Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

The Suns padded their league lead to four games with a 3-2 win over Carolina.  Clayton Kershaw, as expected, had a tough time with his big jump all the way to Double A but he put together a worthy start none the less.  He gave up two runs on three hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  It’s nice to see them testing the left hander this early with some talent that should be over his head.

Ramon Troncoso improved to 7-2 with a shutout ninth inning.  Anthony Raglani walked twice and scored two runs while Juan Gonzalez singled and drove in two.

Juan Gonzalez had a big day at the plate in the Suns 14-4 blowout win over Huntsville.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun, five RBIs and two runs  James Tomlin went four for five with a double, three RBIs and one run.

Giuseppe Norrito improved to 7-1 on the season with the win.  He gave up four runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings.

The Suns won once again and this time it was a 2-1 pitcher’s duel over Huntsville.  Alvis Ojeda improved to 4-5 on the season with 4 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  He gave up three hits and he struck out three.

The game winning run came in the eighth inning on a Juan Gonzalez solo homerun.  Gonzalez also doubled in the third inning and scored the other Suns run.

The Suns got nothing from their hitters in a 5-0 loss to the Barons.  The team put only three runners on base and two of those came on a walk and a single by Juan Gonzalez.

Justin Orenduff dropped to 5-3 on the season with the loss.  He gave up three runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

The Suns made it four straight and Juan Gonzalez led the team at the plate in the 9-4 win.  He went three for three with two doubles, four RBIs and a run.  Blake DeWitt went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

James McDonald threw a nice game in his Double A debut.  He gave up just one run on two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.

Giuseppe Norrito and Greg Miller combined on a three hit shutout as the Suns took care of the Barons 4-0.  Norrito gave up the three hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings and he improved to 6-0.  Miller threw three innings of no-hit ball and he picked up his first save of the season.

Juan Gonzalez had just one hit but it was a big one.  His bases loaded clearing double in the eighth inning busted the game open for the Suns.

Juan Gonzalez had a big day at the plate in the Suns sixth straight win.  He went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Chin Lung Hu also had a nice game and he went three for four with a walk, a double, a triple, one run and an RBI.

Wesley Wright picked up the win despite having a shaky 1 1/3 inning of relief.  He gave up one run on two hits and he struck out one.

Michael Megrew improved to 4-5 on the season with a nice start in the Suns 7-1 win over the Biscuits.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Marshall MacDougall was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs.  Juan Gonzalez went three for five with an RBI.

Juan Gonzalez had a big day at the plate in the Suns 7-3 win over Mobile.  He went three for four with his first two homeruns of the season with three RBIs and three runs.

Alvis Ojeda lasted just four inning but he gave up just two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Mark Alexander gave up one run in three innings and he picked up the win.

Alvis Ojeda took it on the chin in the Suns 10-2 loss to Mobile and he dropped to 0-3 in the process.  He gave up seven runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts in just 2 1/3 innings.

Xavier Paul hit a solo homerun in the loss.  Juan Gonzalez went two for two with a double and an RBI.