Gotta run, my government's collapsing. This morning's minor-league update is another rapdily assembled all-poetry edition, but in the interests of diversity, we've expanded beyond the basic haiku into a bunch of other cliched formats, including one limerick, three spoken-words, and a little Ogden Nashery.
Dave Purcey's Double-A premiere was underwhelming, and Adam Lind exploded on a 3-3 night for the farm system.
Indianapolis 3 Syracuse 0
In five strong innings, Gaudin was OK
Five hits and a run wasn’t such a bad day
He walked two batters with just one K
The offence, however, was MIA.
Portland 5 New Hampshire 3
Dave Purcey’s debut was great? Not.
Four walks and 3 K’s aren’t so hot
In six innings – that fits
With four runs and four hits,
Including one big solo shot.
Dunedin 10 Jupiter 2
Adam Lind was the biggest star in the sky
Two homers, one double, and 5 RBIs
Think he’s found the power he was looking for?
Three-ten/Three-sixty-seven/Four-seventy-four.
South Bend 9 Lansing 5
The pitching was as bad as you might imagine:
Savickas and Templet suffered all the damage, and
The Lugnuts’ offence was pretty subpar:
Ten singles and a double didn’t get them far.
Auburn 7 Mahoning Valley
An impact draftee
Rob Ray struck out six batters
One run in five frames
“General” Patton
Cory fired off three hits
A match for Cannon?
Pulaski 3 Princeton 2
Sixteen K’s for the P-Jay pitchers
Nine from the talented Jesse Litschers
Your Three-Star Selection:
3. Jesse Litsch, Pulaski: Nine K’s in 5 innings, with 4 hits, a walk and a run.
2. Robert Ray, Auburn:A two-hitter over 6 innings, with a walk and 5 strikeouts.
1. Adam Lind, Dunedin: Two home runs, one double and 5 RBIs.
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