Monday notes

Monday's biggest impression on me comes from Hagerstown where Anthony Hewitt belted a home run and 2 doubles, helping Lakewood to a 7-4 win over the Suns to improve to 3-2 on the year. The Brooklyn native, who will turn 21 later this month, is off the a .500 start, going 7 for his first 14, including 2 doubles, 2 HR, and 5 RBI. Jiwan James, who just turned 21 last weekend, also had 3 hits and is hitting .435 (10 for 23, 2 doubles, a triple, a HR and 5 RBI. The young guns continue their series in Hagerstown tonight, Nicholas Hernandez looks for his 2nd win.

Domonic Brown had a single, a double, a run scored and 2 RBI as Reading edged New Hampshire, 4-3 to improve to 4-1 in the season's first week. Drew Naylor was the starter and winner, going 6 innings, and allowing just 3 runs on 4 hits, NO walks, 2 Ks. Matt German (4 outs, 3K), Mike Schwimer (4 outs) and Sergio Escalona (final out, 2nd save) finished it off. Vance Worley gets the ball tonight.

Clearwater defeated Tampa, 4-3, to go to 4-1 on the year and jump the Yankees into first. Matt Rizzotti (.500), Brian Gump and D'Arby Myers all had 2 hits, and Anthony Gose had a triple, an RBI, 2 runs scored and stole his 3rd base. After Brad Lidge allowed a run on 2 hits in the 1st inning, Hietor Correa made his debut, and got the win, pitching 3 strong innings, before yielding a couple of runs in the 5th. Jon Velasquez threw 3 shut out innings, and Chris Kissock tossed a 1-2-3 9th to record the save. Austin Hyatt will go tonight.

In Daytona, Travis d'Arnaud had 3 hits and then a sac fly to drive in the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th as Dunedin edged Daytona 4-2. Travis is hitting .350 for the first 5 games.

Jason Donald had 2 hits and a walk, as the Columbus Clippers beat Louisville, 5-3. Donald is off to a 7 for 16 start (that's .438). Speaking of Columbus, Carlos Carrasco will look for win #2 tonight.

Lehigh Valley's 3-run 9th inning rally came up 1 short against Pawtucket, falling 6-5 to the Red Sox. Andrew Carpenter was hit hard, absorbing the loss by giving up 5 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in just 3.1 innings. Alex Concepcion, on the other hand, threw 2 more scoreless frames and is unscored upon in 2 of 3 outings so far.

The news is mixed out of Scranton, also. Greg Golson had 2 hits (and his 2nd SB), including an RBI single in the Yankees' 2 run 4th, and Scranton scored in the 11th to beat Rochester 6-5. Zack Segovia did not fare well, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits in just 1 inning. That makes 2 rough outings in a row for Zack.

In Tacoma, Andy Baldwin went 5 innings against Sacramento, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits, NO walks, striking out 4 and left the game with a 7-2 lead. It was not to be as the River Cats rallied for a 10-7 victory. Michael Taylor (.300) was 0 for 5 for the Cats, but did drive in a run.

The Cardinals and Adam Wainwright shut out the Astros on 7 hits Monday, but Michael Bourn (.346) had 2 of the hits, and stole his first base of 2010.

Gavin Floyd will start tonight for the White Sox in Toronto.