All Bretts Are On

Tuesday, May 17 2011 @ 01:17 AM EDT

Contributed by: Dave Rutt

There were only two games tonight, so less work for me!!! Except then I decided to take a closer look at Lansing's season so far. Wondering how your favourite Lugnuts have been doing? Click through to find out.

Round Rock 4 at Las Vegas 9

Las Vegas got six runs across in the first two innings, and never looked back. Brett Cecil got the start and six runs was plenty for the lefty - he allowed three runs on six hits and a walk in six innings while striking out five. Cecil has pitched well in his last four starts since his disastrous first Vegas start, not allowing more than three earned runs, pitching at least six innings, and striking out at least five.

The offense put forth a balanced effort, with seven 51s scoring runs and five driving them in. Brett Lawrie singled, doubled and walked (and K'ed), Adam Loewen drove in three with a homer and a walk, and Mike McCoy singled twice and walked. Travis Snider singled in five trips.

New Hampshire - scheduled off-day

Jupiter 4 at Dunedin 6

The turning point in this game came in the sixth when, with the bases loaded, Jon Talley tallied his fifth double (and second of the day) to score three. Dunedin wouldn't score any more, but Aaron Loup, Frank Gailey and Wes "Melissa" Etheridge held the Hammerheads at bay after Ryan Tepera had turned in a near-quality start (5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER).

Justin Jackson led off the bottom of the first with a solo homer and later added a single, while his draft partner Kevin Ahrens singled and walked.

Lansing - scheduled off-day

Three Stars!
3. Brett Cecil - QS
2. Jon Talley - 2 2Bs, 3 RBIs
1. Brett Lawrie - 1B, 2B, BB, 3 RBIs

It's been a month, let's start to check in on the affiliates to see what their batting and pitching leaders look like. We start with Lansing.

Marisnick, Crouse and Knecht have been the most impressive, though none are without their flaws. Specifically, they all strike out a lot. On the plus side, they also all walk a decent amount. Marisnick and especially Crouse have shown base-stealing prowess - they're 3rd and 4th in the Midwest League in steals, and also happen to be the only players in the top 10 of that category with OPSes over .800. All three players are 20 years old, with Knecht the oldest by about five months over Crouse and nine months over Marisnick.

Carlos Perez started well but has cooled off and is hitting just okay in his first taste of full-season ball. K.C. Hobson and Gustavo Pierre have had disappointing seasons to this point.

There aren't many pitchers of interest in Lansing. The big one is Drew Hutchison, who has been brilliant at times. Hutchison is striking out plenty of guys, and his 1.38 WHIP may be unfairly high given the low quality of fielders behind him. Actually, we can just say it. His 1.38 WHIP is thanks to Gustavo Pierre. Twenty-two errors on May 17???! That has got to be some kind of record.

Casey Lawrence has been the best pitcher on the staff thanks to a very low walk rate, but we really need to see good K-rates at the low levels if these guys are gonna survive when they move up.

As a team, Lansing has been quite good - their record currently sits at 21-15, 1.5 games out of the division lead.

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