Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

Inland Empire’s hunt for the California League championship came to an end in an 8-2 blowout loss to Lake Elsinore.  Cody White had a rough start and he took the loss.  He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with one strikeout in four innings.

Shane Justis went three for four with a double and an RBI.  Jaime Pedorza went three for four with two doubles and a run.

Francisco Feliz gave up a run in the thirteenth as Inland Empire lost to the Quakes 10-9.  This was after a very rough start by Javy Guerra, who gave up seven runs in 3 2/3 innings.

Russell Mitchell doubled, drove in three runs and scored.  Shane Justis went three for seven with a double and three runs.

Inland Empire need three runs in the seventh inning to win this one as they topped Lancaster 6-4.  Shane Justis tripled, drove in two runs and scored to lead the way at the plate.

Jacobo Meque picked up the win and he improved to 5-2 on the season.  He gave up one run on hit and one walk with two strikeouts in two innings of work.

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.

Most days, ten runs is more then enough to pull off a win.  And while that’s what Inland Empire put on the board, the pitchers unfortunately gave up seventeen in a 17-10 blowout loss.  Four pitchers were used and all four game up at least three runs.  Jacobo Meque took the loss and he fell to 4-2 on the season.

Ivan De Jesus had a big day at the plate.  He went two for five with a double, four RBIs and a run.  Shane Justis tripled, drove in three and scored a run.

Shane Justis led Inland Empire at the plate in their 8-2 win over Lake Elsinore.  He went four for four with a triple, a walk, three RBIs and two runs.  Blake DeWitt went three for five with a double, a run and an RBI.

Marlon Arias improved to 6-1 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

Alberto Bastardo improved to 4-2 on the season with a nice start in Inland Empire’s 3-2 win over Bakersfield.  He gave up just one run on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Shane Justis was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for two with two walks, a double and two RBIs.

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.

Blade DeWitt had a big day at the plate in Inland Empire’s 11-6 win over Lancaster.  He went three for five with two doubles, a walk, three RBIs and two runs.  Lucas May had two hits and two RBIs while Shane Justis went two for four with a homerun and two runs.

Jesus Castillo picked up his first win of the season with a solid outing.  He gave up one unearned run on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Inland Empire edged Lancaster in a 9-8 high scoring affair as Lucas May led the way with the bat.  He went two for four with two homeruns, four RBIs and three runs in the win.  Shane Justis went three for for four with a double, an RBI and two runs.

James McDonald was hit hard in his start and he gave up five runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.  Jordan Pratt picked him up in relief though and he got the win.  He gave up one hit and he struck out five in 4 1/3 innings.