Minor League Spring Training Games -- Now Fortified with Box Score Info

[Mass Haas]

Brevard County outlasted Inland Empire, 10-7. Lee Haydel had three hits, three RBI, and two runs scored. Brent Brewer added three hits of his own and scored twice. Eric Farris and Logan Schafer contributed two hits apiece to the Manatees attack. RHP Amaury Rivas made his spring debut, starting and tossing a scoreless inning -- looks like he's being eased into action here early on.

 

	R	H	E
Inland Empire	7	10	0
Brevard County	10	14	3
BREVARD CO	AB	R	H	BI
Schafer	5	1	2	2
Farris	4	1	2	1
Gindl	2	0	1	1
Wheeler	4	1	0	0
Brewer	4	2	3	0
De La Rosa	4	1	1	0
Miranda	3	1	1	1
Paciorek	5	1	1	0
Haydel	4	2	3	3
3B: Farris
Bitmap
Bitmap	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bitmap Rivas	1	0	0	0	0	0	11
Merklinger	2.1	3	3	1	3	2	57
Rapoza	2	1	1	1	2	2	36
Jeffers	1	2	1	0	0	2	15
Wooten	2	4	2	2	0	4	37

[Mass Haas]

Wisconsin outslugged Great Lakes, 11-7. The Timber Rattlers had seven extra-base hits, including four triples. Juan Sanchez had three hits and scored three runs. Chris Dennis, Cutter Dykstra, and John Delaney each had two RBIs. LHP Evan Frederickson walked five in three innings, but managed to keep the Loons off the board. For our friend above who asked about Brett Lawrie, still absent -- maybe we should assume an oblique intercostal thing (just kidding).

 

	R	H	E
Great Lakes	7	11	2
Wisconsin	11	13	1
WISCONSIN	AB	R	H	BI
Dykstra	5	0	1	2
Marseco	5	1	1	0
Sanchez	5	3	3	1
Kjeldgaard	3	2	2	1
Komatsu	3	1	1	1
Dennis	5	1	2	2
Delaney	5	1	2	2
Zarraga	3	1	1	0
Roberts	2	0	0	0
Miller	3	1	0	0
2B: Sanchez 2, Dennis
3B: Kjeldgaard, Dennis, Delaney, Zarraga
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Frederickson	3	1	0	0	5	1	66
Adams	2	4	2	2	1	0	35
Lambertus	1	5	5	4	1	1	29
Tyson	2	1	0	0	0	0	24
Sherrill	1	0	0	0	0	0	11

[Mass Haas]

The Brewers farm teams face the Mariners farm teams for the first time this spring Tuesday. Nashville and Huntsville will travel to Peoria; Brevard County and Wisconsin will play at home. All game times are 1 pm locally.

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Did Gindl get a couple walks today too? He OBP has to be really stong thus far?!

[Mass Haas]

Looks like Vinny Rottino will be keeping things warm for Taylor Green in Huntsville -- link while active, text follows:

 

Rottino sent down to Class AA Huntsville

St. Catherine's graduate will be Stars' everyday third baseman

BY PETER JACKEL

(Racine) Journal Times

 

This guy just wants to play baseball.

 

Vinny Rottino's overwhelming preference is to be warming up Seth McClung or David Riske in the bullpen when the Milwaukee Brewers open their season April 7 against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Instead, Rottino will probably be spending his 29th birthday that day finding some place to live in Huntsville, Ala., the Brewers' Class AA farm affiliate.

 

After being demoted by the Brewers during a meeting Monday with manager Ken Macha, general manager Doug Melvin and assistant GM Gord Ash, Rottino agreed to play in Huntsville, where he will get a chance to play regularly as the Stars' third baseman.

 

So after being groomed as a catcher at Class AAA Nashville last season, Rottino is going back to the future with Huntsville, where he played in 2005.

 

"They called me in and said, 'We're going to have to send you back to the other side,'" said Rottino, a 1998 St. Catherine's High School graduate. "What they said was they couldn't guarantee me everyday at-bats in Triple A. They got guys down there who are locked in, they're prospects and they need to play.

 

"So I asked them, 'Do you have any other opportunity elsewhere in the organization?' If I'm in the minor leagues, I need to be on the field and show I can play and show other teams I can play. They said, 'Right now, you can have the every-day job at third base in Double A.'

 

"I said, 'Well, that sounds like a no-brainer to me.'"

 

The handwriting was on the wall for Rottino considering his lack of playing time once he returned to the Brewers' training camp in Phoenix, Ariz., after representing Italy in the World Baseball Classic. He went 2-for-15 (.133) with one RBI with the Brewers during spring training.

 

But even though Rottino is moving back down the ranks with the Brewers, he remains optimistic. Just ask him what his mindset is.

 

"You know me," Rottino said. "You know what I'm going to say. I look at this as an opportunity to get my at-bats, put myself back on the map a little bit and go from there. We'll see what happens."

[Mass Haas]

Sorry, focused on transactions this afternoon, so the Tuesday box scores will be posted later tonight.

[Mass Haas]

Nashville defeated Tacoma, 6-3. Nick Green started and allowed only one earned run in five innings of work. Mike Burns and R.J. Swindle pitched well in relief, providing four shutout innings. Brendan Katin had three hits, including a home run, for Nashville.

 

	R	H	E
Nashville	6	11	2
Tacoma	3	9	0
NASHVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Justis	5	0	2	0
Heether	5	0	1	1
Barrini	1	0	0	0
Gamel	4	0	0	0
Katin	3	3	3	1
Thorman	3	1	1	0
Bourgeois	4	1	2	0
Hopf	3	1	1	2
McPhearson	4	0	1	2
GreenN	2	0	0	0
Burns	0	0	0	0
Gillespie	1	0	0	0
2B: Justis
HR: Katin
SF: Hopf
Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Green	5	6	3	1	1	5	64
Burns	3	3	0	0	0	2	49
Swindle	1	0	0	0	0	1	13

[Mass Haas]

West Tenn shutout Huntsville, 1-0. Chris Cody started for the Stars and tossed four shutout innings. Donovan Hand was tagged with the loss for allowing the game's only run. Freddy Parejo was the only Star to have two hits.

 

	R	H	E
Huntsville	0	5	1
West Tenn	1	6	1
HUNTSVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Stern	4	0	1	0
Lucroy	3	0	0	0
Ash	3	0	1	0
Rottino	3	0	0	0
Parejo	3	0	2	0
Caufield	3	0	0	0
Raburn	3	0	0	0
Perez	3	0	0	0
Cody	1	0	0	0
Hand	1	0	0	0
Errecart	1	0	1	0
2B: Errecart, Parejo
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Cody	4	2	0	0	0	4	45
Hand	3	4	1	1	1	0	49
Wahpepah	2	0	0	0	2	3	35
Ellison	1	0	0	0	1	1	21

[Mass Haas]

High Desert beat Brevard County, 6-4. Logan Schafer and Lee Haydel had perfect days at the plate, with four hits and three hits respectively. Schafer was rewarded with a big league appearance later in the evening. Josh Butler started for the Manatees and threw four innings, allowing three runs.

 

	R	H	E
High Desert	6	12	0
Brevard County	4	14	2
BREVARD CO	AB	R	H	BI
Schafer	4	0	4	1
Arias	1	0	1	1
Farris	5	0	0	0
Gindl	4	0	1	0
Wilson	3	0	0	0
Wheeler	4	0	0	0
Brewer	3	1	2	0
George	1	0	0	0
Vass	3	0	1	0
Maldonado	2	0	1	1
Alfonso	1	0	0	0
Haydel	3	1	3	0
Miranda	4	1	1	1
2B: Miranda, Brewer, Maldonado, Schafer
3B: Haydel
Bitmap
Bitmap	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bitmap Butler	4	4	3	3	1	5	70
Lluberes	1	4	2	2	1	1	23
Bowman	3	3	1	1	2	0	52
Almonte	1	1	0	0	0	1	21

[Mass Haas]

Clinton downed Wisconsin, 9-7. Brock Kjeldgaard hit a home run and knocked in three in a losing effort for the Timber Rattlers. Brett Lawrie (back in action) and Mike Marseco each had two hits. Exciting LHP Efrain Nieves started and allowed three runs in three innings, but he also struck out seven while walking none.

 

	R	H	E
Clinton	9	16	2
Wisconsin	7	9	2
WISCONSIN	AB	R	H	BI
Dykstra	4	0	0	0
Marseco	4	2	2	0
Lawrie	3	2	2	1
Komatsu	4	1	1	1
Kjeldgaard	4	2	2	3
Trejo	4	0	1	1
Whiteside	2	0	1	0
Kemp	2	0	0	0
Miller	4	0	0	0
Sanchez	4	0	0	0
HR: Kjeldgaard
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Nieves	3	6	3	3	0	7	57
Watten	1.2	4	3	3	2	0	34
Ohlmann	2.1	3	2	2	1	3	32
Ritchie	2	3	1	1	0	4	38

[BoKnowsBall]

Good to see Lawrie playing again

 

Did Cain get hurt? Its seems as though he hasnt played at all since I mentioned his good spring.

[Mass Haas]

Nashville outslugged Tacoma, 12-10. Newly signed outfielder Jason Tyner had three hits including a double and three runs batted in. Brendan Katin hit his fifth home run of the spring and collected four RBIs. Jason Bourgeois added three hits and scored three times for the Sounds. Nice to see Angel Salome in action behind the plate. Matt Ginter started and allowed eight runs in four innings, only two earned, but still a rough day. Joe Bateman (three innings) and Robert Hinton (one inning) had fine scoreless relief efforts.

 

	R	H	E
Tacoma	10	11	1
Nashville	12	13	3
NASHVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Tyner	4	2	3	3
Iribarren	5	1	1	1
Gamel	3	2	1	0
Katin	2	1	2	4
McPhearson	2	1	0	0
Heether	5	0	2	1
Salome	2	2	1	0
Hopf	2	0	0	0
Thorman	4	0	0	0
Bourgeois	3	3	3	0
Ginter	0	0	0	0
Gillespie	1	0	0	0
2B: Tyner, Iribarren, Katin, Heether, Bourgeois
HR: Katin
Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Ginter	4	8	8	2	2	1	68
Bateman	3	1	0	0	0	3	44
Johnson	1	2	2	2	1	1	26
Hinton	1	0	0	0	0	2	20

[Mass Haas]

Huntsville edged West Tenn, 6-5. Freddy Parejo, Johnny Raburn, and Johnny Ash had two hits apiece to lead the Stars. Parejo and Raburn each tripled. Vinny Rottino's 2-for-6 line seems odd unless rules were relaxed for pitcher AB's. Casey Baron and Juan Sandoval combined to shut out the Diamond Jaxx over the final three innings.

 

	R	H	E
West Tenn	5	9	0
Huntsville	6	10	1
HUNTSVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Parejo	4	1	2	1
Justis	2	0	0	0
Ash	4	0	2	1
Errecart	4	0	1	0
Lucroy	1	0	0	0
Caufield	2	1	1	0
Raburn	3	1	2	1
Fermaint	2	1	0	0
Holliman	0	0	0	0
Welch	1	0	0	0
Perez	2	0	0	0
Rottino	6	2	2	0
3B: Parejo, Raburn
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Holliman	4	4	3	3	0	2	49
Welch	2	4	2	2	1	2	35
Baron	1	0	0	0	0	0	9
Sandoval	2	1	0	0	0	3	24

[Mass Haas]

Brevard County knocked off High Desert, 7-5. Michael Vass provided the fireworks for the Manatees, slugging two home runs and knocking in five. Eric Farris hit leadoff and collected three hits, including a double and triple. 18-year-old Dominican infielder Joan Abreu, a newcomer to the organization, certainly is seeing action throughout many of these games at various levels -- looks like a name to watch come June. Brief but much-needed bounceback outings from RHP's Mark Rogers and John Axford.

 

	R	H	E
Brevard County	7	11	0
High Desert	5	9	0
BREVARD CO	AB	R	H	BI
Farris	5	2	3	0
Duran	5	0	2	1
Abreu	4	0	2	1
Whiteside	4	1	1	0
Haydel	4	0	0	0
Miranda	3	2	1	0
Vass	4	2	2	5
Kemp	4	0	0	0
Arias	4	0	0	0
2B: Farris, Whiteside
3B: Farris
HR: Vass 2
Bitmap
Bitmap	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bitmap Rogers	2	2	1	1	1	1	31
Luetge	4	4	4	4	2	3	69
Willinsky	2	3	0	0	1	1	37
Axford	1	0	0	0	0	2	12

[Mass Haas]

Clinton defeated the Timber Rattlers, 7-3. Wisconsin managed only five hits against the Lumber Kings. Erik Miller hit a solo shot. Jake Odorizzi struck out the side in his lone inning of work, walking one.

 

	R	H	E
Wisconsin	3	5	0
Clinton	7	10	0
WISCONSIN	AB	R	H	BI
Dykstra	4	0	1	1
Miller	4	1	1	1
Lawrie	3	0	0	0
Kjeldgaard	3	0	0	0
Zarraga	1	0	0	0
Komatsu	1	0	1	0
Alfonso	2	0	0	0
Delaney	2	1	0	0
De La Rosa	3	0	0	0
Dennis	4	0	1	1
Sanchez	2	0	0	0
Trejo	2	1	1	0
2B: Komatsu
HR: Miller
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Dabrowiecki	3.1	6	4	4	2	0	56
Meadows	2.2	4	3	3	1	3	50
Odorizzi	1	0	0	0	1	3	17
Krestalude	1	0	0	0	0	1	11

[Mass Haas]

The Brewers farm teams face the White Sox in spring training action Thursday. Nashville and Huntsville will travel to Glendale for their final visit of 2009; Brevard County and Wisconsin will host the White Sox clubs in Maryvale.

 

All game times are 1 pm local starts.

 

Still no Lorenzo Cain, we'll try to learn more. I will say sometimes it's worth waiting just an extra day or two before pushing for answers. Sometimes you learn that a player left camp on bereavement leave or something like that (not saying that's the case with Cain).

[Mass Haas]

Adam McCalvy includes a hamstring update on Lorenzo Cain and an elbow situation with Cole Gillespie (both apparently minor) in this blog post.

[Mass Haas]

Thursday's Games:

 

Nashville squeaked by Charlotte, 7-6, thanks to a late rally. Mat Gamel collected three hits, including a double and a three-run home run, and knocked in four runs. Cole Gillespie, apparently over any minor elbow issues, added a two-run shot. Chris Narveson picked up the win in relief and Ryan Houston got the save. Chase Wright allowed five runs (four earned) in his 5 2/3 innings start.

 

	R	H	E
Nashville	7	8	2
Charlotte	6	10	0
NASHVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Tyner	2	1	0	0
McPhearson	1	0	0	0
Escobar	3	2	1	1
Gamel	4	2	3	4
Gillespie	4	1	2	2
Thorman	4	0	0	0
Salome	2	0	0	0
Maldonado	2	0	0	0
Iribarren	3	0	1	0
Ash	1	0	0	0
Bourgeois	3	0	0	0
WrightC	2	0	0	0
Parejo	3	1	1	0
2B: Iribarren, Gamel
3B: Escobar
Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap HR: Gamel, Gillespie
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
WrightC	5.2	8	5	4	3	4	94
Narveson	2.1	1	1	1	1	2	32
Houston	1	1	0	0	0	0	7

[Mass Haas]

Huntsville blew past Birmingham, 15-8. Chris Errecart, Johnny Raburn (what a spring he's having), and Yohannis Perez all homered for the Stars. J. R. Hopf was 3-for-3, and Vinny Rottino (3-for-5) joined Hopf in singling three times. Starter Bobby Bramhall allowed five runs in four innings, and Mike McClendon worked three innings of scoreless relief.

 

	R	H	E
Huntsville	15	14	1
Birmingham	8	10	5
HUNTSVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Stern	5	2	1	1
Justis	5	1	1	2
Errecart	4	2	1	3
Rottino	5	1	3	0
Lucroy	4	1	1	0
Raburn	4	2	1	1
Fermaint	5	1	0	0
Perez	5	2	2	3
Hopf	3	2	3	1
Bramhall	2	0	0	0
Caufield	2	1	1	1
2B: Perez
3B: Caufield
HR: Perez, Errecart, Raburn
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bramhall	4	6	5	5	2	4	74
McClendon	3	1	0	0	0	4	42
Ellison	2	3	3	3	1	4	43

[Mass Haas]

Brevard County knocked off Winston-Salem, 9-5. Evan Anundsen started for the Manatees and got the victory; as he allowed only one run over five very efficient (64 pitches) innings of work. Sergio Miranda and Shawn Zarraga had three hits apiece to fuel the Manatees offense.

 

	R	H	E
Winston-Salem	5	11	2
Brevard County	9	10	0
BREVARD CO	AB	R	H	BI
Farris	5	1	1	1
Brewer	4	1	1	1
Gindl	3	1	0	0
Wilson	4	0	0	0
Whiteside	5	2	1	0
Miranda	4	1	3	1
Dennis	2	1	1	0
Zarraga	3	1	3	1
Arias	4	0	0	0
George	2	0	0	0
2B: Miranda
3B: Brewer
SF: Zarraga
Bitmap
Bitmap	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Bitmap Anundsen	5	4	1	1	1	4	64
Ramlow	1	2	2	2	0	0	17
Rapoza	2	5	2	2	0	3	33
Wooten	1	0	0	0	0	2	11

[Mass Haas]

Wisconsin was pummeled by Kannapolis, 13-3. The Timber Rattlers staff allowed 21 hits and walked six in the loss. Erik Komatsu was the only Wisconsin hitter to have two hits. It was a particularly long day for RHP's Nick Tyson and Pedro Lambertus. Brett Lawrie knocked in two with a triple. Newly signed catcher Sean McCraw saw his first Brewer action.

 

	R	H	E
Kannapolis	13	21	1
Wisconsin	3	5	1
WISCONSIN	AB	R	H	BI
Dykstra	4	1	1	0
Marseco	4	1	1	0
Lawrie	4	1	1	2
Kjeldgaard	4	0	0	0
Komatsu	4	0	2	0
Vass	4	0	0	0
Delaney	4	0	0	0
Trejo	3	0	0	0
McCraw	3	0	0	0
2B: Komatsu
3B: Lawrie
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Peralta	4.2	6	3	2	2	6	80
Manzanillo	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	5
Tyson	1	6	5	5	1	1	31
Lambertus	1	4	3	3	2	0	28
Sherrill	2	5	2	2	1	0	36

[Mass Haas]

The Brewers farm teams faced the Indians Friday in spring action. Nashville and Huntsville had their final home game of the spring, while Brevard County and Wisconsin traveled to Goodyear. Details at mid-day on Saturday.

[Mass Haas]

We are about to post box scores for Friday's action, as well as Saturday's games -- double your pleasure!

 

This will conclude the formal box score info for spring training. The teams play intrasquads on Sunday, there will be no formal reports from those games.

 

The kids then scatter, with, I believe, each scheduled to play a local collegiate team at their home park in an exhibition game before the minor league regular season begins on Thursday evening.

[Mass Haas]

Friday's action:

 

On an extremely windy day, Nashville was defeated by Columbus, 16-11. The game featured 39 hits between the two teams. Cole Gillespie had two doubles and a home run amongst his four hits as the DH; he also drove in five runs. Derrick McPhearson had a home run and knocked in three. Hernan Iribarren, Erick Almonte, and Jason Bourgeois added three hits apiece to the Nashville cause. Angel Salome homered. The misfortune of pitching in the offense-friendly conditions fell to Sam Narron, Chris Smith, and R.J. Swindle. Narron did the best job of limiting the damage, with three runs allowed in his five innings despite plenty of baserunners.

 

	R	H	E
Columbus	16	20
Nashville	11	19
NASHVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Tyner	4	2	1	0
Iribarren	6	2	3	1
Escobar	3	2	1	1
Gillespie	5	1	4	5
Gamel	3	0	1	0
Paciorek	0	0	0	0
Salome	3	1	1	1
Roberts	2	0	1	0
AlmonteE	5	0	3	0
Bourgeois	5	1	3	0
Narron	1	1	0	0
McPhearson	5	1	1	3
2B: Gillespie 2
3B: Iribarren
HR: McPhearson, Salome, Gillespie
Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Narron	5	7	3	3	3	3	90
Smith	2	8	7	7	3	2	64
Swindle	2	5	3	3	1	2	57

[Mass Haas]

Huntsville downed Akron, 6-3. Adam Stern had three hits from the top of the order. Vinny Rottino had an RBI triple and Chris Errecart chipped in two doubles. Jeremy Jeffress started for the Stars and allowed two runs on five hits in four efficient innings, walking none and striking out one. Josh Wahpepah had another scoreless appearance. Robert Hinton managed to wiggle out of a bases-loaded, no-out, jam in the ninth to get the save.

 

	R	H	E
Akron	3	8	1
Huntsville	6	12	0
HUNTSVILLE	AB	R	H	BI
Stern	3	1	3	1
Fermaint	1	0	0	0
Justis	3	0	0	0
Rottino	3	1	1	2
Errecart	4	0	2	1
Parejo	4	0	1	0
Lucroy	4	1	1	0
Caufield	4	1	2	0
Perez	2	1	1	1
Raburn	2	0	0	0
Jeffress	1	1	1	0
Hopf	1	0	0	1
2B: Errecart 2, Stern, Perez
3B: Rottino
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TP
Jeffress	4	5	2	2	0	1	61
Wahpepah	2	2	0	0	0	1	30
Baron	2	1	1	1	1	1	53
Hinton	1	0	0	0	3	1	28