Heels in the League 05/05/09 (MLB)
05/05/09
With the knowledge that it’s going to be on time today here comes this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB). All three teams in the Majors with a touch of carolina blue were in action yesterday, even if one of the ex UNC players is just now beginning his recovery from an injury. In the minors we are now going to head into the Single A, so that all of the MiLB is being covered here on The Fifth Corner. That means from now until the end of their season there are going to be plenty of coverage when it comes to the ex Diamond Heels. So, without further adieu, here is the recap from the 05/05/09 games…
First game in the MLB with a touch of carolina blue is between two teams that are below .500 in the same division, with the Colorado Rockies (5th in NL West – 8.5 back of 1st Place) going up against the San Diego Padres (3rd in the NL West – 7.5 back of 1st Place), played at Petco Park in front of 13,646 (32% capacity). For the visiting team it ex Carolina catcher Chris Iannetta going 1 for 4, with a HR an RBI and a run scored. The ex Heel also struck out in the game. In a game that went into extra innings Iannetta’s homer was the only run scored by the Rockies, and that was just not enough, as San Diego (12-15, 7-5 home) defeated Colorado (10-15, 6-10 away) 2 to 1.
In the next game it’s the Cincinnati Reds (3rd in NL Central – 2.5 back of 1st Place) taking on the Florida Marlins (2nd in NL East – 0.5 back of 1st Place) at Dolphin Stadium in front of 11,087 fans (just below 29% capacity). As we know ex UNC pitcher Andrew Miller has been on DL, but in this article it tells us that he is starting the road back to recovery. As far as the game it was Cincinnati (14-12, 10-5 away) winning this one easily, defeating Florida (15-12, 6-5 home) by the final of 7-0.
The last game in MLB with an ex UNC on a roster is the one between the Baltimore Orioles (5th in AL East – 8.0 back of 1st Place) and the Tampa Bay Rays (4th in AL East – 6.5 back of 1st Place). For the visiting squad, it’s ex UNC Diamond Heel Brian Roberts going 1 for 4, hitting his fourth homer of the season, while getting 2 ribbies and scoring once on the day. Unfortunately it was still Florida (12-16, 6-7 home) winning, taking advanting of home field, as the game was played at Tropicana Field, and beating Baltimore (10-17, 3-9 away) by the final of 6 to 3.
In Triple A:
2B Russ Adams (Las Vegas 51′s – affiliate of the Jays)
Entered the game as a pinch runner and didn’t get an at bat in the game
P Daniel Bard (Pawtucket Red Sox – affiliate of the Red Sox)
Did not pitch today
P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)
Did not pitch today
Buffalo lost to Lehigh Valley 3 to 0 (in 7 innings)
In Double A:
OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)
Game was not played (rained out)
1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)
1 for 2 with a double two RBIs and two runs scored to go along with three walks
West Tenn lost to Huntsville 13 to 10
SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)
0 for 3 with a walk
Midland lost to Corpus Christi 10 to 3
Single A:
OF Jay Cox (Modesto Nuts – affiliate of the Rockies)
Pinch hit in the game, drawing a walk
Modesto lost to Rancho Cucamonga 4 to 3
C Tim Federowicz (Greenville Drive – affiliate of the Red Sox)
1 for 5 with a double, driving in a run and striking out twice
Greenville beats Charleston 9 to 2
OF Tim Fedroff (Kinston Indians – affiliate of the Indians)
2 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored
OF Reid Fronk (Charlotte Stone Crabs – affiliate of the Rays)
0 for 4 with two strike outs
P Jonathan Hovis (Tampa Yankees – affiliate of the Yankees)
1.0 IP (3 batters faced) with two strikes out and no earned runs
C Benji Johnson (Myrtle Beach Pelicans – affiliate of the Braves)
Did not play today
Myrtle Beach lost to Lynchburgh 4 to 0
P Luke Putkonen (West Michigan Whitecaps – affiliate of the Tigers)
Did not pitch today
West Michigan lost to Beloit 9 to 3
OF Kyle Shelton (Winston-Salem Dash – affiliate of the White Sox)
1 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored
Winston-Salem beat Frederick 6 to 3
P Tyler Trice (Asheville Tourists – affiliate of the Rockies)
No game played (rained out)
OF Seth Williams (St. Lucie Mets – affiliate of the Mets)
1 for 3 with a run scored and a strike out
St. Lucie beats Palm Beach 5 to 1
P Robert Woodard (Lake Elsinore Storm – affiliate of the Padres)
Did not play today
Lake Elsinore beats Lancaster 10 to 4
P Rob Wooten (Brevard County Manatees – affiliate of the Brewers)
1.1 IP (5 batters faced) no earned run on no hits and a walk, while striking out 3 – registering a save
Brevard County beats Clearwater 7 to 4
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