Giese roughed up; Melancon cruises

Triple-A Scranton (9-8 win over Pawtucket)
Brett Gardner & Jason Lane: both 1 for 3 – Gardner walked twice, swiped three bags, scored two runs & K’ed … Lane doubled, walked & scored 3 runs
Alberto Gonzalez: 0 for 5
Ben Broussard: 3 for 4, 3 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB – helluva first impression I’d say
Cody Ransom: 2 for 5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K
Justin Christian: 1 or 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K – 29 RBI in 37 games this year after 48 RBI in 105 games last year
Bernie Castro: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS
Dan Giese: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 2-5 GB/FB – he allowed only 6 earned runs in the 53.1 IP he threw this season prior to this game
David Robertson: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K – 18 of 34 pitches were strikes (52.9%) … he’s walked 10 batters in 13 IP with Scranton … he’s not ready for a call-up, so chill with that
Heath Phillips: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
JB Cox: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Billy Traber: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GB/FB – retired 4 of the 5 LHB he faced
Scott Patterson: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Double-A Trenton (5-3 loss to New Hampshire) this was the completion of the May 18th game that was suspended due to rain
Ramiro Pena, Colin Curtis & Eladio Rodriguez: all 0 for 3 – Pena walked, scored a run & K’ed … Curtis K’ed … E-Rod drove a run in & allowed a passed ball
Austin Jackson: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Edwar Gonzalez & Reegie Corona: both 0 for 4
Cody Ehlers: 1 for 3, 1 BB
Jose Tabata: 2 for 4, 1 R – .274-.326-.345 in May after .200-.308-.233 in April
Dan McCutchen: 3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 0-3 GB/FB – no he didn’t get demoted, he pitched in the first half of the game last week
Mark Melancon: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 8-3 GB/FB – you don’t build up arm strength by not pitching … go to see him log some innings
Steven Jackson: 2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

High-A Tampa (4-3 win over Lakeland)
Damon Sublett: 1 for 2, 1 R – left the game after being taken out as he turned a double play
Luis Nunez: 3 for 5, 1 K
Mitch Hilligoss: 0 for 4 – only 40 hits in 42 games this year
Andres Perez: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Kyle Anson: 1 for 4, 1R, 1 HR, 2 RBI – 8 RBI in his last 5 games
Jose Gil: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 PB
Josue Calzado & Tim Battle: 0 for 3, 1 K – Calzado was hit by a pitch
Chris Garcia: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 5-5 GB/FB
Wilkins Arias: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jose Valdez & Josh Schmidt: both 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K – Schmidt allowed a hit

Low-A Charleston (2-0 win over Augusta)
Austin Krum & Carmen Angelini: both 1 for 4
Justin Snyder: 2 for 4, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) – 3 walks in his last 20 games after drawing 16 walks in his first 31 games
Brandon Laird, Austin Romine & Walter Ibarra: all 0 for 4 – Ibarra threw a runner out at second from RF
Jesus Montero: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K – first homer in 19 days
Braedyn Pruitt: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB
Lance Pendleton: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 10-2 GB/FB – last time he allowed an earned run was May 1st, 26.2 IP ago
Adam Olbrychowski: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5-2 GB/FB