Alumni In The Pros: Wednesday In Professional Baseball

In The Majors

RF Marlon Byrd (.245) was 1-for-5. SS NomarGarciaparra (.275) went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. RHPMicah Owings faced six batters in relief. His line: 0.1 IP,2 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO. PH David Newhan (.259) was0-for-1. 1B Mark Teixeira (.277) went 0-for-2 with threewalks. C Jason Varitek (.217) was 1-for-6 with twostrikeouts.

In The Minors

CF Charlie Blackmon (.314) went 1-for-5 with a strikeout and astolen base. 1B Wally Crancer (.294) singled in his only at-bat. SSMichael Fisher (.262) was 1-for-5 with three RBI and astrikeout. SS Tyler Greene (.248) tied a Springfield Cardinals franchiserecord in extending his hitting streak to 15 games by going 1-for-4with a strikeout. RHP Tim Gustafson worked a 1-2-3 first inning for the GCLBraves in his first appearance since July 2007. 3B Wes Hodges (.304) went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer. LHPLeeHyde faced six batters in relief. His line: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R,0 ER, 1 IBB, 0 SO. 2B Eric Patterson (.324) was 2-for-9 with a double, a walk, anRBI and two strikeouts. 1B Whit Robbins (.270) went 1-for-5 with a strikeout. RFJeremy Slayden (.292) was 0-for-4. C Matt Wieters (.337) went 1-for-2 with two RBI.

Previously: Tuesday In Professional Baseball (July 22 action)