Minor League Report for 7/21

Oklahoma 6 Iowa 2 - The Iowa Cubs were outhit 13-8 and only Mike Fontenot managed more than one hit, going 2-4 with 2 singles. Felix Pie went 1-4 with a double, while Casey McGehee added a double with his only hit as well. On the mound, Ryan O'Malley (5-6) took the loss going 4.2 IP, giving up 10 hits, 3 ER, no walks, and striking out 3. David Aardsma pitched an inning, walking two, but didn't give up a run in his effort to be recalled to the majors.

West Tennessee 5 Montgomery 3 - Juan Mateo (7-4) pitched 6 innings, gave up 6 hits, 2 ER, 2 walks, and struck out 6 to take the win. Brian Dopirak continued his resurgence at the plate going 2-3 with a walk, a run, and a RBI. Dopirak has raised his numbers to 256/308/316, but with Dopirak, the power is the last thing you should be concerned about.

Daytona 3 Clearwater 1 - In what was most likely to be scheduled as part of a double header, the Daytona Cubs won a 7 inning game, and Donnie Veal (3-1) continued his High A dominance. Veal pitched 5 hitless, scoreless innings, walking 4 and striking out 9, dropping his ERA to 1.03. Joe Simokaitis led the way at the plate, going 2-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs, while Matt Craig and Jemel Spearman each added doubles.

Peoria 3 Lansing 0 - Mitch Atkins (9-3) pitched 7.1 shutout innings, giving up 7 hits, no walks, and striking out 7. Matt Avery pitched the final 1.2 innings striking out 4 to pick up his 11th save. Mark Reed who has struggled quite a bit lately at the plate went 1-4 and drove in a run, while Yusuf Carter went 2-3 at the plate.

Boise 13 Everett 7 - Tyler Colvin went 3-6 with a double and his 3rd HR of the year which raise Colvin's numbers to 282/340/482 after quite a rough start. Alfred Joseph also had 3 hits, going 3-5 with a double and a triple, and scoring 3 runs. Alessandro Maestri (3-1) pitched 3.1 shutout innings striking out 4 to earn the win.