Talking Chop

Lehigh Valley 0, Gwinnett 3

• Y. Escobar 2-3 BB, K, .667 Avg
• W. Timmons 1-4 2B, 2 RBI, .275 Avg
• J. Reyes 2IP 1H 0R 0BB 2K 0.00 ERA
  
• M. Dunn 1IP 1H 0R 0BB 1K 0.59 ERA
  

Hot prospect Yunel Escobar makes his debut for Gwinnett with a couple of singles and a walk. Maybe this guy can help out in the majors pretty soon. Jojo Reyes also made his first appearance of the season after having been on the DL for the first month and a half. My bold prediction? He dominates AAA and then flounders in Atlanta.

Mississippi 9, Chattanooga 1

• J. Schafer 1-5 2B, K, .289 Avg
  
• M. Gomez 1-3 HR(5), 4 RBI, BB, K, .221 Avg
• D. Linares 2-5 HR(5), 2 RBI, SB(1), .262 Avg
• C. Johnson 1-3 HR(9), 2 BB, .261 Avg
• E. Cordier 7IP 5H 1R 2BB 5K 3.86 ERA

This game was just 4-1 until the 9th inning when Mauro Gomez and Donell Linares went back to back (with Gomez's HR being of the 4 run variety). Cody Johnson also homered for the second time in as many games and also proved he must read the blog as he took a couple of walks after I maligned his diminished plate discipline this season. Eric Cordier also pitched a fantastic game throwing 101 pitches and generating 9 groundballs vs 4 flyballs. He appears to have fully recovered and may be a useful arm yet.

Salem 8, Myrtle Beach 2

• G. Rodriguez 1-3 HR(8), 2 RBI, K, SB(2), .246 Avg
• R. Delgado 4.2IP 5H 4R 2BB 6K 2.98 ERA

Randall Delgado had his shortest outing of the season (he had gone 5+ innings in every start) in a game where he didn't much help from the defense (2 unearned runs) or the offense (just 4 hits). Delgado and Teheran are going to pair together for probably one of the best 1-2 pitching duos in the minors.

Rome 3, Savannah 8

• L.V. Ware 1-3 2B, RBI, .216 Avg
• M. Jones 2-4 RBI, CS(2), .197 Avg
• B. DeVall 5IP 7H 5R 1BB 4K 6.30 ERA

Brett DeVall was not as sharp in his second start after returning from off season surgery and the offense was shut down by James Fuller. On April 29 Mycal Jones was hitting a minuscule .118 on the season and was looking like a terrible bust. Since then he has put up a 1.000+ OPS and has been the best hitter for Rome. In 80 April ABs he struck out 29 times, in 37 May ABs he has just 4 Ks. He is hitting for power and average and is still stealing bases and playing solid defense. If his adjustments stick we could finally have another solid infield bat for the future.