Alumni In The Pros: Friday In Professional Baseball

In The Majors:

CF Marlon Byrd (.297) went 2-for-3 with a triple and asacrifice fly. 3B Tyler Greene (.274) was 1-for-3 with two strikeouts. 1BMark Teixeira (.290) went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, twowalks and a strikeout. C Jason Varitek (.230) was 0-for-4with two walks. C Matt Wieters (.256) went 2-for-4 with a strikeout.

In The Minors:

CF Charlie Blackmon (.306) went 0-for-4 including twostrikeouts. RHP Eddie Burns faced four batters in relief. His line: 1 IP, 1H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO. DH Wally Crancer (.299) was 2-for-4 with a strikeout. LHPDavid Duncan made his first relief appearance of theseason. His line: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO. 2BMichael Fisher (.220) went 0-for-2 with a walk. 1BJeff Kindel (.293) was 0-for-5 with an RBI and a strikeout.RF Matt Murton (.411) extended his PCL hitting streak to 19games while going 2-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, an RBI and astrikeout. 3B David Newhan (.274) went 1-for-5 with twostrikeouts. CF Eric Patterson (.294) was 0-for-3 with a walk. CFDanny Payne (.248) was 2-for-4 with a double. Payne is nowhitting .393 for the month of June. 1B Whit Robbins (.340) went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. RHPBrad Rulon picked up his first save of the season asCharleston beat Rome 7-2. His line: (S,1) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1BB, 3 SO. Jeremy Slayden struck out as a pinch-hitter.

Previously: Thursday In Professional Baseball (June 11 action).