Minor Lines 6/05/10: Long Live the Longball

Pawtucket W 8-6 (In 13)

Box Score

Daniel Nava: 0-5, BB, K
Lars Anderson: 2-6, HR, K
Aaron Bates: 1-5, HR, BB, 3 K
Ryan Kalish: 1-6, HR
-Well, If you're going to go 1-6, you may as well have the one be a game-winning extra-inning shot.
Jorge Jimenez: 1-6, 2B

Michael Bowden: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
Boof Bonser: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Dustin Richardson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Robert Manuel: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Tony, too, is a disciple of the longball after the jump.

Portland Game 1 W 6-0 (In 7)

Box Score

Jose's injury isn't long term, though he was shut down for a bit.

Che-Hsuan Lin: 1-3, BB, A
Luis Exposito: 1-3
Anthony Rizzo: 1-4, HR
Yamaico Navarro: 1-2, BB, E

Casey Kelly: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
-Much better.

Portland Game 2 L 5-8

Box Score

Anthony Rizzo: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 K
Yamaico Navarro: 2-4, 2B, 2 K, POCS

Eammon Portice: 3.2 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
-Things are falling apart for Portice in a hurry.

Salem W 6-4

Box Score

Pete Hissey: 1-4, 2 K
Ryan Lavarnway: 1-3, 2B, BB
Oscar Tejeda: 4-4, 2 2B
-Laughing in the face of BABIP.
Tim Federowicz: 0-3
Ryan Dent: 1-4, 2 K

Alex WIlson: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
-Very much looks like a blip on the radar. Not something to worry about yet.

Greenville W 14-4

Box Score

Jeremy Hazelbaker: 1-4, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Derrik Gibson: 2-6, 2 K, SB
Michael Almanzar: 1-5, 2 K, SB
Reymond Fuentes: 1-4, K, SB
-19 stolen bases, but 46 strikeouts to only 7 walks. Yikes!