August 9, 200817 yr Charlotte lost to Pawtucket 6-5 Richard solid in his first start back in Charlotte 6 innings; 2 runs on 7 hits; 4 K's; 0 walks Eldred and Armstrong with 2-run homeruns. Getz with 2 hits. Birmingham lost to Montgomery 2-1 Despite outhitting them 10-5. Poreda with the loss despite an impressive outing. 7 innings; 2 runs on 5 hits; 10 K's; and 0 BBs. Lee Cruz and Jared Price each 3-4. Nanita 2-4. Winston-Salem beat Potomac 9-4. Another impressive outing for John Ely. 6 innings; 1 run (0 earned) on 3 hits; 6 K's; and 3 BBs. Ely has given up only 1 earned run (total) in his last 4 starts combined. John Shelby with a double, triple, homerun, and 5 RBIs. Paulo Orlando went 3-4. Kannapolis beats Greenville 3-2. Jim Gallagher with all 3 RBIs. JLowe with a good outing on the mound... 6 innings; 2 runs on 6 hits; 6 K's; and 2 BB's. Great Falls loses to Casper 5-1 Cody Allen with the loss. Gerst and Grace with 2 hits each. Bristol loses to Kingsport 5-2 Infante with a good start in a losing effort. 6 innings; 2 runs on 3 hits; 3 Ks; 3 BBs. Edited August 9, 200817 yr by scenario
August 9, 200817 yr The last couple of outings for both Poreda and Ely have been absolutely rock solid. Can't wait to see what happens with Poreda come September... Always nice seeing Shelby do well. He's had himself quite a season. Let's hope he keeps it up. And Retherford went hitless for what seems like the 1st time in forever. Guess it had to happen sooner or later, lol.
August 9, 200817 yr Many good pitchers made the jump from AA to the majors. Poreda might be that kind of guy. He could be a nice pen arm in the stretch here.
August 9, 200817 yr I wouldnt mind calling him up to replace Logan for these last 2 months. Give him a glimpse of the majors and maybe he ends up being Bobby Jenks esque for us in the bullpen. Its not like Logan is doing a good job anyways that he could be that much of a dropoff.
August 9, 200817 yr Interesting that Charlotte is playing the Red Sox AAA affiliate, while we play the Red Sox. Sergio Miranda: hitting .469 his last 10 games, now hitting .310 on the season with an OBP approaching .400, and has as many walks as strikeouts. Meanwhile, Escobar is hitting .229, and yet continues to start at SS and lead off every game (Miranda playing a lot of 2B, 3B, DH).
August 9, 200817 yr QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 08:45 AM) Interesting that Charlotte is playing the Red Sox AAA affiliate, while we play the Red Sox. Sergio Miranda: hitting .469 his last 10 games, now hitting .310 on the season with an OBP approaching .400, and has as many walks as strikeouts. Meanwhile, Escobar is hitting .229, and yet continues to start at SS and lead off every game (Miranda playing a lot of 2B, 3B, DH). I doubt that we're as high on Miranda as Escobar. Also, Escobar is a few years younger I think
August 9, 200817 yr QUOTE (dasox24 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 02:01 AM) The last couple of outings for both Poreda and Ely have been absolutely rock solid. Can't wait to see what happens with Poreda come September... Always nice seeing Shelby do well. He's had himself quite a season. Let's hope he keeps it up. And Retherford went hitless for what seems like the 1st time in forever. Guess it had to happen sooner or later, lol. I think that Poreda is starting to figure out the Southern League. It'll be interesting to see if he can continue this trend: Month IP ERA AVG K/9 BB/9 GO/AO June 18.0 5.00 .303 0.88 0.22 0.57 July 33.2 3.48 .250 0.65 0.39 1.88 Aug 14.0 1.29 .176 1.21 0.00 2.13
August 9, 200817 yr QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 10:50 AM) I doubt that we're as high on Miranda as Escobar. Also, Escobar is a few years younger I think Miranda turned 21 in March. Escobar turned 19 in January. They are about 2 years apart, but its not as if Miranda is old.
August 9, 200817 yr QUOTE (moragasoxfan @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 12:42 PM) I think that Poreda is starting to figure out the Southern League. It'll be interesting to see if he can continue this trend: Month IP ERA AVG K/9 BB/9 GO/AO June 18.0 5.00 .303 0.88 0.22 0.57 July 33.2 3.48 .250 0.65 0.39 1.88 Aug 14.0 1.29 .176 1.21 0.00 2.13 I sure hope so. I wonder if this means his breaking/offspeed stuff is developing?
August 9, 200817 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 02:31 PM) I sure hope so. I wonder if this means his breaking/offspeed stuff is developing? It has been a continuous improvement process. Several things have improved: 1) he had a break through (of sorts) with his change when he made a slight adjustment to his grip; 2) Better command of slider (fewer hangers/more in the dirt); 3) Better FB command (more first pitch strikes) He's still throwing about 70% FB.
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