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Alumni In The Pros: Thursday In Professional Baseball

In The Majors

LF Brandon Boggs (.260) went 0-for-3 including two strikeouts.LF/CF Marlon Byrd (.248) was 1-for-4 with an RBI triple.PH/LF Matt Murton (.240) went 0-for-2. 2B David Newhan(.500) was 3-for-5 with a two-run double and a strikeout. LF/CFEric Patterson (.273) went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and asacrifice fly. LF Jay Payton (.265) went 2-for-5 with threeRBI and a strikeout.

In The Minors

CF Charlie Blackmon (.286) went 2-for-3 with an RBI double andtwo walks. SS Tyler Greene (.218) was 0-for-5 with a strikeout. 3BWes Hodges (.313) went 0-for-2 with two sacrifice flies. 1BJeff Kindel (.289) was 2-for-4. RF Jason Perry (.304) went 0-for-2 with a walk and astrikeout. RHP Brad Rulon faced seven batters in relief. His line: 1.1 IP,1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO. RF Jeremy Slayden (.291) went 3-for-3 with a double and awalk. In his final game with Class A Frederick, C Matt Wieters (.346) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, adouble and a walk. See story. RHP Blake Wood took the loss as San Antonio blanked NorthwestArkansas 8-0. His line: 4+ IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 1WP, 1 HBP.

Previously: Wednesday In Professional Baseball (June 26 action)

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