Brad James – 2 1/3 IP, 9 ER, 2 HR
Sergio Perez – 4 1/3 IP, 6 ER, 1 HR
Casey Hudspeth – 4 IP, 7 ER, 3 HR

It’s not that the bullpen was that much better. Here are some of their numbers from the weekend:

Wilton Lopez – 4 IP, 7 ER
Rob Semerano – 3 2/3 IP, 8 ER
T. J. Burton – 1 IP, 4 ER
Andy Van Hekken – 3 IP, 3 ER
Chris Salamida – 1 IP, 2 ER

The one bright spot from the weekend is Daniel Meszaros, who in 3 IP didn’t give up a single run. He has only give up 2 hits in his 5 IP since his promotion from Lexington up to Corpus Christi.

“I was pretty disappointed when I got drafted that late,” he said. “But, you know what, I felt like I was just as good as any of the other people drafted, high or low.”

Meszaros is leading the South Atlantic League in saves with 9 saves.  He has yet to allow a run to score and has only allowed 6 base runners in 11 inning pitched.  In the mean time, he has sent 16 batters back to the bench with their bat in their hands.

Meszaros was available so late because he missed his junior year after shoulder surgery and then didn’t have a great senior year coming back.  He also doesn’t fit the profile of a power pitcher, being only 6 feet tall and about 170 pounds.  So what is the Legends closer throwing besides his low 90’s fastball?

“What he’s done has been great,” said Travis Driskill, Lexington’s pitching coach while Charley Taylor recovers from surgery. “And what he does is attack the strike zone. He is very aggressive with his fastball.

“He’s got a curveball that we haven’t gotten to see a whole lot of because they’re either putting the fastball in play early or they can’t catch up to it.”

Any thoughts of making him a start?

“I just think it fits me better. As a starter, you kind of have to have three pitches to get through (when) you get late in the game,” he said. “And right now my change-up, or third pitch, just isn’t there. So I like just the one inning. Go in for one inning and kind of throw max effort and go after hitters that way.”

What The Fixler?

When you see a .195 batting average, you don’t expect to see a .585 slugging percentage.  But that is what you get with Jonathan Filxer.  The Hooks’ catcher is 8 for 41 on the season with 4 doubles and 4 HR.  He has yet to reach on a single.  Filxer was slated to start the season in Lexington but due to Lou Palmisano’s injury, he was called to Corpus Christi to be the back up.  Then when the catcher shuffle started due to then injury to Q in Houston, he was moved up the depth chart in Corpus Christi.  He has also reached on 6 walks which gives him a OBP of .306.

Middle Infield Movement

Wlad Sutil was activated from the DL in Corpus Christi and Mike Diaz was re-assigned somewhere in the Astros organization.  I bet he lands in Lexington now that Legend’s SS Richardo Bonfante seperated his shoulder this weekend.