One year ago today on DotF, Austin Jackson doubled twice and drove in seven runs in Double-A Trenton’s win over New Britain.
Zach McAllister was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week.
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Triple-A Scranton (4-0 loss to Louisville) dominated by one of my favorite non-Yankee prospects, the guy the Phils traded to the Reds in ’07 for Kyle Lohse
Austin Jackson: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 2 K – first XBH in six games
Shelley Duncan: 1 for 2, 1 2B
Eric Duncan: 1 for 4 – played left field & collided with Austin Jackson on a fly ball … thankfully they both lived to tell about it
Everyone else: combined 0 for 20, 8 K – Todd Linden K’ed three times … Luis Nunez committed a fielding error
George Kontos: 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 6-10 GB/FB – 63 of 92 pitches were strikes (68.5%) … just 4 ER allowed in his last 24.1 IP
Jon Albaladejo: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB – 22 of 35 pitches were strikes (62.9%) … 35 pitches to get 3 outs? yikes
Mark Melancon: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB – 11 of 19 pitches were strikes (57.9%) … stranded an inherited runner