Durham 4, Gwinnett 3
- D. Hernandez 1-4 2B, RBI, BB
- B. Jones 2-2
- T. Hanson 8IP 6H 3R 1BB 9K
Well finally a mortal outing from Tommy Hanson, and it is still pretty good. The thing to note here however is that he did give up 3 HRs. He hasn't given up 3 homers in his last 100 innings (I dont think) and I doubt he has given up multiple homers in one game in a long time. (Sorry using a friends comp so I don't have time to do all the research tonight.) The one knock on Hanson has always been his high fly ball rate and that some day it would catch up to him. I don't really ascribe to this belief, choosing to believe, rather, that he generates tons of fly balls due to weak contact. Also to note in this game he actually allowed more groundballs than flyballs (7-6). The only other start he had this season in which he gave up 3 or more runs was one April 19 and then he had a 4-4 ratio. I wonder if he gives up more ground balls when his stuff is having an off day? Either way, I am honestly happy to see him have a 'bad' game (even though his bad game is still a quality start) because now we can see how he can bounce back.
Mississippi - Off
Myrtle Beach 5, Kinston 1
- J. Heyward 2-4 BB, K
- C. Johnson 2-4 2 HR(11), 5 RBI, BB, 2K
- C. Rohrbough 4IP 2H 1R 2BB 5K
Cole Rohrbough makes his first appearance since April 12 and he looked pretty solid getting some Ks and having solid control to go along with a 4:2 GB:FB ratio. People expect a lot from this guy and he could really sky rocket if he stays healthy. And look what Cody Johnson is doing. His OPS is up to 1.051 on the season to go along with a 40% K rate. Both of those are ridiculous but the Ks don't seem to be hindering him for now. If that walk rate continues to rise he could actually become an Adam Dunn type. We shall see.
Rome - Off