Round Rock walked off with a win thanks to Edwin Maysonet’s 10th inning solo home run to give the Express a 4-3 victory.
“It feels great (especially) after going 0-4 and not helping the team at all in the first nine innings,” Maysonet said.
Chad Reineke had his most effective outing since late May, going 6 innings allowing only 1 run.Read More
Minor game recapsLets start our trip around the farm in Greeneville
The G-Stros’ manager has been talking about how excited he is about these players. I got to see it first hand in Kingsport last night. Kyle Greenwalt started his second pro season off with a solid 5 innings pitched. Kody Hinze walked 4 times and had an RBI single while Kyle Miller drove in 3 runs to lead the Astros to a 7-5 victory on opening night.
Minor game recaps“Greenwalt was throwing the ball exceptionally well in Spring Training. It translated to here,” Linares said. “He’s matured a lot. It’s good to see him do that. Pitkin, the same thing. He got into a little bit of trouble but stayed focused and did a good job.”
(This was written a few weeks ago for publication in the Greeneville Astros 2008 Gameday Program by Spikenstars.com minor league moderator Duman)
When you attend a game at Pioneer Park, you never know if the player you are watching today will make it to the big leagues in a few years. In 2007, the Greeneville Astros saw their first alumni make it to the Major Leagues. In fact, not just one, but four former Greeneville Astros made it “the Show” last season. Pitchers, Juan Gutierrez (‘04), Troy Patton (‘04), and Felipe Paulino, (‘04) joined catcher J. R. Towles (‘04) in making their MLB debuts in 2007. The climb to the Major Leagues is a difficult one. You must have talent, work hard, stay healthy, and have a little luck on your side. Every player who puts on the Greeneville uniform dreams of being one of the few who are able to climb the rungs of the organizational ladder and make it to the top.Read More
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The Express lost to Memphis last night 8-2. The Statesman focused more on J. R. Towles working out his swing than on the game report. That gives us some pretty decent quotes to share with you.
Towles on what was happening in Houston:
Minor League Recaps“My mind overloaded,” he said. “It was just one of those things that they were telling me to do a lot and it’s not like it was necessarily wrong but I was trying to put everything together at once.”….Read More
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The Express put together a rally using long balls and long at bats. After being down 6-0, the Express tied it in the 7th with HR’s by David Newhan & Mark Saccomanno. The grabbed the lead for the first time after Thomas Perez battled through a 10 pitch at bat to bloop a two out hit to center. After the Redbirds tied it up in the 8th, J.R. Towles homered in the 9th to give the Express a 9-7 victory.
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All day in meetings and no free wireless at the hotel where the meetings were held has delayed this edition of “From the Bus Stop”.
Let’s start our quick trip around the farm with the only team that won last night.
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