Saturday lineups, results

Durham -- No lineup posted.

Montgomery (10 in lineup) -- Loyola, cf; Suarez, 3b; Pedroza, rf; Fields, 1b; Hall, lf; Spring, c; De La Rosa, ss; Fontaine, 2b; Paxton, dh; Brennan, dh. LHP Jake McGee is the scheduled starter.

Vero Beach -- Matulia, cf; Cipriano, 2b; Fronk, rf; Royster, lf; McCormick, c; Vogt, 1b; Wrigley, dh; Sexton, 3b; Luna, ss.

Columbus -- No lineup posted.

The Triple-A game was a 2-2 tie, the Yankees won the Double-A game 6-5 and it has rained and rained since about 1 p.m. The threat was big enough that they moved up the games to 11:15 a.m. and started while I was at big league camp talking to those guys.

My first story is scheduled for Monday's paper. I think I'll start with an Elliot Johnson-Mitch Talbot duo.

Friday results

Major-leaguer Jamie Shields gave up one hit and an unearned run over seven innings in today's Triple-A game. The Rays beat the Yankees 4-3. He and Gabriel Martinez combined for a double-error to bring home a run. With Shields covering first, Martinez made a high throw that glanced off Shields' glove. Shields recovered the ball and threw wildly home to try to stop a runner from scoring.

Starting pitcher Mike Wlodarczyk threw three no-hit innings and outfielder Quinn Stewart hit a long home run in the Double-A game, which the Yankees won 6-5.

Mason shows off odd color

Former Biscuits pitcher Chris Mason has a different look to his hair color this year. He started off in major-league camp with a shaved head. It's now growing in and he looks quite odd -- it's brown, his natural color.

Price leaves Thursday game early

High-profile pitcher David Price removed himself from a Thursday start early and was treated at the minor-league complex today. He apparently had some stiffness in his elbow.

UPDATE: Price said after his treatment that the elbow is "fine" and the pain was minor. (He also laughed when asked how bad Siena was going to beat Vanderbilt tonight, but that's another story.)

UPDATE: (I didn't actually think Siena would win. I'll repeat Jeff Niemann's favorite phrase here: "The SEC is overrated.")

Feldkamp, Wayne among early Rays releases

Just cross referenced the Rays minor-league roster of March 5 with the most recent, which is dated Thursday. There are five names no longer listed.

Kevin Brophy
Derek Feldkamp
Chris Smith
Mark Suchowiecki
Brett Wayne