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Visalia's Jesse Darrah had his best outing of the season and since his season opening disaster start has pitched pretty darned well. Last night he recorded 7 shutout innings on 3 hits and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts. If you throw out that season opener in which he allowed 7 earned runs in 1.1 innings Darrah has recorded a 2.36 ERA in his last 6 starts in the always difficult California League. He's old for the level at 24 and there's a lot of pitchers in the organization ahead of him, but he is making some noise and at this rate could find himself in Mobile before the year is out.
Snake Stars
3 Stars: Jesse Darrah, Visalia 7 IP, 3H, 3 BB, 7 K, 0 ER, W (3-0)
2 Stars: Nick Evans, Reno 3 for 4, 1 BB, 3 R, 2 DBL, 4 RBI
1 Star: Andy Marte, Reno 2 for 3, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 TPL, 1 HR (4), 4 RBI
0 Stars: Steve Hathaway, South Bend 1.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 5 R, 3 ER
Triple A: Reno 11 Tacoma 7. Nick Evans remains on fire as he rapped a couple more doubles and drove in 4 runs as the Aces outpaced the Rainiers. Randy Wolf got the start and allowed 4 runs in the first 3 innings before settling a bit to get through 6 innings with no further damage. He allowed those 4 runs on 7 hits and 5 walks though he did strike out 9. Andy Marte also had a big night with a triple, his 4th home run and 4 RBI. Didi Gregorius went 3 for 4 to raise his average to .304.
Double A: Mobile - Rained Out.
High A: Visalia 3 @ Bakersfield 0. Jesse Darrah was at his best and the offense did just enough to make him a winner. Cody Wheeler pitched a perfect 8th with 2 strikeouts and Enrique picked up his 5th save with a perfect 9th. Ryan Court was the offensive star going 2 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI.
A: South Bend 9 Great Lakes 7. Adam Miller had another good start tossing 5 shutout innings though he did allow 5 hits and walked 4. Relievers Steve Hathaway and Kye Schepel tried to turn a blowout into a close by allowing 7 runs over the final 3 innings. Michael Perez went 2 for 3 and hit his first homer of the year, and Stryker Trahan went 2 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI. Steve McQuail and George Roberts each added a pair of hits.