Minor League Roundup

[Kid]

<b>June 4:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Iowa (26-29)        2  8  0
Nashville (31-24)   5  13 0
WP: Chris Narveson (2-3)
LP: Jeff Samardzija (2-2)
SV: Dave Johnson (2)
HR: IOW - Kyle Reynolds (1); NSH - Brendan Katin 2 (12)

Samardzija: GS, 5.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER (4.43 ERA), 9 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Sam Fuld: 2-4 (.249), R, K
Doug Deeds: 2-4 (.276), RBI (15), CS (1)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Tennessee (21-34)   3  8  1
Carolina (30-24)    12 16 0 (F/8)
WP: James Avery (2-3)
LP: Casey Lambert (3-4)
HR: CAR - Sean Henry (5), Chris Heisey (10), Zack Cozart (4)

Lambert: GS, 3.0 IP, 6 R, 3 ER (3.62 ERA), 8 H, 1 BB, 1 K, E (1); 1-1 (.385), 2B (2)
Marco Carrillo: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (1.35 ERA), 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Darwin Barney: 2-3 (.324), BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Daytona (23-25)     6  12 3
Charlotte (26-23)   3  5  4
WP: Craig Muschko (3-1)
LP: Jeremy Hall (5-4)
HR: DAY - Robinson Chirinos (8), Dylan Johnston (4)

Rafael Dolis: GS, 3.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (2.77 ERA), 2 H, 4 BB, 2 K, WP
Chirinos: 2-4 (.357), 2 RBI (28), R, BB
Johnston: 2-4 (.197), 2B (5), RBI (13), 2 R, K, E (4)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Beloit (18-34)   1  4  0
Peoria (28-23)   4  11 0
WP: Justin Bristow (2-2)
LP: Bradley Tippett (5-2)
SV: Chris Siegfried (1)
HR: PEO - Rebel Ridling (6)

Bristow: GS, 5.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (4.88 ERA), 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K
Ridling: 3-4 (.267), 2B (13), RBI (35), 2 R
Nelson Perez: 2-4 (.217), 2B (8), 2 RBI (23), K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                  R  H  E
White Sox (5-0)   9  11 4
Cubs 1 (2-3)      8  11 1
WP: Jorge Cueva (2-0)
LP: Francisco Turbi (0-1)
HR: CWS - Juan Silverio (3); CHC - Arismendy Alcantara (1), Albert Hernandez (1)

Luis Liria: 3.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER (7.20 ERA), 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 3 WP
Alcantara: 2-3 (.438), 3B (3), RBI (1), 3 R, BB, HBP, SB (3)
Hernandez: 2-4 (.421), 3 RBI (6), 3 R, BB, K, SB (1)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->               R  H  E
Cubs 2 (0-5)   4  7  3
Royals (4-1)   5  7  1
WP: Freddy Rodriguez (1-1)
LP: Roeldwin Reyes (0-1)
SV: Yordano Ventura (1)

Amaury Paulino: GS, 2.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER (12.00 ERA), 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 WP
Yilver Sanchez: 4.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER (1.50 ERA), 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K, HBP
Melvin Camarena: 1-3 (.222), 2B (1), 2 R, K, HBP<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Clapp]

Robinson Chirinos is on fire.

[Kid]

<b>June 5:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Iowa (27-29)        2  9  0
Nashville (31-25)   1  2  1
WP: Kevin Hart (1-3)
LP: Chris Cody (0-1)
SV: Blake Parker (5)

Hart: GS, 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.43 ERA), 1 H, 5 BB, 5 K, WP; 1-2 (.364), R
Doug Deeds: 2-4 (.282), 2B (10), K
John-Ford Griffin: 2-4 (.189), R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Chattanooga (23-32)   2  4  2
Tennessee (22-34)     5  10 0
WP: Jayson Ruhlman (2-0)
LP: Tim Corcoran (2-5)
SV: John Gaub (2)
HR: CHT - Joshua Bell (6)

Marcos Mateo: GS, 6.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER (5.00 ERA), 4 H, 4 BB, 1 K
Darwin Barney: 3-4 (.333), 2B (10), 2 RBI (19), R
James Adduci: 3-4 (.266), 2B (5), RBI (19), R, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Daytona (24-25)     6  11 0
Charlotte (26-24)   1  9  3
WP: Luke Sommer (1-1)
LP: Austin Hinkle (1-2)

Andrew Cashner: GS, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (1.75 ERA), 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K, BK
Tony Campana: 3-5 (.319), R, 2 K, 2 SB (10)
Jovan Rosa: 2-4 (.221), 3B (2), 3 RBI (20), R, BB, 2 K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                 R  H  E
Beloit (18-35)   1  8  0
Peoria (29-23)   5  10 0
WP: Christopher Carpenter (2-3)
LP: Michael Allen (0-8)
HR: PEO - Michael Brenly (2)

Carpenter: GS, 5.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.04 ERA), 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Brenly: 1-2 (.265), 3 RBI (16), R
Rebel Ridling: 2-4 (.272), R, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Cubs 1 (3-3)    15 18 3
Indians (1-5)   4  9  5
WP: Willengton Cruz (1-0)
LP: Jesus Quintero (0-1)
SV: Julio Sanchez (1)
HR: CHC - Albert Hernandez (2), Xavier Batista (2), Juan Pena (1)

Enyelberth Pena: GS, 2.2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER (7.71 ERA), 4 H, 3 BB, 0 K
Alvaro Ramirez: 3-5 (.400), 2B (1), RBI (2), 2 R, BB
Yonan Fuenmayor: 3-5 (.200), RBI (3), 2 R, BB<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                  R  H  E
Blue Jays (2-4)   2  5  0
Cubs 2 (1-5)      5  13 1
WP: Alvido Jimenez (1-0)
LP: Milciades Santana (0-1)
SV: Roneidy Mejia (1)

Jose Rosario: GS, 3.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (1.59 ERA), 2 H, 3 BB, 5 K, WP
Melvin Camarena: 3-4 (.318), 2B (2), RBI (4), R, K, SB (2)
Rafael Disla: 2-3 (.667), 2B (1), 2 RBI (2), R, K, SB (1), CS (1)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[CCwinwssoon]

I remember the Cubs signing a highly touted 18 year old Chinese Shortstop. Is he playing in the minors?

[Destined]

Is Cashner getting stretched out? Why are his starts so short?

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=42393:date=Jun 6 2009, 01:18 AM:name=CCwinwssoon)-->QUOTE (CCwinwssoon @ Jun 6 2009, 01:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I remember the Cubs signing a highly touted 18 year old Chinese Shortstop. Is he playing in the minors?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Korean, Hak-Ju Lee. He's playing in Arizona right now for the rookie league team (it's pretty much just instructional at that point). I also think he was 18 in Korean years, but only 17 in US years (they start counting at 1). Very highly touted.

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=42423:date=Jun 6 2009, 04:00 AM:name=Destined)-->QUOTE (Destined @ Jun 6 2009, 04:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Is Cashner getting stretched out? Why are his starts so short?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I think he just throws a ton of pitches (unfortunately). High K, high BB guy.

[Kid]

<!--quoteo(post=42436:date=Jun 6 2009, 09:29 AM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Jun 6 2009, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=42423:date=Jun 6 2009, 04:00 AM:name=Destined)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Destined @ Jun 6 2009, 04:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Is Cashner getting stretched out? Why are his starts so short?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I think he just throws a ton of pitches (unfortunately). High K, high BB guy.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He pitched 3 innings, walking 1, striking out 2. What's that pitch count generally going to be? 50 or 60 max? I think they just want to make sure he gets a couple innings in a row, so they have him start.

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=42440:date=Jun 6 2009, 09:41 AM:name=Kid)-->QUOTE (Kid @ Jun 6 2009, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=42436:date=Jun 6 2009, 09:29 AM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Jun 6 2009, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=42423:date=Jun 6 2009, 04:00 AM:name=Destined)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Destined @ Jun 6 2009, 04:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Is Cashner getting stretched out? Why are his starts so short?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I think he just throws a ton of pitches (unfortunately). High K, high BB guy.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He pitched 3 innings, walking 1, striking out 2. What's that pitch count generally going to be? 50 or 60 max? I think they just want to make sure he gets a couple innings in a row, so they have him start.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Those were low for him, IIRC. I imagine he's on a 60 to 70 pitch count at the most, but you're right, he couldn't have thrown more than 50 last night.

They often do "start" relievers so that they can get them work against the best hitters in consecutive innings, but the Cubs have said they're trying to stretch Cashner out to start. It sure doesn't look like it, though.

[Kid]

<b>June 6:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                     R  H  E
Round Rock (27-30)   1  9  0
Iowa (28-29)         3  10 1
WP: Mitch Atkins (3-7)
LP: Mark McLemore (0-2)
SV: Blake Parker (6)
HR: RR - Lou Santangelo (2)

Atkins: GS, 6.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER (7.73 ERA), 7 H, 0 BB, 7 K, HBP
Aaron Miles: 2-3 (.667), R, K
Sam Fuld: 2-4 (.253), R, SB (10)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Chattanooga (23-33)   3  15 0
Tennessee (23-34)     5  8  1
WP: Hung-Wen Chen (3-5)
LP: James Adkins (2-5)
SV: Brian Schlitter (7)
HR: CHT - Tommy Giles (2)

Chen: GS, 5.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER (5.85 ERA), 9 H, 0 BB, 4 K; 0-1 (.143), BB, R
Tony Thomas: 3-3 (.280), 2B (11), RBI (20), 2 R, BB, 2 SB (5)
James Adduci: 2-4 (.271), 2B (6), 2 RBI (21)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                    R  H  E
Daytona (24-26)     2  7  3
Charlotte (27-24)   10 15 3
WP: Alexander Cobb (3-2)
LP: Ryan Searle (4-4)
HR: DAY - Jake Opitz (1)

Searle: GS, 3.1 IP, 6 R, 6 ER (4.01 ERA), 7 H, 3 BB, 3 K
Jose Pina: 2.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (3.93 ERA), 4 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Optiz: 2-4 (.259), RBI (6), R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Peoria (30-23)        8  14 1
Kane County (33-22)   1  5  2
WP: Jeffrey Beliveau (1-2)
LP: Shawn Haviland (4-2)
HR: PEO - Ryan Flaherty (6)

Aaron Shafer: GS, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (5.17 ERA), 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Josh Vitters: 2-4 (.351), 2B (10), RBI (35), 2 R, HBP
Josh Harrison: 2-5 (.348), RBI (24), R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Reds (3-3)    
Cubs 1 (3-3)   (PPD/Rain)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                R  H  E
Cubs 2 (2-5)    10 8  3
Marlins (2-5)   8  10 6
WP: Roeldwin Reyes (1-1)
LP: Jhondervisth Caracas (0-1)
SV: Roneidy Mejia (2)

Darlin Castro: GS, 3.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER (5.79 ERA), 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K, WP
Melvin Camarena: 2-5 (.333), 2B (3), 2 RBI (6), R, 2 K
Melido Perez: 2-5 (.333), 2 2B (2), 2 R, K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->

[Clapp]

He's back?

[Clapp]

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Third baseman Josh Vitters was one of six Peoria Chiefs named to the Midwest League midseason All-Star team, along with outfielder Kyler Burke, DH Josh Harrison, first baseman Rebel Ridling, right-hander Chris Carpenter and left-hander Ryan Buchter.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

[Ace]

Ryan Searle has been as badly lately as he was good early. I blame Auz.

[Scarey]

<!--quoteo(post=42590:date=Jun 7 2009, 08:45 AM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Jun 7 2009, 08:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Ryan Searle has been as badly lately as he was good early. I blame Auz.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Hasn't he only had two bad starts lately? If the trend keeps up, I think we need to get him a kangaroo to make him feel a bit more at home.

[Kid]

<b>June 7:</b>


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                     R  H  E
Round Rock (28-30)   6  9  1
Iowa (28-30)         2  6  2
WP: Jeremy Johnson (4-3)
LP: Esmailin Caridad (3-7)
HR: RR - J.R. Towles (3)

Caridad: GS, 6.0 IP, 4 R, 4 ER (4.68 ERA), 7 H, 1 BB, 9 K
Sam Fuld: 2-3 (.259), 2B (12), 3B (7), RBI (21), BB, SB (11)
Steve Clevenger: 2-4 (.227), 2B (1), 2 E (3)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Chattanooga (23-34)   2  6  0
Tennessee (24-34)     5  10 1
WP: Casey Coleman (5-2)
LP: Josh Lindblom (3-4)
SV: Brian Schlitter (8)
HR: CHT - Eduardo Perez (1); TEN - Blake Lalli (3)

Coleman: 6.2 IP, 2 R, 2 ER (2.89 ERA), 4 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Darwin Barney: 2-4 (.337), 2B (11), 3 RBI (23), E (15)
Tony Thomas: 2-4 (.284), 2B (12), 2 R<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                  R  H  E
Daytona (24-26)  
Jupiter (25-26)   (PPD/Rain)<!--c2--><!--ec2-->


<!--c1-->CODE<!--ec1-->                      R  H  E
Peoria (30-24)        1  6  1
Kane County (34-22)   7  9  1
WP: Pedro Figueroa (5-2)
LP: Christopher Archer (2-1)
HR: PEO - Ryan Flaherty (7); KCO - Christopher Berroa (1)

Archer: 4.0 IP, 4 R, 2 ER (1.76 ERA), 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K, HBP
Kevin Kreier: 2.0 IP, 3 R, 3 ER (3.82 ERA), 4 H, 2 BB, 1 K
Erik Hamren: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 ER (6.20 ERA), 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K<!--c2--><!--ec2-->