A little light on minor league stuff the last few days with all of the breaks, so I'm combining the last two days into one.
- Louisville is on their all-star break. You thought the game last night started late? They play the AAA All-Star Game tonight at 10 PM ET. Drew Stubbs is in the starting lineup, batting 2nd, and Justin Lehr is the starting pitcher for the IL.
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Carolina is on the all-star break as well. In the Southern League All-Star Game, the Mudcats were representing the North. Travis Wood started the game, and pitched a perfect inning. Logan Ondrusek pitched the 5th and was perfect as well. Todd Frazier was 0-for-1 batting 3rd and playing LF. Anyone else worried about him starting the game and only getting 1 AB? Juan Francisco, Zachary Cozart, Jordan Smith, and James Avery were all selected but didn't participate. Up next: Carolina's break is over. They take on Chattanooga at 7:15. Lee Tabor pitched 4 games ago, but with the off days, they might use someone else.
- Sarasota was off yesterday, but they played Monday and lost 7-4. Dave Sappelt had two hits, including a homer, but Jeremy Horst gave up 7 runs in 3 2/3 innings (only 2 were earned). Mace Thurman added 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, and Mark Pawelek and Enerio Del Rosario both added perfect innings. Up next: Rafael Gonzalez takes on Fort Myers at 7.
- Like their FSL counterparts, Dayton had a day off yesterday too, but played on Monday, losing 6-2. Matt Fairel pitched 7 innings and gave up 4 runs, while striking out 7. Andrew Means had two hits and Cody Puckett homered. Up next: Dayton takes on Quad Cities at 7 with Curtis Partch on the hill.
- Bilings was off yesterday too, but won 8-6 on Monday. Donnie Joseph and Daniel Corcino both had pretty good outings. Efrain Contreras was 3-for-4 and Chris McMurray hit his first HR of the year. Up next: Leonardo Astorga takes on Orem at 9:05.
- The GCL Reds don't take the All-Star Game off, dammit! They lost 7-4 yesterday after losing 4-3 in 10 innings on Monday. Tyler Cline pitched well on Monday, going 6 innings of 2-run ball, and one of the 5 players named Rodriguez lost the game (Raul, in this case). Ramon took his place after he gave up the winning run in the 10th. Yorman had 3 hits, Henry had 2, and Cristobal had 1. Henry and Theodis Bowe had two hits each yesterday, but the pitching didn't hold up. Matteo Pizziconi added a perfect inning of relief. Up next: The GCL Reds take on the GCL Twins at noon.