Mariners Minor League Game Action Recap for July 7
AAA -- Tacoma 6, Salt Lake 4 -- Box
Ty upstages Tai? Yes!
Ty Kelly won't keep this up. (Trust me.) But it's a fun ride: 4-for-4, double, walk.
Kelly the Oriole: .283/.389/.382
Kelly the Mariner: .545/.615/.955
I don't think it has to do with preferring teal accents to orange. But maybe.
Meanwhile, it was time again for Walker, Seattle Mariner!
When Taijuan Walker pitches, "relief pitchers" are the ones on hand to administer first aid to the opposing batters.
Taijuan Walker (Talk40 #2): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K.
It was his first earned run issued at AAA. His overall Tacoma line after 16.0 IP:
0.56 ERA | 1.00 WHIP | 0.6 HR/9 | 2.8 BB/9 | 9.0 K/9
AA -- Jackson 5, Pensacola 4 -- Box
Our new Mariners Prospect Talk Icon Chris Taylor (Talk40 #28) had two more hits (single and double) and a walk. His single in the 8th kicked off the game-winning rally.
Taylor now has 110 hits (36 of them XBH), 54 walks and 25 steals.
Taylor's collegiate mate Steven Proscia (26intheMix) got his seventh homer.
And the end of the game was held down by the Goon Squad!
Tyler Burgoon (26intheMix): 1.2 IP, 0 R, 2 K (now at 12.6 K/9)
Carson Smith (Talk40 #13): 1.0 IP, 0 R, 2 K (now at 12.3 K/9)
High-A -- Lancaster 10, High Desert 2 -- Box
Not much good to report from the desert, except that it was only 100 instead of 108.
The JetHawks left some of our favorite pitchers in their vapor trail, including Trevor Miller (26intheMix) and Matt Brazis (26intheMix).
Patrick Kivlehan (Talk40 #33) had three singles.
Low-A -- Clinton 5, Cedar Rapids 3 -- Box
Scott DeCecco went seven strong innings: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
And he got a boost from some Teen Titans:
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Gabriel Guerrero (Talk40 #16): 2-for-3, still red-hot but without pop
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Timmy Lopes (Talk40 #20): 2-for-4
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Martin Peguero (Watch List): 3-for-3, double
Short Season-A -- Everett 6, Salem-Keizer 1 -- Box
Rigoberto Garcia is trying hard to get himself on the map: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K.
He's got a 2.22 ERA and 1.17 WHIP after five starts.
And he got plenty of offense from "Dodger Infield: The New Class" (maybe):
- D.J. Peterson: 2-for-4, double; still playing 3b every day
- Justin Seager: 3-for-4
- Jamodrick McGruder (26intheMix): double; OBP .494 after 21 games
- Jack Reinheimer: single; .320/.407/.360
Rookie -- Pulaski 2, Princeton 1 -- Box
Edwin Diaz (Talk40 #36) saw his ERA skyrocket to 0.41 after yielding one run Sunday.
6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
He has 25 strikeouts and just two walks.
And his hitting star was Zach Shank, the second baseman from Marist College. He had his first home run, his fourth double and a single. Another northeastern college dude from the Tom McNamara stable (Paolini, Pizzano, Brazis, Horstman, Rivers, Ian Miller).
[No sculpture in the snow at Marist, as far as we can find.]
AZL Rookie -- Mariners 4, Cubs 2 [10 innings] -- Box
Pinch-hitter Luis Caballero got the walk-off ground-rule double in the extra frame.
I've always viewed the "walk-off ground-rule double" as one of my favorite plays in baseball.
Yeah, just seeing if you're still reading.
Looking Ahead
Luiz Gohara (Talk40 #21) is scheduled for Pulaski, while Tyler Pike (Talk40 #14) is lined up for Clinton.
And the "Dutch Master" Lars Huijer is due to go for Everett.