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Down on the Farm Day 65 Minor Leagues 6/08/2008

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Triple A

(Completion of game suspended due to rain. Scheduled resume time: 6:00 PM ET)

Double A

The Trenton Thunder won a close game over the Reading Phillies by a score of 3-2. Starting for the Trenton Thunder was Eric Hacker and he pitched 6.1 innings giving up 1 earned run on 4 hits for the no decision. Replacing Hacker was Zachary Kroenke and he pitched .2 of a perfect inning. Following Kroenke to start the 8th inning was Bo Hall and he gave up 1 earned run on 2 hits in 2 innings for the win. The hitting stars of the game for Trenton worth mentioning were short stop Ramiro Pena, center fielder Austin Jackson, right-fielder Jose Tabata and second baseman Reegie Corona. Pena went 2 for 2 with 1 rbi. Jackson went 2 for 3 with 1 rbi. Tabata went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and Corona went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 rbi.

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The Tampa Yankees won a high scoring game over the Palm Beach Cardinals by a score of 9-8. Starting for Tampa was Michael Dunn and he gave up 3 earned runs on 2 hits in only 2 innings of work for the no decision. Replacing Dunn to start the 3rd inning was Edgar Soto and he gave up 4 earned runs on 5 hits in 3 innings. Following Dunn to start the 7th inning was Jose Valdez and he gave up 1 earned run on 2 hits in 2 innings. Stephen Artz pitched a perfect 8th inning for the win and Josh Schmidt pitched a perfect 9th inning for the save.

The hitting stars of the game for Tampa worth mentioning were Eduardo Nunez, third baseman Mitch Hilligoss, DH James Cooper, left-fielder Tim Battle and first baseman Kevin Smith. Nunez went 2 for 5 with 1 rbi. Hilligoss went 3 for 5 with 1 run scored. Cooper went 1 for 4 with 1 run scored and 2 rbi’s. Battle went 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 1 rbi and Smith went 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 3 rbi’s along with a bigger than big, huger than huge, far, just like a Night Ranger Sister Christian, oh the time has come, home, run, BAAAAHMB!!!

Class A

The Charleston RiverDogs lost to the Savannah Sand Gnats by a score of 6-4. Starting for the RiverDogs was Noel Castillo and he gave up 4 earned runs on 7 hits in 6 innings of work for the loss but did have 8 strikeouts. Replacing Castillo to start the 7th inning was Gabe Medina and he gave up 2 earned runs on 3 hits in 2 innings. The hitting stars of the game for the RiverDogs worth mentioning were second baseman Justin Snyder and right-fielder Austin Krum. Snyder went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 rbi and Krum went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 rbi along with a home run.

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