In the Dominican on Tuesday night, Matt Hague went 1-for-5 with a solo homer and a walk in his team’s 7-3 loss in 12 innings. He hit the home run off of Jose Contreras. It was the second homer of the season for Hague, who is hitting .293 with four RBI’s.
In that same game, Atahualpa Severino came in with the bases loaded, one out and his team down 3-1 in the sixth inning. He struck out the first batter, then got Eugenio Velez to line out to left field to end the inning with no damage. That was the end of the night for Severino, who has allowed two runs over 5.1 innings while picking up eight strikeouts.
Catcher Carlos Paulino got his first start in almost a week and went 1-for-2 with a single, sacrifice bunt and he stole his first base of the season. He is 5-for-20 in seven games.
In Mexico, Ali Solis went 2-for-3 with a double, walk and run scored. He is now hitting .340 in 50 AB’s.
The list of minor league free agents has been announced. You will recognize some of the names from Winter ball. When/if they sign with another team, we will stop mentioning them here. Likewise, when a new players signs with the organization and that players is playing Winter ball, we will add them to the daily watch.
