Sky Sox Notes: 4/10 @ Tacoma

Observations from last night’s game: 4-2 loss in series opener to Tacoma

  • The Sky Sox were held to one hit through the first seven innings by Tacoma left-hander Anthony Vasquez
  • Infielder Brandon Wood was a lone bright spot offensively for the Sky Sox last night, notching his second consecutive two-hit game.  The former first-round pick and Minor League Player of the Year in 2005 is currently riding a four-game hitting streak, hitting .462 (6-for-13) during that stretch with last night’s solo homer and a total of four RBI and five runs scored.  Wood is one of two players along with Hernan Iribarren that has reached safely in the Sky Sox last four games
  • The bullpen continued its streak without allowing an earned run to 13.2 innings, giving up only two unearned runs in the sixth inning on a two-out bloop single to right field made possbile by a dropped infield fly ball with one out
  • Colorado Springs right-handed reliever Jared Wells struck out the side for the second consecutive outing in the bottom of the eighth to keep the Sky Sox within striking range.  Wells has struck out six of the seven batters he has faced this season, and has the second most strikeouts of any reliever in the PCL with six

Tonight’s Sky Sox starter: Christian Friedrich

  • Suffered the loss in his Triple-A debut in the 2012 season opener April 5th at Reno, going five innings giving up four earned runs while striking out six Aces
  • Spent his entire fourth professional season in 2011 at Double-A Tulsa where he made 25 starts, going 6-10 with a 5.00 ERA (133.1 IP, 74 ER) along with 103 strikeouts
  • 2011 Texas League Midseason All-Star

Sky Sox Notes: 4/9 @ Tacoma

Observations from last night’s game: 5-2 win in series finale at Reno

  • Utility player Matt McBride notched his second straight 3-for-4 game, with a run scored and one RBI.  McBride has started two games so far this season in the cleanup spot for the Sky Sox, and in those two games he has batted .750 (6-for-8) with back-to-back three hit games, four RBI and a home run.  During the Sky Sox two-game winning streak, McBride has accounted for half of the teams 10 runs (and five of the last eight runs) either by scoring the run or collecting the RBI.
  • Starting pitcher Rob Scahill won in his Triple-A debut, the first win for a Sky Sox starter this season, going five innings while allowing two earned runs and striking out five.  All four Colorado Springs starters this season have struck out at least five batters, with the first three striking out six, making them the only team to accomplish that feat.  The Sky Sox lead the PCL in starting pitcher strikeouts at 23.
  • The Sky Sox bullpen held the Aces scoreless for the second straight game, and have not allowed a run during the Sky Sox two-game winning streak (nine combined innings).

Tonight’s Sky Sox starter: RHP Alex White

  • White was acquired in the Ubaldo Jimenez trade last July along with Drew Pomeranz and Matt McBride
  • Made seven starts for the Rockies at the end of last season, going 2-4 with a 8.42 ERA (36.1 IP, 34 ER) with 24 strikeouts and 16 walks
  • White has 10 career MLB starts and is 3-4 with a 7.01 ERA (51.1 IP, 40 ER) in those 10 with 37 strikeouts and 25 walks
  • He also has 33 career Minor League starts, with a total ERA of 2.31 in 190.2 innings pitched with 155 strikeouts

Sky Sox Notes: 4/7 @ Reno

Observations from last night’s game: 9-5 loss to Reno Aces

  • The Rockies top outfield prospect and seventh overall prospect Tim Wheeler notched his first Triple-A hit with a double in the first inning.
  • Utility player Hernan Iribarren missed last season due to a torn ACL, but showed no signs of rust entering last night’s game as a pinch-hitter and remaining in the game as an outfielder going 2-for-3 with a RBI.
  • Aces outfielder A.J. Pollack recorded five hits against the Sky Sox in last night’s 9-5 loss, a feat that was accomplished four times against Colorado Springs last season.  Pollack is the second Reno player to record five hits against the Sky Sox, as Wily Mo Pena was the first last season on June 11th, 2011.
  • The Sky Sox have lost their last seven games on the road to the Aces.

Tonight’s Sky Sox starter: Carlos Torres

  • Torres is making his first Triple-A appearance since 9/2/10 after spending the 2011 season in Japan with the Yomiuri Giants.
  • Has spent parts of two seasons in the Major Leagues, both with the Chicago White Sox, with a career record of 1-3 with a 6.86 ERA (42.0 IP, 32 ER) in 13 appearances and six starts
  • During his last stint in the Minor Leagues, Torres was a member of Triple-A Charlotte making 25 starts and two relief appearances.  He posted a 9-9 record with a 3.42 ERA (160.1 IP, 61 ER), 140 strikeouts and 71 walks while holding hitters to a .217 average.
  • Named the Triple-A Starting Pitcher of the Year by MiLB.com in 2009 during his first season with the Charlotte Knights.

Sox Scribbles – Pre-Game Info For 4/6 Matchup with Reno Aces

Observations from last night’s game: 5-2 Loss to Reno Aces

  • Christian Friedrich, Stephen Dodson and Jared Wells combined for 12 strikeouts, the most team strikeouts on a Sky Sox Opening Day as far back as 1990 (Box Score records for 1989 and 1988 season Opening Days unavailable).  The 12 strikeouts also matched the season high for the Sky Sox all of last season, a number Colorado Springs reached nine times in 2011.
  • Shortstop Tommy Field went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his Triple-A debut (Field had made his MLB debut in 2011, jumping straight from Double-A Tulsa, and batted .271   (13-for-48) with 3 RBI in 16 games replacing injured Troy Tulowitzki in September)
  • Right-hander Jared Wells struck out side in the sixth inning in first Triple-A action since 4/16/10

Tonight’s Starter: Guillermo Moscoso

  • The Sky Sox are Moscoso’s third Pacific Coast League team Moscoso has appeared with (Sacramento 2011, Oklahoma City 2009-10).  Moscoso has a career record in the PCL of 15-14 and a 4.09 ERA (239.2 IP, 109 ER) with 44 career starts (47 appearances).
  • He began last season at Triple-A Sacramento, but then was called up in May and made first Major League start on May 24th.  Moscoso ranked second among AL rookies in ERA (3.38) and third in opponents batting average (.212), based on a minimum of 81.0 innings pitched, while also ranking fifth among AL rookies in wins (8)and tied for eighth in strikeouts (74).

Transactions: 

  • In the first transaction of the 2012 season for the Sky Sox, the Rockies have added right-handed pitcher Adam Ottavino to the Colorado Springs roster and moved infielder Brendan Harris to the Tri-City Dust Devils roster.  Ottavino was claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals on April 3, 2012.

Sox Scribbles: What’s in a name?

The Sky Sox have been ranked 12th in a list of the 25 Coolest Minor League Team Names. Check out the link below to see the whole list.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/824791-power-ranking-the-25-coolest-minor-league-team-names#/articles/824791-power-ranking-the-25-coolest-minor-league-team-names/page/15

Sox Scribbles: Johnson and Miller climb all-time lists

In picking up the win in last night’s 2-1 victory over Salt Lake, starter Alan Johnson continues to ascend some of the Sox all-time pitching lists. Last night was Johnson’s 71st start in a Sky Sox uniform, moving him into a tie for second place all-time with Bryan Rekar. The win was the 25th of his Sox career moving him into a tie for fifth place with Rod Nichols. Johnson is tied for sixth in losses (24) with Mike Saipe. This season he also became the second Sky Sox player with 250 strikeouts and 150 walks joining Tom Kramer who finished his career with 292 strikeouts and 169 walks. Johnson moved into third place in career walks with 151 and now has the fifth most strikeouts for a Sox pitcher with 259. He is also second in hits allowed (547), runs (320) and earned runs (283) and third in innings pitched (412.0). For his Sky Sox career, Johnson is 25-24 with a 6.18 ERA.

Sox closer Jim Miller earned his 24th save of the season in last night’s 2-1 victory over Salt Lake. It was also the 64th appearance for Miller this season which is the most the most ever for a Sky Sox pitcher. He had previously been tied with Don Gordon who set the mark in 1989 with 63 appearances. The 24 saves are tied for the 4th most in a season in Sox history with Steve Olin and one behind Nate Fields who had 25 in 2006.

Sox Scribbles: Attendence Milestone

With last night’s paid attendance of 5,734, the Sox surpassed 300,000 in attendance for the 2011 season. It is the fourth-straight year that the team has reached that milestone and tied for with the 2010 season for the fewest amount of games to reach 300,000 fans (63).

Sox Scribbles: More Johnson Milestones

Despite picking up the loss last night against Tacoma, starter Alan Johnson continues to ascend some of the Sox all-time pitching lists. With the loss, Johnson is now tied for sixth in losses (24) with Mike Saipe. He also walked four batters to became the second player with 250 strikeouts and 150 walks in a Sky Sox uniform, joining Tom Kramer who finished his career with 292 strikeouts and 169 walks. Johnson moved into third place in career walks and now has the fifth most strikeouts for a Sox pitcher with 253. He is also second in hits allowed (542), runs (319) and earned runs (282). For his Sky Sox career, Johnson is 24-24 with a 6.25 ERA.

Sox Scribbles: Street and Lindstrom conclude rehab tonight

Rehabbing Rockies relievers Huston Street and Matt Lindstrom are scheduled to pitch in tonight’s opening game against the Tacoma Rainiers before rejoining the big league club on Thursday. They previously pitched in Monday’s game against the Salt Lake Bees, with Street pitching a scoreless inning while striking out one while Lindstrom allowed two runs on three hits while striking out two in an inning of work.

Sox Scribbles: Walk-off madness

In last night’s 9-7 win over Salt Lake, outfielder Ryan Spilborghs became the first Sky Sox player to hit a lead-off homer and a walk-off homer in the same game. There has been one other instance where a lead-off homer and a walk-off homer were involved in the same game, but involved two different Sky Sox batters. On August 9th, 1999 vs. Edmonton, John Cotton led off the game with a homer, then Dave Hajek hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off Trappers closer Steve Mintz as the Sky Sox beat the Trappers, 10-8.

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