One win, two losses. Ninth-inning meltdowns waste strong starting pitching by Kohl Stewart and Tyler Watson.
Tag Archives: Lookouts
Minor Details: Games of June 2
Another good game for Lewis Thorpe. Tyler Wells gets just enough offensive support. A big game for Jean Carlos Arias. It may be time for Alex Kirilloff to move up.
Where They Stand: Through June 1
An occasional look at the standings.
Minnesota is 23-30, third in the AL Central, 5.5 games behind Cleveland. They are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 28-23, tied for first with Lehigh Valley in the IL North. They are 5-5 in their last ten games.
Chattanooga is 31-23, first in the SL North, leading Jackson by a half game. They are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Fort Myers is 20-31, sixth in the FSL South, twelve games behind Jupiter. They are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Cedar Rapids is 25-27, tied for fifth in the ML Western, 4.5 games behind Peoria. They are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Minor Details: Games of June 1
A couple of homers and the pitching of Adalberto Mejia carried the Red Wings. Trevor May pitched three strong innings of relief. A Lookouts comeback fell short. Griffin Jax makes his first start for the Miracle. Alex Kirilloff keeps hitting for the Kernels.
Minor League Players of the Month: May
ROCHESTER RED WINGS
Batter: Jake Cave batted ,337/.382/.505 in 95 at-bats. For the season he is batting .274/.358/.402 in 164 at-bats.
Pitcher: Zack Littell was 1-1, 2.57, 1.07 WHIP with 30 strikeouts in 28 innings (5 games, 4 starts). Those are also his season numbers in AAA.
CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS
Batter: Nick Gordon batted .321/.384/.513 in 78 at-bats. His season numbers in AA are .333/.381/.525 in 162 at-bats. Since being promoted to AAA he is batting .302/.333/.395 in 43 at-bats.
Pitcher: Randy LeBlanc was 3-0, 2.11, 1.17 WHIP with 18 strikeouts in 21.1 innings (4 starts). For the season he is 6-1, 2.17, 1.27 WHIP with 40 strikeouts in 49.2 innings.
FORT MYERS MIRACLE
Batter: Jaylin Davis batted .286/.355./.440 in 84 at-bats. For the season he is batting .285/.376/.445 in 137 at-bats.
Pitcher: Andrew Vasquez was 0-0, 0.00, 2 saves, 1,16 WHIP with 18 strikeouts in 14.2 innings. For the season he is 0-1, 0.66, 1.06 WHIP with 30 strikeouts in 27.1 innings.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
Batter: Alex Kirilloff batted .360/.421/.640 in 114 at-bats. For the season he is batting .319/.374/.568 in 185 at-bats.
Pitcher: Brusdar Graterol was 2-1, 1.66, 0.92 WHIP with 29 strikeouts in 21.2 innings. For the season he is 2-1, 1.78, 0.91 WHIP with 36 strikeouts in 25.1 innings.
Honorable mention: Calvin Faucher was 0-0, 0.00, 1.00 WHIP with 8 strikeouts in 12 innings. His season numbers in low A are 1-0, 0.00, 1.00 WHIP with 14 strikeouts (and 11 walks) in 17 innings. In high-A, his numbers were 0-0, 7.30, 1.78 with 7 strikeouts (and 3 walks) in 7.2 innings.
Minor Details: Games of May 31
Kennys Vargas is hot. it took three batters for the Lookouts to lose. A wild inning costs the Miracle. Tanner Kiest took an interesting path to his Class A debut.
Minor Details: Games of May 30
Home runs by Kennys Vargas and Chris Carter backed a stellar outing by Omar Bencomo. Another rough start by Kohl Stewart. Some offense for the Miracle at last. A big inning carries the Kernels.
Minor Details: Games of May 29
The Red Wings overcome a bad start by Stephen Gonsalves. Lewis Thorpe and two relievers throw a shutout for the Lookouts. A home run barrage supports Ervin Santana, who had a good rehab start for the Miracle. Royce Lewis leads a Kernel comeback.
Minor Details: Games of May 27
A rough start for Trevor May. Zack Granite is starting to get going. Cody Stashak pitched well but got no help. Randy Dobnak pitches the Kernels to a split.
Minor Details: Games of May 26
Dietrich Enns has a good game. Brent Rooker carried the Lookouts offense and a triple play saved the game. Fort Myers probably shouldn't have played. Brusdar Graterol gets back under control, but the Kernels drop a doubleheader.