Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

For the second straight game, the 51s managed just one run and the end result is a 3-1 loss to Tacoma.  James Loney drove home Tony Abreu in the first inning and that was it.

Hong-Chih Kuo lasted only two innings and there’s no indication as to why because he seemed to put up a decent line.  D.J. Houlton then threw five solid innings in which he gave up two runs on five hits and walk with five strikeouts, but it wasn’t enough for the win.

Inland Empire topped Modesto 6-3 and Ivan DeJesus provided a nice piece of the hitting with a solid game at the plate.  He went two for four with a triple and two RBIs.  Blake DeWitt also had a nice game and he went two for four with a double and two runs.

Marlon Arias picked up the win with five solid innings.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Las Vegas pitchers gave up 15 runs in a 15-1 blowout loss to Tacoma.  Eric Stults took the biggest hit and he also took the loss in his start.  He gave up seven runs on eight and two walks with one strikeout. 

Larry Bigbie was a perfect three for three in the loss.  Sergio Garcia drove in the only Vegas run with a sac. fly in the fourth.

The Loons won a hitfest and scored five runs in the top of the ninth to top Clinton 11-9.  Preston Mattingly had a huge game and he went four for six with two doubles, an RBI and two runs.  Trayvon Robinson went two for six with six RBIs and Josh Bell finished three for six with a two run homer.

Thomas Melgarejo gave up six runs in five innings and while Michael Gardner gave up three runs in four innings, he picked up his third win of the season.

Eric Cyr picked up his first win of the season with six solid innings in the Suns 3-2 win over Montgomery.  He gave up just one run on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts.

All three Suns runs came on homers.  John Lindsey hit a two run homer and Xavier Paul hit a solo shot.  Chin Lung Hu continued to raked and he doubled twice to push his average up to .344.

Inland Empire lost 3-1 and their bats were essentially shut down in the loss.  Shane Justis drove in the only run with a solo shot and Russell Mitchell went two for four.

A pretty good start by Jesus Castillo was wasted.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

On Wednesday, Suns pitchers gave up thirteen runs and then today they gave up twelve as all four pitchers who threw took it on the chin.  Wesley Wright took the loss but this was a team effort as all four pitchers gave up at least two runs.

Luis Maza had a huge day at the plate in the 12-5 loss. He went five for five with a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.  Chin Lung Hu continued his hot hitting and he went three for five with a triple, an RBI and a run.

Travis Smith took the loss in Las Vegas’ 5-3 loss to Tacoma and he dropped to 2-2 on the season.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

Matt Kemp provided most of the offense with a two run homer and that was his second of the season.  Tomas Perez went two for four with a doube, a run and an RBI.

The Loons picked up two wins in one game with a doubleheader sweep over Clinton.  They took the first game 4-2 behind a solid outing by Steven Johnson. He gave up two runs on six hits with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Carlos Santana provided most of the offense with a three run homer.

In the second game, the bats got going and the Loons won it 7-4.  Kenley Johnson hit a two run homer and Matthew Berezay hit a solo shot.  Preston Mattingly went two for four as he tries to hit himself out of his slump and Miguel Ramirez picked up the win with two innings of solid relief pitching.

Adam Godwin was the hitting star in Inland Empire’s 5-4 loss to the Ports.  He went three for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and a run. 

Miguel Pinango took the loss and he dropped to 0-2 on the season.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts in six innings.