SEATTLE MARINERS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
Games of June 22, 2012
LAST NIGHT’S RESULT STANDINGS FIRST HALF WINNER/LOSER/SAVE
at Tacoma 6
, Reno 4 31-43, 4th, -13.5 W-Sweeney (3-1)/S-Patterson (2)
at Jackson 7
, Huntsville 4 1-1, T1st, --- 42-28, 1st, +7.0 W-Hernandez (4-0)/Capps (10)
High Desert 6
, at Inland Empire 5 2-0, T1st, +1.0 37-33, T1st, +1.0 W-Gillheeney (7-2)/Smith (2)
at Clinton 6
, Kane County 1 1-0, T1st, +1.0 23-45, 8th, -20.5 W-Miller (4-5)
at Everett 7
, Spokane 6 5-2, 2nd, -0.5
POSTPONED - RAIN
at Princeton 2,
Pulaski 1
1-3, 5th, -3.0 L-Gonzalez (0-1)
AZL Mariners
1-1, T5th, -1.5 OFF DAY
DSL Mariners 10
, at DSL Athletics 9 16-2, 1st, +5.5 W-De La Cruz (1-0)/S-Pedie (4)
VSL Mariners 6
, at VSL Tigers 4 22-10, 1st, +1.5 W-Urbina (3-0)/S-Marruffo (1)
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Pacific Coast League Standings (Northern Division):W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10
Reno Aces 45 30 .600 - 21-15 24-15 19-8 L2 7-3Colorado Springs Sky Sox 36 38 .486 8.5 18-16 18-22 9-10 W2 6-4Salt Lake Bees 36 39 .480 9.0 15-20 21-19 14-13 L2 1-9
Tacoma Rainiers 31 43 .419 13.5 15-21 16-22 8-19 W2 7-3Southern League Standings (Northern Division):W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10
Birmingham Barons 1 1 .500 - 1-1 0-0 0-0 W1 1-1Chattanooga Lookouts 1 1 .500 - 1-1 0-0 0-0 L1 1-1Huntsville Stars 1 1 .500 - 0-0 1-1 1-1 L1 1-1Jackson Generals 1 1 .500 - 1-1 0-0 1-1 W1 1-1Tennessee Smokies 1 1 .500 - 0-0 1-1 0-0 L1 1-1
California League Standings (Southern Division):W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10High Desert Mavericks 2 0 1.000 - 0-0 2-0 2-0 W4 2-0
Lake Elsinore Storm 2 0 1.000 - 2-0 0-0 2-0 W2 2-0Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 1 1 .500 1.0 1-1 0-0 0-0 W1 1-1Inland Empire 66ers 0 2 .000 2.0 0-2 0-0 0-2 L7 0-2Lancaster JetHawks 0 2 .000 2.0 0-0 0-2 0-2 L2 0-2
Midwest League Standings (Western Division):
W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10
Beloit Snappers 1 0 1.000 - 0-0 1-0 1-0 W1 1-0Burlington Bees 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 1-0 W3 1-0
Clinton LumberKings 1 0 1.000 - 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 1-0
Quad Cities River Bandits 1 0 1.000 - 0-0 1-0 1-0 W5 1-0Cedar Rapids Kernels 0 1 .000 1.0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 0-1Kane County Cougars 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 0-1 L6 0-1Peoria Chiefs 0 1 .000 1.0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 0-1Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 0-1 L3 0-1
Northwest League Standings (Western Division):
W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10
Vancouver Canadians 6 2 .750 - 2-1 4-1 0-0 W2 6-2
Everett AquaSox 5 2 .714 0.5 2-0 3-2 0-0 W2 5-2
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 5 3 .625 1.0 4-1 1-2 0-0 L1 5-3Eugene Emeralds 4 4 .500 2.0 3-2 1-2 0-0 L2 4-4
Appalachian League Standings (East Division):
W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10
Princeton Rays 4 0 1.000 - 4-0 0-0 1-0 W4 4-0Burlington Royals 3 1 .750 1.0 1-0 2-1 2-1 W1 3-1Danville Braves 2 2 .500 2.0 1-2 1-0 0-0 W1 2-2Bluefield Blue Jays 1 3 .250 3.0 0-1 1-2 0-0 L3 1-3
Pulaski Mariners 1 3 .250 3.0 1-2 0-1 1-3 L1 1-3Arizona League Standings:W L PCT GB Home Away Streak Last10
AZL Athletics 3 0 1.000 - 2-0 1-0 W3 3-0 AZL Dodgers 2 0 1.000 0.5 1-0 1-0 W2 2-0 AZL Angels 2 1 .667 1.0 1-1 1-0 W2 2-1 AZL Cubs 2 1 .667 1.0 2-0 0-1 W1 2-1 AZL D-backs 1 1 .500 1.5 1-0 0-1 L1 1-1
AZL Mariners 1 1 .500 1.5 0-1 1-0 W1 1-1
AZL Padres 1 1 .500 1.5 0-1 1-0 L1 1-1 AZL Rangers 1 1 .500 1.5 1-0 0-1 L1 1-1 AZL Reds 1 1 .500 1.5 0-1 1-0 L1 1-1 AZL Royals 1 1 .500 1.5 0-0 1-1 W1 1-1 AZL Brewers 0 2 .000 2.5 0-1 0-1 L2 0-2 AZL Indians 0 2 .000 2.5 0-1 0-1 L2 0-2 AZL Giants 0 3 .000 3.0 0-1 0-2 L3 0-3
Dominican Summer League Standings:W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10DSL Mariners 16 2 .889 - 7-2 9-0 16-2 W11 10-0
DSL Cardinals 10 7 .588 5.5 5-3 5-4 10-7 W3 6-4DSL Dodgers 10 8 .556 6.0 5-4 5-4 10-8 L1 5-5DSL Indians 9 9 .500 7.0 6-3 3-6 9-9 W1 4-6DSL Royals 9 9 .500 7.0 5-4 4-5 9-9 W2 4-6DSL Athletics 8 10 .444 8.0 3-6 5-4 8-10 L2 5-5DSL Astros 6 11 .353 9.5 3-6 3-5 6-11 L5 2-8DSL Rays 3 15 .167 13.0 1-8 2-7 3-15 L6 3-7
Venezuelan Summer League Standings:W L PCT GB Home Away Streak Last10VSL Mariners 23 10 .697 - 15-1 8-9 W4 7-3
VSL Phillies 22 12 .647 1.5 11-6 11-6 W3 6-4VSL Tigers 13 20 .394 10.0 6-11 7-9 L3 5-5VSL Rays 9 25 .265 14.5 4-13 5-12 L6 2-8
FIRST HALF FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Southern League Standings (Northern Division):W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10*Jackson Generals 42 28 .600 - 23-12 19-16 25-15 W1 5-5
Huntsville Stars 35 35 .500 7.0 20-15 15-20 22-18 W1 2-8Tennessee Smokies 35 35 .500 7.0 20-15 15-20 22-23 L1 8-2Chattanooga Lookouts 32 36 .471 9.0 15-20 17-16 17-23 L1 3-7Birmingham Barons 30 39 .435 11.5 13-21 17-18 14-21 W1 2-8
California League Standings (Southern Division):W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10High Desert Mavericks 37 33 .529 - 21-14 16-19 28-20 W2 4-6
Lancaster JetHawks 37 33 .529 - 21-14 16-19 25-27 W3 6-4Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 37 33 .529 - 22-13 15-20 27-26 L2 7-3Lake Elsinore Storm 36 34 .514 1.0 21-14 15-20 23-25 L1 5-5Inland Empire 66ers 31 39 .443 6.0 18-17 13-22 22-27 L5 4-6
Midwest League Standings (Western Division):
W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10
* Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 44 25 .638 - 25-10 19-15 37-20 L2 7-3@ Beloit Snappers 39 31 .557 5.5 21-14 18-17 32-26 L2 4-6Peoria Chiefs 35 34 .507 9.0 21-13 14-21 31-26 W2 8-2Quad Cities River Bandits 35 34 .507 9.0 17-16 18-18 31-26 W4 6-4Kane County Cougars 34 36 .486 10.5 20-15 14-21 30-28 L5 2-8Burlington Bees 32 37 .464 12.0 18-17 14-20 26-32 W2 5-5Cedar Rapids Kernels 32 38 .457 12.5 17-19 15-19 27-31 W4 6-4
Clinton LumberKings 23 45 .338 20.5 16-19 7-26 16-41 L6 2-8
MARINERS MINOR LEAUGE AFFILIATES TEAM RECAPS
AAA TACOMA RAINIERS
–
PCL
\
Reno 4 runs, 13 hits, 1 error
Tacoma 6 runs, 9 hits, 1 error
RECAP
: DH
Luis Jimenez
(2x4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) hit a 2-run homer in the 5th inning, poweringTacoma to a 6-4 win over Reno on Friday night. 2B
Nick Franklin
(1x3, R) led off the 5th with asingle and scored on the 1-out blast to right by
Jimenez
, putting Tacoma ahead 5-1. It was his 12thhome run of the season, while also picking up his 19th double. LF Vinnie Catricala (2x3, R, HR,RBI, BB) added a solo homer in the 8th inning. Along with
Jimenez
and
Catricala
, 1B
LuisRodriguez
(2x3, RBI, BB) recorded 2 of Tacoma’s 9 hits. Starter
Brian Sweeney
allowed 3 runs on10 hits in 5.0 innings to earn his 3rd win of the season. LH
Brian Moran
(2.01,0,0,1,2) made hisTriple-A debut, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings in relief.
Scott Patterson
earned the save in back-to-back games, tossing a scoreless 9th inning.
OF NOTE:
OF/INF
Alex Liddi
has hit safely in 6 of his last 8 games, batting .300 (9x30) with 4 runsscored, 1 double, 2 home runs, 4 RBI and 7 walks. OF
Mike Wilson
has hit safely in 9 of his last 10games, batting .421 (16x38) with 9 runs scored, 2 doubles and 9 RBI. DH
Luis Jimenez
has hitsafely in 13 of his last 14 games, batting .370 (20x54) with 8 multi-hit outings over that span. He hasalso reached base safely in 57 of his first 67 games this season, ranking 2nd in the league with 44walks and sitting 5th with a .419 on-base percentage. He also leads the Rainers with 19 doubles,while tying for the team lead in home runs (12).
TRANSACTIONS
: LHP
Brian Moran
was promoted from AA Jackson today. RHP
Jeff Marquez
was placed on the 7-day disabled list (retro: 6/19) yesterday. LHP
Danny Hultzen
and INF
NickFranklin
were promoted from AA Jackson to Tacoma on Wednesday. In order to make room on theroster, LHP
Cesar Jimenez
was placed on the 7-day disabled list and INF
Johan Limonta
wasreleased from his Minor League Player contract.
Hultzen
was 8-3 with a 1.19 ERA (10 ER, 75.1 IP)in 13 starts with Jackson in his first professional season and is scheduled to make his Rainiersdebut Saturday at Colorado Springs.
Franklin
hit .322 (66x205) with 25 extra-base hits and 26 RBIover 57 games with the Generals. At the time of his promotion, he ranked 2nd in the SouthernLeague in batting and T3rd with a .394 OBP en route to earning a starting spot on the SL Mid-Season All-Star squad.
HULTZEN NAMED TO ALL-STAR FUTURES TEAM:
LHP
Danny Hultzen
was selected to play forthe U.S. squad in the 14th annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game to be played July 8 at KauffmanStadium in Kansas City (2 p.m. PT/ESPN2, MLB Network Radio) as part of All-Star weekend. RH
Taijuan Walker
was also named to the U.S. squad, while Jackson Generals Manager
JimPankovits
was named a coach for the U.S. team. Hultzen was 8-3 with a 1.19 ERA (10 ER, 75.1 IP)in 13 starts with Jackson in his first professional season and is scheduled to make his Rainiersdebut Saturday at Colorado Springs. After allowing 5 runs in 4.0 innings in his first start of theseason, Hultzen has allowed only 5 earned runs in his last 71.1 innings (0.63 ERA), lowering hisERA from 11.25 to 1.19 ERA in last 12 starts. He heads to Triple-A with a string of 26.2 consecutivescoreless innings (dating back to 5/23 at Montgomery). Hultzen left Jackson leading the SouthernLeague in ERA (1.19), opponent batting average (.151), WHIP (0.93), while leading all starters withthe fewest base-runners per 9.0 innings (8.72). He also ranked T1st in the league in wins (8), 2nd instrikeouts (79), T4th in innings pitched (75.1) and in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (9.44). Hultzen wasthe starting pitcher for the North Division in the Southern League All-Star game on Tuesday night,tossing a scoreless first inning with a walk and strike out.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
: Tacoma Rainiers outfielder
Mike Wilson
wasselected the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for June 11-17. Wilson batted .500 (12x24)with 2 doubles, 4 home runs and 8 RBI over 6 games during that span, leading the Rainiers to 5wins over the club’s last 6 games. The 28-year old led the PCL in home runs, on-base percentage (.571) and slugging percentage (1.083),was T2nd in extra-base hits, T3rd in runs (7) and hits, and T4th in RBI. Wilson turned in 3 multi-hit games during that stretch, including aseason-high 4-hit effort at Salt Lake on June 13 that saw him hit 2 home runs and produce 3 RBI in Tacoma’s 14-10 victory over the Bees.Wilson belted a 3-run home run and collected 3 RBI in Tacoma’s series opener at Sacramento on June 14, then went 3x3 with a home runagainst the River Cats the next night on June 15. He is the 2
nd
player to garner a weekly award from the league office this season. RHPErasmo Ramirez earned PCL Pitcher of the Week honors for the period of May 28-June 3. Wilson is the 1st position player to win sinceMike Carp was named the PCL Player of the Week for May 31-June 6, 2011. Originally selected by Seattle in the second round of the 2001draft, Wilson is currently in his 11
th
season playing in the Mariners organization and his 4th at Tacoma. He is batting .297 (22x74) with5home runs and 16 RBI through 21 games with Tacoma this season.
Today’s probable starter:
LHP
Danny Hultzen
(0-0, -.--) at Colorado Springs
MARINERS ORG. LEADERS:Offensive Leaders
Average:
1. Stefen Romero ........ .360 (96x267)2. Jack Marder ............. .355 (54x152)3. Julio Morban ............ .343 (58x169)4. Brad Miller ............... .322 (91x283)5. Nick Franklin ............ .322 (67x208)
Home Runs:
1. Joe Dunigan .............................. 13Mario Martinez ............................ 13Julio Morban ............................... 134. Carlos Peguero........................... 12Luis Jimenez............................... 12Steven Proscia .......................... 12
RBI:
1. Stefen Romero ........................... 532. John Hicks .................................. 503. Luis Jimenez............................... 46Mario Martinez ............................ 464. Vinnie Catricala .......................... 41Steven Proscia ........................... 41
Stolen Bases:
1. Jamal Austin ............................... 242. Francisco Martinez ..................... 213. Denny Almonte ........................... 154. Trayvon Robinson ...................... 145. Brad Miller .................................. 13
Pitching Leaders
ERA:
1. Danny Hultzen ......................... 1.192. Andrew Caraway ..................... 3.123. Anthony Fernandez ................. 3.684. Roenis Elias............................. 3.725. Jordan Shipers ........................ 3.75
WINS:
1. Danny Hultzen .............................. 82. James Gillheeney ......................... 7Andrew Carraway ......................... 6Roenis Elias.................................. 65. Anthony Vasquez ......................... 5Brandon Maurer............................ 5
SAVES:
1. Carter Capps .............................. 102. Stephen Pryor............................... 93. Jonathan Arias.............................. 74. Shawn Kelley ................................ 45. Kyle Hunter ................................... 3Josh Kinney ................................. 3John Taylor ................................... 3
STRIKEOUTS:
1. Anthony Fernandez .................... 79Danny Hultzen ............................ 793. James Gillheeney ....................... 734. Forrest Snow .............................. 665. Roenis Elias................................ 61
AA JACKSON GENERALS
–
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Huntsville 4 runs, 9 hits, 1 errorJackson 7 runs, 15 hits, 0 errors
RECAP
: The Generals evened the series at 1-1 with a 7-4 win over Huntsville on Friday night.Jackson collected 15 hits, while all 9 starters in the lineup recorded at least 1 hit. 2B
StefenRomero
(2x5, R, 2B, RBI) collected his 2nd-straight multi-hit game to start his Double-A career,going 2x5.
Joe Dunigan
recorded his 13th home run, a 2-out 2-run home run in the 6th inning,and gave the Generals a 6-4 lead. LF
Chris Pettit
(3x4, 2 R, RBI) and SS
Gabriel Noriega
(3x4,R) each led the team with 3 hits, combining to go 6x8 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI. Starter
Forrest Snow
(5.1,5,4,4,2,6) picked up a no decision after allowing 4 runs on 5 hits in 5.1 innings.Relievers
Moises Hernandez
(1.0,2,0,0,0,0),
Mauricio Robles
(0.2,0,0,0,0,0),
Yoervis Medina
(1.0,1,0,0,1,1) and
Carter Capps
(1.0,1,0,0,0,2) combined to hold the Stars scoreless over thefinal 3.2 innings.
Hernandez
allowed 1 hit in 1.0 scoreless inning to earn his 4th win of the season,while
Capps
picked up his 10th save. Capps has not allowed an earned run in his last 22.0innings in relief.
OF NOTE:
RH
Carter Capps
has not allowed an earned run in his last 22.0 innings in relief (16games). This season he is 2-2 with 10 saves and a 1.30 ERA (5 ER, 34.2 IP). He has limitedopponents to a .195 (25x128) average, while walking 10 and striking out 53.
Capps
has heldopponents scoreless in 22 of 25 relief appearances this season. His 13.76 strikeouts per 9.0innings currently ranks 2nd amongst all relievers in the Southern League. OF
Chih-Hsien Chiang
has hit safely in 5 of 6 games with 4 multi-hit contests, batting .346 (9x26) with 2 runs scored, 5doubles and 8 RBI. INF
Eric Campbell
has hit safely in 5 of his last 6 games, batting .348 (8x23)with 7 runs scored, 1 home run and 1 RBI. RH
Yoervis Medina
extended his scoreless inningstreak to 14.1 innings over his last 9 relief appearances (since May 25). During this stretch he haslowered his ERA from 7.83 to 4.82, while limiting opponents to a .167 (8x48) with 6 walks and 15strikeouts.
TRANSACTIONS
: INF
Nate Tenbrink
completed his rebab assignment with the AZL Marinersand was reinstated from the DL and assigned to Jackson. RH
Andrew Kittredge
was alsopromoted Jackson from A Clinton yesterday. LHP
Brian Moran
was promoted to AAA Tacomayesterday, while LHP
Danny Hultzen
and INF
Nick Franklin
to Tacoma on Wednesday. LHP
Anthony Fernandez
, RHP
Jonathan Arias
and INF
Stefen Romero
were all promoted toJackson from A High Desert on Thursday. OF
Chih-Hsien Chiang
cleared waivers and will beactive with Jackson.
Chiang
designated for assignment on June 16 to create room on the 40-manroster for LHP
Oliver Perez
.
WALKER SELETED TO ALL-STAR FUTURES TEAM
: RHP
Taijuan Walker
was selected to playfor the U.S. squad in the 14th annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game to be played July 8 atKauffman Stadium in Kansas City (2 p.m. PT/ESPN2, MLB Network Radio) as part of All-Starweekend. LH
Danny Hultzen
was also named to the U.S. squard, while Generals Manager
Jim Pankovits
was selected as a coach for theU.S. All-Star team. Walker is 4-3 with a 3.79 ERA (24 ER, 57.0 IP) in 12 starts with Jackson. He has limited opponents to a .249 (53x247)average, while walking 23 and striking out 59 in 57.0 innings. As one of the youngest players in the Southern League, he has allowed 2 orless earned runs in 9 of his 12 starts this season, including holding opponents scoreless in 3 starts.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
: Jackson SS
Nick Franklin
has been named the Topps Southern League Player of theMonth for May, an award voted upon by Southern League Field managers. Franklin is the Generals' first recipient of the honor since MikeWilson in June of 2008, when the club was known as the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. Franklin led the Southern League with a .394 average(28-for-71), which ranked eighth in all of Minor League Baseball in May. He also led the league with a .457 on-base percentage and a .648slugging percentage, adding up to a 1.105 OPS (on-base plus slugging) that was good for second in Double A. Overall, the 21-year-old hitsafely in 17 of 20 games during the month with half of his 28 hits going for extra bases (10 doubles, 4 triples). He produced 2 triples and adouble as part of a 4x4 performance against the Mobile BayBears on May 18 and turned in another 4x4 effort 8 days later. On May 28,Franklin began a period for which he earned Southern League Player of the Week honors by legging out a pair of triples against thePensacola Blue Wahoos. Franklin stole 6 bases in as many attempts and committed just 1 error during the month.
Today’s probable starter:
LHP
Anthony Fernandez
(2-5, 3.62 w/HD) vs. Huntsville
MARINERS ORGANIZATIONALL-STARS:ARINERS ORGINZATIONTACOMA RAINIERS - PCLJACKSON GENERALS –SOUTHERN LEAGUE
SL South 6 runs, 9 hits, 1 errorSL North 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 errors
RH
Carter Capps
– (0.1,0,0,0,0,0)LH
Danny Hultzen
– (1.0,0,0,0,1,1)RH
Taijuan Walker
– (1.0,2,2,1,0,1)C
Jesus Sucre
– (0x2)SS
Nick Franklin
– (0x3, BB)CF
Denny Almonte
– (1x2, R, HR, RBI)PH/LF
Joe Dunigan
– (0x2)
LH
Bobby LaFromboise
– DNP due topromotion to AAA Tacoma
CAHIGH DESERT MAVERICKS –CALIFORNIA LEAGUELIFORNIA LEAGUE
California 1 run, 5 hits, 3 errorsCarolina 9 runs, 10 hits, 1 errorC
John Hicks
– (0x2)PH/3B
Brad Miller
– (1x1, 2B, BB)2B
Sefen Romero
– (0x2)C
Jack Marder
– DNP due to injuryOF
Julio Morban
– DNP due to injury
MIDCLINTON LUMBERKINGS –MIDWEST LEAGUE
MID East 18 runs, 20 hits, 1 errorMID West 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 errorsRH
Tim Griffin
– (0.1,2,0,0,0,0)LH
Jordan Shipers
– (0.2,0,1,0,0,1)
LF
Jamal Austin
– (2x4, 3B, BB)
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