August 19: McBride Continues to Excell in AAA, Chisenhall and Head Drive Akron to Victory

AAA COLUMBUS (L, 5-9)

• MATT McBRIDE (25, OF):  1-4, HR, 2 RBI.  That was his 3rd HR in 62 AAA ABs, to go along with a .371 BA, 3 2B, and 7 RBI.  Overall in 2010 (AA and AAA):  .296 BA, 28 2B, 20 HR, 71 RBI, .394 OBP.
• WES HODGES (25, 1B):  2-4, RBI.  Last 9 games: .361, 3 extra-base hits, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 11 K.
• DREW SUTTON (27, LF):  3-3, 2B, BB, SB.  Last 9 games: .333, 5 extra-base hits, 6 RBI, 3 BB.
• ZACH PUTNAM (23, RP):  2 IP, H, BB, 2 K.  Last 4 outings (6 IP):  0 R, 5 K, 2 H, BB.  Season in AAA (16 IP): 5.06 ERA, 15 K, 5 BB, .274 BAA.

AA AKRON (W, 15-10)

• JORDAN HENRY (22, OF):  2-6, 2 RBI.  Last 9 games: .375, 6 RBI, 5 BB.
• LONNIE CHISENHALL (21, 3B):  2-5, 2B, 3 RBI.  Last 7 games:  .440 (11-25), 3 2B, HR, 12 RBI, 7 BB, SB.  His pre and post-all star splits are quite telling: .267 BA, 12 2B, 8 HR, 37 RBI, .341 OBP in 266 ABs before the break and .285 BA, 6 2B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, .343 OBP since.  Season (389 AB):  .272 BA, 18 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 71 RBI, .342 OBP.  He’s a lock for this week’s BA prospect hot sheet.
• JERAD HEAD (27, OF):  3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB.  On fire since return to AA: 6-11, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB in 3 games.  He’s went deep in back-to-back contests.  Season in AA: .323 BA, 15 2B, 15 HR, 39 RBI, .379 OBP.
• CARLOS RIVERO (22, SS):  2-5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI.  Last 7 games: .345 (10-29), 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, BB.
• MIGUEL PEREZ (26, C):  2-5, 2 2B.  In 114 AA ABs this season: .289 BA, 10 2B, 10 RBI, 4 BB.
• LUCAS MONTERO (25, OF):  In 34 AA at-bats in 2010: .235, 2B, 3B, 3 BB, 10 K.  Last 4 games: 7-16 (.438).  In 321 ABs with Kinston before promotion: .265 BA, 12 2B, 5 3B, 2 HR, 29 RBI, 47 BB, 80 K, 24 SB.

LOW-A LAKE COUNTY (W, 5-4)

• ADAM ABRAHAM (23, 3B):  2-3, solo HR.  Current 8-game hitting streak: 12-34 (.353), 5 RBI, 4 BB, 4 K.  Batting .314 so far in August after a .317 July, but power is down (1 HR in August, 6 in July).  Pre-all star break: .182 BA, 6 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 8 BB, 33 K in 143 ABs.  Since: .321 BA, 12 2B, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 20 BB, 39 K in 196 ABs.
• CASEY FRAWLEY (22, SS):  2-4.  Last 9: .333 (12-39), 3 extra-base hits, 6 RBI.
• GREG FOLGIA (22, OF):  1-4, HR, 2 RBI.  Last 7 games: .400 (12-30), 6 RBI.
• BRETT BRACH (22, SP):  6 IP, 2 ER, 2 H (HR), BB, 4 K.  Last 6 starts: 43 IP, 31 K, 8 ER (1.67 ERA), 3 BB, 32 H.  Season in low-A (19 starts): 2.87 ERA, 81 K, 22 BB, .264 BAA in 106.2 IP.  As of late, his Ks are slightly up, and his BBs and BAA are both down.
• RAMON CESPEDES (19, RP):  IP, K.  Through 4 appearances in low-A: 4.05 ERA, 5 K, 3 BB, .259 BAA.  Last 2 outings (2.2 IP) scoreless with 3 K.  11 appearances with AZL (rookie) Indians prior to promotion: 0.39 ERA, 28 K, 3 BB, .117 BAA in 23 IP.

SHORT-SEASON MAHONING VALLEY (L, 5-7)

• NICHOLAS BARTOLONE (19, SS):  2-4, 2B, RBI.  Last 3 games: 4-12, BB.  Through 42 short-season ABs: .262 BA, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 7 K, SB.  With AZL (rookie) Indians before promotion: .303, 3 2B, 9 RBI, 9 BB, 18 K, 15 SB in 132 AB.
• DIEGO SEASTRUNK (22, C):  4-4, 2B, RBI.  Last 3 games: 8-12, 2B, HR, 5 RBI.  In 113 short-season ABs: .221, 6 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 17 BB, 22 K.  Has shown steady progress: .105 in 19 June ABs, .204 in 54 July ABs, and .300 in 40 August ABs.
• TYLER CANNON (22, SS):  2-3, RBI, BB.  Through 95 ABs with Scrappers: .200, 6 2B, 3B, 15 RBI, 10 BB, 19 K, SB.
• MICHAEL GOODNIGHT (21, SP):  2.2 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 3 K.  A rough second start, but first outing showed promise (3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K).
• KYLE C. SMITH (22, RP):  IP, H, 4 K (that’s not a typo).  Last 4 appearances: 6 IP, 11 K, 5 BB, 5 H, 0 ER.

High-A Kinston’s game against the Potomac Nationals was postponed because of rain.