minor lines, 6/25/08

AAA: Fresno had a scheduled off-day
(Their next scheduled off-day is the all-star break July 15-17.)

Grizzlies on PCL leaderboards:
--Hitters:
3B: Schierholtz 2nd
AB: McClain 9th
RBI: McClain 4th
R: McClain 10th
SB: Ochoa 2nd
CS: Ochoa 1st, Velez 5th
--Pitchers:
ERA: Santos 9th
IP: Palmer 10th
K: Palmer 1st
BB: Palmer 1st
HB: Palmer 4th, Pereira 8th
ER: Pereira 10th
CG: Palmer 3rd
L: Palmer 3rd, Pereira 6th

AA: Connecticut defeated Portland 5-1

Connecticut: 2B Olma Rosario: 2 for 4, 2B
Connecticut: LF Eddy Martinez-Esteve: 2 for 3, BB
Connecticut: C Adam Witter: 1 for 4, HR

Connecticut: RHP Nate Bump: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Connecticut: RHP Kelvin Pichardo: 2.0 IP, 1 BB, 4 K
Connecticut: RHP Osiris Matos: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 K
Portland: RHP Daniel Bard: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K

EME reached base three times for the second consecutive night, raising
his OBP above .380. Rosarsio was one of two other Defenders with two
hits. Witter connected for his 10th HR to lead off the 5th inning
with the game's first run.

Bump had his second consecutive excellent start, improving his ERA to
4.15. He had an 11/4 GO/FO line. Pichardo and Matos pitched
scoreless relief, improving their respective ERAs to 2.27 and 1.02.
Pichardo allowed just his second walk in 9.1 IP in June--a big
improvement over his 15 BB in 26.1 IP in April and May. Both
relievers have a BAA below .180. Bard, the Red Sox' first round pick
two years ago, has shown remarkable improvement this year since moving
to the bullpen. Last year he had an ERA above 7.00, but this year his
ERA is below 2.00. Since being promoted to the upper minors in May,
he has 14 H, 7 BB and 22 K in 23.0 IP--stats roughly comparable to
those of Pichardo and Matos.

A+: San Jose had the final day of its four-day all-star break
(Their next scheduled off-day is July 7.)

Giants on Cal League leaderboards:
--Hitters:
AVG: Sandoval 1st, D'Alessio 8th
OBP: Sandoval 5th
SLG: Sandoval 1st, Downs 8th, D'Alessio 9th
OPS: Sandoval 1st
HR: Downs 5th, Sandoval 7th, D'Alessio 10th
2B: Sandoval 2nd, D'Alessio 5th
H: Sandoval 1st, Downs 11th
TB: Sandoval 3rd, Downs 5th, D'Alessio 8th
SO: D'Alessio 5th
AB: Downs 10th, Felmy 10th, Rohlinger 12th
RBI: Sandoval 3rd, D'Alessio 8th, Downs 9th
R: Sandoval 1st, Downs 2nd
SB: Graham 4th, McBryde 7th
CS: DOwns 3rd, McBryde 5th
--Pitchers:
ERA: Snyder 1st, English 2nd, Pucetas 4th, Alderson 8th
WHIP: Pucetas 4th, Snyder 5th, English 6th, Alderson 9th
K: English 5th, Snyder 8th
IP: Snyder 9th
W: English 2nd, Snyder 4th, Pucetas 6th
Sv: Wilding 6th

A-: Augusta defeated Greenville 6-5
(rallying for two runs each in the 8th and 9th innings)

Augusta: 2B Brock Bond: 3 for 5, HR
Augusta: LF Garett Baker: 1 for 3, 3B, 2 BB, IBB
Augusta: 1B Angel Villalalona: 2 for 4, BB, E

Augusta: RHP Oliver Odle: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K--2 HR
Augusta: RHP Buster Lussier: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 K
Augusta: LHP Andy De La Garza: 1.0 IP

Bond, who began the year by hitting over .400 in April but had cooled
off since in reduced playing time, had three of the GreenJackets' ten
hits, raising his AVG back to .333. He also had his 1st HR as a pro.
Baker and Villalona also reached base three times, although neither
hitter has an OBP above .315. Brock and Villalona had RBI singles in
the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the score and then end the game.

Odle's start included his first walk in nearly two months. His ERA
climbed to 4.34. Lussier, making his second appearance of the year,
pitched three scoreless innings, including stranding both inherited
runners. A perfect 9th inning helped improve De La Garza's W-L record
to 6-1.

ssA: Salem-Keizer lost to Tri-City 6-5
(allowing five runs in the 8th and 9th innings)

Salem-Keizer: CF Caleb Curry: 3 for 5, 2B, SO, CS
Salem-Keizer: 1B Mike Loberg: 4 for 5, 2 2B, GiDP, E

Salem-Keizer: RHP Mike Loree: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K--1 HB
Salem-Keizer: RHP Ari Ronick: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K

With seven hits, Curry and Loberg combined for more than half of the
Volcanoes' thirteen hits, as well as all three of their XBHs, raising
their respective AVGs to .286 and .351.

Loree, the Giants' 50th round pick a year ago, pitched very
effectively in his second start of the season, facing just three
batters over the minimum in five innings. Ronick, the Giants' 12th
round pick this year, has now allowed two unearned runs over his three
appearances.

R: Giants defeated Angels 9-6

Scottsdale: 1B C.J. Ziegler: 3 for 4, HR, 2 2B, BB
Scottsdale: C Jesus Navarro: 3 for 4, 2 2B

Scottsdale: Nova: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K--1 HR
Tempe: RHP Kelvim Escobar: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Ziegler had another big game, including a HR for the second straight
day. The 20-year-old Navarro, who hit just .179 last year in the DSL,
is now 5 for 7 in two games this year in the U.S.

The 22-year-old Nova, who had a 3.38 ERA in seven starts in the DSL a
year ago, got the start for the rookie Giants, his first appearance in
a U.S. game. The Angels' 32-year-old Escobar made his first
appearance of the year.

DSL: The Giants defeated the Dodgers 20-5
(scoring two or more runs in each of the first six innings)

Dominican: LF-2B-LF Carlos Willoughby: 4 for 6, BB, SO
Dominican: 3B Gilberto Almonte: 5 for 6, 2B
Dominican: RHP Miguel Ferrer: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K--1 HR,
1 WP

Willoughby and Almonte, both 19 years old, combined for nine of the
Giants twenty-two hits, raising their respective AVGs to .361 and .
295. In his fourth appearance and second start of the year, the 17-
year-old Ferrer allowed the first runs of his pro career as his hit
total more than doubled.