MINORS FINAL 7/1: Kubitza hottest farmhand?
We've taken our lumps here this season by not loving Kyle Kutiza's status as a prospect as much as others, but the stats are hard to ignore. So we're through ignoring them -- the guy deserves the Triple-A third base job like, right now.
Kubitza just finished the month of June hitting .341 for the month, with 30 hits that produce 2 homers and 10 RBIs (I almost wrote "only 10 RBIs" there, but I keep hearing that clutch hitting is no indicator of anything).
He had 30 hits for the month, 10 XBH and 15 runs scored.
That followed a near-identical May: .341-0-4. Nine EXH, 18 runs scored. He was also an identical 6-for-6 in stolen bases each month and is 15-16 for the year.
If any agree that clutch hitting matters, he's batting only .250 with RISP and has struck out 68 times.
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Tuesday's winning pitcher for Charlotte was a right-hander named Deunte Heath. You might recall that the Braves released him a few years ago for soliciting a prostitute. I personally feel that this particular encounter was a victimless crime, for which Shanks called me stupid and ignorant, and that was in his first paragraph.
The White Sox felt Heath was worth saving, and last night he smoked Gwinnett on one hit over six innings with 10 strikeouts. He's 5-1 for Charlotte with a 2.38 ERA and seemingly ready for the big time -- where you can use escort services instead.
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TUESDAY BOXSCORES
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CLASS AAA
Gwinnett 3, Charlotte 1
LP: Rodriguez (4-10) 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K.
E. Reyes 2-4.
Boggs 1-2, R.
CLASS AA
Mississippi 3, Huntsville 1
SP: W. Perez 4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K.
WP: Harper (5-3) 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
Shreve (Save, 5) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K.
Hunter 2-4, RBI, SB. (.323)
Kleinknecht 2-4, 3B, R, RBI.
Wren 1-2, SB.
Kubitza 0-4, 4 K.
ADVANCED CLASS A
Carolina 8, Lynchburg 3
LP: Sims (6-6) 4 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 5 K.
Moore 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Hyams 2-4, R.
Nick 1-4, RBI.
Odom 1-2, HR (4th), 2 RBIs.
CLASS A
Augusta 3, Rome 1
Rome: 2 hits.
LP: Marksberry (0-5) 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K.
Caratini 1-3, 2B, R, BB.
SHORT-SEASON
Danville 10, Burlington 5
Burlingtron: 5 errors.
WP: Cordero (1-1) 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
Edgerton 0-2, R, 2 BB.
Piloto 4-5, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBIs.
Godfrey 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBIs.
GCL Suspended Game
GCL Yankees 7, GCL Braves 1
SP: Cabrera 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
LP: Caicedo (0-1) 4 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
Reed Harper 3-5, R. (rehab)
John ("J.J.") Franco 1-4, RBI. (debut, PH for Dykstra)
Scheduled Game
GCL Braves 3,@ GCL Yankees 1 (1ST LOSS OF YEAR FOR YANKEES AFTER 9 WINS!)
SP: Martinez 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K.
WP: Sechler (1-0) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, o K.
Zavala (Save, 1) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K.
Flores 1-3, 2 RBIs.
Manwaring 1-3, RBI.
DSL Marlins 6, DSL Braves 3
SP: Mejia 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K. (0.60 ERA)
LP Torres (0-1) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.
Salazar 2-4, R.
Todd 2-4, 2B, R, RBI.
Cabrera 1-3, HR (1st), RBI.
