Notes From Today's Games 5/9

Written by Greg Fertel | 09 May 2010

Majors

Romulo Sanchez made his Yankee debut after the Yankees were getting blown out. He pitched 3.2 shutout innings, allowing a hit and walk apiece while striking out three. More on him tomorrow.
Former Yankee Ian Kennedy put together a nice start for Arizona. He pitched seven strong innings, allowing two runs and striking out five batters.
Kevin Russo made his big league debut, coming in at third base to replace Alex Rodriguez. He struck out in his only plate appearance.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

Starter Zach McAllister killed it. His line: 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 6 K, 1 BB. He did give up more fly balls than grounders, a disturbing trend from him so far this season.
Relief pitcher Mark Melancon was back to his typical self. He pitched 1.1 innings, allowed a hit and struck out three batters.
Jesus Montero didn't play today. He has now missed two straight games with no word on why.
Playing second base, Reegie Corona had a good day offensively. He went 2 for 4 with a double and a walk. Any offense from Corona in AAA is good to see, as he has seriously struggled at the level.

Trenton

DJ Mitchell got the start and pitched well. He struck out six batters in six innings while walking only one and allowing two runs. After a rough start to the season, he has a 11:2 K:BB ratio in his last two starts. Before that, he had walked 14 and struck out just eight.
Wilkin De La Rosa had a nice relief outing today. He pitched two innings, allowed a hit and a walk, but struck out four.
The top hitters on the team both had good days. David Adams went 2 for 5 with a double and a triple. He also had four RBI and struck out once. Brandon Laird went 2 for 4 with a double.

Tampa

Charleston

Another strong start from the unheralded Shaeffer Hall: 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 7 K, 1 BB. He continues to rack up some impressive numbers.
Jimmy Paredes had a big day offensively, with four singles in five at bats. He was the designated hitter in the game.
Also showing some signs of life was Kyle Higashioka. He went 2 for 4 with two doubles. He hasn't shown much offensively, but I still think he is much better than what we've seen out of him so far.