Mariners Minor League Wrap-Up for May 29

Again, we're going to keep this short and sweet due to backlog, though there are a couple items worth pointing out.

VENEZUELA~! VSL Mariners 13, VSL Cardinals 6
VSLMs: 5-5... VSL Cards: 7-3

Yovanny Olivero: 5 IP, 9 H, (4 R) 2 ER (HR), walk, 3 K
Mayckol Guaipe: 2 IP, 4 H, (1 R) 0 ER, walk
Manuel Campos: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K, wild pitch
Jorge Agudelo: 1-4, double, 3 R, 2 RBI, walk
Rigoberto Rangel: 2-4, double, 2 run HR, 2 R, sac fly RBI, walk
Michael Acevedo: 3-5, R, sac fly RBI
Ivan Ramirez: 5-6, double, solo HR
Kenny Hart: 2-5, solo HR, walk, K
Larry Gonzalez: 2-5, double, R, RBI
Reginald Lampe: 1-3, double, R, 2 walks

Olivero:

Groundballs: 7 (plus 1 bunt)
Flyballs: 7 (1 HR)
Line Drives: 4
Walks: 1
Strikeouts: 3

A: South Bend 4, Clinton 1
CLI: 25-23... SOU: 23-23

Brett Lorin: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 walks, 5 K
Andres Esquibel: 1 IP, 2 walks, 2 K, wild pitch
Ryan Moorer: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 walks, wild pitch, 2 hit batters
Jacob Shaffer: 1-4, double
Denny Almonte: 1-4, double, R
rest of Lumberkings lineup: 3-23, 3 walks, 5 K

Groundballs: 8
Flyballs: 2
Line Drives: 4
Pop Ups: 3
Walks: 3
Strikeouts: 5

A+: Lake Elsinore 7, High Desert 2
Mavs: 32-16... Lake: 27-21

Donnie Hume: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER (HR), walk, 3 K
Juan Zapata: 2 IP, 1 H, walk, K
Natividad Dilone: 1 IP, 1 H, (2 R) 0 ER, 2 walks
Aaron Jensen: 1 IP, 1 H, walk
Tyson Gillies: 2-4, 2 triples (!), 2 R, K
Edilio Colina: 1-3, 2 RBI
Carlos Peguero: 2-4, K

Hume:

Groundballs: 8
Flyballs: 10 (1 HR)
Line Drives: 1
Pop Ups: 2
Walks: 1
Strikeouts: 3

AA: They played two MORE in Jackson!

Game 1: Chattanooga 7, West Tenn 0, 7 innings

Dan Christensen: 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 walks, 5 K, wild pitch (85 pitches, 53 strikes)
Marwin Vega: 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER (HR), walk, K (47-28)
Matt Renfree: 1 IP, walk, K (13-8)
The DIAMOND JAXX were one hit: 1-23, 3 walks, 9 K

Christensen:

Groundballs: 5 (plus 1 bunt)
Flyballs: 2
Line Drives: 6
Walks: 2
Strikeouts: 5

Chattanooga's lefthander Scott Elbert (23 years old): 39.2 IP, 4 HR, 18 BB, 49 K, 3.63 ERA in AA. He's also made three miserable appearances for the Dodgers this season.

Groundballs: 5
Flyballs: 4
Line Drives: 2
Pop Ups: 1
Walks: 3 (plus 2 hit batters)
Strikeouts: 9 (six straight at one point)

Game 2: Chattanooga 2, West Tenn 0, 7 innings
WTN: 19-28... CHA: 20-28

Patrick Ryan: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 walks, 6 K, wild pitch (93 pitches, 54 strikes)
Josh Newby: 2 IP, 2 H, (1 R) 0 ER, 2 walks, K (29-16)
Mel Stocker: 1-3, double, walk, SB #10
Marshall Hubbard: 1-2, double, walk, K
rest of JAXX lineup: 0-19, 4 walks, 8 K

Ryan:

Groundballs: 5
Flyballs: 2
Line Drives: 4
Walks: 3
Strikeouts: 6

After 8 runs in yesterday's doubleheader, the JAXX had three hits total in this doubleheader. Were they wore out? Perhaps, but wasn't Chattanooga worn out as well?

AAA: Colorado Springs 13, Tacoma 9
TAC: 26-22... CSP: 29-18

Doug FISTER: 5 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, walk, 4 K (101 pitches, 63 strikes)
Brodie Downs: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, walk (24-11)
Tyler Johnson: one out, 3 H, 4 ER (HR), walk (21-10)
Jared Wells: 1.2 IP, 1 H, (intentional) walk, K (24-14)
Michael Saunders: 2-4, 2 R, RBI, walk
Jeff Clement: 1-4, double, 2 R, walk, K
Chris Shelton: 2-5, double, 3 run HR
Mike Morse: 2-4, RBI
Adam Moore: 3-4, R

Rather than post FISTER's balls in play numbers, I took a closer look at the 6th and 7th innings and found something that would indicate why pitchers for both sides got lit up today, and it has little to do with the high altitude in Colorado.