Minor League Scores – 4/18/10

Baltimore 8, Oakland 3 – Box Score

• Brian Matusz pitched 6.1 innings, allowing 8 hits and 3 ER. He walked one batter and struck out 8.
• Lou Montanez went 1 for 4 with an RBI and a strikeout.
• Justin Turner went 0 for 4.

Analysis: Matusz is going to be a very good pitcher for a long time.

Norfolk 1, Durham 10 – Box Score

• Rhyne Hughes went 2 for 4 with a run, a double, a home run, an RBI and a strikeout.
• Scott Moore went 1 for 4.
• Brandon Snyder went 0 for 3 with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
• Josh Bell went 0 for 4 with 4 strikeouts.

Anaysis: All of Norfolk’s prospects have been disappointments so far, Bell, Snyder, Troy Patton and Brandon Erbe. You’re lucky Tillman isn’t a prospect anymore, you don’t want to see his line.

Bowie 0, Akron 4 – Box Score

• Robbie Widlansky went 2 for 3 .
• Brandon Waring went o for 4 with a strikeout.
• Caleb Joseph went 0 for 4.
• Tyler Henson went 1 for 3 with a walk.
• Ryan Adams went 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
• Zach Britton pitched 6 innings, allowing 8 hits and 4 ER. He walked just one batter and struck out 6.

Analysis: Britton didn’t have a great start, but it wasn’t awful. Besides the ERA, he’s picked up right where he left of last season. He has 15 strikeouts in 16.1 innings, a 4.00 GO/FO and only 3 walks. Impressive.

Lynchburg 6, Frederick 7 – Box Score

• Xavier Avery went 2 for 5.
• Kyle Hudson went 0 for 3 with a run, a walk and 2 strikeouts.
• L.J. Hoes went 1 for 4 with a run and a strikeout.
• Joe Mahoney went 1 for 3 with 2 runs, a walk and a strikeout.
• Billy Rowell went 2 for 4 with a run, 2 doubles and 3 RBI.

Analysis: At the beginning of the season I thought Frederick would be the most boring affiliate. With hot starts from Rowell and Avery, Frederick has been the most exciting.

Hagerstown 9, Delmarva 7 – Box Score

• Steve Bumbry went 1 for 6 with a run, a hit and 5 strikeouts.
• Tyler Kelly went 1 for 5 with a run, a double, a walk and a strikeout.
• Tyler Kolodny went 3 for 5 with 2 runs, 2 home runs, 4 RBI and a walk.
• Justin Dalles went 1 for 3 with a walk.
• Garabez Rosa went 0 for 5 with an RBI and a strikeout.
• Ryan Berry pitched 6 innings, allowing 8 hits and 4 ER. He walked 2 batters and struck out 5.
• Bobby Bundy pitched 3 innings, allowing 3 hits and 2 ER. He struck out 4 batters and walked none.
• Josh Dowdy pitched 2 innings, allowing 1 hit and no runs. He struck out 5 batters.

Analysis: Justin Dalles was hit hard at home plate, and left the game in an ambulance. I’ll have more on this later.

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