3 @ San Francisco, 3 vs New York OFF DAY
RUNS SCORED: 55 (7th)
RUNS AGAINST: 55 (10th)
OBP: .355 (1st)
STARTERS ERA: 3.76 (6th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 5.53 (15th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .690 (10th)
ZONE RATING: -2.9 (16th)
12 errors (t-15th)
RESULTS 8-4 1 GB
1-2 @ San Francisco 2-1 vs New York
4/7- CIP 5 SF 4 Powers (W) 5.2 IP 3 H 5 K 4 BB (2 bases loaded walks) Tar SV (1) Dietz 3-3 2B SB RBI BB
4/8- SF 5 CIP 0 Kevin Gilmore (SF) CG SHO 9 K 2 BB 5 H (1-0 1.26) Luis Corona (SF) 2B HR 3 RBI Daniel Wood (L) 5 ER 9 H 2 HR 5 IP
- SP Danny Floyd was given his unconditional release today after passing through waivers and being unable to swing a trade. He was 16-22 4.53 over 2 years and 69 G, 52 starts. At 29 I think he'll land on his feet somewhere.
4/9- SF 6 CIP 4 4-1 lead blown in the 8th. Nicol 5 ER 0.2 IP (L) Guijosa ND 5.2 IP 5 K 4 BB 5 H 1 R 108 pitches Roberts 2H HR (2) 3 RBI Krieg 2H HR (1) RBI
4/10- NY 8 CIP 0 Hawkins (L) 5 ER 2 BB 10 H 5.2 IP Camarillo 3 ER 4 H 1.2 IP Krieg 4-4 2B (5)
4/11- CIP 7 NYP 2 Morris 7 IP 9 K 2 ER 4 H (2-0 2.21) Brumfield 2H HR (3) 3R BB 2 RBI Roberts 3H 2 HR (4) 4 RBI (10) Gutierrez 3H 3 SB 2 R
4/12- CIP 5 NYP 4 rallied for a 5R bottom of the 9th Justin Krieg walk-off 1B Nieves 2E (3) (struggling at .163-0-3 so far) Powers ND 6.2 IP 5 H 4 K 3 BB 2 ER 115 pitches
Mark Calkins was banged up on the 11th and will be DtD until early next week.
4/13- OFF DAY
LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- LF Jorge Cortez (POR) 10-23 4 HR 9 RBI
NL POTW- 2B Luis Corona (SF) 8-17 4 HR 7 RBI
- On Friday, Jets RF and 2009 MVP Chris Cross went 4-4 and hit for the cycle for the first time in his career.
BACKROOM CHATTER
What the heck happened to my defense? The Bullpen is struggling too. It's 2 weeks in, and we're 8-4, so no panic button, but Pedraza hitting .115 and Nieves at .163 with no homers is troubling. I think I need to move Nicol (11.57 ERA) and watch Justin Tar (9.53) close this week.
Nicol is optioned on Sunday, and lefty Andy Bergsten is added to the 40-man and recalled. A minor league FA sign 2 years ago he went 6-2 1 SV 2.88 over 50 innings with 50 K's and 12 walks at AA last season. He's just 25 and rated a 2-star prospect.