Farmers Only: The Hillcats are at the top of the hill, the Mudcats are stuck in the mud

by BK on Apr 30, 2010 7:00 AM EDT in Farmers only

Louisville still can't catch a break, as they dropped their 6th in a row, a 3-2 loss to Scranton. Chad Reineke gave up the game winner, a walk-off solo shot in the 9th to break a 2-2 tie. Justin Lehr had a good start, giving up only 2 runs in 6 innings, and Logan Ondrusek pitched two scoreless innings out of the bullpen before the 9th inning implosion. Todd Frazier and Chris Burke had two hits each, and Wladimir Balentien hit his first home run of the year, a solo shot. His 1-for-3 night raised his average to .063 on the year, and he drove in his first run of the year too. Up next: Bats take on the Yanks at 7:05. No starter listed, but it's Sam LeCure's spot in the rotation.
Carolina was the victim of a crappy offense this time, mustering up only 5 hits in a 5-0 shutout by Mobile, their 11th straight loss. D-Backs prospect Wes Roemer pitched a shutout, taking care of the Mudcats on only 100 pitches, striking out 8 of them and not walking anybody. Props. Matt Klinker had a decent start in this game, giving up 4 runs in 6 innings with 9 strikeouts. Klinker is tied for the league lead in strikeouts, and is sporting a 2.76 ERA, but a crappy lineup behind him has his record at 1-3 on the year. Up next: Dallas Buck tries to break the streak against Mobile at 8:05.

Serrano

Lynchburg had a rough 9th, but held on to beat Kinston 7-6. Mark Serrano had a great start, going 6 innings of 2-run ball with 5 strikeouts. Lance Janke pitched two hitless relief innings before Jeff Jeffords and Justin Freeman combined to give up 4 runs in the 9th, but held on for the win. Kyle Day was the hero on offense, going 3-for-4 with his 2nd homer of the year and 2 runs batted in. Up next: The Hillcats take on Kinston again at 6:05, with no starter listed. With the off day, it's technically Matt Fairel's day.

Day

Dayton lost 4-1 to Lake County, despite a solid outing by Pedro Villarreal. Villarreal gave up 2 runs in 6 innings, but only received 3 hits in support, 2 of them by Mariekson Gregorius, one a triple with a RBI as well. Up next: Josh Ravin takes on Bowling Green at 7.

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The SWB Yankees Blog

says tonight’s matchup is Bats RHP Sam LeCure (2-1, 3.09) vs. Yankees RHP Dustin Moseley (0-0, 3.86).

Also, they have a post today about Chapman. The Yankees were very impressed by him, even though they beat him.

Yankees believe the Chapman hype

Interesting comments from players, coaches, and scouts. Gene Michael says Chapman reminds him of Brien Taylor.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Apr 30, 2010 7:12 AM EDT reply actions

Let's hope Aroldis won't walk as many as Taylor did (even pre-injury).

Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that.
It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.

by RedsMasochist on Apr 30, 2010 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions

is that ex-Red Dustin Moseley?

"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander

by Cy Schourek on Apr 30, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

yes, that's him

First round draft pick in 2000.

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by BubbaFan on Apr 30, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

It all makes sense now

they sent Klinker to AA to learn how to win ballgames, and so far he’s failing miserably.

I hope he gets promoted soon. I’d like to see him in the mix for the rotation next year, but that won’t happen unless he gets 10-15 starts in AAA this year.

see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka

by nycredsfan on Apr 30, 2010 8:20 AM EDT reply actions