MINOR LEAGUE REPORT: 05/05/10

Oklahoma RedHawks (AAA) Manager: Bobby Jones 16-10 1st Place 2.0 GA Tuesday: W, 10-5 at Omaha Pitcher of Record: W - Holland (4-1)

The RedHawks snapped a 3-game slide with a 10-5 victory over host Omaha on Tuesday night...LHP Derek Holland (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R- ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR, 83 pitches/53 strikes) picked up his 4th victory of the season...Holland still sports the PCL’s lowest ERAat 0.93...RHP Tanner Scheppers made his Triple-A debut and allowed one run over 2.0 innings of work, recording a pair of ...C Jarrod Saltalamacchia singled to stretch his hit streak to a team-best 11 games...CF Brandon Boggs was 3-for-3 with 2 walks, a triple, and 2 RBI...1B Chris Davis and RF Mitch Moreland each doubled and drove in a pair of runs.

Today’s Probable Starter: LHP Michael Kirkman (3-0, 2.12) Probable Rotation: \5/6 - Moscoso @ OMA, 5/7 - Ballard @ IOW, 5/8 - Hunter @ IOW, 5/9 - Holland @ IOW

Frisco RoughRiders (AA) Manager: Steve Buechele 13-12 2nd Place/1st Half 1.0 GB Tuesday: W, 6-4 at San Antonio Pitcher of Record: W - Beavan (3-2); SV - Phillips (3)

The RoughRiders took the opener of a 4-game set, 6-4, on the road at San Antonio on Tuesday night...RHP Blake Beavan (5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R-ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 0 HR) earned the victory and recorded a season-high in strikeouts...LHP Zach Phillips picked up his 3rd save, while extending his season-opening scoreless streak to 12.0 innings...DH Johnny Whittleman doubled and drove in a game-high 3 runs...2B Matt Lawson was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI.

Today’s Probable Starter: RHP Tanner Roark (3-1, 5.17) Probable Rotation: 5/5 - Roark @ SA, 5/6 - Bleier @ SA, 5/7 - Kiker @ SA, 5/8 - Perez vs. MID, 5/9 - Beavan vs. MID

Bakersfield Blaze (High-A) Manager: Bill Haselman 9-13 5th Place/1st Half 5.5 GB Tuesday: W, 5-0 at Visalia Pitcher of Record: Pimentel (3-1)

The Blaze shut out host Visalia, 5-0, on Tuesday night...RHP Carlos Pimentel (5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R-ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR) earned his 3rd victory of the season...RHP Cody Eppley tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief and has now worked 12.1 scoreless innings to start the season...Eppley has recorded 15 strikeouts compared to just one walk...2B Jacob Kaase was 2-for-4, including a double and 2 RBI...LF Michael Bianucci singled, doubled, and drove in a run.

Today’s Probable Starter: RHP Kennil Gomez (0-1, 5.40) Probable Rotation: 5/6 -Brigham @ VIS, 5/7 -Boscan vs. STK, 5/8 Main vs. STK, 5/9 - Pimentel vs. STK

Hickory Crawdads (Low-A) Manager: Bill Richardson 16-10 1st Place/1st Half 0.5 GA Tuesday: W, 5-4 (13) vs. Asheville Pitcher of Record: W - Lueke (1-1)

The Crawdads outlasted visiting Asheville, 5-4 in 13 innings, for their 8th straight victory...RHP Joe Wieland (6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R-ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 0 HR) started for the Crawdads and recorded his first quality start of the season...RHP Josh Lueke recorded 5 strikeouts over 2.2 innings to pick up his first victory...DH Cristian Santana hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 13th inning to seal the victory for Hickory...2B Edwin Garcia had a team-high 3 hits...C Vince DiFazio hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 9th inning, sending the game to extra innings...The Crawdads recorded 5 stolen bases in the game, including 3 by SS Leury Garcia, who singled and worked 3 walks.

Today’s Probable Starter: LHP Robbie Ross (2-3, 3.65) Probable Rotation: 5/5 - Ross vs. ASH, 5/6 - Font vs. ASH, 5/7 - Thompson vs. GVL, 5/8 - Wieland vs. GVL

TRANSACTIONS May 4: C Jose Felix reinstated from the temporary inactive list at Bakersfield...INF Danny Lima transferred from Bakersfield to Arizona. Omaha Royals (13-12) 5, Oklahoma City RedHawks (16-10) 10 May 4, 2010

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Okla. City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Omaha AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG German, 3B 4220012.302Falu, 2B 4121102.294 Iribarren, 2B 4210102.243Maddox, 3B 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .261 Tracy, LF 5101013.309Gordon, A, LF 4000123.375 Davis, C, 1B 4112112.385Thorman, 1B 3111012.244 Saltalamacchia, C 5110013.378Lough, CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .263 Boggs, B, CF 3132200.333Betemit, SS 4000032.245 Moreland, RF 5112013.244Parraz, RF 3220100.170 Frostad, E, DH 3122101.353Miller, Ja, DH 3100132.189 Petit, G, SS 4010015.253Bellorin, C 3010001.261 Holland, P 0000000.000 Hernandez, G, P 0000000.000 Rapada, P 0000000.000 Marte, V, P 0000000.000 Scheppers, P 0000000.000 Herges, P 0000000.000 Strop, P 0000000.000 Hayes, C, P 0000000.000 Totals 3710129 5 6 21.289 Totals 3359 4 41214.258

BATTING BATTING 2B: Frostad, E (3, Marte, V), Davis, C (3, Marte, V), Iribarren HR: Thorman (4, 8th inning off Scheppers, 0 on, 2 out). (3, Hayes, C), Moreland (5, Hayes, C). TB: Falu 2; Maddox 2; Thorman 4; Lough; Parraz 2; Bellorin. 3B: Boggs, B (2, Hayes, C). RBI: Falu (4), Maddox 2 (11), Thorman (11). TB: German 2; Iribarren 2; Davis, C 2; Saltalamacchia; Boggs, 2-out RBI: Thorman; Maddox. B 5; Moreland 2; Frostad, E 3; Petit, G. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thorman; Betemit; RBI: Tracy (22), Moreland 2 (16), Frostad, E 2 (6), Davis, C 2 Gordon, A. (14), Boggs, B 2 (8). S: Bellorin; Thorman. 2-out RBI: Davis, C 2; Boggs, B 2; Moreland; Frostad, E. GIDP: Falu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Petit, G; Team RISP: 3-for-11. Saltalamacchia; German. Team LOB: 7. S: Petit, G. SF: Frostad, E. BASERUNNING GIDP: Iribarren; Tracy. SB: Maddox (1, 2nd base off Strop/Saltalamacchia), Parraz (2, Team RISP: 6-for-17. 2nd base off Strop/Saltalamacchia). Team LOB: 8. FIELDING BASERUNNING E: Thorman (2, fielding), Marte, V (1, throw), Maddox (3, SB: German 2 (10, 2nd base off Marte, V/Bellorin, 2nd base off fielding). Hernandez, G/Bellorin). DP: 3 (Bellorin-Maddox, Thorman-Betemit-Thorman, Maddox- CS: Boggs, B (3, 3rd base by Hernandez, G/Bellorin). Bellorin-Thorman).

FIELDING DP: (Iribarren-Petit, G-Davis, C).

Okla. City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Omaha IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Holland (W, 4-1) 5.04221800.93 Hernandez, G (L, 6.04333406.12 Rapada (H, 3) 1.00001001.38 2-2) Scheppers 2.03111214.50 Marte, V 1.03311004.72 Strop 1.02221203.72 Herges 1.01001104.50 Totals 9.095541213.33 Hayes, C 1.04400106.00 Totals 9.0121045603.64

WP: Strop 2. IBB: Iribarren (by Marte, V). HBP: German (by Hernandez, G). Pitches-strikes: Holland 83-57, Rapada 15-9, Scheppers 31-22, Strop 28-17, Hernandez, G 96-59, Marte, V 22-12, Herges 20-13, Hayes, C 38-27. Groundouts-flyouts: Holland 5-1, Rapada 3-0, Scheppers 3-1, Strop 0-0, Hernandez, G 8-3, Marte, V 2-1, Herges 0-2, Hayes, C 1-1. Batters faced: Holland 20, Rapada 4, Scheppers 9, Strop 6, Hernandez, G 25, Marte, V 7, Herges 5, Hayes, C 8. Umpires: HP: Brian Sinclair. 1B: Barry Larson. 2B: . 3B: Takeshi Hirabayashi. Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 24 mph, L to R. T: 2:58. Att: 3,305.

Compiled by MLB Advanced Media Frisco RoughRiders (13-12) 6, San Antonio Missions (12-13) 4 May 4, 2010

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Frisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG San Antonio AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Lemon, LF 4120021.288Chalk, CF 5110021.207 Lawson, 2B 4122001.322Canham, LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .242 Butler, RF 4010125.293Carroll, DH 4011132.240 Bankston, 1B 5121004.231Clark, 1B 5010024.232 Jenkins, 3B 5120002.267Darnell, 3B 4011013.211 Whittleman, DH 4013133.188Kulbacki, RF 3100113.261 Richardson, C 4010134.232Martinez, Lu, C 4120003.333 Tomlin, Ja, CF 4100125.174Parrino, 2B 4022011.254 Osuna, R, SS 4120010.328Weems, SS 4000013.000 Beavan, P 0000000.000 Kluber, P 0000000.500 Garr, P 0000000.000 Lara, A, P 0000000.000 Snyder, B, P 0000000.000 Poreda, P 0000000.000 Phillips, Z, P 0000000.000 Oland, P 0000000.000 Totals 38 6 13 6 4 13 25 .247 Totals 37 4 10 4 3 12 20 .243

BATTING BATTING 2B: Lemon (2, Kluber), Osuna, R (7, Kluber), Whittleman (6, 2B: Canham (3, Beavan), Parrino (2, Garr), Clark (5, Garr). Kluber), Butler (3, Lara, A), Richardson (5, Oland). 3B: Parrino (1, Beavan). TB: Lemon 3; Lawson 2; Butler 2; Bankston 2; Jenkins 2; TB: Chalk; Canham 3; Carroll; Clark 2; Darnell; Martinez, Lu 2; Whittleman 2; Richardson 2; Osuna, R 3. Parrino 5. RBI: Lawson 2 (6), Bankston (11), Whittleman 3 (8). RBI: Parrino 2 (5), Carroll (14), Darnell (8). 2-out RBI: Bankston; Whittleman 3. 2-out RBI: Parrino 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bankston 3; Tomlin, Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Weems; Darnell; Ja 3; Richardson 2. Martinez, Lu 2; Carroll. SF: Lawson. Team RISP: 3-for-15. Team RISP: 6-for-19. Team LOB: 9. Team LOB: 11. FIELDING BASERUNNING E: Kluber (1, pickoff), Canham (4, throw). CS: Lemon (2, 3rd base by Kluber/Martinez, Lu).

Frisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA San Antonio IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Beavan (W, 3-2) 5.08442703.93 Kluber (L, 0-3) 4.28552604.39 Garr (H, 2) 1.12001202.08 Lara, A 2.12001400.75 Snyder, B (H, 3) 1.20000001.04 Poreda 1.02111102.08 Phillips, Z (S, 3) 1.00000300.00 Oland 1.01000201.23 Totals 9.0 10 4 4 3 12 0 3.81 Totals 9.0 13 6 6 4 13 0 3.20

WP: Garr. HBP: Lemon (by Kluber). Pitches-strikes: Beavan 88-60, Garr 28-14, Snyder, B 21-15, Phillips, Z 19-13, Kluber 97-60, Lara, A 36-23, Poreda 22-12, Oland 17-12. Groundouts-flyouts: Beavan 2-4, Garr 1-1, Snyder, B 2-2, Phillips, Z 0-0, Kluber 2-5, Lara, A 1-2, Poreda 1-1, Oland 1-0. Batters faced: Beavan 25, Garr 7, Snyder, B 5, Phillips, Z 3, Kluber 24, Lara, A 10, Poreda 6, Oland 4. Inherited runners-scored: Snyder, B 1-0, Lara, A 1-0. Umpires: HP: Dan Oliver. 1B: Jimmy Volpi. 2B: . 3B: Brandon Misun. Weather: 88 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, In from RF. T: 3:19. Att: 2,012.

Compiled by MLB Advanced Media Bakersfield Blaze (9-13) 5, Visalia Rawhide (15-9) 0 May 4, 2010

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Bakersfield AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Visalia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Paisano, RF 5110016.308Marte, A, CF 4000015.253 Stoneburner, SS 5100001.226Greer, SS 4010023.204 Beltre, E, CF 5010012.268Wheeler, R, 3B 4010012.300 Bianucci, LF 4021011.314Goldschmidt, 1B 3000112.253 Hilligoss, 3B 5010012.266Krauss, LF 4000012.341 Gradoville, C, DH 4120110.348Greene, K, DH 3000110.241 Bolden, 1B 3110110.197Estevez, 2B 4020001.500 Felix, J, C 4120002.237Perez, R, C 3020101.377 Kaase, 2B 4022024.280Kaczrowski, RF 2010002.237 Pimentel, P 0000000.000 a-Ford, PH 1000012.216 Zegarac, P 0000000.000 Sherlock, RF 1000011.087 Eppley, P 0000000.000 Gemberling, P 0000000.000 Tufts, P 0000000.000 Capellan, V, P 0000000.000 Totals 39 5 12 3 2 8 18 .251 Mace, P 0000000.000 Totals 33 0 7 0 3 9 21 .261

a-Struck out for Kaczrowski in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Gradoville, C (2, Gemberling), Bianucci (1, Gemberling), BATTING Kaase (2, Mace). 2B: Kaczrowski (6, Pimentel). TB: Paisano; Beltre, E; Bianucci 3; Hilligoss; Gradoville, C 3; TB: Greer; Wheeler, R; Estevez 2; Perez, R 2; Kaczrowski 2. Bolden; Felix, J 2; Kaase 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Goldschmidt; RBI: Bianucci (6), Kaase 2 (8). Wheeler, R; Greer; Marte, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Paisano 2; Hilligoss; GIDP: Krauss. Beltre, E. Team RISP: 0-for-9. SF: Bianucci. Team LOB: 9. GIDP: Paisano. Team RISP: 3-for-13. FIELDING Team LOB: 10. E: Greer (6, fielding), Wheeler, R (2, fielding), Goldschmidt (2, fielding). FIELDING DP: (Wheeler, R-Goldschmidt). DP: (Stoneburner-Kaase-Bolden).

Bakersfield IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Visalia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Pimentel (W, 3-1) 5.04002204.26 Gemberling (L, 0-1)5.06102502.00 Zegarac (H, 2) 1.11001200.00 Capellan, V 2.04200303.27 Eppley (H, 3) 1.21000400.00 Mace 2.02210004.72 Tufts 1.01000106.55 Totals 9.012512803.33 Totals 9.07003903.70

WP: Eppley, Gemberling 3. Balk: Pimentel. Groundouts-flyouts: Pimentel 9-4, Zegarac 2-0, Eppley 1-0, Tufts 2-0, Gemberling 7-3, Capellan, V 1-1, Mace 4-2. Batters faced: Pimentel 20, Zegarac 6, Eppley 6, Tufts 4, Gemberling 23, Capellan, V 10, Mace 9. Inherited runners-scored: Eppley 2-0. Umpires: HP: Mike Goebel. 1B: Ryan Blakney. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, L to R. T: 2:54. Att: 1,068.

Compiled by MLB Advanced Media (16-10) 5, Asheville Tourists (9-16) 4 May 4, 2010

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Two out when winning run scored.

Asheville AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Hickory AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Mesa, E, CF 5220120.357Podraza, LF 4000113.311 Barnes, 2B 6030021.295 Koncel, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .193 Sanders, J, 3B 5011033.267Garcia, Le, SS 3110301.247 Tarleton, C 5000124.182Velazquez, M, CF 4010203.309 Hines, DH 5110011.246Prince, J, RF 6000026.244 Clark, 1B 3100210.286DiFazio, C 6121021.184 Massey, LF 5010024.217West, 3B 6020010.227 Sandoval, RF 6012035.212Santana, C, DH 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 .264 Scott, SS 5000041.158Ortiz, M, 1B 4210112.300 Gonzalez, Ju, P 0000000.000Garcia, E, 2B 5031012.236 DeRatt, P 0000000.000 Wieland, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rose, P 0000000.000 Nelo, P 0000000.000 Gomez, L, P 0000000.000 Tullis, B, P 0000000.000 Totals 4549342019.268 Lueke, P 0000000.000 Totals 44 5 13 4 8 9 20 .257

BATTING BATTING 2B: Hines (5, Wieland), Sandoval (7, Wieland), Barnes (4, 2B: Ortiz, M (6, Gonzalez, Ju), Santana, C (7, Rose), Koncel Tullis, B). (5, Rose). 3B: Massey (1, Tullis, B). HR: DiFazio (3, 9th inning off DeRatt, 0 on, 0 out), Santana, C TB: Mesa, E 2; Barnes 4; Sanders, J; Hines 2; Massey 3; (4, 13th inning off Gomez, L, 0 on, 2 out). Sandoval 2. TB: Koncel 2; Garcia, Le; Velazquez, M; DiFazio 5; West 2; RBI: Sandoval 2 (8), Sanders, J (15). Santana, C 6; Ortiz, M 2; Garcia, E 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hines; Scott; Tarleton RBI: Garcia, E (6), DiFazio (9), Koncel (10), Santana, C (15). 2; Sandoval 4; Sanders, J. 2-out RBI: Santana, C. S: Massey; Hines. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DiFazio; Velazquez, SF: Sanders, J. M 3; Santana, C; Prince, J 2. Team RISP: 2-for-15. GIDP: Ortiz, M; Podraza; Prince, J. Team LOB: 10. Team RISP: 4-for-14. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Clark (3, 2nd base off Lueke/DiFazio), Barnes (8, 2nd BASERUNNING base off Wieland/DiFazio), Mesa, E 2 (6, 2nd base off SB: DiFazio (1, 2nd base off Gonzalez, Ju/Tarleton), Garcia, Lueke/DiFazio, 2nd base off Nelo/DiFazio). Le 3 (13, 2nd base off Gonzalez, Ju/Tarleton, 2nd base off CS: Sandoval (5, 3rd base by Wieland/DiFazio). Rose/Tarleton, 2nd base off Gonzalez, Ju/Tarleton), Velazquez, M (4, 2nd base off Gonzalez, Ju/Tarleton). FIELDING CS: Santana, C (2, 2nd base by DeRatt/Tarleton), Podraza (3, E: Scott (2, throw), Gonzalez, Ju (1, pickoff), Tarleton (1, 2nd base by Rose/Tarleton). throw). PO: West (1st base by Gonzalez, Ju). Outfield assists: Massey (Garcia, E at home). DP: 3 (Scott-Barnes-Clark 2, Barnes-Scott-Clark). FIELDING Pickoffs: Gonzalez, Ju (West at 1st base). E: Koncel (3, throw), Garcia, Le (11, fielding). PB: DiFazio (1).

Asheville IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Hickory IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Gonzalez, Ju 7.09221403.46 Wieland 6.05331803.07 DeRatt (BS, 1) 2.01112112.70 Nelo 2.00002203.86 Rose 2.22114303.24 Tullis, B 2.12001501.10 Gomez, L (L, 0-1) 1.01111115.29 Lueke (W, 1-1) 2.22100500.00 Totals 12.213558924.93 Totals 13.094342003.28

WP: Gonzalez, Ju 2, Nelo. HBP: Clark (by Tullis, B). Groundouts-flyouts: Gonzalez, Ju 10-4, DeRatt 3-0, Rose 2-1, Gomez, L 2-0, Wieland 6-3, Nelo 2-2, Tullis, B 2-0, Lueke 2-0. Batters faced: Gonzalez, Ju 28, DeRatt 7, Rose 12, Gomez, L 5, Wieland 23, Nelo 8, Tullis, B 11, Lueke 11. Inherited runners-scored: Gomez, L 2-0, Lueke 2-0. Umpires: HP: Aaron Roberts. 1B: Aaron Larsen. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF. T: 3:43. Att: 832.

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