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Saturday, June 2, 2007

Mitch-um Man

Injuries/News:

Cody Ehlers returned from the DL...I HATE studying for the LSAT.

AAA:

Eric Duncan was 1 for 5 and Alberto Gonzalez 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts as Scranton had a quiet night. On a somewhat random aside, Sean Henn outpitched Twins #1 Prospect, Matt Garza, by going 5-2-0-0-1-4-0 (IP-H-R-ER-BB-K-HR).

AA:

Cody Ehlers was 0 for 4 in his return from the DL. Ehlers is an older guy, so he needs to hit and hit now. His .222/.340/.284 line isn’t getting it done, given his BB:K ratio of 15:14, I’m hoping he can eventually break out.

Brett Smith had his second poor start in a row, as the magic seems to be running out. Smith’s line of 3-3-3-3-3-2-1 would have looked more sensible last year, but not during this year’s run of dominance.

A+:

Rained out.

A-:

Following back-to-back poor outings, Michael Dunn was able to put together a good one for Charleston last night. 7-3-2-1-1-5-1 was what it would take for the 22-year-old LHP to get his 6th victory of the year.

Mitch Hilligoss, who seems to be putting more powerful cuts on the ball as of late, was 1 for 5 with a double to extend his streak to 38 games. After 13 XBH in his first 165 at bats, Hilligoss has 5 in his last 38 and 4 in his last 20. Seth Fortenberry was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and Austin Jackson was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and a strikeout.

Spotlight On:

Alan Horne looking to continue his breakout year.