Saturday, April 16, 2011

Jose Constanza continues to create problems for Columbus Clippers' foes: Minor league report

The swift outfielder went into Tuesday night's game third in the International League in hitting and just one stolen base from the league lead.

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AAA Columbus Clippers

Mud Hens 7, Clippers 3: Zachary McAllister (8-11, 5.19) gave up five runs in the second inning as host Toledo won its third game over Columbus in four days. Aaron Laffey, on rehab assignment from the Cleveland Indians, pitched 1.1 innings in which he gave up four hits and two runs.

Notes: Going into Tuesday night's game, OF Jose Constanza (.314) was on a nine-game hitting streak, going 17-for-35 (.486) with two doubles, one triple, nine runs and four RBI. Constanza was third in the International League in batting, and his 33 stolen bases (in 38 attempts) were one behind league-leading Desmond Jennings of Durham. Beginning with the 2005 season, Constanza had 209 steals in 258 attempts going into Tuesday night's game. The left-handed hitter, who will turn 27 on Sept. 1, was batting .363 (29-for-80) against left-handed pitching this season....IF Argenis Reyes was 11-for-34 (.323) with two doubles since joining the Clippers....RH reliever Zach Putnam (0-1, 4.67) hadn't allowed a run in his last five games, allowing two hits and one walk in 7 1/3 innings, with eight strikeouts....RH reliever Josh Judy had a 1.84 ERA over his last 26 games, with 40 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings....RH reliever Bryce Stowell (1-1, 5.49) struggled with his control early in his stint with the Clippers, and had walked 17 going into Tuesday night, but had struck out 28 and held hitters to a .167 batting average in 19 2/3 innings. Including his time with Kinston and Akron, Stowell was 3-1 with seven saves and a 2.14 ERA, striking out 102 and walking 36 in 67 1/3 innings, and holding batters to a .183 average.

AA Akron Aeros

Baysox 1-3, Aeros 0-6: Host Bowie (Md.) won a makeup game, and then Lonnie Chisenhall hit a three-run homer in the third inning to lead visiting Akron in the nightcap.

Notes: Going into Tuesday night's games, OF Tim Fedroff (.276) was 10-for-27 (.370) with one double, two triples, one homer and five walks in his last eight games....OF Jerad Head (.310) was batting .420 (29-for-69) with nine homers, five doubles, 21 RBI and 18 runs in his last 19 games with the Aeros....RHP Chen Lee (5-3, 3.47) was 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA in his last 12 games, striking out 14 and allowing just five hits and two walks in 15 innings. Lee had fanned 68 and walked 20 in 62 1/3 innings overall, giving up just four home runs....RH reliever Connor Graham (3-5, two saves, 3.13) was 1-0 with one save and an 0.86 ERA in his last 13 games, striking out 25 and walking four in 21 innings, while allowing 11 hits....OF John Drennen (.303) was 14-for-36 (.389) with two doubles in his last eight games.

Advanced A Kinston Indians

Indians vs. Keys, ppd.: Kinston’s home game against Frederick (Md.) will be made up at 6 p.m. Wednesday night before the regularly scheduled game.

Notes: Going into Tuesday night's game, LH reliever Chris Jones (2-3, two saves, 1.62) had struck out 56, walked 22 and allowed just one homer and a .205 batting average in 61 innings....Catcher Chun Chen (.313) was 13-for-32 (.406) with three doubles, two homers, 10 walks, eight runs and six RBI in his last 11 games....OF Abner Abreu (.253) was 15-for-39 (.385) with four doubles, one triple, nine RBI and six runs in his last 11 games....SS Juan Diaz (.272) was on an eight-game hitting streak, going 12-for-27 (.444) with three doubles, one homer, six RBI and six runs.

A Lake County Captains

Dragons 11, Captains 5: Visiting Lake County took advantage of two Dayton errors in the first inning and a double by Tyler Holt to take a 2-0 lead, but Dayton erupted with 10 runs combined in the second and third to take control. Brett Brach (4-8, 3.55) took the loss.

Notes: Going into Tuesday night's game, 1B Adam Abraham (.256) had one hit, a home run, in 11 at bats in the last three games, but he was still hitting .370 (50-for-135) with nine homers, nine doubles and 35 RBI in his last 32 games....Greg Folgia (.253) was 12-for-31 (.387) with one homer, one double, five runs and four RBI in his last eight games....SS Casey Frawley (.268) was hitting .325 (25-for-77) in August, with four doubles, three triples, two homers, 13 RBI and 13 runs in 20 games....RH reliever Preston Guilmet (3-1, nine saves, 2.45) had struck out 61, walked eight and held batters to a .186 average in 44 innings....RH reliever Jose Flores (0-1, five saves, 2.62) had struck out 42, walked six and allowed 30 hits -- just one homer -- in 34 1/3 innings....Tuesday night's starter, RHP Brett Brach (4-7, 2.87) was 3-2 with a 1.67 ERA in his last six starts, striking out 31, walking three and allowing 32 hits in 43 innings.

A Mahoning Valley Scrappers

Scrappers 1, Spikes 0: Nicholas Bartolone doubled and scored on Richard Martinez’s sacrifice for the only run as host Mahoning Valley defeated State College (Pa.). Gregorio Antonio Rosario (1-1, 5.23) recorded the win.

Notes: Going into Tuesday night's game, OF Brian Heere (.254) was hitting .448 (13-for-29) with two doubles, one triple, seven walks, five runs and three RBI in his last 10 games. His 38 walks ranked second in the New York-Penn League....RHP Casey Gaynor (5-2, 3.38) was 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA in his last five games (three starts), striking out 18, walking seven and allowing 16 hits in 24 innings....LHP James Reichenbach (1-2, three saves, 3.52) had three saves in his last six games, giving up one run on four hits in nine innings, with eight strikeouts and five walks....RH reliever Kyle C. Smith (0-0, 5.53), from Kent State, had not given up an earned run over his last five appearances, striking out 12 in seven innings. Smith had 43 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings and was holding batters to a .206 average.

Independent Lake Erie Crushers

Wild Things 3, Crushers 2 (10): Mark McGonigle led off the bottom of the 10th with a triple to right and scored on a sacrifice fly by John Delaney as Washington (Pa.) defeated Lake Erie.

Notes: Going into Tuesday night's game, the Crushers had been getting superb starting pitching. Tuesday night's starter, Alberto Rolon (2-4, seven saves) was ninth in the Frontier League with a 2.86 ERA in 29 games -- the last seven as a starter. RHP Matthew Smith (9-6, one save, 3.86) was tied for third in wins, making 17 starts in his 20 appearances. RHP Josh Roberts (8-5, 2.97), who has made 18 starts, was tied for seventh in wins and was 10th in ERA. RHP Travis Risser (6-4, 3.14) was 12th in ERA, making 16 starts in 17 outings.

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2010/08/jose_constanza_continues_to_cr.html

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