Round Rock was postponed due to rain.
Corpus Christi:
The local paper has a story on the balance of development and winning.
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“When you get down to crunch time like now where we’re in a pennant race, it’s about winning right now and I have the support of the organization. They’re telling me, ‘If a guy’s not pitching well and he (gets hit hard) in the first inning and is pitching bad, go get him.'”
On the field in Midland, the Hooks put together a good game in all areas of play. Asencio scattered 11 hits over 6 1/3 innings allowing only 3 runs. Santangelo and Manzella had 3 hits each and Todd Self had 3 RBI’s in an 11 to 3 victory.
Salem:
The Avs completed Tuesday’s game on Wednesday. The game went twelve innings and ended in a 6-5 loss.
The regularly scheduled game went much better for the Avalanche. In the 6-2 win, Mitch Einertson went 3 for 3 with a homer, two walks, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored. It brings his average back up to .308 and brings his RBI total to 80 for the season.
Lexington:
Koby Clemens hit two homers in the Legends 5-3 win. Each team had two batters hit by pitches. The most painful appears to be Jordan Parraz. The Charleston WV paper reports:
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In the top of the fourth, Lexington right fielder Jordan Parraz was hit in the face by a high-and-tight fastball from Power starter Shawn Ferguson. A bloodied Parraz — one of four hit batsmen on the night, two on each side — left the contest and was taken for a CAT scan.
The HPB with the most impact on the game was by Legends pitcher Kyle DeYoung who after walking in one run, hits a batter for the tying run. Despite blowing the save, he gets the win as Nick Moresi and Ronald Ramirez had 9th inning 2 out RBI’s to give the Legends the 5-3 win.
Another oddity in the game was that the starting home plate up was hit by a foul ball and after a 20 minute delay to attend to his injured hand, trade places with the field ump. In the 8th inning the Charleston paper records the following occurred:
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In the bottom of the eighth, with his team trailing 3-1 with two outs and the bases loaded, Power designated hitter Steve Chapman looked at a 2-0 pitch he thought was high. When Lee called it a strike, Chapman stepped out of the batter’s box to question the call, and Lee called a second strike on Chapman — his prerogative, as per the rulebook…“That rule was put in place to speed up the game,” Power pitching coach John Curtis said of the call against Chapman. “If the hitter steps out of the box, the umpire is empowered to call a strike without the pitcher throwing the ball. We thought he was a little premature with that, and Mike sure thought he was premature. “That’s the first time that’s happened to us all year. What can I say?”
Tri Cities:
Brandon Barnes had a two run double and a two run homer in the ValleyCats 7-2 win. Carlos Ladeuth got his first start of the year. He went 4 innings giving up one run. Victor Garate went the next four innings to get the win. Colt Adams pitched the final inning. It was his first appearance since 7/22.
Barnes has put up a solid season in the NYPL. He is currently leading the team in HR, Doubles, RBI, Slugging and OPS. He is second in total bases, walks, stolen bases, average, and runs scored. He has only made one error in the field. On the not so good side, he leads the team with 48 Ks in 176 at bats. This is Barnes 3rd season of short season ball. He has made significant improvement in all facets of the game except his strike out numbers which are very similar to his 2006 numbers in Greeneville.
Greeneville:
The 1986 Kingsport Mets will get to keep their record for worst record in Appy League History. The Greeneville Astros won their 17th game last night, a 5-1 victory over the Danville Braves.
Travis Sweet was 3 for 3 from the 9 spot ending the night a homer short of the cycle. Leandro Cespedes continues his strong pitching. He went 7 innings, scattering 5 hits while striking out 8. His ERA in August dropped to 1.04. He now has 26 Ks in 26 IP for August. Fernando Abad continued his strong relief work. He pitched the last two innings without allowing a base runner. Abad started the season as a starter. His ERA as a starter was 8.44 in 4 starts. Since moving to the pin, his ERA is 1.86 in 11 appearances.