Alumni In The Pros: Saturday In Professional Baseball

Alumni In The Majors

CF Marlon Byrd (. 311) went 1-for-4. PH/3B Tyler Greene (.265) drew a pinch-hit walk. PR/CFEric Patterson did not bat. 1B Mark Teixeira (.258)was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a strikeout. C Matt Wieters (.246) went 1-for-3 with a walk.

Alumni In Japan

RF Matt Murton (.340) was 0-for-5 with a walk and twostrikeouts.

Alumni In The Minors

CF Charlie Blackmon (.274) went 2-for-5. RF Brandon Boggs (.279) was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer(8). 1B Chase Burnette (.272) went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and astrikeout. SS Derek Dietrich (.279) extended his hitting streak to 10games by going 1-for-4 with a triple and two strikeouts. 1BMichael Fisher (.229) went 0-for-3. RHP Tim Gustafson faced 12 batters in relief. His line: 3 IP, 3H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO. 1B Jeff Kindel (.260) was 1-for-5 with two strikeouts. CCole Leonida (.130) went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. 1BLuke Murton (.286) was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. CMike Nickeas (.286) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run (5),a walk and two strikeouts. CF Danny Payne (.262) went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base(27) and a strikeout. 1B Tony Plagman (.289) was 1-for-3. CF Jeff Rowland (.217) went 1-for-4 with a stolen base (3) andtwo strikeouts.

Previously: Friday In Professional Baseball (July 30 action)