Rain washed out the Hew Haven Ravens, driving the entire ballpark crowd into a booth at the local Denny's. The Skychiefs and Alley-Cats only wish rain had wiped out some sorry pitching performances.
AAA
Pawtucket 10, Syracuse 2
Hitting: Not much to report here. Mike Moriarty is working his way back from a scary spring-training beaning and cracked his first home run. Kevin Cash (batting fifth, interestingly) drove in one run and cleanup hitter Bruce Aven, who walked twice, scored it.
Pitching: Um, not good. Vinny Chulk got keelhauled by the PawSox, surrendering 6 runs in 4 2/3 IP (6 H, 3 BB, 5 K and 3 long balls), while Tim Young gave up four more in just 1 2/3. Even Dan Reichert allowed three baserunners, recording just one out.
Former big-leaguer sighting: Bill Haselman, catcher and future bullpen coach, Pawtucket
AA
No game Tuesday
High-A
Dunedin 7, Sarasota 2
Hitting: Third baseman Robert Cosby singled, tripled and drove in three runs, but is still running a pretty mediocre .265/.333/.368 line. Ron Davenport’s three hits included two doubles, and centerfielder Tyrell Godwin, back from the DL again, scored a run, drove one in and stole his 4th base.
Pitching: Starter-reliever Jesse Harper pitched five good innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk, striking out 3. His ERA shrank to 1.89, but I don’t know that I‘d call him a prospect: his 19 IP include 15 hits, 5 walks and just 11 Ks, not exactly dominance personified. The win went to reliever Brian Cardwell, who has now thrown four scoreless innings.
Former big-leaguer sighting: Robert Person, aka The Man Traded for John Olerud, allowed two hits and struck out one in a 1 2/3-inning rehab start for Sarasota.
Low-A
Hickory 9, Charleston 5
Hitting: Current holder of the Coolest Blue Jays Farmhand Name is first baseman Zeph Zinsman, who singled, doubled twice and drove in a run. Light-hitting centrefielder Jason Waugh homered, had two hits, scored two runs and stole his 2nd base.
Pitching: D.J. Hanson brought his D game to the park, allowing 4 runs in 5 innings on 5 hits and 2 walks, with 3 strikeouts. But the real damage came courtesy of reliever Ryan Costello (taking care of yooooouuur money), lit up for 4 runs on 6 hits in a single inning.
AAA
Pawtucket 10, Syracuse 2
Hitting: Not much to report here. Mike Moriarty is working his way back from a scary spring-training beaning and cracked his first home run. Kevin Cash (batting fifth, interestingly) drove in one run and cleanup hitter Bruce Aven, who walked twice, scored it.
Pitching: Um, not good. Vinny Chulk got keelhauled by the PawSox, surrendering 6 runs in 4 2/3 IP (6 H, 3 BB, 5 K and 3 long balls), while Tim Young gave up four more in just 1 2/3. Even Dan Reichert allowed three baserunners, recording just one out.
Former big-leaguer sighting: Bill Haselman, catcher and future bullpen coach, Pawtucket
AA
No game Tuesday
High-A
Dunedin 7, Sarasota 2
Hitting: Third baseman Robert Cosby singled, tripled and drove in three runs, but is still running a pretty mediocre .265/.333/.368 line. Ron Davenport’s three hits included two doubles, and centerfielder Tyrell Godwin, back from the DL again, scored a run, drove one in and stole his 4th base.
Pitching: Starter-reliever Jesse Harper pitched five good innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk, striking out 3. His ERA shrank to 1.89, but I don’t know that I‘d call him a prospect: his 19 IP include 15 hits, 5 walks and just 11 Ks, not exactly dominance personified. The win went to reliever Brian Cardwell, who has now thrown four scoreless innings.
Former big-leaguer sighting: Robert Person, aka The Man Traded for John Olerud, allowed two hits and struck out one in a 1 2/3-inning rehab start for Sarasota.
Low-A
Hickory 9, Charleston 5
Hitting: Current holder of the Coolest Blue Jays Farmhand Name is first baseman Zeph Zinsman, who singled, doubled twice and drove in a run. Light-hitting centrefielder Jason Waugh homered, had two hits, scored two runs and stole his 2nd base.
Pitching: D.J. Hanson brought his D game to the park, allowing 4 runs in 5 innings on 5 hits and 2 walks, with 3 strikeouts. But the real damage came courtesy of reliever Ryan Costello (taking care of yooooouuur money), lit up for 4 runs on 6 hits in a single inning.
