Farmers Only: Louisville has a spectacular walkoff win. Roar.

by BK on Jul 16, 2010 7:00 AM EDT in Farmers only

Louisville beat Lehigh Valley 8-7, overcoming a 9th inning deficit with a walk-off 2-run shot by Juan Francisco to take the win. That homer was El Nino Destructor's 2nd of the day and 10th overall, and he had 5 RBI total. Wladimir Balentien hit his 13th of the year as well, and Zack Cozart and Gary Matthews Jr. had two hits each at the top of the order. Matt Klinker got bailed out with the homer, as he gave up 7 runs in only 4 innings. Interestingly, when Klinker was taken out before the 5th inning, Yonder Alonso was double switched along with EDR, a curious move for the 5th inning. Wonder what that's about? Enerio Del Rosario, Philippe Valiquette, and Danny Ray Herrera combined for 5 shutout innings to allow the comeback. Up next: Ben Jukich will take on Lehigh Valley at 7:05.
Carolina blew a tie game in the 9th to lose 4-3 to Montgomery. Two of our midseason picks, Devin Mesoraco and Dave Sappelt, homered for the Mudcats, and Tom Cochran gave up 3 runs in 5 1/3 IP. Up next: Travis Webb gets the ball against the Biscuits at 7:15.
Lynchburg lost 6-0 to Myrtle Beach in a game where Chase Ware finally got knocked around. In only Ware's 2nd start of the year after spending most of his year in the bullpen, he gave up 3 ER in 4 IP to raise his ERA to 1.76 on the year. Brutal! Up next: The Hillcats take on the Pelicans again at 7:05, starter is TBD.
Dayton lost 3-1 to Peoria, despite a good start by Ricky Bowen. Bowen pitched 6 innings of 2-run ball, but Chris Richburg's solo shot accounted for the Dragons' only run. Up next: Tim Crabbe takes the mound against the Chiefs at 8.
Billings hammered Idaho Falls 14-5. It was a team effort on offense, with 5 players with at least 2 hits, 4 of those with 2 RBI as well. Starlin Gerson had a quality start, giving up 3 ER in 6 IP to get the win. Up next: Clayton Shunick gets IF at 9:15.
The AZL Reds were off yesterday. They'll take on the AZL Dodgers at 10 tonight.

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hee

Little Danny Ray got the win.

And the Bats are no longer in last place.

That is interesting about Alonso. Hmmmm.

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

by BubbaFan on Jul 16, 2010 7:13 AM EDT reply actions

I looked at "Starlin" Gerson's page linked from the box score

and they have him listed as “Stalin.” Baseball-Reference has him listed as Starlin. I wonder which it is……I really hope it’s Stalin.

"We don't worry about the pennant much, we just like to see the boys hit it deep."

by beasleymachine on Jul 16, 2010 7:47 AM EDT reply actions

It would be even better

if it was “Stalin” Castro!

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by BubbaFan on Jul 16, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

one must hope the Cubs SS gets traded to Boston one day.

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by Cy Schourek on Jul 16, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

According the the Bats facebook page

Francisco’s homer went 484 feet, 2nd longest in Slugger Field history. Roar, indeed.

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by BK on Jul 16, 2010 10:39 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Recent draft pick David Vidal has huge night.

From minorleaguebaseball.com:
David Vidal put his struggles squarely in the rear-view mirror.
The eighth-round Draft pick hit three homers and collected eight RBIs to break out of a season-long slump Friday as the Arizona League Reds overwhelmed the Dodgers, 19-4.
Vidal began his professional career with Rookie-level Billings in the Pioneer League and batted .172 without an extra-base hit or an RBI in eight games. Assigned to the Arizona League, he was mired in a 2-for-20 slump heading into Friday’s game.

After grounding out and reaching on an error in his first two plate appearances, the 20-year-old third baseman led off the fifth inning with a home run. He slugged a three-run shot in the sixth and highlighted a seven-run seventh with a grand slam.

Vidal, a native of Hialeah, Fla., walked and scored in the ninth as he doubled his batting average to .200 in six Arizona League games.

Robert Maddox, an 18th-round pick last month, went 4-for-6 with four RBIs and fell a triple shy of the cycle for the Reds. Former Dominican Summer League All-Star Samuel Diaz also had four hits and scored four times.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Jul 17, 2010 8:47 PM EDT reply actions