Last night on the farm, there were two shutouts, two walk-offs, and three wins. Let’s take a closer look:
Rochester 3, Buffalo 2
Garrett Olson started and gave up just 1 run in 5 innings. Chuck Jams pitched a perfect inning and left with a chance to win but Dylan Owen gave up a 2-run homer in the 7th that was the difference in the game. At the plate the Bisons had just 5 hits. Josh Satin and Zach Lutz both doubled. Jordany Valdespin, playing centerfield for the 3rd straight game, was 0 for 4.
Binghamton 8, Erie 0
Greg Peavey looked good in his AA debut, going 5.2 innings while giving up just 2 hits, walking no one and striking out 5. Kevin Mulvey followed with 2.1 scoreless innings and Armando Rodriguez finished it out with a scoreless 9th. All 9 position players had at least 1 hit and 7 of those players had an extra-base hit. Jefry Marte was the only one with a multi-hit game, going 3 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI’s. Obviously it’s early but Marte is hitting .385. Pedro Zapata and Matt Den Dekker both hit a triple. Juan Lagares and Allan Dykstra both homered.
St. Lucie 6, Charlotte 5
Darrell Ceciliani led off the bottom of the 9th with a walk-off homer to win it for the Lucies. Francisco Pena and Cory Vaughn also homered. Vaughn also doubled as he Ceciliani, and Pena each had 2 RBI’s. Ceciliani was 4 for 5 and came up a double shy of the cycle. Robbie Shields went 1 for 3 with a double as the designated hitter. Wilmer Flores was 0 for 4. On the mount Yohan Almonte started and let up 3 runs in 4.2 innings. Adam Kolarek, John Church, and Jeffrey Kaplan combined for 4.1 innings in relief giving up just 2 unearned runs. Kolarek faced 4 batters and got all of them out, including 2 strikeouts.
Savannah 1, Rome 0 12 innings
The Gnats pitched their way to victory in this one. Tyler Pill allowed just 3 hits with no walks through 6 innings, striking out 7. Jack Leathersich struck out 6 in 3 innings while allowing 1 hit and 1 walk. Jared West also went 3 innings allowing just 1 hit and 1 walk while striking out 4. Although Rome has scored just 1 run all season, Savannah’s pitching was phenomenal and all 3 guys that pitched are guys to keep an eye on this year. Dustin Lawley and Luis Nieves had 2 hits each with Nieves driving in Lawley for the winning run in the bottom of the 12th. Greg Pron and Travis Taijeron each had a double.
2 comments
NJstuckinTX
4/10/2012-3:37pm at 3:37 pm (UTC -4)
How has Valdespin looked in CF?
Bryan
4/10/2012-5:44pm at 5:44 pm (UTC -4)
I haven’t found any early season reviews of his defense. It’s a tough position to play so it’ll take time but with Kirk in the big leagues there’s plenty of opportunity for Valdespin to learn it. He undoubtedly has the athleticism to play the position. His arm is good enough too. He has to learn how to read the ball off the bat, take good routes to the ball, and how to make throws from the outfield. If he works hard he could be competent in a couple months. Of course, he’s not yet a proven AAA hitter yet either, so he’s got a lot on his plate.