for 3. 2 singles. A walk. 1RS. Franklin has hit in 6 of his last 7 games, including 4 multi-hit contests.
Jose Fernandez - 1 for 3. A single. A walk. 1RBI.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats...g_box&sid=milb

[klw]

Did Bakersfield skip Stephenson an off day? He hasn't pitched since July 29. Are they just trying to limit his innings?

From Doug's web site on Monday:

http://redsminorleagues.com/2013/08/...-and-notes-66/

Robert Stephenson was listed as the probable starter for the game on Sunday for Bakersfield but he didn’t make the start. There is nothing much to it according to the Blaze.

Looks like they are indeed trying to keep his arm nice and fresh. Nothing serious to report.