Daily Farm Round-Up: 8-27-14

The Chihuahuas and the TinCaps were the only two organization to earn W’s on the farm tonight. The Chihuahuas prevailed due to the hot bat of Cody Decker while the TinCaps used good pitching and timely hitting to eek out a 1 run victory against the Whitecaps.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Cody Decker
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Bryce Morrow
El Paso Chihuahuas 5, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1
Rico Noel – CF: 1-4
Jace Peterson – 3B: 2-5, RBI
Tyler Greene – SS: 2-5, RBI, K
Jeff Francoeur – RF: 2-5, K, Run scored
Cody Decker – 1B: 1-3, HR(25), 2RBI, 2BB, Run scored
Adam Moore – C: 4-5, RBI, K, Run scored
Jason Lane – SP: 7.0 IP, 5H, 1ER, 2BB, 8K (W, 9-9)
Notes: Cody Decker has now homered in 3 straight games giving him 25 total on the year. Decker now has 4 home runs over his last 10 games. Jace Peterson increased his hitting streak to 7 games tonight; Peterson is hitting .353 over his last 10 games and .280 over 225 AB’s.
San Antonio Missions 1, Midland RockHounds 2
Cory Spangenberg – 3B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K
Casey McElroy – 2B: 0-2, 2BB
Jason Hagerty – 1B: 1-3, BB
Alex Dickerson – RF: 1-4
Hunter Renfroe – LF: 1-4, K
Austin Hedges – C: 1-4, 3K
Bryce Morrow – SP: 7.0 IP, 5H, 2ER, 1BB, 8K, HR Allowed
Notes: Cory Spangenberg has hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games; Spangenberg has enjoyed a very impressive year at San Antonio where he is hitting .336 over 268 AB’s. Like Spangenberg, Alex Dickerson has been impressive with the Missions. Dickerson is hitting .313/.393/.493 over 116 AB’s at the Double-A level.
Lake Elsinore Storm 0, San Jose Giants 13
Jose Rondon – SS: 0-4, K
Jeudy Valdez – DH: 1-3, BB, 2K
Jeremy Baltz – LF: 0-3, BB, 2K
Gabriel Quintana – 3B: 0-4
Dane Phillips – C: 1-2, BB, K
Duanel Jones – 1B: 0-3
Rafael De Paula – SP: 5.0 IP, 11H, 7ER, 2BB, 2K (L, 2-4)
Notes: The Storm were outperformed in every facet of the game tonight. The Storm were 2 hit – both were singles – and also committed 2 errors. On top of all of that, Rafael De Paula had a terrible start and allowed 11 hits and 7 runs over 5 innings pitched. De Paula’s ERA climbed to 7.32 over 7 starts with the Storm.
Fort Wayne TinCaps 2, West Michigan Whitecaps 1
Trea Turner – SS: 0-3, BB
Ronnie Richardson – CF: 0-4, K
Fernando Perez – 3B: 0-4
Franmil Reyes – DH: 2-3, 2B, BB, K, 2 Runs scored
Jake Bauers – 1B: 1-4, RBI, K
Nick Schulz – RF: 2-4, K
Ronald Herrera – SP: 5.0 IP, 3H, 1ER, 1BB, 3K
Notes: Nick Schulz has been very hot at the plate recently; over his last 10 games, Schulz is hitting .500 (19-for38) with 3 home runs and 10 RBI’s. Schulz is hitting .340 with 8 home runs and 28 RBI’s over 162 AB’s with the TinCaps.
Eugene Emeralds 3, Vancouver Canadians 14
Edwin Moreno – CF: 1-4, K
Joseph Epperson – 3B: 1-4, Run scored
Marcus Davis – 1B: 1-4, RBI, K
Jose Carlos Urena – RF: 0-3, RBI
River Stevens – 2B: 0-4, K
Miguel Del Castillo – DH: 1-3, 2B, Run scored
Alex Constanza – SP: 3.0 IP, 7H, 7ER, 1BB, 1K, HR Allowed
Notes: It was a tough game for the Emeralds tonight as they were outhit 15-5 and outscored 14-3. Starting pitcher Alex Constanza had a rough welcome with the Emeralds; he allowed 7 runs on 7 hits in his first start with Eugene.
AZL Padres 5, AZL Dodgers 6
Ryan Jackson – SS: 0-4, 3K
Luis Urias – 3B: 3-5, K, Run scored
Michael Gettys – CF: 1-5, 2RBI, 3K, Run scored
Jonas Lantigua – 1B: 3-5, 2B, K, Run scored
Rod Boykin – LF: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K
Mason Smith – RF: 0-2, 2BB, K, Run scored
Jaimito Lebron – SP: 5.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
Notes: Ryan Jackson has struggled with his rehab as he’s hitting just .211 with 6 strikeouts over 19 AB’s with the AZL Padres. On the other hand, Michael Gettys continued his hot hitting with the AZL Padres. Gettys owns a .310/.353/.437 with 3 home runs and 38 RBI’s over 53 games with the AZL Padres.