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Alumni In The Pros: Saturday In Professional Baseball

Alumni In The Majors

CF Marlon Byrd (.320) was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.1B Mark Teixeira (.224) went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer(11). C Matt Wieters (.222) was 0-for-4. RHP Blake Wood faced four batters in relief. His line: 1 IP, 1H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.

Alumni In Japan

CF/LF Matt Murton (.345) went 1-for-5 with an RBI.

Alumni In The Minors

CF/DH Charlie Blackmon (.269) was 2-for-8 with an RBI and astolen base. Brandon Boggs (.286) struck out as a pinch-hitter. LFChase Burnette went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in hisfirst professional game. SS Derek Dietrich (.143) went 1-for-3 with two walks. 2BLuke Fisher (.371) extended his hitting streak to six gamesby going 1-for-5 with a two-run homer and two strikeouts. SSTyler Greene (.296) was 1-for-3 with a walk and twostrikeouts. DH Wes Hodges (.266) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walkand two strikeouts. LF Danny Payne (.295) extended his hitting streak to fivegames while going went 6-for-9 with two doubles, a triple, four RBIand a strikeout during a doubleheader. DH Jay Payton (.320)was 1-for-4 with a triple. DH Tony Plagman (.143) went 1-for-3 with a walk as well as hisfirst professional home run. RHP Andrew Robinson faced four batters in his professionaldebut. His line: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO. CF Jeff Rowland (.250) went 1-for-4 with an HBP. Rowlandstruck out swinging in his only at-bat against Andrew Robinson.

Previously: Friday In Professional Baseball (June 18 action)

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