A tonight’s game a fan put on his Syracuse Salt Potatoes jersey. As part of a promotion, the AAA affiliate of the Nationals changed their name for the day (to the delight of Syracuse fans).
Louisville Bats shortstop Zach Vincej made an acrobatic play in the bottom of the 5th inning last night to double up Michael Almanzar and Alejandro De Aza (who singled). But Alejandro De Aza (who went 3-for-4) got the last laugh by hitting a walk off homer to win the game in the bottom of the 9th.
Chiefs pitcher Edwin Jackson pitched a marvelous five shut out innings last night and got 9 strikeouts. He also laid down a pretty good sacrifice bunt during his first at bat (and another not so good later on). Overall Jackson’s outing was impressive, and he got his second win.
In the first inning of Wednesday’s game Andrew Stevenson (right) and Irving Falu were so close on the base paths that they could probably hear each other breathe. They were both anxious to score, but Falu got called out at home. Nonetheless, the Chiefs scored 4 runs in the first and eventually defeated the Iron Pigs 10-6 after being shut out on Independence Day. This risk-taking Billy Ball is alright with us.