Dodgers Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

Las Vegas topped Colorado Springs 9-5 and a big part of that was a grand slam by Choo Freeman.  The centerfielder also walked twice and he finished with three runs.  Delwyn Young went two for four with a two RBIs and a run.

Travis Smith picked up the win.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Las Vegas had the misfortune of catching Bartolo Colon in a rehab start as they lost to Salt Lake 8-2.  It didn’t help that Travis Smith was hit hard.  He gave up five runs on ten hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. 

James Loney was the only player to really get much done at the plate.  He went three for four with a run.

Just about everyone was a hitting star in Colorado Springs.  Mitch Jones had just one hit but it was a big one.  His grand slam in the first inning kicked things off for what would eventually be a 14-5 win.  Choo Freeman had four hits and three runs while Andy LaRoche hit his first homerun of the season.

Travis Smith had a nice start and he picked up the win.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings.