Daily Farm Round-Up: 8-5-13
Only 3 teams played tonight on the farm and the highlight was easily Zach Eflin’s dominant performance. Eflin was so good that he got the victory even though he was supported by only 4 hits. The AZL Padres were blown out by the AZL Giants while the T-Pads lost a close one 5-4.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Brandon Allen
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Zach Eflin
Tucson Padres 4, Nashville Sounds 5
Jaff Decker-CF: 2-5, K, Run scored
Dan Robertson-RF: 1-5
Dean Anna-2B: 1-2, 2BB, Runs cored
Brandon Allen-LF: 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, Run scored
Scott Moore-3B: 1-4, RBI, 3K
Chris Robinson-C: 1-4
Robbie Erlin-SP: 5.0 IP, 8H, 3ER, BB, 6K
Kevin Quackenbush-RP: 1.0 IP, H, 0R, 0BB, K
Notes: Robbie Erlin has not been sharp at Triple-A this year. While he did strike out 6 batters in 5 innings in this start, he allowed 8 hits and 3 runs. His ERA rose to 5.18 across 83.1 Triple-A innings. Kevin Quackenbush rebounded nicely after a bad outing a couple of nights ago. Quackenbush’s ERA now stands at 4.18.
San Antonio Missions: DNP
Lake Elsinore Storm: DNP
Fort Wayne TinCaps 2, Lansing Lugnuts 0
Mallex Smith-DH: 1-4, Run scored
Alberth Martinez-CF: 0-4
Diego Goris-2B: 0-4
Gabriel Quintana-3B: 2-3, RBI, Run scored
Luis Domoromo-LF: 0-2, BB, K
Corey Adamson-LF: 1-2, RBI
Zach Eflin-SP: 7.0 IP, H, 0R, BB, 4K (W, 6-5)
Notes: The TinCap offense only backed Eflin with 4 hits, but that’s all Eflin needed. Eflin enjoyed arguably the best start of his career. He allowed just 1 hit and 1 walk over 7 scoreless innings. Over 19 starts Eflin is 6-5 with a 2.81 ERA. Outside of April, he’s never had a month with an ERA higher than 2.57. Eflin has 77 strikeouts over 102.1 innings.
Eugene Emeralds: DNP
AZL Padres 1, AZL Giants 16
Rod Boykin-CF: 1-4, 2K
Josh VanMeter-2B: 0-4, K
Jose Urena-RF: 0-4, 2K
Franmil Reyes-DH: 2-4, K
Dustin Peterson-3B: 1-4
Jake Bauers-1B: 0-3, BB
Cam Stewart-SP: 3.1 IP, 7H, 9R, 6ER, 0BB, K, HR Allowed (L, 3-4)
Notes: This was just a really ugly game for the AZL Padres. They only got 1 run on 5 hits while committing 3 errors and allowing 16 runs. Franmil Reyes, one of the lone bright spots in the game, had 2 hits and extended his hitting streak to 6; he’s hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games. Dustin Peterson had 1 hit and is now hitting .308.
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