8/20 Minor League Report! FERNANDO!

New Orleans 5, Albuquerque 7

cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, .313
2b Andy Green 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .319
lf Chris Aguila 2 for 4, BB, K, .280
rf Val Pascucci 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .276
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, 2b, BB, K, .273
ss Ramon Martinez 0 for 5, K, .263
c Gustavo Molina 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .210
3b Abraham Nunez 0 for 4, K, .211
Ruddy Lugo 5+ IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3/6 BB/K, 4.94 era
Eude Brito 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4/3 R/ER, BB/K, 2 HR, 6.10 era, BS (1), L (0-1)
Ivan Maldonado 0.2 IP, 2 H, K, 4.32 era
Jose Santiago 2 IP, H, BB, K, 5.11 era

Binghamton 4, New Hampshire 2

Dylan Owen, the last of the collegiate St. Lucie pitching trinity, made his debut for Binghamton tonight, and it was a good one. He allowed a run on 6 hits in 6 innings for his first AA victory. He struck out 5 and generated 10 ground ball outs. Casey Hoorelbeke saved the game for Owen, coming into a bases loaded 1 out jam in the 8th and stranding all 3 runners.

Fernando Martinez broke out of a 9 for 46 slump with a 3 for 4 day, Caleb Stewart also had a multi hit game. Ryan Church went 0 for 4 as he continued his rehab stint in Binghamton. Luis Castillo, on what by rule must be his final rehab day, was 1 for 4 with a walk, and finished his minor league rehab stint going 5 for 36. Jon Malo (0 for 4, .272) and Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, .236) took 0-fers.

cf Fernando Martinez 3 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .283
2b Luis Castillo 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, K, .250
RF RYAN CHURCH 0 for 4, K
1b Mike Carp 1 for 2, 2b, 2 BBs, .294 (71/82 BB/K - .238/.402/.603 in August)
lf Caleb Stewart 2 for 3, RBI, BB, .285
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .268
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 4, run, .258
Dylan Owen 6 IP, 6 H, ER, 2/5 BB/K, 1.50 era, W (1-0), 10:3:5
Eric Brown 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2/1 BB/K, 5.18 era
Casey Hoorelbeke 1.2 IP, H, K, 2.19 era, SV (1)
Kingsport 3, Burlington 0

Michael Olmsted went 6 innings tonight, allowing just 2 hits, and generating 11 ground ball outs, en route to his first Appy League win of the season. Ambi Burgos and Guillaume LeDuc finished off the game with 3 shutout innings.

Stefan Welch was the sum total of the offense tonight with a 3b and HR, driving in all 3 runs. He hit a 2 run homer in the 6th, then added an RBI triple in the 8th. Rafael Fernandez (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .262) and Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .259) took 0-fers.

2b Kyle Suire 1 for 4, run, K, .289
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, .330
dh Dock Doyle 1 for 4, run, K, .310
3b Stefan Welch 2 for 4, run, 3b (7), HR (4), 3 RBI (34), .278
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .223
1b Doug McNulty 1 for 3, .200
lf Justin Garber 1 for 3, K, .286
Michael Olmsted 6 IP, 2 H, 2/3 BB/K, 1.83 era, W (1-1), 11:2:3
Ambi Burgos IP, H, BB, K, 4.50 era
Guillaume LeDuc 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 4.15 era, SV (1)