Cleveland Indians Release Minor League Report for Games Through May 6, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 01:32PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
THRU GAMES 5/6
MISC. NOTES & HONORS:
● Big Ten: A-Advanced Kinston’s LF Nicholas Weglarz has a 10-game hitting streak going into tonight’s game… During the streak he is batting is batting .410(16-39) with 10RS, 4 2B, 3HR and 7RBI…
BUFFALO BISONS (AAA)
North Division / International League
Overall: 14-19 (.424) - 4th place, 9.0 games back STREAK: W1 LAST 10: 7-3
YESTERDAY: Buffalo 6, @Syracuse 3… LHP JEREMY SOWERS continues to dominate Buffalo as he evened his record to 2-2 last night… He tossed 7 scoreless innings allowing just 3H, 2BB and 2K… CF BRAD SNYDER had an impressive night at the plate as he went 1-4 with a 2B and 3RBI… DH MICHAEL AUBREY continues to hit the ball well since his promotion as he went 3-5 with 2RS… RF JASON COOPER was 1-2 with a RS and 2RBI…
NOTEWORTHY: 2B Aaron Herr is batting .284(31-109) with a 16RS, 5 2B, 3 3B, 4HR and 19RBI… RHP Rick Bauer has appeared in 12 games this season and owns a 0.73ERA (12.1 IP, 6H, R/ER, 7BB, 13K)… He is T-3rd in IL with seven saves this season… SS Danny Sandoval is batting .271(26-96) with 13RS, 5 2B, 6RBI and 5SB… 1B MICHAEL AUBREY is batting .313(5-16) with 3RS, 2B and 3RBI… He has reached base safely via hit or walk in all four games for Buffalo thus far…
TODAY: RHP BRIAN SLOCUM (2-2, 4.39) starts tonight at Syracuse 7:00.
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: Slocum @Syr, Stanford @Syr, Miller @Roc, Ginter @Roc, Sowers @Roc
AKRON AEROS (AA)
Southern Division / Eastern League
Overall: 13-18 (.419) – 5th place, 7.0 games back STREAK: L1 LAST 10: 4-5
YESTERDAY: @Altoona 3, Akron 1… Despite suffering the loss LHP CHUCK LOFGREN tossed 7.0 outstanding innings yielding just one run/one earned run on four hits… He allowed 2BB and rung up seven batters… The Aeros cranked out 8-hits but only scored one run… RF STEPHEN HEAD was 2-4 on the night… 2B BRANDON PINCKNEY was 1-3 with a RS… 3B WES HODGES knocked in the only Aeros run in the game…
NOTEWORTHY: DH Matthew Whitney is batting .265(30-113) with 15R, 10 2B, 3HR, 9RBI… He has a .336OBP and a .434SLG… CA Chris Gimenez is batting .286(20-70) with 13RS, 6 2B, 3HR and 9RBI… He has a .440OBP(3rd/EL)… He currently has a 5-game hitting streak batting .353(6-17) with 5RS, HR and 3RBI… LHP David Huff has found his form over his last three starts owning a 0.54ERA(16.2IP, 6H, 2R/ER, HR, 7BB, 19K)… 3B Wes Hodges is batting .289(33-114) with 19RS, 5 2B, 3B, 7HR(T-2nd/EL) and 27RBI(3rd/EL)… CF Jose Constanza is batting .261(29-111) with 11RS, 5 2B, 4 3B(T-2nd/EL), 15 RBI and 7SB…
TODAY: LHP DAVID HUFF(1-1, 2.78) starts vs. Altoona at 7:05.
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: Huff vALT, Herrmann vALT, Edell vTRE, Dixon vTRE, Lofgren vTRE
KINSTON INDIANS (High-A)
Southern Division / Carolina League
1st Half: 12-16 (.429) – 3rd place, 5.0 games back STREAK: W4 LAST 10: 7-3
YESTERDAY: Kinston 7, @Frederick 5… The K-Tribe has now won four in a row… 2B ADAM DAVIS had an outstanding night at the plate as he went 2-5 with a RS, HR and 3RBI… DH JERAD HEAD was 1-5 with a 2B and an RBI on the night… 2B JARED GOEDERT came through with some clutch hits as he went 2-4 with a RS, 2B, HR and an RBI… CA BRIAN JUHL made his way around the basepaths yesterday as he went 2-3 with 3RS, 2B and a BB…
NOTEWORTHY: LF Nicholas Weglarz is batting .307(27-88)(7th/CL) with 19RS, 7 2B, 3HR and 9RBI… He is 1st in CL with a .465OBP… He has a 10-game hitting streak as he is batting .410(16-39) with 10RS, 4 2B, 3HR and 7RBI… 2B Jared Goedert is batting .287(31-108)(10th/CL) with 9RS, 6 2B and 15RBI… He has reached base safely via a hit or walk in 21 out of 27 games this season… RHP Luis Perdomo owns a 0.00 ERA and 7S(2nd) (18.0IP, 6H, 2R/0ER, 7BB, 13K)…
TODAY: RHP PAOLO ESPINO(0-1, 7.30) starts this afternoon at Frederick 12:00.
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: Espino @Fre, Wright vPOT, Rondon vPOT, Smith vPOT, Gomez vPOT
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (A)
Northern Division / South Atlantic League
OVERALL: 19-12 (.613), 1st place, 1.5 games ahead STREAK: W2 LAST 10: 5-5
YESTERDAY:
Game One: @Lake County 3, Kannapolis 1… LHP RYAN MILLER improved to 5-0 on the season as he tossed 6.0 innings of solid baseball yielding just one R/ER on just two hits… He walked three and rung up seven… CF ADAM WHITE(1-3, RS, RBI) helped put the Captains on the board with a solo homer to right in the 1st… DH LUCAS MONTERO and SS MARK THOMPSON both chalked up an RBI in the game…
Game Two: @Lake County 2, Kannapolis 1… In 4.0 innings of work RHP JONATHAN HOLT held Kannapolis to just one hit while striking out three… RHP GARRISON CAMPFIELD pitched 2.0 strong innings out of the pen allowing jut 2-hits while walking two and striking out one… RF MATTHEW BROWN(1-2) hit a 2-run homer to left in the 4th which proved to be the only runs scored in the game… CF ADAM WHITE was the only other Captain to break through Kannapolis’ stellar pitching as he went 1-3 with a SB…
NOTEWORTHY: 3B Karexon Sanchez is batting .269(29-108) with 5 2B, 2 3B, 2HR, 19RBI and 5SB… OF Matthew Brown is batting .304(31-102) with 13RS, 7 2B and 3HR and 23RBI… LHP Ryan Miller is 5-0 on the season with a 1.09 ERA(2nd/SAL)… He has tossed 33.0 innings allowing 21H and 7R/4ER... He has struck out 36… RHP Vinnie Pestano owns a 0.71ERA (12.2IP, 9H, 2R/ER, 4BB, 13K)… He is T-2nd in SAL with 8S… OF Adam White is batting .290(29-100) with 25RS(T-1st/SAL), 2 2B, 2 3B, 2HR, 10RBI and 10SB…
TODAY: Off day
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: Off Day, Frias @Gre, Delacruz/TBA @Gre, Morris @Gre, Archer @Gre
TRANSACTIONS:
May 6
OF Ben Francisco promoted to Cleveland from AAA Buffalo
OF Jason Michaels designated for assignment
OF Bronson Sardinha signed a minor league contract reporting to AAA Buffalo
May 2
1B Michael Aubrey promoted to AAA Buffalo from AA Akron
April 29
RF John Drennen placed on Advanced A Kinston DL due to a right groin strain
April 28
LHP Aaron Laffey promoted to Cleveland from AAA Buffalo
OF Brad Snyder transferred to AAA Buffalo from Cleveland
April 27
OF Brad Snyder promoted to Cleveland from AAA Buffalo
LHP Jeremy Sowers transferred to AAA Buffalo from Cleveland
April 26
LHP Jeremy Sowers promoted to Cleveland from AAA Buffalo
OF Ben Francisco transferred to AAA Buffalo from Cleveland
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