As the post as come basically back to normal (and will be fully on schedule by tomorrow) I am now bringing back the single A players’ updates to it. So, with the June 26, 2009 edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB) there are 21 players to look at (along with 21 links to check the full recap of the game). Many of them, especially in the minors, had big time games with multiple hits and/or RBIs. And it’s all right here, on The Fifth Corner, with this edition of “Heels in the League” (MLB)…
Major Leaguers:
2B Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)
0 for 4 with a run scored, a walk and three strike outs (batting first and playing 2B)
Baltimore (33-40, 22-17 home) beat Washington (21-50, 8-25 away) 11-1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, in front of 45,024 fans (93.4% capacity)
P Andrew Miller (Florida Marlins)
Did not pitch in this game
Florida (38-37, 18-17 away) lost to Tampa Bay (40-35, 24-13 home) 7-3 at Tropican Field, in front of 20,972 fans (58.2% capacity)
C Chris Iannetta (Colorado Rockies)
0 for 3 (batting seventh and catching)
Colorado (38-35, 21-20 away) beat Oakland (31-41, 17-18 home) 4-2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, in front of 20,872 fans (59.5% capacity)
2B Daniel Bard (Boston Red Sox)
Did not pitch in this game
Boston (45-28, 20-18 away) beat Atlanta (34-39, 17-20 home) 4-1 at Turner Field, in front of 48,418 fans (97.3% capacity)
2B Russ Adams (Toronto Blue Jays)
Did not play in this game
Toronto (41-34, 24-14 home) beat Philadelphia (37-34, 24-12 away) 6-1 at Rogers Centre, in front of 21,331 fans (43.1% capacity)
In Triple A:
P Kyle Snyder (Buffalo Bisons – affiliate of the Mets)
1.1 IP (5 batters faced) no runs (none earned) on one hit, with a strike out (18 pitches/13 strikes)
In Double A:
OF Michael Daniel (Harrisburgh Senators – affiliate of the Nationals)
1 for 2 (single) (batting ninth and playing CF)
1B Marshall Hubbard (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx – affiliate of the Mariners)
2 for 5 (HR {10} & single) with three RBIs {38} and a run scored, plus 2 strike outs (batting third and playing 1B)
SS Joshua Horton (Midland RockHounds – affiliate of the Athletics)
3 for 4 (triple {3} & 2 singles) with an RBI {40} and two runs scored, along with a walk (batting second and playing 2B)
Midland lost to San Antonio 10-7
In Single A:
OF Jay Cox (Modesto Nuts – affiliate of the Rockies)
3 for 4 (3 singles) (batting third and playing LF)
C Tim Federowicz (Greenville Drive – affiliate of the Red Sox)
Did not play in this game
OF Tim Fedroff (Kinston Indians – affiliate of the Indians)
0 for 3 with a walk (batting first and playing LF)
OF Reid Fronk (Charlotte Stone Crabs – affiliate of the Rays)
No game today (Rained Out)
P Jonathan Hovis (Tampa Yankees – affiliate of the Yankees)
No game today (Rained Out)
C Benji Johnson (Myrtle Beach Pelicans – affiliate of the Braves)
2 for 5 (2 doubles {7}) with 2 RBIs {13} and a run scored (batting fifth and catching)
Myrtle Beach beat Lynchburgh 11-1
P Luke Putkonen (West Michigan Whitecaps – affiliate of the Tigers)
Did not pitch in this game
West Michigan beat Great Lakes 4-1
OF Kyle Shelton (Winston-Salem Dash – affiliate of the White Sox)
Did not play in this game
Winston-Salem beat Frederick 4-3
P Tyler Trice (Asheville Tourists – affiliate of the Rockies)
1.0 IP (4 batters faced) no runs (none earned) on one hit and a strike out
Asheville lost to Greenville 3-0
OF Seth Williams (St. Lucie Mets – affiliate of the Mets)
No game today (Rained Out)
P Robert Woodard (Lake Elsinore Storm – affiliate of the Padres)
Did not pitch in this game
Lake Elsinore beat Inland Empire 11-6
P Rob Wooten (Brevard County Manatees – affiliate of the Brewers)
Did not pitch in this game
Brevard County beat Palm Beach 4-3
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