Friday, July 26: Kevin Garcia (AZL Reds) . . . 3-5, 2B, HR #4, 2 RBI. Slim pickings today, but the Venezuelan center fielder continues to get it done. He's hitting .376, with a nifty .967 OPS. Wish he weren't already 20. But it's only his second professional season.
Also notable . . .
Phil Ervin: 2-5, HR #7, 3 RBI. That's three HR in two games, four in four, five in six.
Jonathan Reynoso: 2-5, HR #2, 2 R, 2 RBI.
Gabriel Rosa: 1-3, HR #4, BB, 2 R.
Jose Ortiz: 1-2, 2B, 2 BB. A 19-year-old catcher with a .941 OPS. Any takers?
Seth Mejias-Brean: 1-3, HR #8, BB, 2 RBI. Hyphen now has home runs in five of his last eight games, during which time he's piled up 15 RBIs.
Jesse Winker: HR #14, which ranks third in the system.
Kyle Waldrop: HR #15, which ranks second in the system to Mike Hessman.
Junior Arias: 2-4, BB. Emphasis on the BB.
Juan Perez: 2-4, 2B.
Juan Duran: 1-3, 2B, BB.
Bernardo Moreta (AZL Reds): 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. In each of his last three appearances, the 20-year-old Dominican has worked three innings, giving up two hits and no runs while walking none or one and striking out one or two.
Cory Thompson: 2-3, RBI.
Henry Rodriguez: 3-4, BB, 2 R.
Denis Phipps: 3-4, 3B, BB, R. Putting together an underrated season.
Kris Negron: 2-5, 2B, RBI.
Jumbo Diaz: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. ERA of 1.63. The big fellow has fanned 47 in 38.2 IP.
Travis Mattair: 2-2, 2 BB, 2 RBI. Has gone 7 for 10 in his last three games. Hitting .386 for July.
Josh Smith: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.
Mike Costanzo: 2-4, 2B, R.
Trevor Bell: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, Sv (7).
Chris Berset: 2-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI.
Geraldo Valor (DSL Reds): 2-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB (12). A 19-year-old SS from Venezuela.
Luis Gonzalez: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K. ERA of 2.03. This guy might be pretty good.
Deyvi Burgos (DSL Rojos): 0-0, 4 BB, R. Gotta love that line.