By Scott Lucas
AA: Frisco 6, at Corpus Christi 3
Record: 5-0, +2.0
I needn’t bother looking at the box score when Blake Beavan starts. Hereafter, every five days, I can post his actual line from Sunday – 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 SO – and you’d have no reason to believe otherwise. The machine-like Beavan (2.50 ERA) has ten consecutive quality starts. I’m inclined to say that when you’ve thrown 104 innings and allowed 104 baserunners, you’re ready for the next level.
Matt Lawson (0-5) is anxiously awaiting the end of June. In April and May, Lawson batted .317/.412/.470, and his combined walks and HBPs matched his strikeouts. Since then, he’s hitting .212/.287/.412 with a 29% strikeout rate. He’s hitting for more pure power in June, but every other aspect of his offense is in steep decline.
Marcus Lemon (2-4, walk) is Bizarro Lawson, batting a miserable .242/.263/.342 with a paltry 2% walk rate in April and May, followed by a .319/.383/.415 and 10% walk rate in June. His Opening Day oblique injury certainly did him no favors, but Lemon has to see more pitches to be effective. In June, he’s doing just that.
Backup catcher Elio Sarmiento drove in three on a double and triple and was also hit by a pitch. The Riders have won six straight.
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