Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Tuesday's HomeSide Highlights

We will start Tuesday's highlights in Philadelphia where Cole Hamels stopped the Padres to pick up his 3rd win of the year. Cole went 7.1 innings, allowing just 2 runs on just 5 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6. Ryan Howard was 1 for 4, picking up RBI #12 and Carlos Ruiz had a single and a double, scoring 2 and driving in 2. Speaking of the Phillies, MVP Jimmy Rollins is ready to start rehab assignments and Lakewood will be his first stop. J-Roll could be in Lakewood as early as Thursday, and could stay all weekend.

In Minnesota Tuesday, Gavin Floyd suffered his first loss of the year, throwing 6 innings against the Twins. Gavin was charged with 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks, picking up 1 strike out in the Twins 3-1 victory.

Tuesday in Allentown, J.A. Happ pitched 7 shut out innings against Syracuse, allowing just 1 hit and 4 walks, but left the game in a 0-0 tie. The Chiefs won it with a 9th inning run, as the IronPigs could manage only 1 hit in the 1-0 loss. It was Happ's best start of the year, but he remains winless in his 6 appearances. While in Rochester, Randy Ruiz picked up 2 more hits and RBI #15 in the Red Wings 9-3 win over Pawtucket. Randy is hitting .291 for the Minnesota affiliate.

In Manchester, New Hampshire, the Fisher Cats came from 5 runs behind to top Reading 8-5 Tuesday night. Lou Marson (.306) had 3 hits and 2 RBI for the R-Phils. Ron Hill suffered the loss, giving up 3 runs in his 1 inning of work, and Zack Segovia pitched a scoreless frame. in addition to Marson, all 4 former BlueClaws in the Reading line up are hitting over .300. Golson-.309, Slayden-.310, Spidale- .316 and Donald- .340.

In Potomac, Michael Dubee started the first game of a doubleheader for Winston-Salem and pitched great. The seven inning game was tied 0-0 until the bottom of the 8th when Dubee finally let in a run to lose 1-0. In all, he pitched 7.2 innings, 1 run, 6 hits, 1 walk, 6 strike outs, to fall to 2-1, 3.23 for the year.

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