Minor Lines 5/10/10: Upward Mobility, Downward Spiral

So, the big news of the day is that Anthony Rizzo is on the move to Portland! Yay Tony!

The other news is that Mike Cameron is rehabbing in Pawtucket, and that the minor league teams got swept, ending a 4-game winning streak and giving the Salem Sox their first 3-game streak of the season. Oh no!

Pawtucket L 2-3

Box Score

Mike Cameron: 1-3, 2B, BB, K
-Finally on the comeback trail.
Josh Reddick: 1-4, K
Daniel Nava: 1-4, 2 K
Lars Anderson: 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 K
Jorge Jimenez: 0-2, 2 BB

Sadly typcial Kalish day after the jump.

Portland L 5-7

Box Score

There goes a 4-game winning streak.

Che-Hsuan Lin: 2-3, 2 BB, K, CS
Ryan Kalish: 1-5, K
Luis Exposito: 0-4
Yamaico Navarro: 1-5, 2 K
Jose Iglesias: 4-4, 2B
-Aaand he's hitting .308
Jason Place: 0-4, 2 K

Casey Kelly: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
-The B-Mets are the only team to really give Kelly problems so far. Big-offense team, lots of AAAA-type depth. The strikeouts are pretty impressive all things considered. Hit 93 with the FB again.

Salem L 2-7

Box Score

OK, now it really is a losing streak. The bats and arms are taking turns falling flat...

Pete Hissey: 0-4, K
Tim Federowicz: 0-3, BB
Ryan Lavarnway: 0-3, BB
Will Middlebrooks: 2-4, 2B
-If there was one guy I was hoping wouldn't be joining the slump, he'd be it. Good to see a K-free day after the hat trick on Sunday.
Oscar Tejeda: 1-4, K
Ryan Dent: 1-4, 3B, K

Stolmy Pimentel: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
-Really struggling to find any consistency.

Greenville L 0-3

Box Score

Derrik Gibson: 0-4
Chris McGuiness: 1-4, 2 K
-Could he be replacing Rizzo?
Michael Almanzar: 0-4, 3 K
Jeremy Hazelbaker: 0-2, SB
-Just got nothing going since his DL trip.
Reymond Fuentes: 1-3, 2 SB

Kendal Volz: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 HR
-Ick. First base on balls of the year, and it comes in an ugly game.