Rochester 5, Syracuse 0 in Rochester. The Red Wings scored two in the first and three in the eighth. Kyle Gibson struck out eight in five innings, giving up four hits and two walks. Three relievers did not allow a baserunner, with Chuck James going two innings, Anthony Slama striking out two in one inning, and Jim Hoey striking out the side in the ninth. Ben Revere singled and tripled in his first game back in Rochester, raising his AAA average to .302, and Brian Dinkelman had two hits.
Binghamton at New Britain. Postponed. No makeup date was announced.
Tampa 4, Ft. Myers 1 in Ft. Myers. The Yankees scored three in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie. Brian Dozier had singled and doubled, raising his average to .325. Tom Stuifbergen pitched 5.1 shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks. Brad Tippett took the loss, surrendering three runs on four hits in 1.1 innings.
Kane County 8, Beloit 5 in Beloit. The Cougars scored four in the ninth to get a comeback victory. Lance Ray singled and homered. Derek McCallum doubled and drove in three. B. J. Hermsen allowed three runs on six hits and a walk in 5.2 innings. Jose Gonzalez took the loss, surrendering four runs on four hits and a walk in the ninth.
Other news—Clearwater and Jupiter played 23 innings last night, with Jupiter winning 2-1. The score was tied 1-1 after six. Each team used eight pitchers. The teams combined for 31 hits but left 34 runners on base, 22 of them by Clearwater. The time of the game was 5:37, or about as long as a typical Yankees-Red Sox game.
It seems like Gibson pitches well but never more than five or six innings. A problem or a coaching philosophy or neither?
Looks like pitch count issue. I know the Twins limit the minor league pitchers to around 90 early in the year. Checking the boxscore, he's listed as having thrown 91 pitches.
Makes sense. Though if he's tossing 90 in 5 or 6 consistently, seems like he still needs to work on being more efficient. Though I would settle for 5 innings of shutout ball every start with the Twins...
He's struggled of late with command of his fastball, but that hasn't been an issue for much of his career. I don't think going deep in games will be an issue with him.
Also, even with his current command, he won't be limited to 90 pitches in the majors. If he's allowed to regularly hit 100-110, that's six or seven innings.
As long as he doesn't develop Hunteritis/Wimmeritis.