Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

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.

Clayton Kershaw didn’t get a decision, but man did he throw a solid game.  He gave up just one run on three hits and a walk with twelve strikeouts in six innings.  Garrett White picked up the win and he threw 1 1/3 shutout innings.

Matthew Berezay was the hitting star. He went two for four with a double in the 2-1 win.

The Loons picked up just four hits in their 5-0 loss to Lancaster.  Justin Fuller had the only extra base hit of the game.  He went one for three with a double.

Michael Gardner was roughed up and he lost his first start of the season.  He gave up four runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts in four innings.

The Loons got plenty of offense in their 10-2 win over Cedar Rapids and just about everyone contributed.  Eight different players drove in runs and seven different players scored.  David Sutherland finished with three hits, two runs and an RBI.

Joshua Wall picked up his first win with seven shutout innings.  He gave up three hits and he struck out six.

Eduardo Perez’s three run homer was the big hit in the Loons 5-4 win over Cedar Rapids.  Matthew Berezay provided the rest of the scoring with a two run double.

Francisco Feliz picked up the win with 4 2/3 innings of shutout relief.  He gave up twp hits and a walk and he struck out six.

The Loons made up one of their rainout games and the end result was a twin bill loss to Peoria.  The Loons didn’t get much hitting in either game and they scored just one run in each.  In the first game, a nice start by Clayton Kershaw went to waste.  He gave up a run on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Matthew Canepa had two hits and he scored the only run of the game.

In the second game, it just another run and this time the pitching was much worse.  Steven Johnson was hit hard for five runs in four innings and he took the loss.  The lone run came on a sac. fly by Bridger Hunt.  Preston Mattingly continued his struggles and went 0 for 7 in the doubleheader. He’s now hitting just .156 and he’s struck out thirteen times versus zero walks in 32 at bats.

The Loons lost another one, this time to the Peoria Chiefs.  Joshua Wall took the loss in a tough start.  He gave up three runs on five hits in just four innings of work and he fell to 0-2 on the season.

Joshua Bell had a solid game at the plate.  He went two for four with an RBI.

Francisco Felix wasn’t neccesarily hit hard, but he gave up enough in the Loons 5-4 loss to Lansing.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts in four innings of work.

Matthew Berezay was the hitting star.  He went three for three with a double, an RBI and two runs.

The Loons were held to just a single run on seven hits in their 3-1 loss to Lansing.  Joshua Bell had the only RBI and he also was the only Loon to finish with two hits.

Thomas Melgarejo had a solid start go to waste.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five innings of work.