Games Played on 07/10/11
Minor League Player of the Day: Louisville SP Edinson Volquez: He got no decision as he went 6 IP and allowed 1 R on 2 H and 4 BB with 3 K.
AAA
Indianapolis 5 – Louisville 3 (10 Innings)
Kris Negron went 3 for 5 with a SB. Jeremy Hermida homered. Michael Griffin had 3 BB.
Edinson Volquez got no decision as he went 6 IP and allowed 1 R on 2 H and 4 BB with 3 K. Brad Boxberger takes the loss allowing 3 R in 0.1 IP of relief.
AA
Carolina at Huntsville – Postponed
High A
Ryan LaMarre went 2 for 5 with 2 BB. Jose Gauldron homered.
Mace Thurman took the loss as he went 1 IP and allowed 4 R on 4 H and 1 BB with 0 K. Andrew Bowman tossed 2 IP of scoreless relief.
Low A
Billy Hamilton went 3 for 5 with 2 SB and a CS. David Vidal went 2 for 3 with a HR and a BB. Yorman Rodriguez went 2 for 4 with a SB. Redleg Nation Spotlight Player Tucker Barnhart and Donald Lutz each doubled.
Kyle Lotzkar got the win as he went 6 IP and allowed 2 R on 3 H and 2 BB with 5 K.
Rookie Ball
Nick O’Shea went 2 for 4 with a HR. Kyle Waldrop went 2 for 5 with a 2B. Juan Silva went 2 for 5.
John Mugarian got the loss as he went 2 IP and allowed 6 R, 5 ER, on 6 H and 4 BB with 2 K.
Juan Perez went 1 for 3 with 2 BB and a SB. Carlos Sanchez tripled. Julio Morillo doubled.
Carlos Gonzalez took the loss as he went 4 IP and allowed 4 R, 3 ER, on 6 H and 2 BB with 2 K. Chris Joyce tossed 2 IP of scoreless relief.
I’m OK with Edinson as the minor league player of the day but the 4 walks and 3 Ks is still not cutting it. He’s got to pitch better before being brought back.
I would have taken David Vidal’s 2-3 with a homer and a walk.
I was at the Dayton game yesterday (first one ever), and was impressed with Lotzkar. He looks pretty good. Comparing him to some old clips on the internet and you can see he has simplified his delivery and got rid of the dreaded ‘inverted W’ from his pitching technique.
On the other hand, I’m not sure if Billy Hamilton got the ball out of the infield (I missed the 1st at bat of the game). He looked okay in the field but was not all that impressive at the plate. Obviously he’s super fast but he doesn’t look like he’ll be ready any time soon.
And Vidal’s HR was an absolute bomb.