Infielder Rodriguez went into Friday night's Clippers game batting .326 with 11 doubles and seven homers in just 138 combined at bats this season for Akron and now Columbus.
Josh Rodriguez, here making a play at shortstop when he was with the Akron Aeros.FARM REPORT
AAA Columbus Clippers
Tonight: Gwinnett (34-40) at Clippers (44-30), 7:05. Braves LHP Jose Ortegano (2-4, 5.14) vs. Clippers RHP Carlos Carrasco (5-3, 4.29).
Notes: Going into Friday night's game, IF Josh Rodriguez (.349) was batting .414 (24-for-58) during June, with five home runs, 15 RBI and 16 runs. He was on a five-game hitting streak, going 9-for-20 (.450) with a double, two homers and seven RBI....RHP Josh Tomlin (7-2, 2.70) was 5-1 with a 2.45 ERA in his last 10 starts, pitching 58 2/3 innings while striking out 37 and allowing 43 hits....OF Jared Goedert was batting .344 (22-for-64) with seven doubles, six home runs and 15 RBI in 17 games for Columbus since being promoted from Akron. He was hitting a combined .330 with 21 doubles, 13 homers and 47 RBI....2B Cord Phelps was 7-for-13 (.538) with a triple in his last three games, and was batting .366 (15-for-41) since being promoted from Akron.
AA Akron Aeros
Tonight: Binghamton (36-36) at Aeros (36-36), 7:05. Mets LHP Mike Antonini (4-5, 4.11) vs. Aeros RHP Alex White (2-3, 2.08).
Notes: Going into Friday night's game, 3B Lonnie Chisenhall (.294) was batting .337 (31-for-92) with five doubles, one triple, six homers, 21 RBI and 20 runs since coming off the disabled list (shoulder soreness)....2B Jason Kipnis was 14-for-42 (.333) with three doubles, three homers, seven RBI and 10 runs in 11 games since being promoted from Kinston....Catcher Miguel Perez (.333) was batting 11-for-29 (.379) with three doubles and five RBI in his last nine games.... RHP Alex White, the Indians' first pick in the 2009 draft, had held opponents to a .173 batting average (22-for-127) in six starts spanning 34 2/3 innings since being promoted from Kinston....Shane Lindsay, who was 0-0 in four relief outings for the Aeros, was designated for assignment by the Indians. Lindsay allowed one earned run in 4 1/3 innings, struck out seven and walked seven. The Indians claimed him on waivers from the Yankees organization on June 1.
Advanced A Kinston Indians
Tonight: Lynchburg (29-42) at Indians (37-34), 7:00. Hillcats RHP James Avery (2-2, 4.40) vs. Indians LHP T.J. House (2-4, 3.30).
Notes: Going into Friday night's game, RHP Cory Burns' 23 saves were tied for the second most in Minor League Baseball. Burns was 11-for-11 in save opportunities for Kinston, and earlier this season, he was 12-for-12 at Lake County. He had a combined 2.15 ERA in 28 appearances spanning 29 1/3 innings. He had struck out 42, walked eight and allowed 26 hits....RH reliever Travis Turek (2-2, one save, 3.09) had an 0.83 ERA in his last 10 games, spanning 21 2/3 innings....SS Ron Rivas (.245) had hit in his last five games, going 6-for-18 with a double and home run.
A Lake County Captains
Tonight: Captains (44-25) at West Michigan (26-43), 7:00. Captains RHP Clayton Cook (2-4, 4.05) vs. Whitecaps LHP Giovany Soto (5-4, 2.05).
Notes: Going into Friday night's game, OF Delvi Cid (.213) was second in the Midwest League with 29 stolen bases (in 32 attempts)....3B Jeremie Tice (.284) was third with 45 RBI....Catcher Chun Chen was tied for third in doubles (20), was fourth in slugging percentage (.544) and fifth in batting average (.318)....Friday night's game was the first for the Captains after the four-day All-Star break.
A Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Tonight: Batavia (4-3) at Scrappers (2-5), 7:05. Pitchers TBA.
Notes: Going into Friday night's game, no Scrapper with at least 10 at bats was hitting above .273....RH reliever John Goryl had allowed one earned run in 7 1/3 innings over three appearances.
Independent Lake Erie Crushers
Tonight: Crushers (19-13) at Traverse City (17-15), 7:05. Crushers RHP Phil Rummel (2-2, 5.65) vs. Beach Bums LHP Johnny Bravo.
Notes: Going into Friday night's game, 3B Andrew Davis (.350) was 17-for-28 (.607) in his last seven games, with two doubles, one triple and six RBI....The Crushers were on a seven-game winning streak.