Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

Inland Empire scored seven runs and they outhit Lake Elsinore but it wasn’t enough in a 10-7 loss as their series will now go into a winner take all game three tomorrow.  Jamie Hoffmann got it done again with a nice game.  He went four for five with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Joshua Bell went three for five with an RBI and three other Inland Empire hitters had two hits a piece.

Francisco Felix took the loss although he was hardly the only culprit.  Four of the five pitchers used in the game gave up runs with Garrett White getting the hardest.  He gave up three runs in just 2/3 of an inning.

An error in the second inning led to three unearned runs in Inland Empire’s 5-2 loss to the Quakes.  Mario Alvarez took the loss and he dropped to 4-6 in his start.  He gave up four runs (just one earned) on two hits and four walks with three strikeouts in three innings.

Jamie Hoffmann belted a solo homerun in the loss. Shane Justis went two for three with a run.

Marlon Arias improved to 9-1 on the season with another nice start in Inland Empire’s 8-4 win over the Quakes.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jamie Hoffmann had a big day at the plate in the win.  He went three for four with three RBIs and a run.

Inland Empire was down by as much as 3-0 in this one but they clawed their way back into it and won it in the ninth inning.  Drew Locke doubled home Lucas May to tie it and then Jamie Hoffmann singled home Locke to win it.

Jacobo Meque picked up the win and he improved to 3-1 on the season.  He struck out one in one shutout inning.

Travis Denker had two of Inland Empire’s five hits in their 10-1 loss to Lancaster.  Jamie Hoffmann drove in the only run of the game.

Alberto Bastardo took the loss and he fell to 4-3 on the season.  He gave up five runs (two earned) on five hits with five strikeouts in four innings.  Two of those five hits he gave up went over the fence.

Marlon Arias improved to 5-1 on the season with a decent enough start in Inland Empire’s 4-3 win over Lancaster.  He gave up three runs on three hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Russell Mitchell hit a solo homerun in the win.  It was his ninth homerun of the season.  Jamie Hoffmann went two for four with a run.