Alumni In The Pros: Saturday In Professional Baseball
A recap of professional baseball action from July 19, 2008
In The Majors
Brandon Boggs entered the game in the eighth inning to play left field.
RF/CF Marlon Byrd (.249) was 1-for-2 with a walk.
SS Nomar Garciaparra (.275) went 1-for-4.
LF Matt Murton (.176) was 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
David Newhan (.292) delivered a pinch-hit triple.
Jay Payton struck out as a pinch-hitter.
1B Mark Teixeira (.273) went 1-for-3 with a walk.
C Jason Varitek (.214) was 0-for-2 with two walks.
In The Minors
CF Charlie Blackmon (.322) extended his hitting streak to 11 games by going 2-for-3 with an RBI and two stolen bases.
LF Wally Crancer (.292) went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a strikeout.
2B Michael Fisher (.263) was 1-for-3 with a double.
SS Tyler Greene (.246) extended his hitting streak to 11 games by going 1-for-5 with an RBI single, an HBP, a stolen base and a strikeout.
RF Garrett Groce (.264) was 0-for-4 including a strikeout.
3B Wes Hodges (.307) went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
RHP Jared Hyatt was the losing pitcher in his Class AA debut as Corpus Christi topped Frisco 9-4. His line: (L,0-1) 6 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.
1B Jeff Kindel (.295) was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
RHP Andy Mitchell got the win as Norfolk beat Rochester 7-6. His line: (W,9-5) 6 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR.
2B Eric Patterson (.332) extended his hitting streak to seven games by going 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
RHP Kyle Schmidt worked to eight batters in relief. His line: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 1 HBP.
RF Jeremy Slayden (.294) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout. See related story.
LHP Ryan Turner faced four batters in relief. His line: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.
C Matt Wieters (.347) was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
RHP Blake Wood took the loss as Springfield pounded Northwest Arkansas 13-2. His line: (L,3-4) 3.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 1 SO, 2 WP. Wood also hit Tyler Greene with a pitch.
Previously: Friday In Professional Baseball (July 18 action)
