Richmond went 11-17 in the month of May and is now
20-32 on the season, 8.5 games back of Norfolk in the
International League's South Division.
Here are how some of the Richmond players performed in
May:
Andy Marte - .297 BA with 5 homers, 17 RBI in 91 AB
Billy McCarthy - .250 BA with 2 homers, 11 RBI in 100
AB
Tony Pena, Jr. - .248 BA with 1 homer, 9 RBI in 105 AB
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi rounded out the month of May with a
four-game winning streak. They take that stretch into
tonight's game with Huntsville tonight at 8:05 as Matt Coenen goes to the mound against Stars' lefty Manny Parra. Coenen is second in the league in ERA with a
2.70 mark.
The Braves were 18-11 in May after a tough April. They
are now 25-27, two games back of Birmingham in the
Sally League's South Division.
Scott Thorman has a 15-game hitting streak (.355,
22-62). His average is now at .311 and he is second in
the league in RBI with 42. He's also third in the
league with 64 hits, and tied for 12th in Batting
Average with a .311 mark. Scott hit .307 in May with 4
home runs and 25 RBI in 114 at bats.
Jeff Francoeur hit .281 in May with 4 home runs and 22
RBI in May. He also had 9 walks last month - compared
to 3 in April. Francoeur is now seventh in the league
in RBI with 38 and second in the league with 19
doubles.
Brian McCann is 11th in the Southern League in on base
percentage with a .514 mark. He hit .271 in May with 2
home runs and 9 RBI in 85 at bats.
Wes Timmons is tied with Scott Thorman for 11th in the
league in batting average with a .311 clip. He's also
third in on base percentage with a .433 mark. Timmons
currently has a four-game hitting streak (7 for his
last 13). He hit .281 in May in 89 at bats.
Outfielder Onil Joseph continues his hot hitting. He
currently has a four-game hitting streak (8 for his
last 12). Onil had a productive May, hitting .276 and
driving in 21 runs in 87 at bats.
Jonathan Schuerholz also had an impressive month of
May, hitting .281 in 89 at bats.
Anthony Lerew has been great in his last two starts.
He's 2-0 with an ERA of 0.75. Anthony has allowed nine
hits in 12 innings, one run, five walks, and nine
strikeouts.
Matt Wright has also been tough in his last two
starts. He's 2-0 and has allowed 11 hits and 1 run in
14 innings, with one walk, and 10 strikeouts.
Blaine Boyer has done well since his switch to the
bullpen, pitching three scoreless innings. The Braves
believe this switch is very similar to the one made by
Roman Colon two years ago.
MYRTLE BEACH
Myrtle Beach has a 12:00 noon game in Winston-Salem
today as Brady Endl (3-3, 1.92) goes for the Pelicans
against righty Charles Haeger (7-1, 2.51). Endl leads
the Carolina League with his 1.92 ERA. He went 2-1 in
five starts in May with a 0.84 ERA (18 hits allowed in
32 innings, 13 walks, 32 K's).
The Pelicans went 12-17 in May and are now 25-27 on
the season, five games back of Kinston in the Carolina
League's Southern Division.
Myrtle Beach struggled offensively in May hitting only
.236 as a team. Martin Prado hit only .234 in May in
107 at bats, and while Josh Burrus hit only .248 he
did hit 3 home runs and drive in 21. Burrus leads the
Carolina League with 13 stolen bases. He's also tied
for fifth in the league with 15 doubles.
Matt Esquivel hit .312 in May in 77 at bats, and
Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit .287 with 2 homers and 11
RBI in 87 at bats. Steve Doetsch continued his solid
play with a .292 May average.
ROME
Rome improved dramatically in May, going 18-11 for the
month. They'll send lefty Matt Harrison to the mound
tonight in game three of their four-game series with
Kannapolis. The Braves are 3-3 on their eight-game
road trip and are now 4.5 games back of Charleston
with their 29-23 record.
Van Pope really helped himself in May, hitting .278
with 4 home runs and 17 RBI. But Johan Silva struggled
mightily, hitting only .119 in 59 at bats. Keith
Eichas hit only .225 in 80 at bats, but Clint Sammons
continued his solid offensive season with a .323 mark
in May.
Bill Shanks has a new book out on baseball scouting
and player development with the Braves as the main
focus. "Scout's Honor: The Bravest Way To Build A
Winning Team" is out on the shelves now. Bill can be
reached at thebravesshow@email.com.
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