Games already completed. Corpus was shut out once again by San Antonio, losing this one 7-0. The Hooks were held to 4 hits in this one. Ross Seaton had a double and went 5 2/3, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits (2-run homer), walking 1 and fanning 2. Chris Wallace left the game in the 5th; no word on what's going on as of yet. Lexington had a 3-run 5th in a 5-1 win over Kannapolis. Mike Kvasnicka went 0-4, but he did have 2 RBI. Ben Orloff, Jay Austin, and Hector Rodriguez drove in 1 each. Carlos Quevedo allowed 6 hits in 7 shutout innings, striking out 7. Tri-City was doubled up by Jamestown, losing 6-3. Zach Johnson, Miles Hamblin, and Rafael Valenzuela drove in 1 each. Kyle Hallock allowed 4 unearned runs on 6 hits in 4 innings, walking 2 and fanning 4. Greeneville squandered a 7-3 lead against Bluefield, but Chase Davidson came to the rescue with an RBI single in the 11th for an 8-7 victory. Davidson went 4-6 with a triple and 4 RBI. Ariel Ovando went 4-5 with a triple and scored twice. He raised his average from .268 to .299 with his performance tonight. Darwin Rivera had a 2-run homer, his 2nd. Alex Todd had an RBI double. Jamaine Cotton allowed 2 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings, walking 2 and striking out 3. The Gulf Coasters took their game against the Nationals, winning 3-2 in 10. Kelvin Vizcaino scored twice. Justin Shults had the lone RBI. Michael Feilz allowed 3 hits in 5 shutout innings, walking and fanning 2. Blake Ford blew the save, but got the win as Vizcaino stole home in the 10th. The Academy was off.
Future Astro minor leaguer? “@JonathanMayoB3: From the East Coast Showcase: Scouts buzzing over Lance McCullers and Lucas Sims. McCullers hit 100 mph on the stadium gun in 1st inning”
By the way, here's Tri-City manager Stubby Clapp in tirade mode, convinced that Matt Duffy was hit by a pitch. This happened on Sunday. <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bLlAba4DgEU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
The dearly departed corner infielders were in the OKC lineup last night. One of them mashed, the other not so much. The Redhawks scored 2 in the top of the 9th to earn a 7-6 win over Vegas. Brett Wallace went 4-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI. On the other hand, Chris Johnson went 0-5 and whiffed once. Jacob Goebbert, Robinson Cancel, and Tommy Manzella drove in 1 each. AVH went 5 2/3, allowing 6 runs (5 earned) on 13 hits, walking and fanning 2. Douglas Arguello got the win by getting the final out in the 8th. Lancaster led Inland Empire 7-1 after 3 innings, going on to an 11-6 win. David Flores had a 3-run homer in the 1st, his 12th with Lancaster and 16th overall. He added another later in the game. Jonathan Singleton went 1-5 with 2 RBI and scored twice. Jonathan Meyer went 2-5 with 2 RBI. And finally, Austin Wates was 3-4 with an RBI. Bobby Doran lasted 3 2/3, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits (solo homer; 1 run was charged to him on a 2-run homer given up by Mike Ness), walking 1 and fanning 3. Mike Ness pitched 4 1/3 innings of relief for the victory, despite allowing 2 homers. He also walked 1 and struck out 3.
Good pitching matchup tonight in CC...Clemens and Wieland. Both guys debuting with thier new orgs. Wieland threw a no-no last time out. The Padres are going to have a really nice rotation in 2013. The pitchers they acquired for Adams are legit and made for their ballpark. Throw in Latos and Casey Kelly who they got for Adrian Gonzalez...future looks bright for The Friars.
is Wallace still a viable option at 3B? I know his glove work has come into question, hence the move the 1B. but with Singleton in the fold, I would be interested to see what Wallace can do.
No. Rather have Paredes and then possibly Kvasnicka. Wallace is going to be either trade fodder or future dh when we go to the AL (ugh)
Singleton might be a better a long term third base option than Wallace. Singleton probably has at least two years to learn the position before getting to The Show.
Wallace wouldn't need to learn the position. He was a 3B. I think there were concerns about his range, as to why the switch.
His name was perfect for his style of play when he was in the big leagues. He was this plucky leadoff/#2 hitter who had no power and really just got by on effort.
Excellent outing for Paul Clemens...6 innings 1 R 0 ER 7 SO 5 BB 3/8 GO/FO He had to work around a couple of errors which raised his PC and BB but overall did very well in his debut.
