RECAP: The Tacoma Rainiers took both games of a doubleheader played against Albuquerque at Cheney Stadium on Friday night. 3B Ty Kelly hit a 2-run home run in the 2nd inning as Tacoma defeated Albuquerque 5-3 in game 1 of a doubleheader on Friday night. 2B Nick Franklin (2x3, 2 R, 2B) and 3B Ty Kelly (2x3, R 2B, HR, 3 RBI, SB) each recoreded 2 of the Rainiers 9 hits. Starter Andrew Carraway (4.0,6,3,3,1,3) allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in 4.0 innings, but did not factor into the decision. RH Todd Coffey (1.0,2,0,0,0,1), RH Logan Bawcom (1.0,1,0,0,0,0) and RH Brandon Maurer (1.0,0,0,0,0,10) combined to hold the Isotope scoreless over the final 3.0 innings. Coffey recorded his first win of the season, while Maurer recorded his first career save with a 1-2-3 7th inning. RF Jabari Blash hit his 9th AAA home run to lead Tacoma to a 4-2 win over Albuquerque in game 2. Blash (2x3, R, HR, 2 RBI), DH Logan Morrison (2x3, R, 2B, RBI), 1B Jesus Montero (2x3, R, 2B) each recorded 2 of the teams 9 hits. Starter Chance Ruffin (4.0,6,1,1,1,5,HR) allowed 1 run on 6 hits in 4.0 innings, but did not factor into the decision. RH Logan Kensing (2.0,1,1,0,1,2) earned his 2nd win, while RH Carson Smith (1.0,0,0,0,0,0) picked up his 4th save with a 1-2-3 7th inning.
OF NOTE: Ty Kelly is batting .347 (15x46) with 9 runs scored, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 9 RBI and 4 walks in his last 12 games. RH Jordan Pries is 3-3 with a 2.41 ERA (11 ER, 41.0 IP) in his last 7 starts (since 4/30/14). During this stretch he has limited opponents to a .212 average (32x151) with 17 walks and 35 strikeouts. DH/IB Jesus Montero is batting .419 (13x31) with 5 runs scored, 5 doubles, 5 RBI, and 3 walks in his last 8 games.
MORRISON ON REHAB ASSIGNMENT: OF Logan Morrison began his rehab assignment with AAA Tacoma on May 23. In 14 games with the Rainiers he is batting .280 (14x50) with 12 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 6 RBI, 5 walks and 1 stolen base. Morrison was pulled from the series opener vs. the Rangers prior to the bottom of the 1st inning (in starting lineup in right field) with a strained right hamstring on April 14. In 8 games with Seattle this season he is batting .150 (3x20).
WALKER ON REHAB ASSIGNMENT: RHP Taijuan Walker has made 2 rehab starts with Tacoma, going 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA (5 ER, 5.0 IP): J une 3 at El Paso (2.0,1,1,1,4,4,HB) and May 28 vs. Salt Lake (L, 3.0,5,4,4,0,3,2HR). Walker was originally set to start at Tacoma on April 15, but was scratched due to shoulder tightness. Walker previously made a rehab start with J ackson on April 9 vs. Mississippi (W- 5.0,3,0,0,1,10,BK) and High Desert on April 4 vs. Inland Empire (4.1,4,2,1,1,7). Overall he is 1-1 with a 3.65 ERA (5 ER, 12.1 IP) in 3 rehab starts. He was placed on the disabled list with a right shoulder impingement on March 29. He pitched in minor league intrasquad games, but did not appear in an A game this spring. Walker made his Major League debut with Seattle on Aug. 30 at Houston (5.0,2,1,0,1,2), recording the win. He was the 5th-youngest starting pitcher to make his MLB debut in Mariners club history (21 years, 17 days). Overall he went 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA (6 ER, 15.0 IP) in 3 starts with Seattle in 2013. He was also named the Mariners Minor League Pitcher of the Year after going 9-10 with a 2.93 ERA (46 ER, 141.1 IP) in 25 starts combined between AA J ackson and AAA Tacoma.
COACHING STAFF: Roy Howell is the 29th manager in Tacoma franchise history. Howell is in his third season coaching in the Mariners organization after two seasons as the hitting coach at Class-A Advanced High Desert. His managerial resume includes 3 seasons at short- season Eugene (2003-05), 3 seasons with San Luis of the California Collegiate League (2007-10) and one season leading the field staff for the Road Warriors of the independent Atlantic League (2011). A former first-round selection by Texas in the 1972 draft, Howell logged time in the PCL as a player with Spokane (1974) and Portland (1985), as well as three seasons as a hitting coach with Portland (2000-02). Pitching coach Jaime Navarro, who is entering his 6th season with the Mariners organization, returns to the Rainiers after spending the last 3 seasons as the Mariners bullpen coach. Cory Snyder, who spent the last 3 seasons with J ackson, will serve as hitting coach. Tom Newberg and BJ Downie each return to Tacoma as part of the training staff, while Gabe Bourland will be the teams performance coach.
AA Jackson Generals Southern League
2014 RECORD: 27-34 4th Place
STREAK: W2
AFFILIATE YEAR: 8th Year STADIUM: The Ballpark at Jackson MANAGER: James Horner (1st year) PITCHING COACH: Lance Painter COACH: Mike Kinkade TRAINER: Eduardo Tamez PERFORMANCE COACH: Ryan White
RECAP: The Generals scored 4 runs in the top of the 8th inning snapping a 1-1 tie as J ackson defeated Birmingham 5-1 on Friday night. CF Jamal Austin (2x3, R), 1B Daniel Paolini (2x4, 2B, RBI) and 3B Patrick Ki vlehan (2x4, 2 RBI) each recorded 2 hits, while 2B Jack Marder (1x3, 2 R), SS Ketel Marte (1x3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB), DH John Hicks (1x4, SB) and LF Leon Landry (1x4, R, 2B) each recorded 1 of the teams 10 hits. Starter Matt Anderson (5.0,8,1,1,0,4) allowed 1 run on 8 hits over 5.0 innings, but did not factor into the decision. RH Stephen Shackleford (2.0,1,0,0,1,3) recorded his 5th win of the season after tossing 2.0 scoreless innings. RH Richard Vargas (2.0,1,0,0,1,3) struck out 3 in 2.0 scoreless innings to secure the win.
OF NOTE: SS Ketel Marte currently has a 12-game hit streak, batting .340 (18x53) with 9 runs scored, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 7 RBI, 1 walk and 2 stolen base. C Mike Dowd has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games with 3 multi-hit contests, batting .320 (16x40) with 7 runs scored, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 home run, 4 RBI, 4 walks and 1 stolen base. OF Daniel Paolini currently has a 7-game hit streak, batting .385 (10x26) with 3 runs scored, 2 doubles, 7 RBI and 4 walks. He has also hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games, batting .347 (25x72) with 9 runs scored, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 15 RBI and 7 walks. C Manny Pina has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, batting .400 (16x40) with 11 runs scored, 4 doubles, 2 home runs, 8 RBI and 6 walks. OF Jamal Austin currently has a 7-game hit steak, batting .406 (13x32) with 8 runs scored, 1 double, 1 triple, 2 RBI and 2 stolen bases. INF Jack Marder has recorded 6 multi-hit efforts in his last 12 games, batting .395 (17x43) with 10 runs scored, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 7 RBI and 5 walks. RH Stephen Kohlscheen has not allowed an earned run in 17 of his 21 relief appearances this season, going 1-1 with 5 saves and a 1.27 ERA (4 ER, 28.1 IP). He has limited opponents to a .224 (24x107) average, while walking 4 and striking out 29.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM: The Southern League announced that J ackson Generals SS Ketel Marte and RHP Stephen Kohlscheen have been announced to the North Division All-Star team. Each will represent J ackson at the All-Star Game in Chattanooga at AT&T Field on J une 17. Kohlscheen and Marte will be making their first All-Star appearance in any level of their professional career.
COACHING STAFF: After managing High Desert in 2013, James Horner will take over as manager of the Mariners affiliate in the Southern League, the J ackson Generals. Horner enters his 8th season with the Mariners (2005-10, 2013-current), but second as manager since returning to the organization prior to last season. Pitching coach Lance Painter returns to J ackson after spending the 2013 season with the High Desert Mavericks. Painter enters his 9th season with the Mariners, including his 4th with J ackson (2010-12). Entering his 4th season with the Mariners organization, Mike Kinkade will serve as the Generals hitting coach. The rest of his staff will include athletic trainer Eduardo Tamaz and performance coach Ryan White.
A High Desert Maverics California League
2014 RECORD: 31-32 3rd Place
STREAK: L5
AFFILIATE YEAR: 8th Year STADIUM: Stater Bros Stadium MANAGER: Eddie Menchaca (1st year) PITCHING COACH: Andrew Lorraine COACH: Max Venable TRAINER: Tyler Moos PERFORMANCE COACH: Cory Ritter
TODAYS GAME: High Desert at Stockton | PROBABLE STARTER: LH Tyler Pike (2-3, 5.61)
RECAP: RF Gabriel Guerrero and CF Travis Witherspoon combined to drive in all 3 of the Mavericks runs, but it wasnt enough as High Desert lost to Stockton 3-6 on Friday night. Guerrero (2x3, 2 RBI), Witherspoon (2x4, R, RBI, BB) and C Steve Baron (2x4, 2B) each recorded 2 of the Mavericks 9 hits. Starter J ochi Ogando (2.0,3,1,1,3,2) allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2.0 innings, but did not figure into the decision. R Andrew Kittredge (3.0,2,1,1,1,4,HR), LH Will Mathis (1.1,3,4,2,1,1) and RH Blake Hauser (1.2,2,0,0,1,0) combined to allow 5 runs (3 ER) over the final 6.0 innings in relief. Mathis picked up the loss after allowing 4 runs (2 ER) over 1.1 innings in relief.
OF NOTE: 3B D.J. Peterson has hit 10 of his 12 home runs this season in his last 25 games (since 5/11). Peterson went 0-for-5 last night, snapping his hitting streak at 11 games. During the streak he hit .467 (21x45) with 12 runs scored, 7 doubles, 4 home runs, 15 RBI and 5 walks. Since May 8, he is batting .347 (41x118) with 25 runs scored, 12 doubles, 10 home runs, 35 RBI, 10 walks and 2 stole bases. During this stretch he has raised his season batting average from .267 to .309. OF Travis Witherspoon has hit safely in all 7 games he has appeared in J une, batting .583 (11x24) with 6 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 2 walks and 2 stolen bases. OF Gabriel Guerrero has hit safely in 21 of his last 24 games, batting .344 (33x96) with 19 runs scored, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 17 RBI, 7 walks and 7 stolen base. INF Jordy Lara has hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games, batting .393 (22x56) with 10 runs scored, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 13 RBI and 3 walks. OF Jabari Henry currently has an 11-game hit streak, batting .318 (14x44) with 4 runs scored, 5 doubles, 2 home runs, 8 RBI and 1 walk. RH Brett Shankin has not allowed an earned run over his last 17.1 innings (6 G). During this stretch he is 2-0, while limiting walking 6 and striking out 22. RH Grady Wood has not allowed a run over his last 3 relief appearances (7.2 innings). During this stretch he has limited opponents to a .045 (1x22) average, while waling 1 and striking out 11.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK: INF D.J. Peterson was named California League Player of the Week, while LHP Tyler Pike earned the leagues Pitcher of the Week award, for May 26-J une 1. Peterson hit safely in all 7 of the Mavericks games last week, batting .467 (14x30) with 7 runs scored, 2 home runs, 7 RBI and 3 walks. He recorded at least 2 hits in each game from May 29- J une 1, his longest consecutive multi-hit game stretch in his career. Peterson finished 4th in the league in average, T6th in runs scored and T7th in home runs. Pike along with relievers Mark Bordonaro and Blake Hauser combined on a no-hitter as High Desert defeated Rancho Cucamonga 5-0 on May 28. It marked the 2nd no-hitter in club history (also: 8/21/2006 at Inland Empire; also combined) and first at Mavericks Stadium (also first affiliated with the Mariners organization). Pike (6.0,0,0,0,2,8) tied his career-high with 8 strikeouts (last: 8/26/12 at AZL Brewers), but did not factor into the decision after leaving the game after 6.0 innings with the score tied 0-0.
COACHING STAFF: The Mariners California League affiliate, the High Desert Mavericks, will be managed by Eddie Menchaca, who spent the previous 3 seasons with Clinton. He enters his 6th season in the Mariners organization, including 4 as manager. Menchaca has led his squad to the postseason in each of the last 4 seasons, accumulating a 238-243 (.495) record. Pitching coach Andrew Lorraine enters his 1st season with High Desert after spending the last 2 seasons with Clinton. Hitting coach Max Venable begins his 1st season as coach in the Mariners organization. Venable appeared parts of 12 seasons in the Major Leagues as an outfielder, including stints with the Giants (1979-83), the Expos (1984), the Reds (1985-87), and the Angels (1989-91). Overall he batted .241 (337x1397) with 176 runs scored, 57 doubles, 17 triples, 18 home runs and 128 RBI in 727 career games in the Major Leagues. His son, Will, is currently an outfielder with the San Diego Padres. Tyler Moos begins his 2nd season with Mavericks as trainer and first-year performance coach Cory Ritter round out the Mavericks staff.
A Clinton LumberKings Midwest League
2014 RECORD: 29-30 5th Place
STREAK: L3
AFFILIATE YEAR: 5th Year STADIUM: Ashford Univerisity Field MANAGER: Scott Steinmann (1st year) PITCHING COACH: Cibney Bello COACH: Brent Johnson TRAINER: Geoff Swanson PERFORMANCE COACH: Tayl or Nakamura
TODAYS GAME: Wisconsin at Clinton | PROBABLE STARTER: LH Eddie Campbell (4-3, 5.13)
Clinton 5 runs, 14 hits, 5 errors Kane County 12 runs, 14 hits, 1 error
RECAP: The LumberKings held a 4-1 lead after 4 innings, but allowed 11 runs over the next 4 innings as Clinton lost to Kane County 5-12 on Friday night. 2B Zach Shank (3x4) and LF Corey Simpson (3x4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI) each led the team with 3 hits, while SS Jack Reinheimer (2x5, R), DH Justin Seager (2x5, R) and 1B Joe DeCarlo each recorded 2 of the LumberKings 14 hits. Simpson recorded his first career multi-home run game, hitting solo home runs in the 2nd and 6th innings. Starter Edwin Diaz (5.0,8,6,3,1,4) recorded his 3rd loss of the season, allowing 6 runs (3 ER) on 8 hits in 5.0 innings. LH Paul Fry (0.1,1,2,2,2,0) and RH Aaron Brooks (1.2,5,4,2,1,1) combined to allow 6 runs (4 ER) on 6 hits over 2.0 innings, while RH Emilio Pagan (1.0,0,0,0,0,1) tossed a 1-2-3 8th inning.
OF NOTE: INF Zach Shank currently has a 12-game streak, batting .417 (20x48) with 9 runs scored, 6 doubles, 2 home runs, 6 RBI and 5 walks. OF Austin Wilson has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games, batting .351 (13x37) with 5 runs scored, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 12 RBI and 4 walks. SS Jack Reinheimer has reached base safely in his last 6 games, batting .370 (10x27) with 6 runs scored, 1 double, 3 RBI, 3 walks and 3 stolen bases. INF Corey Seager has hit safely in each of his last 6 games, batting .370 (10x27) with 6 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 4 RBI and 1 walk. RH Rafael Pineda has not allowed a run in his last 9.0 innings in relief (4 G). During this stretch he has limited opponents to a .172 (5x29) average, while walking 0 and striking out 6.
COACHING STAFF: Manager Scott Steinmann returns to lead the LumberKings after a four-year absence from the Midwest League. Steinmann was Clintons manager in 2009 and led them to a 69-68 record. He was originally assigned to be the hitting coach with short-A Everett, but was promoted to Clinton after Chris Prieto was named the Mariners Quality Control Coach. Pitching Coach Cibney Bello and Hitting Coach Brent Johnson make their MWL coaching debuts after being teammates on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers squad in 2005. Bello held the same title with AZL Mariners in 2013 and J ohnson was the hitting coach in Pulaski. Geoff Swanson is the Athletic Trainer coming from Pulaski in 2013 and Taylor Nakamura is the performance specialist after being with Everett in 2013.
2014 Seattle Mariners Minor League Awards:
PLAYERS/PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Patrick Kivlehan, INF High Desert California League (April 14-20) J ordy Lara, INF High Desert California League (April 21-27) Cam Hobson, LHP J ackson Southern League (April 28-May 4) Austin Wilson, OF Clinton Midwest League (April 28-May 4) D.J . Peterson, INF High Desert California League (May 26-J une 1) Tyler Pike, LHP High Desert California League (May 26-J une 1)
MID-SEASON ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
Southern League (Jackson): SS Ketel Marte RHP Stephen Kohlscheen
California League (High Desert): OF Gabriel Guerrero
Midwest League (High Desert): C Marcus Littlewood (starter) SS Jack Reinheimer (starter) RHP Edwin Diaz
Pitching Leaders ERA: 1. J ordan Pries ............................. 2.54 2. Edwin Diaz ............................... 3.42 3. Cam Hobson ............................ 3.50 4. Carlos Misell ............................ 3.67 5. Lars Huijer................................ 3.79 6. Tyler Olson............................... 3.98 7. Trever Miller ............................. 4.50 8. Andrew Carraway .................... 4.61 9. Eddie Campbell........................ 5.13 10. Matt Anderson .......................... 5.52 WINS: 1. Carlos Misell ................................. 6 2. Stephen Shackleford .................... 5 3. Matt Anderson............................... 4 Eddie Campbell............................. 4 Cam Hobson ................................. 4 Blake Holovach ............................. 4 Will Mathis ..................................... 4 Trevor Miller .................................. 4 Tyler Olson.................................... 4 J ordan Pries .................................. 4 Clay Rapada ................................. 4 Dylan Unsworth............................. 4 SAVES: 1. Emilio Pagan ................................. 8 2. Logan Bawcom ............................. 6 3. Stephen Kohlscheen ..................... 5 4. Will Mathis ..................................... 4 Carson Smith ................................ 4 STRIKEOUTS: 1. Tyler Olson.................................. 60 2. Edwin Diaz .................................. 52 3. J ames Gillheeney ....................... 48 J ordan Pries ................................ 48 Dylan Unsworth........................... 48
2014 Seattle Mariners Recent Minor League Transactions:
6/6/14 OF Ian Miller (Clinton) Placed on the Disabled List. OF Aaron Barbosa Reinstated from High Desert Disabled List. Transferred to Clinton from High Desert. 6/3/14 RHP Erasmo Ramirez Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. INF Nick Franklin Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. 6/1/14 LHP Nick Valenza Transferred to Clinton from Extended. 5/31/14 INF Brock Hebert Transferred to High Desert from Tacoma. RHP Forrest Snow Transferred to J ackson from Extended. RHP Moises Hernandez (J ackson) Placed on the Disabled List. LHP Jordan Shipers Reinstated from the Disabled List. Transferred to High Desert from J ackson. RHP Mark Bordonaro Placed on the Voluntarily Retired List. LHP Blake Holovach Transferred to Extended from Clinton. 5/30/14 OF Endy Chavez Selected to Seattle from Tacoma. RHP Brandon Maurer Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. 5/29/14 RHP Todd Coffey Reinstated from the Temporarily Inactive list. Will report to Tacoma on May 29. RHP Stephen Pryor Placed on the Disabled List. OF Aaron Barbosa (High Desert) Placed on the Disabled List. 5/28/14 RHP Taijuan Walker Placed on Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. RHP Forrest Snow Reinstated from the Restricted List. Transferred to Extended from Tacoma. OF Xavier Nady Signed Minor League Player Contract. Will report to Tacoma on May, 31. 5/27/14 LHP James Paxton Returned from Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. 5/25/14 INF Brock Hebert Transferred to Tacoma from High Desert. INF Luis Caballero Transferred to High Desert from Extended. 5/24/14 LHP James Paxton Placed on Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. 5/23/14 INF Logan Morrison Placed on Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. 5/22/14 RHP Todd Coffey Signed Minor League Player Contract. Placed on the Temporarily Inactive list. 5/20/14 INF Nick Franklin Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. 5/17/14 RHP Carson Smith (Tacoma) Reinstated from the Disabled List. 5/16/14 LHP Clay Rapada (Tacoma) Placed on the Disabled List. 5/15/14 INF Chris Taylor (Tacoma) Placed on the Disabled List. 5/15/14 INF Patrick Brady Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. 5/15/14 OF Dario Pizzano Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. 5/15/14 LHP Nick Hill Transferred to J ackson from Extended. 5/15/14 RHP Andrew Kittredge Transferred to High Desert from J ackson. 5/15/14 RHP Seon Gi Kim Transferred to Clinton from High Desert. 5/15/14 OF Travis Witherspoon (High Desert) Reinstated from the Disabled List. 5/15/14 RHP Tommy Burns Transferred to Extended from Clinton. 5/13/14 RHP Matt Palmer Reinstated from the Disabled List. 5/13/14 LHP Nick Hill Transferred to Extended from Tacoma. 5/12/14 RHP David Holman Reinstated from the Disabled List. OF Chantz Mack Transferred to Clinton from Extended. OF Tyler ONeill Placed on the Disabled List. 5/11/14 RHP Victor Sanchez Reinstated from the Disabled List. LHP Jordan Shipers Placed on the Disabled List. 5/10/14 RHP Jonathan Arias Released from Minor League Contract. INF Ramon Morla Transferred to Extended from J ackson. INF Pat Kivlehan Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. RHP Matt Anderson Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. RHP Jochi Ogando Transferred to High Desert from J ackson. OF Burt Reynolds Transferred to High Desert from Clinton. INF Martin Peguero Reinstated from the Disabled List. 5/9/14 RHP Mike MacDougal Signed Minor League Player Contract. Will report to Tacoma on Sunday, 5/11/14. LHP Jake Zokan Placed on the Disabled List. 5/8/14 RHP Seon Gi Kim Transferred to High Desert from Extended. 5/7/14 RHP Erasmo Ramirez Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma (pre-G1) and Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle (post-G2). RHP Andrew Kittredge Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. INF Luis Caballero Transferred to Extended from High Desert. INF Tyler Smith Reinstated from the Disabled List. 5/6/14 LHP James Gillheeney Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. 5/5/14 OF James Jones Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. RHP Mark Rogers Released from Minor League Contract. LHP Eddie Campbell Transferred to Clinton from Extended. RHP Tommy Burns Transferred to Clinton from Extedned. RHP Rigoberto Garcia Transferred to Extended from Clinton. LHP Leoncio Munoz Transferred to Extedned from Clinton.
MINOR LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS CONTINUED:
5/4/14 OF Abraham Almonte Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle (post-game). 5/3/14 RHP Hisashi Iwakuma Completed Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. 5/2/14 LHP Anthony Fernandez (Tacoma) Placed on the Disabled List LHP Lucas Luetge Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle (post-game). 5/1/14 LHP Tyler Olson Transferred to J ackson frm High Desert. INF Luis Caballero Transferred to High Desert from Extended. LHP Jacob Zokan Transferred to High Desert from Clinton. RHP Tommy Burns Transferred to Extended from Clinton. LHP Eddie Campbell Transferred to Extended from Clinton. LHP Paul Fry Transferred to Clinton from Extended. RHP Rigoberto Garcia Transferred to Clinton from Extended. RHP Jose Flores Transferred to Clinton from Extended. 4/30/14 OF Jabari Blash Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. OF Julio Morban Transferred to Extended from Tacoma. OF Nate Melendres (J ackson) Reinstated from the Disabled List. INF Tyler Smith (High Desert) Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Dylan Unsworth (High Desert) Reinstated from the Disabled List. 4/29/14 C Humberto Quintero (Tacoma) Reinstated from the Disabled List. C Manny Pina Transferred to J ackson from Tacoma. RHP Stephen Landazuri (J ackson) Placed in the Disabled List. RHP Ramire Cleto Transferred to Extended from Clinton. RHP Aaron Brooks Transferred to Clinton from Extended. 4/28/14 RHP Erasmo Ramirez Transferred to Tacoma from High Desert. RHP Ramon Ramirez Released from Minor League Player Contract. RHP Seon Gi Kim Transferred to Extended from High Desert. RHP Mark Bordonaro Transferred to High Desert from Clinton. RHP Thyago Vieira Transferred to Clinton from Extended. 4/27/14 RHP Hisashi Iwakuma Placed on Rehab Assignment with Tacoma. RHP Mark Rogers (Tacoma) Reinstated from the Disabled List. RHP David Colvin (J ackson) Placed on the Disabled List. 4/26/14 RHP Jonathan Arias (Tacoma) Reinstated from the Disabled List. OF Ian Miller (Clinton) Reinstated from the Disabled List. OF Arby Fields Transferred to Extended from Clinton. 4/25/14 LHP Lucas Luetge Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. 4/24/14 OF Cole Gillespie Selected to Seattle from Tacoma. LHP James Gillheeney Transferred to J ackson from Tacoma. LHP Nick Hill Reinstated from the Disabled List. RHP Carson Smith Placed on the Disabled List. 4/23/14 INF Nick Franklin Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle. RHP Erasmo Ramirez Optioned to High Desert from Seattle. 4/22/14 INF Nate Melendres (J ackson) Placed on the Disabled. 4/21/14 RHP Seon Gi Kim (High Desert) Reinstated from the Disabled List. OF Chantz Mack Transferred to Extended from Tacoma. 4/20/14 RHP Brandon Maurer Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. 4/19/14 OF James Jones Optioned to Tacoma from Seattle (post-game). RHP Chance Ruffin Placed on the Temporarily Inactive List. INF Jesus Montero Placed on the Temporarily Inactive List. RHP Jordan Pries Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. RHP Jochi Ogando Transferred to J ackson from High Desert. RHP Brett Shankin Transferred to High Desert from Extended. INF Luis Caballero Transferred to Tacoma from Extended. 4/18/14 RHP Oliver Garcia (High Desert) Placed on the Disabled List. OF Ian Miller (Clinton) Placed on the Disabled List. OF Burt Reynolds (Clinton) Reinstated from the Disabled List. 4/17/14 LHP Nick Hill (Tacoma) Placed on the Disabled List. RHP Taijuan Walker Returned from Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. RHP Stephen Pryor Returned from Rehab Assignment at Tacoma. Reinstated from the Seattle Disabled List and Optioned to Tacoma (post-game). OF Julio Morban Reinstated from the Disabled List. Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson. INF Ji-Man Choi Placed on the Suspended List. OF Chantz Mack Transferred to Tacoma from AZL Extended. RHP Tom de Blok Placed on the Voluntarily Retired List. 4/16/14 INF Nick Franklin Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. OF James Jones Recalled to Seattle from Tacoma. LHP Kyle Hunter (J ackson) Reinstated from the Disabled List. INF Patrick Brady (J ackson) Reinstated from the Disabled List. INF Gabriel Noriega (J ackson) Transferred to Tacoma from J ackson.
BATTING HR: Robinson, C (9, 2nd inning off Ruffin, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Robinson, C 4; Pederson; Monell 3; Baxter; Robinson, T. RBI: Robinson, C (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Robinson, C; Triunfel. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 7.
Albuquerque IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Smith, S (L, 1-3) 4.2 7 4 4 0 2 1 7.68 Baez, P 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Totals 6.0 9 4 4 0 4 1 5.20 Tacoma IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Ruffin 4.0 6 1 1 1 5 1 6.32 Kensing (W, 2-0) 2.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1.42 Smith, C (S, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 Totals 7.0 7 2 1 2 7 1 5.01
WP: Baez, P. Balk: Baez, P. Pitches-strikes: Smith, S 69-45, Baez, P 25-18, Ruffin 77-48, Kensing 32-20, Smith, C 12-6. Groundouts-flyouts: Smith, S 7-1, Baez, P 2-0, Ruffin 3-0, Kensing 3-2, Smith, C 3-0. Batters faced: Smith, S 21, Baez, P 6, Ruffin 18, Kensing 9, Smith, C 3. Inherited runners-scored: Baez, P 1-1. Umpires: HP: Blake Davis. 1B: Roberto Ortiz. 3B: Scott Mahoney. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, L to R. T: 2:12. Att: 6,174. Venue: Cheney Stadium. June 6, 2014
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Albuquerque 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0 Tacoma 0 2 0 0 2 0 x 4 9 2 Jackson Generals (27-34) 5, Birmingham Barons (26-36) 1 June 6, 2014
BASERUNNING SB: Martin, T (9, 3rd base off Diaz, E/Carmichael), Penalver (13, 2nd base off Diaz, E/Carmichael), Dunston 3 (7, 3rd base off Diaz, E/Carmichael, 2nd base off Fry/Carmichael, 3rd base off Fry/Carmichael).