Link Report for Friday 8/2 - TGIF!

[Mass Haas]

Box: AZL Dodgers "Lasorda" Squad 2, AZL Brewers Blue 0

 

Mixed bag with the gloves, but mostly poor - one of the two runs allowed was unearned:

 

E: SS Jackie Urbaez 2 (6, fielding, throw); 2B Danny Casals (6, fielding); CF Arbert Cipion (2, fielding); 3B Victor Vargas 2 (4, throw, throw).

Outfield assists: Cipion (Mateo at 3rd base).

DP: 3 (Hall, A-Casals; 2 Vargas-Casals-Kou).

 

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Weather: 107 degrees, Partly Cloudy.

 

Catcher Alex Hall again with the full nine-inning effort.

 

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Soon-to-be 22-year-old Venezuelan RHP Henry Medina is acclimating himself nicely to stateside after three seasons on the island. Nice to see him getting stretched out now, as he was an innings-eater in the DSL.

[Mass Haas]

Box: AZL Cubs #1 Squad 5, AZL Brewers Gold 4

 

18-year-old 37th round RF Abimael Gonzalez reached base three times, nearly doubling his season-long total of reaching safely. He was placed in the #2 hole in the lineup; we've seen players with weak seasons-to-date placed near the top of Maryvale orders recently to get them going, some with nice gameday results.

 

CF Francis Florentino had three hits including a double. A third-year-pro, this is his 2nd season stateside in the desert.

 

By the way, when you see Florentiono's photo at the link in his "gold" uniform, you realize that the Brewers' "bile" jerseys, thankfully retired at the big league level, are alive and well in Arizona.