Happy Minor League Opening Day Day. One of my most favorite days of the year. Full lineups and pitching stats in honor of the start of the season, enjoy.
Oh, and check out that Ohlendorf kid. Good for him.
Triple-A Scranton (11-3 win over Lehigh Valley) it’s too bad Eric Duncan has been relegated to bench duties these days
Kevin Russo: 1 for 5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
John Rodriguez: 0 for 3, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 E (fielding)
Todd Linden: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Shelley Duncan: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Juan Miranda: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI – hit a three run homer off a lefty … boost that trade value baby!
Austin Jackson: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K – first career at-bat in AAA resulted in an RBI single
Justin Leone: 0 for 5, 1 K
Angel Berroa: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB – after his hot spring, he just keeps on hitting
Kevin Cash: 2 for 3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 PB
Jason Johnson: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 9-1 GB/FB – 46 of 78 pitches were strikes (60.0%)
Anthony Claggett: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-2 GB/FB – 11 of 20 pitches were strikes
Mark Melancon: 2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 1-2 GB/FB – 19 of 26 pitches were strikes … mark it down, he’ll be up no later than May 15th
Steven Jackson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0-3 GB/FB – 7 of 10 pitches were strikes