Sox Scoops 41.079: "Farm Fresh: Single A Edition, June 2-8"

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By Rick Mariotti
Minor Leagues Beat Writer
Chicago Sports Online

Grand Junction, Colo. – The Grand Junction Gold Sox plunged into a deep 2-4 ravine in Week 10 of their Single A schedule, but were still clinging to first place in the PL West Central Division by a game.

Last week started off with the Sox dropping the final game of their home series against the Council Bluffs Express (Mexico City), and then losing 2 of 3 on the road against the Lancaster Cactus (Valencia). Grand Junction ended the week by splitting a pair of road games against the Danville Dodos (Charlotte).

The closest thing to a highlight for the week was an 11-6 victory on June 7 against the Dodos.

DH Paul Kemp had a nice day, going 2-5 with a 2-run homer in the 3rd inning, while RF Juan Benítez enjoyed a monster 4-6 day, with a double and a homer.

SP Orlando Pérez struggled, allowing 11 hits and 5 runs in 6.1 innings, but it didn’t matter: the Gold Sox bats were fully awake and had scored 6 runs by the 4th inning.

Week 10 Scores



At Grand Junction
06/02: Council Bluffs 3, Grand Junction 1



At Lancaster
06/03: Lancaster 5, Grand Junction 2
06/04: Grand Junction 6, Lancaster 4
06/05: Lancaster 4, Grand Junction 1



At Danville
06/07: Grand Junction 11, Danville 6
06/08: Danville 6, Grand Junction 5

Record as of June 8

W-L record for Week 10: 2-4
Overall Record: 38-26, .594
Position in Standings: In 1st Place in the PL West Central Division, 1 game ahead of Aspen.

Position Players of Interest

Player	Slash Line	OPS	HR	RBI	WAR
Paul Kemp, LF/DH/SP	.327/.369/.560	.929	7	21	1.2
Robby Clements, 1B/OF	.243/.266/.401	.666	7	30	-0.9
Danny Bennett, LF *	.373/.412/.654	1.066	9	26	1.7
Shannon Morrison, SS	.215/.268/.380	.649	5	26	0.6

Pitchers of Interest

Pitcher	ERA	W-L-SV	IP	K's	BB's	WAR
Romeu Tameiro, SP	4.45	3-6	95.0	55	20	1.8
Paul Kemp, SP/OF/DH	3.19	7-3	67.2	45	8	1.5
Orlando Barries, CL	4.56	4-4-12	23.2	18	6	0.0

* Promoted to AA Beloit on May 12