Games played on June 2, 2011
Minor League Player of the Day: Billy Hamilton (Dayton) 2-4, single, triple, 2 runs scored, stolen base
AAA
Louisville 5 – Syracuse 1
Yonder Alonso, Kris Negron, and Juan Francisco each homered, driving in all 5 of the Bats runs. Francisco’s homerun was his 3rd of the season. He also added a single. Negron’s homer was his 6th of the season while Alonso also hit his 6th. Alonso’s homerun drove in 3 runs.
Edinson Volquez started and went 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 4 walks. He struck out only 2. He threw 112 pitches, with only 69 being for strikes. Steven Jackson and Jerry Gil pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing 2 hits and striking out 3.
AA
Jacksonville 4 – Carolina 3
Denis Phipps and Jake Kahaulelio went 2-4 each. Kahaulelio hit his 4th homerun of the season, a solo shot in the 8th inning. Phipps singled and tripled, drove in a run, and scored a run. Pitcher James Avery went 2 for 2 at the plate.
Avery had more success at the plate than he did on the mound in this game. Avery allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings of work. He struck out 6, but fell to 3-7 with a 4.75 ERA on the season.
High A
Stockton 7 – Bakersfield 3
Henry Rodriguez drove in 2 runs on his 7th homerun of the season in the 4th inning of this losing contest. Chris Richburg added a solo homerun in the 5th inning, his 3rd of the season.
Lance Janke lasted only 2 innings, but that was enough time to pick up the loss as he allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in that span, striking out 1. Janke’s record fell to 3-4 on the season.
A
Dayton 4 – Beloit 2
Billy Hamilton, Dominic D’Anna, and Donald Lutz each went 2-4 in the Dragons victory. Hamilton singled and tripled, scored twice, and stole his 43rd base of the season. D’Anna had 2 doubles, scored a run, and drove in a run. Lutz added 2 singles, a run scored, and an RBI.
Josh Smith improved to 5-3 with the win. Smith allowed 2 runs in 6 innings pitched on 6 base hits. Smith now has an impressive 1.90 ERA on the season. Blaine Howell recorded his 7th save of the season by pitching 1.2 scoreless innings of relief.