April 5 Minor League Report

Buffalo Bisons (2-0)

The Bisons came up with win #2, beating the Rochester Red Wings 3-2 built on solid performances from Ramon Ortiz, Anthony Gose and Luis Jimenez.  Gose had 2 more hits and scored 2 runs while Jimenez hit the only extra-base-hit for the Bisons on Friday with his second HR in as many days.

On the mound Ortiz was very good, while Mickey Storey was a story of his own, throwing 2 1/3 shutout innings, giving up only 1 hit and walking 1 while striking out 3.  Storey looked really good in major league camp with the Blue Jays this spring, and although he's about the 9th or 10th bullpen option for the Jays, he looks like he can get guys out at the major league level too.

Batting:

Mike McCoy - 0/3, 2 K

Anthony Gose - 2/4, 2 R

Moises Sierra - 1/3

Luis Jimenez - 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR

Andy Laroche - 0/4

Ryan Langerhans - 2/4, K

Mike Nickeas - 1/3, K

Jim Negrych - 1/2

Ryan Goins - 0/3, K

Pitching:

Ramon Ortiz - 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (all runs are earned unless indicated), 2 BB, 7 K, 2 HR

Mickey Storey - 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K

Alex Hinshaw - 2/3 IP

Neil Wagner - 1 IP, 2 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (1-1)

The Cats ran into the Phillies #1 prospect (ranked by MLB.com), pitcher Jesse Biddle on Friday and it seriously ruined their mojo, taking a 6-1 loss.  Biddle held the Fisher Cats to only two hits, and the offense could only get another two off relievers Jay Johnson and Hector Neris (who struck out 5 in his two innings).  Clint Robinson’s Fisher Cat career is off to a rousing start as he went 2 for 4, while SS Kevin Nolan had the only extra base hit on the night.  On the mound, Marcus Walden was fighting it tonight, giving up 8 hits in his 4 1/3 innings, but only two runs.  The rest came off of Randy Boone.  Joel Carreno (a veteran with MLB experience) shut things down for the final two innings, keeping the Fightin’ Phils off the bases and striking out three.

Batting:

Kenny Wilson – 0/4, 4 K

Kevin Pillar – 0/4, K

Ryan Schimpf – 0/3, BB, 2K

Clint Robinson – 2/4, K

Ricardo Nanita – 0/4, K

Kevin Nolan – 1/4, R, 2B, K

Brad Glenn – 0/3

Sean Ochinko – 1/3, RBI

John Tolisano – 0/2, BB, 2 K

Pitching:

Marcus Walden – 4 1/3 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 K

Randy Boone – 2 2/3 IP, 6 H, 4R, 0 BB, 1 K

Joel Carreno – 2 IP, 3 K

Dunedin Blue Jays (2-0)

The Dunedin Jays brought their pitching arms today, and while it took them until the 10^th inning to get any runs, they finally got things done, winning 2-0 over the Clearwater Threshers with a Marcus Knecht RBI single, and a Marcus Crouse RBI double.  On the mound, returning Dunedin Blue Jay, 25-year-old Scott Copeland brought his A-game, throwing 7 innings of shutout ball, while the bullpen kept the Threshers off the scoreboard. 

Batting:

Jon Berti – 1/3, BB, SB

Peter Mooney – 1/3, BB, E

Andy Burns – 0/4, K

Gabe Jacobo – 1/4, R, K

Kevin Patterson – 0/3, R, BB, 3 K

Marcus Knecht – 1/4, RBI, K

Michael Crouse – 1/4, 2B, RBI, 2 K

Derrick Chung – 0/4, 2 K

Jonathan Jones – 0/4, 2 K

Pitching

Scott Copeland – 7 IP, 3 H, 0R, 1 BB, 5 K

Scott Gracey – W, 2 IP, 1 K

Ajay Meyer – S, 1 IP, 1 K

Lansing Lugnuts (1-1)

The Lugnuts rebounded from a tough loss Thursday with a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland affiliate Lake County Captains.  Getting another strong night from their starter, this time, it was Taylor Cole, who teamed with Javier Avendano last season in Vancouver to lead the team to championship.  Can they do it again this year?  On the offensive side, Christian Lopes, Santiago “Loch” Nessy and Emilio Guerrero led the way, combining for 6 of the team’s 8 hits.

Batting:

Dalton Pompey – 1/4, R, K, SB

Gustavo Pierre – 0/4, 2 K, E

Christian Lopes – 3/3, R, RBI, BB

Balbino Fuenmayor – 1/4, K

Kellen Sweeney – 0/3, R, BB, 2K

Santiago Nessy – 1/4, 2B, R, 2 RBI

Carlos Ramirez – 0/4, R, SB

Emilio Guerrero – 2/4, 2 RBI

Ronald Melendez – 0/4, 3K

Pitching:

Taylor Cole – W, 6 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 7 K

Matt Johnson – 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (unearned), 1 K

Tucker Donahue – 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, K

Chuck Ghysels – S, 1 IP, 1  H,1R (unearned), 2 BB, 1 K