May 27, 2011
Stats are current as of 5/26/11
MLB
Player (Years at VU) Team
Pedro Alvarez (06-08) Pittsburgh – Placed on 15-day DL with a quad injury on May 21.
Mike Baxter (04-05) San Diego – Injured.
Mike Minor (07-09) Atlanta – Called up for second stint with Atlanta, pitching 5.2 innings while fanning five and allowing one run.
David Price (05-07) Tampa Bay – Allowed five runs against the Marlins and picked up his fourth loss of the year.
AAA
Player (Years at VU) Team
Matt Buschmann (03-06) Tucson (SD) – Moves to 0-2 after taking the loss against Iowa.
Matt Kata (97-99) Round Rock (HOU) – Has hit .500 (7-for-14) with five doubles and three RBI in the past three games.
Ryanâ€Ë†Klosterman (03-04) New Orleans (FLA) – Placed on the 7-day DL on May 24.
Jensen Lewis (03-05) Columbus (CLE) – Pitched 1.1 innings of relief against Durham on May 22.
Ryan Mullins (03-05) Rochester (MIN) – Was called up to Rochester on May 20. In debut pitched five innings, fanning five while allowing one unearned run.
Jeremy Sowers (02-04) Columbus (CLE) – Injured.
AA
Player (Years at VU) Team
Nick Christiani (06-09) Carolina (CIN) – In past four games, has pitched four innings without allowing a run and only letting one batter get one base.
Ryan Flaherty (06-08) Tennessee (CHC) -Is batting .667 (6-for-9) with three doubles and 11 RBI when the bases are loaded.
Chase Reid (08-10) Springfield (STL) – Has appeared in three games since being called up, pitching 3.1 innings of one-run ball.
Antoan Richardson (04-05) Mississippi (ATL) – Has gone 11-for-21 (.524) with 11 runs and three stolen bases over the past six games.
Casey Weathers (06-07) Tulsa (COL) – Has pitched 9.1 innings with 12 Ks while posting 1.93 ERA and holding batters to a .176 average during the month of May.
A
Player (Years at VU) Team
Andrew Giobbi (07-10) High Desert (SEA) – Has picked up four hits in 13 at bats (.308) with two doubles when playing day games.
Drew Hayes (08-10) Dayton (CIN) – Picked up his fifth save of the season on May 25, pitching two innings with two strikeouts.
Steven Liddle (07-09) Fort Myers (MIN) – Has gone 9-for-19 (.474) with seven runs and three RBI when batting ninth.
David Macias (05-08) Daytona (CHC) – Injured.