Alumni In The Pros: Sunday In Professional Baseball

Alumni In The Majors

CF Marlon Byrd (.315) went 3-for-5 with a triple andtwo RBI. IF Tyler Greene was placed on the 15-day disabled list. CFEric Patterson (.214) went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI andtwo strikeouts. DH Mark Teixeira (.256) was 0-for-4 with twostrikeouts. RHP Blake Wood worked a 1-2-3 inning in relief.

Alumni In Japan

RF Matt Murton (.339) went 1-for-5 with two RBI.

Alumni In The Minors

DH Charlie Blackmon (.273) was 1-for-4 with a double, a stolenbase and a strikeout. RF Brandon Boggs (.278) went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walkwhile extending his streak of reaching base to 31 games. DHChase Burnette (.277) was 2-for-4 with a double. SSDerek Dietrich (.285) extended his hitting streak to 11games by doubling in his only at-bat. Dietrich left the game aftertaking a ball off the end of his middle finger during warm-upsafter the first inning and will be evaluated Monday. LHPLee Hyde got the only batter he faced in relief to groundinto a double play. 1B Jeff Kindel (.254) was 0-for-4 including a strikeout. DHThomas Nichols (.267) went 1-for-4 with a double and anRBI. DH Danny Payne (.257) was 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. 1BTony Plagman (.288) went 1-for-4 with an RBI and astrikeout. LF Jeff Rowland (.206) was 0-for-5 including a strikeout.

Previously: Saturday In Professional Baseball (July 31 action)