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Thursday Pebble Report: Esmil Rogers twirls yet another gem
Pebble Star of the Night Esmil Rogers (4-1, 2.56) allowed three singles, one double and two walks in eight shutout innings in the Tulsa's 4-0 win at Frisco. He also recorded 5 strikeouts in lowering his ERA to a season low 2.56. <!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Esmil Rogers #61 / ...
Tuesday Pebble Report: Uncomfortable Truths Emerging at Asheville
Colorado Springs: W 11-6 Outside of Michael McCoy's three hits, it's hard to tell where the Sky Sox got enough offense to generate eleven runs, but they must have taken a cue from the way the Pirates roughed up the Rockies on Sunday and realized that sometimes if you string together a bunch of...
Thursday Pebble Report: Chacin whirls a gem, Cubs have no mercy on Sky Sox pitchers and infielder on the mound
Pebble Star of the Night Jhoulys Chacin (3.3, 3.23) had his best start of the young season for the Tulsa Drillers. He allowed one unearned run on four hits in seven innings, all season bests. He has now allowed 2 ER or less in all but one of his eight starts - April 26 at Springfield, when he...
Saturday Rockpile: Keith Law's pumped about a couple of Nuts; Hurdle "officially concerned" about Atkins; more
ESPN's Keith Law recently went to check out a game between Modesto and San Jose, mostly to check out guys in the Giants' system. However, he came away impressed with a pair of Rockies' farmhands instead (Insider access only). Bruce Billings was throwing a top-notch sinker, coming in at around...
Friday Pebble Report: Johnson continues to impress, Gomez continues to mash
Colorado Springs (17-9, 0.5 GB): W 2-1 Alan Johnson struck out seven in six and two thirds innings and allowed just three hits in helping the Sky Sox eventually earn a victory. Johnson dominated for six innings before he allowed one run on a seventh inning Emil Brown homer, the only other Portland...
Thursday Pebble Report: Hynick homers and tosses shutout, Rogers and Friedrich also unscathed
Pebble Star of the Night Brandon Hynick threw a complete game shutout for the Sky Sox in Game 1 of a double header against the Portland Beavers (Padres). He allowed five hits and just one walk in his best start of the season. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate, collecting a single in the third...
Sunday Pebble Report: Deduno, Billings and Hollingsworth pitch sparkling gems, Gomez homers twice
Colorado Springs: Postponed. Tulsa: W 3-0 Samuel Deduno has been hot and cold this season, when he's on, like he was yesterday, he's nearly unhittable, he pitched six innings allowing three hits, two walks and striking out seven. The Drillers were able to scratch out single runs in the first,...
Sunday Pebble Report: Hirsh gets a win, Tulsa and Modesto waste great pitching performances, more
Disclaimer: This Pebble Report reviews games played on Saturday night, even though the games from Sunday have been completed as well. Issues with flying out of Denver caused this one to come up a little late.I was going to combine the results for both days, but I'll let whoever does the Monday...
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