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Updated: Sat Sep 06 03:20:34 EDT 2003
SAN DIEGO PADRES ORGANIZATION NOTEBOOK
PORTLAND... 3B RICO WASHINGTON, OF XAVIER NADY and C WIKI GONZALEZ each homered during a six-run first inning as the Beavers beat Edmonton, 9-3, August 21. Washington hit a two-run blast, Nady added a three-run shot and Gonzalez belted a solo shot. The next night, 1B TAGG BOZIED and C YAMID HAAD each clubbed a three-run homer during a seven-run eighth in a 13-0 victory over the Trappers. LHP MIKE BYNUM worked 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits. Bynum retired 11 batters in a row at one point...
On August 25, Nady and Washington hit back-to-back homers in the second inning and Haad clubbed a three-run blast later in the frame as the Beavers blanked Tacoma, 5-0. RHP MATT BRUBACK pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings in the win....
MOBILE... RHP CHRIS OXSPRING threw his first career complete game in a 3-1 victory over Chattanooga August 21. Oxspring allowed a run three hits overall, striking out seven and walking none to improve to 4-0 against Chattanooga. In four starts against the Lookouts, Oxspring has posted a 1.38 ERA while striking out 23 and issuing just three walks in 26 innings...
C HUMBERTO QUINTERO delivered a two-run single in the top of the 12th inning to lift the BayBears over Chattanooga, 7-5, August 22. With the bases loaded and two outs, Quintero singled up the middle of the infield for the win. 2B JAKE GAUTREAU went 4-for-4 with two RBI...
OF FREDDY GUZMAN stole three bases (1-3, 1 RBI) on August 25 in a 12-10 loss against Chattanooga...
LHP CORY STEWART was tied for first the league in wins (12) before he was traded to Pittsburgh in the Brian Giles deal....
LAKE ELSINORE... RHP TREVOR HOFFMAN made his first appearance in nearly a year in the Storm's 5-2 loss to Rancho Cucamonga August 23. The San Diego Padres all-time leader in saves with 352, Hoffman worked a scoreless seventh inning in his comeback from offseason shoulder surgery. The 35-year-old, who notched 13 strikes on 14 pitches, gave up a leadoff single to Casey Kotchman before recording three straight outs, including one on strikes...
2B JOSH BARFIELD was leading the National Association with 120 RBI, 180 hits and 65 extra-base hits through August 27. The 20-year-old Barfield, in his first full season of advanced Class A, was named the league's MVP....
FORT WAYNE... DH RASHAD SMITH produced a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning and 3B KERVIN JACOBO followed with an RBI single as the Wizards beat West Michigan, 6-4, August 22...
RHP BRIAN WHITAKER allowed a pair of unearned runs and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings to beat the White Caps, 7-6, August 24. Whitaker, who improved to 7-6 with a 2.04 ERA in 25 starts, struck out five, including the side in the fourth inning. It was the ninth straight start in which Whitaker allowed two earned runs or fewer...
RHP CORY DOYNE allowed no earned runs in five consecutive games August 1-23 (25.2 IP, 12 H, 1 R, 9 BB, 22 SO), going 4-0....
EUGENE... RHP EDDIE BONINE did not allow a run in seven games August 5-24 (8.2 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 9 SO), posting a win and two saves...
RHP HENRY PEREZ allowed one hit over six scoreless innings (3 BB, 0 SO) in a 2-0 win against Vancouver August 24. The next night, RHP CLARK GIRARDEAU threw six scoreless innings (3 H, 2 BB, 4 SO) in a 2-1 win against the Canadians....
IDAHO FALLS... RHP WILLIAM PONCE went 0-11 with a 7.78 ERA in 13 games June 24-August 27 (59 IP, 87 H, 61 R, 51 ER, 29 BB, 45 SO)...
LHP DANNY DE LA O did not allow a run in 11 games August 2-26 (11.2 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 16 SO), posting a win and two saves...
RHP GREGORY CONDEN struck out 10 batters (6 IP, 2 H, 2 R) but got a no-decision August 21 against Great Falls, a 7-4 win....
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