Sep 3, 2009 | McCovey Chronicles
Not too many highlights from the farm system today: Garrett Broushuis led a shutout effort with six scoreless innings on six hits and a walk in a CT 1-0 win; David Maroul, up in Fresno to fill in the roster, hit a grand slam in a Fresno win; Darren Ford ...how about his second half? 3-for-6 today with a double and triple; C.J. Ziegler went 4-for-5 ...
Is tonight Posey's Fresno finale?
Posey sits in spotlight Posey sits in spotlight Buster Posey's Fresno debut with the Grizzlies was delayed a day to fans' dismay.
Highlights from the Giants ' farm: Mike McBryde had five hits; Ryan Rohlinger and Sharlon Schoop each homered while having two hits; Darren Ford reached base four times; Kyle Nicholson did not allow an earned run in 6.2 IP; and Eric Surkamp had 10 K and just 2 ER in 6.0 IP.
Is tonight Posey's Fresno finale?
Posey sits in spotlight Posey sits in spotlight Buster Posey's Fresno debut with the Grizzlies was delayed a day to fans' dismay.
It's unusual that a performance from a short-season team is the leading highlight from the Giants ' farm system, but a combined no-hitter by starter Craig Westcott and relievers Brandon Graves and Wilbur Bucardo certainly seems worthy.
There were limited highlight-worthy lines from the Giants ' farm yesterday: Nick Noonan had his 6th HR while reaching base three times; Andy D'Alessio had a couple XBH among his three hits; Dom Duggan reached base four times; and Kyle Woodruff had 5.2 scoreless IP in long relief.
Red hot Grizzlies 'just having fun' Red hot Grizzlies 'just having fun' Yes, today is June 1. But the Fresno Grizzlies might want to petition the calendar gods for an extended May.
Highlights from the Giants ' farm: Thomas Neal had his 17th HR while reaching base three times: Brian Bocock reached base four times; Ben Snyder had 6 K in 4.1 scoreless IP in relief; and Clay Timpner had three hits, including his 8th double.
Highlights from the Giants ' farm include two pitching performance along with a host of good hitting lines as each of the Giants four full-season affiliates scored at least seven runs.
The obvious highlights from the Giants ' farm is Madison Bumgarner 's first complete-game shutout, albeit in seven innings.
Highlights from the Giants ' farm: three starters-- Jesse English , Garrett Broshuis , and Ari Ronick--combined to allow 0 ER in 20.0 IP; Roger Kieschnick had a huge game with two HRs, a double, and a walk; and Nick Noonan also reached base four times.
Highlights from the Giants ' farm: Scott Barnes had a fairly dominant start, including a season-high 9 K; Charlie Culberson homered and singled; and Buster Posey had three singles to reach base safely three times for the fifth straight game.
Highlights from the Giants ' farm, sometimes known as the Neal and Posey show. Tonight Buster Posey reached base in all four trips to the plate, and Thomas Neal homered again.
Highlights: John Bowker homered and doubled among three hits; Brett Pill homered and doubled among fours in the second game of a double-header; and Clayton Tanner had six dominant innings to begin his start.
Grizzlies 6, Bees 5 Crucial moment: Four batters after John Bowker's two-run homer tied the score in the fourth, Steve Holm put the Grizzlies ahead for good with a sacrifice fly.
Grizzlies Return Home- Defeat Bees, 6-5
The hits just keep coming for the Grizzlies. For the eighth straight game, Fresno reached the double-digit mark for hits, as they defeated Salt Lake, 6-5, Saturday night at the downtown ballpark on an 11-hit attack.
Highlights: In a high scoring game at alitude, John Bowker homered among three hits, and Ben Copeland reached base in all five plate appearances.
Apologies for the lateness. Here's the highlights: 6/1 - Is Joe Bro a nickname? Joe Borchard knocks two home runs and Frandsen adds another as Fresno has 1/10th of the Giants ' season home runs in one game.
Lots of highlights tonight. The Giants top prospect Madison Bumgarner won another start, although not as impressively as his past two starts.
Grizzlies 5, Beavers 0 Welcome home: The Grizzlies returned to the Valley in style from a season-high nine-game road trip, taking the first game of their four-game series with Portland.
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