Minor Lines 4/22/10: Ready to Roll the Dice?

by Ben Buchanan on Apr 22, 2010 1:34 AM EDT in Minors

Pawtucket W 8-4

Jorge Jimenez: 0-4, BB, K, E
Aaron Bates: 1-3, 2 BB, E
Daniel Nava: 2-5, 2B, 2 K, SB
Mark Wagner: 1-4, BB, K

Daisuke Matsuzaka: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
-Only ran into trouble at the end. 13:1 K:BB in 16.2 innings. Sitting around 91 with the fastball.

Lars does just fine after the jump.

Portland L 4-10

Box Score

Oh no! This isn't a Ryne Miller day!

Ryan Kalish: 1-3, HR, BB
Che-Hsuan Lin: 0-2, 2 BB, CS
Lars Anderson: 1-3, 2B
-Juuuuust missed the homer. Lots of situational outs.
Jose Iglesias: 0-4, 2 K
-The bat wanes.
Jason Place: 0-4, 3 K
-My prediction wanes. . .

Kyle Weiland: 4 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 HR
-I know the B-Mets are supposed to be a good offensive team, but geeze!

Salem Game 1 W 9-1 (In 7)

Box Score

Pete Hissey: 1-4, K
Tim Federowicz: 1-4, 2B, K
Anthony Rizzo: 1-3, 2B, BB
Will Middlebrooks: 4-4
-When you're hot, you're hot.
Oscar Tejeda: 0-4, K
Ryan Dent: 0-1, BB
David Mailman: 0-3

Fabian Williamson: 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

Salem Game 2 W 5-3 (In 7)

Box Score

This team is looking pretty dominant...

Oscar Tejeda: 2-3, SB
Anthony Rizzo: 1-3, 2B, 2 K, SB
Ryan Lavarnway: 1-3
David Mailman: 0-3, K

Greenville W 6-4

Box Score

Derrik Gibson: 1-5, K
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 1-4, HR, BB, 2 K, SB, E
-Get on and run, get on and run...
Chris McGuiness: 1-4, 2B, BB, K
Michael Almanzar: 1-2, 2B
Ken Roque: 0-2
Reymond Fuentes: 0-5, SB
-En Fuego is on ice.

Roman Mendez: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR
-The K:BB is nice. The runs aren't so much. Still waiting on a "good" start.

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Not a Sunday, why wasn’t the mail man delivering?

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by Rogue Nine on Apr 22, 2010 2:00 AM EDT reply actions

The Post Master General is cutting back to five delivery days a week.

" Play Ball "

by went9 on Apr 22, 2010 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions

The Dice Man is stretched out. Time to roll the Dice.

Will it be in six days on Buchholz’s start day in Toronto?
Does Atchison get sent down to Pawtucket to make room on the 25 man?

And Rizzo with another double and a SB. He’s fast for a first baseman but he really isn’t fast fast.

" Play Ball "

by went9 on Apr 22, 2010 2:22 AM EDT reply actions

If he were fast fast, he wouldn't be a 1B.

1B is for the mashers who are decent with the glove and not so fleet of foot.

A good bat and glove with decent speed makes for a rather nice 1B.

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by lone1c on Apr 22, 2010 2:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Oscar Tejeda

When does he crack the bigs – 2013?

Manny ain't the only bad man.

by tommy.otm on Apr 22, 2010 9:00 AM EDT reply actions

Bates is off to a great start

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by bestbostonsports on Apr 22, 2010 11:11 AM EDT reply actions

Okay - any predictions on when Dice K's first start will be?

by mmmmm on Apr 22, 2010 12:45 PM EDT reply actions

Not sure, but if they take Clay out of the rotation I'm going to go ballistic.

He’s clearly a better option than Wake. DL Wake or put him in the pen.

You sit Ortiz, you give VMart a breather… There is absolutely no excuse for copping out here and taking the better pitcher out of the rotation.

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by alskor on Apr 22, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions

They can pretty easily arrange it that way to make sure that Beckett and Lackey are going against the Yanks. I think Wake will get another turn in there before they take him out of the rotation, but ultimately, he’ll be the one to go.

by wolf9309 on Apr 22, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions