Daily Farm Round-Up: 6-3-13
Justin Hancock continues to impress as the TinCaps shutout the Whitecaps. Led by Austin Hedges’ 3 RBI night, the Storm blow out the Rawhide 10-3. The T-Pad offense homers twice while Sean O’Sullivan continues to be a solid contributor for Tucson as the T-Pads win 4-2. San Antonio had the day off.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Austin Hedges
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Justin Hancock
Tucson Padres 4, Reno Aces 2
Dan Robertson-RF: 0-3
Dean Anna-2B: 2-3, HR(7), RBI, Run scored
Cameron Maybin-CF: 0-2, 2BB, Run scored
Rene Rivera-C: 1-3, 2b, 2RBI
Jonathan Galvez-LF: 0-4, K
Cody Decker-1B: 1-3, HR(4), RBI, BB, Run scored
Sean O’Sullivan-SP: 6.0 IP, 9H, 2ER, 2BB, 4K, HR Allowed (W, 4-3)
Nick Vincent-RP: 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 2K (H, 6)
Notes: Sean O’Sullivan provided his 4th consecutive start in which he’s gone at least 6 innings. O’Sullivan has been very effective in Triple-A this year; his ERA is a respectable 3.82 after 12 starts. He’s also been a good innings eater as he averages just under 6 innings per start. Nick Vincent made his first appearance since being sent down after throwing 3 scoreless big league innings in the Padres’ victory over Toronto last Friday. Vincent threw a perfect inning and struck out 2.
San Antonio Missions: DNP
Lake Elsinore Storm 10, Visalia Rawhide 3
Travis Jankowski-CF: 2-3, RBI, 2BB, K, 2 Runs scored
Cory Spangenberg-2B: 1-4, 2RBI, BB, K, Run scored
Yeison Asencio-RF: 1-4, BB, K, 2 Runs scored
Robert Kral-1B: 1-2, 2RBI, 3BB, Run scored
Kyle Gaedele-LF: 1-4, RBI, 2K, Run scored
Jace Peterson-SS: 2-3, BB, K, 2 Runs scored
Austin Hedges-C: 2-4, 2b, 3RBI, 2K, Run scored
James Needy-SP: 5.0 IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, BB, 6K (W, 2-2)
Notes: Don’t look now, but the Storm are on a 5 game winning streak. The return of Austin Hedges from the DL has energized this lineup. Since returning, Hedges has gone 3-6 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI, and a walk. He has raised his average to an even .250 on the year. Jace Peterson has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games with 6 multi-hit games over that span. He has raised his average to .284 and is hitting .395 over his last 10 games.
Fort Wayne TinCaps 2, West Michigan Whitecaps 0
Mallex Smith-DH: 2-4
Alberth Martinez-CF: 0-4, 2K
Maxx Tissenbaum-SS: 1-2, 2b, BB, Run scored
Diego Goris-2B: 2-4, 2b, K, Run scored
Chris Burke-3B: 3-4, RBI
Corey Adamson-LF: 1-3
Justin Hancock-SP: 7.0 IP, 6H, 0ER, BB, 6K (W, 3-1)
Notes: Justin Hancock continues to enjoy a phenomenal season. He owns a 1.91 ERA over 56.2 innings pitched and 10 starts. This was Hancock’s 8th consecutive start in which he has allowed less than 3 earned runs. Mallex Smith has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games; he has 2 home runs and 6 RBI over that span (previous to this hot streak he had just 1 home run and 6 RBI on the year). Smith has raised his average to .272.