Baby Bird Brief Weekly Report - May 19

Baby Bird Performers of the Week
Offense - Brad Glenn - OPS of 1.289 for the week, with 4 doubles & a HR. Glenn also picked up 4 walks and drove in 6 runs
Honorable Mention - J.D. Davis - OPS of 1.247 across two levels. Davis had 3 doubles & a HR. Davis also added 3 walks and 3 SB's

Pitching - Matt Boyd - Allowed 1 run over 12 innings in 2 starts last week. He picked up 11 strikeouts and only walked 2 batters.
Honorable Mention - Luis Santos & Starlyn Suriel - Both had similar lines, allowing 1 run over 6.1 innings last week. Santos picked up 5 strike outs in his start.

Leaders

Stats of the week that may only interest me
Outfield Assists - 5 - David Harris
Caught Stealing % - 32% (8 of 25) - A.J. Jimenez
Hit By Pitch - 13 - Tim Locastro

Buffalo
Buffalo had a better run this past week, finding a little bit of offense after scuffling along since Chris Colabello's recall to Toronto. Including the holiday Monday, Buffalo went 4-4 and 3 of the losses were by 1 run. The big game for the bats was the 16-2 fog shortened win on Saturday. Even taking that game out of the picture, the Herd had a positive run differential, which indicates some better performance.

This week, Buffalo starts a 7-game road trip with 3 in Columbus and then a 4-game set in Toledo.  Buffalo just finished splitting 4 games with Toledo at home, so the return should be interesting. On Saturday, Buffalo hammered Toledo as discussed, and then lost 5-2 in 12 innings, as Chad Jenkins gave up 3 runs in the 12^th.

In Monday's game, Buffalo gave up 3 in the first inning and couldn't find enough offense to come all the way back. The offense had 7 hits and 4 walks, while striking out 7 times. The pitching held Toledo to 3 unearned runs in the first on a Matt Hague error, 5 walks and struck out 8

• Miguel Castro started and gave up 2 2-out HR's in the 1^st. Overall Castro allowed 5 hits and a walk over 2.1 innings. Castro picked up 2 strike outs. He threw 57 pitches, including 37 strikes.

Minor Leaguer's Edit: The two homers Castro gave up were bombs--one was hit to the Bob Evans' outlet in left and the other bounced off the right field roof and went out of the stadium.

• Luis Perez was back in Buffalo and in a different role after picking up a save earlier this week for NH. He threw 3 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and 2 walks, while striking out 4
• Rob Rasmussen then followed with 2.2 scoreless, without giving up a hit. Rasmussen allowed 2 walks and struck out 2
  
  
• Brad Glenn continued his hot streak with a solo HR in the 6^th, his 2^nd of the year
• Andy Burns & Caleb Gindl both picked up 2 singles. Gindl also added a walk. Burns was picked off and caught stealing
• Dalton Pompey went 1-3 with a walk and a K. Since our last update, Pompey has went 2-12 with 3 walks and 1 K
• Matt Hague added a hit

Long Weekend Performances

• Chris Dickerson hit a grand slam Saturday and added a double. He picked up 2 walks on Saturday
• Brad Glenn is hitting .444 over his last 10 games, with 2 HR's, 4 walks and 5 K's
• Matt Hague has hits in 18 of 19 and 30 of 37 for the season. He picked up a HR in Saturday's game
• Melky Mesa had a HR Saturday as well
  
  
• Andrew Albers had a decent start Saturday going 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 3
• Daniel Norris allowed 2 runs over 6 innings on Sunday. He gave up 5 hits and 3 walks, but struck out 9

New Hampshire
New Hampshire had a rough week going 2-5, although 3 of the losses came by a run. The Fisher Cats didn't seem to have a lot of offense last week, but did win Sunday & Monday to start a mini streak that will hopefully carry on.

This week, the Fisher Cats play a 3-game set at Reading and then return home to take on Altoona. Over the weekend, New Hampshire lost 6-1 to Binghamton before coming back with a 5-0 win on Sunday, with a 5-run 8^th inning.  The one thing to keep an eye on is the fact that Dwight Smith hasn't played since May 15^th, but he's still on the active roster. I haven't heard anything on him though.

On Monday, New Hampshire had a good pitched game as they beat Reading 4-1. Both clubs had 6 hits on the night. NH picked up 4 walks and 7 K's. Reading had 2 walks and 5 K's. The Fisher Cats got 3 in the 1^st inning and held on from there in the victory. The NH bullpen didn't allow a hit over 3.2 innings to shut down the win

• Casey Lawrence threw 5.1 innings of 1-run ball. He allowed 6 hits and a walk, while striking out 3
• Scott Barnes threw 0.2 innings
• Greg Burke had 2 scoreless innings with a walk and a K.
• Blake McFarland pitched a perfect 9^th with 1 strike out
  
  
• Pierce Rankin had a 2-hit game, including a double.
• Kevin Nolan had 2 singles in this one, as he continues to swing a hot bat. Nolan is riding a 6-game hit streak, and has hits in 16 of 17
• Matt Newman & Shane Optiz added singles & a K each. Newman also had a walk

Long Weekend Performances

• Jon Berti & Andy Fermin had doubles on Saturday
• Kevin Nolan, Matt Newman & Jack Murphy all had 2 hits and a walk on Sunday. Murphy had a double among his 2 hits
• K.C. Hobson is scuffling. He's 0-12 with 5 K's in his last 3
  
  
• John Anderson allowed a run over 5 innings on Saturday. He gave up 4 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 3
• Matt Boyd looked good on Sunday, allowing 7 hits and a walk over an efficient 7 innings. He struck out 4. Boyd threw 83 pitches, 57 for strikes

Dunedin
Last week Dunedin had an average week, going 3-4 with a -4 run differential on the road. The D-Jays split at Fort Myers before losing 2 of 3 at Lakeland. Dunedin moves home for a 7-game road trip, with 3 against Tampa and 4 with St. Lucie.

Over the weekend Dunedin picked up a 3-1 win on Saturday and lost 6-3 on Sunday. On Saturday, Dunedin went down 1 in the 1^st, but chipped away to win 3-1. Sunday, Dunedin jumped out to a lead in the 1^st, but couldn't score again until the 9^th. J.D. Davis played Saturday, but did not play Sunday or Monday, so that's a roster item to keep an eye on

On Monday, Dunedin was down 2 before they came to bat, and were down 3-0 until the bottom of 6, when they tied it up, and then went ahead with a 4-run 8^th inning, as they beat the Yankees 7-3. Dunedin had 10 hits and a walk. The D-Jays also struck out 6 times. Tampa had 7 hits and 4 walks, but struck out 9 times.

• Luis Santos started and allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks over 4 innings. He gave up a 2-run HR before he'd recorded an out. Santos picked up 4 strike outs
• Matt Dermody went 3 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits. He struck out 5 and picked a runner off
• Alberto Tirado had 2 scoreless innings, as he allowed a hit and 2 walks
  
  
• Mitch Nay is currently swinging a hot bat, as he picked up a double and a HR on Monday. He's now at 3 for the year, after homering in back-to-back games. Nay is riding a 5-game hitting streak
• L.B. Dantzler & Matt Dean both added 2 hits, including a double each.
• Derrick Loveless had a triple and a walk
• Dawel Lugo had a double
• Maicer Izturis made his debut with a hit in 2 at-bats playing 2^nd base
• Roemon Fields had a hit and struck out twice

Long Weekend Performances

• J.D. Davis had the big game on Saturday, with 3 hits, including 2 doubles. Davis also scored 2 runs
• Roemon Fields had 2 hits on Sunday
• Mitch Nay hit a solo HR leading of the 9^th on Sunday
• Dickie Joe Thon had singles both Saturday & Sunday
  
  
• Murphy Smith started Saturday and allowed an unearned run on 5 hits over 6 innings. Smith struck out 5
• Jairo Labourt started Sunday and allowed a run on 3 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings. He recorded 2 strike outs
• Brady Dragmire wasn't good Sunday, as he was charged with 4 runs on 3 hits and a walk without recording an out
• Phil Kish made his Dunedin debut allowing a run over 2 innings. Kish gave up 4 hits
• Jimmy Cordero threw 2 scoreless on Sunday, striking out 2

Lansing
Lansing went 3-4 last week, losing 2, winning 2, losing a game, winning a game and then losing another.  The Lugs were a -8 for the week, the bulk of which came in an 11-4 loss to West Michigan. This week Lansing plays a 8-game home stand, starting with 4 at home against South Bend and then welcoming Fort Wayne for 4.

Over the weekend, Lansing picked up a 4-3 win on Saturday, before losing 4-3 on Sunday. In both games, Lansing gave up a big inning and that was all the offense they would allow. A 3-run 8^th Saturday made the game close, while the 4-run 5^th on Sunday was the difference.

On Monday, Lansing and South Bend traded runs most of the game, but Lansing came out with a 7-5 win. Lansing had 16 hits and a walk. They struck out 7 times. South Bend had 11 hits and 4 walks, while striking out 6 times.

• Shane Dawson started and allowed 3 runs over 5.1 innings. Dawson gave up 5 hits and 3 walks, and struck out 2. Dawson got 7 ground outs to go with 2 fly outs. He also helped his cause with 2 pick offs
• Mark Biggs followed with 2 innings of relief. Biggs allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, while picking up 1 K
• Colton Turner threw 0.2 innings, with a walk and a K
• Jose Fernandez threw a scoreless 9^th with 2 K's
  
  
• D.J. Davis had a 4-4 evening. Davis picked up a double as well. And in very D.J. fashion, he had a stolen base (7) and was caught stealing (5)
• Anthony Alford had 3 hits, including a double (11). Alford also picked up a stolen base (6)
• Ryan McBroom (11) had a single and a double, and added a walk
• Gunnar Heidt had 2 hits, including a double, and was caught stealing
• Danny Jansen had 2 hits for the game
• Richard Urena, Justin Atkinson & Josh Almonte all had a hit. Atkinson had 2 strike outs while Almonte picked up a stolen base (2)

Long Weekend Performances

• Josh Almonte had 3 hits on Sunday, including a double
• Richard Urena had 2 hits Sunday, and has hits in 7 of 8
• Ryan McBroom & Gunnar Heidt both had doubles on Saturday
• Anthony Alford, Rowdy Tellez & D.J. Davis both had hits Saturday & Sunday. Davis is currently riding a 7-game hit streak
  
  
• Chase De Jong looked good on Saturday, throwing 6 shutout innings, with 3 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 4 times, and had 6 ground outs and 3 fly ball outs
• Jesus Tinoco allowed 4 runs on 8 hits over 6 innings on Sunday. He also struck out 6 and got 8 ground outs to 3 fly outs

Look Ahead
BUF - Buffalo plays Columbus (NYY) in a morning start. Felix Doubront makes his second start of the year
NH - New Hampshire continues at Reading (PHI). The starter is TBD
DUN - Dunedin takes on Tampa (NYY). Justin Shafer looks to have a second solid start in a row
LAN - Lansing has a morning date with South Bend (CHC).Conner Greene throws for the Lugs

Transactions

Munenori Kawasaki - Placed on 7-Day DL
Luis Perez - Assigned to New Hampshire from Buffalo
Felix Doubront - Activated from 7-Day DL
Jonathan Diaz - Outrighted to Buffalo
Luke Scott - Assigned to Buffalo

Andy Fermin - Assigned to New Hampshire from Dunedin
Jake Fox - Placed on temporary inactive list & released
John Stilson - Assigned to New Hampshire from Dunedin
Emilio Guerrero - Placed on 7-day DL
Tiago Da Silva - loaned to Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen
Ian Parmley - Assigned to New Hampshire from Dunedin
Ronald Torreyes - Optioned to New Hampshire by Toronto
Joel Pineiro - Assigned to New Hampshire
Arik Sikula - Placed on 7-day DL
Dustin Antolin - Activated from 7-day DL

Scott Silverstein - Placed on 7-day DL
Michael Kraft - Assigned to Dunedin from Vancouver
Matt Dermody - Activated from 7-day DL
J.D. Davis - Assigned to Dunedin from Lansing
Michael Kraft - Assigned to Extended Spring Training
Phil Kish - Assigned to Dunedin from Lansing
Boomer Collins - Assigned to Dunedin from Lansing
David Harris - Placed on 7-day DL

Conor Fisk - Assigned to Extended Spring Training
Jose Fernandez - Activated from 7-day DL
Chris Carlson - Activated from 7-day DL
Dusty Isaacs - Assigned to Lansing from GCL
Tim Mayza - Assigned to Lansing from Bluefield
Josh Almonte - Activated from 7-day DL