Farmers Only: 4 games, 4 losses

by BK on May 5, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in Farmers only

Louisville lost 4-2 in their opening game against Rochester, as Ramon Ramirez got beat around again for his 3rd loss of the season. Norris Hopper and Danny Richar combined for 4 of the Bats 6 hits with 2 each, and Drew Stubbs stole two bases and got caught stealing once, even though he didn't have a hit. Pedro Viola pitched another inning of scoreless ball to drop his ERA to 0.96 on the season. Up next: Adam Pettyjohn takes on Rochester, starting at 7:05.
Carolina's pitching staff got abused by the Lookouts, as they dropped to Chattanooga 12-4. Misael DeJesus gave up 5 runs in 4, and honkballer Alexander Smit gave up 4 runs in his 2 2/3 innings of work. Chris Heisey continues to rake for the Mudcats, going 2-for-4 to bring his average up to .345, and Michael Griffin went 3-for-3. Up next: The Mudcats open up a series against Mobile at 7:15. Alexander Smit is the listed starter, but since he pitched last night, I would assume Dallas Buck would get the start, since he's next in line.
Sarasota tried to rally scoring 3 runs in the 9th, but ultimately lost to Fort Myers 8-6. Jerry Gil gave up 5 runs in 6 to drop his record to 0-5. It was nice to see the S-Reds offense get a little bit going, with Carson Kainer, Yonder Alonso, Alex Buchholz, and Devin Mesoraco each having 2 hits, but even Mesoraco's 2nd home run of the season wasn't enough to overcome a 5-run deficit. Up next: Luis Montano gets the start against Fort Myers, 7:00.
Dayton's pitching got roughed up, as they lost a close one to Fort Wayne 8-7. Jordan Wideman and Kyle Day had drove in three and two runs respectively, but Curt Partch was wild in his start, walking 5 TinCaps to give up 5 runs (3 ER) in his 5 innings. Up next: Oscar Castro is the scheduled starter as the Dragons start a new series with Clinton, 7 ET.

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is Buck still hurt?

i dont recall hearing any news one way or other about that.

Consider the Eskimos.

by Charlie Scrabbles on May 5, 2009 7:56 AM EDT reply actions

Never heard definitively on that

Although, looking at the Mudcats/S-Reds rosters, it was supposed to be Matt Klinker’s turn in Sarasota tonight, and Montano’s going instead, and he’s on the Carolina roster right now, which is interesting because both Smit and Buck aren’t going. So, based on this new information, I think Matt Klinker makes his AA debut tonight. Congrats, Matt!

"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley

by BK on May 5, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions

good work detective!

now if you could just solve the case of who ate my sandwich…

Consider the Eskimos.

by Charlie Scrabbles on May 5, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Too bad that Ramon Rameriz is such a bust this season

I thought he showed promise as a ‘pitcher’ last year….maybe he’ll bounce back but it doesn’t look especially heartening.

I want to be there when a trailer full of coffins slams into a an ambulance full of terminally ill Bolivians. Or when the Reds win a WS..whichever comes first....

by Madville on May 5, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions