Saturday, August 18, 2012

System check

TRIPLE-A, DURHAM BULLS
International League South

(59-69, third place, 16 GB)
RHP Alex Colome left his last start with shoulder pain and was to miss a scheduled start Saturday.
1B Henry Wrigley is in a .160 slump this month, lowering his average to .303 with 12 home runs.
RHP Matt Torra has won seven straight decisions and is 11-6 with a 4.09 ERA.
OF Leslie Anderson has a league-best .313 average and 11 home runs.

HIGH-CLASS A, CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
Florida State League South

(21-32, sixth place, 7 GB)
RF Todd Glaesmann is 11-for-27 with eight runs, four homers and seven RBIs in his current seven-game hit streak.
RHP Matt Nevarez has given up one run and three hits in 12 innings. He's retired 14 straight hitters.

LOW-CLASS A, BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
Midwest League Eastern

(33-20, first place, 2 GA)
2B Ryan Brett, who has scored 11 times in his last 10 games, has 47 steals and 72 runs scored. He hasn't been caught in his last 11 steal attempts.
LHP Justin Woodall has given up one run on eight hits in his last 14 innings.

SHORT-SEASON A, HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
New York-Penn League McNamara

(37-20, first place, 2 GA)
3B Richie Shaffer is hitting .407 with three home runs, eight runs scored and seven RBIs in his last eight games.
RHP Ryan Garton is 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA and a .174 average against in 19.1 innings.

ROOKIE, PRINCETON RAYS
Appalachian League East

(29-28, third place, 7 GB)
LHP Kevin Brandt, with five perfect innings Wednesday, has an 0.75 ERA and 31 strikeouts in his last 24 innings.
SS Brandon Martin has 13 hits, nine runs scored and eight RBIs in his last 10 games.

ROOKIE, GCL RAYS
Gulf Coast League South

(25-28, third place, 5 GB)
CF Isaias Velasquez is 4-for-21 in six games.
LHP Geisel De La Cruz has a 1.44 ERA in his last five starts.

WAYWARD BISCUITS
Those who strayed from the Rays

DH Delmon Young is hitting .265 with 13 home runs and 49 RBIs for the Detroit Tigers.
OF Jason Pridie has a .288 average at Triple-A Lehigh Valley (Phillies).
LHP Chris Seddon has a 4.85 ERA with the Cleveland Indians.
RHP Jose Diaz has a 3.86 ERA in 42 innings with Triple-A Indianapolis (Pirates).
IF Tyler Bortnick is hitting .240 at Triple-A Reno (Diamondbacks).
RHP Jean Machi has 11 saves and a 3.88 ERA for Triple-A Fresno (Giants).
1B Gabriel Martinez is hitting .219 in eight games for independent Rockland.
LHP Sergio Espinosa has a 6.75 ERA in 12 innings with independent Newark.
OF Jeremy Owens is hitting .255 with 16 homers for independent Southern Maryland.

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