• Salt Lake: The Bees one the game 7-1 with the help from Andrew Romine (.271) who had a couple hits (singles) and a walk, while stealing his seventh base of the season. Jeremy Moore walked and clubbed a double driving in two runs in three at bats. Auer (.283) also swiped a bag, his 12th, while Jeff Baisley had two hits, pushing his average up to .388. Journeyman starter Eric Junge (4.21) was solid, going 8 2/3 innings, giving up just one run.
• Arkansas: Trout (.997 OPS) went 2 for 6 across both doubleheader contests, while doubling and stealing his sixth base. Luis Jimenez drove in the winning run in the 14th inning of the first game and Loek Van Mil (1.69) pitched three scoreless innings to get the win. Andrew Taylor fanned six batters over six innings, though he gave up four runs. The southpaw who's being stretched out sports a solid 3.60 ERA. Eddie Mckiernan had a solid start in game one for Arkansas, going seven innings allowing just three hits, one run, 0 walks, and struck out seven.
• Inland Empire: In Wednesday's victory over the Quakes, Jean Segura strained the hamstring trying to beat out a grounder in the first inning. He stayed in the game for two more innings, then was removed and promptly placed on the DL. P.J. Phillips had two hits and two RBI's and his hitting .250 since being added to the roster after a an injury which cost him the entire 2010 minor league season. Hellweg (6.41) had a tough time out of the bullpen, walking three batters over two innings. The tall right-handed fireballer has walked 25 and fanned 25 batters thus far.
• Cedar Rapids: Travis Witherspoon (.241) singled and doubled on Thursday night. Outfielder Daniel Eichelberger (.353/.429/.471) went 1-4 but stole his second base in six games. Starting pitcher Brian Diemer allowed five runs in three innings. The 2010 sixth-round draft pick sports a 2.76 ERA. Max Russell (3.07) takes his 3-2 record to the hill tonight against the Burlington Bees hoping to snap a Kernels four-game losing streak.
