Daily Farm Round-Up: 6-14-13
In their season opener, Eugene was embarrassed by the Hawks 7-0. Despite strong starts from Joe Ross and Frank Garces, both Fort Wayne and Lake Elsinore lost due to lack of offense. Led by Cory Spangenberg, San Antonio won both games of their double-header. Tucson rallied in the 6th and 7th to beat the Aces 6-5.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Cory Spangenberg
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Joe Ross
Tucson Padres 6, Reno Aces 5
Dan Robertson-CF: 2-4, 2b, RBI, BB, K, Run scored
Dean Anna-2B: 2-4, 2b, RBI, Run scored
Gregorio Petit-SS: 2-4, 2b, 2RBI, BB
Jonathan Galvez-LF: 0-4, 3K
Kalian Sams-RF: 2-4, 2b, K, Run scored
Cody Decker-1B: 2-4, HR(7), 2RBI, K, 2 Runs scored
Sean O’Sullivan-SP: 8.0 IP, 12H, 3ER, BB, 8K, HR Allowed (W, 6-3)
Notes: Despite a strong start from Reno starter Tyler Skaggs, the T-Pads were able to chip away at the Aces’ bullpen and eventually win a tight one 6-5. Sean O’Sullivan has been eating a ton of innings for the T-Pads. This start marked the 6th start in a row for O’Sullivan in which he has gone at least 6 innings. Daniel Robertson has been getting hot recently; he is hitting .342 over his last 10 games.
Game 1: San Antonio Missions 6, Midland RockHounds 2
Rico Noel-CF: 1-3, BB, 2 Runs scored
Cory Spangenberg-2B: 3-5, 3RBI, Run scored
Yeison Asencio-RF: 0-4, 2RBI, K
Jake Blackwood-3B: 1-4, K
A.J. Kirby-Jones-DH: 1-4
Jeudy Valdez-SS: 1-2, 3b, 2BB, 2 Runs scored
Matt Andriese-SP: 5.0 IP, 7H, 2ER, 0BB, 6K
Kevin Quackenbush-RP: 1.1 IP, 3H, 0R, 2K (W, 2-0)
Game 2: San Antonio Missions 3, Midland RockHounds 0
Rico Noel-CF: 0-4, 2K, Run scored
Cory Spangenberg-2B: 1-3, BB, Run scored
Yeison Asencio-RF: 2-4, 3b, 2RBI, Run scored
Johan Limonta-1B: 1-4, K
Everett Williams-DH: 1-3, RBI
Keyvius Sampson-SP: 5.2 IP, 5H, 0R, 3BB, 4K (W, 4-4)
Matt Stites-RP: 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, K (S, 3)
Notes: The Missions took both games of the double-header and increased their record to 36-30. Cory Spangenberg experienced his best performance as a Mission as he collected 4 hits and 3 RBI throughout the 2 games. The games brought his average up to .222. Keyvius Sampson has been effective since returning to the Double-A level; he own a 3.57 ERA over 9 starts. Kevin Quackenbush’s 1.1 scoreless innings brought his ERA down to 0.30.
Lake Elsinore Storm 3, Lancaster JetHawks 7
Travis Jankowski-CF: 1-4, 2b, RBI, BB, K, Run scored
B.J. Guinn-2B: 2-5, 2K
Jace Peterson-SS: 1-4, 2b, RBI
Robert Kral-1B: 0-3, BB, K
Austin Hedges-C: 0-4
Luis Domoromo-RF: 2-4, HR(5), RBI, K, Run scored
Frank Garces-SP: 6.1 IP, 5H, ER, 2BB, 8K
Notes: Frank Garces turned in a solid start but was denied the win. While Garces’ ERA hasn’t been particularly great this year (4.23) he has struck out a ton of batters. Over 61.2 innings of work, Garces has struck out a whopping 75 batters. Oddly, he has also allowed more hits than innings pitched (64 hits allowed). Travis Jankowski increased his hitting streak to 9 games. He’s hitting .390 with 7 walks and 8 stolen bases over his last 10 games.
Fort Wayne TinCaps 1, West Michigan Whitecaps 2
Mallex Smith-CF: 0-2, BB, 2K
Corey Adamson-LF: 1-4, 3b, K
Diego Goris-SS: 0-4, K
Dane Phillips-DH: 0-4, K
Chris Burke-3B: 1-3, 3b, Run scored
Rodney Daal-C: 1-3, 2b, RBI
Joe Ross-SP: 6.2 IP, 4H, 0ER, 2BB, 4K
Notes: Even though the offense did not support him, Joe Ross still tossed a great start. While the strikeout numbers weren’t great, he still threw 6.2 shutout innings and ran his scoreless inning streak to 14.2. His ERA is 2.71 on the year over 66.1 innings and 12 starts.
Eugene Emeralds 0, Boise Hawks 7
Henry Charles-LF: 0-4, 3K
Edwin Moreno-DH: 0-4, 3K
Franmil Reyes-RF: 2-4, 2b
Yair Lopez-CF: 0-4, K
Cade Kreuter-1B: 0-4, 3K
Felipe Blanco-SS: 2-2
Erik Cabrera-SP: 2.2 IP, 6H, 5ER, BB, 6K (L, 0-1)
Justin Livengood-RP: 1.0 IP, H, 0R, BB, K
Notes: It was a rough season opener for Eugene; they collected only 4 hits and committed 3 errors while allowing 7 runs. Erik Cabrera, who was demoted from Fort Wayne after posting a 10.35 ERA over 20 innings, experienced a lackluster Eugene debut after allowing 5 runs to score over less than 3 innings.