Heels in the League 05/04/09 (MLB)
05/04/09
Once again trying to getting back on track with this post about the Major Leagues, it’s time for the May 4th edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB). All three of the teams in the MLB with a touch of carolina blue were in action yesterday, while in the minor a couple wren’t able to take to the field due to bad weather. Starting with tomorrow’s post I will be putting the Single A in it, but for now it’s still going to be Triple and Double A. But now, without any more interruptions, let’s get ready to see what happened in the games from 05/04/09…
The first one that has an ex Carolina player in it is a battle of teams way below .500. With the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays. The game was played in the sunshine state at Tropicana Field in front of 12,658 fans (just over 35% capacity). For the visiting team from Maryland it’s ex Diamond Heel Brian Roberts who has a very good performance, going 2 for 4 with a homer. The second baseman also had two RBIs along with 3 runs scored and one walk. Roberts’ only blemish on the night was leaving a man on the base paths. Unfortunately that great job by the ex Carolina player was not enough as Tampa Bay (11-16, 5-7 home) defeated Baltimore (10-16, 3-8 away) by the final of 8 to 4.
The next game on tap for the day is the one between Cincinnati Reds and the Florida Marlins, played at Dolphin Stadium in front of 10,825 (just over 28% capacity). The ex UNC pitcher Andrew Miller is not on the field for the Marlins as he is still recovering, while Florida (15-11, 6-4 home) won a close one that went into extra innings, defeating Cincinnati (13-12, 9-5 away) by the final of 3 to 2 in fourteen frames. The sad part is that a tight game like this, that went so long (over 4:30 hours) had to end on a bad throw.
The last game is once again one that pits two teams that are both under .500. It’s the Colorado Rockies taking on the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, in front of 14,717 fans (34.5% full). For the visiting Rockies it’s ex Heel Chris Iannetta starting behind the plate and going 2 for 4 with a grand slam home run, with 4 RBIs and scoring a run. The only blemishes were 2 K’s he had and leaving three on the base paths. In the end it was Colorado (10-14, 6-9 away) winning this one, defeating San Diego (11-15, 6-5 home) 9 to 6.
In Triple A:
2B Russ Adams (Las Vegas 51′s – affiliate of the Jays)
Did not play today
Las Vegas lost to Fresno 10 to 2
P Daniel Bard (Pawtucket Red Sox – affiliate of the Red Sox)
1.0 IP (faced 4 batters) giving up no runs (no earned) on no hits and a walk and two strike outs – received the save (fifth of the season) throwing 12 pitches/7 strikes
P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)
No game today (rained out)
In Double A:
OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)
No game today (rained out)
1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)
No game today (rained out)
SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)
2 for 5 with three RBIs and two strike outs
Midland defeated San Antonio 13 to 6
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