Each morning during the Minor League Baseball season, we will provide you with news and notes from the prior night’s game. Follow us on twitter @MinorLeagueBlog for updates as they happen each night.
Minor League Baseball News & Notes For Games Of Tuesday April 17th 2012
#SFGiants Taylor Rogers improved to 2-0 with 6IP, 0ER, 3H, 0BB, 5K, WIN for High-A San Jose
#LAAngels Taylor Lindsey has hit his 1st Home Run of the season for High-A Inland Empire
#DBacks Jason Lane got roughed up for the first time this year in relief appearance 1IP, 3ER, 4H, 0BB, 2K, HR allowed. Entered w/ 0ER in 7IP
#SFGiants Eric Hacker went 7IP, 0ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K at AAA Fresno
#LAAngels Final line tonight for Mike Trout 1-4. Extends his hit streat to 13 games. Hitting .407 at AAA Salt Lake. #FreeMikeTrout
#BlueJays Anthony Gose is batting just .151 at AAA Las Vegas
#Dodgers Alex Castellanos was a single shy of the cycle. Went 3-5, 2B, 3B, HR, 3RBI at AAA Albuquerque
#Cubs Adrian Cardenas is hitting .370 for AAA Iowa after going 2-4, 2B, 2RBI tonight
#Cubs Anthony Rizzo went 2-4 tonight. Hitting .400 on the year at AAA Iowa. #FreeAnthonyRizzo
#Rockies Guillermo Moscoso with a great start for AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox 6.2IP, 1ER, 7H, 1BB, 10K, WIN
#Braves fans will like this tweet: Julio Teheran at AAA Gwinnett 5.2IP, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 7K, WIN. ERA down to 2.19
#Astros Former #Phillies prospect Domingo Santana has hit his 1st Home Run for High-A Lancaster
#Marlins may have a good one in Zach Neal. 7IP, 0ER, 6H, 1BB, 7K, WIN for AA Jacksonville. ERA at 0.69 on the year.
#Padres Keyvius Sampson line at AA San Antonio 5.1IP, 3ER, 6H, 3BB, 3K
#Royals Rocky start for Jake Odorizzi at AA Northwest Arkansas 5IP, 5R, 4ER, 6H, 2BB, 4K
#Padres Jaff Decker went 1-3, 2BB today to raise his average to .158. Off to a slow start at AA San Antonio following a great spring
#Marlins Another solid start for Jose Fernandez at Low-A Greensboro 6IP, 2ER, 4H, 2BB, 7K
#Rockies David Kandilas went 3-5 with a Grand Slam Home Run for Low-A Asheville
#RedSox Line for Henry Owens at Low-A Greenville 4IP, 5ER, 4H, 3BB, 8K. ERA is at 11.81 with 22K’s in 10.2IP
#RedSox Blake Swihart blasted his 1st Home Run for Low-A Greenville
#Yankees Mason Williams extended his hit streak at Low-A Charleston to 10 Games. #STUD
#Nats Alex Meyer line at Low-A Hagerstown 5IP, 3ER, 4H, 1BB, 7K, LOSS
#Orioles Nicky Delmonico blasted his 1st Home Run at Low-A Delmarva
#Orioles if you missed it, Dylan Bundy went another 3 hitless innings. He’s not allowed a hit in 9 innings over 3 starts at Low-A Delmarva
#Rangers Another solid start for Cody Buckel at High-A Myrtle Beach 5IP, 1ER, 2H, 3BB, 5K, WIN. ERA at 0.60
#Nats Kyle Winters went 6IP, 2ER, 5H, 1BB, 6K WIN at High-A Potomac
#Rockies Final line on Edwar Cabrera who took a Perfect Game into the 9th. 8+IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 8K. WIN for AA Tulsa
#STLCards John Gast went to 3-0 on the year with 6.1IP, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 6K for AA Springfield
#Athletics Tough luck loss for Daniel Straily at AA Midland 6.2IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 10K
#Mariners Taijuan Walker as advertised AGAIN at AA Jackson!!! 6IP, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 7K, WIN
#Nats Jeff Mandel went 7IP, 0ER, 4H, 1BB, 4K, WIN for AA Harrisburg
#WhiteSox Solid night for former #Padres prospect Simon Castro for the AA Birmingham Barons 7IP, 1R, 0ER, 5H, 1BB, 7K, WIN
#Orioles Manny Machado went 1-3, BB and made his 3rd error of the year tonight for AA Bowie. Hitting .288 on the season
#Yankees Abraham Almonte went 3-3, 2B, HR, RBI, 2BB, 2SB for AA Trenton. Can’t get much more out of a leadoff guy
#Phillies Nice start for Trevor May 5IP, 1ER, 4H, 2BB, 7K, WIN at AA Reading
#SFGiants Poor start for Jason Stevenson at AA Richmond tonight. 4IP, 8ER, 10H, 2BB, 3K, LOSS.
#Phillies Leandro Castro went 3-5, 2(2B), 6RBI tonight for AA Reading
#Phillies Cesar Hernandez and Darin Ruf combined to go 10 for 11 tonight in Readings 19-6 destruction of Richmond
#BlueJays Chad Jenkins got hammered tonight at AA New Hampshire 2.2IP, 8ER, 9H, 2BB, 0K, LOSS
#BlueJays Ryan Goins went 3-5, 2B, 3B, 3RBI for AA New Hampshire tonight
#Rangers Great start for Neil Ramirez at AAA Round Rock 6IP, 0ER, 4H, 0BB, 4K, WIN
#Rangers Leonys Martin went 2-3 tonight to raise his AAA average to .389.
#LAAngels Mike Trout has run his hit streak to 13 games at AAA Salt Lake. #FreeMikeTrout
#Yankees Francisco Cervelli went 3-5 tonight to raise his AAA batting average to .162
#Indians Corey Kluber with a solid start at AAA Columbus 6IP, 1ER, 6H, 1BB, 7K, WIN. Improves to 3-0 on the year.
#STLCards Great start for Tyrell Jenkins at Low-A Quad Cities 4IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 4K. ERA down to 1.69
#STLCards Robert Stock who was a high school phenom C and then did little at the plate in #MILB is now a Low-A reliever. 9.95ERA thus far.
#RedSox Postgame on NESN should provide for some good sound bites. However the bullpen is trying to prevent the postgame from ever starting.
#Rays Felipe Rivero was a tough luck loser at Low-A Bowling Green 6IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 0BB, 7K. 0.00ERA on the year.
#Dodgers Brandon Martinez went 6IP, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 1K, WIN for Low-A Great Lakes tonight
#BlueJays Lansing with another solid start from David Rollins 4.1IP, 0ER, 4H, 1BB, 7K
#Padres Adys Portillo continues to roll at Low-A Fort Wayne. 4.2IP, 0ER, 4H, 3BB, 9K tonight. 0.59ERA on the season
#Tigers Aaron Westlake is off to a .340 start for Low-A West Michigan. He was 2-4 tonight
#Athletics Drew Granier went 7IP, 0ER, 4H, 1BB, 7K, WIN for Low-A Burlington in game 1 of a doubleheader
#Royals Big day for Lane Adams at Low-A Kane County 3-4, 2B, 3B, 5RBI. Average at .378 on the season.
#Twins Miguel Sano blasted his 5th Home Run of the season at Low-A Beloit. 5 of his 11 hits on the season have gone for Home Runs
#Phillies Great night for Brody Colvin at High-A Clearwater 6IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 6K. Got a no decision for his effort
#Yankees J.R. Murphy went 3-4, RBI at the plate and threw out two of three base runners tonight for High-A Tampa
#Marlins Rob Rasmussen went 6IP, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 4K, WIN for High-A Jupiter tonight
#Brewers Jed Bradley still has not allowed an earned run this season at High-A Brevard County. 6IP, 0ER, 4H, 1BB, 7K, WIN tonight
#Tigers One night after seeing his 10 game hit streak end, Nick Castellanos has started a new one. 2-3, BB tonight. Hitting .391 in High-A
#Mets Wilmer Flores showing signs of life 2-3, 2(2B), 2RBI, BB tonight for High-A St Lucie. Average up to .286
#Rockies Tulsa fans giving Edwar Cabrera a standing ovation after retiring 24 straight Corpus Christi Hooks batters before allowing a hit
#Rockies Edwar Cabrera’s Perfect Game bid was broken up by a Chris Wallace infield single. Cabrerra removed from game after 102 pitches.
#Rockies Line drive off the pitcher on first pitch of the 9th results in an infield single ending Edwar Cabrera’s Perfect Game bid
#STLCards Big night for Chris Edmondson at High-A Palm Beach 3-5, 2B, HR, 2RBI
#Cubs Matthew Szczur went 0-5 tonight for High-A Daytona lowering his average to .191. #SlowStart
#RedSox Big game for Jackie Bradley Jr 2-3, 2B, 3RBI, BB at High-A Salem. Average sits at .294 on the season.
#Braves Edward Salcedo has been solid at the plate for High-A Lynchburg 2-4, 2B, RBI tonight. Average up to .333
#Royals Tyler Sample 6IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 7K tonight for High-A Wilmington
#Royals Brett Eibner with 3 hits and a RBI today pushed his season average to .417 at High-A Wilmington
Watching this #RedSox game and Mark Melancon may not be long for Boston. #PawtucketFansGetReady
#Padres Nate Freiman has hit his 5th Home Run of the season for AA San Antonio
#LAAngels Tonight’s line for 100mph’er Johnny Hellweg at AA Arkansas: 7IP, 4ER, 4H, 3BB, 6K, No Decision
#Phillies Double-A Reading has put up 19 runs so far tonight as they bat in the Top of the 8th. Had a 5 Run 5th and a 10 run 6th
#RedSox Bryce Brentz went 2-4, 3B, 2RBI tonight for the AA Portland SeaDogs. His average boosted to .235 on the season.
#Twins Chris Colabello had a big day for AA New Britian. 2-3, 2HR, 3RBI, BB tonight. Hitting .343 on the season.
#Marlins Wade LeBlanc has a No Hitter through 5 innings for AAA New Orleans against the Memphis Redbirds
#Mets Chris Schwinden let his defense work for him tonight. 7IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K, WIN for AAA Buffalo. Improves to 2-1 on the year.
#Nats Bryce Harper went 1-4 with a strikeout tonight to boost his average to .245 on the season.
#Nats Great start for Yunesky Maya at AAA Syracuse. 7.1IP, 0ER, 4H, 2BB, 3K. Got a no decision
#RedSox Justin Germano who pitched a Perfect Game as part of the #Indians organization last season, went 7IP, 0ER, 3H, 0BB, 5K today in AAA
#RedSox Ryan Lavarnway’s solo Home Run in the Top of the 9th proved to be the only run of the game in a 1-0 Pawtucket win
#WhiteSox Dylan Axelrod’s strong April continued tonight. 5.1IP, 2R, 1ER, 7H, 1BB, 6K. ERA sits at 1.56