Make sure you check out Mike Ashmore’s feature on Brett Marshall, it’s a must read.
Triple-A Empire State (4-0 loss to Syracuse)
CF Chris Dickerson & LF Cole Garner: both 1-3 — Dickerson walked and whiffed … Garner struck out twice
C Frankie Cervelli, DH Jack Cust & 3B Brandon Laird: all 0-4 — Cervelli & Laird each struck out once, Cust twice
1B Steve Pearce & RF Colin Curtis: both 1-4
SS Ramiro Pena: 0-3, 1 K
2B Doug Bernier: 2-3
LHP Manny Banuelos: 3.1 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 7/0 GB/FB — 46 of 81 pitches were strikes (56.8%) … right-handed batters went eight hits in 14 at-bats against him (.571) … can’t imagine this is how he wanted to start the season
LHP Mike O’Connor: 2.2, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 3/2 GB/FB – 23 of 36 pitches were strikes (63.9%)
RHP Cody Eppley: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 0/1 GB/FB — a dozen of his 16 pitches were strikes
LHP Juan Cedeno: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/0 GB/FB — only four his ten pitches were strikes