Round Rock
The Express made the most of their 3 hits and 4 walks by scoring 3 runs but their pitchers gave up 10 hits, one walk and 4 runs in their loss to Omaha.
The catcher position is getting very deep in RR with the news that Humberto Quintero has accepted his assignment to RR. That gives them Q, recently signed Josh Paul, J. R. House, Joshua Johnson and James Goethals (inactive bullpen catcher). Something is going to have to happen soon.
Salem
The Avs scored 4 runs in the 9th to come back and win 8-7. Orlando Rosales, celebrated his birthday by hitting a game tying double in the 9th and then coming around to score on Jordan Parraz’s double. It was Rosales’ 24th birthday and a fan had provided some cookies for him. If the result of those cookies is a 2-5 night with 2 RBI, keep em coming.
David Qualben had started the game and was solid for the first 3 innings but allowed 2 runs in the 4th, 5th and 6th to dig the hole for the Avs. Qualben picked up his pick offs where he left off last year getting 2 pick offs in his first start of the year.
The Av bullpen was thin after last nights 14 inning marathon.
Salem (6-1) — which won in extra innings Tuesday — went to Chris Salamida in the seventh inning, a couple of days before he was scheduled to pitch again, because the bullpen was in “dire straights,” Pankovits said. Tellam, Salem’s emergency pitcher last year, was already out of the game.
“I don’t know who it would be, maybe [Sal] Iacono,” Pankovits said.
Lexington
Greg Langbehn’s serious talk he had with the Legends before Tuesday’s game only lasted one day and according to the manager it is time for another one after the 7-1 loss last night.
“It was a frustrating night, and it’s going to be addressed tomorrow,” Manager Gregg Langbehn said of his Legends.
So what was he frustrated about?
“With those guys, you have to be patient. You have to make them get the ball up. Those pitches are starting at the knees and ending up at the shoe tops, and we’re still swinging at them and pounding them into the dirt.” — Legends Manager Gregg Langbehn, who wants his hitters to be aggressive, but to be patient when facing a sinker-ball pitcher such as Greenville’s Chris Province.