In The Majors
LF Brandon Boggs (.253) went 0-for-1. CF Marlon Byrd(.241) was 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout. David Newhan(.250) struck out as a pinch-hitter. Eric Patterson (.243) struck out as a pinch-hitter. 1BMark Teixeira (.272) went 0-for-4 including an RBIgroundout. PH/C Jason Varitek (.220) struck out twice.
In The Minors
CF Charlie Blackmon (.275) went 1-for-5 with a double and astrikeout. SS Nomar Garciaparra (.353) was 2-for-3 with astrikeout as he continued his rehab assignment with Class AAA LasVegas. See story. SS Tyler Greene (.230) extended his hitting streak to fivegames by going 1-for-5 with a double and a strikeout. 3BWes Hodges (.307) went 1-for-5 with two RBI and twostrikeouts. Hodges has been selected to the U.S. squad for theFutures Game on July 13 at Yankee Stadium. 2B Richard Lewis(.276) was 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a strikeout. RFDanny Payne (.308) was 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen baseand two RBI. PH Jason Perry went 0-for-1. RF Jeremy Slayden (.299) extended his hitting streak to ninegames while going 1-for-2 with a two-run homer. Slayden left thegame after taking a 93-mph fastball in the knee in his third at-batof the night. LHP Ryan Turner faced eight batters in relief. His line: 2 IP,3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO. C Matt Wieters (.235) went 1-for-3 with a double, two walksand a strikeout. RHP Blake Wood was not involved in the decision as NorthwestArkansas beat Corpus Christi 6-5. His line: 4 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0BB, 2 SO, 1 WP.
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