Daily Farm Round-Up: 7-21-13

Led by Tommy Medica’s 2 home run night, the Missions put 6 runs on the board and won 6-3. Matt Andriese struggled for a second straight start in Tucson’s 6-4 loss. Joe Ross tossed a quality start for the TinCaps, but the offense was nowhere to be found as Fort Wayne lost 2-1.
Hitting Player of the Day: Tommy Medica
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Joe Ross
Tucson Padres 4, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 6
Jaff Decker-CF: 1-3, 2B, 2BB, K, 2 Runs scored
Dean Anna-2B: 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2RBI, Run scored
Gregorio Petit-SS: 1-5, K, Run scored
Scott Moore-3B: 0-4, K
Ben Francisco-LF: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Chris Robinson-C: 2-4, K
Matt Andriese-SP: 5.0 IP, 8H, 6ER, 0BB, 4K (L, 1-3)
Brad Boxberger-RP: 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 2K
Brad Brach-RP: 1.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0K
Notes: Jaff Decker continued to ride a hot streak as he had a double and 2 walks in 5 plate appearances. Decker raised his average to .285 over 284 AB’s with Tucson.
Decker is hitting .350 over his last 10 games. Dean Anna has had multiple-hits in 4 of his last 5 games. Anna drove in his first 2 runs since July 9th. Matt Andriese has struggled mightily over his last 2 starts; over that span he’s pitched 8.2 inning and allowed 11 runs.
San Antonio Missions 6, Midland RockHounds 3
Cory Spangenberg-2B: 1-4, RBI, 2K
Reymond Fuentes-LF: 1-4, RBI, Run scored
Tommy Medica-1B: 2-4, 2 HR(10), 3RBI, K, 2 Runs scored
Yeison Asencio-RF: 0-4
Robert Kral-C: 1-3, HR(2), RBI, Run scored
Rico Noel-CF: 2-3, 2B, Run scored
Matt Wisler-SP: 5.0 IP, 4H, 3ER, 4BB, 4K
Clay Zavada-RP: 0.1 IP, 0H, 0R, BB (H, 3)
Matt Stites-RP: 1.0 IP, H, 0R, 0K (S, 14)
Notes: Tommy Medica doubled his July home run total in tonight’s game. Medica has hit just .235 in the month of July, but he should build on this game and start producing at a more consistent rate. Cory Spangenberg went 1-4 and is now on a 3 game RBI streak. Matt Wisler has struggled a little bit recently. Over his last 2 starts he’s thrown 10 innings and has allowed 7 earned runs.
Lake Elsinore Storm 5, Inland Empire 66ers 9
Travis Jankowski-CF: 3-5, Run scored
B.J. Guinn-2B: 2-5, 2b, RBI, Run scored
Jace Peterson-SS: 1-5, 3B, K, Run scored
A.J. Kirby-Jones-1B: 3-4, RBI, BB
Jeremy Baltz-LF: 1-5, 2B
Austin Hedges-C: 1-4, K
Kyle Gaedele-LF: 2-4, HR(8), RBI, Run scored
Matt Jackson-SP: 2.2 IP, 7H, 5ER, 0BB, 0K, HR Allowed
Notes: Kyle Gaedele has been riding a nice hot streak; over his last 10 games, Gaedele is hitting .394 with 2 home runs and 10 RBI. Gaedele has now homered in back-to-back games. With 3 hits tonight, Travis Jankowski increased his hitting streak to 12 games. Jankowski has raised his average to .281.
Fort Wayne TinCaps 1, Cedar Rapids Kernels 2
Corey Adamson-RF: 0-4, K
Tyler Stubblefield-SS: 0-4, 2K
Maxx Tissenbaum-2B: 0-4, K
Diego Goris-1B: 0-4, K
Chris Burke-DH: 2-4, K, Run scored
Rodney Daal-C: 1-3
Joseph Ross-SP: 6.0 IP, 7H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, HR Allowed (L, 4-5)
Notes: Not a lot of positives in this game. The TinCaps only mustered 4 hits against the Kernels’ pitching staff. The only bright spot was that Joe Ross tossed his 2nd straight quality start. Unfortunately, he allowed a 2-run home run in the 6th, which was all the Kernels needed to beat the TinCaps. Ross lowered his ERA to 3.73 across 17 starts and 91.2 innings pitched.
Eugene Emeralds 8, Vancouver Canadians 4
Edwin Moreno-DH: 0-4, BB, 3K, Run scored
Anthony Torres-2B: 1-5, K, Run scored
Hunter Renfroe-RF: 2-5, K, Run scored
Wynton Bernard-CF: 2-4, RBI, BB, K, Run scored
Ryan Miller-C: 2-3, 2B, 2RBI, BB, Run scored
Felipe Blanco-SS: 1-4, HR(1), 3RBI, K, Run scored
Jimmy Brasoban-SP: 5.0 IP, H, 2R, ER, 3BB, 4K (W, 2-2)
Notes: Hunter Renfroe has now played 10 professional games since signing with the Padres. Over those 10 games Renfroe is hitting .310 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. Jimmy Brasoban rebounded from a start that saw him allow 6 runs in 5 innings. In tonight’s start, Brasoban allowed just 1 hit over 5 innings.
AZL Padres 3, AZL Rangers 7
Franchy Cordero-SS: 1-3, BB, K, 2 Runs scored
Dustin Peterson-3B: 3-4, 2RBI, K, Run scored
Franmil Reyes-RF: 1-4
Jose Urena-DH: 2-4, RBI
Jake Bauers-1B: 0-3, BB, 2K
Jose Ruiz-C: 0-4
Cam Stewart-SP: 3.1 IP, 6H, 5ER, 4BB, K (L, 1-3)
Notes: Dustin Peterson had one of his best games as a professional. Peterson’s 3 hits raised his average from .243 to .269 over 78 AB’s. Peterson has 12 hits and is hitting .273 over his last 10 games.