With the first round of the draft taking place last night, there are some new names to get accustomed to, and nicknames to be coined. Congrats to Nick Travieso, Jesse Winker, and Jeff Gelalich on being picked. Rounds 2-15 take place at noon today. There should be a lot of roster-shuffling in the weeks to come as newly drafted players start signing and rookie leagues get under way mid-month. Be sure to continue following Thundering Turtle's coverage of the draft if you know what's good for you.
- Louisville lost again, falling 2-1 to the Durham Bulls. Things are pretty bleak in the 'ville right now, over the last two weeks the Bats have dropped 10 of 13 games. Chad Reineke kept his team in the game, going 7 full, with 2 ER, 3 K and 1 walk. Unfortunately, the bats. Only two of the Bats' 10 hits went for extra bases. Neftali Soto had a nice night, going 2-4 with a double. Up Next: Louisville heads to Syracuse to take on the Chiefs at 7 pm. Tim Gustafson (0-0, -.-- ERA) makes his first start for the Bats, ostensibly taking over Jeff Francis' recently vacated spot in the rotation.
- Pensacola walked off in extra innings against the Jacksonville Suns, winning 3-2. Joel Guzman singled in Didi Gregorius for the winning run in the 11th inning. Didi has been ever so slightly getting himself out of a slump over the past couple of weeks, and had a nice night going 3-5. The Hellflower slapped 4 singles in 5 ABs. Kyle Lotzkar has taken well to his promotion to AA so far, after a nice 7IP, 10 K, 1 BB performance last night his ERA is down to 3.03 so far in Pensacola. Up Next: Lil' Cueto (2-3, 3.79 ERA) takes on the Suns at 7:05 pm.
- Bakersfield beat the Modesto Nuts 7-6 in a game that ended just before 2 am EST. Billy Hamilton swiped his 63rd bag of the season, but was 0-2 at the plate with 2 walks. Devin Lohman was the offensive player of the game, going 2-4 with a honker, 3 RBIs and a walk. Brian Pearl secured a cardiac close, allowing runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out, before getting a fielder's choice and a backwards K to end the game. Up Next: Daniel Renken (3-2, 4.11 ERA) gets the start as the Blaze take on the Visalia Rawhide at 7:30 Weezy Standard Time.
- Dayton won their second straight over the Bowling Green Hot Rods in a 6-2 contest. Ryan Wright had another nice night at the plate, going 2-4 with a triple. He may be in line for a call-up in the near future depending on how things shake out. The Dragons found production at the bottom of the lineup, as Kyle Waldrop and Juan Silva drove in 5 runs between the to of them. Radhames Quezada built upon a solid start his last outing, going 5.1 IP with 1 ER, 4 Ks and a BB. El'Hajj Muhammad and Lucas O'Rear finished off the Hot Rods, and preserved the win. Up Next: Dayton has the day off today. They host the Lake County Captains tomorrow at 7 pm.
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