Minor League Notes - 08/13/2008

by John on Aug 14, 2008 7:31 AM CDT in Minor League Notes Comment 6 comments

Nashville Sounds (AAA) Notes:

Season Record: 51-74, -19.5 GB, 4th place (last) in the PCL’s American North Division
Away Record: 27-37
Home Record: 24-37
Last 10 Games: 7-3
Streak: 2 Losses

Lost (2-4) vs. Oklahoma
Lindsay Gulin (L, 5-7), 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K – 3.95 ERA, Game Score: 58
Joe Dillon-3B, 2-4, 2 2B, RBI - .231 BA
Adam Heether-SS, 2-4, 2B - .260 BA
Callix Crabbe-LF, 2-3, 2 R, BB, CS - .256 BA

Huntsville Stars (AA) Notes:

1st Half Record: 41-29, tied for 1st place (Lost tie-break game)
2nd Half Record: 25-27, -9.0 GB, 3rd place in the Southern League’s North Division
Away Record: 19-17, 12-13
Home Record: 22-13, 13-14
Last 10 Games: 5-5
Streak: 3 Wins

Won (5-3) vs. Chattanooga
Jeremy Jeffress, 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K – 7.71 ERA, Game Score: 44
Angel Salome-C, 2-2, R, 2 BB - .349 BA
Alcides Escobar-SS, 2-3, BB - .345 BA
Cole Gillespie-RF, 1-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI, K - .278 BA
Mat Gamel-3B, 0-1, R, RBI, 2 BB, SF, GIDP - .332 BA

Won (11-6) vs. Chattanooga
Mike Jones, 3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 K – 6.70 ERA, Game Score: 39
Cole Gillespie-RF, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI - .283 BA
Mat Gamel-3B, 2-4, 2B, R, 4 RBI, K - .333 BA
Lorenzo Cain-CF, 3-4, 2 R - .298 BA

Brevard County Manatees (High A) Notes:

1st Half Record: 35-34, -6.5 GB, 2nd place
2nd Half Record: 23-27, -5.5 GB, 5th place in the FSL’s East Division
Away Record: 15-20, 12-14
Home Record: 21-15, 11-13
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Streak: 1 Loss

Lost (3-4) @ Palm Beach in 11 innings
Manatees lose on Luke Gorsett’s game-winning home run.
Robert Bramhall, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K – 2.52 ERA, Game Score: 70
Kenneth Holmberg-3B, 1-3, R, 2 BB, CS - .226 BA
Lou Palmisano-DH, 3-5 - .364 BA
Mel Stocker-LF, 2-5, 3B, R - .370 BA

West Virginia Power (A) Notes:

1st Half Record: 32-37, -8.5 GB, 6th place
2nd Half Record: 34-18, +2.0 GA, 1st place in the SAL’s Northern Division
Away Record: 19-17, 14-12
Home Record: 13-20, 20-6
Last 10 Games: 6-4
Streak: 3 Losses

Lost (2-4) @ Augusta
Richard Seidel (L, 7-5), 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K – 5.23 ERA, Game Score: 51
Steffan Wilson-1B, 1-3, 2 RBI, BB, K, CS - .295 BA
Eric Farris-2B, 2-4, 2 R, K - .286 BA
Caleb Gindl-RF, 0-2, 2 BB, K - .294 BA

Helena Brewers (Rookie) Notes:

1st Half Record: 20-18, -3.0 GB, 2nd place in the PL’s North Division
2nd Half Record: 6-10, -7.0 GB, 3rd place in the Pioneer League’s North Division
Away Record: 11-7, 5-6
Home Record: 9-11, 1-4
Last 10 Games: 2-8
Streak: 3 Wins

Won (10-4) @ Ogden
Brandon Ritchie (W, 1-2), 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K – 6.43 ERA, Game Score: 65
Erik Komatsu-RF, 2-4, 2 HR (9), 2 R, 6 RBI, BB, 2 K - .347 BA
John Delaney-3B, 3-4, 2B, 4 R, RBI, BB - .266 BA
Brock Kjeldgaard-1B, 4-5, RBI - .277 BA

AZL Brewers (Rookie) Notes:

1st Half Record: 6-22, -14.5 GB, 9th place (last) in the AZL
2nd Half Record: 3-11, -6.5 GB, 8th place in the AZL
Away Record: 0-14, 1-6
Home Record: 6-8, 2-5
Last 10 Games: 2-8
Streak: 5 Losses

Lost (2-5) @ AZL Giants
Stosh Wawrzasek (L, 0-2), 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K – 7.20 ERA, Game Score: 49
Ulrich Snijders-C, 1-3, 2B, BB, K - .143 BA
Hitaniel Arias-RF, 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K - .194 BA
Jose Rangel-CF, 1-3, R, SB - .153 BA

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The drumbeat

for the Crabbe Man continues!

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Aug 14, 2008 9:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Komatsu

There has to be a way to make it so whenever is name is typed on the site, it is automatically replaced with a picture of a skid-steer or something.

"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."

by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 14, 2008 10:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Outfielder Erik Komatsu has blistered Pioneer League pitching all season, but he’s been otherworldly in the month of August for Helena (Brewers). He continued his torrid pace yesterday as he blasted his eighth and ninth home runs of the season–both three-run shots coming with two outs in the inning–finishing 2-for-4 with two runs and six RBIs while adding an assist from right field. After batting .450 in his last 10 games, Komatsu’s season line now stands at .347/.421/.591.

His performance also merited a feature article on MiLB.com (h/t Brewerfan):

Look at any list of Pioneer League offensive leaders and you’ll find the name of Erik Komatsu.
Komatsu homered twice and collected a career-high six RBIs on Wednesday, powering the Helena Brewers to a 10-4 triumph over the Ogden Raptors at Lindquist Field.
The 20-year-old right fielder belted a pair of three-run shots to right field, one in the second inning and another in the sixth, for his second multi-homer game of his first professional season. He also went deep twice against Missoula on June 29.
Selected by Milwaukee in the eighth round of the June First-Year Player Draft, Komatsu has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games. He is third in the Pioneer League with a .347 batting average, second with a .421 on-base percentage and 45 runs scored and fourth with a .591 slugging percentage and 26 extra-base hits.
The native of Oxnard, Calif., has been even better in the clutch, hitting .440 (11-for-25) with runners in scoring position and two outs and .404 (23-for-57) in the seventh inning and later.

It also includes a cool picture of him from Fullerton: