Alumni In The Pros: Friday In Professional Baseball

Alumni In The Majors

CF Marlon Byrd (.321) went 0-for-5. Eric Patterson (.206) popped out in a pinch-hittingappearance. 1B Mark Teixeira (.224) was 1-for-4. C JasonVaritek (.275) went 2-for-4 with a double. C Matt Wieters (.226) was 0-for-4 including a strikeout.

Alumni In The Minors

CF Charlie Blackmon (.271) extended his hitting streak to 11games while going 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a stolen base.CF Brandon Boggs (.287) was 0-for-3 with a walk. SSDerek Dietrich went 0-for-4 in his professional debut. 1BMichael Fisher (.386) extended his hitting streak to fivegames by going 2-for-4. SS Tyler Greene (.296) was 0-for-5 including a strikeout. 1BWes Hodges (.266) went 2-for-4. LHP Lee Hyde took the loss in relief as Carolina scored tworuns in the bottom of the ninth to beat Mississippi 5-4. His line:(L,2-3) 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO. LF Jay Payton(.321) was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base. DHTony Plagman (.091) went 1-for-4 including a strikeoutwhile collecting his first professional base hit. CF Jeff Rowland went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in hisprofessional debut. RHP Brad Rulon faced four batters in relief. His line: 1 IP, 1H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.

Previously: Thursday In Professional Baseball (June 17 action)