MLM Recap: Rick Porcello gets rocked in AAA (maybe for the best)

by David Tokarz on Jun 30, 2010 2:17 AM EDT in Detroit Tigers Minor League News

Rick Porcello got his butt handed to him- he went 5 innings, giving up 5 runs on 10 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts. The good news: according to Beck, he's working on that slider. Hey, I'll take a couple crappy AAA starts if it means Rick starts K'ing 6 per 9 with his groundball rate (still good- 12 GB to 1 FB) Ryan Perry also had a rehab appearance- and he did poorly. Beck notes in the Porcello article that he struggled with his command, and that's evident in his line of 1.2 innings with 1 unearned run allowed on 2 walks and a hit with a strikeout. Will Rhymes was 3-5 with a triple and Brent Dlugach was 2-4 with a double.

AA: Bowie 6, Erie 5

Ugh. More suck from Erie, PA. Ramon Garcia wasn't horrible, going 7 innings and giving up 5 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits, 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. So maybe he was kinda bad. Rawley Bishop went 2-4 with a double and a walk and Michael Bertram went 2-5 with a double.

A+: Tampa 5, Lakeland 0

Jon Kibler had a solid start- 6 innings pitched with only one earned run allowed on 6 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts. He still caught the loss due to an utter lack of offense. Samir Rijo was 1-3 with a double. 3 other Flying Tigers managed to pick up a base- Daniel Fields via a walk and Brandon Douglas/Jordan Lennarton via base hits.

A: South Bend 2, West Michigan 1 (10 innings)

Hooray, more losses. Jade Todd left the game with an injury after throwing 3 pitches, so the bullpen took over. Victor Larez was the 5 inning stopper, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits and a walk. Miguel Mejia gets the nod for best performance with his 1.2 innings, in which he struck out 4 and walked 1. Jamie Johnson was 2-3 with a walk. Promote him. Yes, even if that means sending Daniel Fields down to West Michigan.

SS: Connecticut 1, Lowell 0

Only the short season team wins. Maybe because they haven't been taught how to lose by the other clubs yet. Luis Sanz pitched very well, going 6 innings and giving up a mere 3 hits and a walk with 6 strikeouts. He probably goes up to replace Jade Todd for West Michigan if he hits the DL. Michael Torrealba threw 3 hitless innings, walking 3 and striking out 7.

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Porcello went 10 innings?

Gotta be a typo, right??

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by ahtrap on Jun 30, 2010 2:31 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, he went five innings

by JAYRC on Jun 30, 2010 2:35 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

lol

would explain why he got rocked going that many innings, its a typo though.

by stebo48858 on Jun 30, 2010 4:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Porcello also gave up 5 ER not 6... If ya want to get picky

The walks & hits are what really has sucked about Porcello this season. Way to many of them.
I’m sure he’ll be back soon
Hopefully they don’t rush him though

by JAYRC on Jun 30, 2010 6:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Got hits and innings confused

It was late.

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by David Tokarz on Jun 30, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Looks like Perry is still ironing things out too. An unearned run on two walks and a hit.
He really needs to step it up now that Zumaya is out! Perhaps it it time to unleash Robbie Weinhardt!
Awesome to see that Rawley Bishop is doing good in Erie. He was great to watch and he is missed in Lakeland.
David, how long until Ni gets sent down and Schlereth comes up?
The issues I have are his inconsistent command/control but isn’t he better than Ni at least?

by JAYRC on Jun 30, 2010 2:40 AM EDT via mobile reply actions