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Fortunately for Albuquerque, Reno's bullpen was not much better as the Isotopes pulled off a 6-5 win over the Aces on Alex Castellanos' two-out, RBI single.

The Isotopes have five outfielders who deserve to play but are currently in a long stretch of only facing National League opponents, removing the option of using the designated hitter.

Jarret Martin threw 6.2 scoreless innings for the Quakes while Venezuelan teenagers Jonathan Martinez and Miguel Sulbaran combined on a 4-hit shutout for the Loons Minor League Player of the Day Miguel Sulbaran - 4 IP, 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Walk, 2 K's . Sulbaran piggy backed off of fellow Venezuelan Jonathan Martinez and completed the Loons shutout ... (more)

He pushed the down button and waited, a statue, patient. Once, he had been a man who would never wait.

There are similarities between the Dodgers' current injury woes and those of the first half of last season.

The Big Red Machine era holds the club's most famous core of players. However, it might be harder for the casual fan to name half the starting rotation in 1975 rather than its starting lineup.

The last place Dodgers have begun their long and painful journey into hell. After last night's pathetic 5-3 loss to the Dbacks, the Dodgers have sunk into last place with a 13-19 record.

Minor league player of the day : Angel Sanchez took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Class-A Great Lakes Loons on Monday, but settled for seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in a no-decision. Sanchez, 23, retired the first 10 batters of the game before walking outfielder Michael Reed with one out in the fourth inning.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez is still bothered by a strained neck muscle but said Monday that he intends to play through the discomfort.

Ross Stripling tossed 8 strong innings on Sunday and has allowed just 24 hits over 33.2 innings so far this season Minor League Player of the Day Ross Stripling - 8 IP, 3 Hits, 0 Walks, 1 Run, 6 K's . This award could have gone to Joc Pederson with his 4-hit performance, but I'm giving this to Stripling after he continues to impress despite being ... (more)

There's something to be said for maximizing a theme. Sporting colorful jerseys with "Los Isotopes" emblazoned across the front, the Albuquerque Isotopes made the most of Cinco de Mayo with a 6-2 victory over visiting New Orleans on Sunday.

Minor League Player of the Day James Campbell - 5 IP, 2 Hits, 0 ER, 0 Walks, 1 K . The Dodgers 12th round pick last year, Campbell had been used out of the Quakes bullpen until Friday when he made his first start of the year and had fantastic results.

Minor League Player of the Day Jeremy Rathjen - 4 for 5, 2 2B's, 3 RBI's, 2 Runs .

The Vallejo Admirals will get one of their final chances to evaluate potential players on Sunday as a joint tryout with the San Rafael Pacifics will be held at Albert Park in San Rafael.

Rob Rasmussen threw 5.1 shutout innings and struck out 8 against the Marlins' minor league team, which was the organization that selected Rob in the 2nd round of the 2010 draft Minor League Player of the Day Rob Rasmussen - 5.1 IP, 0 Runs, 8 K's, 2 Hits, 2 Walks .