Lee Warren on Alex Gordon in Omaha

Lee Warren on Alex Gordon in Omaha

"My legs aren?t really under me yet. I?m just trying to get the strength back. The best thing is the pain is gone. I?m not playing with pain so that?s the most important thing."

Includes video of AG taking BP

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Johnsons 2-run double in 11th lifts Ms (AP)

Rob Johnson doubled home two runs in the 11th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Friday night. George Kottaras hit his first major-league homer in the bottom of the 11th for the Red Sox, who tied the game at 5 with two runs in the eighth inning. Seattle's Ronny [...]

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Choos 2 HRs, 7 RBIs power Tribe in rout (AP)

Shin-Soo Choo homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 15-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, snapping their five-game losing streak. Choo had an RBI single, two-run double, three-run homer and capped his night with a solo shot, his 12th.

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Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Pirates at Marlins
(7/3)

I give a word of warning about today's start time and then I forget...

Here is the Open Thread.

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Phillies Lopez gets first win since 07 (AP)

Rodrigo Lopez took a three-hitter into the seventh inning in his first outing in two years, helping the Philadelphia Phillies snap a six-game home losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night. Lopez (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 1-3 innings to earn his first win [...]

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7/3 Minor League Report

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (45-33) beat Pawtucket (42-37) 6-1: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Scranton/WB
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0
6 7 0 Pawtucket
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 5 0 W: Towers (3-5, 4.45); L: Johnson, K (3-8, 5.86)
HR: SWB: Curtis (2). PAW: Denker, T (3).

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 1-for-4, BB
Ramiro Pena: 1-for-4, BB, R
Austin Jackson: 0-for-4, RBI, and a strikeout
Shelley Duncan: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, R
Juan Miranda: 0-for-3, BB, R
Jose Molina: 1-for-2, 2B, BB
Chris Stewart: 0-for-0, R
Colin Curtis: 1-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, R
Yurendell de Caster: 1-for-4
Eric Duncan: 1-for-4, 2B, R

Pitching:
Josh Towers (W, 3-5): 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 86 pitches/54 strikes (4.45 ERA)
Anthony Claggett: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches/19 strikes (2.55 ERA)

(Double-A) Trenton (39-40) beat Erie (43-37) 10-1: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Trenton
0 3 0 0 2 0 4 1 0
10 15 0 Erie
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 3 1W: Texeira, K (6-4, 3.25); L: Weber (1-1, 6.43)
HR: TRN: Vazquez, J (12), Anson (2). ERI: Boesch (17).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 1-for-5, RBI
Reegie Corona: 1-for-4, BB, R
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-5, R
Jorge Vazquez: 2-for-5, 2B, HR, RBI, R
Jesus Montero: 3-for-4, RBI, B, 2 R - now hitting .346 in Double-A
Chris Malec: 2-for-3, 2 BB, 3 R
Edwar Gonzalez: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, R
Kyle Anson: 2-for-5, HR, 5 RBI, R
Justin Snyder: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB

Pitching:
Wilkin De La Rosa: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (4.13 ERA)
Jason Stephens: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (3.86 ERA)
Kanekoa Texeira (W, 6-4): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (3.25 ERA)
Josh Schmidt: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (1.40 ERA)

(High-A) Tampa (Overall 36-38, Second Half 6-1) beat Lakeland (Overall 31-42, Second Half 2-6) 1-0 : Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Lakeland
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 7 0 Tampa
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X
1 5 0 W: Pendleton (8-4, 2.71); L: Hess (3-6, 3.13); SV: Hovis (12)
HR: TAM: Laird (6).

Offense:
Daniel Brewer: 0-for-3, BB
Brandon Laird: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Damon Sublett: 1-for-3, BB
Jose Gil: 1-for-3, 2B
Kevin Smith: 1-for-3
Mitch Hilligoss: 0-for-2, BB, SB (3)

Pitching:
Lance Pendleton (W, 8-4): 6.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K (2.71 ERA)
Pat Venditte: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (0.00 ERA)
Jonathan Hovis (S, 12): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.93 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall 43-35, second half 4-4) beat Greenville (Overall 42-33, second half 3-4) 3-0: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Greenville
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 6 1 Charleston
0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X
4 7 0 W: Phelps (9-2, 2.84); L: Clay (3-4, 3.19); SV: Nolte (1)
HR: CSC: Weems (1).

Offense:
Melky Mesa: 1-for-4
Corban Joseph: 0-for-3, BB
Abraham Almonte: 0-for-4, R
Taylor Grote: 1-for-2, 2 BB, 2 R
Garrison Lassiter: 4-for-4, 2B, RBI
Tommy Baldridge: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
Chase Weems: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, R

Pitching:
David Phelps (W, 9-2): 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K (2.84 ERA)
Charles Nolte (S, 1): 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (4.85 ERA)

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (6-8) lost to Lowell (8-6) 4-2: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Staten Island
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 3 3 Lowell
0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X
4 5 0 W: Pressly (2-0, 1.20); L: Lare (1-1, 1.84); SV: Perez, P (1)
HR: SI: Almonte, Z (1).

Offense:
Jimmy Paredes: 1-for-4, RBI, SB (8)
Zolio Almonte: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Deangelo Mack: 0-for-2, BB, SB (1)
Luke Murton: 1-for-3, R

Pitching:
Trenton Lare (L, 1-1): 4.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (1.84 ERA)
Michael Solbach: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.38 ERA)
Griffin Bailey: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (3.86 ERA)

(Rookie) GCL Yanks (6-1) lost to the GCL Braves (4-2) 5-2: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E GCL Braves
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 12 1 GCL Yankees
3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X
5 6 1 W: Turley (1-0, 0.90); L: Niekro (1-1, 2.57); SV: Tatis (1)
HR: None.

Offense:
Ramon Flores: 1-for-4
Jose Toussen: 0-for-4, R, SB (2)
Kevin Mahoney: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 R
Eduardo Sosa: 2-for-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (1)
Jose Mojica: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Justin Milo: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, BB

Pitching:
Nik Turley (W, 1-0): 5 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (0.90 ERA)
Dan Miller: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)
Daniel Gil: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (2.45 ERA)
Gabriel Tatis (S, 1): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (1.59 ERA)

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7/3 Minor League Report - Another Big Night For
Jesus

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (45-33) beat Pawtucket (42-37) 6-1: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Scranton/WB
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0
6 7 0 Pawtucket
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 5 0 W: Towers (3-5, 4.45); L: Johnson, K (3-8, 5.86)
HR: SWB: Curtis (2). PAW: Denker, T (3).

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 1-for-4, BB
Ramiro Pena: 1-for-4, BB, R
Austin Jackson: 0-for-4, RBI, and a strikeout
Shelley Duncan: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, R
Juan Miranda: 0-for-3, BB, R
Jose Molina: 1-for-2, 2B, BB
Chris Stewart: 0-for-0, R
Colin Curtis: 1-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, R
Yurendell de Caster: 1-for-4
Eric Duncan: 1-for-4, 2B, R

Pitching:
Josh Towers (W, 3-5): 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 86 pitches/54 strikes (4.45 ERA)
Anthony Claggett: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches/19 strikes (2.55 ERA)

(Double-A) Trenton (39-40) beat Erie (43-37) 10-1: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Trenton
0 3 0 0 2 0 4 1 0
10 15 0 Erie
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 3 1W: Texeira, K (6-4, 3.25); L: Weber (1-1, 6.43)
HR: TRN: Vazquez, J (12), Anson (2). ERI: Boesch (17).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 1-for-5, RBI
Reegie Corona: 1-for-4, BB, R
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-5, R
Jorge Vazquez: 2-for-5, 2B, HR, RBI, R
Jesus Montero: 3-for-4, RBI, B, 2 R - now hitting .346 in Double-A
Chris Malec: 2-for-3, 2 BB, 3 R
Edwar Gonzalez: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, R
Kyle Anson: 2-for-5, HR, 5 RBI, R
Justin Snyder: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB

Pitching:
Wilkin De La Rosa: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (4.13 ERA)
Jason Stephens: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (3.86 ERA)
Kanekoa Texeira (W, 6-4): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (3.25 ERA)
Josh Schmidt: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (1.40 ERA)

(High-A) Tampa (Overall 36-38, Second Half 6-1) beat Lakeland (Overall 31-42, Second Half 2-6) 1-0 : Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Lakeland
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 7 0 Tampa
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X
1 5 0 W: Pendleton (8-4, 2.71); L: Hess (3-6, 3.13); SV: Hovis (12)
HR: TAM: Laird (6).

Offense:
Daniel Brewer: 0-for-3, BB
Brandon Laird: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Damon Sublett: 1-for-3, BB
Jose Gil: 1-for-3, 2B
Kevin Smith: 1-for-3
Mitch Hilligoss: 0-for-2, BB, SB (3)

Pitching:
Lance Pendleton (W, 8-4): 6.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K (2.71 ERA)
Pat Venditte: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (0.00 ERA)
Jonathan Hovis (S, 12): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.93 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall 43-35, second half 4-4) beat Greenville (Overall 42-33, second half 3-4) 3-0: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Greenville
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 6 1 Charleston
0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 X
4 7 0 W: Phelps (9-2, 2.84); L: Clay (3-4, 3.19); SV: Nolte (1)
HR: CSC: Weems (1).

Offense:
Melky Mesa: 1-for-4
Corban Joseph: 0-for-3, BB
Abraham Almonte: 0-for-4, R
Taylor Grote: 1-for-2, 2 BB, 2 R
Garrison Lassiter: 4-for-4, 2B, RBI
Tommy Baldridge: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
Chase Weems: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, R

Pitching:
David Phelps (W, 9-2): 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K (2.84 ERA)
Charles Nolte (S, 1): 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (4.85 ERA)

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (6-8) lost to Lowell (8-6) 4-2: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E Staten Island
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 3 3 Lowell
0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 X
4 5 0 W: Pressly (2-0, 1.20); L: Lare (1-1, 1.84); SV: Perez, P (1)
HR: SI: Almonte, Z (1).

Offense:
Jimmy Paredes: 1-for-4, RBI, SB (8)
Zolio Almonte: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Deangelo Mack: 0-for-2, BB, SB (1)
Luke Murton: 1-for-3, R

Pitching:
Trenton Lare (L, 1-1): 4.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (1.84 ERA)
Michael Solbach: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.38 ERA)
Griffin Bailey: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (3.86 ERA)

(Rookie) GCL Yanks (6-1) lost to the GCL Braves (4-2) 5-2: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R H E GCL Braves
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 12 1 GCL Yankees
3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X
5 6 1 W: Turley (1-0, 0.90); L: Niekro (1-1, 2.57); SV: Tatis (1)
HR: None.

Offense:
Ramon Flores: 1-for-4
Jose Toussen: 0-for-4, R, SB (2)
Kevin Mahoney: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 R
Eduardo Sosa: 2-for-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (1)
Jose Mojica: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Justin Milo: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, BB

Pitching:
Nik Turley (W, 1-0): 5 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (0.90 ERA)
Dan Miller: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)
Daniel Gil: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (2.45 ERA)
Gabriel Tatis (S, 1): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (1.59 ERA)

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Jorge Arangure Tweets: Rosmel Herrera to Rockies
for $550,000

Jorge Arangure Tweets: Rosmel Herrera to Rockies for $550,000

Herrera's pretty much been tied to the Rockies all along. Most scouting reports indicate he'll move to the outfield eventually, but he's got a bat that can play there.

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There's your human element. Why, when the
technology is readily available, are humans still...

There's your human element. Why, when the technology is readily available, are humans still calling balls and strikes?[...]

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Time For Some Revenge Against The Pittsburgh
Pirates!!!

For those of you that remember all the way back to the first month of the 2009 baseball season, you will recall that the Florida Marlins were the best team in all of baseball.Jumping out to an 11-1 record in their first 12 games, the Marlins were primed to be the first team to ever [...]

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