A few more miles up 99
by James on May.24, 2008, under Minor League Baseball, Trips
Of the seven games on my week and a half trip to the southern part of the state, this was the only Triple-A game I covered. While it was another hot day, it wasn’t quite at the level it was in Lake Elsinore, Rancho Cucamonga or Visalia. Mid-90s, decent breeze, lots of water.
It was my second time in Fresno this month and also the second time Nick Pereira threw for the Grizzlies. While he wasn’t quite as good as he was the first time against Omaha he pitched more than well enough for another win, working into the 7th inning and allowing two runs. Justin Leone went deep for Fresno, Brett Harper and Scott McClain had 2 hits apiece, and so did Brandon Wood for the Bees. 6-2 final.
This was another one of those games where I ended up with fewer action shots in the field than I was hoping for but that’s the way it goes sometimes. I hadn’t shot a game featuring Salt Lake before so I spent a little more time trying to make sure I got their hitters accounted for. Occasionally, that left me without enough room to switch over to the infield to set up in time for a shot. Still, I’m mostly pleased with the results. The stuff I tried in Visalia with the ISO settings did work a bit better here but I don’t think I’m going to play around with that as much down the line.
